ah ah ah, business b, w. news ly, from berlin. pro russian separated step up plans for referendums in occupied ukraine. they want early votes on absorbing territories into russia. german chancellor calls them sham ballads, saying the results will not be accept the head of the united nations wards. the

world is in great peril. as leaders gather for the 1st time since the pandemic war in ukraine tops the list of challenges facing schuman freed over the murder of his high school girlfriend, outside became the focus of a popular true crime. now, us judge ordered his release because new evidence has come to light up the more than 20 years. ah, i'm go ahead l f as a thanks for joining us. separatists backed by moscow in occupied ukrainian territories, say they're being, they're bringing forward referendums on joining russia. the self proclaimed lou hans and burnett's people's republics in east of ukraine as well. half song and sub

alicia in the south plan to begin 4 days of voting on friday. keith is pressing ahead with the counter offensive in easton and southern ukraine. and president full of them is a lensky says the drive by separatists for early ballots on annexation shows that moscow is under pressure. germany is chance that all of shows has rejected what he called sham referendums and says the results will not be accepted. dw corresponded nick connelly is in how keith and ne, in ukraine, and he has more information on the 4 occupied ukrainian regions. planning votes to join russia. so far the details are pretty scarce, but it's something that's been on the cards for months and that was delayed, shelved off to ukraine, stunning contra fences that had been talk of these votes happening earlier in september and then that didn't happen. i think a few things are clear already. i think there's little doubt as the result that

this is going to be a very high result in favor of doing russia. little question of this really being a free vote. and people really being able to say no to this question posed, i think the next pretty much certainty is that if this goes through, if it happens, then the russian authority threatened parliament is going to say yes to this request to join russia. we've heard figures in moscow talking about things like this in the last couple of hours. and thirdly, i think it's pretty much certain that no one outside russia is going to recognize this. in the case of crimea, that russia annex in 2014, not even russia's closest allies, bella luce, have recognized that since 2014, all those 8 years. i think it's going to be very similar case in the situation. we launched the nets and so on. so how's your cranium government likely to respond to this i think is going to be ignored. we've seen similarly with the case of crimea, ukraine attacking russian milch targets in crimea. and we've had response from the ukraine. formants are just in the last hour saying that this is all basically

a kind of act of kind of theatrics political theatrics with no real consequence on the ground. i don't think the ukrainian army is going to somehow reduce its attacks on russian positions in these parts of the country. and especially given there's no foreign recognition of russian control of these areas. that is not really gonna change much on the ground, at least in the kind of external situation we've heard in the last few days from the us ambassador to keep saying that crimea is ukraine. and similarly, the same goes for these eastern regions of ukraine in that u. s. weapons are allowed to be used anywhere on ukrainian territory. they're not allowed to be used against russia proper, but they are allowed to be used anywhere in ukraine. so basically, you as support for ukraine's military upright and likely to be escalated if this happens, if these are, this can take over and official. causation of these relations happens and a sense that may be will say the ukrainian army trying to up the pace of its counter offensive to try and prevent some of these pseudo referendums happening. they commonly, they're in a harkey. thank you, nick. elsie w correspondence,

europe rossetto is in reality, and he told us the likely reasons a russia is in a rush to hold these referendums was such a sudden rush can be explained with the lobbying efforts of the so called the war party, a group of high rank in russian officials and security authorities who advocate further escalation of the conflict with ukraine, including a potential mobilization in russia, as i most likely to reasons for this is the 1st are obvious concerns in moscow about the moot in the occupied territories after the ukrainian counter offensive apparently, if he is great then that ukraine will soon come back there as well and punish them for cooperating with the russians. and the 2nd reason for such sudden rush could be the aim to stop the advance of ukrainian troops, which from the russian point of view, will not risk occupying, not only rushing back to territory, but after they are

a friend of the territory that russia would see as its own land with all consequences. now if fees, reverend, i were to actually take place. what would that mean? what would change or if the referenda were held in favor of the kremlin, then russia will consider these territory as its own, just like crimea. and then the question is justify to whether this ultimately will lead to further escalation. president landscape office has already reacted saying that on the international law, both don boss and crimea are considered ukrainian territory. and any attempts to repaint the flex, as you said, a fiction that wouldn't change anything. he said, i think that's not the judge zalinski opinion, but also there are ality on the front lines. and that reality is that the russians are being pushed back by the ukrainians. in other words, now the weapons seem to speak more than the politicians with their announcements. sid of your respondents,

