as either, ah, in south korea, military service is compulsory but some refused to take part one at one eigth meets those dodging the drop on al jazeera. ah, will josie rate with no, ah, a final day of referendums is being held in a separate controlled parts of ukraine and whether they should join russia.

ah, i'm carry johnston. this is all just there where life is also coming out. ah, japan honors it's assassinated, former prime minister with a controversial state funeral. $28000000000.00 a harrowing estimate of damage from pakistan's devastating floods could push millions of people into poverty. and then not the spacecraft crashes into an asteroid in space, move to protect humanity. the russia is holding the 5th and final day of referendums, in parts of separatist held regions of ukraine votes on whether to join russia are being held in 4 areas under moscow's military occupation. they include the self

declared on the earth, can hands with publix and east, and parts of the phone. and the provision in the south heath and western allies say the votes are sham, orchestrated by russia. moscow says any annex to areas will be under its full protection. well, there's more on this, we're live in moscow and key the 1st let speak to mohammed vol in the russian capital that what all the authorities they're saying about these references will carry the keys here waiting for those results because president vladimir put in promise to accept them immediately. so in russia here, the expectation is that this is going to be a very successful exercise. today is the final day. as you mentioned, the votes will be counted, the ballots will be counted tomorrow and very likely that it will be known by the evening. and that's when the the product is here. the duma, the 2 chambers of the russian parliament will meet and endorse them today. the news

coming from east from ukraine are very positive about the exercise they talk about a huge turn out. 87 percent. you don't yet 83 in ganske. 63 in house on 66 in the patricia. so here it's all. busy positive, it's all out of the picture, talking about that a democratic exercise, whereby the people of eastern ukraine after a long period of operation in fight ukraine, are now being given a chance to choose where to belong to which country to be part of. ok mohammed out there. thank you again to stay with this and go now to charles stratford in key charles all this despite the ongoing war in that's right. a lot of heavy fighting overnight, according to the ukraine in all sorts. is they saying that russian forces shelled positions inside the town of michel life that's around 50 kilometers north of

russian occupied his song on the southern front. they also talk about so russian shells hitting air is north of michel, i have a, a town or an area called boston. they are also reporting that sir this morning they claim to have shot down what they say were at least 3 iranian kamikaze, drones being used by the russians targeting them, targeting targets in the city of odessa. also in the south. we also understand that there is ongoing fighting around the towns to the east, around donnette scam and towns like buck motes and kraemer tools. as you heard mohammed say they're out of most go very rosy, picture coming out of the kremlin, a very different message coming out of kia from the ukranian authorities. yesterday we spoke to the head of the lou ganske regional military administration of ankle survey day. he saying that this changed absolutely nothing whatsoever. he described

these elections as being a sham, just like ukraine's western partners. and the united nations say they are, he actually appeals to people inside the occupied areas. people who may be taking part in these votes and said that they should stay away from potential military targets. with respect to this mobilization is partial mobilization. the put is put together to chime pulling around $300000.00 additional russian troops. mr. gay, they said that sir, the ukrainian forces is already dealt with the regular russian army. they would now deal with the unprofessional irregular army. he described these men in his words as being nothing more than cannon fodder. i'll sing what more can done to stop? what is expected to be an annexation of around 15 percent of ukrainian territory by russia. that's around 90000 square kilometers an area the equivalent of the size of the country of portugal. for example, mister gay,

they said that they would be appealing for additional sanctions by that western allies against russia. and he said that they were preparing for even more of a stronger fight. we understand also that president volota may zalinski be meeting with security advisors over the last 24 hours discussing certainly what the ukrainian authorities say is how to deal with them. more different types of weapons that the russians are using. we understand that that is alluding to those iranian drones. but yes, on this final day of these referenda being held in the occupied territories, referring to the a seen as being totally illegal by the international community. the fighting continues and it is expected to escalate in the coming days and weeks in care for us. charles stratford with an update. thank you. japan's former prime minister sions abbe has been honored in a rare state funeral with well leaders joining prime minister finance sheeta in

pain tributes. the ashes of japan's longest serving prime minister were carried by his widow, a kia and prime minister casita. they was assassinated in nara, in that jude nigh while campaigning for a candidate in the parliamentary elections. ah, you were always sincere, single minded, full of heart. you loved your friends and an even deeper love for your wife ikea. i will always treasure your memory and many people across the world and in japan will remember the era of prime minister ave with nostalgia. i was prime minister. thank you for your work from the bottom of my heart, rest in peace. i ever, many people in japan are unhappy about the studio, largely due to the cost. the government says it's spending nearly $12000000.00 of

