or mental crossroads campaigns are joining forces in the us. there is a global connection that is happening and we want to utilize that power to make changes not only for today, but for future generations as well. oh, thrice on al jazeera ah, with ah. ready russia and ukraine carry out

their largest prisoners swaps since the war started more than $250.00 people of freed ah, emerald madison. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up protests and arrests and russia after president vladimir putin announces plans to call up hundreds of thousands of reservists guilty as charged or un backed war crimes tribunal upholds the genocide conviction of combos is last surviving. come, our rouge leader banks and lebanon. bully remain shut indefinitely after a suze of hold ups by customers demanding their own money. russia and ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war and the biggest swaps since the conflict began. 7 months ago. the detainees have been freed,

include citizens from the u. k. b, u. s. and morocco, as well as commanders from ukraine's aso battalion. the battalion held out against a prolonged russian seizure mario poll. ukraine has set free oligarch, victor medford shock. he's an ally of vladimir putin and he's facing charges of treason. 54 russian prisoners have also been released. i dial us for landominium. congratulations on your return. our guys are heroes. it's good to see everyone. it's nice. after all, the time we've been on the phone, we're proud of you what you've done for our nation proud of each and every one of you. and i'm very glad that the team got you out of russia. i'm glad we made the 1st step. you are safe in turkey at the 2nd step is of course to get you home and gives it was also a separate deal negotiated by saudi arabia. 10 foreigners who fought for ukraine, have been freed by russia and sent to re at the group. includes aden ashlyn, a british man sentenced to death by moscow back separatists gibber. elizondo

explains how ukrainians of feeling about the exchange in a word ecstatic. this is a big victory for most ukrainians who wake up this morning getting this news. and they are thrilled, quite frankly. and the reason is, is because these soldiers that were released by the russians in his prisoners swap, any soldiers would have been considered a victory for ukrainians. but this is particularly bitter sweet for them if you will use that terminology. because of who they were more than the majority of these $215.00 prisoners that were released for soldiers from the as off regiment that held out for weeks and weeks at the as a stall, a steel plant in muddy pool. they are considered and have been considered for many months now national heroes for what many ukrainians consider their incredible bravery. during the early and middle stages of this war, you can see it all over the city. in fact,

right behind you can actually see this is the city hall building here and keep and they've had this huge banner. it's been on the front of this building for many months now, reminding ukrainians every day on how they wanted to free these soldiers from this regiment. so this is considered a very big day for the ukrainians. they feel that this is a huge victory because of these soldiers that were now released or protest broken off in several cities in russia after president putin announced a partial military mobilization. according to human rights groups, hundreds have been detained by russian forces. but as smith has this report, ah, the 0 tolerance proposition, this is in today's washer. oh, there is still a few in some, in the courage to try to protest. this was in st. petersburg, after president vladimir putin announced a partial mobilization of civilians to fight in ukraine,

swing by them. so my boyfriend received today a notification from military commissary at. so he can come out here. but i came because i don't want our young men to be taken away. when we came to protect our friends, our fathers and our relatives who they want to take to the war, the brutal war against ukraine. one monitoring group says more than 1300 people have been detained in 38 cities. but alignment, the middleton is probably more than 70 percent of russians, definitely, or mostly support what puting cause a special military operation in ukraine. according to an independent polling organization, most of them are relying government control t, v, for their new rest. ah, more people are leaving russia than protesting there. this was the border with georgia on wednesday, the only remaining direct flights to european cities at a stumble and belgrade, they're sold out of or is horrible. so

a psyche to be air, freight, health, or, and other things. but those men who are eligible for military service will not be allowed to leave russia. they will have to stay and fight bernard smith, alger z. we are in general assembly on wednesday, so many war leaders condemn the latest announcements made by russia's leadership. in his address to the assembly, ukraine's president vladimir zalinski said moscow's not serious about ending the war. allen fisher reports from new york. it's rare for a president to shoe up to the un general assembly and attack another world leader directly. but that's exactly what you're biting decided to do. let us speak plainly . permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the court tenants of the united nations charter has comments coming just

