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russia says it will formally annex for ukrainian regions on friday after a referendum, which was widely criticized as the legal ah, you're watching all the 0. like for my headquarters and i'll hi, debbie and abigail, also coming up for linda. such a ban russian tourist from crossing its borders. thousands continue to wait for hours at crossings. if they try to escape military mobilization, 2000000 people without power as hurricane eons lounge into southwest florida. british prime minister las trust defense, new tax cuts that triggered chaos in the markets. but the pound a sliding again. ah,
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ah, hello. russia says it will annex for regions with child referendums earlier this week . it says it will officially take control of those areas tomorrow. the european union and the u. s. are planning to impose more sanctions on russia for holding what they call sham referendums in ukraine. the ballots were held in russian occupied parts of eastern and southern ukraine. the kremlin, back to authorities there say the results show that people overwhelmingly voted to join the russian federation. separatists reported huge margins of victory saying that in the hands the region 98 percent of voters favored annexation bahama involved was more from moscow on the kremlin plans for annexation. earlier today, the leaders of the for break away regions and eastern ukraine, arrived here in moscow. so that means the procedure has started, the process has stopped for the finding which will happen tomorrow. the signing will be done by both the, the president logging in to put in those 4 leaders in the presence of the members
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of the, of the duma. and are the leaders in the country and preparations are going on for a huge celebration in that square after the finding president logic put in would also at the destination to officially announce this historic event as it seen here . russia, the return of territories, not russia lost over the decades collection of history big day for usher. and it will mean a lot also in terms of how the conflict is seen legally, constitutionally here in the country. that means that the nations will go to the front line. they can't know, they can no longer claim that they have been sent to beyond the borders to die for a war outside the country. this means that they will be obliged by the constitution to defend the nation and to never try to escape or avoid the drafting
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nation is in turn, in general, is waiting for this moment. and it's seen of a like a historic breakthrough. something that hasn't happened or a long time. russia has been waiting for this moment, according to the media here, according to the officials. and it is going to give you the weight, the weight it is f or thousands of russians have been fleeing the country since president vladimir putin issued a mobilization order last week. but now some of the pass out of the country are becoming dead ends. finland says it will close its borders. russian tourists on friday, russian citizens can still enter then for family reasons, as well as study or work purposes. long traffic jones have been forming at land crossings into neighboring countries as well. nearly a 100000 russians have cross the border into context on since last week and 53000 have passed into georgia. but moscow has reportedly setup mobilization offices at
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the border to intercept some of them. turkey. it has also become a hub for russians leaving the country up to $900000.00. have been flying to the southern province antalya every day. they finish for a minister peck, i have, it says the ban will prevent damage to finland. international relations. name of the resolution is to health russian tourism into finland and trying to say truth inland to other thing in countries in their solution. the government notes that the entry of fresh citizens interest purposes in finland, endangers painless international relations. thank you. m. ron con has more from the large, the border crossing in georgia, i always say is a number of people actually cross the last the border crossing. i'm just going to get out of the way and give you a better look. that's the border crossing right there. on the other side of that, you have cues of up to 2 days. people waiting to come in,
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those queues are moving very, very slowly. now, throughout the day, the people that we have actually made across that we've been speaking over and saying the same thing that they fling because they don't want any part of the war in ukraine. they don't want to serve. they don't want to be a part of it now. they're not doing anything illegal by crossing before the under the visa levels. actually did russians can say in georgia for up to a year, but when you're staying for a long term, a lot of people are very worried about how they can actually fund this trip by talking about using up all of their life savings. they talk about selling everything that they had in russia to be able to come into georgia and they also don't know what happens when they do eventually have to go back. so there's a lot of uncertainty, a lot of concern from the people that we've been speaking to, but it's also becoming a political issue within georgia itself. the government says, actually the rise and cause crossing the border isn't much and easily absorbed. they saying that, you know, the figure has gone up from like $5000.00 cars
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a day to $11000.00. that's actually perfectly reasonable. the opposition politicians are saying that actually that figure is wildly underestimated that there's a lot more people who are cross in recent announcement of that partial mobilization, mandatory military age mail call up in russia, and that's having an impact on the economy here. now that could be positive, hotels were busy, for example, but rentals are going up with a lot of very angry georgians who feel like the neighborhood have been taken over by russian. so it's a very delicate balance. again, the government is trying to place, and that's actually compounded by the fact that the, the government here has a decent relationship with russia who has a very good relationship with your opinion as well. the swedish coast guard is reporting a 4th leak at the north stream pipelines in the baltic sea. the pipeline usually shipped gas from russia to germany. russia says it's launched a terrorism investigation over the damage and culture,
