>> this is dw news, live from berlin. a young woman fights for her life. a teenager was attacked by the morality police. authorities have denied any wrongdoing.

plus, the war that they don't want to fight in ukraine. some will do almost anything to dodge the draft. the catholic church should be accepting. this as church leaders prepare to discuss same-sex couples and the ordination of women. i am brent goff, to our viewers watching and you all the around the world, welcome. we start tonight in iran where a 16-year-old girl is reportedly in a comma after being assaulted by members of the countries morality please.

the group says they were attacked for violating the islamic republic's his job rules. iranian authorities claimed she fainted and that she had her head. state media list this edited video that you are saying. they told state television that they believed the iranian authorities version of events that she fainted and that she had her head. the parents gave the interview while surrounded by security personnel. they said the family is being prevented from seeing her.

once again, a young woman is fighting for her life. for showing her hair in the subway. her parents have a right to be at their daughter's bedside. this writer, film maker and journalist to join me in austria. >> people are being forced to say my child was ill, my child was weak. this happens under pressure. parents are being forced to say things like this.

they are lying in a military hospital. she didn't want anyone to see her. the only picture that came out came out being taken by journalist from a newspaper magazine that is not liked by the government. >> he has not been that long since we saw these mass protests. is it possible that we are about to see a return or a repeat of these protests? >> anything is possible in iran and the united states. people are really under pressure. people lose their homes because i cannot pay the rent anymore.

anything is possible. people have also learned that mass protests only lead to more aggression. people are found other ways to protest and revolt against the government. we see more and more women every day outside without covering their hair. despite the fact the government is threatening to be hard -- go harder against them the day before. >> it makes me wonder how common these incidents are in iran. from the outside it would seem that things have calmed down and that a level of social peace has returned. or is that a mirage?

>> it is a very important point you are mentioning here. he never really calmed down. if you say mass protests are not taking place anymore, yes, it calms down but people are still on the street and disobeying and risking their lives every day. thousands and thousands of people are in prison. lawyers, journalists, people who have done nothing. they are being imprisoned, tortured, raped and killed. at least the official number is just about 600 people have been killed and murdered among which 70 and 80 our children.

they still have the ammunition in their bodies. every day, something horrendous is happening in iraq. not just once but to many people in one day. >> thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. authorities invented have declared three days of mourning after at least 21 people were killed in a bus crash. local media says they fell to the ground close to railway tracks in a suburb outside the city. authorities say the bus was carrying tourists, staying at a campsite. three firefighters have been injured battling refuge -- a huge fire in a plastics factory in croatia.

authorities have asked people to stay indoors amid concerns about toxic fumes. local governor has warned the munitions could amount to an ecological disaster. turkey says it has detained nearly a 1000 people in rage across the country following sunday's suicide attack in october. they also continued air strikes in northern iraq targeting the kurdish military group pkk which has claimed responsibility for the attack. hundreds of journalists and activists approach to crack down on the news portal news clicked. the website has been critical of narendra modi's government. they rated scores of journalists homes. a spokesperson said the arrests remain under an antiterrorism law. in the united states, president biden has said he is worried

that the turmoil in congress could disrupt more aid for ukraine. he said he plans to give a major speech on this issue and that he suggested there may be other means of providing support for kyiv. his comets come after kevin mccarthy was removed as house speaker by republican hardliners within his own party. it is the first time in history that the chamber has ejected its leader. biden addressed the chaos in the house of representatives and he urged republicans to end their deep political divisions. >> more than anything we need to change the poisonous atmosphere in washington. we have strong disagreements but we need to stop seeing each other as enemies. we need to talk to one another, listen with one another and work with one another. we can do that.

>> the washington bureau chief told me about the republicans who were vying to become the next house speaker. >> they are devoting this within themselves. they became the first republican to say that he will run to be the next house speaker, to give our audience a little idea of who he isn't and what he stands for. jordan is a founding member. we heard a lot about this caucus lately. he is also a repeat ukraine is not a priority of the american people so if he would be elected, it will be definitely very difficult for congress to

agree on a new budget as the democrats will not be willing to cut out ukraine funding. the louisiana representative is releasing and he is the politician some might recall that faced some backlash in 2014 for giving a speech to white supremacists these are just two names. >> i wonder how difficult it will be to get anybody approved to become speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy only became speaker after 15 rounds of voting. but the next bigger have to endure that type of marathon process?

>> it is very hard to say at the moment how the gop will ever get out of the situation they brought upon themselves by granting so much power to donald trump and his mega movement. neither respects institutions or democratic processes. over the next speaker will be, he or she will be facing the same problems as the republicans have really only this razor thin majority and a few people can boycott an election. >> thank you. since the start of the russian invasion of ukraine, hundreds of thousands of ukrainians i volunteered to defend their country. we are now 1.5 years into this

conflict and ukraine needs to fill the ranks through conscription. semi corneas are refusing and they're looking for ways to leave the country. they are reporting tonight from ukraine southern border. >> remedy is just across the border from here. most ukrainian men cannot cross over, at least not legally. martial law requires men of fighting age to stay in the country. within 15,000 have been detained at trying to cross. these border guards are trying to stop them. tonight they are in charge of securing this, to enforce the law and save lives. >> it is a murky area you can

get lost in. they are wild animals. there's. the root used to be popular among cigarette smugglers but now it is most popular among people trying to leave. quick smugglers are afraid because of martial law. they are afraid they will be found and taken to the recruitment center. >> ukrainian soldiers. you can do more than you think. in the beginning of the work, hundreds of thousands joined the armed forces as volunteers. 1.5 years later, many are exhausted or dead.

