nobel peace prize being awarded to the bill origin, opposition figure others juliette ski and now is a reminder of the top story at this hour. this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to the jail delusions, human rights activists. alice periodically, the russian organization, memorial and ukraine. center for civil liberties. the norwegian noble committee, set the peace prize laureates represent civil society in their countries. and we go back to the war in ukraine now. and one of the newly liberated towns by ukrainian forces is lim on in the next one or 4 regions illegally annexed by russia . week ago, presidents put in declare the territories would be russian forever. now, some areas are back on the ukrainian control. hungry and afraid. people in the newly liberated town of lee mon,

wait for supplies. desperate to get their hands on the little the russians left behind the go. so you didn't. what do you think we lived in? yeah, it was a mediation when you, cato humiliation. earlier. and the branch, you know, the graduate completely coveted mold and we were, they left us everywhere at the cock. people are hungry, you do how lord me, there's no water and no gas as the days get colder. many have lost everything and still can't believe the horace they experienced. i watched the show as though see what's left me many who and me every now there's only half is me laugh like you if they up with now i'm wrinkled. i. i used to be much bigger senior with for ukraine to recap jackie town and jeanette is a great symbolic victory. but the people of the man are not yet celebrating. a

de mining team have arrived to secure the town. lift over ammunition and mines a scattered everywhere. it will take a long time before people can feel safe again, let alone process their trauma. initial traffic is garage. oh, my man told me my husband was missing and then they found him in the woods. by your liver, your soldiers went and retrieved his body. young ye zillion your mom. i couldn't go . i'm sick. i have diabetes. what her annual, they buried him for. any right in the back yard, i'm upset with him. no one asked a ukrainian army press on with their counter offensive. the people of the mon can only hope the peace holes and the russians do not return. you're watching the w news. let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making

headlines around the world. you as president joe biden has pardon thousands of people convicted on the federal law of possessing marianna. he did not call for full d criminalization of cannabis, but said no one should be in jail just for using that drug. people convicted under state laws are not affected by this executive action, which comes about a month ahead of midterm elections. when biden's democrats may lose control of congress, the united nations is calling for a humanitarian corridor to allow the distribution of fuel from haiti's main terminal or to france, where an outbreak of cholera and surgeon gang violence have raised international concern. brian minister, i had already used a speech to the nation to call for international assistance flooding as killed at least 3 people in the division capitol. jakarta is to died when a school war collapse. major roads have been closed and several neighborhoods

evacuate in some areas are more than me to the thailand is morning. the victims of its worst ever mass killing a day after a former policeman killed at least 36 people at a childcare center most were young children. the attacker had been discharged from the police force over drug allegations you later killed his family and himself, thailand's king, as to visit survivors to day, as flags across the country, fly at half mast. a stream of coffins arrive at the morgue. after a day of unimaginable terror, it was here at a rural day care center that an ex police man killed at least $36.00 people. more than 20 of them children. one teacher describe what she saw

he used his feet to kick the window and then he shut the door. i thought you got inside, so i ran to the kitchen behind. i was in shock. i didn't know what to do. some family members remain at the scene as investigations into the massacre continue. local police said the shooter had appeared in court on drugs charges on the verde was jus. though so far, no motive has been established. while thailand's prime minister described it as a shocking attack, this definitely shouldn't happen. i feel deep sadness for the victims and relatives despite relatively high gun ownership. my shootings are rare and thailand,

but that's little consolation for the families of those killed and it's worse rampage by a single attacker. earlier i talked a journalist, jacob goldberg who joined me from the ty capital bangkok, and i asked him whether the king's visit was more than just symbolic. i can't weigh in on whether it's more than just symbolic. but i can say that the members of the privy council representatives of the, of the monarchy have already visited earlier in the day and pledge to support the victims and for the route and relatives of the victims and the survivors and to sponsor their fuels. the king queen are scheduled to arrive there in a couple hours. there's been some criticism of the red carpet that was rolled out over the crime scene, and people are asking whether that was appropriate before a thorough investigation could be completed. of what practical health ortiz now

providing to survive as a dependent so in addition to the support that, the key in their representatives and offered top officials have promised that the survivors in the families of the victims will be wont cared for. but we're still waiting for details, and there are also help mental health workers assigned to assist the relative to the victims. and we've heard the report that mosse shootings are read and thailand . even though is a debate necessary, does the nation need to have a debate about guns? it seems like there is someone of a debate about guns happening. the attack has put a spotlight on a program that allows civil servants to get guns more easily than civilians. both yesterday, a shooter and an army soldier who killed 29. people in another mass shooting in 2020 both on the guns legally for their 10000000 gun. the estimated 10000000 guns

