And its one of the nat natures spectacles a ring of fire blazes across the sky in the middle east and asia will have everything you need to know about the last Solar Eclipse of the decade. We start off in india the Worlds Largest democracy is in the grip of widespread on rest over a new Immigration Law that critics see as anti muslim it grants amnesty to undocumented migrants from 3 neighboring countries but only if theyre not muslim indias Prime MinisterNarendra Modi says its a way to offer asylum to perks persecuted religious minorities from neighboring muslim majority countries but indias own citizens are outraged at least 25 people have died in protests across the country. I see of defiance. It is the biggest challenge to the since he came to power in 24th for the thousands here it is a battle for indias constitution to look at. What will. You not see. Differently. What also argue is going to hinder if this is it in the rest of the country 40 percent of you know. Rick their. Phone weeks protests have raged against a law that would grant citizenship to refugees from neighboring countries but not muslims some see it as islamophobia all those who are worried it will lead to white scale immigration. The backlash has provoked a heavy handed response delhi dozens were arrested for protesting. About a live thousands of people have been detained we are protesting against that people who have been detained for no reason must be released immediately. And amid heightened fears in muslim communities of revenge attacks police were caught breaking c. C. T. V. Cameras. And the government. To. A militaristic group of hindu hardliners marching in the capital beating the drum for no renter moody and his nationalist government. Journalists are feeling the heat a vigil at the moment by the press club they see they are being targeted by police i try to cover these to mull to said then. When you act required of communication when you are doing that all people do report when you cut off the internet you increase rumor mongering. And you increase riots and this is what something which the establishment should understand india finds itself in a standoff and still far no signs of even a flicker of rican silly asian. Now lets take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. Israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory following leadership elections in his ruling Likud Party Netanyahu was able to fend off the challenge by former interior minister gideon sar despite having been indicted on several corruption charges the vote comes ahead of a general election in march. Russian police have raided the offices of kremlin critic alexei in a volley in moscow his Anticorruption Foundation publishes exposes on state corruption and is under investigation by authorities his colleague a veteran of seen here in the middle with a volley was recently forced into military service in the arctic. U. K. Authorities say they have rescued at least 60 migrants from iran iraq and afghanistan off the coast of the countrys southeast coast they reportedly sailed from france the home office says an increasing number of people are risking their lives by trying to cross the English Channel in small boats. Public transport workers have rallied in paris as a rail strike continues to cause major disruption cross france the protesters are demanding that the french government drop its plans for controversial pension reform the overhaul would simplify the Current System and increase the retirement age to 64. Now turkish president. Says he intends to said send troops to libya a chorus as the u. N. Backed government in tripoli has requested intervention to help stabilize the country if turkey follows through the move to deep in an international proxy struggle in the north african country which has been ravaged by civil war since 2014. After 8 months desperately fending off rival forces from the east of the country the Libyan Government is in need of help. We have the right to defend tripoli so we will officially ask that turkish government for its military support. The defense of the capital tripoli has so far been successful but with a powerful and tangled web of cooperation on the insurgent side that includes russia and egypt libyas internationally recognized government is trying to form its own Regional Coalition to defend its hold on power. Will be. God willing the alliance and cooperation between us turkey tunisia and algeria will be the support for their stability. Is the. Ankara has already signed too broad a defense accords with tripoli but now publicly acknowledge is a more definitive request for tickets troops on libyan soil. We would go to a place where we are invited to go. But we would not go to a place where we are not invited to go to. This. To give it at the moment since there is such an invitation we will respond to it. You just. Took my kids could vote as early as next week to ratify a no that would again as in syria cost turkey as a key player in a very complex theater. People in the central philippines are surveying the damage after a severe typhoon battered the region at least 20 people have been killed and its feared the death toll could rise significantly many buildings were destroyed in large areas are still without internet or electricity a Tropical Storm at 1st fanfold was upgraded to a typhoon when it made landfall at christmas devastating celebrations in this predominantly catholic nation. The extent of the damage caused by the typhoon is beginning to emerge. Fun phone destroyed many homes leaving families to spend christmas sheltering in the open air authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people ahead of the storms arrival as a precaution. Severe rain caused major flooding