Least on the outside here. So youre watching the Enter National im rise on a low could thank you for joining us. Now the head of nato says the alliance was not informed of u. S. Plans to assassinate irans most powerful general Kasim Soleimani he installed him back says it was a unilateral act by america but he stopped short of criticizing washington for the killing. It is not a decision taken by neither do Global Coalition nor nato but all allies are concerned about irans destabilizing activities in the region iran support 2 different terrorist groups a un stoltenberg didnt have too much time to talk to the press on monday afternoon in brussels what he did say though was that the nato military Training Mission that was operating in iraq will be suspended with immediate effect then well deescalation more than once was the words uttered by the nato secretary general he said that this was the message that had come out of the meeting from the passages of the allies that make up nato saying every single one of them had been putting forward well basically the same words and that word deescalation at the meeting today. Called for restraint and deescalation. A new conflict would be in no ones interest. So we are on must refrain from further violence and provocations well this latest from the nato secretary general comes as the Prime Minister of iraq. Hardy discuss doubts over the claims by the us that he was in baghdad in order to plan attacks against u. S. Diplomats the iraqi Prime Minister says that solomon he was there as part of a diplomatic reports moralise an attempt to to create a diplomatic reports more talks in which the iraqi Prime Minister was intending to be asked well as all of this news comes out the word coming from european capitals and also capitals of other nato Member States has been one that echoes that word again we heard from the secretary general deescalation and calming things down we are looking to deescalate and stabilize the situation while the u. S. Will take operational judgment call but theyve got the right of selfdefense if you look at what general sort of man he was doing he wasnt is not victim in this scenario he was a regional menace they were saying that we had a conversation with trump about developments in the region and we were shocked when we got the news at that point i especially had suggested to him that tensions with iran should not be heightened. Americans for the American Action is a reaction to a whole series of military provocations through which iran bears the responsibility we are in a dangerous escalation point now we have to contribute to deescalation with prudence and restraint while our nations are calling for a calming down of events in a deescalation the what were hearing coming out of the state department is that they did the right thing in targeting a solemn army with mike pompei you know the secretary of state saying the region is safer because hes no longer there American People should know. The president travels to station to remove customs of the body from the battlefield saved american lives theres no doubt about that we made the right decision to take out this terrorist American People should know their present terrible never shy away from protecting and defending america is what weve done over these past weeks president made the decision this was the time to stop this reign of terror from this guy who was the globe it certainly wasnt the longest of press conferences from u. N. Stoltenberg the nato secretary general in brussels general didnt see were comfortable taking too many questions from journalists on the subject want to get out there was soon as possible deescalation the watchword throughout his press conference but he was also very keen to stress that the targeting of saddam ali was a u. S. Decision not a nato decision i mean all in iran the millions of mourners are turning out for the funeral of kassam so money theres been a huge outpouring of grief across the middle east and beyond irans Supreme Leader earlier wept as he said prayers over the slain commanders coffin into iran some mourners current red flags associated with unjust bloodshed and revenge while irans foreign minister stated the u. S. Cannot break the will of his nation. Have you ever seen such a sea of humanity in your life donald trump do you still want to listen to the clowns advising you want to our region do you still imagine you can break the will of this great nation and its people and of malign u. S. Presence in west asia has begun well the u. S. Strike also killed abu mahdi on 100 its he was the diet Deputy Commander of the rocks Popular Mobilization forces and one of the most important military figures in the country r. T. Spoke to mohandas back in 2017 and heres what he had to say. This is curious here for ages countries is a unified system and it is in our interests that iran remains safe that iraq remains safe the new administration is trying to start a war in the region and this is madness our whole region will go against it by using every means we have were in charge of our lives we resist it saddam who was supported by the americans we fought against the u. S. Invasion in iraq and we will oppose any kind of american aggression in the region. Well one of the 1st repercussions for the United States came from iraqi m. P. s who voted on sunday to expel Foreign Forces for conducting the killing less oil the iraqi lawmakers a resolution also only calls on u. S. Troops to leave the country it also asked the government to pull back from military assistance for the u. S. Led anti eisel Coalition Plus it urged for a formal complaint to be raised at the u. N. Against washington for violating iraqi serenity which as we heard has