diplomacy or if this will actually mean changes on the ground i think we'll know more after orthodox christmas that's the six of january when president poroshenko and then you head of the ukrainian church go to constantinople to istanbul to get the official go ahead for the new church from the patriarch there where we see individual churches that have been previously controlled by moscow going to this new joining this new church conflicts there between maybe the priests and the corporations on the other hand that could be the rails and crunch point i think beyond they believe is fact everyday people who are particular religious i think this is just a further step towards cutting ties with russia we've seen travel links reduced there are no direct flight restrictions on russian citizens visiting ukraine so for many this did have a certain inevitability about it w.'s nick connelly in kiev thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world georgia has an argument that its first female president french born salim asr of peacefully was elected after nearly sixty perc

far there's been no claim of responsibility ahead of new year's celebrations and next month orthodox christmas security forces remain on high alert for further attacks. this is egypt's response forty two suspects these pictures are from the interior ministry suspected militants killed by security forces although we have no way to verify the ministry statement it does not even explicitly link the suspects to friday's bombing but it called them terrorist elements and said they were planning a series of attacks. the ministry said security forces killed thirty suspects in the tourism hot spot where the roadside bomb was planted another ten it said were killed in north sinai the volatile province where egypt is fighting an islamist insurgency the bombing killed three vietnamese travelers and their egyptian guide and left at least ten others injured the attack on the famed pyramids is another blow to egypt's tourism industry which has only just started to recover from the unrest following the country's twenty eleven uprising. the prime minister said all thora teams would try to contain the impact bu

off with a toast of underwater champagne material will remain at the bottom of the like until orthodox christmas day on the seventh of january. i think i may say chance and for now for this news album i will be back in a moment much more of the day's news don't go away. and. the arrival of refugees is debated in european parliament's. but the journey itself is little understood. to syrians document the route that has claimed so many lives searching for sanctuary to people in power on al-jazeera. it's a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in bhutan tiger's nest ball astri seems to defy gravity every beauty's is expected to complete the pilgrimage to ensure peace and happiness what it became a democracy in two thousand and eight the time put happiness at the center of all political policy inspiring the un to pass a resolution urging other nations to follow betimes example but how do you measure it many brits are nice happiness is what we ensure it's if that is quantifiable but by simply turning its pursuit into policy bhutan has done what no other country has . rewind returns to care bring

the people up to the orthodox christmas celebrated on january the. still to come. after. story in a couple of. time for sports news is andy. thank you very much will in some more plight see league games behind closed doors as a punishment for some of their fans racially abusing a rival player napoli's colored vehicle or bali was targeted by him to supporters during wednesday serry a match. for not fully managing he says he made three appeals for the game it in says san siro stadiums starts but the referee ignored his requests in french born several defender was eventually sense off in the game that napoli lost the mayor of milan giuseppe salah has apologised to curdle bali calling the abuse a shameful act against a respected athletes stand out a lot of it are good informants i went to the referee to ask some information about what happened and i think that the collaborator red card was due to a very particular state of mind he was in he had been insulted during the whole match we asked the federation to do something about it but they just made some announcements and the m

with the russian coast guard vessel de before the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civil. population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier and ending russia's conflict with ukraine. look this with a yawn al-jazeera. the biggest national security threat facing one of africa's largest economies might just be its aim people the latest figures from the geneva based small arms survey showed three quarters of a million illegal small arms are in private kenyan hands while this month the government began a ninety day moratorium against prosecuting illegal gun owners to encourage them to surrender unlicensed weapons symbols ravi reports now from nairobi. kenya who live in this nairobi slum call it chocolate city named for the color of the rusted metal sheets used to build the homes. life here is hard it's where we met a man who makes a living using a gun kind of afraid but he goes to bars hote

the russian coast guard vessel diva forced into the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier and ending russia's conflict with ukraine. see a little bit of a on al-jazeera. the u.s. president has threatened to close the border with mexico if he doesn't get funding approved for his proposed border war donald trump tweeted will be forced to close the southern border entirely if the obstructionist democrats do not give us the money to finish the war and also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our country is saddled with the u.s. homeland security secretary is visiting the southern border after two children died in the custody of american officials this month a post-mortem which has shown that a two year old phillipa gomers alonzo died on monday had been suffering from flu before him seven year old jackson county back in last her li

