A stabbing attack at a rabbis house was an act of domestic terrorism and residents and holiday makers in australias victoria state are told to evacuate amid warnings that monday would be a day of extreme danger. Welcome to the program the u. S. Military has carried out what its calling defensive air strikes in iraq and syria against a Militia Group they come 2 days after an american civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi Military base 3 locations were hit in iraq reported to include al qaeda which is on the border with syria sources say that at least 10 fighters were killed and 35. 00 people injured at the target was a shia group called the law which is part of the Popular Mobilization forces that helped to the Iraqi Government. Fight eisel it is not affiliated with the Lebanese Group hezbollah well the pentagon has accused the group of being allied with iran in a statement it says. Has a strong linkage with irans could force and has repeatedly received lethal aid and other support from iran that it has used it to attack Coalition Forces the pentagon says iran and their proxy forces must cease their attacks on u. S. And Coalition Forces and respect iraqs sovereignty to prevent additional defensive actions by u. S. Forces was so wonderful to his more on this front but that. Well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u. S. Actually strikes a p. M. S. Target on iraq his soil lets remember that not until too long ago the u. S. And the p. L. F. Were fighting against eisel on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u. S. And iranian backed groups have played a quite a bit in this particular ad attack were hearing from a source inside the p. M. S. Has claimed as many as 10 lives with dozens of people injured and of course this particular strike comes at the back of a series of rocket attacks that were aimed at military bases where both of us and iraqi personnel are based in the u. S. Attributed some of these attacks took a type has followed the last one happened last friday and for the 1st time it actually claimed the life of one u. S. Contractor and it injured several u. S. Personnel now of course secretary of state has said before that any such attack that harm u. S. Troops or their allies would be met with decisive force so this strike is basically a response to that now it does present a departure from the previous stance of the u. S. When it basically tried to urge the Iraqi Government to rein in groups like a type and hezbollah reminding the government that it is responsible for the safety of u. S. Troops because of course they are here at the invitation of the government so this is these strikes represent a departure from the policy in a sign that the u. S. Is now taking matters into its own hands to get more now from return see in washington d. C. So 1st of all share what are we hearing coming out of the u. S. Well just in the last half an hour or so hour also the defense secretary the secretary of state of the chairman of the joint chiefs are reported to arrived in florida to brief President Trump at his golf resort log or so thats the latest the latest development we will see what actually comes out of that but its important to stress that the house next had been a claim of responsibility for these escalating attacks but and in fact just on saturday the Iraqi Government and Iraqi Government spokesperson said perhaps its the Islamic State whos responsible but nonetheless the u. S. Government is clearly decided this is the time to strike at a shia Militia Group in iraq its being presented as the 1st time that the u. S. Has done so however we should also point out that the various shia militias in iraq have actually said for some months now that as far as theyre concerned the u. S. And israel have been targeting their arms deputies and command and control control centers or with a ruler who started what is always a bit murky as as we know when we deal with issues like this but. The main problem there is now that the pm after the Popular Mobilization forces since july which were formed initially to combat combat the Islamic State that all the shia militias together fight against the Islamic State very successfully since july have been incorporated as an ohm of the Iraqi Government so what we have just witnessed then is the u. S. Bombing of the Iraqi Government the iraqi state at least on paper you could have discussions as to whether these groups are actually taking at taking command from baghdad or not and so on however on paper what we have just seen is u. S. Government attacking the iraqi administration. Chevre tanser going to have to leave it there with the latest from washington d. C. Thank you its. The Ukrainian Government and russian backed separatists have exchanged all 200 of their prisoners in a move that 5 years of war a group has just arrived back in the ukrainian capital kiev where they were welcomed by president. And. Theres those. Soldiers civilians and members of a special police force who are accused of killing protesters in 2014 exchange follows talks between ukraine and russia a few weeks ago in paris and is being seen as a sign of a possible resolution to the. Reports. For many