already been filed meanwhile donald trump is now warning iraq to brace itself the heavy sanctions if baghdad kicks the troops out. We have a very extraordinarily expensive very base thats there it costs billions of dollars to build long before my time were not living unless they pay us back for it if they do ask us to leave if we dont do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like theyve never seen before avar. Although it raining leaders vowing to avenge solomonic death all Senior Correspondent for it gets d. It has been looking at how it might be a better me to play the long game. On the face of it trump and iran they always wanted the same thing iran no secret always wanted the us to get the hell away from it out of iraq out of the middle east and trump well he won the election promising to end americas wars we want to bring our troops back home and i got elected on that if you go back and look at our speeches i would say we want to bring our troops back home from these endless wars what a man wouldnt say to get elected in reality he escalated conflict after conflict whether was a scratch trumps policies would tear it open into a wound on the trump of america went from a full with iran having a nuclear deal to assassinating irans 2nd most powerful official i dont think trump expected this not neatly and mourning a man that the u. S. Claimed was a terrorist and i highly doubt he expected to have all his embassies go in lockdown with crowds demanding death at the gates. I was due to meet a gentle soul in money at 8 30 am on the morning he was killed as he left Baghdad International airport mr abdul marty said the general saloon monny was carrying irans response to a message iraq had conveyed on behalf of saudi arabia aimed at easing tensions between the 2 countries in the region so the money was apparently on a Peace Mission carrying proposals on how to reduce tensions in the region this is from the mouth. Of the u. S. Backed iraqi Prime Minister versus him we have the state department its a sure and says that he was actually evil and take our word for it he was organizing imminent attacks on u. S. Bases take our word for it is there any surprise that iraqis voted to remove american soldiers from their country that iraqis dont want foreign troops murdering who they will when they will the parliament has decided to ask the us to leave once a Prime Minister signs off iraq will withdraw its request for assistance which they followed with the Us Led Coalition when isis was ascendant if the us refuses to pull out if it keeps its troops it will no longer be a friend it will be an occupier essentially in death sulaimani achieved exactly what he wanted for iraqis to expel america and if parliament doesnt do it we will take greater our action the white house is in panic trying to justify what it did the Vice President telling fairy tales trying to tie soleimani to 911. 00 of all things trump threatening to bomb iranian cultural targets which would be a textbook example of a war crime that again i doubt he cares much in iran millions burned the American Flag in america theyre burning the book on International Law and order if the americans think about putting iraq under sanctions definitely iraq will look into other sources into either selling these Oil Financing projects and finding more suitable partners than partner who comes to iraq iraq he citizen use iraqi airspace iraqi ground to kill iraqi officials and that is definitely not the way that we are looking. Into our lives. With another news this hour thousands of worshippers have filled central moscow is quite the same because the drill this Tuesday Morning as eastern Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas Carol reports from outside the iconic church. Its been almost 2 weeks since the west liberated christmas but the big day has finally arrived for Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day on january the 7th so we started starting here on Christmas Eve and now its Christmas Day and its a pretty big deal for people here in russia thats because russia is home to a whopping 39 percent of the docks kristie and its not just people here in russia theyre going to be marking this day of course people all around the world will be people in macedonia it is rarely ethiopia thats just naming your few places but to people here in moscow is only one place to be on Christmas Eve going into Christmas Day and thats right here at tryst the state of year 50 jewel its not only majestic on the outside it is also beautiful on the inside too and heres a fact for you its the tallest in Eastern Orthodox Church in the entire world so last year we saw several thousands of people attend the services here on Christmas Eve this year might be even more it is fairly mild for this time of the year old although i have to say im fairly sure least on the outside here without further ado so it was just a form crystal ball oh Merry Christmas from here in central moscow. The race is on to evacuate stricken residents in australia as the most ferocious wildfires in decades ravaged swathes of the southeast at least 25 people are now known to have died and many thousands have to abandon their homes and be relocated that has been a briefer spite from the record breaking heat wave Emergency Services all braced for Hazardous Conditions to return in a few days the far as have been burning with such intensity that plumes of smoke have even reportedly made their way across the Pacific Ocean to chile. Well angry australians a directing their fury at Prime MinisterScott Morrison over his handling of the crisis and for suggesting theres no direct link between the fires and Climate Change despite many saying it as a root cause