>> welcome to "log from paris," world news analysis from france 24 -- welcome to "live from paris." japanese were woken by attack alert sirens. ukraine making progress clawing back occupied land from russians. vladimir putin is expected to file the illegal annexation orders of four regent in the

coming hours. apple will have to change the charger for its iphone but 2024 comply with new rules requiring a single charging port for all devices. this is "live from paris." thank you very much for being with us. north korea launched a midrange missile over japan, the first test of such a weapon in five years. >> flexing its military muscles with a missile that lou above japan -- that flew above japan.

north korea's ballistic missile flew for some 22 minutes, the first time such a missile, which is capable of reaching the u.s. territory of warm, has been tested since 2017. -- which is capable of reaching the u.s. territory of guam. some rail services were also interrupted. >> this is an act of violence launches of ballistic missiles. we strongly condemn this. >> the missile launches the latest escalation by pyongyang. it is thfifth missile to be tested in five days. it was launched at a lower angle than previous ones to mimic more realistic work conditions. >> north korea will face a

resolute response from our military as well as our allies and the international community. >> the missile launch is not to be a reaction to trilateral military exercises. north korea showcasing its military might is not expected to stop either. south korea's intelligence agency says it could respond any time between when october and november. mark: let's get some analysis and bring you the bureau chief of the guardian newspaper. tell us about joe biden's response. >> in the ite house press conference today, the press secretary reiterated the line that the missile test was dangerous, reckless, and destabilizing for the region.

the phrase you hear often is an ironclad commitment to the security of those nations. it has all been very measured in washington, in stark contrast to north korea five years ago when donald trump was president and we got a lot of rhetoric describing kim jong-un as rocket man, threatening to bring down fire and fury on north korea, but then of course, we had those meetings between trump and kim, but, yeah, so far, more muted

response but still strong condemnation from the biden administration. mark: what is kim hoping to achieve with this kind of missile test? >> that's a great question. seasoned north korea watches are somewhat divided on the issue. it might simply be an attention grabbing, don't forget about me as what's going on in ukraine with russia and china and other political issues. it could be that he genuinely fears north korea cannot defend itself against china, japan, russia, and other countries. there are some who think he is doing this to get american

attention, to perhapaps broker a treaty with the south, and also perhaps to get american attention so that the united nations will relieve some of its sanctions and help the economy. that would be a big gamble on spending up to a quarter gdp on these missiles. ultimately, no one could quite be sure what kim jong-un remains something of an enigma. but when barack obama handed over the presidency to donald trump, he said north korea is the most urgent problem you will face, and kim revels being high on the agenda like that.

mark: a put inset to finalize his plan to illegally annexed -- and next 4 ukrainian regions. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy has hailed the advance of ukraine's military and says there are new liberated settlements in several regions. >> a speedy annexation process to be cemented in writing. the week after kremlin orchestrated referendums in 4 ukrainian regions, the annexation is set to be made official by moscow. the legislation was voted in favor unanimously earlier on tuesday by the upper house of the russian parliament. >> we have completed this step, and now we have 89 subjects, and we are waiting from senators from these new territories. you're waiting for them actively

and amicably. put has wasted no time in shing ahead for the move, holding a lavish signing ceremony last friday at the kremlin, proclaiming the absorption of donetsk, luhansk, #, and separation set -- zaporizhzhia regions. even if moscow claims sovereignty over the next territories, the final borders remain blurred, especially where ukrainian forces have re-grained -- regained ground in recent days. >> the vagueness can be read in two ways, the fir being that this was done in a rush, the second being a desire not to draw aestablisd border because the kremlin always allows itself to think it can call territories. >> the annexed areas represent roughly 18% of internationally recognized ukrainian territory. mark: cholera is back in haiti.

the country so far reported at least seven deaths, and who warns some 30 cases may have gone undetected, so more may emerge. >> on the streets of port-au-prince, garbage piled along sidewalks, residents forced to seek portable water in portable containers. on sunday, haitian officials confirmed at least seven people are known to have died of cholera in recent days. >> one death that happened over the course of a day, unfortunately, was a person who died in the community. this is a problem when there are people who have diarrhea vomiting and have no way to get to a health center. >> lack of access to safe drinking water is just the latest of haiti's many problems. widespread gang problems and a hike in fuel prices have brought thousands to the streets demanding the resignation of the

prime minister. roadblocks erected by protesters are adding to the difficulties faced by medical teams unable to access areas where cholera-stricken patients are located, a phenomenon denounced by the united nations monday. >> in the current context of social unrest and insecurity, it is imperative that these teams be guaranteed safe access to at risk areas, including where cases are being confirmed or suspected, to help mitigate the risk of a large or disruptive outbreak of the disease. >> the united nations itself has a troubled history in the country. united nations peacekeepers assigned to haiti in the wake of its devastating earthquake in 2010 were behind the cholera outbreak that killed 10000 and second some 800,000, a responsibility the organization did not officially recognize until 2016. mark: iran's president is appealing for national unity.

