this relationship between the ukrainian orthodox church the independent church and the moscow but very kate and all the ramifications for the orthodox church as a whole there would diplomacy that alexander has just used will be key to the situation messy accuracy of we've got ukraine's security service at the moment investigating interrogating even priests who are loyal to the russian orthodoxy i know that our other guests are talking about diplomacy but if we look at what's happening on the ground is this going to provoke russia how much is this going to provoke russia do you think. well you see if you create a new security service is doing something to pressure on the clergy they're not doing it very seriously because they know that in three months time there will be election elections and they cannot fully support the illegal and the constitutional intervention into really just affairs so please don't be afraid of something very serious happen it's more political game on the ukrainian establishment as well as politicians are using religious matters as a tool in the elections the sam

this relationship between the ukrainian orthodox church the independent church and the moscow but very kate and all the ramifications for the orthodox church as a whole there would diplomacy that alexander has just used will be key to the situation messy accuracy of of got ukraine's security service at the moment investigating interrogating even priests who are loyal to the russian orthodoxy i know that our other guests are talking about diplomacy but if we look at what's happening on the ground is this going to provoke russia how much is this going to provoke russia do you think. well you see if you create a new security service is doing something to pressure on the clergy they're not doing it very seriously because they know that in three months time there will be election elections and they cannot fully support the illegal and the constitutional intervention into really just affairs so please don't be afraid of something very serious happen it's more political game on the ukrainian establishment as well as politicians are using religious matters as a tool in the elections the same i

news live from berlin independence after more than three hundred years ukraine's orthodox church formally severs ties with moscow a new to create grants autonomy to an independent ukrainian church that until now has been overseen by russia will go to kiev to talk about the implications. also coming up a fragile truce in yemen hangs in the balance the u.n. special envoys urging rebel leaders to respect a ceasefire war and famine help left millions facing starvation in one of the world's poorest countries. riot police crackdown on gang violence in brazil the on breast is the first chest of new president jarboe sonars hard line long and order policy. also coming up a gold coated backlash hits a star footballer club bar in munich the final winner frank were really for posting insults and upset at ease on twitter it was defending himself from intense criticism after an easy eating a piece of steak covered in gold we'll have reaction in among. you. i'm serious oh my god that's good to have you with us the newly founded ukrainian orthodox church is holding its first. christmas mass in the capita

and right now the ukrainian orthodox orthodox church of ukraine that is the unified church has been warning of potential colic ations. meant to make make it look like believers of the orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate in the one some poured in to moscow to make it look like they are in a crust and somewhere or another and so on the whole is obviously a very negative reaction from russia although these days still somewhat muted i just coming back. i think it's difficult to see that any other way while the idea of church and commons is not near want your car thank you he really pushed forward church independence and these were tall most creative independence this is really one of the buzzwords of the year and you know i shan't go here's a tough election campaign coming up elections on march thirty first and in the polling is usually reps third the leader is the former prime minister. who are who has a significant lead followed by a whole human is unless he has a community after only declared his candidacy on see what was long regarded as a central contender all of them by pushing thr

two unrecognized ukrainian orthodox churches that existed in ukraine they were unrecognized meaning they were seen as schismatic or non-canonical voted to unite their neck to their elected a new leader metropolitan at the funniest and very soon they received almost and the most being the degree the decree of autocephaly that may not mean a lot to the average person but that is essentially the decree of independence for the church and it's extremely significant for believers of the ukrainian orthodox churches that were not subordinate to moscow because until this moment they were unrecognized there with their church was on recognized by the metropolitan of constantinople but this is also a split orthodox christians in ukraine hasn't tell us more about that. well this is a divisive issue because there are there are for first of all political aspects but there's also a very deep religious aspect a person can be very very big hatred of ukraine while simultaneously being added herit to the ukrainian orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate so this is a this has divided this divides ort

i'm sorry so much got to thank you for joining us the newly founded ukrainian orthodox church has gained formal independence from moscow in what is an historic split church leaders formally received a decree of independence at a ceremony in istanbul turkey being the global center of the christian orthodoxy for the ukrainian church it marks the end of more than three centuries of russian influence ukraine's president petro poroshenko had campaigned for the break which has. provoked anger in moscow. let's bring in matthew cooper a journalist with the key have post he joins us from the ukrainian capital for more on the story matthew thank you very much for joining us now this is a pretty significant day the first mass of an independent ukrainian orthodox church after more than three centuries of russian control tell us more about the lead up to the split. good evening thank you for having me this is been a very significant event and it happened actually quite quickly when you consider it discussion started around october very quickly it was it became clear that ukrainian orthodox church wou

