100 soberest. A man to be held welcome to the program iranian backed militia men have left the u. S. Embassy complex in fact that after 2 days of clashes with American Security forces demonstrators had stormed the compound in protest at u. S. Airstrikes which killed 25. 00 fatahs washington has sent in hundreds of extra troops and secretary of state my compiler has postponed and overseas trip. Has begun with a fresh political crisis in baghdad more clashes broke out between pro running demonstrators in u. S. Troops. Like protesters pulled back but they were a god they were treated as a victory of the United States by the end. We achieved exactly what we intended so we pulled back triumphantly and we rubbed americas nose in the dirt. They may have had little choice but to leave more u. S. Troops moved into rain for security at the embassy early on new years day washington deployed 750 Rapid Response forces to stop demonstrators again breaking the perimeter of the massive u. S. Embassy. Thousands of kilometers away more u. S. Troops have been preparing to travel to the middle east its a sign of just how seriously the trumpet ministration regards tuesdays events the president has accused iran of ocus trying the embassy protest but terences it see not it states its acting aggressively the hulk and they find some excuse to attack iraqi soil and martyr people i strongly condemn this crime by america and i do so on behalf of the government and the people of iran. She says attack was one of the worst on the u. S. Diplomatic mission in years and it is further escalated tensions between washington and tehran and already difficult relationship. Well iraqs been shaken by months of protests by government opponents expressing a different set of grievances journalist pressure my good in baghdad explains so that people who were outside of the u. S. Embassy majority of those people were supporters of the iranian backed militia groups that were targeted by the u. S. Air strikes if you go the king following the rules of some of the people whove been killed in air strikes and theyre going to be very much related to the air strikes that it will be in protesting for the past few months of much wider grievances theyve been calling for you know the downfall of some or the could lead to this they are responsible for widespread corruption within our arc and many of them in fact i have expressed a love and iranians sentiment in saying that they want iraq to be independent from both iran and america and to be run by iraq is as wildfires rage across the strait of the another 7 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed now the ships and aircraft are delivering food and water to thousands who fled the coastal town of mela kuta and took refuge on the beach while temperatures have cooled Emergency Service chiefs i do summers wildfires are the worst on record and that theres still another 3 months of hot weather to come. By searing temperatures and fast moving winds more than 200 fires continue to consume a strain southeastern states of New South Wales and victoria. May fire fools these rescue volunteers to take shelter in that truck as flames surrounded them. The crew made it out safely we also have a very real challenge at the moment with a couple of our saliva communities where weve got reports of of injuries and burn injuries to members of the public we havent been out to get access of our roads all of our aircraft its been socked in altered our interests and we simply cant access nor can the people in those areas get here and. In some places the blazes are so intense that the thick smoke turned day to night. The fires are causing dry lightning storms that themselves are starting new fires. Is pretty scary that wall of fire that we saw earlier i dont know whether wed be any use trying to save the house and youre always worried that its more important save your family and thats all property itself yeah some people whove returned home have found theres not much left. First so you know its. Gone this is the other unit that i was im on the road now trying to stop. A stray has been battling huge bushfires for several months mostly on its east coast but every state has back in places that have raised more than 40000 square kilometers of land stranding people and displacing wildlife. Or journalist roger may now is in sydney we asked him whether the thousands of people stranded on melaka speech are getting enough help for a little but not enough early this at least bergeron without water but apart from that this brutal in the world food another problem is being replicated for the north in the south because well as well that thousands of people are still stranded some shops are being open and of course theres been a runnels that was built by and and queues forming long long queues at the supermarket. In addition to that youre going to run it was. You know it is a report that running up to all of the other hand they cant publicly because theres no power no electricity at the pumps so a real crisis to the government trying to urge people to get out is also well that of course is easier said than done given that the roads are open and it may be some time before that before they have the opportunity to get out even if they have enough fuel in their car to do so as roger man out in sydney now to some of the other stories making news around the world israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is asking parliament for immunity from corruption charges the move is likely to protect him from prosecution while he remains in Office Netanyahu was indicted in november on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust austrias conservatives have struck a Coalition Deal with the green party after 3 months of negotiations sebastian curts remains chancellor with the greens entering National Government for the 1st time conservatives previous alliance with the far right Freedom Party collapsed over a Corruption Scandal