you re reset her reporting from reagan. thank you. the head of the united nations has warned that the world is gridlocked by a string of crises. secretary general, antonio good parish told the un general assembly in new york that countries are not willing to tackle problems including the warren ukraine, or climate change. he warned of a global winter of discontent, saying, developing nations are facing a dire financial situation. as the leaders gather in person for the 1st time in 3 years with parish also says the world is falling short on goals of tackling poverty and improving education. and he says, solutions must be found without delay. we need action across the board. let's have no illusions we are in rough seas. a winter of global this content is on the horizon. a cost of living crisis is raging thrust is crumbling, inequalities are exploding,

and our planet is burning. people i've heard of things with the most vulnerable suffering the most. welcome to the studio, our chief international editor, richard walker. richard, listen to. he's appealing for less division in the world. that's easier said than done, isn't it? yeah, absolutely. i mean it's just get had to be going through some of his beaches from, from recent years when every september you know that, well, we just come to new york virtually in the last couple of years. but because of covert but this year it is of once again in new york, every time he takes to the podium to make a speech where he's really trying to shake the world awake, you get the impression. i mean, last year, the very 1st line of his, of his speech with i am here to sound the alarm. the world must may wake up with all of the crises that it was facing last september. now, his 1st line with our world is in big trouble. and you get the impression of

a man who really feels he comes here every year. and the problems that he's wanting about are only getting worse. and the crises that the world is facing are only getting more numerous. the most obvious now being the war in ukraine, but this coming on top of so many other crises beneath it. and for him, i think the biggest problem is the fact that there's this huge division opening up geopolitically between us in the west to russia and china and others on the, on the other side that make it very, very difficult for body like you enter to make any progress on crises a year ago, of course, as you mentioned, nobody would have expected a full scale war and european territory. is this going to be the main issue in this year's general assembly? you? it depends who you're listening to really good tash did speak about the war and you kind of course, but it wasn't the absolute centipedes. maybe a bit less than some people might have expected. you know, he didn't, for instance, call out russia by name when talking about the recent mass burial sites found in

these, you're more than nuclear threat. the threats to the how stations death, but certainly focused on the sort of 2nd order effects. you know, the food crises, the inflation, things like that. but what you can be sure of is the western leaders who are going to new york. and there are many of them that will be very much the center piece of their speeches. and they will be trying to drum up support from other countries around the world for their position, trying further to isolate the russians. now in his address there, you church also with urgency, talk about another pressing a global crisis. let's have a list. the climate crises, these are the finding issue of our time, and it must be the 1st priority, every government and multi level organization. and yet climate checking climates is action is being put on the back burners, despite overwhelming public support. but he also stressed the imbalances between different out of the world. yeah. what does he mean by that? yeah, well, i mean, he's been saying,

and this also goes back over previous years. that would it the way he framed it this year is that climate change should be the top priority for every government around the world, every multi lateral organization around the world. and yet it's just slipping back down the agenda, almost whatever happens, whatever something new comes out that always kind of pushes climate change down the agenda. and particularly singling out the importance of helping developing countries in dealing with climate change. there's a lot of tension between develop the developing world and the rich world about who should pay for what they call the lawson damage created by climate change. so a strong message from him on that that the rich world really needs to step up on this. because if the un general assembly doesn't really have teeth or is it what can what outcome can we expect? well, i'm afraid it's hard to be that optimistic. the good terrorist won't be coming back again next year with a similar, similarly, is depressing message. i mean, if you look at the simple fact, for instance,

that not just russia is vladimir putin is not attending this year. that's perhaps to beyond understood, given the war raging. but she's paying the chinese president is not taking part in new york. and if you have such major leaders not showing up, then how would you expect any diplomatic progress to happen on these big issues with abuse treatment or which of walker? thank you, richard. and you can watch the entire un general assembly on our youtube channel. that's dw news on youtube. as the un general assembly meets in new york, there's a fresh warning, but rising sea levels are, or one of the biggest threats of climate change. the oceans depend on an arctic are which holds 90 percent of the plants ice. now, scientists say the ice is a melting a lot faster than previously thought. this is the weights one of the world's largest glaciers. it's located in western antarctica and covers