you leave a little over the bitter sick sweet christmas for the russian orthodox church is a face of its biggest split and for centuries. this is bearing sound of the desert has given a lifeline thanks to the internet. national security adviser says u.s. troops won't leave syria until i solace to feed it and the region john bolton was speaking in israel where there's been concern over president tunneled from so propped announcement and the summer that american forces are to pull out bolton says there is no timetable for the withdrawal which was initially expected to take weeks at a press conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he also said he doesn't want turkey to take military action against kurdish fighters in syria who've been backed by u.s. forces. were going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw the to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated it is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured so if he de

this relationship between the ukrainian orthodox church the independent church and the moscow but very kate and all the ramifications for the orthodox church as a whole there would diplomacy that alexander has just used will be key to the situation messy accuracy of of got ukraine's security service at the moment investigating interrogation even priests who are loyal to the russian orthodoxy i know that our other guests are talking about diplomacy but if we look at what's happening on the ground is this going to provoke russia how much is this going to provoke russia do you think well you see if you cranium security service is doing something to pressure.

right now the ukrainian orthodox orthodox church you are and that is the unified church has been warning of potential problem nations and men to make them you know make it look like believers of the orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate in the once important to moscow in ukraine to make it look like they are in the crust and somewhere or another and so on the whole is obviously a very negative reaction from russia although these days still somewhat muted. and i just coming back to see you crane matthew president poroshenko he really pushed hard for this space and we know that elections are set for the end of march is this a political victory for him. i think it's difficult to see that the other way while the idea of church and commons is not your wonder carter thank you he really pushed forward church independents on this we're almost meaning the concrete of independents this is really one of the buzzwords of the year and you know rush uncle here's a tough election campaign coming up the election is on march thirty first and the whole thing is usually rent third the leader is the fo

church, the ukrainian orthodox church, the ukrainian orthodox church, being given international recognition as being separate from russia. mountaineering experts say the risks of winter climbing should not be under—estimated following the deaths of two young climbers on ben nevis in recent weeks. a student from germany died on new year's day while another young climber — 21 year old patrick boothroyd from west yorkshire — died on the mountain in december. here's our scotland correspondent james shaw. ben nevis, the highest mountain in the british isles, and for that reason extremely popular with walkers and climbers. but the paths across its north face can be dangerous. this is what is known as the ledge route. on new year's day a student from bristol university fell 500 feet down the mountain from this path and was killed. her three companions were rescued by a coastguard helicopter. the helicopter managed to winch them from where they were on the crag, and i was below the crag, where, unfortunately, she had fallen. it was the second death in recent weeks. patrick boothroyd, who was

a bittersweet christmas for the russian orthodox church as it faces its biggest split in four centuries. and marking forty years since the fall of the camaro rouge we talked to cambodian still coming to terms with one of the country's darkest chapters. president trumps national security adviser says u.s. troops won't leave syria until i saw is defeated in the region john bolton is in israel where there's been concern about trump's abrupt announcement in december to withdraw forces bolton says there's no timetable for the pullout which was initially expected to take weeks he also said he doesn't want to take any military action against kurdish fighters in syria who've been backed by u.s. forces were going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw the to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated it is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured stephanie decker has more on this from west jerusalem. not much concrete came out of that pre

this relationship between the ukrainian orthodox church the independent church and the moscow but very kate all the ramifications for the orthodox church as a whole there would diplomacy that alexander has just used will be key to the situation messy accuracy of a got ukraine's security service at the moment investigating interrogation even priests who are loyal to the russian orthodoxy i know that our other guests are talking about diplomacy but if we look at what's happening on the ground is this going to provoke russia how much is this going to provoke russia do you think. well you see if you create a new security service is doing something to pressure on the clergy they're not doing it very seriously because they know that in three months time there will be election elections and they cannot fully support the illegal and the constitutional intervention into really just affairs so please don't be afraid of something very serious happen it's more political game on ukrainian establishment as well as politicians are using religious matters as a tool in the elections the same is with th

