ah ah this is the w 9 from then we start with breaking news and russian state media say it's forced of taking control of solid doc. a small ukrainian town is seen as strategically important from russia as a stepping stone into the don vast region. it's been the scene of intense fighting with hundreds of civilians trapped in the town. as the war intensifies read me to

a former russian policeman who fled to latvia to avoid being conscripted, but struggles to be recognized as a refugee. also on the program, swedish miners hit a red jackpot. a huge fine could help cut the world's dependence on china. the elements crucial in the manufacture of everything, from wind turbines, to electric vehicles. and lisa marie presley. there will be a child of rock and roll. legend, elders dies with the age of 54. the single was rushed to hospital after reported cardiac arrest. she spent much of her life celebrating a father's ah i'm fill gail. welcome to the program. we start without breaking news. russia's defense ministry says its forces have captured the town of solid easton. you can

say those reports that we're getting from russian state media. there's been no independent confirmation of the claims. the battle for the small mining town is intensified in recent days. it seems as a stepping stone in moscow's push to capture the entire dumbass region. most has been pushing for water would be its 1st big battlefield when after half a year defeats. ukraine has called the fighting for solid or a difficult phase of the war. as ukrainian soldiers fight to repel russian attacks. the sound of explosions is relentless. the battle for solider and the nearby city of buck mote is proving to be one of the fiercest so far following russia's invasion. ukraine's defense lead as they be soldiers, the fighting stubbornly, despite claims. russia had taken control of the area in concerning his land.

density of shelling rose by about 70 percent. but nothing changed radically on. our fighters are holding the defense as they used to hold her, get her might taking solider and back. moot is key to the kremlin goal to claim all of the denise. 3 gen russian leaders have praised the work of the troops on the ground. a truly gigantic work has been done. settled on this is absolutely celsius and heroic action. not align solar, dora, but in many areas where it says operations are being carried out. both sides have suffered heavy losses in the fighting as the battle rages on, the east friends and family of a soldier killed in solidarity gather for his funeral and butcher to those who die

in war are mostly the young one good when there. unfortunately, there are many warriors we are very, as you see, all the new graves behind hawaii. they are the ones who sacrificed their lives for our peace to, to do this of the q u q. merge of emma. my name is richard. o rushes bid to take solid, i seem to be key to boosting its military morale. a when many say moscow also desperately. once, after struggling with numerous setbacks and recent miles, was fighting a new crime intensifies rushes, preparing to increase its true mobilization and conscript more young men to fight on the front lines. the move could provoke a fresh wave of russian refugees fleeing to avoid the fighting. but some russians found it difficult to attain refugee status. ah, now he can breathe again as danny's love,

but she love has finally been formally recognized as a refugee from russia in law. it was a long process. at the end of it, it's danny's love is relieved to have cut ties with a country that started a war of aggression. in the middle of europe. the british middle, i fled to the 1st best country, so i wouldn't have to go to jail or be sent to war. i don't want to fight against the ukrainians. i have many friends there. the 1st best country, as stanislaus said, was lataya. and you, you member state with a 300 kilometer common border with russia. when the war started to more than 10 months ago, stanislaus decided to protest the former policeman found himself in the midst of a peace rally in st. petersburg, where hundreds of protesters were arrested. but when the 27 year old received a draft notice from the army, he decided to flee over night. without losing any time,

he drove to russia the boda with lot. we had to jump over the fence at an unwanted torrent location illegally because he had no visa them yet. but i'm no orders for us that he capable, veronica, it was terrible. i was panicking. my heart was pounding. i was running through the forest and wondering what if the guards shoot me? the fence was huge with barbed wire. and on the other side there were border guards as well with whose language i don't understand. i had no idea how they would react to get them or can you tell us been the officials in latvia were accommodating at 1st they let him file for asylum. but a few months later, his request was denied. stanislaus went to court and fault the decision in the and he was allowed to stay a rare ruling fall latiere in contrast to germany. the baltic states generally denies russians. league military service is the right to stain demoralization in

russia, which began in september of last year. had little influence on that policy due to security concerns for this ruth shepherd, sister birth with just read it. if you are against the war against mobilization, if you think that what is being done now is unacceptable, then you must come out against the russian government. and i am not convinced by arguments that things are so oppressive there, that no one can take to the streets. tens of thousands of russians are leaving now, according to our figures. and the question must be asked, why should we accept them all? this is also a matter of our own security of her chima mommy's. when you met the deductible processor ms across mr. studies love, but she'll of doesn't think that taken to the streets in today's russia can't change anything. he says that there is no rule of law in russia and also no reason to believe the regime is about to collapse either any time soon for him, protests are of the direct way to prison and may be after that to the front lines.