a's, ruling liberal democratic parties, ties to the unification church have also prevent anger. his assertion had blamed the church for his family's financial difficulties. robert mcbride is in touch with more of the tribute to ship the been for me. ok. shita has been leading the tributes. the speeches of condolence. it was his controversial decision to go ahead with the state funeral, but he was describing ave live saying he should have lived far longer describing him as a compass for both japan and the world. he reminded the gathering and they were well over $4000.00 people, attending this event, including many dignitaries and world leaders that they'd actually entered parliament together as young unpaid and had the prospect of not seeing him ever again. he said was both regrettable and heartbreaking. he spoke about ave, as spearheading the generation. this was a man who, when he became prime minister,

he was the youngest post will prime minister is also the 1st person to take up the prime minister's office to have been born after the 2nd world war. so he described his achievements both domestically and also internationally. ave is credited with forging alliances, especially with at the united states, strengthening the trans pacific alliance with the, with the u. s. and saying that history will remember not only the length of his time in office, he was the longest ever serving prime minister, but also and more importantly, his achievements, saying that people will reminisce in years to come about what he described as the a era. so i had hair on al jazeera oh, venezuela and columbia fully reopen the border of the years with hopes of boosting trade and many relations. thus we look at how climate change is destroying the knives and neither has in nigeria.

ah hello typhoon or norway, sir, reinvigorating in the south china c. c. this mass of cloud swirling away here. and it will continue to drift further west, which as we go through the next couple of days, very powerful storm. this destructive winds 230 kilometers per hour. moving pretty swiftly though, at around 30 kilometers per hour. we'll throw some very heavy writing across central parts, vietnam. much of indo china over the next couple of days just to the south of high . now we saw a 131 millimeters of rain as the storm passed, very close by. southern areas of china seeing some lie be down port. there's that where to where the sweeping across vietnam in palau, senate leave and bring some very heavy down, pulls into northern parts of thailand. as we go on to the latter part of this week

. good spread showers elsewhere across se asia wanted to show us there into were indonesia. and we got some rather live the showers, making the rack, or se, and part of australia at the moment called a nasty little area of low pressure swirling away here. bringing some very heavy rain into well inland parts of new south wells. luckily it does punch its way through, but we are. we do have a flat bodies enforced for that east inside of new south wales, northeast in parts of victoria, southeastern areas of burke. queens had also sinks a wet weather, grassy moving east. ah witness. in firing films from around the world, they shall not stop the violence until the power is beth witnessed intimate portraits and epic struggles. because the leadership is off. no, just the people witness. the human spirit and bitter reality. there are still men,

believe it publicly witness award winning voice, his telling groundbreaking stories. witness on al jazeera. ah ah, you watching al jazeera reminder of our main stories now it's the 5th and final day of referendums and separatist health regions of ukraine. votes on that, whether to join russia or are being held in it on yes. can transcript republics in the east and her song, and zach region in the south tributes have been paid to japan's former leadership. so i buy a rare state funeral. they was assassinated in july lock on painting. i had to parliamentary elections for many people in japan are unhappy about fuel,

largely to, to the cost. the government says it's spending nearly $12000000.00. now in india, protests so being held over the death of a 15 year old student, allegedly beaten by his teacher demonstrations turned violent to mistake. took off the dish boy belonged to dallas. can you see that all discriminated against under the hindu cost hierarchy? a teacher has not been found, belongs to a community. god does upper cost a series of beatings and rapes, so that members of india's dotted community have been carried out in recent weeks. partly motto reports from new delhi. there is growing anger against cost ism and cost based violence. it india last evening, widened, protest broke out in a city in northern, in del, over the boy's death. the family says that the boy was beaten by his teacher a few weeks ago for making a spelling error. now, the family has called this

a cost. they've hit crime. this family is from the lowest costs in the him, the cost system, the social hierarchy system. this community is often treated as untouchables, not on touch ability and yet is banned, but remains ramped and the police have filed a complaint against the teacher who they say is up counting. this comes as hate crimes, like these have become more common and have been in the news more often. according to the gotten a going to government data about 5 costs based hate crimes take place every hour on average in the country. not in that does have strict and stringent laws against crimes like these. in fact, a few years ago, some of these laws were even strengthened. but activists say that enforcement remains weak. we've also seen members of this community mobilize and. 6 their right increasingly over the last few years,

but their efforts have often been met with more discrimination. and as in incidence, like these more violence. $28000000000.00. that's the estimated cost of the damage caused by the devastating floods in pakistan on the country suffered unprecedented flooding brought on by heavy monsoon rains and melting glasses, or the $1300.00 people were killed and around one 3rd of the country was submerged a new assessments by the government says around 1800000 jobs have been lost. pushing poverty level drop by 5 percent. well, that's a speak to come out high there in some about now come out. this flooding has had huge consequences, hasn't absolutely huge consequences and our daughter at a time when the country was already suffering its economic wars and also the economy in trouble. the estimates of gods amount to as you mentioned,