the russian coast guard vessel de before seen in the upcoming holidays around new year on the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier in ending russia's conflict with ukraine katia lopez civilian al-jazeera . so have fun on the program person's home secretary declares a crisis and cut short his holidays off to dozens of migrants a quarter crossing the channel will be life in the ports of dover and callaway and why one of through top chefs is on a mission to get people making nutritious meals but the food they usually throw away. we've had a few showers just around live a play a little more clout in sioux were at least inside of argentina into europe why some out of thick cloud across northern parts of asia still a chance of showers has to go on through the next couple days where just weather will be across the heart of the amazon will see some showers making their way into that

russian coast guard vessel de before seen in the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier and ending russia's conflict with ukraine see a little bit of a on al-jazeera. u.s. president donald trump is threatening to close the border with mexico if he doesn't get funding for his proposed border wall it's raise the stakes in his standoff with democrats that has led to the partial government shutdown as on the reports from the city of el paso in texas hundreds of people seeking asylum are forced to spend christmas in a composite. asylum seekers released from immigration detention centers in america only to be left on the streets to fend for themselves in the city of el paso texas where this is happening shelters for migrants are at capacity and it's left to volunteers like at the rockhouse cafe and community center to try to provide the b

with the russian coast guard vessel de before the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and that's consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier in ending russia's conflict with ukraine katia locus of the yuan al-jazeera a greece's demolishing fountains of illegal buildings in an effort to bring proper regulation to the cost of history johnson reports. the bonuses have lived on this spot for almost thirty years that's how long it took over thirty years to fix them for trespassing on public land that mobile home has been condemned and so has that chicken coop but on demolition they thirty's allow them to move their home to legally rented land instead of destroying it. on the other side of athens another is less fortunate this holiday home is being torn down because it is on designated forest land the forest burned down thirty three years ago and while governments failed to replant a num

the russian coast guard vessel deedle first in the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier and ending russia's conflict with ukraine see a little bit of a on al-jazeera. new satellite images show how much the volcano in indonesia which caused a deadly tsunami a week ago has shrunk i'm not crack a towel originally stood more than three hundred meters high but the recent eruptions in the vote means that look a no is now about a third of that height and it's lost three quarters of its volume off to spewing rock an ash into the air indonesia's disaster agency is examining the possibility that the missing masted into the sea generating a deadly five metre high waves on december twenty second is not just people who are threatened by future tsunamis in indonesia many animals are at risk as well several endangered species have been affected by

with the russian coast guard vessel de before the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier and ending russia's conflict with ukraine. see a little bit of a on al-jazeera. police birds are enforcing a volcano exclusion zone in indonesia there are fears that the krakatoa volcano might erupt once again possibly triggering another tsunami at least four hundred twenty six people died last saturday when a five metre high wave flooded areas near the sunda straight on weapons to the exclusion zone was widened and the alert revel was level was raised bright reports now from public land in an easy as band ten province. with the increase in the alert level a ministerial visit to the tsunami affected area coming to one of the observation post set up to see exactly what cracker towel is up to some fifty kilometers off shore they have been talking t

with the russian coast guard vessel de before the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population they have been suffering from the conflict and its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier in ending russia's conflict with ukraine katia lopez with a on al-jazeera israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in brazil and is promising stronger ties he's been meeting the far right presidential elect an arrow in rio de janeiro there's no mention of brazil's anticipated move of its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem for a moment as more. incoming brazilian president try able sonando has been looking to strengthen ties with israel for some time and the visit on thursday by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in some ways to culmination of now this is not a smooth deal for israel the support of brazil remember that this is the biggest economy in south america the incoming brazilian president himself why is he done this is