of the unprecedented destruction. Its become harder the fosses and longer the rival lepping between states this is driven by Climate Change scientists the brain very clear that the 10 or 20 years now that Climate Change is leading to more frequent and more severe bushfires and droughts and hate waves were already seeing catastrophic impacts you can imagine how much worse it will be if we allow the planet to continue to warm if we allow the continent of australia to continue to dry out this is just a taste of whats to come if we dont act theres no argument about the links between in my view in the governments view and in any government in this country about the links between broader issues of global Climate Change and and weather events around the world but im sure people equally with knowledge that the direct connection to any single fire event its not a credible suggestion to make that link. Now i bring you this least 30 people are reported to have been killed and dozens more injured in a bomb blast in northeastern nigeria the explosion took place on a busy bridge in the town of bor close to the border with cameroon its believed to be caused by an improvised explosive device but no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack although local Islamic State affiliates are active across the region and have committed a string of trustees in recent weeks. Now the new year in scotland is a much celebrated event with the capital drawing thousands of visitors for hogmanay but for the residents who live there full time say theyre increasingly being shut out of their own city to make way for tourists visiting numbers have grown rapidly in recent years but its proving to be a double edged sword for the Edinburgh City Council who say the new year celebration in flats causes an increase in Noise Pollution and overcrowding on the streets residents who live in the center even have to wear id response to enter and exit their own streets and they also have to get permits for visitors to the own homes during the hawkman a festivities but in recent years events organizers have worked with a number city council to try to make the most of the rising numbers of visitors the citys german themed Christmas Market however caused upset recently when it was revealed that it hadnt received permission for the last 2 years but went ahead anyway heres what people in edinburgh have been telling us. For years become an issue because firstly its the globe is it people so you sort of work workers there. You know they can see how to do this its just going to become more difficult there i think we have plenty and i think they need to see that the people also want to listen to the city people need to live here and not have to be pushed out if theyre still in. The stores look this if you get into city that that means people a member of this i mean that is going to be like any of them would say. Well we can now continue taking stock of 2019 as we reflect on more of the events the month the year just gone. Thank. You. We did see a fair bit of political maneuvering and what could be called wheel of dealing over weaponry as the Iran Nuclear Deal unraveled nations boosted their Defense Budgets to get a tooled up and a new arms race waited in the wings the u. S. Withdrew from the i. N. F. Treaty on limiting Ballistic Missiles in 2018 russia then took what it described as asymmetrical response in 2090 igor stadol takes a closer look at how it all developed. An arms race cold war a Nuclear Crisis it seemed all these things both sparked and faded out of historical relevance in the past millennium but 2019 saw all of them make a comeback the United States is officially withdrawing from the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty or i. N. F. Treaty the us unilaterally demolished a pillar of International Stability crushing its i. N. F. Treaty with russia. Fears of the past century resurrected immediately the u. S. Is pulling out of a decades long Nuclear Treaty with russia sparking fears of a new arms race we thought was confined to the cold war now theres concern a pullout could lead to a new arms race its clear that the threat of a new arms race is real we go into a Nuclear Arms Race like we saw in the 1960 s. Only more expensive and more dangerous it seemed the 2 countries were again trying to outpace each other on the military speed track with a Nuclear Winter right past the finishing line washington no longer bound by the iron of shackles started the messala tests right away 2 weeks after the pullout and then again in december this in turn kicked russias military into action too as it accused the us of premeditating their withdrawal. When the us pounds had to be only east and street food with us. They should not have used trumped up accusations and allegations to unilaterally withdraw from it like they did in 2002 they violate everything and find excuses to put the blame on someone russia does not pose a threat to anyone any actions we take are retaliatory that is to say in defense we never seek confrontation we do not want it is specially with a global power like the us both sides have been accusing each other of violating the i never deal but more school has also insisted that it has been unprecedentedly transparent in attempts to demonstrate compliance paraded the very message washington claims violated the i. M. F. Russia invited International Experts to come and be judge and jury what the rocket could and couldnt do the americans didnt come despite an almost personal invitation. For many years weve proposed to some talks but our initiatives have not found the support of our partners in fact they always find pretexts for dismantling the Global Security system. Russia says it