a starts october 21st w ah, ah ah, this is d w. news line from berlin, that'd be a futon, declares martial law in 4 ukrainian regions. it tightens moscow's grip on territories that russia illegally annexed last month. meanwhile, burton's top general in ukraine admits that his front line troops are facing difficulties, also coming up violence in ethiopia, fuel spheres of

a humanitarian catastrophe. the world health organization wants urgent action is needed to prevent a genocide into right and with the u. s. midterm elections approaching all eyes are on the latino vote and the fastest growing voting bloc. hispanic americans could spray the election. ah, i'm really mohammed, welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has declared martial law in for regents of ukraine, that moscow illegally annexed after a series of discredited votes just weeks ago. crumb and backed officials in her son, one of those regions, announced that would move civilians out of the area ahead of an expected ukrainian offensive a step that could amount to forced deportation. yet son was one of the 1st

ukrainian cities to fall to russian forces. now ukraine is preparing to retake control these images by a russian and sold official claim to show fortifications outside the city. as russian forces are retreating from have sun. vladimir putin blames ukraine for defending its territory, gives him cuz the cave regime refused to recognize the will of the people rejects any proposals for negotiation. as gunfire continue, so civilians die. you've not merely this were put in declared marsh law in the 4 ukrainian regions, said moscow, legally annexed jose mickely marrow. we're working on solving very complex, large scale tasks to ensure security and protect the future of russia to protect our people. the chic in that a who did the move for seen as a clear response to reason to reason military setbacks as ukraine counter offensive

advances of san marcos growing up in the situation in the area of the special military operation can be described as tense. the enemy is not abandoning his attempts to attack russian forces or go. it was is that it is your horse, the listeners, our further actions and plans regarding the city of her san itself will depend on the military and tactical situation. i repeat, it is already very difficult and i will as of today we're through ordinance again. this minor plus her put ins decree came on the day that russian installed officials in the ukrainian city of have san announced. they would move civilians in anticipation of an imminent ukrainian attack. now in russia tv rang was one of the last independent news that works. that was shut down, the channels editor, etc. when i clutch, i can't say it. so working outside russia and she gave us her take on putin's

declaration of martial law. well, this is something that brings us very close to the moment when the president of russian federation and his employees including their representatives, the freshman government would be forced to name this situation a war because so far they were insisting on the special military operations, so called special needs reparation, not acknowledging, not telling russians that this is actually a war going on. not only in ukraine, but also on the part of russian to duration on the border. there are right now. right now, serious situation in bill got old region for example. we can see that the shelling missiles are on the ground right now these days and during, during the month the last month. so people are scared to death in russia after the so called partial month ization. that wouldn't,

has declared after this martial law that he has adopted a couple of hours ago. it's becoming closer and closer to russians. and you know, we are so used to this narrative that trust and do not care about what's going on in the ukraine about the death of civilians about atrocities. so right now, even though is who really did not care, i'm insisting that they're not majority. but of course, there were people who did not care about what's going on because they were comfortable in their own lives. so even this people now are acknowledging their understanding that this war is coming to their homes. and this is a very important moment. right now. that was a category now, cause we can't say the editor from tv. well, let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. chairman, president frank walter stein maya has postponed the trip to ukraine due to security

reasons. according to media reports in germany style maya was due to visit on thursday. the u. k. is interior minister so well a braverman has become the latest member of the government to leave office just weeks after getting the job. hi melissa liz trots has been under pressure since she was forced to change her economic policy due to negative market reaction. in the main opposition party, the indian in indian national congress has elected malick argent. cargo as it's new leader, the 8 year old is the 1st person to lead the party in decades. who does not count from the narrow gandhi political dynasty? at the head of the world, health organization says urgent action is needed in the european region of t grey. in order to prevent a genocide, a civil war between the european government and neighboring arrow trail on one side

and the to gripe people's liberation front on the other has been fought since 2020 violence has intensified as a truce broke down in august. here's what the world health organization chief had to say. this is a health crisis for 6000000 people and the world is not paying enough attention. i urge the international community and the media to give this crisis the attention it deserves. there is a very narrow window. now to prevent genocide, i repeat there is a very narrow window now to prevent genocide into gray. the un has warned that fighting integral is spiraling out of control. and this calling for a ceasefire. countless people are at risk of going hungry as the philippine