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a meeting of the un security council. you, nato say the leaks were caused by sabotage north stream. one is a key line to transport gas to europe, but russia suspended deliveries earlier this month because of a stand off over sanctions. denmark and sweden 1st reported to leaks near the island of bourne home. shipping, near the lines has been restricted, and norway is deploying its military to protect its oil and gas installations. stuff also has this update from a vessel in the baltic. sea. swedish coast guard has now clarified that they actually found the 4th league on tuesday already, and it was already put on their website, but apparently not communicated to their prime minister. gave a press conference that they only mentioning 3 leaks. and also the day later, the coast guard chief also didn't mention it. so the r for leaks now to under sweetie side to under danish side, to northridge, one pipeline and 2 door to 2 pipeline. what's happening now is that these leaks
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basically just emptying out the gas, hundreds of millions of cubic meters of gas is now leaking into the baltic sea and nobody has any means to stop it. there's no technology to stop this leaking. so they basically have to wait until all the gases out of the pipes and nobody knows exactly how much was it it. we know that it was 177000000 cubic meters of gas in north room 2 because not to him to has never been used. but the north 31 pipeline. it's unclear, but it will take days and some people say maybe until the end of this week before everything is empty and then only then the investigation can start. and there's also this concern, a very huge concern that the condition of the pipes after the gas is out of the pipes water will go when will go in sea water. corrosion will start and then there's a lot of concern that the pipes are useless can be used again. so let's find out
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what the usaa saying about these lease, and if it's responding to these leaks with kimberly hallett, she's joining us from the white house. kimberly yeah, the white house is denying any suggestion made by russia that it is in any way responsible for the leaks that have occurred. in fact, the white house right now pointing to the statements made in the last couple of days by the national security spokesperson jake sullivan. who said that the u. s. right now is supporting efforts to normally investigate but to safeguard europe's energy security. now we've already talked about how the european union has gone much further promising a robust and united response to what it sees as being a much more deliberate act of potential sabotage. now, as right now, what the binding ministration is doing is really down playing the impacts of these leaks. in other words, saying that what it sees is something that can be at this point at least mitigated
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in the coming mid winter months. but at the same time, there are fears about the winter and whether or not this is in fact a potential warning from russia about what could lie ahead. and that is why there is a heightened sense of concern, particularly from the energy secretary, jennifer granholm, who said that all parties should be on heightened alert. thank you so much. kimberly how could reporting from the white house so hurricane in has left a trail of destruction and southwest florida, knocking out power to to 1000000 people and trumping many in flooded homes. it's now weekend to a tropical storm, but the u. s. national hurricane center is warning of catastrophic flooding inland . no deaths have been reported, but about 22 people are missing out after a boat carrying cuban migrants sink your florida. there were 911 calls for people saying, hey, the water is rising in my home. i'm going to go up in the attic,
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but i'm really worried, of course, those folks are now going to be going to be checked on. and so i think you'll have more clarity about that in the next day or so as they're able to go to those locations and determine whether people need need services or are able to be rescued power as slowly being restored in cuba after hurricane in left, the entire country without electricity, the outage has effected most of the about $11000000.00 people on the island of national power generators has getting the grid up and running will be complex. it's already struggling with outdated electricity infrastructure. the media says 3 people were killed when the storm made landfill. the british pound dropped again on thursday after prime minister in this trust defended economic plans that triggered chaos in the financial markets. trust says big tax cuts were the right approach for britain's economy. she's refused to consider reversing. last week's mini budget, the pound cross to a record low against the dollar. on monday,
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it had rallied slightly by the markets close on wednesday, but continued its drop off to trust, defended her government actions. what we've done is we've taken decisive action fossil to make sure that nobody is paying more than a typical fuel bill of $2500.00 pounds. that will come in this saturday, but also to reduce all tax button to make sure we grow the economy. and also cut inflation, and that's so important is a difficult time. it we're facing a global economic crisis brought about by putin's worn ukraine. and what was right is a britain took decisive action to help people get re, what is going to be a difficult winter. stella had on al jazeera, they was vice president, visits south korea one day after its northern neighbour fires. miss al tests plus a woodland hill. bob, i got my pain and man and a grandma pablo ramey winning rapper coolio has died while on tour.