in thailand. and there's a lot of gun homicide, though, really in the form of the mass shooting. and over the last few years when there has been a mass shooting, it's usually involved a member of the security forces, journalist, jacob, gulf back. thank you very much. and a quick reminder, for viewers who might have just joined us, we're still waiting to hear from you leaders in prague who are about to give a press conference on their response to the energy crisis. the block is currently facing leaders have been struggling to see eye to eye on measures, including a price cap on natural gas will bring you that press conference live as soon as it starts. and as we wait to help me past the time it with me in the studio, here is melinda crane, our chief, political correspondent, and standing by at that e. u. summit in prague is our brussels bureau chief alexander of phenomena,

a veteran of a waiting for press conference conferences by european union officials. alexandra soaring energy prices. how to tackle them. that seems to be the main issue today, facing the leaders in progress. can we expect a solution today? well, i'm afraid i have to disappoint you because so we do not to expect a solution today. on the contrary foot from what we are hearing from our sources, the leaders are indeed struggling to find a common line here. come on solution, they could all agree on. they have been talking about it the energy crisis now for quite a while. it took longer than anticipated. so that is why we are still waiting for the official press conferences, still start and as it seems, and there are very different ideas on how the energy

crisis could be tackled. and as it seems it, they are not finding one solution that could be agreed upon. by all of them, melinda, there has been a lot of talk about a cup on, on gas prices there. how could that alleviate the, the crisis? well, if it were well designed, it would bring down the prices that citizens and firms are now facing in practically all countries. eaton, e. u. member countries. at the moment, for many of us, it seems like our power suppliers are our gas suppliers for our home heating or writing to us practically every week to announce new price rises. so that would certainly be the upside. the potential downside is that it could decrease the incentives for all of us and for companies to try to be more energy efficient, to reduce our energy demand. if we don't feel the pain of rising prices, we may be inclined to keep up our old consumption patterns and energy efficiency.

in fact, is the low hanging fruit of how to reduce dependence on russian gas quickly. the other potential downside is that it could lead gas suppliers to divert supply to other markets where they can still get higher prices for gas in those v one china and india maybe. yeah, absolutely. china and india have been snapping up. russian fossil fuels that have been diverted, essentially away from europe. so that is the risk and that is also what has a lot of the members at this summit, a informal summit concert. so i saw that that's a tough, a balance that belinda just described there. who is for it right now and who is against it? so friends, italy, greece, for instance, but also spain and portugal bell gender all for

a price cap on gas imports. because there are saying we need to send a strong signal to the markets and to our consumers, to the companies in our countries that we are really ready and determined to take the necessary measures to reduce the gas prices and electricity prices. of course, because many people and companies as melinda just mentioned, they are struggling to pay their bills. and they're also saying that because the, the u as a block is the 2nd largest economy in the world. and that can be done as suppliers, providers can be convinced that the, the energy market in europe is very important. that it is, we're selling their supplies under a certain, or, or, or for a certain price. but of course, countries such as germany, for instance, but also the never length or a, or a for instance denmark there are saying there are not in favor for of such

a price kept because that could sir, have a very negative consequences. further markets that could endanger the security of supplies, and that is may be why the german chancellor pitched here his idea of for international alliances, a to a control to reduce skyrocketing energy prices. he said here that it's important to speak to a energy hungry nations, such as south korea, for instance, and japan to agree with them. what is the right path to move forward? amendment or all of this comes as germany plans and energy aid package worth up to 200000000000 euros and, and that plan has drawn some criticism. why? absolutely. in fact, alexandra just said that the chance there has been proposing stronger international collaboration. but in fact, what energy did is, is, and what, what the council chancellor did is essentially pre empt today's meeting this

informal summit that was aimed at discussing a european joint solution to energy price caps by going it alone. and this is certainly not the 1st time that we've seen germany go it alone. and the problem here is that germany is europe's absolute powerhouse economy. it has a whole lot of economic fire power. 200000000000. is this energy aid package that germany is proposing to put into effect? and he's talked this up big with german citizens as helping them with their home heating and power bills and also helping firms because we are already seeing smaller and medium scale enterprises in germany saying they can't pay for power and they're going to have to close their doors, which of course means jobs are at stake. so why is this an issue for other e u member countries? well essentially represent the reject cents a subsidy to those german firms and that is against you. law you law prohibits

state 8, it essentially prohibits a subsidy race to the bottom with in europe. but germany with its enormous economy, has a lot of advantages compared to other u member states that simply couldn't afford to put into effect this kind of an aid package, this kind of subsidies. so the antitrust agency has already said it's going to be taking a very close look at the german proposal. and this german proposal is essentially holding the youth feet to the fire. because clearly the only thing that might persuade the chancellor to hold back on his plan or delay disbursement would be if a real you solution were reached. that would have similar impact immediately on that is far away on the arise as we've just heard from alexandra. but tell us more lesandra about the reaction that this unilateral moved from,

