the most senior archbishop of the region, the roman catholic church, heads into the square here. he was accompanied by dozens of palestinian scout troops. playing the bagpipes. that's a legacy of when british troops were here, scottish troops, during the british mandate period. they made their way in up manger street, into manger square, and it is there where speeches are given and dignitaries meet the archbishop before midnight mass takes place tonight on christmas eve. the crowds have turned out in the hundreds for the day. but numbers are much lighter than previous years. that's because tourism has taken a severe dent here because of fears over clashes that have taken place in the last few weeks in the occupied west bank, ever since donald trump announced that the us officially recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. and all of this, whilst there is a severe diplomatic stand—off between the palestinians and the us, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, who will be here tonight, will be talking about the fact that he will not accept any

the head of the roman catholic church is lead a mass for some one hundred thousand people in bangladesh's capital dhaka pope francis is on a six day visit of the region he's been criticized for not publicly mentioning there were hanging crisis during the me in my leg of the tour but he will meet ringle refugees in dhaka later on friday more than six hundred twenty thousand of them have fled to bangladesh since august escaping a military crackdown in me and my let's bring in charles stratford in cox's bazar in bangladesh where many rangar are living in camps first to talk about the pope what's he up to today. well he has given a mass in one of the cars large parks around eighty thousand people turning up for that mass where he ordained sixteen priests we saw him arrive in what is being described as a locally made popemobile the pope's visit here basically having come from myanmar is treading very much a diplomatic tight rope here's what is being described as later in the days going to be speaking to the prime minister holding a meeting with the prime minister in the vatican ambassador here

the head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas eve message to highlight the plight of refugees and migrants around the world speaking during midnight mass at st peter's basilica in rome pope francis compared refugees to mary and joseph recounting the bible story of how they had to travel from nazareth to bethlehem but found no place to stay the pope stress that faith demanded that foreigners be welcomed everywhere. to safety. so many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of joseph and mary we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day we see the tracks of millions of people who did not choose to go away but driven from their land and leaving behind their dear ones who must. descend faith impels us to make space for a new social imagination and not to be afraid of experiencing new forms of relationship in which none have to feel that there is no room for them on this earth christmas is a time for turning the power of fear into the power of charity. the president of guatemala says his country will move its embassy in israel to jerusalem making that t

pope francis the head of the roman catholic church has delivered his annual christmas message known as the irby et orbi which translates to the city of rome and to the whole world he is expected to call on the world to help ease the suffering of people stuck in a conflict. and in peru the former president alberto fujimori has been pardoned on health grounds the seventy nine year old was taken to hospital last saturday after a severe drop in his blood pressure he's been serving a twenty five year jail sentence for corruption kidnapping and human rights violations. the economy and the fight against corruption will be key issues when liberians vote in a presidential election runoff on tuesday the former football star george weah is taking on the country's vice president joseph. the winner will replace president ellen johnson sirleaf is governed liberia for twelve years in the capital monrovia . the liberian elections happening in the middle of the festive season but is not holding back the people of liberia there's a huge momentum here for people to cast their vote these. elections very c

the head of the roman catholic church has called for a negotiated two state solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict it's the second time that the pope spoken out since u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital and he says that talks are the only way to peace. but if. we see jesus in the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed internationally recognized borders and live as a rome al-jazeera as peter sharp is in speeches square peter what are we to make of what the pope had said after his remarks that during midnight mass many people thought that he'd have stronger words on the status of jerusalem. i think so that the pope moved so quickly and were so articulate in his. condemn

ahead of the roman catholic church has led a mass for some one hundred thousand people in bangladesh's capital dhaka pope francis is on a six day visit of the region he's been criticized for not publicly mentioning the wrangel crisis during the min my leg of the tour but he will meet the refugees in dhaka later on friday more than six hundred twenty thousand of them have fled to bangladesh since august escaping a military crackdown in myanmar. is following developments from cox's bazar in bangladesh where many are living in camps. pope francis is only the second pope ever to visit bangladesh he has been holding mass one of the large parks in central dakar the capital of the country he's been ordaining sixteen priests as well and is scheduled to meet a group of ranger refugees that have traveled from these camps now his visit was planned well before this recent most recent ranger crisis but there's no doubt that his presence here is drawing massive attention to what can only be described as one of the worst humanitarian crises crises in the world at the moment more than six hundred and

