Dangerous to flee advancing claims that as a magic Emergency Services struggle to contain blazes over the country. And libyas in battle government could soon see military help from turkey ankara is lining up support to send troops into the north african country despite warnings that such a move could further destabilize the breech. Im anthony hello and welcome to the program baghdad and tehran have condemned usa strikes against an Iraqi Militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violated sulfur n. T. And could provoke more conflict in the region u. S. Forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called hezbollah as for tell the for a rocket attack that killed a u. S. Civilian contractor at. American airbus. This hezbollah base near the border between iraq and syria was one of 5 targets of u. S. Fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and command and control centers in iraq and syria the strikes are retaliation for fridays killing of a u. S. Civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. Irans foreign minister condemned the u. S. Airstrikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted hezbollah was part of an alliance against the socalled Islamic State terror Group Officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. But hello from because at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u. S. Does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and in iraq i mean it could but the u. S. Defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks but i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own selfdefense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from the wrong. Us soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about 150000. 00 pro iranian militia men in iraq ready. The u. S. Has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. The iraqi Prime Minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the most recent reprisal the could tie of hezbollah militia has volunteered retaliate. The u. S. Has accused the iraqi authorities of failing to protect u. S. Bases in the country with a view from washington his data correspondent alexandra phenomena. A you ass response to an antec that kills or wounds americans its not unusual but sundays would tell the asians in the vault strikes on iranian proxies making its particularly dangerous ground the u. S. Is not looking for and the conflict the state department has set stating that the earth strikes were necessary to protect you as a person on the ground and to restore deterrence against irans activities in the region a Senior Administration official told w the you asked responded in the way the Iranian Regime will understand adding this is the language they speak but the earth strikes were quickly condemned not only by iran or russia but also by the Iraqi Government you racks National Security council has threatened to reconsider its relationship with the you asked that call it. There are still thousands of u. S. Troops contractors and other personnel in iraq and around the region so now with prou. Runyan militias threatening to retaliate the key question is will the american airstrikes 10 dont the cycle of violence or escalate it and from washington lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. Libyas interim president has expelled top mexican and spanish diplomats allegations they were attempting to help form a bolivian officials to flee the country libyans have sought refuge in the Mexican Embassy since the change of government spying has expelled bolivian diplomats in response. Has arrived in lebanon after leaving japan on the unknown circumstances was under house arrest in tokyo awaiting trial on charges of hiding income and financial misconduct which he denies holds jools french and lebanese citizenship. India is experience whats experiencing whats being called a cold wave on monday the capital delhi had its chilliest december day nearly 120 years the combination of high levels of a pollution and unusually cold temperatures produces a thick fog in many places reducing visibility and causing widespread traffic disruption. In the state of victoria and now telling residents and tourists it may be too late to leave ahead of bushfires right in the region thousands of people in one coastal holiday town failed to evacuate before fires cut off road access in another region one volunteer firefighter was killed and another 2 injured in whats been called a fire tornado that destroyed their truck heat waves and lightning strikes a fuelling 5 across the country. The bushfires have reached the Northern Edge of melbourne. Here in the suburb of boone dura emergency workers tried discreetly to keep the raging far away from homes. But as the wall of flames bears down residents have been told to get out while they still can. Did evacuate and he said that we are all sites that i am saying have no pains and i guess we have family and we think if its anything to happen we could be stuck here so you know single people we can just sort of escape it. Well thors hes a warning to those who choose to stay behind risk being trapped the flames have already closed many access roads in the area extreme heat strong winds and a severe drought have made for a catastrophic bushfire season in some regions that made for conditions so dangerous that authorities have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters the blazes have scorched an area the size of belgium and destroyed more than 1000. 