♪ >> leiva from berlin eu leaders call on russia to stop making threats to use nuclear weapons. the demand was issued following a summit in prague formalizing a fresh round of sanctions against russia for its war in the ukraine. coming up, the nobel peace prize goes to three champions of human rights. the belarusian activist ales bialiatski is honored alongside the organization and ukraine

center for civil liberties. ♪ nicole: to our viewers on pbs on -- in the u.s. and around the world, welcome. eu leaders support ukraine in their defense against the russian aggression as a wrapped up summit in prague, they move the box -- walk closer to find common steps to avoid an energy crisis this winter. >> walking together in unity. this is what friday's informal european council meeting was all about. eu leaders came together at prague's historic castle to outline their continuing support for ukraine. more humanitarian and military aid was promised. >> this shows putin that the

european union is determined to continue making him pay for his war of aggression. and we continue to stand firmly with ukraine. team europe that is the eu and member states is ukraine's most portant supporter alongside the united states. >> eu member states signed off their a distinction packages earlier this week, in light of escalations and form -- in the form of sham referendums and military mobilization in russia. while everyone agrees to stand with ukraine, how to deal with the consequences, the decisions remain. germany was criticized for going it alone after announcing a $200 billion energy package to support consumers and businesses. >> i use the opportunity to

explain the package to my counterparts to put it into the european context. is was importantnd it contributed to clearing up misunderstandings. with our decisions, we a are moving within the framework of what others in europe are doing too. instead of single national packages, many countries are calling for more unified response, in the form of a common price cap on gas. nothing has been decided. more concrete sites at the leaders next meeting in brussels in two weeks. nicole: our brussels brew -- bureau chief was at the summit in prague incentives the summary. >> united against russia, but still looking for magic wand to solve the current energy crisis. that is in a nutshell the outcome of the summit here in prague. despite intensive discussions, eu leaders did not manage to move much closer to a solution. some were convinced price cap on

natural gas would do the trick. others were arguing against any market interventions. germany, hopes to form a global alliance with countries in asia to lower energy prices. the eu is not an island, the german chancellor said, but it is europe first and foremost that has to deal with the consequences of russia's aggression. the warren ukraine is a turning point -- war in ukraine is a turning point. eu leaders are still learning what that really means. nicole: this years nobel peace prize is being shared by three champions of human rights. the belarusian civil rights activist ales bialiatski, and ukraine center for civil liberties. the awards highlights civil society for peace and democracy. >> the most highly anticipated

announcement, at the stroke of 11th, the chair of nobel's committee ended the speculation. >> this year's peace prize is awarded to human rights advocate, ales bialiatski from belarus. the russian human rights organization, memorial, and the ukrainian human rights organization center for civil liberties. >> together -- >> the committee informed the winners by phone. >> congratulations to you. >> okay, it's -- [laughter] it's great. thank you. >> the ccl says they are stunned by the recognition of their

efforts to hold the invading russian army accountable. >> we're documenting russian military war crimes in ukraine, throughout the whole country. in particular, our team went to the kyiv region when it was first liberated. we have more than 20,000 crimes registered as of now. >> the committee also recognizes others -- a longtime leader of the democracy movement in belarus. he was detained following antigovernment protests in 2020 and remains in jail without a trial. russia's memorial group has had to battle state repression. for decades it has been tracking human rights abuses and the fate of political prisoners. but, it was order to dissolve last year, as part of the kremlin's ever targeting crackdown on dissent. >> this prize gives us fresh moral strength, moral approval for all of us, and for many of our colleagues, and not only within memorial, we consider

this prize to be attribute to the russian human rights community as a whole. >> the nobel committee says this year's prize was not intended to be a direct message to the russian president. for most, it's another stinging rebuke for the regime of vladimir putin, which also happens to fall on his 70th birthday. nicole:in southern ukraine, i asked him about the reaction in the country to the nobel peace prize. >> well, the announcement that the organization's center for civil liberties gets the prize has been welcomed and ukraine. -- in ukraine. the support is deserved. but the decision to award them at the same time, at the same time to dissidents and opposition areas in russia and belarus, has been seen as