francis is now meeting religious leaders in bangladesh's capital dhaka where the head of the roman catholic church is expected to see a small group of refugees the pope is on a six day visit to bangladesh and neighboring. he's been criticized for not mentioning the rangar yet by name more than six hundred twenty thousand have fled to bangladesh to escape a military crackdown in mian mas rakhine state is being child strategies near the cuts a prolonged camp in bangladesh where many. now living on this visit is proving pretty difficult for the pope diplomatically isnt it. that's right yes i mean he's been described as having to tread along a diplomatic tight rope on this journey as you say he has not yet mentioned the word ranger since he arrived in myanmar that four day visit that he spent there and it's now his second day here in bangladesh and no mention of the really injure yet either he did obliquely refer to them last night referring to them as the refugees from rakhine and he was very loquacious actually in really thanking the bangladesh government for all that it has done the bangladesh gove

humanitarian assistance and commercial food and fuel get into yemen they head of the roman catholic church is there a mass for some one hundred thousand people in bangladesh is capital dhaka pope francis is on a six day visit of the region he's been criticized for not publicly mentioning there were hanging crisis during the me in my leg of the church but he will meet the refugees in dhaka later on friday within six hundred twenty thousand of them have fled to bangladesh since august escaping a military crackdown in myanmar child stratford is following developments from cox's bazaar where many are living in camps. this is only the second visit in bangladesh's history of the head of the catholic church pope francis led a mass in the car around one hundred thousand people we understand attending that mass where he ordained sixteen priests later in the day he is expected to be meeting. the country's prime minister that meeting will be happening at the vatican's embassy he will also be meeting a group of around fifteen range of refugees that are specifically traveled from these camps close to t

francis is wrapped up his asian tour and is on his way back to the vatican the head of the roman catholic church lift the bangladesh capital dhaka a short while ago the pontiff has been on a six day trip to bangladesh and manama the international community had hoped to address the six hundred twenty thousand hanger who've fled violence in rakhine state but he didn't mention the ethnic minority until day five of his tour so stratford is more from cox's bazar where many live. well many of the ranger are completely unaware of the what the pope has said in the last twenty four hours and doubts or believe his use of the word range is going to draw massive international attention to the crisis here but in terms of the kind of practical results that are going to come from his visit i mean that's a completely different matter. the situations in the camps are dire i mean the crisis continues it doesn't matter which aid agency you speak to they're all struggling to get enough food. and safe sanitation clean water conditions for the more than six hundred twenty five thousand range of refugees that have arr

he's the first pope to visit mainly muslim nation in more than three decades the head of the roman catholic church would also meet ranger refugees in dhaka more than six hundred twenty thousand rangers have fled violence from the neighboring bangladesh since all this to a child stratford joins us live now from cox's bazar so charles just talk us through what the pope is doing today. and i want to just that having some problems there with charlie. try and come back to him a little bit later if we can but you're watching live pictures there coming to us from that mass that the pope is having in bangladesh we'll come back to charlie if we can a little bit later. now russia is accusing the u.s. of doing everything it can to provoke north korea on wednesday the u.s. warned pyongyang that it will be utterly destroyed if war breaks out early this week north korea tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile but russia says cutting diplomatic and trade ties isn't the answer to the standoff. one gets the impression that everything has been done on purpose to make snap and carry out further inadvisa

and over the head of the roman catholic church has used his traditional christmas day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians is the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israel's capital speaking it's square a type of knowledge the growing tensions in the region and call for a negotiated solution to the israeli palestinian conflict but. we see jesus and the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders. be to shop has more from rome. this is only the second time the pope francis has spoken in public about the trump plan for a capital in jerusalem he s

