ah, extraordinary men and women who are breaking the mold from the taxi drivers, investing everything they have in to their minibus, only to face extreme danger unless suited his gruff, his tricks. to the jokey turned paramedics saving lives, transporting the sick and elderly for medical help. blue to whisking. it's all on al jazeera ah heavy fighting in ukraine's 2nd biggest scene, the countries president says some settlements have been recaptured from russia.

ah, hello, i'm emily anne. gwen. this is al jazeera alive from dough house, or coming up the you case, new prime minister elise trust to announce plans to caught household energy bills ahead of winter. from military parades to political events, brazil's president uses independence day to rally, subordinates, plus an appeal for help is sedans. gatorade states deals with the worst flooding in 3 decades. welcome to the program. the north east ukrainian city of car keys has been hit by missiles and strikes overnight. it comes as ukraine says, it's making advances in its counter offensive in the northeast and in the south. ukraine says it forces have repelled attacks by russian units in concave,

after taking back several villages. ukrainian troops now advancing towards the northeast in city of him. in the south, tens of thousands of russian troops have been cut off from supplies on the eastern side of the didn't a pro rhythm. but bring in gabriel. alexander, whose live for us in cave. hello. they gave. what more do we know about these counter offensive? well, it's fierce fighting, we're getting a sense that it is incredibly strong fighting and by both sides. but that if this war is about momentum, it appears that the ukrainian seem to have it right now. this was a counter offensive in the northeast city, outside of how to keith. there was a little bit an expected ukrainians were not telegraphing it at all. however, when it began about 36 to 48 hours ago, it appeared to be craniums, were pushing very strongly outside of how to keep city and more to the south and

east of that area. and it appears based on open source material that we're seeing and from comments and, and images from ukrainian officials in the area that, that clearly the ukrainians are on the cost of in circling a key city. alec clearer, a city of a pre war population of about 25000 people, a very important city for the russians who have controlled it for many months now. and it appears that the ukraine's are, are close to completely encircling that and potentially re taking that. but clearly the ukrainians have been pushing the russians back in the northeast or around how to keep and that at least you're getting cautious. optimism signs from the ukrainians that this has been a very successful initial stage of this counter offensive. and as we are also seeing from russian bloggers and, and russian sort of micro book bloggers and analysts who have been watching this

counter offensive, they appear to indicate that this is definitely also indicating the successes so far by the ukrainians. but the fighting there is very, very strong, both sides taking casualties. and gabriel, of course 5, valerie, says, is become military exercises near the polish border. what's the significance event development?

this security council meeting was called by albania. and the us there have been persistent allegations that when russian soldiers have captured areas of ukraine, they've taken away people who lived there to russia, a process of enforce displacement, ambassador linda thomas greenfield, says the u. s. government believes the numbers involved are staggering. the russian authorities have interrogated, detained, forcibly deported between 900001 point 6000000 ukranian citizens from their homes to russia, often to isolated regions in the far east. and i want to be clear, the united states has information that officials from russia's presidential administration are overseeing and coordinating these filtration operations. a

senior human rights official says her office can verify that what are known as filtration camps have been set up to process ukrainians. but it's worth noting, she gave no estimate of the number of people involved. alexia, china has documented that men and women perceived as having tines with ukranian armed forces, or state institutions. or as having true ukrainian or anti rash and peers were subjected to arbitrary detention torture, ill treatment, and enforced disappearance. they were transferred to penal colony, including the now infamous pin or colony near annette. new orleans co prison is the place where 53 prisoners of war died blown up in july. russia says it was result of a ukrainian attack. ukraine says they were deliberately executed in explosion. un fact finding mission has been set up and is expected to visit the site. in the coming days. when he spoke and the security council of rushes, ambassador said the meeting was

a new milestone in the disinformation campaign by western nations. he described the people involved as refugees and said his country is providing them with every assist an issue with one of the world's leading human rights organizations. human rights watch says it's research shows that force deportation is taking place and it says that amounts to a war crime. james bays al jazeera, the united nations, britton's new prime minister lives trus, is due to announce the new package to tackle it. soaring energy bills in the coming hours that she is rolled out new taxes on the huge profits of energy companies on wednesday trans faced off against the opposition in parliament during her 1st prime minister's questions. as andrew simmons reports from london, ah, for all new prime ministers, the 1st journey to parliament to face opposition questions has a big hurdle at the end of it. this trust is promising help for millions of people