from the german government to put up 200000000000 euros in help of the reaction that has provoked from other member states of e. u. well, many he were not very happy about this move are stressing that as adjustment in dimension, they are not such a powerhouse economies. they cannot afford this kind of money to be spent due as support companies, energy companies and consumers that are or so pay pointing it to the fact that it is a germany of course, as a heavy weight here that is blocking our solution. a prize cap on the e u level at the polish prime minister, more of its key was very outspoken in his criticism, saying that germany is arrogant, that they are not showing solidarity with over. not so wealthy nations within the block. and, and he also said that the energy policy by the european union cannot be dictated by

germany. so very strong statements here. a lot of criticism. however, we also have to mention that there are other countries such as portugal and spain, for instance, they are, are, they have also started subsidizing their energy prices, or that is called the i berryanne solution. so germany, it's not the only one trying to do what it can to tackle the energy crisis. melinda, a ball of shorts, is about to speak. some so to the opry near future, ah, do you expect him to give in, to the pressure? i be very surprised. first of all, he has really talked up this plan here in germany. it's referred to the double boons, which means essentially the double bang, the double explosion because it's, it's so big. and just as he's talked at down at this meeting in prague,

he's been talking it up in germany. so he is under pressure here in germany to deliver with many, many people concerned about those soaring bills that i mentioned. and even for people concerned about what's called d industrialization, the idea that firms that can't afford to pay for energy may have to close down and let people go. so a lot of domestic political pressure to deliver. and as i said, if the you can come up with a convincing joint solution than that might alleviate some of that pressure. but the fact is that a proposal that has been made for a solution that would be similar to the next generation fund. the answer that the you came up with to essentially deal with the economic dislocation caused by corona . that seems like a stretch for the you at the moment that fund the next generation fund is still not fully dispersed. and to expect that the you would come up with a similar fund now in the energy area so quickly seems somewhat unlikely. so i

think it will be interesting to see what the you can now offer. and on what time frame that could possibly lead the chancellor to either delay disbursement or perhaps try to fold his plan into a joint collaborative. you approach for joint approach of course is urgently needed asana. do you think that leaders are aware of the time pressure? yes, i think they are a world dad, so the heating season has already started and her at the prices are maybe not as cairo to heiress, skyrocketing as they did just a few weeks ago. but they are still very high. the, with now on average, paying 4 times as much as it used to pay before the war. so with the winter coming

or the leader is know very well that they need a solution that they need an agreement or, but as i said, it seems they are still far away from agreeing on what needs to be done or sandra for norman in prague. there emily, the crown here with me in the studio for the time b r. thank you very much. this is nobel peace prize is being shared by 3 champions of human rights, the jail bell, erosion rights activists, alice billiard ski rushes memorial organization and ukraine's center for civil civil liberties. the joint of ward aims to highlight the significance of civil society for peace and democracy. the most highly anticipated announcement in a week of awards. at the stroke of 11 in oslo, the chair of norway's nobel committee ended the speculation. this piece

try is awarded to human rights advocate, be on the skin from deliberate russian human rights organization, memory, all the ukrainian human rights organization. tense up for civil liberties. the committee said it was recognizing 3 champions of human values in a region rife with repression and fear. the else they haven't made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power. together, they demonstrate the significance of civil society. poor peas and democracy islas b l e up sky has been

a leader of the democracy movement in belarus since the mid 19 eighties. he was detained following and the government protests in 2020 to sleep, document war crimes against civilians. the memorial n g o has its roots in the soviet union in russia and continue to track human rights abuses and the fate of political prisoners thought it was dissolved late last year. as part of the kremlin ever taught an incorrect down on descent, the nobel committee says the prize was not a direct message to the russian president he resisted. for most though more, it's another stinging rebuke for the repressive regime of vladimir putin. which also happens to fall on his 70th birthday. from all the 3 prize winners i spoke to w correspondent, nick collins, keith and adobe russia analyst, roman gunch, gone to rank up and bought. and i started asking nick about the jail bill. a rouge campaign, alice jelly, etzky. i think his biography really stands for the history of modern beller,

if this is someone who started off as a dissident in his student years in the 1980s, while student union still existed, who has been in, out of, in and out of prison, routinely since spruce gained independence in the early ninety's, and it was organization does not, is crucial to helping families, helping loved ones find out where they're at their, their closest relatives and friends are often you arrest simpler has happened without much warning without any proper procedure. and as of seed bin, lot of harassment of jealous, but also of any one signing up for their civil rights down the decades. and that subsea was selling bought into real shop focus in 2020. when you get those mass protest, bellows, hundreds of thousands people's people going out, protest and lots people just disappearing for days on end. so an organization like his, it's not really crucial there. he's been in jail since 2021. and this is of see a very clear signal from the price committee that belarus is not forgotten for all the stuff going on in russia and ukraine. this is still very much on the agenda

