eight see fireworks lights up the skies above iconic landmarks from hearing the live in at the brandenburg gate to sydney's all the bridge millions around the world turn out to watch the spectacular shows to ring in the new year. and anti-government demonstrators in iran defied threats of a crackdown president has said rouhani appeals for calm but warns they'll be no tolerance for what he calls on the rest but with protests showing no signs of stopping the islamic republic cuts access to social media and arrests more than two hundred people. i'm helena humphrey good to have you with us now is revelers around the globe have been treated to spectacular displays of pyrotechnics as the world welcomed the new year the new year is only a couple of hours old in new york where revelers on times square braved frigid temperatures to celebrate twenty eighty at minus twelve degrees celsius it was the second coldest new year's eve on record. all security arrangements were tight as people assembled at iconic venues around the world we began our report at the brandenburg gate. germans might have a reputation

let's go to berlin, you can see the brandenburg gate eliminated for their fireworks, brandenburg gateminated for theirfireworks, thousands brandenburg gate eliminated for their fireworks, thousands of people watching. —— eliminated. —— illuminated. and now we are in athens, fireworks their lighting up the sky. just over two hours ago, the fireworks over greece's most famous monument, the acropolis. 2018 coming in varying greece. —— coming in they are in this topic now let's look at the celebrations around the world. the iconic sound of big ben strikes midnight in london. the party begins with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. 0ne with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. one hour earlier, the skies above berlin's brandenburg gate were lit up in every colour. the cat out in paris was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as the night sky was dazzled. perhaps one of the most dazzling displays didn't involve fireworks. in dubai had a whip up the world ‘s tallest building with lasers. burch khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away. hong ko

a million revelers have joined in this year's festivities and right here at the foot of the brandenburg gate. despite something here you can sense this here this is said to days have gone off without a hitch and despite all the out moving can seem to night the mood here is brenly and people just want to have fun. german chancellor angela merkel has used her new year's address to urge the country to pull together she says she was aware of fears that a rift was opening up in german society and that people were becoming divided over a range of issues she also outlined the key challenges facing the country this year . it was a difficult political year for chancellor angela merkel at the very beginning of her speech she addressed the social atmosphere in germany and the tensions all files i think i know from many conversations and encounters this year that a lot of you are concerned about the cohesion of germany it has been a long time since the differences of opinion about this have been so stark some have even spoken of a rift running through our society like. merkel mentioned the worries over

firework crazy and nowhere more than the capital berlin thousand strong the streets around the brandenburg gate to welcome two thousand and eighteen and t w reporter rebecca rivers was there to soak up the excitement. despite something here to give a sense this year it is said to be have gone off without a hitch and despite all the out little they can seem to night is the maid here he's friendly and fun people just want to have fun. just ten hours earlier the sky above sydney harbor was ablaze with color as australians greeted the new year. another harbor another wonderful spectacle this time in hong kong. there were no fireworks in dubai this year they said old instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shells easy as fireworks soared above the uk to. of course rio's copacabana. beach in brazil is never one to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crysta

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help those seeking physical and psychological help during the outdoor party near the iconic brandenburg gate we spoke to women who say the zones still don't make them feel safe. it's and i'm feeling safe but. we can take care of ourselves but i don't feel safe you know. came. three suspects were also detained at celebrations in cologne according to local media i was off to nine women reported being sexually assaulted this year special response to introduce to the festivities as possible campaign against sexual misconduct the head of the campaign claims the response reminds people not to say actually it is all shared by works that individuals buildings or police it comes in the wake of the twenty fifteen new year celebrations in germany which still over a thousand women still say it was among the worst affected. us . in right from the get. to my right. where. there where. there were. people were told are drunk they were there. we discussed the issue with british former intelligence officer sean she believes safe zones for women may not be the best idea especially since jimmy forty's should ta

