A struggle to sell tickets. Welcome to the program a prisoner swap is under way in Eastern Ukraine between Government Forces and pro russia separatists the 2nd major release in 3 months follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tension between them its 5 years since Russian Troops and extend the Crimean Peninsula and is under god freud is live for us in moscow what stage are we in terms of the prisoner swap as we speak. Well at this point in the 1st phase of this prisoner swap has apparently ended and that is that a look separatist of the lugansk region handed all were to ukraine a 25 ukrainians that they have kept captive and the ukrainian side handed over an unknown number of people to separate russian backed separatist of the lugansk region what comes now is the same thing happening with representatives of the region separatists from the dont yet region and what we could hear is that they will handle were to ukraine 55. 00 people expecting 87. 00 in return so the total of people that ukraine should receive the people that should be released to ukraine is around 80 and this is the number that ukrainian commissioner for human rights missed the niece of said to the ukrainian media editor moments to this prisoner swap is happening in key of there is a small protest in front of the Detention Center because part of this swap will be also 5 x. A special policeman accused of killing people in 2014 in the square of independence in the key of now in order to swap to happen also agreed that all people that it will head the work to rush back separatists will no longer be subjects of prosecution neither present the nor future ones so all these cases basically will be closed that the people exchanged are were accused off of course the case cant be closed entirely counted because the argument over the sovereignty of crimea and what actually started this off which was the an exception by russia or of the subsequent sanctions by the e. U. And the us the International Community is something that has still to be resolved and that seems a long way off at the moment. Yes exactly i mean this prisoner swap is just just one step in the very long process that was before it and that still longer that is going to come because what is supposed to be going on after this is 1st of all complete ceasefire that there are something that has never been managed to achieve then they agreed also to have the elections under ukrainian law and verified by the ois see and also to give a special status to this areas and ukrainians should gain again the control of their own border with russia something they dont have since 2014 and this is exactly the point where kiev and moscow disagree he have says 1st he wants to have control over our border and then well have the elections in the russian separatists area and that moscow is saying but in the minsk agreements your president signed the previous one you agreed to have 1st elections and then the process of taking all were to control over the border can start so it is clear that the process ahead is very complicated very tricky and after all in 2017 when we saw the last exchange of prisoners this was exactly the point where previous president stop new one rather moves the landscape shows more willingness to cooperate and some in ukraine say that hes a bit too willing and are accusing him every now and then that he might be giving in to russia for the thank you alexander will continue to monitor of course the prisoner swap as the day progresses. Well ties between ukraine and russia broke down after the 2014 uprising that ousted the kremlin backed president in kiev moscow went on to annex crimea and is accused of supporting separatists in Eastern Ukraine at least 13000 people have been killed in the fighting the latest present strangers part of ukrainian president bottom is alinsky push for peace but there is anger in ukraine as alexandra mentioned over the concessions being made to russia in order to secure that ceasefire will release riot Police Suspected of murdering during the 2014 uprising and theyve agreed to pull out troops from contested regions in the east while we spoke to valentino nick a professor of Political Science at the National University of here of wailea academy he says theyll be no such quick solution to the ongoing conflict. In my view its an absolutely positive step its small step but very important step its a step in humanistic direction exchange of all detained for all detained persons its also one of the measures to be implemented like disengagement improving the truck transition from one ukrainian area to another ukrainian Central Government control area and separatist controlled area and stopping the war but im not optimistic as to quick solution of the jell strategic conflict in the east of ukraine there are 3 possible solutions one recognizing the autonomy of the presently uncontrolled territories and their reintegration to ukraine with a status a little bit similar to the status of hong kong or marco in china the 2nd part of a possible way out is just decreasing the conflict relations and letting separatist regions to be free. At least 7 people have been killed in a reported drone attack on a military Graduation Parade in southern yemen lets get the latest on this more correspondent hes live for us in the yemeni capital sanaa what seems to be the circumstances behind this attack. Yes. The circumstances behind this attack we couldnt tell now. Figure exactly what whats really happened but there are reports that the parried was itself was planted with bomb with a bomb over night that was exploded in the morning but we have heard also other reports from the Security Belts of black backed by the United Arab Emirates that the whole of these have carried out such morality on the buried itself. We have also heard news from the home. News agency that they have 4 wheels and attempted to advance towards the Northern Areas so the we are waiting also for the press conference that was going to be held at 1212. 