anchor: welcome to live in paris, world news and analysis from france 24. these are the headlines. footballs's ballon d'or. one set to leave the line for france in the world cup. the second consecutive winner of the women's prize. good evening to you, ruben. next, at least eight killed as russian drones attack kyiv.

the strikes were timed before the morning rush-hour. it is the second strike in a week. leaders say the russians are trying to instill terror against the ukrainian people. and almost total wipeout of the u.k. mini budget, and questions raised over how much longer prime minister liz truss has in 10 downing street. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you for being with us. breaking news in paris. the ballon d'or has been awaited, the best male and female players in football,

perhaps the most prestigious award in the game. the men's prize and women's prize awarded. let's go to central paris where our sports reporter is there. tell us how the news was announced. reporter: as you can see, we have rain here, it is not dampening spirits, a lot of fans are waking for the player to make his exit. he is the fifth frenchman to win the ballon d'or, perhaps footballs most prestigious individual award. the last frenchman to win the award will hand it to him.

he was nominated 11 times for the award and tonight was finally his night. there was little doubt this evening about him getting his hands on the trophy. he had a formidable last season, a key role in real madrid's champions league title. he was also the top score in the champions league and la leagua. two memorable hat tricks. and then the semifinal against manchester city, to pop in that in all tp he played a crucial role. a lot of people would say that real madrid would not have won the champions league without him, a formidable scoring record. 44 goals in 46 appearances for real madrid. it left little doubts this

evening with many people across the world of football in agreement that it was deserving for him. a quick mention to the second place, who led central to -- central goal for the african nations been anchor: -- nations. anchor: tell us about the winner of the girls prize. reporter: she won the second year in a row. she missed out with an acl injury, a lot of disappointment, so it was her track record verbose alona -- record for barcelona. they made it to the champion league's final, although they did lose out to leon. she was the top score in the tournament with 11 goals. anchor: keep your feet dry,

perhaps change the studs in case you slip -- a little football parlance. at the ballon d'or ceremony in central paris. one thing i need to explain, the penalty, that's where the kicker runs up, looks like he is going to plastic, and he chips it -- going to blast it and he chips it. ruben: yeah, a fantastic play. from a player that was from czechoslovakia at the time. anchor: why did this player get the award? ruben: he had an incredible season and it is a little bit a reward for his whole career because he's always been such a good soldier on the real madrid

team. and strangely enough, last year, real madrid was not that strong but he was every time decisive, and all of those matches where they seemed to be losing, together with the goalkeeper who also had a fantastic season, but the season was incredible. the two how tricks -- hat tricks were mentioned. i'm thinking about the game against chelsea in london where he was incredible. the best player in the world, you can argue that. was he the best player last season, that is for sure. anchor: you can see that there is a real sense that the manager is perhaps the most respected in the game. i think he actually seeks his opinion. ruben: yeah, we have to praise

him also, for the incredible season real madrid had. i think he found in benzema a leader. he doesn't talk that much but he can really get the team together. they found each other. he went to some other places and came back to madrid and you can see that those two together. reporter: his career hasn't -- anchor: his career hasn't been without scandal, it resulted in a fine for him, the sex tape scandal. in some ways to overcome that says maybe a lot about his character and ability. ruben: you have to mention it, we know friends of his work like mailing him and his teammate at

the time. he always had it behind him i think we can see also since he is back on the french team, because he came back for the euros here, there is a different benzema. the real superstar he is now for two years now. anchor: offenders have the chance to rehabilitate, and he has moved on. we have to internet because it would be wrong not to, judging his career. the qatar world cup is coming up, is there a place for france? ruben: yes, but there is not a great striker. the main question is now how will they play together? the issue for the last match, when they play together, it did not work out that well. there is one month to find a

solution to the puzzle. france are still the main favorites but with everything going on around the french team, i would not be surprised if they don't win. anchor: i would imagine that there is actually a mutual respect that might yet serve france well. i need to talk about the female winner, from our's alona. suffered -- from our's alona -- she suffered an acl injury, which is not nice. i would have thought the award would have gone to an england player given how well the english team has done. tell us why it is her. ruben: i think she is objectively speaking probably the best player in the world right now. the paternal issue with the ballon d'or -- she didn't win a major prize.