critical in ukraine. not because these organizations and human rights defender in belarus were deemed not worthy of the nobel peace prize, that is not the criticism. but the criticism is more that the three that represent -- the three representatives from the countries, not of the state but from civil society, they were awarded at the same time, this was seen as repeating some kind of narrative about the three countries being close together. there have been very fierce reactions from the ukrainian government. presidential advisor said he found that the nobel peace prize committee had a very interesting concept of peace by awarding the prize to organizations from the two aggressive countries and the one of that was a grassed --

this reminded him of moscow's talk of the friendship of peoples. and criticism here is actually that this plays into the hands of the russian imperialist, as it is considered here, narrative, of the countries being a unity. it would have been better to award the price to either countries that are less bounded together by these narratives. or to just choose one of them. this decision has been met with criticism, not only for the government -- from the government but society. nicole: pretty controversial decision for ukraine. tell us about the winter from their, the human rights organization center for civil liberties. >> it's an organization that has been founded in the 2000s. it has become very active after

2014, with regards to this war in the donbass region. it has documented crimes against -- war crimes against humanity in the donbass region, for disappearance, etc. the full-scale invasion, it has focused on mainly documenting war crimes committed by the russians in the formally occupied territories. they do not have access to the actually occupied territories. the idea behind this was that all of these crimes need to be documented. the evidence needs to be collected so it will be available to courts in the future when they will start judging all of these crimes that have been happening here in these territories, northwest of kyiv, northeast of kyiv, and the territories in the kharkiv

region that have been retaken by the craning army. nicole: can you give us the latest in the war? where is the offensive standing, where we have been following? >> the past few days, ukraine has made very fast territorial gains in the kherson region and also gains in the luhanks region -- luhansk region. we have not had a lot of news -- today, or yesterday the advancement is slowing. but it is ongoing. nicole: thank you so much. despite ukrainian progress elsewhere on the front, russian forces have been launching assaults of their own. reports in the deaths region say the city -- donetsk region says it is under artillery fire.

and street fights have broken out in villages, making life difficult for those inside, many are trying to flee the fighting. there are no easy paths to safety. >> blown up to hinder, the advancing russians. now, residents are forced to make a difficult journey across what is left of th bridge. some like this pensioner on her way home, need help from their neighbors. it is a little easier for the able-bodied but no less dangerous. as exposes -- explosions ring out. >> the main problem is the sound it you can hear. everything else is secondary. it is good if it is quiet. >> b to get to -- supplies to the cut off eastern bank there is no alternative. >> sometimes they fire really close, next to the store.

just above our heads. the sprays everywhere, mixed with dirt, we keep on carrying water. where can we leave? >> with much of the city already in ruins, and russian forces saying they have captured villages to the south, volunteers are helping to get back the most vulnerable residents out while they can. the vast majority of the town is roughly 72,000 prewar inhabitants, their 40 fled after weeks of shelling. -- they have already fled after weeks of shelling. as russia advances, bakhmut's ukrainian defenders face a difficult battle ahead. nicole: let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making news around the world. talks between britain and ireland have made progress towards resolving the issue of

northern ireland trade. the issue has been deadlocked with u.k. threatening to unilaterally override the brexit deal. ireland's foreign minister says the talks were now in a different space. public fountains in the irani and capital have beecolored red, an artist mounted the action to reflect the crackdown on protests sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody for not wearing her headscarf correctly. rights groups say 92 protesters have been killed so far. palace royal couple visited some of the wounded from the country's worst ever mass killing, the king and the queen also met with relatives of the 36 people, mostly small children who were killed by an policeman -- ex policeman in a daycare center. in uganda, health workers are racing to contain an outbreak of the ebola virus.