still tries with the iron of deal flatlined it suggests that arms control can be achieved through expanding another deal start and response washington talks at length about its gargantuan plans to include china and other Nuclear Powers in a new deal just some new deal even the u. S. Seems to have little idea about with you that the start expires february the 5th 2021 we have until then to resolve the situation our proposals still on the table weve been heard and i understand that now its up to washington to decide i hope that were able to get everybody in a very big and beautiful room and you are literally that would be much better all the while as Nuclear Parity hangs in the balance purely on the good faith of a few individuals. Well 29000 also so governments in many countries left in no doubt about just how widespread public dissatisfaction against them had become from the l a vest in paris to the political turmoil in latin america crowds turned out regularly and in the last numbers in spain for instance it was a simmering independence route of the wealthy catalonia region that led to violent demonstrations protests to set roadblocks and pressure police who weeks off to knowing separatist leaders were sentenced to jail for sedation they had pushed ahead with an independence referendum in 2014 despite a bomb from madrid medina cochon of a reported from the catalan capital balsa mona during the height of water on rust 2. The streets of barcelona are again on fire were standing right now between the very cases that were built by professors as you can see the violence is only growing on the streets of the cattle lonny and capital. Protestors have built as these bury case using garbage and appliances that were standing by the cafeterias as well as some of the furniture that they could find so they built those very case now they set them on fire and right now theyre shouting slogans and happening. And as you can see tensions are only increasing here at this is happening right in the center of barcelona and these trees so far so on there are again on fire if we remember what happened just on friday a Police Forces responded with a rubber bullets and tear gas. Go. Barcelona is protesting since monday and this saturday just showed that people are not tired this violence just showed that theyre ready to take it to the streets. What is your news update for now im sure is on the local me back here with the rest the team at the top of the at with the brunt of the headlines well see that. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race. 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Reality has mandates of its own that go beyond what our wishes and preferences are. And our utopian visions maybe were going to get a new deal but it may not be the Green New Deal that people are expecting will get the Green New Deal that we have we deserve rather think we are going to get a Green New Deal because the Green New Deal in compass is things beyond just straight infrastructure healthcares in the new deal there are other elements if you go back 20 started in 2006 that we are going to get and that are popular in this country. Last. This is boom bust broadcasting around the world and covering all aspects of business and how it affects our daily lives im christiane washington and heres a look at what we have in store today as tensions continue to rise between the u. S. And iran oil prices have continued this surge as uncertainty and fear persists we take a look at what has caused the boost and what assets have benefited from the pressures with peter schiff of europe is the capital and todd bubble for one and. Of course is no longer there are months to go. Wildfires continue to rage in australia as east coast continues to be ravage correspondent john hardy is on hand to break down how the nations business has been affected by the blazes and later. Boeings was continue as our problems in this as the so we break down what else has gone wrong for the embattled Aerospace Giant with molly barrows contributor with American Lawyer we have so much to get to today so lets waste no time and jump right in. As tensions in the middle east escalate over the weekend Global Markets are slumping as investors push toward safe haven gold is at 7 year highs and oil jumped briefly to its highest since september there is fear that any middle east conflict could disrupt global supplies with futures rising 2 percent to 70. 00 per barrel and u. S. Crude climbing to 64. 00 while crude turn lower monday giving up earlier gains it is still posting its 5th straight week of gains the u. S. Is becoming less sensitive to Oil Disruptions and price spikes as the country became a net patrolling explorer for the 1st time in modern history analysts have commented that further upstart is still remains as iran is almost certain to respond in some scale scope and magnitude and events in 2900 served as a reminder for just how vulnerable the worlds oil supply is when attacks in september briefly took 5 point 7000000. 00 barrels a day off line as the outlook for Oil Remains Bullish for analysts across the board higher oil prices. Could soon hit consumers at the moment pushing inflation hire a Prolonged Oil price surge could raise the risk of a Global Economic recession similar to that in 1970 s. Saudi aramco shares have now slumped to their lowest level since its record breaking i. P. O. As investors brace for potential iranian retaliation over last weekends assassination of the countrys most powerful general the stock dropped over 2 percent even as the price of oil rose 6 percent since friday as investors are increasingly concerned that iran could respond by targeting saudi aramco a key american ally in the region