with the russian coast guard vessel de before the upcoming holidays around new year and the orthodox christmas should be an occasion for the parties to concentrate on the needs of the civilian population. they have been suffering from the conflict on its consequences for far too long with the fence now complete many wonder if it will also be a barrier and ending russia's conflict with ukraine see a little bit of a yawn al-jazeera. now vegetable skins are often thrown away but in peru millions amount nourished have been turned into tasty and nutritious meals malena sanchez went to meet the chef who's helping to change the menu for people in need. with. a master class from one of produce top chefs. who has cooked for some of the world's top restaurants but now he's on a mission to teach cooks from some of us poverty stricken slums to make cheaper and healthier dishes. these women are the most important cooks in the country they feed thousands of people so we want to teach them how to make more nutritious dishes using every part of the products. in this class they learned to add fiber from the sa

well the light show insulation will continue to eliminate the cathedral up to the orthodox christian christmas and that celebrated on the seventh of jan. that's a family down in jordan for this news don't go away i'll be back in a moment with more of the day's news station that's a much lighter. january outages there and. an in-depth exploration of global capitalism and our obsession with economic growth. as brazil gets ready to swear in its controversial president we'll have live coverage from brasilia an award winning series showcasing hard hitting stories from the world's most populous regions. as the united states prepares for a new congress we'll examine what this will mean for the country and the world. with maybe a tram's constantly changing the listening post continues to analyze how the news is covered. january on al-jazeera. too often on the streets of india women are victims but a new force is at play. female police officers are combat sexual assault and domestic abuse. but changing society is a challenge and so is life behind the badge for india. on. al-jazeera where ever you are.

and tourists like show installation will continue to eliminate the cathedral up to the orthodox christian christmas that is on january seventh. now for your headlines here on al-jazeera saudi arabia's king solomon has demoted his foreign minister as part of a major government reshuffle of eligible or will now serve as a minister of state that follows the murder of journalists which has brought a diplomatic backlash against the kingdom police in the democratic republic of congo have fired tear gas on opposition protesters just days before presidential and parliamentary elections there's anger after seven days for it was postponed by a few weeks in some opposition strongholds elections are already two years overdue the main opposition candidate has appealed for calm. we. all move. to. france. and. we. will read where. we see. things. we know he was a former president of madagascar and he rajoelina is back in the top job after winning the election with more than fifty five percent of the vote actually know was up against another former president marc ravalomanana who is already to announce what he cal

and tourists the larger installation will continue to illuminate the cathedral up to the orthodox christian christmas celebrated on january the sevens. brazil's military says its crackdown crime in rio de janeiro has been a success the controversial. talk that some of the state's most violent areas most of them the capital but some residents say it's failed to address the root cause of the problem councillor reports. for nearly one here soldiers carrying machine guns have been raiding some of brazil's most dangerous favelas the military was called in when gang violence became unbearable the government says the plan to curb insecurity worked. this ceremony marked its completion the state operation in rio de janeiro officially ends on december thirty first the general in charge says the mission was accomplished no more meetings he's going to news we're here to mark the end of the federal intervention in public security in rio de janeiro is new an extraordinary measure took ten months of work and reached all its objectives by reducing the crime rate. since the military's arrival car thefts and street as

orthodox jews. well with the christmas holidays upon us many people are reminded of the virtues of giving but for one restaurant owner in the us capital washington d.c. there is no off season for generosity. paid him a visit. it's the season of giving for kasi manana this means going into overdrive because he is an immigrant from pakistan who now owns a small but successful restaurant in downtown washington d.c. all of these scarves and warm clothes that he purchased are about to be given away . this is an annual gathering at franklin square park in downtown d.c. various charities and churches will give away food and goods to people in need just before christmas because he has been coming here for the past four years and has built up a small network of homeless people who know him. you know it's a it's a joy anything you can make another person happy is a christmas time is a beautiful you know time of year and the people that are in the street you know it really comes as a community we show our love that you see everybody smile and if you're going to put a smile on other people. this is a big blast.