most recruits are drafted. despite overwhelming public support for the ukrainian military, not everyone is willing. there are a number of exemptions for essential workers and those taking care of sick parents. and then there are medical exemptions and this is how most people watch the draft. >> thousands of men -- criminal groups advertise their services, confirming a disability for example can cost up to 3005 hundred u.s. dollars. this is only possible with the help of officials. in august, the heads of all regional military recruitment -- >> we cannot say it was total corruption. these were rather isolated cases.

there is a human factor. we try to respond any problems. >> some ukrainian men to question why they should serve. they are determined to find ways to avoid being drafted. the 20 zero tattoo artist said that he supports the military but he won't fight. >> i think having our own country is much more valuable than being a refugee somewhere. but the price they are asked to pay is higher than the value of having a country. i would rather be a refugee then die. there is no guarantee the country would exist after my death. quincy tells us he will leave. i want to know how he feels about ukrainians that can't such

as those living under russian occupation. >> i can go to war but only for my friends and relatives. i don't know people from this of the city. they don't exist for me basically. i don't exist for them. it is very strange identify for people i've never even met. >> back at the border. they have not found any trace of illegal crossings yet. in august alone, authorities prevented 247 crossings along the border. >> everyone has their own opinion. i know how was there. i don't want anyone to be there because it is not easy. everyone has their own destiny and everyone makes their own decisions. >> he cannot judge them he tells

us or like hundreds of thousands of ukraine's that are fighting, they too are committed. >> i asked military lead which if ukraine is running out of options. >> the answer i think is no. this is a bit of a novel sequence. at first, you have the regular army and then you pull up the reserves and then you have some volunteers and then you move to mobilization. this happens again and again and again. to be fair to ukraine, what is remarkable is how few the numbers are compared with russia. i think to be fair to -- fair to those guys trying to get out, that is not normal to want if you are not inclined to do so initially want to go and fight. i think there has been something of a change in the air. particularly since earlier.

i suspect it really did have an impact on recruitment. >> are you saying that the morale that we are seeing now that this is a normal development? or is there anything that stands out about what we are seeing a ukrainian soldiers? >> what stands out is how few the draft dodgers and deserters are. that resignation is coupled with people that might be skewed slightly but also a sense of reality. i think you saw some of that in the report there. >> i wanted to ask if this could

work to russia's advantage. there are lots of russian men that are dodging the best way they can. >> it is a different magnitude there. for every one soldier the russians managed to mobilize, they won't be doing any more frequent a while. for everyone mobilized soldier, hundreds of thousands, that is the scale the russians face. nothing like what the ukrainians are talking about. it is always good to get your analysis, frank. we appreciate your time. pope francis is urging world leaders to commit to binding targets to slow climate change.

he called on world leaders to commit to fossil fuels. the pope's letter is an update to one back in 2015, she wanted the climate change is turning the world into unmet -- an immense pile of filth. i want to get to martin. pope francis put climate change front and center today and he had some strong words for world leaders. tell us more. >> they said it is actually reinforcing some of what has been long-standing.

he had ongoing work on the inclusion of minorities, sexual minorities. the questions that are actually being put now in terms of how the church will operate -- the question that is being brought to the faithful is whether or not there is a way forward to make these practices into church law. >> let's talk about something the pope francis said in his opening mess today. that the church must avoid becoming over to church or a lukewarm church which surrenders to the passions of the world. >> he is mostly alluding to a form of reactionary conservatism that is part of the churches.

within the church, one of them being cardinal berg in the u.s. and in africa where people that really belong to a very conservative church the and would very much like to see the demo politics and positioning that we usually would see, the very right wing of the republican -- or even i would say the kremlin right now. on the other hand, i think this vatican is trying not to give the impression of succumbing to woke ideology which is becoming a foil with much of that right wing.

that is really at the center of this encounter in rome. >> for the first time, women are being allowed to vote. there were protests leading up to the event. calling for women to be ordained. this has overly gone too far. >> it has. part of the problem with some of the raucous crowd is that it gives foil to many of those very conservative, very reactionary forces. i think that is the new piece. the more interesting ones --

that is a complete democratization. that is the much bigger story. those are the very big changes right before our eyes. >> we appreciate your analysis, thank you. this year's nobel prize in chemistry is rewarding scientists who have worked on quantum dots. this dates back to the 1980's but their efforts laid the groundwork for many technologies we use today.

>> the crystals are used on tv screens and led lights. >> you change their properties. for example, their color. >> the discovery was made possible by quantum mechanics. >> if you imagine for example you want to buy a t-shirt, a red one, a blue one, a great one, yellow one. for each of these colors, you would use different atoms.

>> it is a much more efficient way to be -- to do with efficient and very bright colors. >> we use quantum docs to take tumors, you can target them and link into something that targets the tumor and they shine a light over there and you can see where it is. quick strokes can be delivered to specific parts of the body through technology. the quantum dots could also be used here. >> after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. stick around.

congress lurching to another constitutional crisis. the republican infighting led to mccarthy's demise. joe biden is to speak of this shortly. azerbaijan snubbed talks with armenia.