there were thirteen incidents of sexual harassment in the event area around the brandenburg gate we have detained seven suspects the suspects were predominantly young men from syria or afghans. i doubt if despite safe zones for women being set up in there for the first time special tents were meant to help those seeking physical and psychological help during the outdoor party near the iconic brandenburg gate he spoke to women who say the zones still don't make them feel safe. i'm feeling safe but. we can take care of ourselves but i don't feel safe. to touch. of three suspects were also detained at celebrations in cologne according to local media after nine women reported being sexually assaulted this year special wristbands were introduced at the festivities the part of a campaign against sexual misconduct ahead of the campaign claims the wristbands remind people not to sexually attack others or from fireworks that individuals buildings or police it comes in the wake of the two thousand and fifteen new year celebrations in germany more than a thousand women assaulted clone was among the

tight as people assembled at iconic venues around the world we're going to begin our rap at the brandenburg gate here in berlin. germans may have a reputation for being reserved but not at new year the country goes firework crazy and nowhere more than the capital berlin thousands throng the streets around the brandenburg gate to welcome two thousand and eighteen and t w reporter rebecca rivers was there to soak up the excitement. this might something here to give them this year the kid said to days have gone off without a hitch and despite all the ammo they can seem to night is the mood here he's friendly and fun people just want to have fun. just ten hours earlier the sky above sydney harbor was ablaze with color as australians greeted the new year. another harbor another wonderful spectacle this time in hong kong. there were no fireworks in dubai this year they said old instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big band rang in the new. here in the british capital. and france prese

and hundreds of thousands gathered near berlin's brandenburg gate to watch a spectacular display. it's all about the moments before. it's all about the stories in some ways. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us and inspired by distinctive instagram murders at g.w. stories the topic each week on instagram. who. gave. hello and welcome to a special edition of q no dedicated to a master of movie melody german film composer and cyma for decades now he has been one of the most creative musical talents in hollywood. working on around one hundred fifty films including classics like rain man the dust of hoffman. ridley scott's epic. and the unforgettable line for which he received an oscar in nine hundred ninety five. and rarely ventures out of his california recording studio these days but now despite suffering stage fright he's made an exception in order to take his classic soundtracks on the road it's european tour as a film music odyssey featuring around seventy musicians we caught up with him as the show kicked off in london. twelve

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then hundreds of thousands gathered near berlin's brandenburg gate to watch a spectacular display. and i think one day this war will be considered a cruel and unjust war but it certainly all citizens of ukraine every man woman and child of she not only friend their homeland is the enemy invades. no one wants russia here which is. rebel against the mighty global news that matters. d. w. made for mines. no schmidt just confined to a wheelchair three years ago a botched hepatitis vaccination paralyzed both her legs i know because twenty four years old and she's determined to learn to walk again with the help of an exoskeleton but so far only a few paraplegics in germany have made their dream of walking again come true. i know schmidt tender partner luke us cops have become experts on exoskeletons a new look at us are intrigued by these mechanisms that can help some people walk again the couple spends hours doing research online. even though that's fine you can't tell if you're wearing black. it's like something out of a star wars movie. but he has never to use crutches. or look at thi

that potsdamer platz is at the heart of the city there you've got the right start building the brandenburg gate the philharmonic. that you're gonna slide to group locks and to nice recognize the t.v. tower. and. the back around the cafe is the perfect place to take a little break and enjoy the view. during the golden twenty's this was the place to be there are luxury hotels fashionable restaurants movie houses and theaters but during world war two parts them up lots was almost an entire league destroyed and it took close to half a century to rebuild it. this is part of some other plots as we now know it. back in the one nine hundred twenty s. this intersection was already a hive of activity until bombs pounded into rubble in the second world war. then it became a wasteland in the middle of a divided city. when the berlin wall went up in one thousand nine hundred sixty one which so much let's became part of a closely watched no man's land known as the death strip. the first segments of the wall were removed two days after it fell and nine hundred eighty nine people poured across the open border.