192 square kilometers. that's an area roughly the size of senegal. like most glaciers around the world, the weights as melting in international team of research as has now map the retreat of the ice giant. over the centuries. the results are worrying to say the least. the glaciers falling apart much faster than originally thought. so freight leisure itself could contribute around 60 centimeters globally to sea level rise. the problem is in fact that weights her such a central position in the west antarctic ice sheet that it's retreat and eventually collapse. could cause a whole west. and i think i she to collapse and that would mean more than 3 meters of sea level rise. this weight glacier as part of

a marine ice sheet. unlike some other glaciers that rest on dry land ways is grounded in the sea bed. one part called the ice shelf floats on the water and that's the problem. as a result of our greenhouse gas emissions, the water is getting warm up. as it heats up, it melts the glacier from below. scientist said that we have likely reached a critical point where large parts of the ice shelf might simply collapse. so the ice shells f, a so called but drifting force. that means they're floating on the sea, but on the sides and sometimes also in front. they are in contact with small islands or little hills on the site, and this gives some restriction, some property to break the flow of the ice. so if the ice self disappears,

then this, but twisting effect will become smaller, and sweet laser will most likely increase its flow velocity. and weight isn't the only glacial melting. scientists estimate that by 2100 sea levels may arise by rhonda meter or even more for the millions of people around the world who live in coastal areas. that's really bad news. the rising sea levels mean that they will be hit by more frequent and more extreme floods. so it's vital to take immediate action scientists say. and the only way to do that is by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions as drastically and quickly as possible. that several of not some of the other stories making headlines. the german government is on the verge of nationalizing the gas and puerto juniper. company says it's in final discussions on

a deal involving an investment of 8000000000 euros. juniper has been hit by soaring gas prices and cuts and supplies from russia. the european court of justice has ruled that germany cannot indiscriminately collect personal data. it says the practice violates you law. some german politicians and security experts say data collection is important and fighting crime. civil rights activists see it as an invasion of privacy. funding. uganda has announced its 1st death from ebola in 3 years. health officials say a 24 year old man died of the disease. they've declared an outbreak in the central district of mandate. the world health organization says several suspected patients are receiving care. the use drugs regulator has warned that the coven 19 pandemic is not over. and planned vaccination campaign during the cold

season is key to fighting it. the repeal medicines agency says member states should prepared to roll out vaccines to limit the spread it up un official has called for an independent probe in to the death of an iranian woman who was arrested by the morality police 22 year old ma, sammy's death as spark nationwide protests, she fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for allegedly not covering her hair to lebanon. now, where a collapsing economy, ailing infrastructure, and frequent power cards mean it's increasingly difficult for people to access something as simple as drinking water. and those willing to pay for water often forced to turn to black market suppliers on the tops run. dr. did a bruce did abuse ross on some reports from beirut. this is a common site invaded water delivery because all too often nothing comes out of the

taps with other kids in bees, extra food, black market water to keep the tank in her appointment when she can rely on the chuck and the water is often better and that the summit academy, we sometimes don't have access to water for 2 weeks. and when it does arrive, it is not as clean as it should be. and it's very hard. sometimes the water even has a certain smell. it's a constant struggle. when i ordered water, sometimes he is not available or has to deliver to others 1st, which means that i have to wait for him sometimes for days. as an hot as a well, i might well fast as being extra for water deliveries is difficult to. the economy is struggling so badly. there is a limit on how much people can withdraw from the banks.

many people, 11 on are 50, the same challenges as well. i think 3 time for water, government or companies for what should come out of the tab to black markets. suppliers was delivered from tankers like the one you see behind me, and in shop for water drinking water. many activists and experts are trying to get people to use that, and also to improve supply, which could drive down costs. system that some how would, on the foss, an environmental engineering consultancy focusing on water. he says problems include lack of proper policies like if awareness and poor management with leakage rates up to 60 percent in places like that. but not only that, he says future messages are so crucial for you. if we have a fuel crisis, we will automatically have a water crisis because the pumps that transport water into people's home don't

function without this source of energy. water treatment plants need lots of energy and thus use a lot of fuel. if the plans don't have enough fuel to operate than the water isn't properly filtered and the 3 main polluted and unusable, we are came to develop better water systems and spread awareness on how policies can be better. whether that's related to government, water policies. well, how people use water on a daily basis. the crises of economists, you will an infrastructure mean that for people in the capital, pretty private deliveries remain. the only way to keep banks at home for in the usaa judge has thrown out a controversial not a conviction. odd non science was found guilty and 2000 of strangling his high school girlfriend. but a popular crime podcast raised doubts over whether he really was the killer prosecutors now say new evidence has come to light that bolsters science defense