she was the top goalscorer. she is probably the best player, but she did not win the euros or the champions league, so an english player would have logical or a player from lyon. you could think about germany or england. that is the eternal discussion and we will never get a real answer because there is no answer. i agree it would've been more logical to give it to an english player this time, and also because i think she will come back stronger and deserve it even more. anchor: barcelona perhaps looking for an emblematic player to bring the club forward. we think about the men's team, not doing as well as perhaps one would expect. but perhaps have a woman lead the club back to greatness. ruben: yeah, and there have been so many scandals about the barcelona male team, and with

the women, it is going bigger and bigger, record attendance last year, more than 90,000 people in the stadium. anchor: 90,000 people for a women's match. ruben: what i like about the spanish team and this player, it is proper football, it is so pleasant to watch. i think spain was also in my opinion the best team during the euros. we will see where it goes but i think she is a great ambassador for the game, that's for sure, and i think it will only get better. anchor: we could talk all night, there is so much to talk about, so any great things. congratulations to both players for winning the ballon d'or. thank you to our own ballon d'or , ruben, for his analysis, good humor and always for coming to see us in the studio. a pleasure to see you.

if we are lucky, you will give us more insight later on. let's move on to the main headlines of the day. 236 days of russia's invasion of ukraine, there are at least eight people who have been killed in russian drone attacks across the country, including four people in kyiv, including a pregnant woman and her husband. residential areas targeted in the morning rush-hour, moscow deploying so-called, because he drones. the other attacks on civilian denver structure, and electricity cut in hundreds of towns. moscow is trying to counter battlefield losses by waging a punitive policy of damaging energy facilities in the run-up to winter. vladimir putin hopes this will weaken ukrainian resistance in what is now an eight month old war. you will recall putin said it would take 72 hours to wrap up the whole affair in february. in the wake of the latest

strikes, the ukraine is demanding eu sections on iran, accusing them of providing pressure with drones, tehran denying this. reporter: emergency workers search for survivors among rebel still smoldering. >> we came here after getting a phone call from our mother who said she was under the rubble. >> can you still reach her? >> no. reporter: behind the destruction this time, not shells but drones. as residents fled for shelter at rush-hour this monday, soldiers fired into the air, trying to shoot down the devices. >> our preliminary count shows 85% 96% were destroyed by our results.nse, que a good that number will rise in the future. reporter: ukrainian military experts say they retrieved a

drone marked for a specific region. the russian military said they had all designated targets. the drones fly to the target and detonate, increasingly deployed by russia in recent weeks. iran denies supplying drones to moscow. the u.n. human rights commissioner expressed concern over the escalation and warfare. >> it is important that civilians are not targeted. this is very difficult in densely populated urban areas, and the big call is to de-escalate and find ways and means to respect international law. reporter: the attacks of weeks after russia released its heaviest aerial bombardment of kyiv and other cities since the start of the war. western nations have promised to send ukraine systems that can shoot down drones but m much of

the weaponry has yet to arrive. anchor: a russian military aircraft crashed into a residential area of a russian city. sources say three people are confirmed killed and the impact. russia's defense ministry says a bomber came down in the port city after one of its engines caught fire during takeoff and training -- takeoff during a training mission. it caused a fire as tons of fuel exploded on impact. insiders say it is likely there will be more fatalities announced. other news, eight inmates died it further raises tensions a month into protests sparked by the death of maa amini, who died in police custody.

authorities blame the fire on riots, but human rights activists say they doubt the official accounting of events. reporter: a testy response from iran's foreign ministry spokesman to a tweet from the you in policy trees calling for transparency -- policy chief calling for transparency on the fire. >> such rush and vice behavior is unacceptable and meddling in our affairs. iran is a responsible country, responsible for the security of its own citizens as well as security of foreign nationals. reporter: iranian authorities say the fire broke out in this workshop after a fight between prisoners but not everybody agrees with the official version some journalists on social media accused authorities of setting the fire intentionally as a high-profile political prisoner

was sent to them before it broke out. according to his rather, -- his brother, he was given early temporary release. it comes as iran leaders face a serious challenge to their rule. the death of mahsa amini in custody on september 16 unleashed a wave of protests across the country and a bloody security crackdown. the eu has added several iranian officials to its sanctions list. >> it is important we sanction the ones responsible for the atrocities against the iranian people, the young people that are demonstrating for their fundamental rights. reporter: many of the prisoners were antigovernment protesters. detainees are also political prisoners. others have been transported elsewhere since the fire. anchor: we are watching for all

development in iran, which is preparing for perhaps another night of protests, protests showing no signs of abating. tough decisions will be taken to restore confidence, the words of the new u.k. finance minister, jeremy hunt. he announced the controversial mini budget of his predecessor has been trashed. measures caused a world market crisis and the british pound to sink to its lowest level since 1870 against the dollar. fuel prices increasing and citizens turning to food banks. there is an existential crisis for prime minister liz truss, who staked her reputation on the abandoned policies. her days at number 10 seem to be numbered. reporter: with political uncertainty in the air, there was one main question on the minds of members of the british

parliament monday evening and an answer they did not want to hear. >> where is the prime minister? >> the p.m. is detained on urgent business. >> the prime minister should be here. >> there is a genuine reason she is not here. >> the prime minister is cowering under her desk and asking for it all to go away. >> the prime minister is not under a desk. reporter: when liz truss did finally arrive, it was not her but the brand-new finance minister, jeremy hunt, who addressed lawmakers. >> this government will take the difficult decisions necessary to ensure there is trust and confidence in our national finances. that means decisions of eye watering difficulty. reporter: earlier in the day, hunt announced he would reverse nearly all of the government's planned tax cuts, doing away with the prime minister's free-market economic plan that had set the financial markets into a tailspin.

