Christmas message germanys present urges germans to not lose hope in times of uncertainty as the country continues to struggle to form a new government punggol to steinmeyer expressed confidence that political leaders can end the deadlock over a new coalition and is this the most expensive plastic Christmas Tree in the world all some people in serbia certainly seem to think so we find out how its branched out into a full blown political controversy. Thank you very much for your company christians around the world are celebrating christmas and as this custom pope francis has given that or be blessing from the balcony of the basilica overlooking st Peters Square its one of the most sacred addresses in the catholic calender. But then these. Days. Its free. Some ten thousand catholics and to risk of that outside st peters to hear the popes traditional blessing be at or be means to the city and the world and the pope also had a worldly matter on his mind in his address francis repeated call
To appeal to do session also in moscow a bus crashes into a subway underpass killing at least four people several others have been injured police are now questioning the driver and investigating what caused the crash plus. Pope francis delivers his traditional Christmas Day blessing and his message he calls for israelis and palestinians to come together and resume talks aimed at a two state solution the pontiff called that the path to peace in the holy land. Meanwhile in his christmas address germanys president urges germans to not lose hope in times of uncertainty as the country struggles to form a new government will bring you Frank Loesser shine Meyers Christmas message. Sarah harmon welcome to the show its good to happy with this. One critic alexina volley is urging the russians to boycott next years president ial vote this comes as the countrys Election Commission bargain a volley from running against Vladimir Putin and all his president ial bid was unanimously rejected by a vote
Critic now vali is valen to appeal the decision also in moscow a bus crashes into a sort of boy underpass killing at least four people so overall there are seven injured boys are now questioning the driver and investigating what caused this crash. And pope francis delivers his Christmas Day blessing and his message she calls for israelis and palestinians to come together and resume talks aimed at a two state solution the pontiff called this the path to peace in the holy land. Meanwhile in his christmas address germanys president urged germans not to lose hope but in times of uncertainty as the country struggles to form a new government well bring you your steinmeyer scris message. Of sarah harman welcome to the show its great to have you with this. Russian Opposition Leader alexina vuln they may have reached the end of the wind in his bid to enter next years president ial race the countrys Election Commission has rejected his candidacy citing a past conviction of olney a kremlin critic
land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of t. states with a mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders. the pope s christmas eve mass was no less political francis drew attention to the plight of refugees he told catholics to be welcoming towards people who have been driven from their homelands by conflict comparing marion josephs journey to bethlehem with the mass migration seen today the holy couple had arrived he said at a place where there was no room for them to stay. or. so many other footsteps are hidden in the steps of joseph and mary we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own