the orthodox church compared to say catholicism or western prostitution is very had the church is very close to the state and russia's emergence as a great power has been supported and aided by the russian orthodox church so putin has used the church most recently but not just proven as an arm of russian foreign policy it's for the orthodox bishops for example have praised the war blessed missiles recently you may may have seen that and so by breaking away they are ukrainian branch from the russian church you're essentially frustrating and dividing a major instrument iran putin's rule and putin's attempt to spread russian influence over seas so this is a major major issue and it helps show ukraine's independence and maturity as an independent country there's a high likelihood that russia and the russian church will stage provocations against the ukrainian now independent church there will be fights over money there will be fights over property there will be fights over over the churches themselves and already the russian media operation the russian media machine is showing a lot of of

on sunday ukraine's orthodox church broke free of russian influence after more than three centuries something that's and it has. the. docks christians in kiev marking a different kind of christmas they've just been granted independence from the russian orthodox church for the congregation of kiev framus vladimir cathedral it's something to celebrate. the eat and go green and suggest and this is a step forward for ukrainians to moshe it's been a long time coming for you the initial little conclusion that this is an opportunity for a country to become more independent in terms of politics as well as religion so they clearly have a political counterpart in radios in. the ukrainian orthodox church has been under the moscow patriarchate the centuries the seventy percent of ukrainians say their oath adopts christians. some of them have been pushing for more independence from moscow for decades a cause that violence by hostility to russia and the war in ukraine's east as well as a leader aiming to be reelected. crave them ukraine will no longer drink moscow poison from the moscow cup. our

cranes orthodox christian church. has officially split from its leadership and russia anger in moscow at a crazed ranting day ukrainian orthodox church and dependence was handed over in the turkish city of istanbul a sense of relationship that was more than three hundred years old. as president donald trump says he's hopeful a new round of negotiations with china may in bring an end to the trade war between the two nations talks are due to be held in beijing on monday they come during a ninety day truce on the imposing of new tariffs which expire and march it all started early last year and washington has levies on a number of chinese products arguing the u.s. was getting a bad deal beijing retaliated leading to a series of tit for tat terrify x that's helped to spark volatility on global markets as uncertainty mounts over what will happen next between the world's two largest economies are at scott is a senior international economist at the economic policy institute a nonprofit think tank he joins us via skype from be

with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction. float off and what would have on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of the pippin the the document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches and most will be watching from the side of federal poroshenko the ukrainian president he's pushed for ukraine's orthodox churches to split from what he and others have described as russian influence and propaganda ukraine's churches have been under pressure to sever ties since the country became independent after the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred ninety one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea in two thousand and fourteen ukraine imposed martial law in november saying it feared a full scale invasion after russia captured three of its vessels in the current strait the muslim those. fish the ship and the toll most for

was this the moment that split the global orthodox church? in st george's cathedral, in istanbul, the ecumenical patriarch bartholomew signs what is known as a tomos. the document recognises ukraine's orthodox church, for the first time, as separate and outside russian control. a relationship that has lasted centuries ended with the stroke of a pen. watching on and enjoying a rare moment of success was ukraine's president, petro poroshenko. he has called this the final step in ukraine's independence from russia. translation: glory to god. without his will, this would not have been possible. i say thank you to metropolitan bartholomew, to his faith. the big questions are about what happens next. the russian orthodox church, facing the loss of millions of followers, has already condemned the decision, and severed ties with the ecumenical patriarch. will other countries now refuse to recognise the new ukrainian church? there will be celebrations over the next few days, here in ukraine, to mark this historic moment. what remains unresolved, thoug

what we seeing in istanbul is that church, the ukrainian orthodox church, the ukrainian orthodox church, being given international recognition as being separate from russia. ajapanese restaurant owner has paid a record 3.1 million dollars for a single pacific blue fin tuna fish. the new record was set at the first tuna auction of 2019 at tokyo's toyosu fish market. from tokyo rupert wingfield hayes reports. many traders were expecting a new record to be set at this year's opening tuna auction and they were not disappointed. the price paid for this 278 kilo prize by kiyoshi kimura was far higher than his own previous record. he is known as japan's tuna king and the price he pays at the annual new year's auction bears only a vague relation to the actual price of tuna. on a normal day a similar sized fish would sell for around £45,000. today's record is in part about status and it creates a lot of publicity for mr kimura and his sushi empire, but it is also a reflection of the scarcity of large blue fin tuna. they are officially listed as an endangered species. last year catches off the c