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ah hi there. thank you for joining in we have seen some storms flare up in pakistan's punjab province, centered around the hor and is long with capital territory as well. still the risk we could see some more of that on friday, but by and large, this monsoon rains have cleared away there also clearing away top to bottom from india. so where we've got the biggest downpours on friday, we'll be westbank all entrepreneur dash and ma for ross strike karnataka and to tamela do some heavy falls in the forecast here. also a lot of rain coming out. you in indo china, it's all has to do with remnants leftovers of what was typhoon nor rule as it continues westward across indo china directly. that color, the more intense the rain is falling especially through thailand. m. yeah. more.
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but at the same time, striped with some pretty solid bands of rain, northern vietnam, around hanoi and southern vietnam in coachman city. the time it's all about the heat in southern china gray lane at $37.00 degrees, but some of the shower activity is creeping closer. so that could certainly put a cap on your temperatures. a storm will veer just toward the east of japan's main island of honju, but for now, really up and down the country from q, chicago, honju, and hill kado were in the sunshine. we haven't been able to say that for a while looking good in tokyo with a high 57 degrees c a later. the debating the issues of the day produces always in criminalized around the boundaries of right. under number. there people are families and our friends and our community member on our online, jo, voice. this military don't believe in dialogue. the political crisis must be off
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with the political climate change progress. is there some people who are in places that they're just going to have to? there's no recognition about what we're ready the thing, the street on now, just 0. 0, oh. a story on al jazeera, russia says it will annex for regions with charles referendums earlier. this week it says it will officially take control of those areas tomorrow. the european union and the us are planning to impose more sanctions on russia for holding what they call sham referendums. in ukraine. finland has an ounce. it will close its border to russians with tourism visas from friday 1000 to for the countries and president
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vladimir putin issued a mobilization order last week. the sweetest coast guard is reporting a 4th week at the north stream pipelines in the baltic sea. russia says it's launched a terrorism investigation over the damage that you may say. the leaks were caused by sabotaged iran president abraham e. c says the death of master. many has saddened everyone but weren't chaos won't be accepted as violent protests. spread demonstrations have been taking place across iran for almost 2 weeks. human rights group say at least 75 people have been killed in the unrest. the 22 year old, i mean, he died on the 16th of september after she was detained by the country's morality police. supporters of iraq, sci leader, looked at the southern have fought with security forces in baghdad. they tried to push towards the cities fortified green zone. they were protesting against a political deal,
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which means one of their main allies will shift allegiance to their rivals. honey has some reports that street squared is once again there, but yeah, support. i don't want to do that for the for the guys i'm here to protest against the parliament recession. and so one of the main allies joining ranks with thought was rivals. i know the honda, how do we don't have rice like in other countries? what did we do? and i wanted to, we don't want the framework to form the government and we are fed up on a job. iraq is for rockies not for around. we don't want to be proxy. security forces close the entrances to the green zone, but protested, didn't give up. security forces were pushed back from the heavier square were now there is no sign of them anymore. if you look just behind me here, they can be seen on as you. what do you bridge, what protests those are trying to make their heard over this switch to what?