and triggered elections in september. The losing candidate in the runoff vote for guinea bestsellers presidency says he will contest the result dominico simonas prepared us is the ballot was rigged the Electoral Commission has declared former Prime Minister model c. Sokol bottle the winner with just over half the vote. Illinois become the 11th u. S. State to legalize Recreational Cannabis customers lined up before dawn to make their 1st legal pot purchase from license dispensers illinois has also we should pardons to thousands of people with most liberal cannabis convictions. Well violence is the 1st to prodemocracy rally of 2020 in hong kong skirmishes broke out Police Used Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters hundreds were arrested for. It was the 1st authorized protest in several months and to hundreds of thousands of people. In recent weeks its been mainly a smaller number of committed demonstrators on the streets but wednesdays march shows there is still significant public support for the prodemocracy movement i. Know it i hope this march can reunify every want to come out and protest and buy into it is it time for us to get there today here again and here tell the world that we havent given up yet how much money you have with each on the ground and by sheer force of numbers well show the government how many of us is still going to fight for freedom with 101. 00 at. The rally was largely peaceful that then a small number of protesters began vandalizing local businesses. Police responded with tear gas and water cannon and told organizers to end the march the vast majority soon fled leaving only a few 100 protesters to face off with the police as night fell the officers made around 400 Arrests Police were at pains to point out that they did not use force on peaceful demonstrators. Unfortunately again rioters hijacked the procession today which resulted in the decision for the police to end a procession but organizers will want to focus on the huge turnout earlier in the day showing support for their cause. Correspondent mathias bullinger is in hong kong and he sent us this update. Protesters have made clear that they are planning to continue their protests in 2022020 is an Election Year the Legislative Council will be re elected and the protesters are demanding universal suffrage for these elections among other demands that include an independent investigation into the operetta Police Operations during the protest movement todays march started largely peacefully but then at around 6 oclock clashes broke out after protesters vandalized the branch of a bank and Police Responded with tear gas now the police have made a large number of arrests and 2020 is beginning the same way that 2019 has ended they die. In Hong Kong Well a fire at a zoo in western germany has killed dozens of animals including some from endangered species officials and in their worst fears were realized the fire broke out of a knot and tore through and i can closure police are investigating the cause. People laid flowers and candles for the more than 30 animals the burned to death in the crate filled zoo overnight. Among the dead animals are highly endangered a slick around the 10s from borneo lowland gorillas from Central Africa and chimpanzees from west africa. A total of 8 apes were killed amongst them. Europes oldest gorilla who was 48 years old. Shortly after midnight a fire broke out in a pouch in the crate. The ape house was also homes of fruit bats and birds they were all killed in the blaze but 2 chimpanzees survived. And the. Most to a miracle that we have animals that are still alive. Bally a 40 year old female chimpanzee and limbo a younger male survived this inferno. The cause of the fire is not yet known. But Police Believe it may have started from flames and sky lanterns launched the new year. Sky lanterns in the air near the zoo and some of them were flying very low we have to assume they went down in the zoo. Skylines and subband almost everywhere in germany including the state of north rhinewestphalia what cray felt is located police are treating the case as negligent arson. Potties and fireworks january 1st was a Public Holiday for many of us and offered some welcome relaxation also brings its own traditions many of which involve. New years day and for people in northern france the party goes on. Some in swimsuits wading into the chilly waters of the north sea. The little. In rome a few hearty souls plunged into the tiber river as part of an annual tradition in the italian capital. They say it clears the head. But most people still just prefer to watch. People in japan also agree waters a fine way to usher in the new year but they like it a little bit warmer. Be there isnt a spot west of tokyo took in the morning vista of mt fuji. Locals believe making new years resolutions while watching the 1st sunrise over the mountain will bring good luck. A definite you can always get news on the go just download al app from google plus or from the app store that will give you access to all the lads news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you pop the news story you can also use the day after saddams photos and videos of whats happening. To. You while watching the news live from berlin well have more news at the top of the alah and on our website at www dot com of course well leave you now with some spectacular scenes of thousands of horses galloping through the snow in northwestern china herdsman the horses free to exercise them and its become a huge tourist attraction thanks for joining us. Hijacking the news. Where i go wrong the news is being hijacked journalism itself has become a scripted reality show its not just good versus evil us versus them black and white. In countries like russia china turkey people are told is that and if youre a journalist there and you try to get beyond this new are facing scare tactics intimidation and i wonder is that where were headed as well. My read