the death of a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody has sparked demonstrations. >> first, university students and now schoolchildren. these videos were shot tuesday. a curtis wright's group posted hangouts on twitter showing similar protests, but the protests were not limited to here in kurdistan nor -- nor to schoolgirls. schoolboys are seen protesting in a city in central iran. dozens of people have been killed and hundreds arrested since the protests began. on monday, the iranian supreme leader broke his silence on the subject. >> a young girl passed away. it was a bitter incident, and it

broke my heart, too, but the reaction to this incident should not have been to go to the streets and break security and make streets unsafe for people without any investigation and while there were no known facts. >> he sharply condemned demonstrations, which he described as a foreign plot to destabilize iran. mark: liz truss is fighting for her political future at an event which is -- which was supposed to be her crowning glory. division is dominating the conservative party conference held this year at the home for " peaky lenders," birmingham. few mp's are choosing to attend.

most are distancing themselves from the government that many think has lost the plot. trust -- truss has been backtracking on the issue. >> what we have done is we have listened to what people said on this issue. it was not a core part of our great plan. our great plan is helping people with energy bills, getting business moving. it was becoming a distraction, so that's why we immediately changed that policy, and that's the kind of government we are. we do respond when there are concerns, and we react quickly. mark: credibility of politicians in the u.k. has taken a big hit. france 24's london correspondent talked about open disputes

taking place at the conservative party conference, an event usually held for choreographed displays of party voting. >> another day, another open row, another big dispute within the governing conservative party . liz truss is indeed facing a fresh battle today and tonight. she faces growing pressure from some within her party to increase benefit payments in line with inflation. we have a cost-of-living crisis, inflation at 10%. the problem is that in an interview, she said today she had not made a decision on that yet, and she certainly when asked repeatedly refused to rule out a real terms cut in welfare benefits, despite growing pressure on her to do so. what we've got is 25 hours after the 45 pence scrapping hour reversing the scrapping of the higher income tax rate, you've got another major row and mp's

going around criticizing the prime minister, disagreeing with her, so the least one can say is that it is not just another day, it is another day in the middle of the annual tory cference. all of this on the people of her first keynote speech as prime minister, which of course, we will be analyzing, covering, brdcasting, and then analyzing, and so will the markets. is she being pushed around? is the fact she has backed down on that 45 pence tax rate, despite france was saying in an interview earlier today actually she still agreed with the policy , but she listen so for the moment it was not going to go ahead -- this is sending out real signals that not only is the messiness of the tory conference quite apparent -- we understand some areeaving the conference before their boss's big speech -- this really does not bode well, and there are

real rumblings now plotting, and indeed, the home secretary, to add fuel to the fire, came out to add earlier today and accused what she called rebels of orchestrating a coup, no less, against tax plans. she blasted her colleagues, who successfully forced the p.m. to do that new term, and she basically said that they were undermining the prime minister in an unprofessional way, so the authority of the prime minister, i think, is taking yet another damaging blow. what welcome she will get tomorrow for her party conference keynote speech will be important, the way the media covers it here and abroad will be important, and what kind of welcome will this prime minister less than one month on the job get when parliament reconvenes? let's remember she was not number one or even number two choice of the parliamentary party.

0.3% of the electorate, the conservative party members, elected liz truss prime minister. some serious questions are being asked about her government and her leadership. mark: teasing up for us tomorrow's speech. strange times in british politics. time for business. kate moody, i'm pleased to announce, is here. great to see you. there appears to be another chapter in the saga between twitter and elon musk. quick -- >> possibly the final chapter, the we never know. the billionaire will go ahead with his bid to buy the social media platforms.

must backed out of the deal just days after it was announced, saying the social media plat or member to give an accurate account of the number of fake users or bots. twitter has since taken him to court to try to force through the purchase. that trial was to begin in about two weeks' time. shareholders approved the initial terms in september. the disagreement has not stopped musk from continuing to tweet extensively to his followers. he sparked a huge controversy by posting a poll on possible ways to bring peace to ukraine, including the option of ceding territory to russia. the ukrainian president among those slamming that provocative posting. tweeting -- trading on twitter shares suspended afterloomberg reported the deal was back on. the market valuation is pushed nearly to the price that musk will be paying. let's take a look at the rest of the day's trading action.

