on al-jazeera i care about how the u.s. engages with the rest of the world we're willing to fit in taking you into a place you might not visit otherwise and feel that you were there. we would like to alert the public that we have identified that 2 foreign actors iran and russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections the u.s. government says russia and iran obtain some voter registration data aiming to interfere in the upcoming us presidential election. daryn jordan this is our 0 alive and also coming up. i had rough my life for the running for their lives with the engine was it. government vehicles are targeted in

lagos as rights groups say the number of demonstrators and legibly killed by police on tuesday was higher at the previously reported. the makers of powerful painkiller would plead guilty to aiding the start of the us opioid epidemic as part of an $8000000000.00 settlement. and in some of the clearest language yet the head of the roman catholic church says same sex relationships should be protected by north. we begin in the united states where the f.b.i. says russia and iran the have obtained voter registration information in a news conference the intelligence director john ratliff and the f.b.i. director chris ray said there would be consequences for any foreign countries that interfere in the votes let's go straight to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike so the f.b.i.

have been giving this rare press conference an interference in the u.s. election what more they've been saying. but i did hear the f.b.i. and the director of national intelligence holding what they called a very important news conference the details being released indicate according to the f.b.i. that 2 foreign players iran and russia had been actively interfering in the selection they do not have any evidence directly connected to russia at this point they say however they insist that iran is behind a series of emails that has been sent to democratic voters undercutting president trump and attempting to incite social unrest the f.b.i. saying that americans should not be concerned about those the situation is being watched but just not to panic if such an e-mail is received this is what the director of national intelligence john ratcliffe had to say. we have identified

that 2 foreign actors iran and russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections 1st we have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by iran and separately by russia this data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion so chaos and undermine your confidence in american democracy and mike so what is the f.b.i. and the administration then likely to do in response to all of this. well that's a very very clear here and there has been criticism of the f.b.i. and the director of national intelligence for attempting to take attention away from russia's role in the electoral process both in 2016 and in this election now

intelligence sources have confirmed that russia has been playing a major role as it did in 2016 democrats in particular have accused the f.b.i. director and the director of national intelligence of filing through with president trump's wishes that the emphasis be thrown on iran's involvement in this particular issue now it's notable that within the news conference has just been held it is made very clear the belief of the f.b.i. that this is not a partisan issue the fact that they need to stress this indicates a defense that may well be a partisan issue according to several democratic critics however all of that being said the f.b.i. and obviously the government as a whole has a series of actions that it could take including sanctions against russia and iran there are already a number of sanctions in place against iran in particular so difficult to see exactly what can be done to intensify any retaliation on this particular point now

the iranian issue is linked to this far right movement called the proud boys who the f.b.i. says are being quoted in emails being sent by iranian agents to democratic party voters with the intention of undercutting president now obviously this is a serious issue the f.b.i. feeling the need to reassure the american public that the voting process itself will not be affected by one point of concern is the fact that voter's registration details have been obtained according to the f.b.i. by foreign players such as iran and russia and this is of course a great deal of concern but once again director of national intelligence. and the f.b.i. director going out of their way to insist that there is no threat to the electoral process at this particular point in time that this is more in the form of a warning to allow americans to be prepared should they receive some kind of

suspicious e-mail as some apparently have to mike hanna there live for us in washington d.c. mike thank you for us president barack obama has made his 1st appearance on the campaign trail for the democratic nominee joe biden supporters to vote early we cannot afford 4 more years of this build up the former president says trump is incapable of taking the job seriously bamma stepped in for his former deputy as biden stayed home to the path of the final debate in nashville the 2 candidates will face off for a final time before election day on the them both a good microphones have been muted to avoid interruptions. but i think abuse is very unfair and i think it's very sad that talking about foreign affairs is the most because it's about foreign affairs and i think that the banker is a very biased person or very very biased but bet my life in the meantime that the white house standing behind me right. we cannot afford 4

more years of this philadelphia but the good news is right now you can choose change right now but you can vote for my friend joe biden. 3 and his running mate kaamelott earth as the next president and vice president of the united states of america tweeting at the television doesn't fix things making stuff up doesn't make people's lives better you've got to have a play and you've got to put in the work a month into this pandemic cases are rising again across this cut down a trap isn't suddenly going to protect all of us he can even take the basic steps to protect himself. nigerian protesters have defied a curfew during a face off with security forces as demonstrations against police brutality threaten to paralyze the nation the rights group amnesty international says at least 12

