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i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a chorus of disapproval. world leaders at the un general assembly tell russia not to try and annex more ukrainian territory. translation: today, we need to make a simple — translation: today, we need to make a simple choice, _ translation: today, we need to make a simple choice, basically i make a simple choice, basically that of war or that of peace. in ukraine — the deadly cost of the invasion is still being felt as the bodies of more civilians are unearthed. further protests across iran over the death in custody of a young woman accused of breaking the islamic dress
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code. a hollywood comeback. the golden globes return to television screens after being dropped due to a lack of diversity. hello and welcome. western leaders are warning president putin not to annex parts of ukraine, as officials in russian—held areas of the country said they would be holding referendums on becoming part of russia. there are plans for votes to take place in donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia regions — here in red — but a chorus of leaders at the un general assembly in new york said such ballots would be a sham.
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more on the implications of such a move in a moment, but it does come as russia has suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine recently. and in areas newly—liberated by ukrainian forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum. a warning — orla's report contains some distressing testimony. in the centre of izyum, the heart of darkness. ukrainian investigators say the russians turned this police station into a torture chamber. we were taken down to the cells in the basement. our escort checking carefully every step of the way, in case the enemy left any booby—traps. you can just imagine the fear people must have felt when they were brought
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into these cells. on the walls, someone has scratched a date and it looks like the 22nd ofjune of this year. the conditions are squalid and there's just thin mattresses, no glass in the windows. people were kept here without light or heat and accounts are still emerging from those who say they were tortured here. we met one of them at the city's main hospital which somehow is functioning. mihilo has been treated here for his injuries. he is a pensioner aged 67, but that did not stop the russians. he says they held him down and broke his arm. they suspected him of sabotage. "they tortured me for 12 days," he says. "i was taken from there half dead three hours "before our forces arrived.
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"they tortured me with an electric current. "they gave me shocks in my fingers. "how they burned. "they put needles into my back. "they were long and they put them under my skin. "here and here, inside." and across town, at the former russian command centre, a grim discovery. we are told there's blood on this axe. the chief investigator says he doesn't know whose. then, suddenly, panic. distant whistle shouting
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"get to the basement," he says. police running for cover after what sounded like incoming fire. they are still exhuming the dead. more than 160 so far, mostly civilians. officials say some had their hands tied and bore signs of torture. olaina arrives with her husband yuri. they have come to look for her father. she's caught between hope and dread. her father was last heard from on the front lines in april. "we know families who were in the same situation "as we are now," says yuri.
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"but they have found remains. "they were happy to at least have a body to bury." in the countryside near izyum ukrainian forces are still on the move. having swept forwards so fast, they have to secure their gains and plug any gaps. inside the broken city, food is in short supply. dasha cradles her son tim but can't soothe all his fears. "we are scared," she says.
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"we don't know if it will be safe over the longer term. "we're on thin ice. "military actions are still going on. "victory isn't certain." she says she's praying for peace, for a brighterfuture for ukraine's children, who have already suffered too much. orla guerin, bbc news, izyum. western leaders have been pretty unequivocal in their condemnation of russia at the united nations general assembly currently meeting in new york. here's just a flavour of what some of the leaders have been saying. translation: today we have to make a simple choice, - basically war or peace.
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on february 2a this year, russia, a permanent member of the security council, through an act of aggression and invasion and annexation, broke our collective security. it deliberately violated the un charter and principles of sovereign equality and state. translation: it is imperative to maintain the international l order where the rule of law is firmly established. the united nations have been playing a central role in the development of such an international order. however, we see today its foundations being gravely shaken. the russian aggression against ukraine is an act that tramples on the vision and principles of the un charter. translation: 141 countries categorically condemn - russian occupation. that alone is not enough. if we want the war to end, i then we cannot be indifferent to how it ends.