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the other area they wanted to film the green zone, where political blocks convened in the parliament to vote on the speakers resignation. it was the 1st parliamentary meeting since august when fighting broke out between supporters of southern and his shot, both killing more than 30 people. mohamed how lucy wanted the m. p 's who replaced sublet 73 deputies to confirm his previous election by refusing his resignation. as expected, he kept his position and m. p as from the sun, was rival of the rom back coordination framework voted in favor. the minutes after the session, the couple of rockets struck the green zone. wondering for security personnel, bulldozers allegedly owned by federal support. it was seen removing high, was on the entrances of the zone, and many fear they might be pathetic. occupied the parliament once again. the ashes just 0 like that in jazz top court has widened abortion rates for unmarried women,
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bringing them on par with married man. a termination will now be allowed up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy regardless of marital status. previously women had to be married widowed miners or sexual assault survivors to be eligible for abortion. the ruling followed a petition by 25 year old unmarried women needing a termination. north korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast. and this comes after us, vice president campbell, the hair is visited, the gym, demilitarized zone separating south and north korea. harris was in soul for talk to the president you and so q, she criticize play gang for it's so called provocative rhetoric. public drive reports from powers you in south korea, cds following in the footsteps of many us leaders before her vice president comma le harris on the heavily fortified dmc border separating the 2 careers touring the famous blue huts of the pan been john truce village where an armistice signed in
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1953, ended the korean war. looking into north career itself with relation sour once more . in a region of growing tensions. in the north, we see a brutal dictatorship ramp in human rights violations and an unlawful weapons program that threaten peace and stability. the united stake and the world sake, a stable and peaceful korean peninsula where the dpr k is no longer a threat. harrison to asia to italy, state funeral in oklahoma. prime minister sions, obey indicating importance of relations with its ally, japan as a counter to the growing strength of china in sol, she met with president units o p. o hoping for the same level of continued cooperation. for 7 decades. the
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alliance between the united states and the republic of korea has been a lynch pen as security and prosperity on the korean peninsula. and in the endo pacific and throughout the globe. i am here to reinforce the strength of our alliance and strengthen our work together. the last significant to us visit to the dmc within 2019, when president donald from beth with north korean leader kim jong on at the height of their summit diplomacy aimed at the nuclear rising. the korean peninsula. hopes of north korea giving up its nuclear weapons, have all but evaporated with leader kim jong and recently enshrining in law. it's status as a nuclear armed power and south korean intelligence officials believe the north has now completed preparations for another nuclear test. it would be the 1st such test in 5 years and comes as a u. s. naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier. ronald reagan conducts
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joint drills and korean waters. again, another 1st in 5 years, she leaves the peninsula with the deepening tensions increasingly reminiscent of previous times. robert bride al jazeera padget, south korea, me and my suppose leader and son suit. she has been sentenced to 3 years in jail. along with her former economic advisor, australian sean turn out. the pair pleaded not guilty to violating the official secrets act sentencing took place and a closed court. it's the latest than a series of convictions sushi, his face, and she was ousted in a military coup in february 2021. toni chang has more from bangkok in neighboring thailand. we have seen charge upon charged late against her sentence upon sentence piling up 23 years her. she's now supposed to serve in jail. some of those sentences carry with them hard labor sentences as well, which will be incredibly difficult for
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a 77 year old woman. at this stage with the sentences she's looking at shoes and she still has several still to come. she won't get out of jail until she's over a 100 years old. now, i think the, the issue here is, what is the military trying to do here? we've seen them piling up these charges against a clearly they want her out of the picture politically. they know very well that they hold elections as they have done in the past. she will, will win overwhelmingly again. and they want to take her away from that. if elections go ahead next year, as they promised they will, and there is a for the military, a satisfactory result. they may allow her, some degree of freedom, perhaps house arrest of some sort. but clearly, she will never be allowed to return to the political stage while the military in charge. and at this stage, these sentence are sentences are effectively a death sentence. professors of class or police in haiti, it's the 3rd day of