but a roman catholic church has used his traditional christmas day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians it's the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president donald trump formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israel's capital speaking to square the pontiff acknowledged the growing tensions in the region and called for a negotiated solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict. if. we see jesus in the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed internationally recognized borders . which is sharp as in rome and joins us live so what more did the pope have to say on this issue. well it was a familiar topic he's been christmas messages

up his asian tour way funny used the word to him judging a mass on friday the head of the roman catholic church blessed people during a gathering for young people in bangladesh is capital dhaka the pontiff has been on a six day trip to bangladesh where the international community hoped he'd address the six hundred twenty thousand range of fled violence in rakhine state he didn't specifically mention the ethnic minority until day five of his child's traffic is more from the other kind of a long camp in bangladesh where many of them live the decision by the vatican for the pope not to use the word regain judge earing his three days in myanmar had cast a dark cloud over this asia trip but only in coming to bangladesh and reaching those range of refugees that have travelled from this camp to dakar to see him and on him listening to their horrific stories of suffering inside myanmar and inside these camps it seems there was little choice for him but to mention them by name and of course this is generating a lot of positive publicist see about this crisis but the practical to the practical challenges

where christians believe jesus was born among those taking part is the latin patriarch the roman catholic church's top official in the holy land who will be celebrating the midnight mass later. but this year's festivities calm at a time of simmering anger after u.s. president donald trump's controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital that move has triggered clashes and has been weighing on christians as well as they prepare to celebrate christmas day eight pastries not too sweet these palestinian delicacies called mahmoud have a special significance would be oddly enough to make these a tista because they symbolize christ's crown that this year we've decided to make them a christmas as well because the children like them so mind. the whole family joins in the man soars are christians living in bethlehem charlie mansour is a doctor he and his wife breda have three children as christians celebrating christmas in the birthplace of jesus is extra special but this year politics is putting a dampener on the celebrations. and. people are worried and afraid we'll probably go to churc

pope francis has wrapped up his asian tour and is on his way back to the vatican ahead of the roman catholic church has been on a six day trip to bangladesh and me and mark the international community hope he'd address the six hundred twenty thousand growing violence in iraq and state but he didn't mention the ethnic minority until day four of his tour. the headlines and news continues here on al-jazeera after return of a president stay with us. this is the president of madagascar. the first time i met him was in south africa. he was in exile to post by military coup so it looked like thank you says it's his good cheer to take a photo because all the hear me in desert test where would you like to say during his presidency new schools health clinics and roads where step is to cross a country. in the middle of his second term the mayor of the capital and two hundred organized a military coup against him. the democratically elected of an a man and i this excited south africa while the coup leader had to illis in charge of medicare scott. rumor has it that france the former colonial power back the coup

francis is now meeting religious leaders in bangladesh capital dhaka areas where the head of the roman catholic church is expected to see a small group of ranger refugees the pope's on a six day visit to bangladesh in neighboring me and ma more than six hundred twenty thousand reinjure have fled to bangladesh to escape the military crackdown in me and most rakhine state in zimbabwe the new president has announced his cabinet and it includes politicians loyal to the ruling party as well as members of the military who helped oust the former leader robert mugabe a day for the emperor of japan to make history and rocky he told you to become the first japanese monarch to abdicate in two hundred years it'll happen on april twenty ninth the eighty three year old fetus is age might make it difficult to fulfill his duties following heart surgery and cancer treatment his fifty seven year old eldest son crown prince not is ready to succeed him. a court in malaysia has heard the murdered half brother of north korea's leader was carrying an antidote to the toxin used to poison him. died after a nerve agent was sme