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magazines and newspapers as that of course i also crisscrossed the city for instance passing through brandenburg gate and thinking wow the great thing about berlin is you can feel the history wherever you go your sister. has made history come alive again in seven hundred sixty five illustrations of his work entitled night falls on berlin in the roaring twenty's depicts the big city lights dancers backstage and performing at the city's famous cabaret venues. the mood in the metropolis is one of sinful pleasure nippled work for five years together with the writer. to recreate this last era. but. i tried to capture the atmosphere from back that far from the parting of my drawing star it was great fun exploring that visually sure this time it's. for the. one nine hundred twenty s. berlin is featured both in the accompanying exhibition to the book and in film. the t.v. series babylon berlin enjoys world wide success. that's big me up the norm. i think interest has continued because these things are simply still valid within and sponsored by what was important in fashionable in the nineteen twenty s of thi

magazines and newspapers as well of course i also crisscrossed the city for instance passing through brandenburg gate and thinking wow the great thing about berlin is you can feel the history wherever you go your sister. has made history come alive again in seven hundred sixty five illustrations his work entitled night falls on berlin in the roaring twenty's depicts the big city lights dancers backstage and performing at the city's famous cabaret venues. the mood in the metropolis is one of sinful pleasure nippled work for five years together with a writer. to recreate this last era but with a. big me up the norm i think interest has continued because these things are simply still valid within and sponsored by what was important unfashionable in the nineteen twenty somethings people read and watch are still a good amount when you see the films from the period they have another level energy live amongst them there were silent films simply blow you away. in the book it's the text by boris paul fina and the illustrations by will that bring one thousand nine hundred twenty s. berlin alive again it comes

the skies above berlin's brandenburg gate were lit up in every colour.s was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as fireworks dazzled in the darkness. perhaps one of the most spectacular displays didn't involve fireworks at all. in dubai, they lit up the world's tallest building with lasers. the burj khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away. hong kong ushered in 2018 with style. victoria harbour was transformed into sparkling splendour. auckland was the first major city to see in the new year with its sky tower lit up... five, four, three, two, one! ..followed by sydney, where1.5 million people lined the harbour front to see in 2018. briony williams, bbc news. as you may have gathered, we were having some sound difficulties earlier. apologies for that. north korean leader kimjong—un has made a defiant new year message saying he is always within reach of the nuclear button. it comes after months of escalating tensions over his country's weapons programme. in the televised message, its reported kim jong—un said "the

an hour earlier, the skies above berlin's brandenburg gate were lit up in every colour.wn in paris was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as fireworks dazzled in the darkness. perhaps one of the most spectacular displays didn't involve fireworks at all. in dubai they lit up the world's tallest building with lasers. the burj khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away. hong kong ushered in 2018 with style. victoria harbour was transformed into sparkling splendour. auckland was the first major city to see in the new year, with it's sky tower lit up. five, four, three, two, one. followed by sydney, where 1.5 million people lined the harbourfront to see in 2018. briohny williams, bbc news. there will be plenty more celebrations in the hours to come. bitterly cold weather continues to blanket the northern united states and canada, as forecasters warn that the deep freeze will continue into the first week of 2018. temperatures are predicted to remain below —10 degrees celsius in some areas. in new york, people in times square are bracing

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in berlin in front of the brandenburg gate to rein in exiles gathered to show they've not forgotten those committed to the protests back home. in london another gathering calling on the european public to stand up for political freedom and the release of prisoners and in rome that same message delivered from outside the iranian embassy peter shop al jazeera. earlier on i spoke to eric randolph a.f.p. media's deputy bureau chief who's in teheran he says that while the protests may be using revolutionary slogans they are rooted in economic grievances. well for now it seems relatively calm but i have to say that it's very difficult for us to report from aaron i mean there are very tight restrictions on what the media can do and so ron we know there's a heavy police presence but around is actually not in the focus of much of the oppressed unlike the last major demonstrations in two thousand and nine it's mostly been out in the provinces we had only scattered protests the last few nights but it does you slightly calmer as far as we can talk now as much as people want to see this revolution in

