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russia's president recognizes the independence of moscow control regions in ukraine . the un security council will meet on friday to condemn the annexation ah, on has him secret, this is edge, is it a lie from doha? also coming up, thousands of russians flee to georgia after president vladimir putin calls up military reservists to fight in ukraine. he and strengthened to a hurricane after being downgraded briefly, the storm is being called one of america's worst. brazil's presidential candidates face off in a debate before sundays. elections, polls show incumbent jail, balsam otto trailing.

and russia is taking another step towards annexing parts of east in ukraine. rosena vladimir putin has signed decrees recognizing the occupied regions of her son and zap, what is yet paving the way for formal annexation on friday of this is after referendums organized this week, which western countries have denounced as a sham ukraine has called an emergency meeting of top officials, president volunteer, ms. lensky says there'll be a robust response. and the, but i don't know. i typically give you a key on the eve of those steps, brochures, rebates, aggression or early on the butterfield, but with its aggressive policy. it continues to provide artificial referendums, and here it is essential for our school of all our partners, all the civilized world. leaders can certainly france support you, crime the united states are want to be very clear about this. the united states will never, never, never recognize russia's claims on ukraine. sovereign territory is so call,

referenda was a sham and absolute sham. the results were manufactured in moscow. and the true will of the created people is evident. every day is a sacrifice to live, to save their people and maintain the independence of their country. the un secretary general antonio good cherish, has said brushes, plans to next. the occupied parts of ukraine cannot be accepted or diplomatic as to james bass has moved from un headquarters in new york. these are the strongest comments from the un secretary general since the start of the war in ukraine. he talks about so called referenda, which don't reflect the genuine will of the people living in those areas. and on the plans annexation, he says they go against international law and against the un charter, the founding document of the united nations. it since against every seeing the

international community is meant to stand for it for the purposes and principles of the united nations. it is as dangerous escalation. it has no place in the modern world. it must not be accepted. the un security council will meet on friday, the us and albania have been working on a draft resolution condemning russia. there is, of course, little doubt the russia will retire such a resolution, but already the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield, has said that she will then take the issue to the un general assembly. a russia has accused the un chief of taking sides in the ongoing conflict, hammered volleys in moscow with more on that. moscow is not listening to what mister god gutierrez is saying. the law moscow is in another world. russia is bracing for celebrations and the historic speech by vladimir putin president vladimir putin. tomorrow. so, i mean,

the logic here is very different. we are in the, i'm, i mean, i'm talking from a place where, i mean, things are seen from a completely different perspective. russians are bracing for what they called the correction of history. i think that those territories belong to russia, and that it was wrong in the 1st place to, to let them go. and now it is time. it is the coronation of this, of the sacrifice is given by the but by the russians during this war and before. and it's, it's just less than 24 hours before the before it starts. and that is when the president vladimir putin will sign this agreement with the leaders of the for break away regents who have already landed here. moscow, i don't think that russia is really listening to what the secretary general of the united nations is saying. and they think that the you and is taking one side in this conflict. the u. s. president joe biden says he's getting reports. many lives

have been lost off to hearken e and hit florida. local media say at least 13 people have died in one of the strongest ever harkens to hit the state. patty calhane has the details. ah whoa, destructive wins, record storm surge and in some places up to 30 centimeters of rain that fell in just 12 to 24 hours. another record breaker. we got out the door, swam out the doors was here. we got over there. and then we walked away around the whole side of the house from the roof line. and then when we went on to storm, it broke all the rules. here, a really long time my chimney came down. i was afraid it was gonna come through the roof and crush me and now in its wake this search for those who survived. and those that didn't, there been more than 700 confirm rescues and there's likely many more than that.

other will be confirmed as more data comes in the president tour in the agency. the deals with disasters warned the death toll could be shocking. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida's history. the numbers of still are still unclear, but we're hearing early reports. what may be substantial loss of life that would put the number of dead over 2000. and it's going to take a while to find out the true scale of the disaster. the loan bridge to settle island had large chunks washed away, and many roads are still unpalatable. and it's not over. we are expecting the storm to continue making its way to georgia, south carolina into north carolina. maintaining tropical storm force winds. deadly storm surge and rainfall of up to 12 inches, a store storm that experts say was made stronger by warming waters. now people all across florida are seen the true cost of climate change. cattle hain al jazeera

