[000:00:00;00] hey, won't pay taxation and politics don't october 21st. on d, w with this is d, w. news live from berlin. the world condemns russia's illegal annexation of ukrainian territory. un general assembly votes overwhelmingly to reject sham referendums on taking over. i'd regions for there are noticeable abstention in

china and india also coming up. nato says strengthening ukraine's air defenses is a top priority. the commitment comes as q receive the 1st of all long awaited german anti missile systems, plus tiers of relief in the us. as a court tells conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay almost a $1000000000.00 to people who suffered from his false claim that a school shooting never happened. ah, i'm telling me a lot about welcome us president joe biden says the united nations has sent a clear message to russia in voting to condemn it's illegal annexation of 4 regions of ukraine. the un general assembly gave overwhelming backing to the resolution,

which also reaffirmed ukraine sovereignty within its internationally recognized orders. the vote is the assembly's strongest rebuke to moscow since it began it's war on ukraine, defending the principles of that clear rejection to any changes used to the borders of ukraine, their vote, and our demand that moscow reversed course. the un general assembly has passed a resolution condemning russia's attempt to annex for regions of ukraine with a 143 countries. votes voting in favor. only 5 voted against and 35 countries, abstained. today's boat has a practical effect. it means that in the eyes of the world and the united nations ukraine's borders remain the same. her son is ukraine. is upper reader, is ukraine? don't ask,

is ukraine la hans is ukraine and ukraine remains ukraine. last week, president vladimir putin proclaimed for ukrainian regionally to be part of russia in an opulent ceremony at the kremlin. but i can't resist. you're. the move followed a series of what the west called shamrock randoms, held at gunpoint in ukraine's russian occupied east and south. russia defends the votes, saying they were meant to stop the persecution of ethnic russians and russian speakers by ukraine. the results speak for themselves the people in these regions do not want to return to ukraine. they've made an informed and free choice in favor of our country family. now the showing at the un general assembly was stronger than many predicted evan. this is a message to russia. it's the message from the world that they need to cease their

aggression against ukraine. the vote followed one of russia's biggest attacks on ukraine since its invasion began in february. with miss al, strikes in more than 20 ukrainian cities, including keith, the capital did have news washington. your chief minister paul says the vote was a major diplomatic blow for moscow. there was hardly any doubt that the united nations general assembly resolution condemning the annexation of ukrainian territory from russia would find an overwhelming majority. the only question was whether some countries grew tired of continuing to pay the price for supporting ukraine against the russia invasion. while other countries, like the global south fed, ignored by the western world, these concerns didn't come to fruition. quite the opposite. $143.00

states voted to condemn and reject the annexation of ukraine and the sham referenda vote. this is a major defeat for russia, that 2 more states voted against the invasion than the marshfield. however, china and india abstained their ward again. and that matter is not only because these are 2 major political and economic powers, china seen as one of the biggest challenges of the role of the united states as a superpower. today's mode is not only about what happened in the chamber. this will be on the record to day who chronicle where every country stood in the face of a global crisis, where one country illegally annexed a sovereign nation, violating a principle which is at the core of the end chart. d, w. washington bureau chief in his poll there. oh officials in ukraine say 3

days of russian airstrikes have killed dozens of civilians. waves of drones and cruise missiles have again targeted towns and cities across the country. batted bruised and lucky to be alive. slowly, a young girl emerges from what's left of a building destroyed in a russian missile attack. rescue as managing to make a whole just big enough for her to make an escape, followed by her mother and her father. they taken shelter in a cellar during another, as strike on the se city of zap her teacher. there is little light relief here in the face of russia's escalation in this war. silent prayers being said here by candlelight at saint michael's golden domed monastery in the capital, keith but step outside. and you'll find a bleak reminder of the deadly cost of this conflict. a war memorial to ukraine's

fallen soldiers and the constant reminders of the ongoing threat from the skies. i think they can be more dangerous using the ear missiles like like the day before yesterday, the, the used to hear the critical infrastructure in ukraine that she shut down the electricity to shut down the warming and everything on the front line. it's weapons, some ukraine's allies that are helping its forces at vance. this u. s. made grenade launcher is being fired at russian positions in the eastern region of the next, one of 4, recently illegally annexed by moscow. but to win here, these troops say they need more weapons and fast ukraine's president is cranking up the pressure on his european allies. you've probably seen unless kozora was still living in fear. or what will russia do? are still how will put in react off door a did, and what will happen if he's no longer in power? hold will, me,