$28000000000.00. this includes thousands of kilometer of iran. network. bridge is 24000 schools and we are told that 70 percent of doors left their homes or who is religious. what inundated are still living out in the open. there was a little the stagnant waters have become infestation. ground for mosquitoes, dan gave fever water born to visit thousands of cases are being reported for a real emergency situation there. and the government of course, trying to do its best. however, they have been complains also from the people that they have not been able to get adequate to help despite the fact that the government said they did receiving some international assistance. 24000 schools have been damaged and i did also partly due to the rampant corruption that exists with government contract as well sub standard buildings. but that of course,

also shows that children are suffering on all fronts on the educational front. they're also exposed to the elements of hot weather, not to mention the details that i just talked about, so a really alarming situation existing and most parts of sin and also in parts of baluchistan. so come a huge disaster because the government, felix received enough international help. well, if you look at that figure of $28000000000.00 and a failing economy, it is going to take 2 to 10 years, even according to government estimates. and the money that has been placed there is nowhere near the amount that is required to help august on out of this crisis, the united states just played another $10000000.00, which is not even a drop in the ocean. none, even friendly countries have been hesitant because probably because of their own problems. but also because of the fact that they don't trust the government of

pakistan, that it will be able to distribute that aid where it is needed more so indeed, a huge issue as far as donor a proposals are concerned, or as far as pledges are concerned, that is going to be a united nations conference within the next 2 months. the united states secretary united nation 30 secretary general promising he of course, has been in by august on it's been championing august on the case or what he's saying that the international community might do much more to help august on. because pakistan is responsible for less than 0.8 percent of the goblin emissions. and those countries that are responsible for exacerbating the climate change should be digging deeper into their pockets to help august on. ok, thank you. come on. hi, the in a is on about there are a can in has made landfall in western cuba. officials have been working for hours

to evacuate thousands of people and protect homes. the category 3 storm is heading towards the us state of florida. columbia and venezuela have reopened their borders to congo, potentially enabling billions of dollars in trade. after years, long closure people along the shed border hope it will boost to the economy. a sonogram p at he reports from the colombian border town of computer, adorned with flags from both countries. the 1st cargo trucks crossed the border between colonial venezuela. after years of political conflict, it's a highly symbolic moment, as delegations from both governments smith in the middle of the simone believe, a bridge, colombia, new left wing president, who several pedro had made the reopening of the border. a key campaign promise. good year soon, the study. i think today's a historic day for the region for the country for south america and globalization

is 1st and foremost, the relationship between neighbors. anyone who measures the flows of trade culture look, change, and population movement will always find that the greatest amount is between neighbors. that is how it was here before securing madness to over hearts and brains. the 1st struck crossing from columbia were loaded with toilet paper, plastic and medical supplies. the one from many swell with rolls of aluminium ration believes that 3 countries will reach a 1000000000 us dollars by the end of the year and possibly for 1000000000 us dollars by the end of its administration for years from now. and they hope that most will benefit the 1000000 the people that live along the border less than if this will help with the shortages in venezuela and reduce contraband. and the extortion as we were subject to to crow, i think it will make it easier when we have relations between the 2 countries had

reached rock bottom in 2019. when former colombian president divan duke has spearheaded efforts to force redeem change in venezuela. the shut down wars insecurity along the border, emboldening crime, gangsters, control smuggling and drug trafficking. local interpreters say the border should never have been shut down most yet. they are just, it's been 7 years without vehicles passing through here, right? greatly, a fixing the culture of the social and economic reality of the region for millions of people had to land dangerous crossing were ending up victims of violence and his appeared in the right. but it, but what's coming, it is a different border federal hopefully generate employment for a while to reopening is a welcome. first step. everybody here agrees much more needs to be done to overcome the economic security and humanitarian crisis affecting this border region. allison that i'm get the i'll jesse archuleta tens of thousands of people have rallied in

mexico, say say to mark the 8th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students. some of the protest has fought with police despite coals from the present time, as well as of the door for peaceful families on the victims demonstrate every year to push the government into solving the case group was kidnapped in 2014 john home has more from the valley in mexico city. there must be tens of thousands of people that are marching down in mexico is main avenue paseo de la re former and the here because it's the i found a verse for it of an event that shocked mexico and continues to reverberate around the country when fully 3 students would disappeared on a rainy night. meanwhile, in the south west of the country and their parents and their family members, and many others still campaign for justice on their behalf. this is what one of the fathers of the disappeared told us about that campaign for justice where it's at

right now, is it, i'm disappointed that's the word as a father because well, the government was campaigning. they committed to deal with this. and those words are just hot air. we know the government had the political will do something, but that will, has disappeared. what he's talking about is the, this government said that they were gonna get to the bottom of this, that they were going to solve it after an investigation by the previous administration that was denounced in the end as a complete cover up. but the original empathy seems to be dying. a bit. political factors may have got in the way arrest warrants that were asked for have now by the same attorney, tourney general's office reportedly being canceled. it would have gone off to some powerful people. and this is really sobering. the fact that this takes the $43.00 students with all of its problems is actually probably the one in which they've been most pressure on authorities to solve it. there's more than 100000 people that