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a national strike by the transport union, which is opposing gas price hikes. people have demanded the prime minister johan read resigned from the announce that cut the fuel subsidies earlier this month. but today we are producing peacefully against the cost of living against ariel henry higgins insecurity. the police fire tear gas, andrea bullets kill us. we the activists in the proper neighborhoods. the young leaders are asking who deals with the nation because there is nothing here that can be done with israel. henry, and there are no roads, nor hospitals, no good educational drinking water in the country. we are left alone, only the rich lavelle in this country. this is the reason why we continue to demonstrate so that all he can live a better life than the former prime minister of haiti. laurel m a k says he doesn't have faith in the current leader. this is ration. how's whereas? and in the past week, due to government decision to double the price of
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gasoline. and these are on the markets that people are living in very difficult financial situation. there is a lot of poverty in this situation is a difficult one. again, this is a transitional prime minister that had amended to organize election and resource security. and i believe that i believe that he has not carried out that mandate. so people are very disappoint in. there is a lot of frustration boiling all over the country. so the ultimate solution is to have a legitimate government in power through election. and that has to happen because i don't really no longer would saw anything, even worse, they would create more problems. so, so the, the ultimate solution for the asian people themselves to choose their own leader, rather than to have another route of political meetings and political deals and
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backdoor meetings in order to put language and this and that will sub absolutely nothing. and the people, not one that the people want to put, you know, like that when president and go to the polls. and of course, they want to do that in peace and security. and this is why it's important that security be restored, that the gangs be put out of out of business and security in order be restored. anticipation is rising ahead of brazil's election on sunday, louisa, not sure lose. the silver served as president for 7 years before leaving office and 2010. now he says he wants to correct the so called mistakes, the president, durable, so now was government, or latin america editor lucy newman visited his phone village and the lead up to the pope. sheer force from per number, one of the countries poorest region. a remote road in northeastern brazil, the countries poorest region. this is where it will go. santos takes us to see
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where his cousin released the natural lead. the fever was born or at least an exact replica of the home or donnelly, and do. louis mother. you originally fell down years ago. this was the typical house of subsistence farmers made of mud and coconut tree sticks with no running water or electricity progresses. storia and i think sick won't bother, but i suit with s. loyce. it's important to reconstruct this story for future generations so that they can assimilate louis story and realize that they too can fight for collective justice in these times. of individual ism is, this was the bedroom with a family of 10 slept, and this suitcase was used as a closet until lula. the mother who was illiterate, decided to take all of her children to sao paolo never dreaming who one of her youngest sons would eventually become. newly began working at the age of 14 and went on to become a formidable trade union leader and founder of the workers, pardon, or p t. he had little formal education,
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but an abundance of charismatic and negotiating skills. in 2003 lula became brazil's 1st working class president. he introduced sweeping social reforms to combat poverty and the station of working class brazilians. from providing educational ruler to fresh water access for people like paula gomez, mizzi or mile welcome. i began to love lula long ago, like a father hero, because honestly, he embraces the cause of the poor. emotional, massive housing projects also helped lift 33000000 people from poverty during his 2 terms. which coincided with the boom and prices for brazilian commodities, brazil's economy sort, where there were, we had all was not well. nagging charges of corruption had long surrounded him and his political party. a multi 1000000000 dollar graph scandal exploded after he left
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office in 2010. just as the economy began, regressing ha, millions of brazilians turned on ruler demanding. he go to jail. now, what would happen if lula is not in prison? he will return to power and keep stealing his the ringleader of them all. he was convicted and imprisoned on charges of money laundering and corruption which he denied, but was released 18 months later when the supreme court ruled that all of louis convictions be an old. because of suspect procedural practices. now, 12 years after he left office with more than 80 percent approval ratings, an older and perhaps more cautious lula has returned, promising to bring back better days, especially for the poor. the big question is, can he pull it off again to see a newman al jazeera guy dis, petnum book or brazil, gangsters, paradise wrapper.

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