specifically, hunt said the government would scrap a cut to the basic tax rate, at the center of truss's plan and intervention to cap energy prices would end in april. it is a u-turn that has opposition lawmakers and members of her own party calling on liz truss to resign. >> how can britain get the stability it needs when all is chaos? reporter: the reversal from 10 downing seems to have calmed markets for now, but with just six weeks inffice, even members of her own party or expressing doubts about how long liz truss can last. anchor: the opposition labour party has a 30 point lead in opinion polls currently in the u.k.. pressure on conservatives to call an election, something they are under no obligation to do. we are watching for all developments. france meanwhile with a nationwide transport strike during a deadlock that has

caused fuel shortages. the biggest challenge yet to president emmanuel macron since winning a new term in may. this comes as workers in finery's and depots -- in refineries and depots voted to strike. this after the government tried to force a staff back onto the job. reporter: after weeks of strike action at fuel refineries, france's social unrest spilling over to other sanctioned -- other sectors. the strike threatens to cripple public transport in particular. up to half of trains could be canceled. >> i will get by, and will ask my girl friend or neighbor to give me a lift, they are right to do what they are doing. >> i'm not sure it is useful to bother people who rely on public transport. reporter: suburban rail services in the paris region as well as buses will also face disruption

but the metro won't be too affected. teachers and hospital staff may also walk-off the job, weaving parents scrabbling to make contingency plans. >> i thought only transport would be effective, luckily we are working from home. reporter: the cost of living -- >> the cost of living is going up. reporter: the leftist unions behind the strike have call for higher wages. they also want to defy the government forcing staff back to work after three weeks. >> we have the right to strike and we will hammer it home. reporter: french president emmanuel macron says he wants a solution to the fuel crisis as soon as possible, but with this action spreading, his government is battling to avoid a winter of discontent. anchor: a transport strike call

for tomorrow, tuesday, and we are watching all developments at france 24. next, truth or fake. today, conspiracy theorists and pro-russian accounts claim victims in ukraine. tell us more. >> this is a common theme among conspiracy theorists that claim that ukraine has a fake war victims. let's look at this video, we see two injured elderly people in the streets of kyiv, victims of russian shelling from october 10. this woman with a bandage on her head, visibly leading and taking photos of herself. surrounded by journalists. this building seems to have been hit by russian shelling. some pro-russian accounts were using this photo and video to claim that mainstream western

media, including our very own france 24, are broadcasting the images showing bloody inhabitants after russian reprisals. here is the staging, claiming that western media is spreading fake ukrainian propaganda. other users replied to this tweet right here claiming that even steven spielberg could not have done better in creating fake war victims and this was war propaganda. this information was also shared by high-profile pro-russian accounts such as this one that says this is a production of dramatic photos for western media. and this photo and video was notably shared by the first deputy representative of russia in the u.n., who shared this

posting. beware of ukrainian and western propaganda, pointing that western media was spreading fake news regarding fake war victims in ukraine, including the daily mail and liberation, claiming these are fake. anchor: some of those sources have been very reliable sources and we have learned during this conflict in ukraine that the russians are masters at manipulating facts if not telling outright lies could what is the real story behind these viral images? catalina: we got the information from this logo right here, a russian language media in berlin. they explained these images come

from the associated press and we found this video was in the ap database, filmed right here on october 10 at 10:34 gmt, shot in kyiv. the same images on the viral post. we also found on google street the exact location where the images were shot. here we can see the building that was hit by russian shelling, in kyiv. the images with the elderly couple was shot exactly right here. check news also contacted the journalists from the ap that confirmed the identity of this couple and we also confirmed they were injured by fragments of broken glass flying around. a freelance journalist that works for reuters also posted the incident on his facebook account with the same couple

from the viral post saying injured people near the site of russian missile strikes in kyiv on october 10, 2022. we were able to contact this journalist, who was present that day and documented the scene and confirmed to us that these were not fake injuries. indeed, we could also see this in getty images, where we show very real victims and the consequences of a russian missile launch on october 10. anchor: of course the russian sources will say it is a lie because they won't change their narrative, but i think you've demonstrated that it is the truth and what they are saying is trying to manipulate the truth. thank you very much. truth or fake? we take a short break and after that, more news live from paris. stay with us.

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