is thing him when you go to law and how quickly weapons and military support can be delivered to the front lines. strengthening ukraine's arm in this fight could now be vital. as when 2 approaches. nato says a boosting ukraine's anti missile defenses is its top priority. so very general yann's stolen bergs as a wave of russian attacks on civilians in recent days is the fine of moscow's weakness. for days his country has been attacked from the air sites clear what the ukrainian defense minister once rest nichols appeal on his visit to brussels, came as germany delivered exactly that the 1st of for air defense systems called heiress t has arrived in ukraine. it can it incoming missiles within a radius of 40 kilometers, at a height of up to 20 kilometers, the sd and so on. the bought of ukraine remains unchanged. and all sham referendums

or decisions made by the kremlin won't stop us up more help for ukraine as fast as possible. the u. s. is heading up discussions on how to get this done with around 50 countries, alongside nato nations are also states like japan, australia, tunisia, and kenya as well as anti aircraft missiles. they want to provide a tillery ammunition and even military clothing for the upcoming winter. several countries of are working together to expand capacity in a mirror. industrial british ukraine is not asking for soldiers from any other country. the ukrainians are willing to fight to themselves. all they ask for is the means to do it on thursday night a wants to discuss among its members how can restock its arms due to extensive a to ukraine, the alliance, his own weapon stores are running low. well, let's take a look at some all the stories making headlines around the world. taiwan has fully

reopened international tourist after ending mandatory quarantine rules imposed to control the pandemic. visitors arriving from thailand were among the 1st to be welcomed, but travellers are still required to monitor their health. the 7 days and take rapid coven 19 tests. thousands of people have taken to the streets in mexico city to mark the day of the race. commemorating the arrival of christopher columbus in the americas. in recent years, it's become a day to celebrate indigenous people's rights and their influence on mexican culture. reports from iran, say gunshots, have again been fired by security forces at anti government demonstrations. there's been no immediate word about casualties. this comes after nearly 5 weeks of unrest sparked by the death of a woman in police custody. iran's leaders are blaming the protests on foreign enemies, but more and more iranians have been joining in the week again with chance of death

to the dictator from students, entire hon. then for the 1st time workers, refineries and oil facilities in the persian gulf went on strike, demanding an end to the regime. and on wednesday, lawyers demonstrated in front of the bar association into iran, and school girls demanded freedom. meanwhile, iran supreme leader appeared unimpressed. blaming iran's enemies. one of these isolated protests are not spontaneous issues. they are deliberately fueled and controlled by provocations from abroad to can you know, chris, who was eager, andrew in sun and dodge a city in western iran with a kurdish majority. bloody clashes have been going on for days, and security forces are using firearms against protesters. rights organizations now speak of at least 210 deaths nationwide. better present, gracie, however, hosted an international conference on islam in which he praised the great

achievements of his law makes civilization of a day. i mean, i'm not gonna, we have an entirely appropriate lifestyle where the people up to day more deal those to moshi. these iranian women don't agree. many drivers have joined their protests against the regime, honking their horns, and risking a brutal reaction from the islamic republic. security forces to the us now where a jury in the state of connecticut has told conspiracy theorist alex jones, he must pay $965000000.00 in damages to people suffered from his false claim that a school shooting was a hoax. in 2012, a gunman killed 20 children and 6 adults at sandy hook elementary school. with after giving weeks of testimony and years of battling lies about their family members last to gun violence,

a resolution in the fight for justice official. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you all, this is reverse. yes. but repeatedly right wing conspiracy theorist and host alex jones has called the 2012 sandy hook elementary school math shooting over public oaks. he said the victims weren't really victims at all, but paid actors being used by democrats to a road gun ownership rights. in the time that followed. jones listeners repeatedly harassed and threatened sandy hook survivors. and through it all victims families leaned on each other. this is not a trial. i let my voice be taken away from me in my power be taken away from me at the expense of my daughter in the expense of my family. so i have to thank them for helping me gently strengthen the truth matters in those who

profit off of other people's pain and trauma will pay for what they have done. consequences for his decades old lies will cost jones nearly $1000000000.00. an emotional pain and suffering. jones says he now believes the mash shooting was real and that he was merely questioning what happened. his lawyer says the verdict threatens constitutional rights, wages, lawyers, my heart goes out to the families. we live in divided times, or they've been weaponized and used for political purposes. i'm in this country in my view, and today is a very, very, very dark gave a speech, the other family, but their flight might not be over. jones. his vow to appeal the judgment anisette, his company's bankruptcy status, will protect his end for war show. for now now, as a reminder of the top story was falling vs united nations as voted overwhelmingly

to condemn russia as a legal annexations of 4 occupied regions in ukraine. $143.00 countries supported the resolution and only 5 opposed it. 35 nations upstate, including china and india. now vladimir putin office to restart gas deliveries through a damage north stream pipeline ben facility and has the details on business after a short break. and of course, there's more news at the top of the hour and more on our website as well. d, w dot com, told me medical for myself and the team, thanks for joining us. with