it is the first outbreak of the sudan strain in uganda in a decade. a strain which has not approved vaccine or drug -- drug treatments. there fears that the virus can spread through east africa. we have the story from central uganda wre the outbreak started. >> the grief is still r. a few weeks ago, he lost his 12-year-old son. it was malaria, suspected. when his wife fell ill later, he was assured it was the mother's depression. but at the hospital she was diagnosed with ebola and immediately isolated. >> as she left in the ambulance, she cried for her children. >> this was the last time he would see his wife alive. >> a patient in the isolation

center was the first to call us. it was around midday on saturday, when they informed us she had grieved -- breathe her last. >> the newsf the killer disease has a shocked the resides. >> after losing neighbors to ebola, many people here are now leaving in fear -- living in fear, that the deadly spires -- virus may have spread to families. some have been monitored by health teams because there, -- they are contacts of confirmed cases. >> as a health workers continue their checks, there is growing awareness of the villagers. > every day they are coming to address the contacts. we are happy, they are tending to those w have relapsed. nine have contracted the disease. we are fearing, we may have other contacts again. >> at a nearby hospital, they are refreshing their training.

somewhere demanding additional pay -- some are demanding additional pay. health workers who have died from a bowl after treating and infected patient -- ebola after treating an affected patient. >> these are treating patients who died. they presented typical, the typical ebola signs. the infected, of trying to save a life. >> in less than a month, ebola has spread from this village where the virus was first detected to places as far as 200 kilometers away. but the government cims that they have the disease under control. in previous outbreaks, this time summer analyzed on-site. >> before we used to send our samples to south africa or sometimes the u.s. or europe. it was taking a week or more.

and as you are waiting, people are getting infected. >> this was the case in uganda's previous outbreaks. the first in 2000 was the deadliest. it claimed more than 200 lives. this time uganda is dealing with a strain of the virus, that spreads more slowly. as health teams of -- gather contamined material, we are hoping this is the last case. > nicole: india's diverse and devout. the overwhelmingly hindu nation is also home to a smaller but still very significant muslim population. research center shows that the majority of both groups see little in common with each other and prefer to live separately, which is causing all sorts of problems on the housing market. >> finding a place to live is not easy in overcrowded cities.

but the task can be more challenging if you happen to be a muslim. he remembers the difficulties his family had when they were moving to mumbai. >> we met this broker and we were speaking about, where's the nearby mosque. he had told us, we were non-slims. and we were asking if the. mosque is not nearby. my father was asking if it was nearby. when he got to it, the expression of the broker changed. and he said i am sorry, these are the rules, you cannot be having a flat in hindu community. >> hindus confirmed the discrimination, even if they profit from the situation. >> whenever i went to look for a house, people often used asked me my name. when i told them it, they would

not allow me to enter the house and look at it. had i been a muslim, they would not have let me. >> even if muslims managed to get a house, the problems might just begin. >> i had arguments with them, a basic argument regarding maintenance. some would just -- some slurs would be said, you are taken aback, and you are like, what do you say to that? you being attacked for your identity. >> the discrimination means many muslims end up in muslim only localities. >> there are many problems but people compromise because they feel safe. there's a lack of good infrastructure, playground and schools. the environment is not good but people compromise. >> critics say religious tensions hav version in india. it has not had a law against

discrimination in the housing markets. >> it has become present. people are not ashamed to say they don't want to see muslims. and -- in their vicinity. their excuses that are made, range from since we don't allow onion and garlic, we don't eat meat. so we prefer tenants who don't eat meat or are vegetarian. the reality is that they d't want to give their houses to muslims. it's discrimination hindus do not want to accept. >> given the social political environment, the discrimination will continue into the future. ♪ nicole: the sport of chess has been in the spotlight in recent weeks.

when not for the reasons it would want. accusations of cheating have been swirling around u.s. grand master has niemann, denying he is getting electronic signals what moves to make. >> when you at the center of a chance cheating scandal, the security checks are going to be thorough. but as a u.s. championship got underway this week, hans remains tightlipped. >> i think this game spoke for itself and show the chess player that i am. it showed that i'm not going to back down. i'm going to play my best chess year regardless of the pressure i'm under. >> the accusations, the top of the sport. magness carson, the world's best player hinted to the cheating early last month. that followed a shock defeat for hans, that ended his streak. then, he admitted to cheating in to minor games online when he was younger.