in brazil, the final presidential debate is on the way ahead of sundays election. 7 candidates vying for the top job. former president lewis in us your lead to silver is leading his nearest rival incumbent gyre. both sonata in the opinion polls, if no candidate gets 50 percent of the vote, there'll be a run off later in october. for me on this, let's speak to manuel or apple, or he joins us live now from rio. did you know? so how important is this last debate then this evening and we did year, could this have a significant impact on the minds of still undecided? voters in brazil has of this debate is now nearing its end, but after 2 hours of debate with very, very few details as to what the actual political platforms of each of these candidates is. and i don't think there's much of a sense that,

that this debate right now is going to sway any of the undecided voters that remain here in brazil at a time where a country the country itself is heavily polarized by these 2 leading candidates. as you can see from the images of the debate still taking place, there are 7 candidates on the stage without getting mired down by the details and rules of this debate. it will ultimately come down to 2 candidates, the incumbent. current brazilian president aid ball sonata and former brazilian president leasing su lula. the silva, the candidates themselves have been more or less focusing their attacks on former president lula. he is after all, leading in the polls. but this was an opportunity, a final opportunity for the candidates to, to pick up any remaining undecided votes. president will so nato, at the very beginning of this debate, speaking directly to women in brazil, knowing very well that he does not poll very favourably among female voters. here

in the country and both, so that'll certainly hoping to close that gap between himself and former president knew the silver who again, leading in the polls by as much as 50 percent of supporters. that's important because according to electoral here in brazil electoral law, a candidate needs at least 50 percent of the vote plus one vote in order to win. if neither of these candidates are able to obtain that, then the scenario is a run off election means voters will be going to the pulls again at the end of the month. that would take place on october 30th. all right, ma'am. or apollo, lifeless. there in no rio de janeiro, thanks. mila was honest live now to talk more about this from chevy chase. maryland is paolo sotelo his it's thing was the fellow in the brazil institute at the woodrow wilson center. thanks very much for being with us. so what does that state for brazilians then as they go to the polls on sunday?

well, it is to try to find direction for the country. the country had chosen the direction more social democratic towards the left in 2002 that lasted. ready during the 8 years of president law, followed by 65 years of president dumas says, which was anointed by lula as president and lula was successful. her bill was not in the crisis that followed allow or create of the conditions to for the election all by right wing populist president, ball show model who is finishing all his term a very low approval rating. while president law has a relatively high approval rating at this moment, president lula,

the former president, has about 52 percent of the preferences. so now we have 36 percent. so there is a chance that the election would be resolved in the 1st round this sunday. let's talk a little bit more about the current president, jo, boston, our because his party has attacked the voting system a lossy days in this election, that the whole integrity of, of the elections. how much of a concern is that that he may take a page out of a former president, donald trump's a playbook and question. if he loses a question, the whole thing and not recognize it, many people in brazil expect that to happen. both sonata has never had the original idea in his life. he has always try to copy from

who is sort of a mentor to him, or i know to him. the question is whether the she to shows in brazil are strong enough to resist this type of conspiracy or trying to declare as he had many times the voting system in brazil is not reliable. and i am going to give you my personal opinion. i think it's very reliable. it has been tested since the 19 like she's, i think it's probably one of the most reliable old assist them in the world today. but also model is unpredictable and he may try to challenge that. i don't believe for a moment that he will succeed and i believe that the armed forces are, will support such an initiative in your, in your personal assessment,

then is brazil in better or worse shape than it was before. pulse and our became president. no is much worse shape. brazil is in a deep crisis both. so nato is repulsive. public figure that has has never pledge allegiance to democracy. i have no confidence that he will. i actually, he, he learned nothing in his what the 35 years in public life. he is a right wing, populist and rate will remain so, but now if he gets to 36 percent of the popular vote, well, even if he loses, he will remain a force a political force in brazil. and that is will be a very detrimental to brazil. now,

the election of president lula is probably better, but it gets no guarantee because president lola it has not really explain how he will offer. he says that he will govt well because he already got well in the past, but he has not so far detail any program education, health, the economy, who will be his ministers and keep in mind he will have to offer and not with their work or spar to his party, but in coalition he's the vice president, former governor of san polo. all to me was a very close ally of former president of treadaway. he got a daughter who lula succeeded in 2009

and 9. she no to dull 19 day or 2000. and her lo used to say that he received from her door. so a cursed heritage which is not show. and he has never explained that. you know, so a lot of people progressive people in brazil, more to the center. i have doubts about. i have bought all trish commitment to democracy, but under the circumstances we're going to have to be it does look much better option bengal, shawna. we're gonna have to leave it there palo so tara, appreciate your time on our 0 thanks very much. have a, was, has been an explosion added education center in cobble that we've just received. use of right now of several reports,