humanitarian assistance and commercial food and few get into yemen they had of the roman catholic church has led a mass for a hundred thousand people in bangladesh as capital dhaka pope francis is on a six day visit of the region and will meet richenda refugees late on friday it's a new president. has announced his cabinet it includes politicians loyal to the ruling party and members of the military who helped oust former leader robert mugabe japan's emperor akihito will step down in april two thousand and nineteen making the first monarch to abdicate in two hundred years a key utah city's age and health would make it difficult for him to fulfill his duties eighty three year old will be succeeded by his son crown prince not only to . hopes have been dashed for the relatives of forty four sailors aboard an argentine submarine which disappeared almost two weeks ago navy commanders have ended the search for the son of one those are the headlines the news will continue but first it is one of one. head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed a satisfied with the state o

caused them so much pain was living just 12 miles away and that he'd become a priest of the roman catholic church. >> it's unreal a priest. >> for decades ageson never apologized to the family and never paid the court ordered $23,000 judgment. wusa 9 has learned the butler family turned down a meeting with ageson. >> i don't think the butlers are ready and prepared father ageson. >> they also got that letter that was the former kkk leader says he's deeply sorry and that the only thing that kept them from apologizing directly was shame. >> if you're a priest and you're asking for forgiveness you've had plenty of time for it. >> the butlers aren't quite ready to accept that apology. now for attention is turning to the catholic church in the role it might have played. >> the catholic church dropped the ball because they knew of ageson and his past. >> wusa 9. >>> and die diocese. his future as a catholic priest has not been decided we're told. we posted the full two page apology online wusa9.com. >>> we've got some breaking news out of virginia now where the search for over. she was killed nearly ei

and the roman catholic church was condemned andoarded up by lni. fire officials says it had previous burn damage and difficult to navigate and the frigeaer made it worse. >> obviously you can see we have freezing going on out here. and our members are covered in ice and gear is 100 pounds dry and now they are totally covered with ice. >> tear itdown. yes. it ain't no good now. can't remodel it. have to tear it down. >> coming back out live to us. i got off the phone with lni and they tell me this building was sold in 2014 and deteriorated since then and has private owners now and says it is cited or unsafe conditions and boarded up although that seems to have been unsuccessful. no injuries are reported this time and officials say they are working to prevent people from getting inside in the future. jeanette reyess channel 6 "action news." >>> the ninth grade student shot in phoenixville last night has died. the 14-year-old was wounded in the parking lot of dunkin' donuts off nut road and later died at the hospital. police do not believe it was a ra

. >>> the pope wants the roman catholic church to alter the wo also referred to as the "our father". the issue is the line that leads, lead us not into temptation. he wants it to read -- >> the current wording suggests god can lead people into sin. >> i have trouble remembering and also with your spirit. and also with you. and i look around and realize i'm saying something completely different than everybody else. >> i go over this with my goddaughters every night when i'm putting them to bed and watching them. i would have trouble, they would have trouble remembering the new lines. >> they're young. they can, they will figure this out quickly. we old people will have to program, you know, 30 odd years to say it one way, it's difficult to reprogram that. and i will continue to embarrass myself every time i go to church. all right, well, we'll have more on that. tanner do? this is the question we have been asking. there's a new debate about the future of the home used in "full house." >>> a young woman's body found after meeting someone on a popular app. her date speaking out. you're

the priest accused of covering up thousands of cases of sexual abuse in the roman catholic church and boston massachusetts has died roslyn jordan takes a look back at the life of cardinal of the end of the law. once upon a time watchers of the roman catholic church thought cardinal bernard law the head of the church in boston would become the first pope from the united states instead log died in disgrace in rome on tuesday age eighty six vilified because of how we handled decades of allegations of sexual abuse by priests under his supervision sexual abuse survivors had nothing but scorn for law when they heard the news bernie law was a cruel selfish bastard. because he knew what was going on secret church documents uncovered by the boston globe and other news media revealed that laud routinely moved priests from church to church when they were accused of sexually abusing children he was never prosecuted for his actions defense lawyers say law should have been he could have created commissions with victims to educate priests and supervising priests about the evils of sexual abuse but n