but he said he played in the nude to prove he does not wear an electronic device. >> they want me to strip fully naked, i will do it, i don't care. i know that i am clean. i'm willing to subject myself. you want me to play in a closed box with zero electric transmission. i don't care. >> the scandal cracked upper-level to weeks later during an online game between the pair. carson quitting the game after one move. >> magness carson just resigned. got up, and left. switched off his camera, and that's all we know. >> afterwards, he accused niemann shortly for the first time, writing on social media, saying, i believe niemann has cheated more, and more recently than he is publicly admitted. this week the website chess.com, found that niemann probably cheated in more than 100 online

games but never in person. while his arise in the rankings has raised eyebrows, others in the sport have defended him. they say there's been nothing out of the ordinary and nothing to suggest cheating. >> earlier we spoke to kenneth regan he is a chess cheating expert was been looking into the niemann case and we asked him how does someone cheat at chess? >> there were various ways that have been done and over the border chess including a the end camera and epiece, the computer and the se, the most common way doesn't require an accomplice such as the bathroom stall toheckhe game on one cell phone, the reality that these games could play for than it carson and any other human these days. nicole: a mouthwatering class that -- byron had the edge

having won their last bonus league meetings, but they found inspiration in an english youngster. that is in the absence of the captain and the vice captain. >> what were you doing when you were 19, if you asked duke, he provided an assist on his debut as captain against cologne last week. he went on to lose the match for there was never any doubt about his leadership. >> it is a dream come true and when i first signed for this club is something i never even thought was possible until i met the players and realized they could give me be the captain. he was inspiring his team of a victory by scoring a goal and setting up another. >> he did an incredible job, it was excellent, you can see he

was wearing the captain's armband even though he was so young. >> many bigger clubs have shown interest in bellingham, for snatching their competitions best talents when asked about the english international their ceo had this to say. we are not tnking about it at all, bellingham is an outstanding player, but we have others. the last time they won their classico in the league was four years ago. they have lost every game since. they are hoping the youngest of the captain would put an end to their losing streak. nicole: now we can check out some of the other stories from the world of sports. former world cup champion and spanish international, will make his debut as a coach this saturday after taking over the reins. alonzo let his first training session recently in the club hope to the 40-year-old could take second to higher ground.

in hawaii, outsider chelsea has one the oldest triathlon in the world. the world championship. she won the women's race and ended a 44 year american drought after summing for kilometers biking for another 180 and finishing the task with the marathon. stay with us after a quick break. i will be back to take you through the day. ♪

quick hello and welcome to "live from paris." here are the stories making news this evening . two ngo's share the nobel peace prize amid the worst con -- conflict europe has seen since the second world war. a day after joe biden said the world was closer to armageddon than any time in the last 60 years, thehite house trust to qualify his comments, insisting it has no information russia is planning an imminent new strike.

and instruct one of france's largest energy providers has resulted in a fuel shortage across the country. france taps into strategic supplies in an attempt to avoid an all-out run at the pumps. it is good to have you with us. our top story as your grapples with the worst conflict on the confidence since world war ii, the 2022 nobel peace prize has been awarded to two ngo's and a jailed activist amid the war in ukraine. many are likely to see the award as a condemnation of latimer and his ally, -- condemnation of

vladimir putin and his ally, fellow russian strongmen president lukashenko. >> the prize was welcomed by belarusian opposition leaders. >> this is recognition of all the people who sacrifice their freedom and lives. physically, this prize will not influence this situation, but i'm sure it influenced the news and other countries to help people. >> the prize also goes to another defender of human rights, memorial in russia. the organization was banned last december as part of a crackdown

on russia's critics. the reason it was given was that it failed to register as a foreign agent. it has been helping rehabilitate victims. the third winner is ukraine's center for civil liberties, which is currently working to document russian war crimes against ukrainian civilians. it is calling for a special tribunal to try pressure for the crime of aggression against crane. the center's executive director says we need a special tribunal to try crimes of aggression against ukraine and some kind of hybrid mechanism to try international crimes committed by every russian soldier an officer against the people of ukraine. the 2022 nobel peace prize is clearly strongly critical of vladimir putin and his allies, and the announcement was made, as coincidence would have it, on