this was a Long Time Coming ukrainian prisoners finally free to leave the territory they fought to keep but still controlled by pro russian separatists security was tight as a Prisoner Exchange began in Eastern Ukraine some had arrived at the checkpoint in heavily by because the identities checked and checked again but the men disbelieve them relief that it was happening and they will be able to return home with their guns. Were. Found to. This school but ukrainian prisoner said they would fight for their country to president ever. While this pro russian separatists thought hed been beaten and tortured by the security services. Sundays exchange was the result of direct talks between president for lengthy and putin in front of a small they agreed to implement a full sea spot in a bid to end the war in the region of ukraine and relations between russia and ukraine for howard when protesters in kiev managed to drive out a kremlin backed government in 2014 russia then seized control of crimea from ukraine and within weeks russian backed separatists took control of the eastern part of ukraine more than 13000. 00 people including civilians have died during 5 years of complex the have been attempts to pull to try to end the war and the prisoner swaps ukraine wants to join nato once your union wants to move west. Im not sure where ukraine and this. Difference may just. Not mean why a Prisoner Exchange this one has caused controversy in ukraine protesters gathered outside a Detention Center angry some members of a Ukrainian Police unit accused of killing demonstrators in kiev and 2014 were released there is little will i want civilians caught up in the fighting for this war to continue this Prisoner Exchange then a sign that tensions could be easing and he would out of there as well the journalist alexander god for in moscow says the president has largely been welcomed but theres some criticism that ukrainians who died in the revolution have been betrayed. Lotta moves alone skier faced criticism in ukraine from the very start when he openly showed his willingness to talk with russian president Vladimir Putin and also a willingness to compromise with him and critics say he might have compromised too much or it hes a bit too willing on the other hand there is effect that he did win the elections by promising to end this conflict and we could read on social networks and also in ukraine in media that this prisoner swap is welcome there were posts like are finally our people are heading back home some of them have been kept by the russian separatists since 2015 at the same time what it calls the criticism mostly in this particular swap that happened today is that. The russian separatists were released 5 x. Special Police Members who were charged with killing people in the square with a pen this in the center of kiev in 2014 so before the crimea was and it was by russia before a 1st gun was fired in the east ukraine and critics say why are you handing over dispy people d they have nothing to do with the fighting in east ukraine and they feel that people who died and the whole ukrainian revolution of 2014 has been in a way surrendered has been the way betrayed the Yemeni Government is blaming who the rebels for a missile attack on a military Graduation Parade which killed at least 7 people 4 were reported to be children no one has claimed responsibility for the strike which was in the town of the law in southern yemen the apparent target was the Security Belt forces who are trained and the quip by the United Arab Emirates theyre part of a Government Allied separatist group in southern yet. In the saudi im erotic coalition intervened in yemens war in 2015 trying to restore the exiled government power. Portray the militias of try to move the parting away from the battlefield after they suffered losses on the front lines and into the heart of darling by way of a strikes and this strike. There because the joint Southern Forces will not stop in just securing they will also try to secure tyreese and other areas. Well meanwhile the who these say that theyve identified 9 targets in saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Which they plan to hit next year who say no he is a pro who the journalist based in santa he says disagreements within the saudi u. A. E. Led Coalition Fighting in yemen mean that they are risk of splitting up. I think because if we see that the goal in the south is different saudi arabia is supporting the legitimacy of the other on the other side we see that United Arab Emirate is creating a militia and Security Forces which actually want yemen to be separated over they call it the session of yemen thats why i think if they continue this way i dont think that this coalition can continue on as well we have seen today press conference for the spokesperson of yemeni out of voters here in sanaa and he has one saudi arabia and i have a minute and he said that this year. 2020. Name if they are. Truly a difference because we know that in many other means and has been developed there any difference and if they can limit. The strength and the power of saudi are not out of force i believe that they can conduct a major attack against saudi arabia