in berlin in front of the brandenburg gate to reign in exiles gathered to show they've not forgotten those committed to the protests back home. in london another gathering calling on the european public to stand up for political freedom and the release of prisoners and in rome that same message delivered from outside the iranian embassy peter shop al-jazeera. well the u.s. is to withhold two hundred fifty five million dollars of aid funding from pakistan un ambassador nikki haley has announced earlier president trump accused pakistan of offering a safe haven to terrorists on the pressure from the u.s. and its neighbors pakistan now plans to take control of charities and financial assets linked to half a site and many believe was behind the two thousand and eight long by attacks. the spokesman for palestinian president mahmoud abbas says a new israeli law which makes it harder to hand over parts of jerusalem is equivalent to a declaration of war israeli m.p.'s passed the bill which means two thirds of the knesset must now approve giving up territory under a future peace deal a simple

in berlin it was the burning of the israeli flag at a pro palestinian demonstration near the brandenburg gate right in the heart of the german capital that sparked a fresh debate over the growing anti-semitism in germany. now lawmakers want to act by installing an anti semitism commissioner as recommended by a specially appointed expert group. this report tells us that most anti-semitic activities crimes at attacks come from right wing extremism. it's. called. but also that a growing number of anti semitic action has immigrated. give bango is. by people who come from a region where hatred of israel and anti semitism are widely being cultivated. over. six million european jews were murdered during the nazi era germany special responsibility for jewish life is political consensus speakers from the greens the s.p.d. and the left party more in that anti semitism is not limited to a few extremists when the expectant moms don't is there the committee was very clear in its statement that anti semitism is widespread and leads right to the middle of society to unions to church congregations even to th

in berlin in front of the brandenburg gate to rein in exiles gathered to show they've not forgotten those committed to the protests back home. in london another gathering calling on the european public to stand up for political freedom and the release of prisoners and in rome that same message delivered from outside the iranian embassy beauty shop al-jazeera. french president emanuel macron has expressed his concern about the unrest to iran's president he's also postponed a trip it was due to make to teheran this week earlier i spoke to eric randolph a.f.p. media deputy bureau chief who is in teheran he says that while the protests may be using revolutionary slogans they are rooted in economic grievances. well for now it seems relatively calm but i have to say that it's very difficult for us to report from aaron i mean there are very tight restrictions on what the media can do and surround we know there's a heavy police presence but around is actually not in the focus of much of the rest unlike the last major demonstrations in two thousand and nine it's mostly been out in the provinces we

it's standing at the brandenburg gate and saying to his soviet counterpart, mr.gorbachev, tear down this wall. america at its best stands for both literally and figuratively tearing walls down, not building them. and then you have donald trump -- [applause] if i could take it just a little further, just look at ronald reagan's policy toward the soviet union. which was trust but verify. [laughter] when he was talking to gorbachev during those famous summits during the course of reagan's administration, he would say repeatedly to mikhail gorbachev, trust but verify. so much that gorbachev got sick of it. [laughter] in fact, gorbachev stood on this stage and talked about how sick he was -- [laughter] of ronald reagan saying trust but verify. with donald trump, his policy toward russia is trust. trust vladimir putin. not trust his own intelligence apparatus. that is remarkable. that is absolutely astounding, that a republican would say, oh, this whole business about russians meddling with our election is over because, you know, my counterpart denied it. [laughter] >>

what is his most famous rhetoric, is standing at the brandenburg gate and saying to his soviet counterpart, mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. america at its best stands for both literally and figuratively tearing walls down, not building them. and then you have donald trump. [applause] , if i could take it just a little further, just look at ronald reagan's policy towards the soviet union which was trust but verify. when he was talking to gorbachev during those famous summits during the course of reagan's administration, he would say repeatedly, trust but verify. so much that he got sick of it. in fact he stood on the stage and talked about how sick he was of ronald reagan saying trust but verify with donald trump, his policy toward russia is trust. trust felt. not trust his own intelligence apparatus. that is remarkable. that is absolutely astounding that a republican would say this whole business about russian meddling with our election is over because my counterpart denied it. think about it. that sound you hear is ronald reagan rolling in his grave in simi valley california. >> john