government tightens. a blockade for women prepare food for troops on the front line for our safety and survival. they chant for to gray television cameras. for nearly 2 years, war has been raging between to great regional rulers, an ethiopian and eritrea troops to grey forces a practically surrounded and addis ababa severely restricting humanitarian aid from entering the area. the flag this, the blockaded un human rights commission has documented the 8 blockade when, when's a record came out just a few weeks ago? and it details for the 1st time very clearly by the way that you feel pee inside has been using hunger as a weapon. options and it of course, explicitly criticizes that socrates yet does not wish and orders. this is sure, a year ago to grow and fighters had driven out ethiopian military to much celebration. now the city, one of the biggest into gray,

has been recaptured by ethiopian in eritrea. troops, there is no new footage. hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed since the beginning of the conflict. largely out of the site at the world's media, the you and says more than 5000000 people now rely on food aid. nearly 90 percent of the population. every 3rd child is suffering from malnutrition, and infant and maternal mortality are also much, much higher than before the conflict. the devastated health care system has made the situation even worse or ever is remitted is severely funky. and according to the original, his amazon educational proficiency was also distort. the region was already suffering from the effects of climate change. now with the conflict, the crisis is rapidly becoming a humanitarian catastrophe. the u. s. net terms are fast

approaching with democrats and republicans fighting for control of congress. both parties are hoping to win over the vote of hispanic americans, which could swing the elections. this year, almost 35000000 latinos are eligible to cast their ballots making than the faucet. fastest growing block in the united states, it probably is carina, she might as well. ah, this is phoenix capitol of arizona political orders, a minority group who could decide the upcoming mid terms as well. that is why everyone is looking at them. now. the latino community is the fastest growing voters group in this state. 32 percent of the eligible voters in arizona. our latinos, however, only 19 percent in this group are registered to vote. but latinos are becoming more likely than ever to register and vote. you're from us and i just became a us citizen. they are. i will no vote for 1st tell you what the report pretty

matter if you like on my that i the latino community has to go out and vote. and if you have kids prepare them to vote only. it's very important because it's thanks to our hard work that this country functions is that by his policy are not meant unknown, but them. if we don't vote, we're going to be completely ignored in this country. conflict, and if the latino community votes, they'll consider us under needs of the money. when professor fransisco pay that aside, arizona state university says 2 thirds of latinos in his teeth are leaning democrat . the leadership that was developed in the state of arizona was developed in response to a lot of anti mexican american anti chicano ah, races, kinds of policies. and the pushback that we see happening today is really an inheritance of that effort. to say we will not be oppressed, he tells us the latino movement is now being driven by women and young people. in

the suburbs of phoenix, it's those women and latino youth. we find volunteering to get our the latino vote . they knock between 80 to 100 doors every day. finally, maria agrees to day to register for voting. after living in this country for more than 30 years. this will be her 1st fault. the economy is her main concern lou for from everything is so expensive. now the mafia and the wages are low. 5 for my view . booker. wow. and he's beth is glad that one more person would be voting. as a kid, she saw how the latino community was discriminated against seeing how my community wasn't being treated, the same as other communities really impacted me. i'm not going to deal with us anymore. i'm going to vote for official that truly put me in my community 1st, and that's kind of, we're not where i'm at now. it's of his impact. it's the engine that keeps the

young latinos in arizona going, no matter how long the wrote. the iranian climber, elena's recovery was welcomed back in teheran after by cheering crowds. after she disappeared at a competition in south korea. there were affairs for her safety after she competed without wearing a headscarf, a breach of iran. strict islamic dress rolls, a competitive climate illness recovery is back in iran greeted by a bouquet of flowers and cheering crowds outside terren air horse. but it's unclear whether any of this is staged and water fate is now she appeared without a headscarf during a competition in south korea the weekend. you know that the islamic republic mandates that all female athletes where the he jab, recovery his claim competing without the her job was unintentional and she denied report she'd gone missing for around

a day after the event i was unexpectedly called and i had to compete. i was busy putting on my shoes and technical gear and that caused me to forget to put on the job i had to where then i went to compete with. fortunately, i come back to iran with peace of mind. although i went through a lot of tension and stress so far, thank god, nothing has happened with the last comment as spark speculation that her statements may have been coerced. even the wind has spoken out about her case. we are aware of that case and we are following it closely. i'm concerns are being raised her with the authorities as well. and what we have to stress is that women should never be prosecuted for what day, where i'm there to should they should never be. and subjected to violations such as

arbitrary detention or, or any kind of violence. which regards to what they were anti government protests in iran spot for the death of a woman in the custody of the country is notorious morality. police. i've entered a 5th week. now the authorities, treatment of another woman, will be closely watched. and still watching business is coming up next. ah. making the headlights and what's behind them? dw news africa, the show that pulls the issues shape in the continent. life is slowly getting back to normal. yeah.