reports or several people have been killed. students were taking part in a trial test to prepare for their university entrance exams. the blast happened in an area of cobble where many people from the has are a minority, live as ours are often targeted in attacks because of their race and religious beliefs. more on that story as and when we get it still ahead on a nationwide strike, rings, france to a hawk will tell you what work is on demanding from the government. ah, anticipation is rising. and so with sponsored, my cattle aways was no doubt. it's been a hot summer attempts to finally coming down for levant. resume should middle east . typically we still got 40 on the chart, but mostly we are below that 40 mark. there's not much in the sky either. the

clouds clearing from allow the edge of the monsoon is disappearing from here. might see a few showers in the mountains in a mom. and there have been some in the caucasus in here to temperatures that were high, have come down. the same is true in turkmenistan, so the wind direction now is critical bit of a shipment, not much of one coming down the gulf, $42.00 q 8, maybe willow, 40 in doha as an example. and it doesn't look particularly humid. so it feels really quite good. the picture to the north, i said the temperature to come down. ask about the 28th. if you'd go long way north up here, it's still hot. and that when this coming south, but temperatures are not yet reflecting it. and back through turkey as well, is looking fairly dry, few shouts, as i said in the caucasus no more. but as a tropical africa, still a wide spread band, mostly north of the quite a bit. certainly coming south now. but the biggest down poles recently and maybe in the future have been cameroon gabble and also nigeria. that's going to continue.

but there are any spring south there right into angola to with sponsored by cattle. and i always do debating the issues of the day frontier. so it's always been criminalized around though boundaries are right. these are just numbers. there people are families and our friends and our community member on our online, at your voice this minute to eat. don't believe in dialogue. don't political crisis must vsoft with a political solution as climate change progress is there some people who are in places that they're just going to have to make? there is no recognition about what we're ready facing the street. oh no. j 0 with oh,

hello again. you're watching as just a reminder of our top stories this out. several people have been killed in an explosion at an education center in cobble students were taking part in a trial test to prepare for the university entrance exams. the blast isn't in an area of cobble where many people from the hassan minority. ukraine is called an emergency meeting of top officials off to russia said it would a next for ukrainian regions on friday. this follows referendums in those areas where, according to moscow, people voted overwhelming leads to joint russian. u. s. president joe biden has warned our can. ian could be the deadliest in florida. history declared. a major disaster area. power can knocked out electricity to more than $2500000.00 homes and businesses of thousands of russians have fled the country since president vladimir putin issued an order to call up hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in

ukraine. many are going to georgia where at the moment russians can stay for up to a year. our correspondent iran con, is at the board. it took alexander and his friends 24 hours to get into georgia. most of it was spent waiting in a car. eventually they rented some bicycles, a piece of luck, he says, otherwise they might still be on the other side. his clay wise left his homeland. everybody knows that the push goes, the ballistics is thrown on my opinion and you don't a fight in the war. and, you know, of course, i don't want to kill nice people. most of the people, how did they respond to feel the same way about russia's war and ukraine? and while they are certain of that uncertainty awaits them. ego is a military age mail eligible to be called up in russia's partial mobilization. he crossed the border on foot. my wife is waiting to cross the border with coca. we

don't know what times they will cross the border falls for the men part of the society. so it is just like kill them, a lot of the game, you know, so you will never know you win or lose. so my wife told, told me 2 days ago, just to go, i will follow the shutting of board. it has become a concern. one of the few roots out of russia, i finland has now been close by the finish government. and that's likely to meet more people arriving here before the crossing has become a political hot potato. what the government says is before the announcement of partial globalization by the russian. there about 5000 cars crossing a day. that figure has gone up to $11000.00 but opposition politicians saying that that's nowhere near an accurate figure. that the, the actual number is a for larger than that. but for the russians who are coming across, they are allowed to stay in the country for

a year. but uncertainty actually awaits them. they don't know how long they can afford to actually stay it. and more importantly, waits them when they do eventually get back to russia and morocco and l. just the last, the border crossings. how many russians are also escaping to turkey? hundreds of plains are landing from russia every day. since casale has worn out from antalya, untimely has always been a popular tourism destination for russians, especially after the war in ukraine interrupted. it's become more popular because russians have travelled, restrictions around the world, according to official figures, at least $16.00 to $19000.00 wash and tourist, arrive at antonio's international airport. which means at least 300 planes from russia arriving at the airport. but according to the officials, there is a change in the dynamics of the passenger rocketry. according to the us cities,