people were killed on tuesday night blaming the violence on the military of many drugs reports now from the capital abuja. and early morning fire set by arsonists burns parked to be course at a government bus station in lagos we should say 30 buses were destroyed. in lekki while security forces opened fire on protesters the previous night the standoff continues. the latest state governor who visited victims of tuesday's attack in hospital said more than 2 dozen have been hospitalized so you've. got it that we have not included any fatality. that is the. second issue on social media but protesters dispute it. i can't. we know who was the. i

can't give you the afternoon because. i have to run my life we're running. into the so i. might want to. i missed international agrees saying there appears to be credible evidence of fatalities but the pictures have not been independently verified. the united nations secretary general was spoken with president carter in recent days has called for restraint it's time for all countries to understand and i hope nigeria will be able to do so that police will tell you he needs to stop and those that are responsible for. such. violence. made accountable and these is essentially essential everywhere. proctor started 2 weeks ago after police men shot and killed a man in the south of the country the protesters are demanding the scrapping of an

old police unit accused of murder extortion and disappearances they also want an overhaul of nigeria's police system the trial of the officers accused of crimes and compensation for victims. some of these demands have been met but deep distrust remains between protesters and government. journalists have also been caught up in the sudden turn of events here an independent television station in the city is set on fire a few hours later another broadcaster was temporarily forced off because of what it calls an imminent threat to its staff and operations. yeah in the capital the streets are common in lagos early on wednesday security forces dispersed a group of young men gathering on the outskirts of. many schools and businesses here remain shut for most of the day after the violence and destruction in lagos oh

. there's a general feeling that the end to police brutality protest may have been infiltrated it's not clear how much damage this has done or could do to that course which many nigerians still see as a legitimate degrees al-jazeera reporter. and i've been ajah in a on as one of the organizers of the protest movement she says her brother hasn't been seen since he was arrested by that police unit in 2012 and that people are tired of feeling unsafe the impunity with the q was a little bit limited now you find out that. everybody is it gets it's no longer about what's. a boy or girl is no longer about cristiano he's no longer about fair or dark the look out for anything the way you dress if you dress nicely if you have good fortune if you have dreadlocks if you have time to everybody's feeling needs but the middle class and the poor the only people who

do not feel these are people who have parents in high places who do not view these attack us is that is why it has gained a lot of traction because a lot of people are feeling it the average nigerian is not safe with us on the road this would be defaults time if not a fever that the nigerian government to be despondence us as of last year the vice president. of the president and c.e.o. dion is distance the reason why wouldn't we would we didn't leave the streets when they announced that sars has been dissolved is because we nor its ally off to 2 d. sas are still on the road wearing a uniform and attacking civilians attacking protesters. are not this band-aid we nor the government lies a lot and that is what we do not trust them a mass protest has been taking place in the colombian capital bogota against the social and economic policies of president even. the protests are part of

a broader national strike being led by union members students teachers and a large contingent of colombia's indigenous population demanding a meeting with president to pay to discuss the recent deaths of indigenous artists about 10000 people from the community arrived in the capital. has more now from bottle. and these were the largest demonstrations since the easing of the coronavirus restrictions at the beginning said their member shows like there is a large sector sector of the population who is willing to take to the streets again despite the fact that the pandemic is still here and bring their grievances and their anger against the government of president de vaughn do care who they see as increasingly tory tehran and a government that has turned a blind eye to the many killings of social leaders community leaders in many rural

areas in the country also members of most of the country's unions were on the streets they are demanding that the government do something for the hundreds of thousands of people who have lost lost their jobs doing defend them came particularly like to see a temporary and minimum income for these people the economy here as it has happened in many parts of the world as contract at a story could levels and in a country with so much inequality and still such a large segment of the population works informally or. just hand to mouth of course or much more worse off today. time for a short break here now to 0 when we come back the french president among your macro needs tributes at a memorial for the schoolteacher who was beheaded in paris plus. i'm rory chalons

instead coming out not far from the battle front of nocona karabakh keep watching to find out what an international charity is doing to make sure that unexploded munitions like these don't kill civilians around the world. but for. the sons disappearing in the rain is starting to fall that's the case when this cloud comes over the korean peninsula and in the forecastle thirst and starts to show itself in western parts of japan it's slow moving so i think you've got 2 days to see this rain disappear eventually through honshu and her car i do fear replaced by a slightly cooler sunny a couple of days but the temps sudden drop that much sort of 14 in seoul have been

shown the biggest drop the good 10 degrees as winter shows itself just to the east you'll notice but for everyone else enjoyed sunshine that's true right up to the high ground in western parts of china in the border. in the south china sea is a different story you have tropical storm it's already crossed luzon in the philippines but it will take the next 4 days to slowly move west which was a vietnamese coast south of all that much the band really where whether it goes back to southern thailand malaysia or indonesia spotted with some fairly heavy showers the bay of bengal is full of cloud and that's probably a circulation which will prompt a lot of writing to move up into west bengal captured issue as well and interbank that we've seen flooding from go a southwards there could be more of the same still to come. but. stranded at 8 long years on the su is canal.