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vladimir putin will only give up his war and imperialist . ambitions if he realises he cannot win. - let's get some of the day's other news. at least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the brazilian city of sao paulo collapsed during a visit by two congressional candidates. the pair were visiting a brazilian container company when the accident happened. they are both believed to have been rescued. 31 others also survived, although there could still be more people trapped under the debris. at least ten people have died following torrential overnight rains and floods in the central italian region of marche. rescuers continued to search for three still missing. torrents of water swept through several towns leaving a trail of trapped and damaged cars. president biden�*s expected to raise concerns with prime minister liz truss over the uk's brexit negotations with europe. fears have been raised that the uk's approach to the trading arrangements in northern ireland could harm the peace deal there. the white house says the president will spell
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out his concerns "in some detail" when the two meet at the un in new york. 11; dead whales have been discovered on each tasmania discovered on each in tasmania australia. they were young discovered on each in tasmania australia. they were saying iei area on . island - in the carribbean since the weekend, at least three people have been killed. the national hurricane centre is warning that hurricane fiona will strengthen to a category 4 storm in the next couple of days. wendy urquhart reports.
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translation: it's a disaster, we lost everything and - everything got wet. we lost our home. lam ruined. volunteers are already packing food bags which will be shipped to the worst—affected areas. at least seven have been declared disaster zones. fiona has left a trail of destruction in its wake and is now heading for barbados and bermuda. residents are strongly advised to put away patio furniture, trim tree branches, and prepare emergency kits with 72 hours' worth of essentials in case the electricity supply goes down. the national hurricane center is warning that hurricane fiona will gather even more strength in the next couple of days to become a category four storm. and this storm surge could raise water levels by more than two metres. wendy urquhart, bbc news.
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to iran now, where three people have died in protests which have followed the death in custody of a woman who was arrested by the morality police. the authorities say the woman died of natural causes, but her family says she was attacked by the police. bbc persian�*s rana rahimpour has this report. a warning, you may find some of the images distressing women in iran set their headscarves on fire in fury. they are tired of the morality police beating them up and the islamic republic leaders who police their every move. their protest is sparked by the death of this woman. her name is mahsa amini. she wasjust 22. she was arrested by the morality police in tehran earlier this month. they said she wasn't wearing the mandatory hijab or headscarf properly. the security forces have released the cctv footage
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of mahsa in detention. it's heavily edited. suddenly, mahsa collapses. the authorities say she had a heart condition. but eyewitnesses say she was beaten up in the police van. she's taken to hospital and ends up in a coma. a few days later, she's dead. women cry, "death to the dictator" and wave their headscarves at her funeral. the inscription on her gravestone reads that she is not dead, her name will become a symbol and live forever. a woman stands calmly in front of a water cannon until it has to reverse. and here, a police motorbike is set on fire. but we made them run away!"
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rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, we'll bring you all the sport including federer�*s farewell, the legendary tennis player arrives in london ahead of the final tournament of his career. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people . were in their homes.