00 homes thats prompted a stretch capital camber to cancel the new years fireworks show. In contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to Emergency Services and bushfire victims germanys chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of the threat posed by Climate Change in her traditional new years speech the chancellor said Global Warming is real it threatens us it is caused by human activity as the crises that arise out of Global Warming so we must do all that is humanly possible to combat this challenge to humanity is still time what warning comes as germany debates whether to scale back its famous need fireworks celebrations by fireworks is allowed for 3 days before the big day they had been set off in the streets and pox causing excitement for some and distress for others critics. Cause serious injuries create a pollution and wild life the berlin night sky lit up by cascades of fireworks over the Brandenburg Gate the new years eve display has drawn legions of locals and visitors for decades some wonder if fireworks are still appropriate but many want to keep their tradition. No money off this is if they say we have to wait until 10 pm that might help a lot but if they limit or ban the whole thing thats wrong. Thats finished i mean. I dont think the environmental hama severe enough to ban the fireworks. Its terrible i dont care if i cant see the stars id rather look at the sky some other day when there is no fireworks so im against the ban. Fireworks in germany are big business at new years 100000000 euros worth. Some people like these fireworks fans near cologne are so passionate about them that they camp out the night before to make sure they can buy the biggest and the best but this year in germany over 30 cities have placed either a partial or a total ban on new years fireworks. Health experts warn that fire crackers and rockets release over 4500 tonnes of fine particle emissions on a single night. Fine particles are extremely harmful to the lungs especially for small children and people with lung problems as my patients and the elderly they can experience acute shortness of breath. But for the foreseeable future fireworks will continue to pollute the air while they dazzle the eyes its no use holding ones breath until eco friendly rockets and fire crackers are available. Turkeys government is rushing a bill through parliament that would approve the deployment of troops to libya turkeys foreign minister and the shaba showed to act with the opposition to discuss the legislation which is expected to pass without difficulty im not saying its answering a request for military assistance from libyas un recognized government in tripoli libya and progovernment forces saying he struggling to fend off an offensive from rival forces in the east of the country by militia leader. After. Well earlier we spoke to d. W. Correspondent darren johns in istanbul and asked him whats behind this turkish move to send troops to libya he says turkish access to oil and gas i think part of the calculation well turkish president major type heard one says that turkey has in a store called a link with libya given it was part of turkeys then Ottoman Empire and president urged one says that they are committed to supporting the internationally recognized Libyan Government of national of called and that government is 15 faced with the prospect of being overrun by forces of tar and turkey says they are committed to prevent that from happening but there is also a strategic interest in our own crew support of this government because in november our own chris signed an agreement with the government of national called they gave it control of a large swathe of the Eastern Mediterranean part an area that is being contested by several countries in a competition to find hydrocarbons and that area also seen as key to any future pipelines from already discovered gas fields in Eastern Mediterranean so turkeys intervention has many ways is seen as securing a key strategic interests. And from Dorian Johnson in stamboul to an ambitious project to preserve the memory of Holocaust Victims has reached a milestone stop us time german for stumbling stones have been placed all over europe the newest prost clocks in the southern german town of miming and bring the number 275000 so. House number 11 was home to the jewish married couple the rosenbaums until it was seized by the nazis in 1038. Fled with their husband to live in exile he later committed suicide the families fate was long forgotten now to stop a diner or stumbling stones have been laid in their memory the latest installation brings the number of stoppers dyna to 75000. 00 the projects founder going to demick laid the stones himself each marker is crafted by hand they are now found in 26. 00 countries visible remind us of the crimes of the nazi regime from the families fate and Everything Else that took place that never stops being shocking things that happened which are just unbelievable. But the project is not without controversy in munich the city council chose a different type of memorial in response to criticism. Here in munich some of the names have been deliberately smeared with dirt and dog feces. This is this thats why we decided to place the memorials and eye level. But munich is an exception for many people the stumbling stones are a suitable form of memorial. They were jewish neighbors thats why we need to memorialize them is where they lived in the heart of our communities. In meminger in an independent Association Cast for the still priest on keeping the memory of these tragedies alive so Something Like this never happens again. Well the countdown to the countdown has started as cities around the world are preparing for the new years eve festivities in london big ben was tested for the midnight tolls to mark the start of 2020 the famous call has been silent of the 2 years due to rip it is. In a Rio De Janeiro bodges with fireworks are being prepared for the big not on the beach is the center of brazils celebrations with 2000000 revelers expected. And in new york the times square crystal ball has been given a practice run 32000 ellie did lots of on the boat and shes a whole mock of america new years eve celebration. Thank. You while watching the news thats all for now dont forget as always you can get all the latest news and information from around the clock on our website at www dot com for now but im Anthony Howard thanks for joining us. Its time to take one step further and face the. Time to snatch the no fun for the troops. Time to overcome pound dreams and connect the world. Its time for details. Coming up ahead