a definative split in the christian orthodox church is about to move a step closer. in constantinople, modern—day istanbul, the head of the global orthodox movement is due to officially recognize ukraine's orthodox church as separate and independent from moscow — ending a relationship that has lasted for centuries. let's get more on this from our correspondent in kiev, jonah fisher. the action in istanbul but the impact felt in kiev. how important is the church in ukrainian society? the ukrainian 0rthodox is the church in ukrainian society? the ukrainian orthodox church here is very important. it is the main religion here. most of the crane follows the religion. this is the w from constantinople, what ceremeny frem censtentinepte'."wheti nowcall starve? where ceremeny frem censtentinepte'."wheti nowé starve? where the we new cell. lstenbgl. where thewwww --.. wwww wwwww w patriarch, we new cell. lsteneel. where thewwww --.. .-.- .--.. w patriarch, the man who ecumenical patriarch, the man who heads the global will be signing official he will be signing official

ukraine's new orthodox church has been granted independence, ending moscow's authority after more than three centuries. the move has provoked a furious response from russia. from kiev, jonah fisher reports. was this the moment that split the global 0rthodox was this the moment that split the global orthodox church? in st george's cathedral in istanbul, the ecumenical patriarch bartholomew signs what's known as a thomas. the document recognises ukraine's 0rthodox document recognises ukraine's orthodox church for the first time as separate and outside russian control. a relationship that has lasted centuries ended with the stroke of a pen. watching on, and enjoying a rare moment of success, was ukraine's president, petro poroshenko. he's called this the final step in ukraine's independence from russia. glory to god, without this will this would not have been possible. i say thank you to metropolitan bartholomew, to his face. the big questions are about what happens next. the russian 0rthodox what happens next. the russian orthodox church facing the loss of millions of followers, has alre

church was . was viewed as a way to boost his numbers i think it was huge as essentially an election that to win the election i don't think it's going to do as much for him as it would have hoped but it still is significant it's a significant accomplishment for the president. right ortiz and brazil have sent hundreds of military police to end a wave of gang violence in the northern city of fortunate it's the first test of nearly installed president in ours hardline you know an order policies the right wing media has pledged to make the streets safe again. the off the more intense vandalism in northeast brazil. for a week they will file a tax on shops banks and buses in the city of food to listen. so in response brazil's central government stepped in three hundred troops are being deployed across the region to shore up security. the upsurge in violence came as a new government took over in brazil president. who was inaugurated just a few days ago campaigned for a tough crackdown on criminality that

church has been blessed during a mass by a global orthodox leaders based in turkey ukraine's church was officially granted independence from the russian orthodox church on saturday decree was handed over during sunday's service in istanbul move has angered moscow. lots more news from if you want it on the web site al-jazeera dot com is the address you need next it's inside story for me. of life around. grab. now white farmers in zimbabwe will be compensated they say. will the moms trigger another crisis. for the success. story. down thousands of white farmers in zimbabwe were forced off their land during former president robert mugabe's rule but they might now be awarded some compensation the government says it plans to pay more than fifty million dollars to those who were evicted but critics estimate the bill billion dollars. has this report from the town of. bend. that was promised family nine years ago is difficult he's distraught to see the farmhouse in such a state and doubt some government will keep its promise to pay fifty three million dollars to compensate former white comm

with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction. float off and what would have on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of the pippin the the document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches as nobles of watching from the side petro poroshenko the ukrainian president he's pushed for ukraine's orthodox churches to split from what he and others have described as russian influence and propaganda ukraine's churches have been under pressure to sever ties since the country became independent after the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred ninety one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea.

with a simple sweep of the pan ukraine's orthodox churches gain their independence or to suffer the a move likely to infuriate russian religious leaders and deepening feeds of a global split in the church days before the ceremony in istanbul the leader of the orthodox church worldwide denied he'd been given bribes to authorize the separation however he admitted to a group of children he had been given chocolates by ukrainian president petro poroshenko. president poroshenko also has a chocolate factory even if the russian church is accusing me of being bribed with money to do this autocephaly in reality i didn't receive money because i got a lot of the sweets and chocolate from the factory apportioning go. according to an agreement made to centuries ago ukraine's orthodox churches have been under the jurisdiction of the churches of russia branch but pressure has been growing for ukraine's churches to sell. times since the country became independent from russia in one thousand nine hundred one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea in twenty fourteen wh