role. let's talk about the a russian organization memorial and why do they deserve this prize? well, it is no surprise that a good to prose now because they were nominated many times. it is the most the most famous thermal renown russian rights organization. founded in the eighty's or a child of perestroika, if you wish. the time when russia was soviet union at the time was open, open for democracy. and as the core of its activity was studying the dark times of the soviet union and asserted the great terabyte. the soviet dictator, stalin, and indebted to respect it is also a signal to current, a russian president vladimir putting a doors style in it and trying to implement some of stunning methods current, russia, and also in this or in ukraine against the ukraine. and that is why it is a very symbolic decision by than go price community to show that it is important to

remember the and crimes of the past. it is important to prevent them in the future . and now in these days, nick, back to you are, can you tell us more about the 3rd recipient? the are ukranian human rights organizations center for civil liberties please? i think it wouldn't let me it. they wouldn't be offended if i said that this is certainly an organization that is a lot less prominent in ukraine than both alice bell etzky and his vision, organization and memorial are in their respective countries. yes, this is all notion that has been operating for years now, has been looking to kind of check, keep a check on what the government and the governments digital or organs are doing. most recently, since the most recent phase of this russian aggression, it's ukraine, it's been documenting war crimes against civilians in russia by ukraine. something that has to be done quickly and falling all the standards, if those bits of evidence are going to be used in potential crimes prosecutions.

but certainly ukraine is not a country that has the same issues with freedom of speech and with judicial kind of abuses as barris and russia do. i think this is really about the optics at a time where russia is attacking ukraine weight. bruce is being used by russia to attack the grain that the nobel prize committee wants to maturity ukrainian organization in that 3 kind of group that, that character triple group winners around the life of what nick just said. it doesn't mean that the noble committee is kind of taking aim and away at vladimir putin on his birthday was i think it's a, it's a side effect. it's not the number one aim of the nobel conference committee to, to give a sign up to blame. important on his dusty, but it is important that all 3 countries are represented are just and said, russia is waging war against ukraine using bella rosen territory. and it was important also to talk, ma'am, take a ukrainian or to give this award also to ukrainian organization or human rights organization. i think what at the core of this is, and it is, it is a, it is

a message to vladimir, brought in that abuse war will be over some day. and the crimes that are committed now will be investigated by these organizations and others of course. but these are the stand out and this is, this is what they are talent time will come. i think this is one of the messages of this or of these day the time will come when the crimes will be investigated. and it is very important to have independent organizations like vs not in barrels like memorial and in russia, or like the center for civil liberties in ukraine. they are working now as we speak to collect very important data, which will to later started at the court. did i miss not alice roman gone shore rancor there and are corresponded nick connelly reporting from keith. thank you both very much. and for viewers who just joined us, a quick reminder. we're still waiting to hear from

e leaders in prague who are about to give a press conference on their response to the energy crisis. the block is facing leaders have been struggling to see eye to eye on there, just including a price cap on natural gas. will bring you more on that as it comes in and we go to that press conference life, of course, ah, now let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines. this. our tr lancoste top court has allowed a rights group to initiate legal action against the countries former leader, transparency of the national seeking proceedings against a deposed president. got a by a roger puck some over the countries worse financial crisis in decades, which sparked unrest in the country and brought to parks as flight abroad. the world health organization has issued an alert against using several cough and cold drugs blamed for fatal kidney damage. at least $66.00 children in gambia are

said to have died after ingesting one of the for indian made medicines, gambling authorities of band the treatments and are going door to door to collect them. now in uganda health work as a racing to contain an outbreak of the ebola virus. it's the 1st outbreak of the sudan strain of the virus in uganda. in a decade, the strain which has no approved vaccine or drug treatment, or a growing fears, the virus could spread across east africa, did abuse. julius morgan, one has the story from central uganda where this outbreak started. the brief he still ro, formerly course in a few weeks ago, he lost his 12 year old son to what he suspected was malaria. and when his wife fill it delita, he assumed it was a mother's depression caused by her very for meant. but at the hospital she was diagnosed me the bola and immediately isolated. every i asked,

asking about her as she left in the ambulance grammar, you because she cried for her children. maggie and this was the last time simple would see his way for life. it i want to patient in the oscillation center was the 1st to call. it was around mid town on saturday when he informed us that she had breathed her last week on the news of the killer disease has shut the residence of my due due. after losing me buzz to abolla. many people here are now living in fear that the deadly virus may have spread to our families. some already being monitored by health teams because their contexts.