United Arab Emirates and i just want to mention that 2 days ago yemeni a Ballistic Missile has targeted a military base in niger and i think that was a clear declaration of the end of the unilateral truce that was announced in sanaa 3 months ago on the spokesperson today have said in sanaa that yemeni army would respond to any attack against yemen either here in area under the control of some or any other attack or a Major Development in the south especially from the United Arab Emirates. Still ahead in this half hour. The developing world with a pledge to relinquish. To generate power but for. 30 years long to wait. Hello there the heat is back on across the South Australia but the some better news because it really is just a spike in the temperatures so no say heat wave not these prolong spells of hot weather though we have seen in the preceding weeks that is very very warm look at this 40 celsius adelaide on monday 43 in melbourne and 40 celsius in hobart now from melbourne and hope at least how much is all of 20 celsius above the average boss it is short lived meanwhile out at schools the west 26 celsius and then theres a front just sliding through the great behind and as it comes through it will finally change direction of the winds bringing some and so temperatures coming back down to much more normal levels want to like his well across into high boss and maybe a few showers into mild them but its looking fine and dry for the next couple of days into both islands of new zealand fairly cloudy on monday and at the south on them but not cold will sunshine view that on tuesday and a warm day or 2 and with a high of 24 degrees celsius all the colder than that further to the north are going to mix the weather conditions across much of japan weve got rain in the malda as a mix of rain and snow into well central areas of honshu but the snow is very much back in the 4 calls into blanketing the region on tuesday and very cold in flood of also there with a high of minus 10. Capturing a moment in time. Snapshots of how the law. Of the stories. Provided to someone else is what. The. Do. For. Inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. Witness on aljazeera. Welcome back heres a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera the plane and Government Forces and russian backed separatists have exchanged 200 prisoners in a move that the 5 years of war and the u. S. Air force says targeted militia fighters in syria and iraq including in the border area of our sources say that at least 10 fighters from the Hezbollah Group were killed and 35. 00 people injured. A missile attack on a military Graduation Parade in southern yemen has killed at least 7 people the government has blamed the attack on the rebels. That was attacked by a man with a machete on Orthodox Jews that tending hung on the brain of rabbis house in upstate new york as being described as an act of domestic terrorism 5 people were injured including a rabbi son its the latest in a number of recent attacks against a Jewish Community in the u. S. As rosalynn jordan now explains. 37 year old Grafton Thomas faces 5 counts of attempted murder after an attack at a Hanukkah Party in muncie new york a witness called the attack a terrifying just winning is just lord knife i dont know what it was back and forth that the people descending this crammed after me when they came out here is going to have to be hey you all got you but thats it thats about it so far thomas has not been charged with a hate crime the new york state governor says the suspect should get that and more i think this is an act of terrorism i think domestic terrorists they are trying to inflict fear theyre motivated by hate. They are doing mass attacks these are terrorists the muncie attack is the latest in a series of assaults on Jewish Americans this year new York City Police say that as of december 15th 213. 00 anti semitic hate crime complaints have been filed this year thats 36 more than in 20188 of those attacks have happened in the last couple of weeks including a woman and her son attacked while leaving a coffee shop. In nearby jersey city 3 people were murdered in a kosher supermarket and december 10th while police are increasing neighborhood patrols and some israeli politicians say it might be time for Jewish Americans to leave the u. S. Others say it will take much more than Law Enforcement to fight anti semitism we would leave these thawing even mold in mayville and you. If its. Holy. And the fight against him. Is needed. Right now people are scared and the priority is keeping people safe rosalyn jordan aljazeera washington. At least 2 people are dead and another is critically injured after a shooting at a church in the u. S. City of fort worth in texas according to reports a suspect armed with a shotgun believed to be seen here in the top right of the photo opened fire during mass he was then shot by someone attending the service apparently seen in the top left the authorities have not confirmed if the attacker is among those killed or injured its got australia now where tens of thousands of residents in holiday makers have been told to evacuate parts of victoria state because of a bushfire threat Officials Say that monday could be a day of extreme danger with forecasts of strong winds lightning strikes and temperatures above 40 degrees celsius more than 100. 