governor, the number of russians who are not leaving the city on the daily basis of increasing, especially after a prison pigeon announced a partial mobilization across this country. for instance, on september 1, only $53.00. 0, fresh and tories as we would prefer to stay in the city or i didn't leave on fall. yeah. but this number gradually increased then, as of september 28th number of russians who don't leave until the hour has rides in 2500. again, people are making choices, so sometimes they just want to to have a loop from outside. what's going on then the smoking part of it. sometimes they are in fear. oh for their own destiny. their families, homes, to one. they know they have a solid business. not to go in the 1st wave, but sometimes it's just not working the way it's design. yes,

there are some with them. some people are got were in governmental invective decisions for both, some specific people, little groups of people. and so one book steal to waive his already on, and it's hard to still russian, people do not like speaking to me like this, even before the war in your brain starts it. so it is seen as a cultural habits. but when you ask these people why they are here and they say it's because of it is true because on tanya is their favorite destination. but off camera when to speak to russian, especially young men or young couple the ones who, who do not hesitate to speak, tell us that they are here for maybe one week. maybe they can extend their space and even stay for a longer time to bring their via than children, or to see what is the head wasting in their country. stocks in the u. s. jump to

the lowest level since late 2020 as recession. the fears persist, investors are worried about what impact and interest rate high will have on inflation. yes and p $500.00 index is down more than 8 percent this month. that's the worst september performance since the 2008 global financial crisis. the british pound, that reversed earlier losses on thursday prime minister list trust, defended her government economic plans that cause the chaos on financial markets. earlier in the week, investors have been worried about the scale of borrowing needed to find the chancellor quasi quite things, tax cuts. and what we've done is we've taken decisive action. first of all, 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 our tax burden to make sure we grow the economy and also curve inflation . and that's so important, it's a difficult time. it we're facing

a global economic crisis brought about by putin's war and ukraine. and what was right, is that britain took decisive action to help people get re what is going to be a difficult winter. demonstrators in france are protesting the high cost of living, pension reforms, and president emanuel mac cross policies. trade unions court for 24 hour strikes, demanding higher pay for their work. as natasha bottler reports from pash, thousands of public sector workers protested in paris. they say they're overworked and underpaid, and they're angry at the french government's plans to reform the pension system and raised the retirement age. something they say would have wrote, they have rights. you'd probably call you crypto. i started working very young and i'm fed up and we retired and all around us are young people in their twenties who can find a job. so i should be able to retire that so they can work. i can enjoy

a few years of my life while still in good health. when i say that, if not, we can barely survive. we can pay our electricity bills. at some point, our salaries have to increase. the french government says that it's doing all that . it can to shield people from inflation, but it won't back down on his pension reform plan that it says would make the system farrah mit who again more on herbal. we will also implement a pension reform. we can do it in a fair way at a reasonable pace. we can guarantee this reform will be effective if we allow it to finance our social protection system. does that mean a number of smaller protests and strikes? they've the rising cost of living in france over the past few months, but this one is by far the largest with workers from across the public sector and more trade union phase, unless their demands are met. it will not be the last. that is, report over the striker per day. it's not in it, so i hope it is going to be the sort of an absurdity in the coming winter. all

strikes and resistance all across the different. we're been confronted. french president, emanuel mackerel has wanted to reform the pension system since his 1st term, but pushing it through now is clearly a risk at a time when so many people feel that their lives a hard enough. natasha butler, al jazeera paris us president joe biden is pushing for closer ties with nations in the pacific islands. as china extends its influence in the region. he's how's the lead us at the white house? my can reports from washington dc. it was the 1st of the us pacific island summit and it reflects abided administration's concern about deepening chinese engagement in the in the pacific. an absolutely critical strategic region. more than a dozen countries came to washington for talks with members of the biden administration

. the u. s. making very clear that a ones to deepen and continue with relationship with all of these nations. president biden insisted that the relationship must continue and it must get stronger. a great deal this to our world is going to be written in in a pacific over the coming years in decades. and the pacific islands are critical voice in shaping that future. and that's why my administration made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with your countries. the pacific island countries to count for some 15 percent of the earth's surface and the u. s. is leaving no stone unturned in terms of continuing deepening this relationship. and as an added enticement, president biden invited all the leaders of the pacific islands to come to the white house for dinner, making very clear that the u. s. is intent on.