all legitimate parts of resistance have been exhausted when people who protest end up behind bards. and from there they cannot achieve anything any more. with yells, stanislaus says he would go back to russia one day when i put in his not in power any more. his parents live there, stanislaus, mrs. of them, he says, but he knows he will not see them any time soon or that report from moscow bureau chief, her uti rash, eta, who joins us now from riga, where he's been base since authorities are closed. our offices in russia last year . i welcome you, are the, tell us more about the difficulties for russians who are escaping the war and you cry. well, russians who are going to flee the war must 1st of all be allowed to leave russia phil, other professions in russia that have been forbidden to travel abroad. ah, employees that are part of so called critical infrared or crucial or critical

infrastructure. and some state on companies, members of the armed forces are then you have to be able to finance the trip flights it to the western countries have become very expensive because you have to fly via 3rd countries because of the sanctions. and what remains are neighboring countries, armenia, kazakstan, georgia, or the baltic states, or georgia has long been one of the countries that are hosted thousands of rational citizens fleeing the warrant, especially mobilization. but the move there seems to be changing towards russian citizens is getting more and more negative. right. so, so of ours is very rigor generally opposed to a most russians who are trying to get there and become refugees will have to stress that to the baltic. countries of course, have not close to their board as to all russian citizens. as before, the let russians in who are really threatened people who criticized publicly in the buddhist system in russia. for example, independent journalist, political activists, and their family members. these are all people who can get protection for so called

hung a tarion reasons. but at the same time, for the authorities here simply fling mobilization isn't the reason to apply for asylum. and they argue that while the russians feel their personal lives in danger, but they may still be sympathetic to work at the kremlin. so are there a major security concerns? yeah. yuri, is this war popular in russia? or it's really hard to see um how songs the support of putting policies or the boy is. and because many people, no long idea, even to talk about politics to the subway because they are afraid of simply being denounced am. if we weeks ago, an elderly woman was thrown off a bus from making critical remark about the russian army, a video that shoulders, incidents her call later on social media a. let's have a look at a paul from moscow mate about our colleagues. the question that was asked was, what has changed in your life since the start of the so called special boot operation as this voice caught in russia for real abort bad?

it's bad for everyone. we should not be fighting that we should live in peace, mill road. so little those and i've got 2 sons. i worry about them. the situation won't get beat, or at least the war ins could. how could you force them on to fight and kill it's against the bible. always mean you. life has changed for the better. with with wait one less war to be stopped. when you heard you reached a voicemail that steadily deity. oh boy, i hope all these young 18 year old children will get back home safe and sound. all is good with us, but we wary of our soldiers that have yet to disobey, it's up to the authorities to decide. i don't want to interfere in this book early as well, so far. it hasn't affected the area where i live. i don't know what's next. the only thing that did happen, many men were taken to the front of your but i sport the operation. there are no rallies, every one here support. you said we've sent humanitarian supplies that's what

people in moscow say, some of them still support put it as we just heard, even though there is great fear of next mobilization wave. by the way, the russian government announced that the draft age is to be raised soon from 27 to 30 years old. russia needs people on the frontline, thanks furniture your unit, rashonta, and rigor. a little bit more so as making headlines around the world will south in south korea, where officials the seeking criminal charges against $23.00 officials over a deadly crush. as people celebrated halloween chargers related to a lack of safety measures and include involuntary manslaughter. and negligence of 950 people died in the capital sold, and revelers were trapped in a narrow alleyway. prosecutors in japan have formerly charged a man suspected of assassinating, former prime minister sion so ave, the suspect will now stand trial afterwards the army was shot during

a campaign speech in july, police say, man confessed of carrying out the killing because the most obvious rubric links to a religious group, germany economy grew by 1.9 percent in 2022. according to the latest data, the country managed to stave off a full recession and last year with the economy performing better than expected. i was despite supply chain problems, rushes warning crate and high energy prices acting as a drag on growth. the u. s. where the justice department has appointed a special council to investigate joe biden, after his legal team found more classified documents at the u. s. president's home in delaware, the discoveries are politically embarrassing for mr. biden. given his criticism of on the president donald trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. if, if the, if the latest classified documents performed in the garage, a few as president biden's home wilmington by law might and should have handed them

over to the us national archives. after he left a vice presidency in 2017. might and see if it was an innocent mistake. more people know i take classified documents, classified material seriously. i also said we're cooperating fully completed the justice department's review that trip up. pickens accused the u. s. president of hypocrisy bite and shark p criticized. former president donald trump, for allegedly holding on to classified documents. after sensitive files were discovered at trump's home in florida last year. here's an individual that's been in office for more than 40 years. here's an individual that sat on 60 minutes, that was so concerned about president trump's documents lockton behind and now we find it just as a vice president, keeping it for years out the open a different locations might and steam faith. this case is different. the u. s.