his 70th birthday. >> the president of the international federation for human rights joins me now live from johannesburg. thank you for joining us. the nobel committee has said the prize was not aimed against putin, so what message were they trying to send? >> thank you very much for inviting us onto the show. believe that the message which the nobel peace prize is trying to put across is really that the world cannot tolerate and will not tolerate instances where there are gross violations of human rights. >> your memorial, one of the recipients of that prize, has been all but dissolved by the kremlin. what impact is winning this award likely to have on the organization? >> first of all, i would like to let you know that all three of the awardees are linked to our

organization, international federation for human rights. the memorial continues to live, its reputation continues and the work it has been doing in terms of standing up for human rights in the face of having been labeled a foreign agent and having been also been physically motivated, it clearly points out that human rights work is important, and they are recognized human rights defenders. all three organizations do work together, and we work as them.

>> house organization involved in protecting human rights in ukraine? >> we have been working very closely with the center for civil liberties, for example, documenting war crimes. it is work which is often done through joint work. we have been working with the center for civil liberties since 2012. we have carried out joint advocacy missions. we are working closely with them in the work which they are doing. they've cofounded a global initiative, working together with organizations not only in ukraine but also outside. >> what more needs to be done

internationally to support human rights during the conflict? i think we are having technical difficulties there. thank you for joining us live from johannesburg. there has been yet another right and a number of deaths in ukraine after thursday's missile strike in separation. russia climbs five people have been killed by ukrainian strike. the recent ukrainian offensive has seen troops retake significant chunks of land. esident zelenskyy said they have liberated almost 2000 square kilometers in the region at the front of the offensive where our correspondent sent us this report. >> on the front line, ukrainian soldiers are on the offensive.

this unit comes under attack every day. >> as i started hiring here yesterday with tanks, there were seven or eight shots. there were shards everywhere. >> to protect themselves, the soldiers have to go underground. despite being galvanized by their progress of the las few days. >> we know the enemy has fortified their pitions, but our men are smart. the counteroffensive is underway and our boys have already advanced deep into the region. >> these men are particularly motivated, as most ofhem are from the area. they are taking back what they had to leave behind. >> mvillage is still occupied. ias so shocked when th first arrived in my village, in my region, but now i've deal a weight lifted because as we speak, our soldiers are

advancing towards it. >> ukrainian forces have been provided information by local civilians. she never left the front line, regardless of the fact she has to live underground. she is a member of a partisan group, resistance fighters helping the ukrainian army. they rarely go on the record, but svetlana has accepted to because she believes people need to know. >> we formed a patrol group with 26 men in it and kept watch. we watched the enemy's movement and reported them to the army which then bombed them. there was not much intelligence at the start, and we help a lot and. we gave them the positions of the convoys. very recently, some guys who

were still active called me. i immediately called the military to pass on the information. >> on her way to scout one of her positions, svetlana was wounded by russian tank fire. she is determined that's not going to stop her. >> the white house has urged that it has no indication russia is preparing imminently to use nuclear weapons, insisting there is no need to change the u.s.' nuclear posture. joe biden said the world was closer to armageddon than it has been in 60 years, since the cold war's cuban missile crisis. for more, let's cross over to speak to our correspondent. i want to play a piece of audio we just got from president zelenskyy in ukraine. >> they begin to prepare. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to use it,

but they begin to communicate. >> what do you mean prepare society for using a nuclear weapon? >> i think that it is dangerous even to speak about it. >> president zelenskyy talking to the bbc about how russia is preparing society for potential use of nuclear weapons. in the west, but is the samere level of alarm happening i russia? >> 70 percent of russians are experiencing anxiety in the past. i have been increases in demand, for example, of anxiety medications. you can see the level of tension in russian society. western media have been ringing

a lot of alarm bells, spoken of the possibility of a nuclear standoff. russian state media focused largely on the opposite, presenting a picture of rsia in a strong position that is ready to apply and respond in the case of a first strike by nature states and by the west. people are more wried about the here and now and the impact sanctions have and could have in the future on people's lives, and russian officials have been clear and have said that the thought of nuclear weapons being used is unacceptable and that russia's doctrine in terms of nuclear weapons is purely defensive. when we look at comments from