00 bush fires are burning across australia with New South Wales the worst hit state Prime MinisterScott Morrison says conditional compensation will be available for all volunteer firefighters who have lost income due to their efforts to stop the places or know it now joined by brenton eden from South Australias Country Fire Service he joins us on the phone thank you for being with us 1st of all give us an update on what the situation is like where you are. Good morning barbara Early Morning hearing have a strong and we are already game to what we would scope what was forecasted catastrophic for weather for large parts of South Australia that saw the cup this morning painted on the lightning has commenced to move across the strike its a very strong change that is coming across as a strong voice youre in so were saying lot name starts coming out of. China as it moves from the west coast across to the jeweler across the capital city of adelaide and up to the east towards toria and thats creating concern for the thoughts it was to die for a number of great study leapfrogs it is writing from air existing power was the start of the quarter id say go up the previous catastrophic whether its bringing cranes down and weve got dust rising from what is a trail. Stricken area of the strike site very challenging conditions so far apart is the strategy that i was conditioned to merge into stay and challenge the tory wells in the coming guides studies try and they just. Are really very exhausted full capacity in the next 48 to 72 s. But the selfrestraint of this will be a one die of in a very short lived catastrophic fire danger for sale the strike today or were seeing pictures as youre speaking and when he does look overwhelming and obviously bushfires intense heat are not new in australia it is summer in a friendlier right now what makes this unprecedented easing. I think without a doubt its dry your hair is plain i long duration. Rain sky team to draw a. Big attraction so i drop it its ready to bury really heavy areas of the media and as weve seen go right across the southern parts of the strike sooner or later for the coming out of control burning rapidly and of course. We digress rochford i remain locked in 3000. Couple of Fi Television from sirius planes not a condition to want to see happening today im absolutely not brenton eden from South Australias Country Fire Service thank you so much for your time thanks. Thank you the un has sent a Rapid Response team to Central African republic after violence between shop owners and fighter is demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday and thousands of shops and homes were set on fire the trade was refused to pay one shop owner who didnt know who did not want to be identified said that hes fed up with the violence and shot for weve had enough every time theyre asking for money sometimes they take things by force we cant continue like this when will are in with the. Hundreds of indians have protested against Police Brutality in the capital is unrest continues over a controversial citizenship law that most state has war bandages to symbolize injuries inflicted by police on several student protesters at least 26 people have been killed in the unrest and there on the 1000 arrested and shove or has been following the demonstrations in new delhi and sent us this report. Protesters wore bandages in a sign of solidarity with students at. A university in new delhi. They accuse police of the capital of beating them up by demonstrating against the new citizenship law 2 hits a girl was her in unison the chanted slogans against the out and reenacted resistance was one of people female students formed a circle around their main friend trying to protect him from the police. And octavius star who were a part of the group say their university was started because most students almost basically. The. Only muslim i didnt see. Delhi police declined to comment on the allegations these are going to say to trusting the national guard. To contain the older. I get. My kilo talked of need. So big boss joined yet another protest in the capital to raise her concerns about the safety of her family in the neighboring state of predation where over a 1000 protesters have been arrested. Many people have just been picked up by the police from their homes and their voice is not reaching delhi this is a complete media shutdown and people are terrified. At least 26 people have been killed in almost 3 weeks of nationwide protests condemning the citizenship police say only one of the deaths was due to office says opening fire. The whole ministry should be unsuitable the question is of holding them there is a feeling in the administration that they can get away with anything therefore the whole ministry often indicates to the Police Authorities that whatever they do would be fully supported by the administration was. Courteous to say once the government makes it mandatory for everyone to be registered in a National Registry the citizenship law will protect him those but