♪ >> this is "dw news" live from berlin. ukraine's president delivers his first in person address to the un's general assembly since the start of the war. president zelenskyy warns that russian aggression could expand beyond ukraine's borders and accuses muska of weaponizing food and energy supplies i the international community. also coming up, as launches attacks in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh.

armenian media says that capital has come under bombardment. azerbaijan is demanding the withdrawal of armenian-backed forces. an et gets a full body scan. let's see if we can show him to you. ♪ scientists in mexico x-rayed these alleged alien remains, but can they settle and out of this -- can they settle an out of this world controversy? i am nicole furlow. to those of you joining us from pbs in the united states and to all our viewers around the world, welcome. it's great to have you with us. we begin in new york where in the last hours, ukraine's president dope has addressed the u.n. general assembly. he accused russia of weaponizing everything from food and energy

to abducting children in its war against ukraine. zelenskyy said he had been preparing a global summit and he would invite all countries that have zero tolerance towards aggression. in his emotional speech, zelenskyy said ending the war in ukraine is a chance to end wars worldwide. >> the it is not only about. than 100 40 states and international organizations have supported the ukrainian peac in part. it will stop all forms of organization that russia used against ukraine and other countries and may be used by other aggressors. look, for the first time, in modern history, we have a real chance to end the aggression on the terms of the

nation which was attacked. and this is a real chance for every nation to ensure that aggression against your estate, if it happens, god forbid, will end not because your land will be divided and you will be forced to submit to military or political pressure, but because your territory and sovereignty will be fully restored. nicole: our chief political editor at the u.n. in new york. i asked her for her main takeaways from zelenskyy's speech. reporter: first of all he was here in person, so that shows both that he is taking the u.n. very seriously and he is serious about wanting to win the hearts and minds, particularly of the global south who have been a lot more reserved, at the very least, in backing ukraine and condemning russia's actions over the 1.5 years of conflict. this really was his pitch to the

world. even more forceful, i daresay, the last year. last year, everybody was still under the first impression of the aggression. here, we see him mapping out a case to the world why they ukraine conflict, the standoff with russia isn't just some conflict somewhere in europe, but is something that the whole world needs to get together against. not least because it concerns everybody's security concerns and food security around the world. so clearly, president zelenskyy putting a lot of effort into making this very local and verily regional case on why everybody should care and not just its allies. nicole: you say that he wants to win hearts and minds. but to those who haven't already sided with ukraine, will this make a difference? reporter: well, we hear time and time again behind the scenes,

when you talk to ukraine's allies that just because the country doesn't come out against russia, it doesn't necessarily mean that it backs what russia is doing. in fact, there are few countries that do. even a country like china which is against the violation of borders, wouldn't come out against russia all out. there are concerns of international stability shared by even partners of russia, and countries that are dependent on russia in one way or another, particularly over food security when it comes to fertilizer. also, ukraine's exports of grain and fertilizer getting through. they are a lot more cautious. they don't want to be caught in between the standoff between russia and the rest, but that is also -- it seems to be a moment where african nations have come together and launched their own peace talks.

we saw south african president cyril ramaphosa speak before the assembly at say that at least the return of children, that some progress had been made. something that the africans themselves addressed when they were in moscow. so we're seeing many diplomacy levels come together. but also speaking with many voices which makes it a challenge to get everybody behind ukraine in one way or another. nicole: all that said, the war is not at the top of everybody's agenda. how are other countries competing for attention with ukraine? reporter: i have put this to many leaders here and also advanced nations who are suffering from acute climate change. they say that they totally get it, but they also feel that they are given the space to map out what really concerns them.

there are more funding pledges, but as attorney general guterres has said, it isn't enough. action is needed fast. i spoke to the prime minister of fiji here yesterday on the sidelines. he said the recognition is there, but speeds of the essence and that is where ukraine could be perceived to steal the limelight to some degree, particularly when you look at that development goes by 2030 that weren't even met by 15%. acceleration is needed. the intent and money is there, but many feel it simply isn't enough yet. other things, other crises, and conflicts, look at mali, sudan and south sudan, also on the agenda. but ukraine is stealing the limelight to a certain degree. nicole: that was our chief political editor, thank you. it was great speaking to you.