well in all the news we're following the christian orthodox church of ukraine has formally split from its religious leadership in russia to create granting independence he was handed over in the turkish city of istanbul off to a mass to mark the feast of the if any and as mohamed june now reports from moscow it's a decision made against a background of political turmoil between russia and ukraine. bartholomew the first the leader of the eastern orthodox church and a man at the center of what's being described as potentially one of the biggest rifts in christianity in recent times. with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction. float off an emotive on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of a pippen in the document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches and most will be watching from the side of federal poroshenko the ukrainian president he's pushed for ukraine's

ukraine's new orthodox church has been blessed during mass by global orthodox leaders based in turkey ukraine's church was officially granted independence from the russian orthodox church on saturday the decree was handed over during sunday's service in istanbul the move has angered moscow for months reports. for the simple sweep of a plan ukraine's orthodox churches gain their independence or autocephaly a move likely to infuriate russian religious leaders and deepening of a global split in the church days before the ceremony in istanbul the leader of the author talks church worldwide denied he'd been given bribes to authorize the separation however he admitted to a group of children he had been given chocolates by ukrainian president petro poroshenko. president poroshenko also has a chocolate factory even if the russian church is accusing me of being bribed with money to do this autocephaly in reality i didn't receive money because i got a lot of the sweets and chocolate from the factory apportioning go. according to an agreement made a centuries ago ukraine's orthodox churches have

orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence from the russian church just a few hours ago the patriarch of constantinople and handed the head of the new church document formalizing the split and while many politicians in ukraine are elated at the decision many orthodox christians are concerned about the potential consequences of the move which is modern a question of a has been a long awaited president has finally been delivered to ukraine patriarch of constantinople has granted its ukrainian are to dogs church and autonomy on the eve of our two dogs christmas special decree was signed officially recognizing an independent ukrainian art adox church and of course ukrainian presidents petro poroshenko was there shedding tears of question shoot. thank god it would be impossible without god's blessing. i want to thank the millions of ukrainians across the this has become possible thanks to your prayers well sems like for once happy but once all the fuss about churches independence from hope. for same trysts ukrainian are to dogs church has been under control of moscow patrick

this relationship between the ukrainian orthodox church the independent church and the moscow but very kate and all the ramifications for the orthodox church as a whole there would diplomacy that alexander has just used will be key to the situation messy accuracy of of got ukraine's security service at the moment investigating interrogation even priests who are loyal to the russian orthodoxy i know that our other guests are talking about diplomacy but if we look at what's happening on the ground is this going to provoke russia how much is this going to provoke russia do you think. well you see if you create a new security service is doing something to pressure on the clergy they're not doing it very seriously because they know that in three months time there will be election elections and they cannot fully support the illegal and the constitutional intervention into really just affairs so please don't be afraid of something very serious happen it's more political game on the ukrainian establishment as well as politicians are using religious matters as a tool in the elections the same i

for the simple sweep of a pen ukraine's orthodox churches gain their independence or. to suffer that a move likely to infuriate two russian religious leaders and deepening feeds of a global split in the church days before the ceremony in istanbul the leader of the author talks church worldwide denied he'd been given bribes to authorize the separation however he admitted to a group of children he had been given chocolates by ukrainian president petro poroshenko. president poroshenko also has a chocolate factory even if the russian church is accusing me of being bribed with money to do this autocephaly in reality i didn't receive money because i got a lot of the sweets and chocolate from the factory apportioning go. according to an agreement made to centuries ago ukraine's orthodox churches have been under the jurisdiction of the churches of russia branch but pressure has been growing for ukraine's churches to sever ties since the country became independent from russia in one thousand nine hundred one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crim

part of several it says peace is not something to be defended at all cost the russian orthodox church supports the state and its political and even its military objectives in response to the perceived external pressures on russia. this precious seem to have two main origins the west with its support for the ukraine and what russia perceives as a threat from radical islam. it's . just past six o'clock. eight as they turn morning. muska muslims are gathering for the festive prayer. in this. village. asleep big mosque is fine for small souls who come here to pray. all. around them right to show three. assemble one of them one on one woman to get to either it's not a move or. another if she did a blow suit was the only year globally nurse obliviously dust from a live in europe which. was there all day was the most complete human part was a. part of some of the most here and there's nothing like because you never see you going to the memorial to the same lines as the guys in the media i'm just in the middle more of a plane from one end of the border we've been seeing here and there but i s