president, while india to hand over the documents to the national archives, the moment they were discovered. on the other hand, jumped to late responding to requests from the national archives. for months. that justice department sees to await any conflict of interest, especially con silva, investigate the case wasn't based on political analysts to live show could talk to . so the potential political fallout from these discovers for the president, given the republicans now control the house of representatives. one of the biggest things going in by his favor is that this is almost 2 years out from the election and an entire year out for even primaries start. the downside is the american voter doesn't always like nuance. he just gave the republicans their greatest, talking white as well as really, ne, kept the democrats offense against trump. so it's a, it's

a long enough runway. it might become a lesser issue in the next year. but it definitely will be something i think we'll be hearing again from the republicans as they gear up to take him on a 24 a showcase at the foreign ministers of germany and france or in ethiopia, irving to prepare relations strained. bobby t grey conflict. a visit by angelina babcock and katrina, colonna comes as the ethiopian government on the rebel group, the t re, people's liberation front implant, a peace deal signed in november to end 2 years of war. at 1st you could think there had never been a civil war in ethiopia. children are practicing their skateboarding skills and addis ababa dreaming of what their future could bring, just like kids anywhere else. and skateboarding makes me happy, i just love it. when i grow up, i want to be a professional. skateboarder says hello melissa watchman, come in, mr. is he of his future has been the subject of talks between german foreign

minister. on the lena bear book and ethiopian prime minister abbey at mid abbey, who once was awarded the nobel peace prize, waged a bitter war. in the t gray region, the death toll could be over half a 1000000 people. burbock believes it's very important to restore food security in ethiopia. more than 22000000 people are malnourished, help for her goal, came from an unexpected donor, as has been makins fair to that, it's remarkable that ukraine, which is under attack, either, is donating brain to ethiopia, not in frank and germany, and france are supporting the ukrainian grain donation by organizing and financing the transport. yet when finance yet harbor to the right of burbock, we see her french counterpart catherine colona. they stand together to symbolize a united e u that wants to help ethiopia both economically and in other areas reconciling enemies and reviving the economy. the challenge is ethiopia faces as it sets out to become a stable country in east africa. again,

small headlines from around the world. now. united nations is called for all charges to be dropped against a migrant to rescue workers on trial in greece. 24 people are accused of espionage and forgery. for rescuing migrants crossing the mediterranean sea, they face up to 8 years in jail. the un said the case set a dangerous precedent. researchers say that one of the world's biggest oil companies made highly accurate predictions about global warming, while publicly dismissing any link with climate change. the study in the journal science says x on mobile scientists knew about the risks of fossil fuels when the $970.00 s, but chose not to disclose them. exxon denies the accusations. jet republic goes to poles today to elect a new president. the leading candidates for the largely ceremonial post include a former nato general and the controversial from a prime minister may candidate so all seen as more pro weston than outgoing

a president, middle name police in the city of los angeles, a for least, a body camera footage showing the events leading up the death of a young, african american man. he and anderson, cousin of black lives matter co founder, was repeatedly tasted during a traffic disturbance in early january 9 cardiac arrest hours later. for all right, let's go. city has deployed thousands of national guard offices to patrol that subway systems officials of suggested that the recent series of accidents or could have been caused by sabotaged dozens of passengers have been killed and injured. out in force on mexico, cities subway. the national guard on patrol across a network which carries nearly 5000000 passages a day. a series of accidents has unnerved subway riders. officials believe sabotaged could be to blame one moment. it's on

a and see on india action. see an unusual events occurring on the south twinkling matter and what matters lost to this the citizen less yet any passengers have good reason to be worried. just a few days ago, 2 trains collided, killing one person, an injuring dozens. president lopez, upper doors often criticized for turning to the military to tackle problems. but says in this case, it's the right thing to do. mom was at the navy. he lands, yes. e, we are going to have surveillance only, emma, they can call it militarization or whatever they want. actually, we are taking responsibility because prevention, math is better than regret any gillem in that not every one's convince. sabotage is behind the failures on the subway. many blame poor maintenance, antiquated systems, and years of under investment, commuters, grateful for the uniformed presence. mm hm. it is stressful wondering,