ah, released after more than 2 decades in prison. but whether i had none said, is guilty or innocent, isn't clear, prosecutors say they no longer have confidence in his conviction for the 1999 murder of his ex girlfriend hayman lane. but the states attorney says they haven't yet asserted sides innocence. and a judge has ordered he be placed in home detention a year, nearly a year, long exhausted investigation revealing the substantive facts of this case were several problematic issues were presented and thereafter, leading my office to file a motion to vacate the conviction of ad nice or even the lawyer for hayman lee's family says they're shocked by the decision. they want the truth to come out. if a troopers that somebody else killed her sister daughter, they want to know them more than anybody. they were shut out of a legal process,

went to court in the state attorney's office. there was who was inexcusable. the podcast, serial made sides case famous in its debut season. in 2014 serial was a breakout hit. it helped to popularize audio storytelling and was followed by a wave of true crime podcasts. site has always maintained his innocence. the podcast raised doubts over his conviction. prosecutors say that there are 2 other possible suspects who were never disclosed to said's defense tame. they also listed an unreliable witness and detective among their concerns. over the original trial. investigators say they also have new evidence there awaiting the results of a dna analysis to decide whether they will seek a new trial for said or if they will throw out the case against him altogether. and you know, the culture correspondence scottsboro has been following this case for us. the

forecast came out in 2014, but saw it was only released now. i asked him why it took so long to review this new evidence. well, i mean, i guess you should also look the fact that this type of a reassessment of a murder case virtually never happens in the united states or just the system. so the fact that it has happened at all is, is, is quite astounding. the fact that took so long i think has to do with the, the very slow wheels of justice in the united states and, and, and, and elsewhere. it took, i think, a long time for sort of the court of public opinion to build up a pressure against the conviction of side to sort of force the prosecution in this case, to re examine its evidence and come to this conclusion that there might actually be some problems with it, leading them to make the decision or to, to release him temporarily at least. but as i say, this is incredibly rare, a case, i don't think it should be surprising that's taken so long to get here. so the site

has many, many supporters that even found. so what role did this podcast play and making his case famous? i think you can definitely say that without cereal about this podcast site would not would still be in jail today. his case was made public and the problems with his conviction were made a public and given and shown to an incredibly large audience a through syria. i mean, people forget that this was really the 1st super hit podcast that it had tens of millions of downloads and back at a time when a, virtually no one was really listening to podcast. that sort of popularized the genre and also populate the true prime genre within, within podcasts. so i, i think it, you can say definitely lead to the re examine the nation of this case. and also lead to, i think, a whole new movement in the true crime genre and in the pod, cassandra really worldwide. so our, with our seeing a new arrow,

different criminal court cases being 2nd guessed by popular culture. oh yeah, i definitely think we are. i mean, this is one a very famous case, but you've also saw the case of a robert durst, who was a convicted of murder after a truce crime documentary series. the jinx aired on h b o, which questioned if he had actually a murdered a couple of women. we saw steven avery, whose conviction was questioned in a netflix, a documentary crime series, making a murderer. his conviction wasn't overturned, but it was a re addressed and brought up again and from the courts. and so i think we're seeing a lot more of these, a cases where the, the, these true crime shows either podcast or t. v series, a question, the workings of the justice system, and they are having real world real effects in the courts. and it often seems like it's a correcting miscarriages of justice. and that obviously is a good thing of,

but i worry a little bit that if this trend continues, will start having more sort of trial by ratings. where popular shows or figures that are popular on certain true crime series will be assessed differently than the judicial system would normally do so on. and anyone who knows anything about television production knows you have a good editor and you have a good, a director. you can make anyone look innocent or look guilty based on what leave in and, and what you don't show in, in one of these programs. so i'm a little bit worried about this trend, and hopefully we won't start outsourcing our normal judicial system to, you know, netflix producers that as a very valid concern. the dw scott roxborough that thank you. you want cindy w. nancy, as a reminder of the top story, we're following for you, separatists want to bring forward referendums on the absolving off coupon ukrainian territories into ukraine into russia. ukraine's presidency says the dr. early

ballot shows moscow is under pressure. frannie and troops up pushing further into russian held areas in the east. and that's all from me. the news seemed from i'll stay to though the w news asia is next been reporting on south korea's reckoning with the legacy of a deadly campaign to read it. the streets of soho, vagrant with my colleague parish vanity. i remember that there was a website d, w dot com. go check it out. in berlin. thanks for ah, with

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