leave this day and possibly because of the holiday season that was upcoming the head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas day address to call for a two state solution to resolve the standoff between israelis and palestinians pope francis has to live it is and he'll message known as the or b. which translates to as the city of the city of rome and to the whole world the u.n. general assembly is surging near the end it's cracked down on the roof muslim minority it's passed a resolution calling for the appointment of a u.n. special envoy a full citizenship rights and access for aid workers document was approved despite opposition from china and russia all than six hundred forty thousand have fled near mass rakhine state since august the u.n. says they need to return home. peru's former president alberto fujimori has been pardoned because his health is failing his supporters celebrated the news outside the clinic where he's been since saturday after a severe drop in his blood pressure fujimori was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights crimes committed duri

evacuated from they'd simply don't know if they have any homes to go back to the head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas message to call for a negotiated two state solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict it's the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital earlier this month pope francis says talks are the only way to find peace. today z. is demanding a public apology from the united arab emirates after the u.a.e. banned chin is in females from flying to all possible through the state on friday in italy ation geneva the has suspended all emirates airlines flights the u.a.e. says the ban was imposed for security reasons but hasn't given any more details demonstrators in peru have marched through the capital lima in protest of president petro pablo kaczynski his decision to pardon the former president alberto fujimori seventy nine year old for morning still in intensive care a day after he was pardoned he's been serving a twenty five year sentence for human rights abuses and corruption cheering his

the head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas eve message to highlight the plight of refugees and migrants around the world speaking during midnight mass peter's basilica in rome pope francis compared refugees to mary and joseph recounting the biblical story of how the couple had to travel from nazareth the bethlehem but found no place to stay the pope stressed that faith demands that foreigners be welcomed everywhere. and you say pay my dear she has gone so many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of joseph and mary we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day we see the tracks of millions of people who did not choose to go away but driven from their land and leaving behind their dear ones who must see. the same fate impels us to make space for a new social imagination and not to be afraid of experiencing new forms of relationship in which none have to feel that there is no room for them on this earth christmas is a time for turning the power of fear into the power of charity. let's go live to rome just outside some peter's square in rome as a

the head of the roman catholic church is that a mass for one hundred thousand people in bangladesh capital dhaka pope francis on a six day visit to the region and will meet ranger refugees later on friday and the united nations is going to record humanitarian appeal for twenty two billion dollars more than one hundred thirty five million people around the world need help from the international community. to survive. thirteen million of those people are in syria and the un security council failed us not to agree on investigating chemical attacks and the conflict there the inquiry into their use expired after russia vetoed a resolution to extend its mandate and as a solid binge of a report the inaction is causing fear among syrians the perpetrators will become bolder. when syrian children play in the street their games in opposition held areas are often disrupted by the sound of warplanes. usually russian or syrian jets fly overhead. and in a strike killed obeys mother this exterior was injured when syrian government attacked hunchy honed with chemical weapons had been dashed away remembers

so i guess it is only women catholic church members of the council very small roman catholic community gathering to celebrate christmas christmas mass is normally go around seven o'clock because the general security. plans have changed slightly the families are working to reinstate the. status of jerusalem everyone here believes it's in the speed to become so i'm honest i mean it's like going to fly as palestinian arabs first and foremost secondly as christians so they've gathered here would normally this would be followed by a celebration outside the church and the families and children would get together. children would play games they would eat drink tea cake and so on that could go until about midnight but this will become sold in solidarity with jerusalem as the capital of palestine. meanwhile midnight mass is on the way in the vatican city the headquarters of the roman catholic church catholics have been flocking to the city for the service which will be given by pope francis and peter's basilica on monday he'll deliver the annual christmas day message where the focus is traditio