facing high energy bills this winter. gil saba, yet she refuses to impose winful taxation on energy companies abbey altogether. uncomfort is the already doing well. a getting a $17000000000.00 pound tax cut yet while working people pay for the cost of living crisis, stroke victims, wait an hour for an ambulance on criminals. walk the streets with impunity. i on the side of people, iraq, i, we the national insurance increase and that is why we will keep corporation tax low because ultimate, watching on fresh faces on the front bench. all of them trust, loyally, supporters of leadership, rivalry she, sooner from the last government is about resigned or been fired. if she's a top tier of the cabinet is the most diverse in british political history, with not one male white politician. among them,

this capitan's is short on experience though. but could it have new dynamics? not surprisingly, stammer doesn't think so. the face at the top may change, but the story remains. yes, there is nothing new about the tory from to see of trickle down economics. well, is nothing new about a labor leader who is pull for more tact. the truth may have impressed and supporters she did whole ground and seemed to keep her cool. but there was an absence of detail what she's promising. and so on thursday, liz truss will announce her energy plan, aimed relieving the stress of millions of people in the u. k. with escalating bills . she knows it's a crucial car to play. if she is to win back any popularity, the conservative party has loft of lakes cast dominoes that only too well,

which is why he persistently pressed on asking who pays? she couldn't really answer. andrew simmons al jazeera london, a us congressional delegation, has met with ty, one's president sighing when on a trip to the island. it's one of several us delegations to visit time pay since how speaking nancy pelosi in august. the trips have angered badging, which has worked to block any international recognition of taiwan. china saves the island as a breakaway province that will eventually be re unified with the mainland. iran has strongly condemned albanians decision to cut diplomatic ties of a new ordered iranian diplomats. and embassy staff to leave the country within 24 hours on wednesday and accused. hi, ron of carrying out its cyber attack on government website. back in july me. iran has dismissed. the claim is bank live and save cutting ties is unwise. the u. s.

has weighed in saying its investigation also found to run responsible for the attack. white house correspondent, kimberly how could says the incident could complicate efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with iran. the white house is calling the attacks on albania, to be both reckless and irresponsible, saying that it strongly condemns the attacks on a nato ally. the u. s. is joining the cause of the prime minister in saying that iran should be held accountable for what the gross is calling and unprecedented cyber incident. and the usaa saying that intends to hold iran accountable for its actions without specifying how it intends to do. so saying that this said a troubling precedent for cyberspace. now, we should point out that the united states has been working alongside albania, officials on the ground since this attack occurred back in july. what we know is

that they have been working not only to investigate the origins of this attack, but also to mitigate it. this comes at an interesting time given the fact of the united states is continuing to try and revive the j c p. away or the effort to limit or runs nuclear program through the 2015 agreement to the by the administration is keen to revive that. the previous administration under donald trump abandoned. and so this certainly does complicate those matters. in fact, we know that the white house press secretary, courage on pierre, spoke about this i, those efforts i just one day ago saying that there is still mutual interest to try and revive this agreement. but there are gaps that remain, and certainly this incident will only complicate those matters further. still ahead on al jazeera a manhunt after a spite of stabbing canada ends with boats suspects dead and more questions than

answers. and humanitarian aid arrives in pakistan that but to splice flood victims embellish, she stands se local officials on giving them any assistance. ah so it's a bit of a rinse and repeat cycle across the islands of ireland and britain. you guys fit more showers in the forecasts on thursday. hello, by the way, for both islands here. that energy is moving eastward, crashing into france in the low countries, but the rain is intensifying for southern denmark pushing into germany. so let's pick up the story there because i think pretty well anywhere from around berlin right through to the alpine region on the top end of the adria to see there's big potential to see flash fighting anywhere in this. so now cross turkeys, black sea coast conditions have improved. the winds have died down

a bit through the boss for it says stumble has a high 28 degrees. and for the other side of the mediterranean, we've got some weak waves of rain moving through. so we may get caught up in the shower here after africa we go. and of course there's been a lot of rain falling across chad nigeria really western africa. and then we see this precipitation leave western africa out into the atlantic. and sometimes it cooks up into a tropical storm or hurricane. so this is one to watch for sure. in the days to come southern africa, it's fairly quiet. it's bright sunshine across south africa, cape town, looking good with the high of 18 degrees on thursday. that's a snapshot of your weather bye for now. ah frank assessments, how much support is there that street protests that we've seen in jail across the rest of the country? the street has been, has been very good. that's happening into the core concerns of people across the

country, informed opinions we will say more of what is happening is that climate change it making them work in depth analysis of live days, global headlines drug. he is credited by some way where they were storing italy's credibility this critics would say he couldn't play the part of a politician. what do you think went wrong inside story on al jazeera? oh, the me. hello, you're watching out there. i'm emily, angling. he's a reminder about top stories to sound. the ne in ukrainian concave has been hit by myself and strikes overnight. president let me landscape his troops and making advances in the counter offensive to retake seats from russia. britons new prime