hours after vladimir putin announced the biggest military mobilization in russia. since world war 2 and a nice mint, which warned of a nuclear responds to threats to russia, is raul should see these outrageous zacks for what they are putting claims he had to act. because russia was threatened, but no one threatened russia. and no one other than russia sought conflict biden's address set the scene for perhaps the most eagerly anticipated speech of this general assembly from ukrainian president vladimir zalinski. it was pre recorded and that had to be approved by a separate vote. president zalinski demanded the un itself, do more to punish russia for what he called its aggression orange. yet the right to wold deprive delegation rats remove the right of veto

e. it is a member of the un security at casa, in order to banish, then resar within debt institutions. zelinski said the russian mobilization was a sign. it was not serious about peace, as he laid out his 5 point plan to end the war. what is true then the military members, zation in russia is true. sham referendums are also to rule russia once war is true, but russia will be able to stop that course of history many times and the international law a. so again, then one terry ski, the russian delegation listened to the speech, but sat unmoved at the end. as the ukrainian president received a lengthy standing ovation. no one in his 25 minute speech. did president zalinski mentioned vladimir putin's name, but he believes ukraine can win the war with increased international support both

here at the united nations and in ukraine itself. alan fisher algiers, either at the u. n. in new york, pakistan's, former prime minister in long cons, appeared in court. he says, he'll apologize for threatening a judicial officer after being charged with contempt of court. authorities cordoned off parts of the capital islamabad because they were worried about protest by con supporters. the former prime ministers faced several charges since he stepped down in april. and ohio has the latest and cons case from islam about. he appeared on the roster and he said he was willing to apologize to the lady judge and also apologizing for any red lines. he may have cross achieved just as then saying that this was praiseworthy. that it was his personal decision whether he wanted to go in front of the judge and apologized, or whether it would be giving a a, an affidavit. now he, we're dodged that. he shirt phone is the affidavit within

a week, the court obviously stopped all those charges because of that the apology is now going to appear in court on the 3rd of october. but before that he will already be furnishing the affidavit in which he will state that he is apologizing. so the case likely to be decided against indictment by the assad. high court returned the constitutional ball law to be able to issue noted in contempt of court. but they did also the magnanimity of the court that they can set aside certain cases. so indeed, painstaking a dramatic done. there was an expectation that after the de ruling of the judges earlier that with the onset, by him, ron conway, unsatisfactory, it was not an unconditional apology. and therefore he would be indicted. but now everything has been delayed in the 3rd of october. and when enron con doug,

give that affidavit, it is likely that the charges against them may be dropped. several villages have been destroyed in northern nigeria as a general law state after flash floods breached to downs. at least 38 people have been killed in flooding across the region which followed 2 days of torrential rain . thousands of people are being forced out of their homes. local authorities have been telling community living along the river to leave. my address is johnny is not from michigan law state. i'm just looking behind you. it looks fairly dry there now, but one imagines the problems are far from over. well basically where we is findings on the banks of what looks like a new river here in this village we're in right now. in fact, these, what you see here behind us is a levy to try to protect the village. if i can answer your question for specifically it's still

a threat. the dams are still overflowing and they're right where the waters are rising almost every day. it's been a glorious day sunshine and that gives a lot of people some hope that things will quite and down. but however, what we're hearing right now, the death taunts in the last few days, that number has risen from fair to age to more than 50 entire herds of animals have been washed away farmlands. thousands and thousands of textures of rice fields and corn fields have been submerged by water. a lot of primers are telling us that the cornfields and the rise is completely destroyed. so the harvest for the season and their food supply for the next before the next plant is, is it is completely gone. now to talk more about the impact of this disaster. before we get to our door use of voice a direct our flight control yet, and you galler state right behind him. you can see if the camera can pan a little bit to my left. you will see the water still lying. what you see behind that the director is the cornfield. but what do you?