the head of the roman catholic church has led a mass four hundred thousand people in bangladesh is capital dhaka pope francis is there's part of a six day trip also taking in neighboring me and my is being criticized for not publicly mentioning the range of prices during the me and my leg of the tour but will meet ranger refugees in dhaka later on friday. syria's union mediator stuff on de mistura is held separate meetings with governments and opposition delegates in geneva the eighth round of u.n. sponsored talks to end the civil war have been extended until december the fifteenth the opposition is still demanding the departure of syrian president bashar al assad but that's not been discussed yet jimmie's president has held talks with chancellor angela merkel and the leader of the opposition social democrats trying to break a deadlock over the formation of a new government germany has been without one since an election in september those are the headlines the news continues but first it is back to al-jazeera world. well so stick to. sleep. and it should be. a. good. plan we shall see oh w

that of the roman catholic church has used his christmas day message to highlight the plight of refugees and of children caught up in war pope francis said that their suffering is reflected in their faces talking about winds of war he mentioned conflicts in the middle east africa and tension on the korean peninsula to highlight dangers facing the world. so. today as the winds of war blowing in our world and an outdated model of development continues to produce human societal and environmental decline christmas invites us to focus on the sign of the child and to recognize him in the face of little children especially those from whom like jesus there is no place in the inn we see jesus and the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land five that isn't peter's square in rome our correspondent peter shop is that peter what do we make of what the pope had to say. well there was a brief mention of jerusalem by name but i think he speaks

it comes a few years after the roman catholic church released a map for people to keep track of their sins. another step in religion and spirituality finding their ways into online lives. molly: thank you. for more, you can head to our website woman: to many outsiders, culture in los angeles is something that begins and ends with the movies. but the city has always bebeen home to radicl voices and new ideas that have stirred things up. in art, in literature, in architecture and urban life. in recent years, the city's artistic profile has grown bigger and brighter, with new w cultural i institutiononsw approaches to art, and new ways of thinking about the landscape. join me as we hit some of the city's most important cultural nerve centers. i'm carolina miranda, culture writer for the "los angeles times," and ththis is "artbound." woman: los angeles is an infinitely inspiring city. it feels l like yoyou can jujust

asian tour way you finally used the word rape in judging a mass on friday the head of the roman catholic church blessed people during a gathering for young people in bangladesh's capital dhaka before returning to rome in a few hours the u.s. senate has passed a bill to overhaul the tax system the first major changes in more than three decades no democrat voted for the bill it's a cli political victory for president donald trump after his administration won the support of republicans who'd been holding out on friday the house of representatives of passed a separate version so now must meet the senate to agree on a final bill critics say the bill will add a trillion dollars to the u.s. budget deficit in the next decade the palestinian chief negotiator is warning the u.s. would be playing with fire if it recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel cyber account was referring to reports that present trump could announce the policy change on wednesday those are the headlines the news continues but right now it is the listening post. this month the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons

at westminster cathedral, cardinal vincent nichols, leader of the roman catholic church in england and christmas message asa wales, framed his christmas message as a statement of concern for the way we tend to communicate with each other. he said we often prefer conflict to dialogue, hostility instead of a willingness to listen. it isa instead of a willingness to listen. it is a manifestation of a radical individualism. and, while the individualism. and, while the individual is hugely important, we have to know that we are also built to belong to each other. we are built to have a relationships, and to work and find our best through relationships. he went on to say that, as we gaze into a nativity scene at christmas, we find one who can free us from the choking effects of disagreement and strife. christ himself. and, at the very beginning of the christmas narrative, here in bethlehem, in a land defined by walls of separation, a renewed call for reconciliation. here in manger square, a midnight service has been held that the church of them as nativity, where the archbishop of jerusalem

francis has wrapped up his asian tour and he's on his way back to the vatican the head of the roman catholic church had been on a six day trip to bangladesh and meanwhile the international community hoped he to dress the six hundred twenty thousand rangar who fled violence in rakhine state but he didn't mention the ethnic minority until day five of his. those are the headlines the news continues but right now it is inside story. diplomatic chaos in just twenty four hours donald trump goes from threatening to destroy north korea to chipping away at the so-called special relationship with its closest ally the united kingdom is u.s. foreign policy now at a crossroads this is inside story. of will come to the program today with me piece it all be campaign promises have been reset deadlines have been mists but the trump twitter bravado is a constant it's been a week of tough talk and miscommunication mr trump first tagged the wrong mrs may but still set the agenda his agenda this week donald trump promised to quote handle north korea and he eventually told the real mrs may the u.k. prime minister to you