minister lives trust is due to announce the new package to tackle storing energy bills in the coming hours. but she's rude out of position demand for more taxes on energy companies. profit and iran has strongly condemned albania, physician to cut diplomatic ties, albania ordered iranian diplomats, and embassy staff to leave the country on wednesday. and using a run of a cyber attack on government website. back in july, pakistan prime minister says the scale of destruction in his nation is unbelievable . and that parts of the country looked like a same ship as sharif, has been visiting areas, devastated by pakistan's, worst floods on record. the human toll is staggering. more than 1300 people did. 33000000, that's 15 percent of the population have been effected. many of those who survived have lost everything. 1.6000000 homes have been swept away along with nearly 6000

kilometers of transport links and the food crisis is looming. the floods killed $750000.00 heads of livestock and submerged more than 8000 square kilometers farm land. meanwhile, the world health organization says almost 1500 health facilities have been heat and emergency medicine is running out. prime minister sharif has urged pakistani to donate generalists generously. but families in biology is done province, our choosing local government officials and powerful landlords of hoarding humanitarian relief. same as robbie explains the people who lived in the house that one stood here, piled up and tied down everything. they could a final act of desperation. but also hope of returning one day the residence of darrow le yar, say the water is likely to recede in 2 months. but across below,

just on people are wondering if they can last that long after the house was washed away, la molly moved his family into an unfinished shop. it may be better than a roadside tent, but not much. john b, joe gets the modem gets, he will rename it wherever you go ask anyone. nobody has received anything that pushing the thing and hurting poor people. the aid is coming for people i cause in need. but so far we haven't received anything on the would you be naming every one we speak to says the same thing. local government officials, politicians, and feudal lords are hoarding relief goods joined, which we did age and i'm no good. that's the landlords on giving us anything we've been worried for weeks. we waited the district commissioners office all night. they gave truckloads the landlords, but nothing is made available to us. the police peterson tell us, go away. there's nothing for you here. everything is run according to the landlords . nothing is happening for us. but then we've got the job which

international aid has arrived. but inequality persists even in crisis. many want the army to step in. i'm going to, we appeal to the world. don't give funds to this government and the lord put it in the hands of the pakistani army. they can deliver it to us to futile load here to whom we have given our vote, have given us nothing. pakistan's army chief was in below, just on tuesday general come our budge was 2nd visit in his many weeks. the largest province with the smallest population means people in trouble are in pockets spread across the vast areas and getting them help takes longer. a truck filled with hence was unloaded at the district commissioner's office in the morning by nightfall, a crowd had gathered, hoping for anything they could get their hands on. people tell us they've been

turned away over and over again for days. oh, jeez eaters repeated requests for an interview with the district commissioner were unsuccessful. the people here said the living don't have enough food, shelter, or clean water. but even the dead aren't spared the indignities of this crisis vein basra b o g 0. darrow le yar, baluchistan province pakistan flooding in south a sudan has submerged more than 20 villages and destroyed thousands of hector of farmland at least $122.00 people have died since the beginning of the rainy season in new june. and as he been, morgan report survive is a desperate fight. this is what many villages into down south eastern cathartic state looked like days after she reigns and the seasonal flooding of the head river with her little body, the director of health in the state of good dora provided medicines and blankets and also the state emergency committee providing what assistance it could,

but it's not sufficient here to the size of the disaster that we urgently appeal to also denise people to help them as well as international organizations. several people died when they had grip or burst its banks and hundreds are displayed. the families have found shelter in a school. it's only temporary and although it's dry, it lacks basic necessities. in a c, we are in a very difficult situation, but our children can barely survive. here. we need food and water. we need medicine . our children are suffering as we don't have in with them. i give them the log swats of agricultural land or water love and life talk have been swept away, raising concerns of an outbreak of disease and an environmental disaster. there are head river floods every year, but people here see this is the worst if seen in 3 decades. he bought morgan,

alta 0, the red cross has nearly a 1000000 people have flayed their homes in somalia and kenya to find food and water. east africa is suffering, it's worse drought in 40 years. experts say it's heading for a 5th consecutive failed rainy season. somalia is on the brink of famine for the 2nd time and just over a decade, with more than 200000 people in danger of starvation. the world health organization says many people are probably already starving to death. somalia is facing a humanitarian catastrophe with some 7800000 somalis, nearly half of the country's estimated population impacted by the worst drought in at least 4 decades exacerbated by climate factors. with 4 consecutive failed rainy seasons, areas of the country face the risk of famine. thanks to generous donor support, humanitarian organizations have since january quadrupled. the number of those