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tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian _ soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a number of world leaders at the un general assembly tell russia not to try and annex more ukrainian territory. further protests across iran over the death in custody
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of a young woman accused of breaking the islamic dress code. western australia's government is preparing to finally end a state of emergency used to close borders during the covid—19 pandemic. new laws are expected today that would replace the emergency powers first introduced in early 2020. it comes as other australian states end mask mandates on public transport. australia had some of the world's toughest covid controls, but few restrictions now remain as infections continue to fall. our correspondent, phil mercer, is in sydney. this is good news and people are breathing a sigh of relief? in people are breathing a sigh of relief? ~ , ~ , ., ., relief? in western australia it had the most _ relief? in western australia it| had the most uncompromising approach to covid out of all of australia is states in two main territories. the state of emergency was brought in in
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march 2020, allowing state governments to close borders, fourth covid patients into isolation and we are expecting certainly this week and perhaps today, new law that will sweep away those emergency powers. the authorities will store have other mechanisms at their disposal to maintain disease control measures, but it is a distinct easing of restrictions here in new south wales and eastern australia, from today you do not have to wear a mask on public transport. similar measures are being brought into the north in the state of queensland and also in south australia and as you say, australie did have some of the world's toughest coronavirus controls. it did have a fortresslike mentality to the virus but gradually, life is beginning to resemble in australia, something as it was before the pandemic. certainly, these controls in western australia being eased is a
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significant step forward. great step forward. _ significant step forward. great step forward, as _ significant step forward. great step forward, as we _ significant step forward. great step forward, as we say - significant step forward. great step forward, as we say but i step forward, as we say but what impact would you say these covid measures that had on australians? i covid measures that had on australians?— covid measures that had on australians? i think in many wa s, australians? i think in many ways, australians _ australians? i think in many ways, australians have - australians? i think in many ways, australians have felt| ways, australians have felt extremely isolated from the rest of the world. there were expectations that when the international borders that were close to most travellers were more than two years were reopened, the world will come knocking at their door but it hasn't quite been a rush that many people into the country were expecting and i think that over time, australia's strict approach to covid—19 may well have put some people of coming to australia but certainly the government is keen to get the message out there that australia is rejoining the rest of the world. many epidemiologists believe that they are optimistic that the worst of the pandemic is over for australia. there is a word
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of caution, though. the state of caution, though. the state of victoria, the chief health officer, brett sutton, believes there could be a lower and slower wave of infection toward the end of the year, and he does not believe the pandemic is overjust does not believe the pandemic is over just yet, does not believe the pandemic is overjust yet, but many australians are crossing their fingers that the worst is behind them. ~ , ~ , behind them. absolutely. as we all are! what is roger federer up to next? here is a sport news. i mark it with with sport. a minute silent was held at karachi for the victims in pakistan and for queen elizabeth ii. the english cricket side are touring there. the tourists claimed six
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wickets for victory and pakistan made 158—7 but england chasedit pakistan made 158—7 but england chased it down with four balls to spare. here is our sport correspondent. when the buses with a security convoy safely delivered the players inside the stadium i must admit there was a sense of really. it could begin again. england in pakistan and we could focus perhaps some cricket again. as a super league, the psl, has done a lot to restore the profile of pakistani cricket globally and it was a man who played in the psl to put his own path, alex hales, who starred on his return to the england team. his 53 helped england team. his 53 helped england chased down pakistan's relatively modest total of 158 and as england look for more options ahead of the g20 world cup, harry brooke, batted and luke would was the bowler and was encouraging and there we were talking about cricket issues. a surer sense of normality! several pakistani
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supporters on their way home having seen the team lose, waved at the camera and said thank you, england. antennas, and emotional roger federer has arrived in london ahead of the final tournament of his career, the lalor park, 41—year—old has won many titles and announces retirement last week. he will play alongside three of his greatest rivals, andy murray, joker and roger federer against the world team ofjohn mcenroe. he says he is feeling the pressure of appearing in his last ornament. i pressure of appearing in his last ornament.— last ornament. i know it's auoin last ornament. i know it's going to be _ last ornament. i know it's going to be highly - last ornament. i know it's i going to be highly emotional last here, practised there and seeing rafa nadal and seeing their team and mcenroe, and i feel still a bit stressed. but i am happy i am here. it puts me back into the mood of, 0k, we're here to work and enjoy it