politicians like dmitry medvedev, former president, now chair of the security council, who has used colorful and threatening rhetoric, i think russians really take that with a bit of salt and are really more concerned about other things that are very much closer to hand right now. >> i mentioned at the intro, biden said the what was closer to armageddon than it had been at any time in the last 60 years. how has the kremlin been reacting to that assertion? >> there has been little if any reaction to biden's remarks. partly because we have heard it all before. many have said we have to take the risk of nuclear conflict seriously and we have to take the threat vladimir putin has made regarding nuclear used seriously. what has found a lot of resonance is president zelenskyy 's comments over the last 24

hours asking for a preemptive strike against russia to prevent them using nuclear weapons. that has really touched a nerve with russian -- russia's foreign minister, saying this is proof of threats being made. some saying these are called by moscow who could have the capacity to destroy the planet. it has been part of the framing of the zielinski government as the one who has been an obstacle to peace, saying that the kremlin are happy to sit down and negotiate and find a solution. it is president zelenskyy and his government refusing to talk now also threatening russia with

the potential for strikes. this is something russians are used to seeing sort of on a week basis now. >> we have seen weeks of russian forces losing ground. we have also seen images since the announcement about partial mobilization a couple of weeks ago up thousands of people fleeing for russia's borders. >> i think we can divide public mood really into before and after really as a watershed moment. the russian opinion research center released polls which said that over 80% of russians trust in what vladimir putin is doing. there is no way to independently verify the figure, and it has been released on president putin's 70th birthday, but

organizations do indicate the relatively high level of sport for the kremlin's policy, but we need water crashing home because life became quite normal after the so-called special military operation, but this so-called social contract that people have with the kremlin that we will give you our support as long as we are not affected -- that is now under threat. globalization is now under concern. i have multiple friends who have moved to the countryside to avoid meeting police controls. i have friends who have stayed home to avoid getting mobilization notice. news sources are showing chaotic mobilization problems with equipment, with accommodation, and state government officials, to be fair, are saying yes, we have made mistakes, but we are

working to rectify them as soon as possible. in terms of the front lines, i think russians see this as no news is good news. we have to bear in mind, the russian army according to russian officials have withdrawn with minimal casualties and keeping a lot of their heavy equipment. the ukrainian army has captured so much russian equipment. people are fighting not just ukraine, they are fighting a war basically against the western world. nato is supplying ukraine, but as autumn sets in, as winter sets in, i think both sides will be scrambling to take positions which are tactically advantageous. they will be trying to minimize equipment losses as winter sets in.

we will probably see a raising on the front lines over the coming weeks. >> thank you so much for joining us there. eu leaders met at an informal summit on prague friday during which the bloc reaffirm support for ukraine but still could not confirm where or how to cut gas prices. certain countries like poland have been angered over recent weeks. let's listen to the eu commission president. >> next spring, at the end of the winter, when our storage will be depleted, it is of paramount importance that we have procurement of gas so we avoid to outbid each other, but that we have a collective bargaining power and that we put that in place. >> as energy costs soar, towns

across france are turning down their thermostats in their swimming pools. one counsel is going even further, switching off heating altogether. the pool is still being used, but swimmers are now being asked to wear wetsuits. >> it is a sunny october day, and swimmers at this public pool on the outskirts of paris are going about like it is a midsummer morning. >> it is lovely. extraordinary. the weather is beautiful. the wetsuits keep us warm, and it's great to be able to swim outside. >> the water is only 19 degrees, down from the usual 26 at this time of the year. the staff cut the heating of their own limbic-sized pool. >> in september 2020, the price of gas was on average 11 euros per megawatt hour. it now averages 150 one euros a

year later. i will let you do the maths, but for us, it represents a savings of between 45,000 euros to 55 thousand euros for each of the coldest months. x it may sound like a radical measure to some, but regulators are embracing the cooler temperature. >> it is pure happiness. i have never worn a wetsuit before. i thought it might impact our movements, but not at all. it is quite the opposite. it is nice and cool. we feel much better training in a wetsuit in colder weather than when it is heated. >> the government has announced plans to cut energy uses by 10% over the next two years. faced with soaring energy bills, some pools have been unable to keep up and have been forced to close their doors. >> the strike by a french energy giant entered its 12th day on friday with employees walking