creating their own community and economy the washing of president bush used you could go any way al-jazeera world tells the tale of 14 cargo vessels accidentally caught up in the arab israeli conflict it was quite a surprise to find myself in russia in the middle of a war through the sailors whose ships survived the desert sands the yellow fleet on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick amount of the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. federal bureau of investigation says iran and russia obtained some voter registration information the f.b.i. says the aim is to cause confusion and chaos in the upcoming us presidential

elections. nigerian protesters have defied a curfew to continue demonstrating against police brutality the rights group amnesty international says at least 12 people were killed on tuesday. and a mass protest has been taking place in the colombian capital but what are against the social and economic policies of president event do play it was led by union members students teachers and a large contingent of the indigenous community. now the manufacturer of a powerful painkiller that helps set off an opioid epidemic in the u.s. is set to plead guilty to criminal charges as part of an $8000000000.00 settlement produce farm that makes the prescription drug oxycontin which is linked to an addiction crisis that's killed more than 400000 people in the last 20 years she had pronounced the reports. purdie farmers decision in the ninety's to begin aggressively marketing its prescription opioids oxycontin to doctors and patients for a range of illnesses despite the risk of addiction has long been seen as

a major factor in the us is opioid crisis and on wednesday the us government said purdue would now be held to account today's announcement involves one of the most important participants in the supply chain of prescription opioids at the manufacturer level between 192018 some 450000 people died in the us from an opioid overdose involving prescription drugs like oxycontin or illicit opioids research has shown the rise in prescription and illicit opioids is connected as initial opioid prescriptions became gateways to fentanyl and heroin addiction in 2018 an estimated 10300000 people age 12 or older misused opioids 9.9 misusing prescription pain relievers 808000 using heroin 2 out of 3 drug overdose deaths that year involved opioids. pharma has admitted it

paid doctors and pharmacists to prescribe oxycontin without any medical purpose a practice alleged to have subsequently become widespread among other pharmaceutical firms and that it misled regulators about how widely it was distributing the drug companies agreed to an $8000000.00 settlement however it's likely only to pay a fraction of that amidst bankruptcy proceedings the sackler family which owns pro do and was able to sponsor cultural institutions around the world with the billions it made from oxy contin sales has agreed to pay $225000000.00 and give up ownership of the company in some small states in the united states $8000000000.00 doesn't even cover what one state would would tally would be the cost just in terms of you know cost hospitals and jails and. and coroner's office foster children. you know on a very very long worst per do still faces hundreds of other lawsuits some state attorney

generals say the government has let the company and the sackler family off too easily the fines are comparatively minimal a cost of doing business they argue and no $1.00 has been criminally or civilly prosecuted for the enormous devastation caused by their actions nonetheless a few weeks before the election the trump campaign will now be able to claim it lived up to a trump campaign promise from 2016 to go off to big pharma and address the opioid crisis. the french president emanuel macro has led a national tribute for the teacher who was beheaded in paris last week. a hero and his killer a coward 7 suspects including 2 teenagers will face charges for assisting the attacker bernard smith reports from paris. samuel patti's the face of the french republic according to emmanuel mccrum france's president was leading tributes at a national memorial to the teacher who was murdered by a teenage chechen refugee described by prosecutors as

a radicalized muslim. samuel patty was killed because the islam is want our future and because they know that with com heroes such as him they will never have 8 mr passy was walking home from school in a paris suburb last friday when he was attacked and beheaded prosecutors say he's 18 year old killer wanted to avenge the teachers use of caricature walls of the prophet muhammad in a class on freedom of expression. after the murder french authorities launched a widespread crackdown on people and groups they say incited anger that led to the killings this paris mosque has now been closed for 6 months because it published a video on facebook of an angry father of a student at the school calling for action against the teacher worshippers at the pantai mosque so they're being collectively punished it's. this kind of injustice because just one person did something wrong and we're going to to to close the

mosque and there's like 1000 people that are praying here mosques in the french cities of bordeaux and betsy and now under police protection because they've received threats of violence. to 14 and 15 year old students from some your party school among those facing charges for prosecutors call complicity in a terrorist assassination prosecutors say they were paid around $400.00 by the killer to identify his victim and a father who published a facebook video angrily criticizing the teacher could face charges for inciting the attack on. birthright al-jazeera powers. at least 25 afghan soldiers have been killed in attacks by the taliban that's according to the government it happened in the northern province of takar the taliban has intensified attacks in the past few weeks as peace talks with the afghan government are held in cata the ministry of defense says 115 taliban fighters have been killed across 26 provinces and at least