azerbaijan claims its troops have taken more than 60 positions of the armenian forces on the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. according to armenian backed separatists there, at least 25 have been killed and others wanted in attacks by azerbaijani military. prosecutors in a subversion essay one sibling has been killed. baku is calling its offensive and antiterrorist operation which says it was launched after two soldiers and four civilians were killed in landmine explosions. separatist forces are being asked to lay down their arms. nagorno-karabakh is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan, but almost all its residents are ethnic armenians. . azerbaijan took control of parts of the region after a 44-d war against armenia in 2020 -- 44-day war against armenia into

a. our guest is the director of an office for armenia and azerbaijan. he joins us from to billy see and i put it to him that with tensions rising, this military operations did not come as a surprise. guest: you are right, he didn't come as a surprise. we saw the troop buildup in recent weeks and months ongoing. so we were fearing or expecting that something of that kind could happen at any moment. however, i am prettily surprised that it is helping during the united nations meeting with everybody is focused on ukraine and gathering in new york. it is strange that it is happening right now. that's one thing. another thing is there was an agreement between azerbaijan, russia and turkey to launch the specific operation. nicole: russia and turkey have

been very actively mediating between the two parties on the conflict. the turkish president at the u.n. general assembly said turkey supports the territorial integrity of azerbaijan. that comes after he proposed four way talks between russia, armenia, azerbaijan and armenia. can you explain what role turkey please in all this -- plays in all of this? guest: turkiye is the closest ally of azerbaijan, turkiye has its interest in the caucuses. first and foremost, when you think about it economic dimension, turkiye has an interest to get it eric lander out to the caspian that turkiye, given its economic situation, needs azerbaijan as a partner

when it comes to energy and financial transactions. so there is a close interconnection in between them. on the other side, turkiye sees its role as a mediator given the russian weakness in the caucuses. what we see is the outcome of russia's weakness since the invasion of ukraine. and turkiye sees its role as the new big player in the caucuses as the one who is shaping the caucuses in the future relations in the caucuses. azerbaijan feels their backing and that is why they became much more adventurous than they have been in years before. nicole: before we look at how turkey could possibly payroll in bringing peace, i want to know if you think this is the beginning of a new war, how serious is this situation right now? guest: the situation is definitely serious. but so far, everything is

ongoing around nagorno-karabakh. we are on as territory right now. no reports about sharing or fighting between armenia and azerbaijan, and on the armenia and azerbaijan border. our hope is that it will stay with nagorno-karabakh, because if we talk of another full-scale war, then we have to talk about other regional players such as turkiye, about iran, and iran's interests in the south of armenia where they have a land border. it is actually the only land access iran has towards the? it given armenians membership in the eurasian economic union. so that's what we have to look at. my feelings so far is that it is about nagorno-karabakh purely. so far, the armenian governments prime minister, although being under heavy public pressure, we

have seen protests and even violence tonight on the streets of yerevan. however, passion and announced that he gave strict orders that the armenian literary horses will not respond to any provocations from the azerbaijani side. so they keep quiet as much as they can. so far, that is a good sign. nicole: what do you think would de-escalate the situation to keep it from spiraling under control? guest: the good news is that in the last month, everybody was talking to each other. we had an ongoing negotiation process, we had mediation efforts by the european union and also borussia and that is a good sign. moreover, we had other players like turkiye and iran who, in my perception, are not interested in a big escalation. they are more interested in keeping the status quo. and, of course,, western leaders

are becoming more vocal, including the possibility of sanctions towards azerbaijan if we come to an ethnic cleansing or direct violation of territorial integrity of armenia. nicole: thank you so much for your analysis. guest: thank you. nicole: let's look now at other stories making news around the world today. libya's eastern government has ordered journalists to leave the flood-hit city of derna. the minister said they are impeding rescue efforts. critics believe authorities are trying to avoid international scrutiny. protesters in the city blame local officials for failing to prevent the disaster. a ship carrying 470 migrants rescued in several operations in the mediterranean sea is arrived in a southern italian port of brindisi, days after the cabinet allowed migrants to be detained for up to 18 months.