00 g. M. T. By the how these military spokesperson who could shed light on this. Attack. But in more than one occasion the whole these have carried out attacks are on the military parades especially in the. And aden the last one was in july 31st so the. Have been claimed by the fees and also there was a simultaneous attack in this prayer in the previous operations that these you know al qaeda itself has claimed responsibility so the Southern Forces are targeted by both sides. For the update thanks very much course well continue to monitor events with you from sort of. Now turkey has sent doctors and medical supplies to somalia to treat the Dozens Injured in saturdays truck bomb at least 79 people were killed in Mogadishu Somalia as president is blaming the Armed Group Alshabaab in the country wont be demoralized by the worst attack for 2 years so i can see what. The motive behind such an attack is to terrorize and demoralize the Somali People and its government the people in its government will never be demoralized from achieving our Development Goals and rebuilding our country this terrorist group of our it seems has been contracted to kill and massacre innocent people and destroy all infrastructure. Her metasearch going to elements forests in nairobi in neighboring kenya and of course while nobody has claimed responsibility of obviously the the president of somalia is apportioning blame to. I mean how would you describe the security situation how are you sort of reported from that area quite some time. Well right now were told that the security has been slightly increased in mogadishu a bit more Police Officers and soldiers particularly at security checkpoints in terms of other things the focus right now really seems to be on treating the injured a lot of hospitals are unable to cope with the number of people who have been injured and the seriousness of the injuries so turkey has sent in medical equipment and also a medical team and that team is on the ground trying to treat people whove been injured those who are critical have been evacuated we told 15 people have been sent to turkey so that is the main focus for most people right now especially those with family members who are lying in hospitals waiting to be treated the general sentiment on the ground from people that theyre angry they keep asking why did it take so long or why is it always these attacks keep happening and nothing really seems to be done by their growing impatient theyre tired of seeing their loved ones die and the government is under a lot of pressure a lot of closer to improve the security situation in somalia but right now everyone seem to be focused on trying to treat as many people as possible and for now we know the latest as 15 people had been evacuated to take. There was a conversation happening there with the authorities there the African Union troops are also supporting local Security Services were about to withdraw that Somali Forces could look after their own people that would be called into question surely no. Well its up in the air and that when they say they played into a draw at some stage no exact date has been given the ive been training somali troops trying to bring them up to speed and how to be more professional how to better protect civilians how to be a Better National army now with these attacks that keep happening people are asking questions are the somalis ready to take over the country is a win and they have the afternoon troops do you really believe and of course these attacks that happen frequently do concern a lot of people on the ground and but again i think the most important thing right now its a rather dishes a place where people seem to be grieving people are in pain people are in mourning and they are right now is cheating those who have been injured some of very very critical and the situation right now on the ground as when i spoke to someone was that the situation there is quite subdued people are concerned about the future but again back to your question about the somalis mabel to protect their people its a wait and see certainly the attack on saturday made some people think theyre not yet ready. For that update horrible thoughts of course there in nairobi thank you well still ahead here is there a big u. N. Sends a Rapid Response team to the Central African republic 40 people have been killed in fighting. And taiwans leader wants china is the largest threat to its wellbeing pointing to events in hong kong she tries to bolster her reelection. Hello then on the satellite it is in the boat across much of japan but its a little bit misleading funny plenty of cloud to the north and streaming across the Korean Peninsula and this is what weve been seeing into plenty of snow there over the last couple of days a very wintry we can but it has to be said it looks very pretty those temperatures below. Freezing so keeping the ice and the snow on the ground a little bit milder on monday the daytime high 4 degrees celsius but a very mixed picture