12 women have been killed in a stampede in afghanistan in a rush to apply the visas to pakistan they were among thousands of people gathered in a temporary venue in a sports stadium in the city of jalalabad. now the latest conflict between armenia and azerbaijan never the nagorno-karabakh region is being true to a new generation the main city of state has been hit almost constantly by artillery now one challenge is helping to clear unexploded shells were a challenge for. the siren whales and seconds later the 1st of several cluster bombs strikes rips down the street. each a collection of many explosions saturating the air with care shrapnel.

the people of the going to care about capital step on a carrot have suffered multiple rocket and artillery attacks in recent weeks international charity the halo trust is here to keep track and prepare for its teams to come and remove explosive deborah when the fighting dies down. full clearance of this area of visual. clearance clearance of this area checking for any unexploded items and then destroying them almost in situ because these items cannot be kind of touched and they can land anywhere such as buried in the mud inside this chicken coop another one for the clearance teams. the danger is that anyone could pick them up either because they don't recognize the latest weapons or because they want to move them out of the city which is exactly what's happened here so here we have a collection of different munitions most of them the ones with red ribbons are

cluster bomblets that fell on step panic and they've been brought here by local residents who physically pick them up and put them in a box any one of them could have exploded. so one of the halo trust's other jobs here is going from street to street to homes in bomb shelters warning people of the dangers. they look very nice attractive i mean you see it it's like a toy you want to play with but it is dangerous and yesterday we you know 300 shelters or speaking to about 600 people we want to talk to as many as possible to tell them this are dangerous things with all or no. before the recent fighting started late last month halo was dealing with unexploded bombs in mines from the 1st nagorno-karabakh war of the early ninety's people here are still losing life and limb to them now charity workers and stepanek are its weary inhabitants have a whole new wars worth to contend with rory chalons how does era stop panic it's

not going to karabakh. protests have taken place across the dam as anger rises of a dire living conditions and a crackdown on demonstrators earlier this month the protests marked the anniversary of the 964 uprising that ended 6 years of military rule so than is currently governed by a transitional government after mass demonstrations toppled former leader omar bashir last year even morgan has moved in khartoum. protesters in khartoum and various parts of the down are calmer a thing the 21st of october which marks the anniversary of the 1st sudanese revolution in 1964 now the black smoke that you see behind me is the result of protesters burning tires to express their frustration at how this government has been operating over the past 2 years protesters say that the economic conditions have been getting worse since this government took power in august last year and they also say that the military is still in control of many institutions something

that they say goes against their revolution which started in 2018 now protesters have been met with tear gas and stun grenades most of them have run away from where they are right now just a little bit to where i was standing right now and then back again and they say that's because they do not accept this use of force by security forces now many of them also say that they're not here to oust the president the government of prime minister of the but rather to vent out their frustration and to put pressure on this government to try to improve the economic situation as well as complete what they say is the demands of the revolution which is forming a transition legislative assembly and holding to account those who are responsible for killing protesters since 2018. european lawmakers have sent a letter to egypt's president sisi denouncing his government's human rights abuses . a member of the european parliament is calling for the release of dissidents the level of repression in egypt is unacceptable we voted a year ago on

a resolution on the same thing we hope that the egyptian regime will listen to this message because europe is an important partner for egypt which does not listen to us we know that the corona pandemic has led to a further crisis and worsen the conditions of prisoners in their prisons this message is directed strictly to mr c.c. and we will continue to demand the release of journalists human rights activists and intellectuals. now pope francis has told the makers of a documentary that homosexuals should be protected by civil union laws in the film francesco he refers to those in a same sex relationship as children of god this is some of the clearest language yet used by the head of the roman catholic church to defend gay rights well the documentary director says the comments from the pope were less about catholic doctrine and more about equal rights and it was a conversation with him he locals discuss and dr king will try to change the doctrine he was talking about the people who basically allowed to help the same

freedoms like everybody else. discussing the doctrine of the church he will try to change the culture the church he was talking that the people in the north should be discriminated and the gay community should help the equal rights like everybody else that's what he was trying to point. time for a quick check of the top stories here al-jazeera the u.s. federal bureau of investigation says iran and russia have obtained some voter registration information the f.b.i. is the aim is to cause confusion and chaos in upcoming u.s. presidential elections we have identified that 2 foreign actors iran and russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections 1st we have confirmed.