♪ >> welcome life in paris, world news and analysis from france 24. zelenskyy says ukraine is not intimidated by russian aggression. 11 people killed in strikes on important sections of infrastructure in eight cities. an aunt -- and in the capital kyiv. all of this in the wake of the attack on russia's bridge into crimea. emmanuel macron -- profound change in the nature of the war in ukraine in the wake of the strikes. ukraine seeking a resolute response from the united

nations. a special session of the un's general assembly is being convened in new york. motorists across france facing shortages of pumps. -- because on the needs to end the two week old strike has been condemned as blackmailed by the main union. this is live from paris. ♪ >> thank you very much. at least 11 people have been killed in a series of attacks by russian forces on ukraine. 89 people have been wounded. the sequence of attacks has brought condemnation from kyiv and the west and plaguerist -- fears that putin could be at the start of a different, more

indiscriminate stage of the conflict. volodymyr zelenskyy has said his countris not intimidated by russia's attacks and added kyiv's number one priority is improving air defenses in cooperation with western allies. [sirens] >> in kyiv, a race against time for emergency workers desperately trying to contain the flames caused by russian strikes, evacuate and treat the injured. the capital's roads, public parks and tourist sites were ravaged by russian missiles. the first stris to hit the city in over three months. the largest rate to hit locations away from the frontline since february. >> i was that the square. two explosions. smoke. i am looking at our apartment and i run there fast. the glass is shattered but everyone is alive. >> across the country, more

destruction followed with seven other cities reporting explosions as the missile strikes left masses without power. in kharkiv in the northeast, for zillion -- civilians forced underground. accoing to ukrai's president, these are targeted from moscow. >> we are dealing with terrorists. doze of iranian missiles they want to panic, chaos, they want to destroy our energy system. the second target is that people. >> vladimir putin responded to the attacks monday, claiming the blasts as retaliation. >> in case of continued attempts at terrorist attacks on our territory, russia's responses will be severe and correspondence scale to the threats. no one must doubt it. >> he -- his remarks come after

an explosion damaged a bridge in crimea saturday, a vital link between russia and the annexed peninsula. >> the belarus president alexander lukashenko says he has ordered troops to deploy with russian forces near ukraine in response to what he says is a clear threat to belarus from the west. the remarks from lukashenko indicate a potential further escalation of the conflict in ukraine, possibly with a combined russian-belarusian joint force in the north of ukraine. >> due to the escalation on the western borders of the union state, we have agreed to deploy a regional grouping of the russian federation and the republic of belarus. >> a clear sense on two fronts that it -- there is a real development on what is happening.

in diplomatic circles, ukraine seeks a resolute response from the united nations to the attacks by russia. a special human generally assemble his -- the decision to bring the annexation matter before the general assembly where the 193 members have one vote each and no one yields veto power was taken after russia used its veto in a security council meeting to block a similar proposal. the vote is expected to happen no sooner than wednesday. ukraine's ambassador to the u.n. was categorical in his condemnation of russia, its actions and ambitions. >> he is about to bring us back to the 1930's. not even the 1940's. when hitler's destroyed sovereign nations by invasion.

fake referendums. we are now at the tipping point where the united nations will either restore its credibility, or it will ultimately fall in failure. if the latter happens, we should blame nobody but ourselves. it is our responsibility to defend the principles of the u.n. charter. it's -- of blood -- a trail of blood is left behind the russian delegation when it enters the general assembly. >> the ukraine ambassador to the human speaking there at the opening of this session. we will bring you developments as we get them. student sit ins, industrial workers on strike, protests over the death of -- in iraq. iran based -- for another night

of protests, the government accused more and more widely across the country of repressi. mahsa amini died in police custody on september 13. she had been arrested by iran's "morality police" for how she wear her headscarf. the u.k. has declared sanctions against iran, imposing asset freezes and travel on members of the force. as well as both of its chief -- and the head of the division. let's get more analysis with a journalist and author of the book "the heartbeat of iran: real voices of a country and its people." also a professor at georgetown university in washington, d.c. do you feel sanctions will make any impact? >> thank you for having me.

this is not just something coming from the u.k. canada, just a few days ago, sanctioned hundreds of iranian officials. germany also sending tough messages. i think many communities are scrambling ways to show strong stanng against therutality that the iranian regime is pursuing and handling these unprecedented protests on the ground. frankly, we are not seeing any results of such sanctions, even though they are recent. there are still conversations going on between the government of iran and world powers over the impending revival of jcpoa. i believe, as many in iran say and want, is whatever engagement world powers were to have with the government of iran should most certainly include human

rights, women's rights and civil rights. >> in terms of what the u.k., canada and germany are all saying, do you feel it is going to make difference -- make a difference in the streets of tehran over the next weeks or months? >> unfortunately, no. what is going on in the streets are the result of years of perpetual wrongdoing by the regime against the people and the world is not new to this. they have seen this for four decades. would be see results in a day or two? by such measures, i am afraid not. >> the scale of the demonstrations have been continuous since september 13 when mahsa amini died in circumstances. what do these demonstrations, their scale, the extent of how far they are reaching, what is