reached with assistance to 5300000 people. but with ever escalating needs and a 5th failed rainy season, projected a further scale up of humanitarian assistance is critical. i call on all parties in somalia to facilitate humanitarian access. and i call on all of somali is friends to increase urgently needed funding. prosecutors in paris, se they found no evidence. the french army played a role in the were wanted genocide and have closed the investigation. nearly a 1000000 ethnic to sees and hooters were killed in 100 days in 994. last year, an independent commission cleared france of direct complicity, but blamed it for failing to see the massacres. it said the former colonial power bore a serious and overwhelming responsibility. the remaining suspect in a mass stemming in canada has died in police custody offices

a mile sanderson went into medical distress due to the self inflicted injuries it been on the run but was arrested ne ross then in that saskatchewan 10 people were killed and at least 18 on his injured on sunday, victoria gave him b as the story. a manhunt lasting 3 days and stretching over 3 vast prairie provinces, ended on the side of a road in saskatchewan mile. sanderson was arrested on suspicion of mass murder, but later died from self inflicted injuries. he was the only occupant of the vehicle when he was arrested. shortly after being arrested, he went into medical distress, emergency medical services responded, and he was transported to hospital in saskatoon, and that's where he was deceased sandersons, brother. he was also a suspect, was found dead on monday, near the scene of the crimes. 10 people was stabbed to death in the james smith cree reserve in saskatchewan on sunday. it's one of the worst math mode is in canadian history. mark alcord sister was killed is she shielded her children. right

. ronald thought of, i mean, she was cruel. for sensible sauce. her sanctions perturbed her song. she was prepared printer's remote voice washing for her. in addition to the 10 people stabbed to death, 18 people were injured. canadian prime minister just in trudeau has promised additional resources for the traumatized community. local leaders say people are struggling to come to terms with the attack. we are probably one of the most resilient races on the planet, but we have our breaking points. you know, my feelings. i'm as an indigenous person. i'm, is that it's just more trauma layered on top of what the community already lives with an intergenerational trauma. her mental health sanderson was wanted for

breaching parole in may, he served part of a sentence for assault him. robbery police in saskatchewan are facing questions about why it took 4 months to find him. they say the motive for the brutal attacks remains unknown. victoria gate and be al jazeera brazil is macking 200 years of independence from portugal, and the opposition is accusing president j a both scenario of using the celebrations to promote his bid for re election. monica united for ports from the rare diginero rest enjoyable. so now to move the heavens and earth to turn this special independence day into a milestone of brazil's history and of his own campaign for reelection. his rally brazil's capital city, brazilian tens of thousands of supporters in a military display of plains, parachutes, and tanks. ah,

even the embalmed heart of monarch don't be of the 1st declared brazil's independence from portugal 200 years ago and proclaimed himself emperor, was brought over from europe to be on display poles. shobel sonata, still trailing behind left wing, former leader, whizzing master lula. thus silver, yes, great skill. so his folder lying. if lula is really to frontrunner very she, her, his crouch, we are here to show the portion our presents the majority, who will only lose the election if there is fraud. and the people will take to the street to stop that from happening. blossom out a move from the military parade to political rally in region. he had his political stronghold, him the overwhelming number of people here and got back up by the day, or the borders of valuable sonata there and learned the president's call to show up in force, transforming what would usually be a national they heard from political rally. good president,

focused his attacks on wallace left his party. oh, bay gordon elbow. we have a fight between good and evil ahead of us. evil as govern. brazil for 14 years, almost breaking our homeland. now. they want to come back. it won't the people out by our side, the good side menu are asking for the removal of brazil supreme court. in electoral court, justices whom they accused of conspiring against ball so narrow. the president himself has been casting down on the country's electronic voting system or opposition leaders, including lola, accused balsam adul, of abusing his powers president to campaign for his re election on independence. dale look a little warmer cuz when i was president of brazil, i never used the most imported vessel does not country the independence day as an instrument of electoral campaign rulers. workers party has taken this accusation to the electoral court, monica, and our give,

i'll just 0 rio de janeiro. the european space agency has launched its most powerful rockets. the arianne aim 5 blasted off from the space center in the french g e r name in south america on a mission to boost internet space. a put a satellite into orbit that's designed to bring a gigabit speed internet across europe. ah, you're watching out a 0. these are the headlines this our the northeastern ukrainians.