is now meeting religious leaders in bangladesh's capital dhaka it's where the head of the roman catholic church is expected to see a small group of wrangel refugees the pope is on a six day visit to bangladesh and neighboring myanmar zimbabwe's new president emerson has announced his cabinet it includes politicians loyal to the ruling party and members of the military helped asked former leader robert mugabe this is freighted mastermind behind the attack on istanbul's main airport last year's been killed in a raid in georgia former i saw fighter ahmed shah tell you have died in the special forces operation in tbilisi last week at least forty one people died when three suicide bombers attacked attica turk airport in istanbul last year according religious heard that the murdered half brother of north korea's leader was carrying an antidote to the toxin used to poison him kim jong nam died after a nerve agent living was smeared on his face of kuala lumpur airport in february two women have been charged with these murder their child has heard that kim had a dozen vials of the antidote in his bag it

let's just take you live to vatican city for the next thirty seconds or so the head of the roman catholic church using his christmas day address to call for a two state solution to resolve the standoff between israel and the palestinians earlier in his christmas eve message pope francis highlight the plight of refugees and migrants around the world speaking injuring midnight mass pope francis stressed that faith demanded that foreigners be welcomed everywhere. peru's former president alberto fujimori has been pardoned because his health is failing his supporters celebrates the news outside the clinic where he's been since saturday off for a severe drop in his blood pressure which he mori was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights abuses committed during his ten years of a presidency. m.p.'s in afghanistan have summoned senior security officials after at least nine people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in kabul the attack happened near an intelligence building in the shushed iraq neighborhood eisel claimed responsibility. the u.n. is urging me to end its crackdo

now is the headquarters of the roman catholic church the vatican attracts millions of visitors a year but perhaps non as colorful as these a circus troupe including two polar bears has put on a special show for pope francis as part of his weekly public appearance the pontiff praised the performance saying circus art is beautiful and brings people closer to god am. i. right so let's update you now on the stories making headlines aid workers have started evacuating critically ill patients from a besieged suburb of syria's capital damascus the united nations has been calling on the syrian government to allow some five hundred critically ill people to leave east in ghouta for months the area has been under a tight government siege since you since two thousand and thirteen and subjected to hundreds of strikes and artillery attacks at least eighteen people have died while waiting to be evacuated. the president of the international federation of the red cross francesco rocca said needs to be provided urgently. four hundred thousand people are stuck in these are people who are really starving

at westminster cathedral, cardinal vincent nicholls, leader the roman catholic church in england andamed his christmas message as a statement of concern for the way we tend to communicate with each other. he said we often prefer conflict to dialogue, hostility instead of a willingness to listen. it's a manifestation of a kind of radical individualism, and while the individual is hugely important, we have to know that we are also built to belong to each other. we are built to have relationships, and to work and find our best through relationships. he went on to say that as we gaze into a nativity scene at christmas, we find one who can free us from the choking effects of disagreement and strife. christ himself. and at the very beginning of the christmas narrative here in bethlehem, in a land defined by walls of separation, a renewed call for reconciliation. here in manger square, a midnight service has been held at the church of the nativity, where the archbishop ofjerusalem said that whilejesus was born in a town under roman occupation, he was identified as the prince of peace. marti