generally through much of southern and central japan 10 celsius in tokyo so just making into double figures and just a degree above freezing into pyongyang but once that france lies through much colder at minus 7 then minus 4 in seoul but good kids skies and actually a little bit milder in tokyo again that france lies through and some mild in place with a high of 15 degrees now what we have further to the south is a front mixed in with the remnants of what was a recent a typhoon so fairly unsubtle across and behind and also into these eastern and southern sections of chinas a maybe a shower or 2 in to hong kong certainly a very wet day into taiwan on choose day so if you showers in the forecast and look at the temperature in shanghai much cooler on tuesday 5 degrees celsius and then to the south of there we have got the usual particularly widespread across much of borneo and across into. What happens when plans for a new life uproot idea railed by committing serious crimes from Drug Trafficking to robbery. Would be i dont remember how many times it started the way her boyfriend spoke to me and even her aljazeera world goes inside an italian prison meeting men and women from north africa who left home only to face life behind. Double exile on aljazeera. Ive. Got about hear what you want as a reminder of our top stories theres been a prisoner swap in Eastern Ukraine during Government Forces and pro russian separatists the 2nd major release in 3 months follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tension between the 2. Least 7 people have been killed in yemen after a drone hit a military Graduation Parade the Security Forces that are allied to the government say the attack happened in the southern town with a lair. And turkey has said doctors and medical supplies to somalia to treat dozens of people injured in saturdays suicide bombing nearly 80 people were killed in the deadliest attack in mogadishu in 2 years. The u. N. Sent a Rapid Response team to the Central African republic after fighting between shop owners and fighters demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday dozens of shops and homes were set on fire after traders refused to pay the events warning against an escalation in the fighting following years of unrest between muslim and christian militias well c. R. Is 1. 00 of the worlds poorest countries the un says 2 thirds of the population need to military and aid theres rarely been a moment of peace since conflict began there 6 years ago an alliance of muslim rebels known as the seleka overthrew president francois busies government in 2013 subsequent administrations have been unable to contain the fighting between the seleka and christian fighters known as the anti black in 2014 the un sent a peacekeeping force to support African Union and French Forces that were on. Venti there and since then cease fires have been signed and violated all sides have been accused of war crimes joshua survey is a senior policy analyst for the african and middle east the Heritage Foundation in harrisburg pennsylvania he says violence has been building in bogeys p. K. 5 district p. K. 5 has been a flash. In the capital bangui that has seen various levels of violence for years now it was the bastion of safety for muslims who fled to p. K. 5 during the sectarian violence that broke out in the country between christians and muslims so very restive very volatile and again this is just yeah im out there round of violence in the capital city and in this neighborhood car is desperately complex environment there is recent Peace Agreement signed in february there are 14 armed groups that were signatories to that agreement and that doesnt represent all the armed groups in the countries that gives you some sense of again the complexity of this so this is a very difficult situation in a desperately poor country very corrupt its one of the least developed on earth now voting is underway in Guinea Bissau for the president ial election runoff 2 former Prime Ministers are competing to do plays president jose marti of arch who was eliminated in the 1st round last month these are going to respect the result following fighting during Election Campaign in the west african countries one of the countrys one and a half 1000000 people have long been mired in poverty corruption and Drug Trafficking. Protesters have stormed oil field in southern iraq and cut off its power supply exports or to expected to be affected because extra port will be supplied of the oil fields meanwhile thousands of students are rallied in the regional capital basra but angry at the political deadlock over a new Prime Minister protesters say the political system is corrupt and most iraqis are being kept in poverty and in baghdad marches demanded the release of protesters they say were abducted at least 450. 