exclude muslims the Indian Government denies the law is discriminatory as hundreds in new delhi chanted slogans condemning the legislation. They were confronted by supporters of the law its the kind of Division Many in india i wondered about. Aljazeera. This fight being battered by social and economic unrest chill as government is standing by its ambitions promise to go Carbon Neutral by 2050 the commitment is being praised by environmental advocates but in cities like around then its far too early to celebrate as our latin america editor newman explains. This is what remains of the once impressive lot of coal company in the city of quarter. But while today the mines are closed 28 thermal electric plants powered by coal continue to supply more than 40 percent of chiles energy and 3 of them are located within a 3 kilometer radius here in. America shows us the giant coal ash dump of one of the largest plants he says and since 2003 high levels of arsenic and other heavy metals have been contaminating the air and filtering into the water supply from. Cornell is the only city in the. That has a coal ash dump inside a residential area 100 meters from a school 150 from a Nursery School 30 from home the ash is a health hazard. And thats why is known as a sacrifice zone more than 70 residents especially children have tested positive for heavy metals including planet 9 this who has dangerously high levels in her blood stream she and her 2 children suffer from headaches exhaustion muscle and body pains lack of concentration and other symptoms. No one has taken responsibility they havent said what will be the long term consequences what will happen to our children we have been totally abandoned by the state what will happen to my children if i die. The good news is that chiles government has vowed to close down all coal plants by 2040 and replace them with Clean Energy Sources like solar and wind. These measures aim to confront Climate Change and contribute to reducing Greenhouse Gases but they also are intended to create a positive impact in the cities where there is contamination from coal plants she has pledged to reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050 it will require one of the fastest coal shutdowns yet for a coal dependent economy but the governments plan to begin by shutting down 8 of chiles oldest electric plants is regarded as an ambitious by environmentalists and much of the communities that live next to them. As plants are unlikely to be shut down for another decade the government argues transitioning to alternative energy takes time and technology unfortunately for residents like 109. 00 days the dream of no longer living with her children in a socalled sacrifice stone will have to wait. To see in human. Theres snow on the ground for new year in moscow nothing unusual you might think but its. Truck capital is currently having one of its warmest winter records. Create a new year display in the city. Now a look at the top stories on aljazeera Ukrainian Government forces and russian backed separatists have exchanged a 200 prisoners in a move that ending 5 years of war a group has just arrived back in the ukrainian capital kiev where they were welcomed by family members and the president. Soldiers civilians and members of a special police force who are accused of killing protesters in 2014 the u. S. Military has carried out air strikes in iraq in syria against the Militia Group and they came they come 2 days after an american civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi Military base 3 locations were hit in iraq reported to include al qaeda which is on the border with syria sources say that at least 10 fighters were killed and 35 people injured the target was a shia group. Which helped the Iraqi Government fight eisel similar fulton has more. The tensions between the u. S. And these iranian backed groups have at quite a quite a bit in this particular at attack were hearing from a source inside the pm of has claimed as many as 10 lives with dozens of people injured and of course this particular strike comes at the back of the theories of rocket attacks that were aimed at military bases where both u. S. And iraqi personnel are based in the u. S. Attributed some of these attacks took a type as ball of the last one happened last friday and for the 1st time with actually claimed the life of one u. S. Contractor and injured several u. S. Personnel the Yemeni Government is blaming who the rebels for a missile attack on a military Graduation Parade which killed at least 7 people no one has claimed responsibility for the strike in the southern town of july the apparent target was the Security Forces a Southern SeparatistGroup Trained and equipped by the United Arab Emirates 16 somalis who were badly wounded in a bombing in mogadishu have been airlifted to turkey saturdays attack killed at least 80 people including 2 turkish nationals no one has claimed responsibility for the attack those are the top stories coming up next its with this more news in half an hour and ill see you next year by. The latest news as it breaks boeing is the largest manufacturing export in the u. S. 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