u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin says that m1 abrams battle tanks delivered to ukraine soon. he made the announcement at a meeting between ukraine and western outlines in germany. ukraine has urged its allies to deliver long-range weapons including cruise missiles from germany. at least two people have been killed and 30 others wandered in an israeli raid on the jeneen refugee camp in the occupied west bank. numerous casualties were from gunfire. the israeli army gave few details but said it had carried out a drone strike. the defense minister said the operation was aimed at fording terrorist activities. that cap is known as a militant stronghold, and israeli forces often carry out raids in the area. of our correspondent is in jerusalem and has more.

what is the latest you are hearing about what is happening in jenin? reporter: we have seen another military incursion by the israeli army over the course of the evening, there has been intense fighting between palestinian militants and the israeli army in the refugee camp in jenin, in the northern occupied west bank. israelis shot a drone into the camp. they also released a statement a short while ago saying what they described as counterterrorism operations. they are doing -- during the exit, an explosive device was excluded under the literary vehicles and they went in to rescue this vehicle. as you said, the palestinian health services says over 30

people -- in addition to the death toll, over 30 people were injured, some of them critically. we also have to say, this is not the only area. we also see more tensions in the gaza strip and the last couple of evenings. there have been a lot of evening protests by palestinian young people there. the israeli army had said in a statement tonight that they responded with sniper fire and other roi dispersal means. we understand from palestinian health officials that one person was killed. nicole: and this is not the first time jenin has been rated, is it -- raider, is it? reporter: it is not the first time. there has been a major operational, the biggest in 20 years, in july, with also very

high toll of injuries and death toll. people at that time had to leave at some point because of the heavy fighting going on. this is always what happens during such times, it is the civilians suffering from the violence going on there. this is, of course, the israeli army says they are doing this for their own security purposes, and palestinians say this is their reality because they are seeing this not only in jenin, but other parts of the west bank especially over the last year and a half. the rates have been increasing and they say this is part of the ongoing letter occupation there. nicole: tony agreement reporting from jerusalem, thanks. canada and india are locked in a growing diplomatic spat over the killing of the sikh activists. the two countries have expelled

each other's diplomats after canada's prime minister gesturing to draw suggested indian government agents were involved in the death of hardeep singh nijjar. india has rejected the trigger statement is absurd and accused canada of sheltering terrorists. reporter: relations between india and canada have taken a turn for the worse, after canadian prime minister justin trudeau said that there was credible intelligence linking indian agents to the murder of hardeep singh nijjar outside a sikh temple in canada in june. prime minister trudeau: earning involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. it is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves. as you would expect, we have

been working closely and coordinating with our allies on this very serious matter. reporter: nijjar had long supported the creation of a separate sikh hole called khalistani. india officials have routinely accused canada of being too comfortable with sikh separatists who have emerged as a political force. meanwhile, in canada, there have been backlash from the sikh community. >> the reaction is mixed. it is something that should've been done alone time ago. the community has been on this issue for 40 years, indian foreign interference in this country. we have seen year after year canada inching towards this declaration and it is sad that it took the death of hardeep nijjar, on his property a few feet away, to bring this about. reporter: the indian government designated nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.