00 iraqis have been killed and thousands injured during 3 months of the latest demonstrations demanding new leaders jobs and an end to corruption. Well iraqis have suffered decades of forbes like terry and conflict i saw in un sanctions and much more some of the fulton reports from baghdad on what may be in store for 2020. Hundreds dead tens of thousands injured dozens of activists assassinated or abducted and only one resignation that is the result of 3 months of antigovernment protests in iraq as unrest spills into 2020 the rift between iraqis and ruling elites only appears to be growing in baghdad thought here square the epicenter of protests some people call this a revolution they want the end tire Political Class to leave across the bridge in the fortified green zone politicians offer token concessions as they cling on to power all of the candidates put forward by Major Political parties to replace Prime Minister i love the mahdi have been firmly rejected seen as the product of a political system that has failed the people can watch what the demonstrators say about the candidates cannot be disregarded we put down our conditions and we sent them to the politicians and all the world. The protests have galvanized iraqis from all walks of life muslims christians the elderly women and the you all united by demands for a just and sovereign government that serves its people regardless of religion sacked and status. I demand my rights im a student and i want to get a future for myself i hope there will be change for the better in the country and the schools will improve the majority of demonstrators came of age in the post saddam era but after promises of democracy they feel let down iraq are tied in with the reality of education is that 1st of all were in 2019 and there are schools built of mud in 2019 there are over 100 students and one class a student can learn an environment like this but as the weeks passed and crowds growth in so it seems theres the prospect of Sweeping Change what we have is. A system whereby there are multiple political actors who are very well entrenched within the state they are really fighting for their political survival right now and theyre really looking to find a way out of this Current Crisis through consensus i believe through finding some sort of an agreement between them that can push forward a new government that can pops in the future address some of the demands of protesters for now Prime Minister of the of the matter remains in a caretaker role a new election law was passed earlier this month and while it allows voters to elect independent legislators rather than choosing from party lists it doesnt give the people the right to direct the elect the head of state 3 months all the chances that this protest movement will usher in the new political order appear less and less likely that people are discouraged by the lack of progress and intimidated by the states violent response but unless the root causes of this crisis are addressed it seems iraqs streets will bear witness to more turmoil in the years to come. Ill just about. The moment they will continue or 2020 look ahead with a report from venezuela will the new year bring it into the countrys political and economic crisis. Lets head to south asia now where india is all positioned party is. In the new citizenship as an attack on indian traditions culture and history the legislation makes it easier for late just minorities from 3 neighboring countries to become indian citizens protesters say the law violates the secular constitution by excluding muslim refugees and migrants burra as in new delhi she says there is no letup in the demonstrations. University has become the epicenter against. The student. And then we enacted the december when the. University outside of. All the policeman some of the students. Even went inside the Library Students came out saying that that was not ok. Do you. Want to say. That they do not expect this sort of that. You are. Going to. Say that im not going to im not the problem with the. World or just the legislation the problem isnt the national. Crime is really just that. National register of citizens thats a problem because this National Register citizen exercise happens across the country and then why the hell do those who do use this new legislation citizenship amendment. That proper documents. On the nationalist government that is. This is what the. Demonstrators are gathered in central hole saying they wont back down from protests that have disrupted the city for more than 6 months they want the territories leader kerry lamb to resign and theyre angry about chinas increasing influence over the oil and. Watching developments in hong kong is taiwan president ial candidates have faced off in a t. V. Debate ahead of another election next month but this year more nations cut ties with taiwan and switch to beijing leaving the selfgoverning island with just 15 diplomatic allies president is saying when favors independence from beijing her main rival unco you from the Chinese Nationalist party wants closer ties. Yes see how on the day of the election i believe media from all over the world will observe and report on how taiwan People Choose to react to chinas increasing suppression on taiwan my rival hong hesitates when asked which country he thinks would harm the well being of taiwan the most let me tell you now that country is china and Human Services in all you do is lie your lying to those who support Taiwan Independence the Chinese CommunistParty Hong Kong people and taiwan turns out the Democratic Progressive Party is not the only biggest scam of taiwan its also a sellout. In australia the hot and dry weather thats led to unprecedented bushfires is forecast to return residents in the state of victoria have been warned to get out of affairs that it could be hit by more blazes or thought hes in sydney say theyll go ahead with a fireworks display on new years eve but wall itll be cancelled if catastrophic conditions are declared meanwhile the Prime Minister has the volunteer firefighters will now be paid. As this is a very prolonged fire season this is putting additional demands on our firefighters in particular