this telling you about the state of play inside iran's borders? >> these protests are quite different from what we have seen in 2019 were what we saw in 2009. we are seeing widescalerotests from people of different walks of lif various groups and classes coming together for one mission, for systematic change to the ways of life. they are coming together united, young and old, won and men. we are seeing images out of middle schools and high schools that are fascinating. there is no fear. young people have no fear. i grew up in iran and remember how intimidated and fearful we were to raise our voice. but young students, boys and girls, they are not afraid anymore one thing i want to share is that today, the world

is seeing how 80 million plus ordinary iranians are different than that of the governing system. that is important for the world to see. back to your question on what the world community can do to bring effective change is to amplify these voices. underscore the reality that millions of people, 80 million, are different from the policies of the regime. >> can these protests be sustained? we are expecting another night of protests this evening. can it be sustained? is it just a question of time before the crackdown, which is already going on, becomes so severe that it has to stop? >> it is inevitable for us to look at the government and see that they are -- in ways that are reflective in the step -- the extent of their crackdown. someone told me in iran, in this

interview, she says with every bullet shot, the government is shooting itself in the leg. the government of this country is unmasked. while the protests, without systematic and sustainable leadership domestically may not result in immediate cnge, they are not going anywhere. as someone else told me, there is no turning back. iran and iranian society will not be the same as it was before september 13. thesovements are not going anywhere and people are not going to stop until they see change. until they see a systematic answer to their very valid demands on all fronts. >> journalist and author. professor at georgetown university. and iranian. take you very much. in sharing your analysis.

we will watch for all developments on the situation in iran overnight. more demonstrations, more protests in defiance of calls from the president and everyone hi in iran to stop. people taking to the street and calling for the change they feel needs to happen since the death of a 22-year-old kurdish woman in police custody. harvey weinstein goes on trial again in los angeles. once the most powerful and influential man in hollywood, the 70-year-old is serving time in jail in new york after being convicted of sex crimes. this monday, weinstein faces 11 more charges including rape. former hollywood movie moguls exposure is a sex criminal marks the start of the #metoo movement. eric, good evening. another wave of accusations against harvey weinstein. >> there is no shortage.

among the more than 90 that came in after the initial revelations about half a decade ago that really exposed him, they have picked five women's nightmarish experiences within, or, alleged experiences, and there are 11 counts. four counts are raped, the other seven are various types of sexual assault. they are currently picking the jury pool, which is expected to last two weeks. the trial is expected to last eight weeks. weinstein could face as much as 135 years in prison. he is already prison -- already in prison now, convicted of two assaults and rapes in new york city two years ago. he has been in detention since february, 2020. last year, he was extradited to los angeles to face charges. in addition to the people who are going to be testifying, he

-- linked directly to the charges involving incidents that allegedly took race here in los angeles, there will be other women coming to testify about their experiences and there are no charges currently related to those cases. it is going to be a high-profile situation. there are actors, models, even it was emerged today that jennifer newsome who came to los angeles to meet with harvey weinstein, she is the first lady of california, married to gavin newsom the governor. that situation is going to draw a lot of attention. she has written about her experiences in the huffington post but we can spec a lot of eyes on this case. >> eric, thank you indeed. eric will bring us all developments as they happen. but the headline is harvey weinstein back in court after facing charges similar to those he faced two years ago which began in many ways the #metoo

movement. weinstein, possibly the name that pushed it to the global phenomenon it has become. eric, thank you. shortages at petrol stations across france are expected to continue. workers representatives have suggested that in order to end the fuel strike as blackmail. total energies said it would bring forward page talks if the strike ended immediately. the lead union says their key demands are not being meant -- met. let's remind you of the main story this evening live from paris. more attacks here tonight. zelenskyy says ukraine is not intimidated. 11 have been killed. infrastructure in eight cities and the capital kyiv. all this in the wake of the attack on russia's bridge into crimea.

emmanuel macron has deployed what he has called -- deployed what he has called a fundamental change in the work. the u.n. -- ukraine seeking a resolution from the u.n., a general assembly has been convened in new york. now to the latest escalation the were in ukraine is having an impact on food prices. >> grains. it is feared renewed tensions could further disruption once -- disruptions -- >> this monday, the united nations is hopeful that a deal on exporting grain from ukraine will be extended for a year as it is set to expire in november. the agreement brokered by the u.n. and turkey allows the export of ukrainian grain blocked by the war and the export of russian food and fertilizer, despite sanctions.