forcing people to wade through the deluge authours user seeking need to deal with the typhoons aftermath. Toiletries whatever items that can be useful and helpful to us thats what were appealing for i hope we receive help. The sun phones powerful winds rex have a conceptual provinces in central philippines the same part of the country where thousands of people died when it was hit by typhoon haiyan and 6 years ago. Damage from fan phone blocked roads and cut communication lines there are reports of people taking shelter in the regions airports. Now that the storm has passed for those who are returning home the job of cleaning up and rebuilding their lives has begun although the philippines is hit by storms several times a year typhoon fan phone has made this christmas one that will be remembered. And as people in the philippines are coming to grips with the damage at least by typhoon and phone communities across asia have marked the 15th anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history the day after christmas in 2004 a huge underwater earthquake triggered a powerful tidal wave that hit coastlines across a vast area more than 200000 people died in thailand people lit candles on a beach to remember the victims around 8000 are estimated to have lost their lives in the country although many bodies were never recovered. Some 2000 kilometers away sri lankas eastern coast was especially hard hit more than 10000 people died in the southern region. Can die a gee it looks out over the indian ocean nearly every day. And deter life 15 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. Only a little bit did not good all 9 of us lived near the beach so many tonight when i think about the children i get very sad i only managed to save one little girl that i never saw any of us again when i got back at my house was destroyed. I can die and now shares her home with the one granddaughter she rescued and her small child. The waters forced their way some one and a half kilometers inland the town of power in sri lankas south was worst affected thousands of children were among the victims. On his help many survivors back then he was the only psychiatrist in the worst affected area of southern sri lanka he treated adults and children alike. Children as you know will have a huge amount of his indians and they have got the thing thats trained to come out of these things and that. On the adults at them. And control and come but then still being with the problems the childrens anxiety and stress its much much less. After the tsunami sri lankan psychiatrist formed a network with the help of the World Health Organization today Elementary School teachers are being taught how to recognize signs of trauma in children but talking about the effects of trauma is still to do. What the country has installed an Early Warning system for tsunamis the fear of another giant wave has never gone away nor has the memory of the victims of 2004. Now some of our viewers in the middle east and asia may have been lucky enough to witness the last Solar Eclipse of the decade whats known as an annular eclipse provided spectacular views to people from saudi arabia to india singapore. A ring of fire in the sky seen by lucky viewers along a narrow path of visibility in saudi arabia sun chasers from around the world started preparing in darkness. 11 eclipse and thats because of that they came to saudi arabia to see is a tenuous will eclipse students on ice for me and my family will live in london im going to come to saudi arabia especially to see this event because its very rare you know were missing and we have to wait for another 30 years more sun watchers travelled to a remote desert area of abu dhabi for the best view. Iting i wanted to come here only to victim is a once in a lifetime moment and it looks so amazing why you see it its like its gone completely. As the path of visibility moved eastward people in western indonesia set up gear to watch. And to record. And i singaporeans were amongst the last to be able to see it. The next one is going to be when im in my sixtys so i might as well take my youth and look at this lovely ring of fire but only 2 minutes but its so intense that you talk about it with your friends and family for the next months. The eclipse then moved out over the ocean and disappeared. Its beautiful now its a cycle cyclocross its a form of bike racing that test riders and durrance and handling skills on challenging largely off road to rain the 7th of the cycle across a cycle across world cups 9 events was held in belgium on wednesday the cyclist pedalled and pushed their way around the muddy course or even carried their bikes when they needed to the women the winner of the Womens League division Lucinda Brand of the netherlands. Completing a dutch sweep of matthew a vendor poll won the mens only. And a reminder of the top stories were following for you in india the death toll has reached 25 in clashes between protesters and Police Hundreds of thousands of people continue to rally across the country against a citizenship law they say is unconstitutional and discriminates against muslims. Turkish president range of tired and want says he plans to send troops to support the embattled u. N. Backed Libyan Government the potential deployment puts it at odds with russia and several arab states backing libyas rival government. Watching the news from berlin well have more news at the top of the hour business with Kate Ferguson is up next thanks for joining us on the touch. 50 years of religions for peace people from many different faiths are working together toward a common goal the peaceful resolution of religious conflict. Now all female members are religious for peers from the middle east are demanding the