where injured authorities have repeatedly sounded alarm about viewing the revival of the khalistani movement as a threat to international security, trudeau has defended the democratic right of sikhs to protest. here nicole: are some more stories we are covering for you. spain's lower chamber of parliament has allowed other languages for the first time. the right to speak which is other than spanish is a long-held objective of other parties. members of one party walked out to protest the change. a new player has been picked as a new coach of germany's men's national football team. the x bayern munich coach is going to lead the team's summer. germany's football federation is not confirmed the reports. spain's national women's footballers are continuing their boycott, demanding reforms after

luis rubiales kissed jenny hermoso on the lips. hermoso said the kiss was not consensual. the country could face fines and a suspicion of their license should they refuse. a group of american prisoners released by iran have arrived back in the united states after months of secret negotiations between the two countries. the u.s. and iran freed five citizens each. the americans returned home on a flight from qatar which help facilitate the swap. the deal also gives tehran access to almost $6 billion in frozen funds. washington has rejected criticism that releasing the many amounts to paying the ransom, and said the funds will be used by iran for humanitarian purposes only. a political analyst who specializes in foreign and security policy of iran, gave me his take on the deal.

guest: i think the mixed picture we can see here is very much justified. on the one hand, of course, having hostages released, visitors that were held unjustly in a run, is good on humanitarian grounds, it is long overdue. but the aftertaste remains that here, a deal has been made in trading these unjustified prisoners against iranians that were put in prison in the united states, plus releasing money that was due to iran. it is also the timing that is unfortunate. it is shortly after the first anniversary of the death of mahsa amini and the protests that followed, and of course, the opening of the u.n. general assembly. so it makes iran look better than it should given all that is going on inside the country. nicole: that was political analyst cornelius adebahr. to mexico now and a dispute over

alleged extraterrestrial life. days after a journalist presented what he called evidence of nonhuman life, scientists have begun lab tests to find out if the artifacts are , indeed, out of this world. and here is what they have discovered. reporter: is this an alien, or the work of a fraud? doctors in mexico are running to nonhuman looking bodies through x-ray scanners to figure that out. critics think they are just human bones stuck together to trick people. the scanners show otherwise. >> in the three studies, we tried to see the structure of the skeletons of these bodies and we were able to determine that it does indeed belong to a single skeleton that has not been joined to other pcs. reporter: the two specimens were

found in peru in 2017 and are believed to be between 700 and 1800 years old. they have only three fingers on each hand, and an elongated head. features that this researcher interprets as possible signs of extraterrestrial life. he presented the specimens at a historic hearing in parliament, mexico's very first congressional event dedicated to ufos. >> this is the first time that evidence is presented in such a form, and i think it is clear that we are dealing with nonhuman specimens. they are not related to any other species inner world, and any scientific institution can investigate it. reporter: the global scientific community is very skeptical of most signs claim. in 2015 he had put forth another ill your body which was later

found to be the mummified remains of a child with a deformed skull. yet again, maussan is convinced, and says in this world, we are not alone. nicole: finally, climate change is frying the planet, that is what a pop-up 3d art installation is trying to show. the three giant-sized fried eggs show what happens when, are left to cook and strong suddenly. it is made by an artist who is trying to raise awareness about the climate crisis. sao paulo is currently bracing for he prayed that could sea temperatures reach a seasonal record in the coming days. you're watching dw news live from berlin. here is a reminder of our top stories. ukraine's president has addressed legal and general assembly were he pushed world leaders for more support in his

country's fight against russia. zelenskyy warned moscow's aggression could expand beyond ukraine, and went on to say russia was weaponizing essentials like food and energy against the entire world. azerbaijan has announced a military operation in the armenian control territory of nagorno-karabakh. armenian media say the regional capital has come under bombardment. azerbaijan says it is targeting terrorists. you're watching dw news. stay with us now. after a short break i will be , back to take you through "the day." i hope to see you then. ♪ ♪

>> welcome to "live from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. volodymyr zelenskyy tells the united nations that russia is waging a genocide against ukrainians. he cites kidnapped and indoctrination of ukrainian children as he condemns russia's weaponizing of food and energy. he says invaders have turned the separation nuclear plant into a potential dirty bomb. at the united nations, joe biden said if we allow ukraine to