said here ever since that declaration after also underlined the fact that the head of the roman catholic church in the holy land and in the middle east has add also this is a very strong remarks that archbishop here but the step it's about laws italian was actually presiding over the celebrations here in bethlehem today he had very strong words he said that it was no unilateral decision that can be taken over jerusalem and he said that beyond the issues of sovereignty border and politics jerusalem is a universal symbol for billions of people around the world and that should be taken into any case into consideration before making any decision and he also one photo just say that if indeed vice president mike pence comes here. next month in january well he won't be won't come as an official visit to any of the question of only sides. whether it is a holy sepulcher or anyone else and that's really very much in june which what we have been hearing among palestinians for the past three weeks and if you recall mike pence was supposed to come here to bethlehem. and the people of that lab said that he w

dollars a month almost a third of people in kosovo or unemployed as the headquarters of the roman catholic church the vatican attracts millions of visitors a year but perhaps none as colorful as these a circus troupe which includes two polar bears has put on a special show for pope francis as part of his weekly public appearance the pontiff has praised the displacing circus performance is beautiful and brings people closer to god. this is al jazeera these are the top stories the ukrainian government and pro russian rebels have completed a large scale probably prisoner swap in the war torn east of ukraine it took place near the city of horlivka which is mainly controlled by separatists an exchange is said to be the biggest since the conflict began in two thousand and fourteen several of the ukrainian prisoners have been speaking about their release. i'm very happy that i'm going back to ukraine and i thank everyone for the work that's been done to be able to help me see my loved ones again. spent a year and a half in a cell one by one and a half meters without anything no deliveries nothing they t

the roman catholic church has had a lot of experience with unfair and inaccurate news coverage.s a major theme of pope benedict. how the media can force us to a totalitarianism of conformity. this pope is following on the heels of the previous pope. and interestingly they received critical coverage, they are not always opposed to that. they praised some of the critical coverage about their scandals. howie: no matter who you are, your own experience informs what you think about media coverage. i find this to be nuanced from this pope who is on twitter. he says bringing back old stories, scandals that died down. he talks about one-sided reports. some of these can in the eyes of the beholder. mollie: if you think there is a religious component and understanding there is redemption and forgiveness. people are always having to face some old news story, that doesn't allow the forgiveness to take place. howie: you may have done something terrible 20 years ago and the media exacerbate that by bringing it back, it can feel unfair. mollie: he is talking about journalists. and he's talking

he's the first pope to visit mainly muslim nation in more than three decades the head of the roman catholic church but also meet range of refugees in dhaka more than six hundred twenty thousand. have fled violence from me and now the neighboring bangladesh since august those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream station thanks so much. facing the realities if a piece of machinery goes wrong is there a train of litigation true which we can bring a legal system to bear getting to the heart of the matter i don't think we needed to walk some of my british issues to hear their story on talk to al-jazeera at this time. ok you're in the stream live. today who update three stories you've been keeping a close eye on with a story our community has been buzzing about that my boy has a new president who's tasked with him saying and i can have a crisis and steering the country out of a political crisis and the united states are leaking oil pipeline has mobilized activists first i decision by the trumpet ministration has both in the u.s. and in haiti concerned about their futu

wrapping up his asian tour where you find to use the word during a mass on friday the head of the roman catholic church blessed people during a gathering for young people in bangladesh capital dhaka before returning to rome in a few hours euro senate republicans have passed the most sweeping tax reforms in more than three decades it's a key political victory for president donald trump days administration won the support of republicans who've been holding out on friday the house of representatives have passed a separate version so now must meet the senate to agree on a final bill critics say the bill will add one trillion dollars to the u.s. budget deficit in the next decade. the palestinian chief negotiator is warning the u.s. would be playing with fire if a great big nice is jerusalem as the capital of israel so i was referring to reports that president trump could announce the policy change on wednesday those are the headlines the news continues in algiers a first it's inside story. on counting the cost the golden locks oil price is there such a thing is the perfect price of crude for consumers and p

head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas message to call for a negotiated two state solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict it's the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital earlier this month pope francis says talks are the only way to find peace. but if. we see jesus in the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us after the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders critters are powers more from rome. this is only the second time the pope francis has spoken in public about the trump plan for a capital in jerusalem he said when he first heard that and that was on december sixth he was profoundly concerned and i think there are som