we saw the dow getting more than 1500 points over just three sessions. earlier, the major european indices closed sharply higher. gains of around 4%. the pound sterling hitting a two-week high of around $1.14. the opec plus group of oil producers is expected to cut oil output at a meeting on wednesday. the 13-member cartel is led by saudi arabia, and the wider grouping extends to 10 other producers including russia. reports suggest they are considering cutting output as much as one million barrels per day, the biggest such move since the start of the pandemic. producers are hoping to boost oil prices and their own revenue by reducing global supplies. the u.s. and its allies, though, have been releasing oil from

emergency stockpiles in an effort to lower prices for consumers. more confusion over the u.k. government's economic plans. a decision to get the 45% tax rate on top earners remains in place after monday's u-turn, but the chancellor of the exchequer has pushed back on reports he would push a fiscal plan ahead of schedule. he said people are reading the rooms and parsing the words, it's going to be released on november 23. that was an interview with gb news, and a lack of a detailed report about how the massive tax cut be funded and what it would mean for the economy contributed to last week's market mayhem, and several government sources had said that budget would be published within the coming weeks in an effort to further restore market stability. the european parliament has overwhelmingly approved a law to impose a single universal charger for small electronic devices. it means within the next two

years, all new smartphones and tablets must be sold with the same charger. apple had fought against the shift. it is one of the outliers in the industry. >> the past, and this is the present. >> hailed as a great day for consumers, on tuesday, the european parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of introducing a universal charger for small electronic devices starting late 2024. >> the common charger will simplify the lives of europeans. no need to buy a charger for each device. this will represent savings of at least 250 million euros annually. >> apple will be among the most affected by the rule, which the company previously said would reduce innovation. apple will have to reduce its lightning charging port on iphones with the standard usb-c

connector used in android-based devices. however, some analysts say the move could have a positive effect on the brand, encouraging consumers to buy apple's latest models. the eu also argues it is a path to reducing e-waste. >> when the idea of the common charger came to life, there were more than 30 different chargers on the market, and here we are speaking only of mobile phones. >> from 2026, laptops will also need a universal charger, though many already use usb-c. the reform is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and it could catch on. regulatory changes in the bloc often set global industry norms. that mess of cables looks very familiar, doesn't it? mark: we all have a bucket like that at home, don't we? >> hopefully in a couple of

years we will be able to safely recycle them. mark: thank you very much indeed. tonight's truth or fake deals with a mosquito and a video and a series of claims. >> indeed. an extremely vile video on tiktok and twitter where users claim to show a genetically modified mosquito that can carry mysterious diseases. we have the oldest and original video right here on this mahomes tiktok. the video has over 12 million views, extremely viral. in this video, we see right here -- we can see this insect or mosquito sitting in this mahomes finger, and when this person is stroking his wings, we can see either the number 38 or 36, depending on what each person sees.

with the caption in russian in this video, that reads, who knows where the numbers on the mosquitoes come from? this video right here has been shared over and over again on tiktok and twitter. here for example, this user also wondering where this video comes from, and many claiming this belongs to a secret bill gates project, and this user taking it even further, claiming that these mosquitoes can transmit deadly diseases at a low cost. mark: what is the real meaning, then, behind this viral video you're telling us about? >> indeed, to find out what this video really shows observers, we contacted two entomologists, both unanimous in their answer, concluding that this right here, the insect we see on the viral tiktok video, that this is not a

mosquito but a green fly or an aphid, as we see right here in this photo. according to our entomologists, after watching the video, she explains it cannot possibly be a mosquito because in the video, we see that the insect has two pairs of wings right here, number one, and number two. while mosquitoes only have one pair of wings. hence, the mosquito right here does not correspond to any known species of mosquitoes according to our specialist, but according to them as well, it does belong to this species right here, probably a silver birch aphid. we can also see they are also known for having these black stains on their body or back. as we compare more images from a

google search, we see they can have >> pots right here that can resemble numbers, but specialists are almost certain, to be absolutely certain, they would have to be examining the mosquito under a microsoft -- under a microscope. mark: why are people relating these mosquitoes to bill gates? >> indeed, earlier, we mentioned tweets claiming that perhaps these genetically modified this ghetto belong to a secret bill gates project according to some twitter users. this is not so far from reality because the bill and melinda gates foundation have a history against that history of fighting against mosquito diseases, especially against malaria, so in the midst of a covid-19 pandemic, notably, they invest in this project called the world

mosquito program, and this project called "the world mosquito program" where they genetically modify mosquitoes that carry a bacteria that prevents these mosquitoes from transferring tropical diseases to humans, and not only bill gates, but cdc, for example, these genetically modified mosquitoes are used in different countries or labs in order to fight against the spread of mosquito diseases, including zeek, dingbat, or malaria -- zika, denghe, or malaria. mark: thanks for staying with us. more to come live from paris.

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