has a history left? it's tracy with hearing their dreams. maybe to me this week on d. w. ah, there's a deed of news live from berlin. the world condemns russia, illegal annexation of ukrainian territory. un general assembly votes overwhelmingly to reject sham referendums on taking over occupied regions for there are noticeable abstentions from china and india. also coming up,

natal says strengthening ukraine's air defenses. top priority. the commitment comes as cube receives the 1st 4 long awaited german anti missile systems. tears of relief in the us as a court of conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay almost a $1000000000.00 to people who suffer from his false claim that a school shooting never happened. ah, i'm told me your logic. well, it's good to have you with us. 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 of a un general assembly gave overwhelming backing to the resolution, which also reaffirmed ukraine sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders. now the, it is,

the assembly's strongest rebuke to moscow since it began its war on ukraine. defending the principles of that clear rejection to any changes, year to the borders of ukraine, their vote, and a 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 vote 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 calls, 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 assembly. now the showing at the un general assembly was stronger than many predicted to ever. this is a message to russia. it's a message from the world that they need to cease their aggression against ukraine.

the vote followed one of russia's biggest attacks and ukraine since its invasion began in february. with miss al, strikes in more than 20 ukrainian cities, including keith, the capital at t w's. washington bureau chief in his poll 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 felt 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 vote is not only about what happened in the chamber. this will be on the record to day will 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 you and chart. d w. 's washington bureau chief in as paula and russia has launched a new round of missile and drawn attacks against ukraine and the aircraft fire has been heard near the capital cube and in the southern city of mich alive. this comes

after western countries pledge to provide ukraine with air defense systems. days of rush and air strikes of left dozens of civilians, dead battered, 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 air 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 candle light 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 beer missiles like like the day before yesterday, the, the used to hear the critical infrastructure in ukraine that shut down the electricity to shed on the warming and everything on the front line. it's weapons, some ukraine's allies that are helping its force. is it 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. even always england, kazora was still living and fear that what were russia do are still how will put in

react after all i did and what will happen if he is no longer in power, but only is thing him will your thought july 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, boasting ukraine's anti missile defenses is its top priority. secretary general yen st. oldenburg says, a wave of russian attacks on civilians in recent days is a sign of moscow's weakness. for days his country has been attacked from the air. so it's 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 the mirror. industrial british ukraine is not asking for soldiers from any other country. the ukrainians are willing to fight for themselves. all they ask for is the means to do it on thursday night, once the discuss, among its members, hard can restock its arms due to extensive a to ukraine, the alliance, his own weapon stores are running low. or let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. pyongyang has

launched too long range strategic cruise missiles, according to state run media photo shoot. north korean leader kim jong own, overseeing the operation that he says was a test to confirm the nuclear capabilities of weapons deployed to military units. taiwan is fully reopened to international tourists 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 for 7 days. and take rapid cove in 1000 test water levels at the ecos who falls on the border between argentina and brazil have risen by almost 10 times after. heavy rains is the biggest water flow over the falls is 2014. 1 of the main tourist bridges leading to the site has been closed. reports from iran said,

security forces are fired at anti government demonstrators. there's been no immediate word about casualties. now this comes after nearly 5 weeks of unrest sparked by the death of a woman in police custody. iran's leaders calling the protest a foreign provocation. but more and more iranians have been joining in the week, began with chance of death to the dictator from students, entire hon. then for the 1st time workers at refineries and oil facilities, and 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 from, 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 his lamb 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 for the people up to day. modelled arch the 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. a jury in the us state of connecticut has told cust sperski theories. alex jones, he must paid $965000000.00 in damages to people who suffered from his false claim that a school shooting was a hoax. in 2012,

a gun man killed 20 children and 6 adults at sandy hook elementary school. 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. do you all agree? this is robert. yes. repeatedly right wing conspiracy theorist and host alex jones has called the 2012 sandy hook elementary school mass shooting over public. oh, 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 threw it off. 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 to 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 paper from 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. well, that's it for me. for now, up next documentary series dock form investigates whether the aging process can be stopped or reversed after the break. as more news at the top will be on of course, much more on our website, d, w dot com follows on instagram and twitter as well. at the w news. i've told me a lot ago for myself and the team many thanks for being with us. i have been i have been visa because we try to to show 3 of face mafia over the world. environmentalists are in danger ruthless corporate.