but that is going to be an attack. the officers are doing a good job or whatever the truth of the cause of the accidents on the subway. the mare says the national guard and the police are there to stay. that a kashmir where heroin addiction is said to be skyrocketing, a government says it's trying to intervene, but frontline services are struggling to cope. the increase is being blamed on a complex mix of factors, one of them at the cove it pandemic, which saw the illicit drug crossing borders undetected. mental health is also a reason the disputed region is racked by violence. others are said to be rich, poor employed unemployed. i mostly young, but june i am his arms bear the marks of his heroin addiction. he's from india controlled kashmir where heroine use has showed up 2000 percent over the past 5

years. according to vocal reports. or this is named malone lab work, getting heroine, it's very easy. name. it used to be quite difficult to get heroine. but now after coven 19th, it's widely available in you can get it anywhere. easily. melinda, facing an explosion of drug use. the government has set up rehabilitation facilities to treat patients free of charge. but the centers a working at their limit, kashmir main drug rehab clinic. now sees 200 patients daily, up from 4 patients every day. 5 years ago. doctor said there is also an increase in female patients and addicted children as young as 10. good right? original link between mental health and substance use. so annoying diag, we are had go undergone some social political disturbance from past few years. vast field tickets, in fact. so there had been mental health issues in i know region and that

collective sense of trauma mate worse by the pandemic, and resulting economic fall out. authorities in the region seized over 80 kilo's, a pero, and in 2020. but experts say this is only the tip of the iceberg. and when it comes to addiction, it's to feel rather than the many who are on the road to recovery. what love probably because if my addiction my family suffered, my parents fell ill and they had no one but me to take care of them. i thought i may, if i remain like this, no one will help them. so i decided to quit on that whenever he says there are only 2 paths ahead for alex death or we happ and he's chosen the path though heart that's keeping him alive. and a swedish company has discovered europe's largest known reserves of rare earth minerals mining company l. k. b of found the deposits in k ruiner in northern

sweden, which is well above the arctic circle. rare earth metals or group of 17 elements necessary for the production of a range of technologies from smartphones to electric cars. the discovery seen as crucial to enabling a green transition. the process of extracting the minerals from such an environmentally sensitive region is raising concerns. cyrano in the far arctic north is already sweden's treasure chest. they've been mining iron or here for years, and soon they can also be extracting where earth. geologists believe these underground caverns could hold more than a 1000000 tons of rare earth oxides. a hugely significant discovery. they have ongoing expiration activities in this deposit, which means that for us it's open. it's not closed. we don't actually know how big it is. but what we know today is by far the largest deposit of areese in

europe. europe depends on imports of these vital minerals most come from china, which has deposits many times bigger. but it's still a breakthrough union. the geopolitical aspect as say, you can emphasize that enough. so i would say this is also an important chance possibly to become even less dependent of one single country. sweden's discovery will not entirely offset europe's dependence on china, and it will take years to begin extracting the valuable minerals from under these frozen waste. lisa marie presley, the only child of rock'n'roll legend, elvis presley has died at the age of $54.00. she fortunately suffered cardiac arrest. miss presley on her late father's, the graceland mansion in memphis, which is a huge tourist attraction. she made headlines in 1994 when she married michael

jackson. in the early 2000, she released her own rock music out. last public harris was the golden globe awards . this week is really one of our top story of this. our rushes defense ministry says it's forces have been taking control of salida, eastern ukrainian town. it seems the stepping stone into the done bass region has been no independent confirmation of the claim. us justice department has appointed a special council to investigate after more classified documents were found. president biden's, delaware report emerge this week, that secret documents have been found in an office mister bob hughes. after leaving the vice presidency in 2017 and i guess you can always get the w news on the go. just download our app from google player from the apple app store. i can give you access to the latest news from around the world,

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it meant to be no captain and setting sail to discover a route a race links to military interests, a race linked to political and military proceed. but also linked to my financial adventure full of hardships, dangers and death. but jillions journey around the world starts january 19th on the dime, a bit unstable house, but that's what ukraine's foreign minister demetrius could lay by road in a facebook post. this week. he stressed that this year your grade will finally receive armstrong, its allies which at fantasy lost in britain and poland have confirmed that be able to send martin heavy down to you.