residents and tourists alike show installation will continue to eliminate the cathedral to the orthodox christian christmas which is celebrated on. the show kerry let's take a look at the headlines on al-jazeera saudi arabia's king solomon has demoted his foreign minister as part of a major government reshuffle a delegate there will now serve as a minister of state that follows the murder of journalists which has brought a diplomatic backlash against the kingdom. place in the democratic republic of congo have fired tear gas on opposition protesters this days before presidential and parliamentary elections there is anger after sunday's vote was postponed by a few weeks in some opposition strongholds elections are already two years overdue they may not position candidate has appealed for calm we. will. try to be. somebody we have. the nation. and where. we have. come. and meet the police. we know. about two hundred people seeking asylum in the u.s. but some of christmas in a parking lot in texas after being sent there by immigration officials in the city of el paso four hundred others are also sent to places

christmas of christian context. struck that you never find orthodox complaining about a christmas crash in the public square.not threatened by christian celebrating by christmas in public. they are enlarged by it. merry christmas to all. >>thrr charles krauthammer tolde he was not very religious. but there is more to the story. wikipedia describes you as jewish but not religious. >> that's a very good characterization. my father was a religious jew. i can't foresee her. but i want to make sure you aren't ignorant because you would not have any choice. i stated scripture. i studied the talmud and i made my own choice. i chose differently from my father. but the education he gave me had the inevitable trick of attaching a culture, precious. >> having attended that beautiful ceremony he had at the synagogue, hard to come wherefrom that thinking he was not a man of true faith. right? >> very complex and subtle religiosity and spirituality and sense of identity he had. his own family history is a people's history, the culture, language, all the texts, the great traditions of it. >> your father and mother created

christmas of any christian content. aside from the fact that you almost never find orthodox jews complaining about a christmas glare.who they are and are not threatened by christians celebrating their religion in public. there enlarged by it. merry christmas to all. tonight charles told me he was not very religious, but there's more to the story. >> wikipedia describes you as jewish but not religious. >> my father was religious jew and said i can't make you a religious jew, i don't want to force you but i want to make sure you're not ignorant. i studied text and scripture and when i made my own choice. i chose differently from my father but the education he gave me had the inevitable effect. it was attaching me to it a culture that i find precious. >> i found that fascinating, having attended that beautiful service in the synagogue that he plans, himself, it's hard not come away from it thinking he was a man of true faith, right. >> it was a very complex and subtle religiosity and spirit reality spirituality. his own family history, the culture, the language, all the text, the great traditions of it. >> your father

christmas and beyond. to k.f. now way ukrainian orthodox leaders have created an independent national church the move marks a historic split from moscow and has angered russia that ukrainian president petro poroshenko held the decision as a further declaration of ukrainian independence. i moved to found an independent ukrainian church marks a historic split with moscow ukraine's president petro poroshenko was a driving force behind the new church critics say poroshenko is using it to drum up support ahead of elections next year pushing co hopes it would take kiev even further away from russia's orbit for visits or what kind of church is our church it's a church with a puton. circle church without moscow patriarchial under the prayers for the russian state and russian soldiers benefits davies got. until now they've been several branches of the orthodox church in ukraine the largest and oldest was part of the russian orthodox church moscow patriarchy really has banned the ukrainian branch from joining the new church. this is about determining

world but for more and more people christmas has become synonymous with excessive consumerism my colleague is among them and as you might know he often takes a very orthodox view of things and now he's asked the spirit of krieger over the season to be jolly. sorry alan is about you just don't get it i don't want this stuff. ok granted. it's not easy to give presents yes you have me out there what gift should i be buying should that be useful on usual. or something else a break perhaps. i got it. to do it to yourself there's much more to christmas than combers. loves the best gift that you don't even need wrapping paper. that's from us for now we have put you in a bit of a revolutionary moves many thanks for watching. yes. yes. yes. absolutely. they spend their days on the top boss and on stank. in the evening on cincinnati. china that all pros mesmerize on and since. we chose this profession out of caution. the next morning they move on. troubling. this. joke. we make up oh but we watch as the office found out that she fights we on the civil service or. the want to shape the continent's future to. be part of and join african youngsters as the share their