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Hello and welcome to world news today. Religious leaders around the world have delivered their annual christmas messages, covering issues including terror attacks, injustices and natural disasters. At the vatican, pope francis denounced attacks by extremist groups in west africa, he prayed for venezuelans to receive the aid they need, and urged the world to ensure security in the middle east. From rome, heres the bbcs mark lowen. Under a perfect christmas sky, 55,000 came to st peters square, be...

His political opponents of spreading lies about a new citizenship law that has led to widespread protest. More than 20 people have died in the hello, and welcome clashes. Special trains for children travelling alone in france during to world news today. The Christmas Holidays have resumed service. Prolonged nationwide strikes had led to the National Rail indias Prime Minister, narendra modi, has accused his service calling them. Tottenhams political opponents of spreading lies about a new citize...

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Firefighters in the australian state of New South Wales were bracing for what are being termed catastrophic fire conditions. Temperatures well above a0 degrees, are set to fuel almost a hundred fires burning across the state. In south australia, one person has died overnight in a blaze east of adelaide. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison widely criticised for being on holiday during the crisis is expected back in australia over the weekend. Phil mercerjoins me now from sydney. Before we talk abou...

Inform about the results of joint work once every six months. The vologda region has become an important support for belarus in the northwestern part of russia to promote primarily engineering products. Our own structuring networks have been formed, and Assembly Production is operating at the bazevets lyceum. You have a welldeveloped metalworking industry, which means there is definitely a need to update the machine park, but if in general, to be honest, we are somehow marking time in this regar...

Has been identified, but is being kept secret. About the situation in the conflict zone, sergei kholoshevsky. Our tank crews thwarted a predawn attack by Ukrainian Armed forces militants from Pacific Ocean marines repulse enemy attacks in the area of ​​the vremevsky salient. Guns, shot. About enemy tactics and retaliatory strikes by Russian Troops report by rostislav skidan. And a meeting of the heads of government of the sco is taking place in bishke. The main topics are the development of ...

In global news, business and sport. Apple confirms what weve all suspected for years. Older iphones get slower each time you update their software. Today were asking, are tech firms too quick to make gadgets obsolete . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Catalans will go to the polls in a couple of hours to vote in a Regional Election amidst the worst political crisis in decades. The vote is intended to resolve a stand off between the Spanish Government and the campaigne...

Damian green was deputy to the Prime Minister theresa may, and one of her closest allies. An inquiry has concluded he made inaccurate and misleading statements about pornography found on a computer in his office. He was also being investigated over claims he behaved inappropriately towards a female activist. This report from our political editor, laura kuenssberg. Sharing a joke, right by her side, only hours ago. Prime minister. Damian green, until this afternoon the second most powerful politi...

Plight of yemens children. The worst humanitarian crisis in the world. We have a special report. And meet the blade running dog. We will reveal how prosthetic limbs gave this put a new lease on life. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london, 1am in barcelona, where it looks as though separatist parties are on course to maintain a slim majority in catalonias assembly. With almost all ...