>> we need to have a certain kind of certainty on the black sea operation. i'll review in the u.n. is that we of course should seek its renewal. i am reasonably confident we will see it. i will see that happen. but also, it needs to go beyond a four month cycle. it is an important measure that was agreed to assist the global south and the food security interest, even at a time of great distress and war in ukraine. a war that should never have happened. causing great suffering for the people. >> in france, drivers are continuing to deal with fuel shortages caused by strikes at total energy and two refineries. -- runs nearly one third of petrol stations here in france and many are running dry currently. >> as the fuel at this petrol station runs out, patients of desperate motorists runs thin.

on the outskirts of paris since one of the few service stations open in the area. >> it is hell. several stations had no petrol. i have been waiting an hour and a half. >> we were scared we would break down, so we have been driving around. we tried five stations this morning. >> in the countries north, some have resorted to crossing into belgium. >> i even thought of going to belgium. i have been looking at the fuel app for three days. today, i came here but i have been waiting for an hour. >> about one third of france's service stations are experiencing fuel shortages. strikes at two exxon mobil refineries. total workers want a 10% pay increase to help cope with inflation, pointing to the 10.6 million dollars net profit the company made in the first half

of this year. send a come of the petrol giant offered to bring forward talks if employees ended the strike the union called the proposal a form of blackmail. >> management has just made an announcement that tries to shift responsibility to the strikers. we have no guarantee we will get any concrete measures. >> more than 60% of the country's refining capacity has been taken off-line. driving up diesel prices and prompting france to reese fuel imports. >> let's having the markets. shares on wall street fell with the nasdaq hitting a fresh two year low. tech and chipmakers sank after the u.s. announced export instructions event being the chinese semiconductor industry check. amazon says it will invest one billion euros to add thousands more electric vans and lorries

to their delivery network in europe. the e-commerce giant has already ordered 100,000 electric vans from meridian, a company at partly funds. the maker he did a recall for nearly all of the vehicles it has delivered due to a possible technical issue that could lose steering control. the carmaker's shares tumbled monday. three economists, including the former head of the federal reserve, have been awarded this year's nobel prize for economics for their research on the role of banks and financial crises. former fed chair ben bernanke was recognized for his work on the great depression of the 1930's. douglas -- and philip -- worked on a theoretical model which explains why bank runs occur which could result in -- collapsing. -- weren't central banks against too much tightening.

>> part of it is raising interest rates, it is sort of a another name for withdrawing liquidity from the system. this is called quantitative tightening, which is drawing liquidity from the system. runs are problematic. self-fulfilling prophecy runs are problematic when there is not much liquidity in the system. apart from the uncertainty due to the war in ukraine, just the withdral of liquidity of central bankers have to be careful about the rate at which they withdraw it otherwise they will see financial crises that tie their hands and prevent them from doing the things they want to do. >> that was professor diamond. laureate for the nobel prize. >> along with ben bernanke. interesting to see what somebody does after being the chairman of the fed. >> he was, ironically, chairman of the fed during the 2008

financial crisis. >> indeed. great to see you. true thing or faking? that's the question. the story regarding the exploration of -- explosion on the bridge between russia and illegally annexed crimea. tell us more. >> the attack on the bridge to crimea triggered many theories regarding the origin of this attack russia pointing fingers at ukraine, calling it a terrorist attack by kyiv. ukraine has not taken the blame. russia saying this truck bomb right here that we see in this square behind this explosion in the bridge. as we can see in surveillance camera footage greatest possible to see the exact moment when this truck was driving through the ridge and we can see an

explosion occurring in the ridge to crimea. according to russian media, they also say that this truck right here exploded at the time of the security check. this truck right here. from a man residing in southern russia. this truck bomb theory from the kremlin is the most popular right now. online, there are two videos circulating regarding the explosion. we spotted two videos to be fake. there is this boat bomb theory that is circulating. this tweet frorom october 8, claiming it is clear the bond is not come from a truck, but an underwater ground. it is a military -- make no mistake.

this artifact we see right here is what they claim to be this note -- boat stuff with explosives. let's take a look at the video. here is the video. we received see the moment that this alleged boat passes under the bridge, allegedly causing this explosion. let's look at this other post with a slowdown version. claiming, look on the right, a boat explodes. it is through this slower version of the video we are able to confirm that the explosion indeed occurred a bit farther from where the explosion took place. if we pause the video here, we can see the explosion took place here and the user's online claims the boats that passed by was right there.

we can confirm that what they claim to be about might have actually been a wave. right here on this camera picture we can also confirm that the bomb attack took place right there by what they claim to be the boat passing by, the phantom boat pass by right there. >> there is another theory found inevitably on social media. yes, the place where facts are seldom checked. tell us about this other one. >> there is other theories claiming that this might have been a missile attack. there is this tweet from october 8 with over 22,000 views, claiming an explosion on the bridge. except this video is in broad daylight. let's look at this video right here where we can see this explosion taking place. we can confirm this did not take

place on the same bridge. this is a video from a telegram account from earlier this year. just another video out of context, feeding on rumors regarding the explosion. >> thank you once again. don't believe everything you see and hear online. watch a trusted news source. i hope you feel that we are one of those. thank you all for watching. ♪ >> ecuador enforces some of the strict just antiabortion laws in the world. pro-life groups use all means available third factions go to great lengths to convince women not to abort. every year, nearly 100 women are proseced, ending an unwanted pregnancy.

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