disappeared in this country. many of them, the families say that they simply search alone, we talk to a brother of another, disappear people who is on this march in solidarity. and my brother disappeared on the 4th of july 2014 in plain daylight, outside of secondary school. and all of these people have a relative that has disappeared. brother, a son, we're showing no support for the parents of students. we empathize because we've looked through the same thing as the violence continues in mexico and it hasn't really shown any signs of slowing down. there is inevitably going to be more cases like the $43.00 students who disappeared other cases. other families have also lost their loved ones and more people across this country, searching for their relatives trying to find them dead or alive. brazil's left his presidential candidate, so there was not, you know, that the silver has held his final campaign right in the city of south allah,

brazilians are set to go to the, the 2nd for the 1st year round the back in a presidential election that has opened up a need opinion was ever coming to president tamara, and the final days of the company by jerry as food security is under threat due to climate change. this year's floods have destroyed crops with millions of dollars, and the tax on rural farming communities have also continued unabated. with interest reports from northwest nigeria, i think the days deals have been closed at one of africa's largest produce markets in do i know colonel workers load grains and seals destined for domestic market and to far away places such as broken of fossil and beyond market. we shall say the past few years have been particularly hard. as a winnie, we hardly get 150 talks leaving this market. they leave the produced to various

destinations. previously that number was between 300 to 400 trucks a day loaded with variety of produce yellow. one of the factors he says, is this climate change has unleashed devastating floods. what loss of sulfur estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars this year and more heavy rains are forecast for the weeks ahead. promise also struggle with high fertilizer cost and a shortage of farm equipment like tractors, expert, se nigeria busy i will have to impose food to make up for the shot fall in production. in 2021. the country's foot import bill jumped 42 percent to $5000000000.00. and then i saw the problems facing nigeria production lady. the insecurity going on in the contract, the moment in the beaten are limited. then you'd have a dream like cheap food. if you would give an estimated 500000 palmers have been

forced of their lines by criminal gangs of taken over entire communities and forms in the north with rain to becoming unpredictable. ex would say the country needs irrigation schemes, though only 20 percent of the willing laneesa if it is alexi bishop, but that 20 percent for whites, 40 percent or, or the wolf would climate. so politely, what is, is anybody able this? what if this don't, if i can, and being close to 40 percent, so 50 percent, then there will be $100.00 if i sell supply operation. so i can tell you, or fee ships are planning to do just that. we launch a new program, the national irrigation andrena program of 50 are programs will take us to the 2030 . and within that period or tag it is to, at least between the federal government states, local governments, and even commercial farmers who want to be able to see which are rich over 50 percent of the total potential, the country. that requires

a lot of money and commitment until then, the country may have to find ways to be local. food demands through costly import, comedy trees, al jazeera, northwest nigeria. now nasa has deliberately smashed the spacecraft into an asteroid and the world, so it happened in real time. it was all done in the name of humanity survival, openness explains. 11000000 kilometers from earth. the spacecraft hurtled closer and closer to the rocky asteroid. that was its target. and then bull's eye, oh, scientists and engineers at mission control, cheer as the spacecraft smashes into a far off asteroid. i'll die more full so it's a key step toward defending the world from future devastating impacts. by massive space rocks, we are showing that planetary defense is a global endeavor,

and it is very possible to save our planet masses, double asteroid re direction test or dart was launched in november last year. its entire mission was to ram into de more force at a speed of more than 6 kilometers per 2nd, or 3600 kilometers an hour. the result, it's hoped a gentle nudge pushing the asteroid on a new path over many years. the change in trajectory will grow larger, while di morpho itself is not on a course to collide with earth. space rocks like the one that flashed across the sky in russia 9 years ago, hit the planet all the time. and the big ones can change the course of life on earth. 65000000 years ago, a huge object crashed near the yucatan peninsula, causing global devastation. scientists believe the impact is directly linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs. getting rid of t rex in their kin was

a good thing for us, mammals, but another collision of the same magnitude won't be, it could destroy us all. so the international consortium behind dart hopes to defend the earth from potential catastrophe, by combining careful observations to identify asteroid threats, years or decades ahead of time, along with the ability to knock them off their collision course. there are no known astride threats, but when we find one in the future, maybe we'll have the technologies to potentially preventive di morphis's, new trajectory will be studied for years to come. the information gleaned from the test will hopefully help prevent humanity from suffering. the same fate as the dinosaurs rob reynolds al jazeera. ah, it is out his hair and these on the top stories now it's the 5th and final day of.