in a historic split from the russian church the orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence thomas the official document of the decision was signed today by the head of the global orthodox church in istanbul or ukraine's president welcomed the decision other orthodox churches saying the move is politically motivated and that it could lead to the split of the entire orthodox society. i'm going to split just one half and i'll be back with the latest news headlines hope to see that. we're continuing our special episodes here in the new year celebrating not only twenty nineteen but. ten years of kaiser reports at some point in twenty nineteen i'm not sure exactly when that is but we'll keep you posted. by you will both be end of what is your last year's does. she doesn't put it with the people most of us are not all what i mean to. say. i make it was when i was. with. the lady i look she's going to tell me he can see as you know he. was sure it was the family will. always see more in their favor than was in them well most of them given money for something but while. i was at the

the ukrainian orthodox church here is very important. it is the main religion here and most of ukraine follows the religion to some extent or the other. this morning, wall to wall on television is the ceremony from istanbul where the man who heads the global orthodox community will be signing official recognition for ukraine to have its own independent branch of the orthodox church and that means that it will be separate from russia for the first time for hundreds of years. the fact that ukraine's president has gone to istanbul to witness this ceremony is a mark of how important people are making this moment. for them, this is, for many people, they are talking about this being a final moment of independent. ukraine has been independent for 27 years, but still had this link and many people here are regarding this as a moment that was a long time coming, but will finally break that last link with russia and with moscow. ryanair has been voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year running in a survey by the consumer group which

in an historic split a newly formed orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence from the russian church just around an hour ago constantinople patriarch of handed over a document formalizing the spirit to the head of the new church and while many politicians in ukraine are elated at the decision some orthodox christians are concerned about the moves possible consequences a correspondent in a quarter of a as more. the long awaited present. has finally been delivered to ukraine patriarch of constantinople has granted its ukrainian art to dogs to urge and autonomy on the eve of our two dogs christmas special decree was signed officially recognizing an independent ukrainian art adox church and of course ukrainian president's petro poroshenko was there shedding tears of question shoot. thank god it would be impossible without god's blessing. i want to thank the millions of ukrainians across the globe this has become possible thanks to your prayers well sems like for one's happy but once all the fuss about churches independence from hope. for say interest ukrainian are to dogs

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church has been granted independence by the global orthodox church leaders based in turkey ukrainian president petro poroshenko attended a ceremony marking the occasion in istanbul for centuries ukrainian churches have been under the authority of the russian orthodox church the move has angered moscow . well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after iraq a deadly deception stage and us watching buckle up. september eleventh. in the ruins of new york america votes to defeat terrorism but this promise is quickly betrayed george bush changes enemies asama bin laden is replaced by saddam hussein. see it as this sudden turn to love is the result of an extraordinary deception with devastating consequences for the world. everything begins less than six hours after the attack at the pentagon which was also strong secretary of defense donald rumsfeld scans the rubble and he issues his instructions stephen campbell and one of his advisors takes notes rumsfeld's intentions are unequivocal. the evening of that tragedy president bush addresses america and the world. toda

and the historic splits a newly formed orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence from the russian church tomas the official document of the decision with signed this saturday by the honorary had bishop of the global orthodox church and if them both but it's while ukraine's president welcomed the decision of the orthodox churches condemned it saying the mavis politically motivated could meet the spirit of the entire orthodox world. you're now up to date with the latest global news programs continue in just a few moments time. it's hard to imagine decades after the war a nazi doctor was still active and rich in the nineteen seventies croteau had as the chair of its board a man convicted of mass murder and slavery ashe was a german company develops in the divide a drug that was promoted as completely safe even during pregnancy it turned out to have terrible side effects what has happened to my baby is anything. you know she said is just good choice minix and i don't mind victims i have to this day i received no compensation and never apologized for the suffering that i di

now in a historic split from the russian church the orthodox church if you crane has been granted independence thomas the official document of the decision was signed today by the head of the global orthodox church and. while ukraine's president welcomed the decision other orthodox churches have condemned it saying the move is politically motivated and could lead to the split of the entire orthodox society. that's how the news is looking so far today here in r.t. we're back again with more for you in about thirty five mins. we're continuing our special episode here the new year celebrating not only twenty nineteen but ten years of crisis reports at some point in twenty nineteen i'm not sure exactly when that is but we'll keep you posted. nobody could see coming that. would be in the spot a problem for. any interrogation out there. is threat promise threat promise threat. the process. to put people in that frame of mind make them one comfortable make them want to get out and don't take no for an answer don't accept their. she said. santa statement that i will be home by the next day there's a c