and it means that the turnouts in the call outs have been far more extensive than in previous years going well and beyond and above what is normally expected of those who are engaged in volunteer service and ive got to say particularly when ive been out outside the cities and so in the impact to clean Rural Communities on farmers who are dealing with drought during the day and dealing with fires at night and through the afternoon. Summer has lifted a 6 week state of emergency after doctors managed to control an outbreak of measles the highly Infectious Disease killed 81 people mostly babies and children around 5000 samoans were infected the government has ordered vaccinations close schools and restricted travel to stop the spread the 3 week walker by workers in france is bad for the Entertainment Industry at its most important time of the year the show has gone all in theaters during the Christmas Holidays but without sellout audiences Bernard Smith has more from paris. Of paris assertive the cast expects to perform in front of full houses at this time of the year was but amid the rows of excited children there are empty seats a drop of 20 percent in ticket sales means the public transport strike is no laughing matter. For the bully only family that owned the circus for almost 90 years its one of the toughest. Seasons theyve had we were doing the show until 16 of march so if we lose 20 percent every show is a lot of money is a lot of lost but we can stop we have contract with an artist and our public already more ticket until the 16th of march so we can say we stop its impossible. Sometimes its the performers who are on strike dances or against government plans to reform pensions because of the now they get to retire at 42. 00 after a short career the puts enormous strains on their bodies. Were against the pension reform the government wants to implement but its also a gesture toward spectators because we as artists are very sorry for whats happening to deprive hundreds of spectators from christmas shows. The opera house says its lost 9000000. 00 since the start of the strike on december the 5th ticket sales in many paris theaters have dropped by as much as a 40 percent and december is the most important time of the year its money theyll not be able to make back. Just 250. 00 tickets have been sold for tonights performance at the 650. 00 seat theatre to montana us does offer you know when people have spent an hour and a half on foot to get to work its too much to expect them to go out again here when the crowd applaud the act theres the act of clout that the crowd back because they are the real heroes of managed to make it here it is says bertrand the biggest slump in theatre going hes experienced in recent memory. For the performers the show must go on of course but its getting harder to live up to the principle. Going to make aljazeera paris. Do what you all deserve me so horribly or a mind of our top stories theres been a prisoner swap in Eastern Ukraine between Government Forces im pro russia separatists the 2nd major release in 3 months follows a crane and russia is going to ease tensions between them its 5 years since Russian Troops and ics the Crimean Peninsula at least 7 people have been killed in yemen after a drone hit a military Graduation Parade the Security Belt forces that are allied to the government say the attack happened in the southern town of the. Turkey has sent doctors and medical supplies to somalia to treat the Dozens Injured in saturdays truck bomb at least 79 people were killed in Mogadishu Somalia as president is blaming the Armed Group Alshabaab and hes now in the country wont be demoralized by the worst attack for 2 years so i can see why the. The motive behind such an attack is to terrorize and demoralize the Somali People and its government the people in its government will never be demoralized from achieving our Development Goals and rebuilding our country this terrorist group of acid it seems has been contracted to kill and massacre innocent people and destroy all infrastructure. The u. N. Sent a Rapid Response team to the Central African republic after fighting between shop owners and fighters demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday dozens of shops and homes were set on fire after traders refused to pay the uns warning against an escalation of fighting following years of unrest between muslim and christian militias though it isnt going to be heading to the polls to choose their next president 2 former Prime Ministers are competing to replace president jose maria of our hsu was eliminated in the 1st round last month he zoned to respect the result following fighting during Election Campaigning. Hot and dry weather that sealed unprecedented bushfires in australia is forecast to return residence in the state of victoria and a threat to our being want to get out now organizes the citys famous fireworks display on new years eve say that it will go ahead but not if catastrophic conditions are again declared those are the headlines more news in half an hour during the next with inside story to stay with us. It can fly a 27 times the speed of sound. Is the world leader in Hypersonic Weapons so how will it affect the global arms race this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im dating russia says its new hypersonic weapon is a technological breakthrough on the scale of sputnik the 1st satellite launched by the soviet union in 1967 president Vladimir Putin can easily bypass missile defense