well, what you see water lying is, of course, a party field that has been, are sort of submerged completely by water. i missed out use of talk to us about the impact of this damage. a white sprague, is it, and what are the damages? we've seen what we recorded, so what yeah, here to when i'm finished. now your locals and how, how big is this disaster out? how. how much damage to each covers of otc to to tell the hector's. so most of the people majority of the people has lost their gear for fatis and some left lost her lace and and less so also have been displaced by the flood waters. why are they now? yeah, yeah, i've been taking dean, dean repeat his cough and what, what, what happens is coming out of the hill field in hill in what times distant government you sticking young people to refuse? god, i, li, i appeal in tan did

a good way to combine well, unfortunately, we've lost our feed to allergies as you can imagine, with the conditions being the way the odd that communications can be a bit tricky. still ahead on al jazeera, more legal trouble for formal u. s. president donald trump, and why this time? it's personal. that from weight lifting champion to activists, we speak to a libyan pod, limpy him about the challenge is he and his community face time of crisis. ah, with he has begun the, the full world cup is on its way to kathy who's your travel package today. let's go with your world, whether update. thank you so much for joining in. there is a tropical depression in the forecast on friday slamming into chicago. southern portions of honju also seen that wet weather for whole kado. all of these areas

were inundated by a typhoon that chests rolled by so at recently rolled, buys the ground is saturated, certainly running the risk of seen some flash flooding here. line of storms from har been pushing in to the korean peninsula. also running the risk of some flooding there. now for southern portions of china, we've had that heat surround boylen. temperatures have lowered a bit, still some showers in the forecast around the western yancy river valley for places like chung chain, the highway 21 degrees k put this several days ahead. here we are toward the tail end of the weekend on sunday for the philippines. a tropical depression is rolling through the main island of luzon, so also could see some flash flooding here over the course of the weekend. for india heavy falls around or so to per dash, not to production eastern roger stand, there are weather alerts in play. could see about a 100 millimeters of rain in time. it is a dry pitcher in pakistan, karachi at $33.00 degrees and melendez, weather report in the middle east, where those winds cross some of the gulf states. it's picking up. so are seen some

lifted sand in does thing to wait on friday. katha, airway special airline is the journey. i am very delighted to speak and they're all african look. they are the continents brightest legal students. putting a means against them. this means in africa would really be interesting to see how we miss out gathered together for tournament. unlike any other conflict from what is happening, them expecting me. all right. the african cards and human and people it's right, is now invest in witness african me on al jazeera. ah ah,

your to how to set a reminder of our top story is this are hundreds of russian and ukrainian soldiers have been released in the prisoners swamp. 10 foreigners fighting ukraine have also been freed through a deal mediated by saudi arabia. pakistan's former primers are wrong, cotton has appeared in court con says he's going to apologize for threatening a judicial officer after being charged with contempt of court. a conviction would disqualify come from politics or you embarked war crimes tribunal has rejected an appeal by the last surviving leader of the from our wounds armed group, the court and cambodia as upheld the genocide convection and life sentence handed to 91 year old crew. some pon, he was out of state during the rule of the canal rouge, when 2000000 people were killed phones lou reports. he was the head of state of the clear rouge and it's most public figure. 91 year old cues on pon will spend the rest of his life behind bars after you and back to tribunal upheld his conviction

for crimes against humanity and genocide against the vietnamese minority. he's already serving and not the life sentence also for crimes against humanity. in relation to the forced evacuation often and pen horn between 19751979. as many as 2000000 people died, many of them tortured or starved to death. the brutality of the committee rouge's 4 year reign has not been forgotten. even though the regime was ousted more than 40 years ago, hundreds of people turned up to hear the verdict, including buddhist monks and camille rouge, survivors. why get young man more who it'll i am happy. i want justice, sir, that what happened in the past won't happen again. we want it to be over one more, not donahue. some pond had tried to argue. he was merely a figurehead with no real power. but prosecutor say he was one of those most responsible defeat. ah, the, it's dodie called b o. border cambodian per born and specially border with beam of the commodity team

