Hello and welcome to world news today. The British Parliament has given its backing by an overwhelming majority to Boris Johnsons eu Withdrawal Agreement. The vote makes it almost certain that brexit will happen by january 31st ending decades of uk membership of the European Union. The Prime Minister won with a majority of more than 100 votes including six from the opposition labour party. The Withdrawal Agreement now approved in principle by mps says. The uk will leave the eu on the 31st of january and imposes a transition period until the end of 2020, during which britain will still abide by eu rules. It says we will pay the eu a divorce bill of around 33 billion pounds. And it sets out a plan for dealing with the Northern Irish border with a possible Customs Border down the irish sea. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar has more. Were leaving. Were through the looking glass. Everything looks the same, but nothing will be the same again. The last lonely protester was there, figh
And Helena Humphrey glad you could join me in australia a new heat wave is igniting more bushfires increasing the toll the blazes are taking across the country now 100000 people have been urged to flee 5 melbourne suburbs as flames are encroaching on the victoria state capital a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate far in the countryside the 10th victim of the blazes now the high level foreigner has led to the council ation of hundreds of firework displays for the new year. If theres one thing thats considered a given that the in the fee cheer its the images from across the world are flashy new years celebrations and there is pride in being the ones to kick off the yearly affair. And you know a new story of the world looks at city. Every single were and i look at our vibrancy by look at our passion to look at our success. But for the last 3 months australia has been battling some of the worst bushfires in decades the blazes are predicted to peak on new years eve de
Degree as the Prime Minister declares its an extremely difficult day for the country. Im michael so glad you could join me tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the iraqi capital baghdad for a funeral procession for the iranian general and Iraqi Militia leader killed in an american airstrike a day earlier the procession organized by iran backed Iraqi Militias is heading for the shiite holy cities of karbala and najaf south of baghdad the death of general. Sole nonny has sent shock waves through the region. Tehran has vowed revenge of the u. S. Has ordered its citizens to leave iraq and is sending thousands of extra troops to the region. The iranians took to the streets of their capital on friday in the 10s of thousands. Was they chanted no compromise no surrender fight the us the news of general salim moneys killing sparked fury among the protesters who directed their anger at the west. And why yes i mean how do you have the same thing they did to us should be done to them and
Individual victims of the holocaust one stone this time the german artist marks a milestone with his project dedicated to preserving the memory of jews killed by the nazis. Im headed home free glad you could join me police have surrounded buildings and cordoned off parts of the german capital after reports of the gunshots and the incident occurred near checkpoint charlie a major tourist attraction that was once a cold war Border Crossing between east and west belin. Were joined now by manu as shy as he was at the scene a man who was heard contradictory reports about the incident what has been conserved now. Well i would 1st heard that there has been some shots being have been some shots being fired at 130 this afternoon after caffie and you check on charlie just behind me but the police didnt confirm so far that the shots has happened but they sent a special team here and you can see you see the police vans are at the scene also numbered as was at the scene earlier on it left since and
45. 00 degrees celsius what the Prime Minister calls an extremely difficult day for australia. Time humphrey glad you could join me the american air strike that killed the wrongs top military commander and an Iraqi Militia leader has sparked a storm of rage in baghdad thousands of people have been chanting slogans including death to america as they march in a funeral procession for the victims of the attack now the region is on edge and iran says it will retaliate. Thousands of mourners filled the street in baghdad iraq is the 1st to hold funeral possessions for the 5 iraqis and 5 iranians killed by a u. S. Airstrike on friday many are dressed in black waving iraqi flags and militia. Members are out in force showing their loyalty to the 2 key figures killed in fridays attack iraqs. Deputy commander of any raney and back coalition of militias and general qassam so money the head of irans elite military unit and the countrys number 2 man rainey and president Hassan Rouhani visited the fa