Environmental disaster waiting to happen the u. N. Sounds the alarm over a decaying oil tanker off the coast of western dam. Tens of thousands of demonstrators in bell are defying warnings to rally against president Alexander Lukashenko is the latest wave of protests against his disputed reelection earlier this month sonia gago has. United in one cause they gathered in the streets and in the squares of the bella recent capital minutes since the disputed president ial vote in august 9th protesters have defied the authorities and have been gathering every day calling for an end to present because those 26 year old despite the continued threats of a violent crackdown opposition supporters say they wont. Give up ahead of sundays rally the bellerose saw me rolled into the central city streets a warning to those marching any unrest monuments and statues would not be tolerated and they not the police would see to that on saturday in the city of good old law in the west to the man at the cente
And im George Howell from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Newsroom starts right now. And we begin with the attacks that have shaken two u. S. Communities during the holiday season. In texas, a man opened fire killing two people during a Church Service before he was shot by armed parishioners. We will have the details in just a moment. Also in monsey, new york, the suspect accused of stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration inside a rabbis home, this happened saturday, that suspect is being held on 5 million bail. Grafton thomas has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and first degree burglary. His Attorney Says he has a long history of Mental Illness and no history of antisemitism. We must warn you the video youre about to see may be disturbing. These are photos from inside the rabbis home right after the attack, and you can see blood on the floor and chairs overturned. And Surveillance Video from a neighbors home appears to show the attacker running toward his car afte
also coming up, russian forces pushed deeper into the eastern ukrainians to the if severe. oh, don t ask. parties fear the city could meet the same fate as maria, paul, which russian varmint, all but flat. ah, i my book rough welcome to the program. european union leaders have agreed to a partial ban on russian oil. it s the toughest sanctions imposed on russia since the invasion of ukraine 3 months ago. the deal is the result of difficult negotiations among member states that ended in concessions to some e. u. countries that are heavily dependent on russian oil. oil pumped from russian fields is no longer welcome. in most parts of the you d, u leaders in brussels reached an unexpected breakthrough on the 6th sanctions package just around midnight cowan. so should now be able to finalize a ban on almost 90 percent of all russian oil inputs by the end of the year. who s the embargo. a move that had been proposed by the commission weeks ago. and the ukranian president had urged
coming up more than 20 travellers are dead after and aviation disaster in nepal. rescue as an apple find the bodies of 21 people killed in a plane crash in remote himalayan mountains. one victim is still missing and kurdish refugees say they re being stopped from returning to their homes. more than 22 years after turkish forces seized control of northern syria. we look at turkey s plans to resettle the region. ah, i m monica jones. good to have you with us. russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern ukrainian city of several don yet sc. ukraine says it s troops are battling to hold their positions after days of intense shelling. say better than yet. kiss threatened by rushes, push to capture the whole of the dumbass industrial region president holiday mister lensky says, almost all the city s infrastructure has been destroyed and most buildings damaged . it s he, it said it was on yet could follow mother you, paul, by falling into russian hands. will this be a c
coming up more than 20 travellers are dead after an aviation disaster in naples rescues in a poll find the bodies of 21 people killed in a plane crash and remote himalayan mountains. one victim is still missing and kurdish refugees say they are being stopped from returning to their homes. more than 2 years after turkish forces seized control of northern syria. we look at turkey s plans to resettle the region. ah ah, monica jones, good to have you with us. russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern ukrainian city off say they don t on etzky. ukraine says its troops are battling to hold their positions after days of intense shelling. several done yet scarce, threatened by rushes, push to capture the whole of the dumbass industrial region. president will odom? yes, lensky says, almost all the cities infrastructure has been destroyed, and most buildings damaged. is he it save it or done yet? could follow mario paul by falling into russian hands. will this be a copy