and also do international criminal justice and humanity. this is only the 2nd case heard by the u. n back to tribunal, but it's also the last in 16 years the court has prosecuted 5, camille rouge officials resulting in 3 convictions leading some to question whether it's been worth it. yuke chang researches the received and says the hearings which allowed survivors and relatives of victims to testify have offered some closure. it confirmed that he can live after genocide if he could move, move on and become dubia. he can put back what has been loss. ultimately, the tribunals legacy may be its contribution to national reconciliation. florence, 3 algebra lebanese banks are going to stay shot indefinitely after at least 7 were held up last week by people trying to get their own money. a woman carried

a toy gun into a bank in bay root has told journalists, she's not a criminal, sorry coffee. she says she needs to withdraw money to pay for her sisters. cancer treatment banks in lebanon have limited withdrawal since 2019 because of a foreign currency shortage. jenna holder has more from beirut. banks are close, but to a certain extent they are maintaining services. for example, depositors are able to access money from atm machines, but only in the local currency it's, they're finding it difficult to access dollars. now of course you can access dollars and the on the block market, but at a much higher exchange rate. as you can see, security measures have been stepped up. it is still not clear what indefinite means . now the banking association is saying they're waiting for quote concrete measures from the authorities to ensure the safety of the employees and the customers.

they're saying that they're, they haven't received enough assurances. but the interior minister is saying that he is not advising banks to remain closed. and it is also their responsibility to put in place strict security measures. now the problem is, next week, the public and the private sector. the employees are supposed to receive their salaries. will there be enough cash in those atm machine when, when that happens, or will people still not be able to access dollars because people are given a certain amount of money and dollars. strict rules really have been put in place capital control since late 2019. and that is why depositors are so angry. they say that they're desperate, they're desperate for their savings because the economy has all bought the collapse . many people are not finding any, any jobs, and they really blame the banks of for imposing these controls on the citizens and not on politicians who they accuse of transferring billions of dollars outside the

country. the central banks raised interest rates to the highest level in almost 15 years as it tries to bring inflation under control. the key rates jumped by 3 quarters of a percentage point that takes the target range to between 3 and 3.25 percent pi to joe cash reports from washington. d. c. u. s. central bankers announced the federal funds, interest rate will increase buying another 3 quarters of a percent. for the 3rd time in a row, it was an aggressive the widely expected move in an effort to bring down stubbornly, high inflation. still soaring at above 8 percent. a 40 year high and the u. s. the price of gas is down across the country. but in nearly every other category, the cost of living like food, medical care and rent remains high me while the job market is strong with the unemployment rate at just 3.7 percent. federal reserve chairman jerome powell

signal that the central bank will continue to tighten its monetary policy despite the risk of economic pain in the form of job losses, or even a recession down the road. no one knows whether this process will lead to a recession or if so, how significant that recession would be. that's going to depend on how quickly wage and price inflation, inflation pressures come down, whether expectations remain anchored. and whether you also do we get more labor. so which would help as well. the u. s. federal reserve says it will likely raise interest rates at least another 2 times before it's done. that's while central banks around the world are taking similar measures. despite this week's warning from the world bank that these synchronized moves could trigger a global recession, new york's attorney general is announced a big lawsuit against former u. s. president donald trump, his family and his company's leticia. james. so some of the trump organizations, most valuable assets, were linked to business for old political hand reports from washington dc. former

president donald trump, has always been keen to put the focus on the many buildings he owns, but now he's been accused of fraudulently misrepresenting the value of those buildings. and this is the subject of a civil court case announced wednesday by the new york attorney general. the allegation professional assessors would decide how much the buildings were worth. but when the trumps went to get loans or insurance policies, they dramatically inflated the amount in order to pay less interest and get cheaper premiums. this conduct can not be brushed aside and dismissed as some sort of good faith mistake. the statements, a financial condition were greatly exaggerated, grossly inflated objectively false, and therefore fraudulent and illegal. some examples, his club in florida mar, logo, the likely worth was $75000000.00, but the trump's alleged it was worth $739000000.00. 40 wall street in manhattan,