out over wage demands and more. >> this may look like your but in these long queues, you will only find key workers like health officials. they are being given exclusive access to these petrol pumps as the country struggles with fuel shortages at 50% of stations amid a strike i refinement workers. >> i do a lot of driving, so i need fuel. >> in a bid to ease the crisis, the government is tapping into its strategic fuel reserves. the country has at least three months' worth of stock saved. since the start of the week in the north of the country, 80,001 hundred cubic meters of fuel has been taken out of depots. oilompaniesre loong

elsewhere, importing fuel from countries like the united states, the netherlands, india, and the middle east. >> the measures to increase fuel imports will stay in place until the situation gets back to normal. >> that might take a while. for refineries and one depot have been shut for over a week now. one of the strikers' key demands is a 10% salary increase. >> we are determined. we are mobilized to exercise our rights tget a good enough pay rise. >> the french government held talks between oil companies and unions thursday in a bid to find a solution to get petrol flowing again. >> it is time now for truth or fake, our daily fact checking segment. you have been looking into claims that bbc journalist

jeremy bowen faked footage from ukraine in march. so what is true? >> yes, a photo of prospective bbc journalist and war correspondent jeremy bowen has been circulating heavily on social media this week to claims that he has been staging reports, and the accusations are based around the civilian in the back of his shot. this is one of the tweets doing a lot of damage on social media. we can see there's over 77,000 likes and nearly 20,000 retweets . we can see it is a still image of jeremy bowen seemingly in a war zone, and there's the presence of a woman wearing pink in the background. the caption says jeremy bowen pretending to be on air whilst a woman looks on seemingly premieres. there's a lot of people very

interested in the fact that she is holding a shopping bag, seemingly trying to imply she is going home after shopping, she's caught in the way, she stumbled upon him. even the idea that this is her way to get home. it does need to be addressed at this still image does not prove to us that this coverage is faked or misleading. what is true is that this still photo was taken from reports on the ground. i did a reverse image search here to try to find where else this image existed on the internet, and it led me to this article in "the times." what was interesting about the article was that it was written back bowen himself. that was his recounting of his time covering the war. what is even more interesting is that he gave me a location here in the caption, and i was able to find a report that the screenshot came from. this is it here, published in

march by the bbc, and at the two-minute mark, we can see this is an exact match frame of the photo that has circulated online. this report was published on march 6 and covers quite intensely pressure's offensive on the city which was heavily covered by the international press. the russian army bombarded the city and caused thousands of civilians to flee for their lives. a key bridge in the city was destroyed by ukrainian forces in an attempt to slow down the russian offensive and slow down russian forces from seizing the city, and that really became a symbol of ukrainian resistance. in this report, jeremy bowen does say civilians are escaping what is left of the bridge, and what is even more interesting is we can see the remnants of that bridge there. if we want to fact check this even further, we can compare this to footage we have used

from the ground here at france 24 ourselves. we can see the markers showing that the bridge exists. other screenshots, we can see people grabbing whatever backs they can and trying to get out of the city. if we look side-by-side, they do look to be in a similar location . this screenshot alone is very misleading by itself with no context. it is really the full report that makes it clear to us that he was indeed in a war zone, and it is possible this civilian was likely fleeing as well. there are claims it is a shopping bag, but in the context of the rest of the images, people are leaving with whatever they got left. they got rucksacks, tiny little

shopping backs. very possible she herself is try to get out of the city. jeremy bowen has gone ahead just yesterday to post on twitter and debunk these claims himself. this is from yesterday. he has gone on to post the same tweet we looked at earlier. he said these malicious tweets are utterly false. he ended with a very touchy statement saying that he is happy to take insults as himself, but he refuses to let other people insult thousands of civilians that have fled for their lives from russian shelling. >> thank you for clearing that up. we are going to take a quick break. we will be right that. stay tuned to france 24.

10/07/22 10/07/22 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >>his year's peace prize is awarded to human rights advocate ales bialiatski from belarus. the russian human rights organization memorial