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and i have my first interview today. i hope it will be ok. in today. i hope it will be ok. in football, the nations leg is back up and running on wednesday in ukraine are unbeaten and scotland and ukraine face—off at hampden park and for all of those fixtures, head to the website. finally, a record 2a grand prix races for next yea r�*s finally, a record 2a grand prix races for next year's formula 1 season. monaco's future was in doubt but it has been included in the calendar will stop las vegas will host a race for the first time and has been confirmed as the penultimate round in november. the chinese grand prix returns in april after a three—year absence due to covid—19 and france has been dropped, unfortunately. that is all from sport. goodbye. one of the biggest events in hollywood is making a return next year, the golden globes. for decades, it was a precursor
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to the oscars and kicked off the annual film award season but last year it was dropped by its broadcaster, nbc, the chief reason being a lack of diversity among its judges. dozens of new people have since been admitted to the hollywood foreign press association, which chooses the winners. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been following the story in los angeles. it has been a huge controversy in hollywood after the last couple of his after an expose by the los angeles times when it was revealed then of the 87 members of the hollywood foreign press association, none were black. in almost complete lack of racial diversity. and other issues as well with the way the organisation was run. the voters for the golden globes, a long—term practice of accepting gifts from the studios by the voters for the golden globes and that is one of the big changes and that will be banned in the future
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and they have also brought in new voters. more racially diverse group of people of 100 outside the organisation and 20 new members, six of whom are black. the question remaining, is this enough for hollywood? for many people in this town who boycotted the golden globes andindeed who boycotted the golden globes and indeed the entire organisation, the events they put on throughout the year, publicist did not want have anything to do with them. many celebrities turn their backs on the hollywood foreign press association. clearly this is enough for nbc to put the show back on television at the beginning of next year but i think the jewellery is still out as far as hollywood is concerned. many people here still want the golden globes to go ahead ——atjury because it is the beginning of the award system and a traditional show and a to the oscars when the actors get out there and talk about projects the new movies, in the hope that perhaps it will garner attention and possibly votes for the oscars.
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everyone wants it to go ahead, providing it is not tainted by controversy. isa is a federal reserve wrapping today? we would tell you all you need to know next in the business news. hello. whilst weather conditions have been fairly quiet for us, across the other side of the atlantic we have seen a hurricane has battered parts of puerto rico, the dominican republic and turks and caicos, a first major hurricane with winds gusting over 130 mph. getting close to bermuda, thursday, friday, but could maintain the hurricane status as it slams into the east of canada, aided and abetted by unusually warm sea waters in the north atlantic. instead of spinning towards us, it could head to the arctic, seeing some very warm air there as well. to our shores, rather cool conditions. milder with south—westerly winds developing ahead of the weather front. it means it's going to take a few days before the warm air gets in because it will be
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a chilly start to wednesday, six degrees across the south—eastern areas, mist and fog. mildest towards the north and west but here the breeze, cloud and outbreaks of rain. western isles, rain all day long. orkney, shetland, some outbreaks of rain developing as we will see in caithness. to the west of northern ireland it will turn damp late in the day. isolated showers for southern scotland, northern england. most of the uk having a dry day. mist and fog in the south clearing, some cloud through eastern england, sunny spells elsewhere into the afternoon, the best of which are around the coasts, feeling warmer than recent days. temperatures up a degree or so. winds lightest to the south and east on wednesday afternoon. strongest towards the north and west. across the western isles, we could see gale force winds before the day is out. the winds strengthen across the rest of scotland and northern ireland as we go into wednesday night. wednesday night into thursday, outbreaks of rain developing widely. a little bit of a rain shadow so not much rain towards the north—east of scotland. some rain into cumbria and the isle of man. around that rain band, a pretty mild night, 12—14 degrees, fresher further south. the odd mist and fog patch but a dry and bright start for most on thursday for england and wales.
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turning cloudy with outbreaks of rain, north—west england, north and west wales through the day. that moving to the south—east of northern ireland and staying that way in the south and east of scotland. but north—western parts of scotland, the rest of northern ireland should brighten up, feeling fresher later on. to the south—east of the rain band, which will be in to west wales by the end of thursday, it's going to be another reasonably mild if not warm day of 21—22 degrees. milder air squeezed gets out as the weather front meanders slowly and erratically to the south—east corridor heading into friday, it could bring rain to cardiff and london, showing up on the capital city forecast. but by the weekend, fresherfor all again, many places will be dry.
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