likely worth 200. 20000000. but they put the value at 527000000. antrim park avenue, likely worth $84500000.00. alleged worth a 135900000. claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the ard of the deal. it's the ard of the steel. trump responded to the allegations on his social media site, calling the attorney general racist and accusing her of doing this to win in election writing. i never thought this case would be brought until i saw her really bad poll numbers. she is a fraud who campaigned on a get trump platform, but experts for and these kinds of white color cases can be hard to when you have to show that there's intense a specific intent to defraud and the lack of emails. and if there isn't somebody who will testify against president trump and say that he had the intent to do the

rod, that will be something that he can certainly use in his defense. this is a civil case, but the attorney general has referred her fine. insta. jurisdictions that can bring criminal charges and the internal revenue service. she is asking the judge to band the defendants for being able to work as an officer for any newer companies, for life, ban them from buying commercial real estate or work with new york banks for 5 years . and she wants to trumps to pay $250000000.00. last month, trump had a chance to defend the practice. he pleaded the 5th, so as not to incriminate himself hundreds of times. now his lawyers will make the case for a trial that could have huge repercussions for the trumps and their businesses. patty will have al jazeera washington and dinners indigenous groups in the area of health valleys, in several cities. calling for the end of the british monica rule there demanding the return of land as well as recognition of the atrocities they say were committed

against indigenous australians during british rule set a clock reports from camera a minute silence as a strat eons paid tribute to the queen, this would be the most bidding memorial to a magnificent life of service to others. may her majesty queen elizabeth the 2nd rest in eternal peace. but not unless dragons have embraced the national day of mourning. instead, protest is in state. capitals have voiced her position, demanding recognition of the suffering that indigenous people endured during british colonization. the monarch's representative in australia has acknowledged that the queen's death has prompted abroad to bite about the country's colonial past, unconscious, and respect that the response of many 1st nations a strident is shaped by our colonial history and broader reconciliation journey.

that is a journey we as a nation, must complete the tent. embassy is a national landmark representative of the campaign for aboriginal rights. this year marks the 50th anniversary since it was erected, but the death of the queen has re ignited the movement. once again. it's also spot conversation is about strategies future under the marquee and opinion poll this week suggests less than half the population is in favor of becoming a republic. i personally supportive of a republic and i think em. but i'm not quite sure. have you seen the outpouring of grief in support for the crane that by quite ready, but you know, i think was love education to day between now and, and it's part of our history. and i think i'm with lance that with lack of history before. and we shouldn't let go again. the prime minister has ruled out a referendum for now, noting it's not the right time for such a debate. sarah clark al jazeera camera live in paralympic, where you left her a,

some clear, one national and international competitions throughout his career. now he trains people with disabilities and serves as a special needs rights activist. he says disable people in the be are faced many challenges and need more government help. somebody in career. ah, my name is his arm to. i'm from the city of sal blotter and i'm 49 years old. i was born with a paralyzed leg. i mean, i started competing in weight, lifting in paralympic competitions in 1996 and i've won dozens of national and international metals and moved to sweden for 4 years where i competed professionally. switch come on globally, larry, other before sports. i was a shy person too. i didn't go out much and i didn't socialize with people, carry happier. i found out i had hidden talents and he felt new skills. nixon, i came to self confidence. i realised that nothing is in classical, only difficult, and can be achieved with hard work. i am now

a personal trainer for those with disabilities and a special needs rights activist. here in libya, this able people suffer from many challenges. there are no public places that are accessible for those with special needs. they are disabled people who are helpless here. many of them don't leave their houses because they're afraid of how they will be treated, but even their families aren't educated to demand for their rights. and it will should have the right to access public places. and there are hundreds of thousands of disabled people in libya that's increased because of war. but unfortunately, officials don't care about it. my advice to those with disabilities get out of the house, practice sports, find activities to do. it will give you the confidence you need to become a productive member of society and never stop asking for your rights. rights are like freedom. they are fought for not given. we must continue to fight.