response to its test of an intercontinental ballistic missile the result of the kremlin yesterday alexina valma is holding rallies in the cities across russia to back his visit to run in next year's presidential election vali is hoping to overturn a court conviction that bars him from standing as a candidate a ruling he says. as is politically motivated the is considered the strongest potential challenger to russian president vladimir putin in the march vote. a u.s. judge has partly blocked president donald trump's latest restrictions on refugees the court ruled the measures could not be applied to people with a bonafide relationship to a person or entity in the united states the white house had effectively stopped refugee admissions from eleven countries mostly in the middle east and africa. and people in japan are getting ready for two thousand and eighteen with a belly roar this laughing ritual at a shrine in osaka is meant to cast off the bad memories of the past year the rituals dems from a tale of shinto daddies using laughter to lure the sun goddess out of a dark cave. while christmas ev

be the kremlin says calls by russian opposition leader alexina valma to boycott next year's election should be investigated to see if they break the law and mob russia's president vladimir putin has been nominated for reelection as an independent candidate. a former senior official with the bruce national football federation has been acquitted of conspiracy by a court in the u.s. a move argot was charged with taking bribes in exchange for the award of marketing and media rights to international soccer matches or get walked free just days after two other south american officials were convicted of similar charges the government of the philippines is setting up more than six hundred temporary shelters for people displaced by the conflict in the warre the army return to the city from separatist fighters in october after a five month conditions have been made even worse by tropical storm tammy the national committee for the red cross and red crescent has begun medical evacuations from eastern guta the besieged rebel held area of syria's capital damascus the united nations had earlier call

of whom is seeking reelection victory seems all but certain problems most visible adversary is alexina valmahe's declared his intention to run but a criminal conviction could actually prevent him from doing so it's a conviction a supporter say is politically motivated putin's other opponent is a notable newcomer it's t.v. host kissing at sub check she's the daughter of the late anatoly sobchak and he was the mayor of st petersburg back in the ninety's and putin's mentor some see it as saying yes as a spoiler to an of all news campaign to yourself signs of the opposition saying for example that crimea is ukrainian w. hit the campaign trail with some check to find out if she had problems to urge or crusading outside her. sonia's sub jack is doing the rounds in rostov on don here in this part of russia south life is very different to that of subjects' home city of moscow the economy is sluggish poverty is rife subjects' says she wants to change that i want to see innovative russia full of yarnell businessman who are really create industries in russia because for all those years with the best oi