♪ anchor: this "dw news." tonight in ukraine, one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the russian invasion, civilians, children, killed today on the attack in eastern ukraine. coming up, a policy reversal from president biden who says he will allow the construction of barriers along the u.s. southern border to reduce the number of people crossing from mexico. and a norwegian playwright is

this year's nobel prize winner in literature for what the swedish academy say are innovative plays and prose they give voice to the un-sayable. i'm brent goff. welcome. we begin in northeastern ukraine where at least 51 civilians have been killed in a russian attack. officials say a missile struck a village shop and cafe in the region. ukraine's interior minister says the victims have been gathered at awake following a funeral. correspondent: for this small village, tragedy heaped on sorrow. around 60 had gathered together after a soldiers funeral only to

be hit by a russian strike. the village shop and cafe where they had gone to mourn reduced to rubble. dozens were killed and one of the deadliest attacks in months. >> the largest number of bodies was found in the area and there was a table where they commemorated the deceased. correspondent: with rescuers clearing the debris, locals came to look for loved ones. >> my son was taken out with ot her arms, legs, anything, but i recognized him from the drivers license. i recognized him. and my wife and my sons fiance, maybe they were torn apart too.

i don't know. they were missing. >> we heard an explosion and were told something it happen and we know that my mother was here. correspondent: ukrainian officials say initial information indicates that cafe was hit by a missile, one of the most accurate weapons in russia's arsenal. president zelenskyy condemned the strike on the village more than 30 km from the front lines as deliberate and brutal terrorist attack. the ukrainians, it is another bloody reminder for them that nowhere on their soil is truly safe. anchor: our correspondent is covering this for us from kyiv and gave us more details on this deadly attack. correspondent: i think the numbers of casualties are down to the missile used, this ballistic missile. these sporadic attacks happen

often. these positions face the range, but certainly in southern ukraine people leave their houses only if they need to. they were looking for safety, a wall to hide behind. this will reinforce the behavior and absence of fear and the unwillingness to engage with neighbors because if you go out for a funeral this can happen you. we heard from ukraine's defense minister calling for air defense and more supplies from germany and we heard a new patriot system might be on the weight but this will not be enough. this is a missile that could only be stopped by a patriot missile and ukraine does not have enough to go around. anchor: it does not sit on the front line but was hit and we are talking survey and casualties and no military target here. we have seen this time and time again, have not we? correspondent: i think it is a

case of hitting these targets because they can. lots of people will say as soon as there is a crowd for humanitarian aid, a bus stop, as soon as there is a drone or some kind of intelligence than that is a target so you see people keeping distribution of humanitarian aid secret and agreeing to meet at the last moment because they are so scared of this. it is interesting that russia used a high-tech and expensive weapon and we have heard from experts that -- western sanctions on technology but it simply not working in russia is willing to use these kinds of missiles for seemingly pretty minor targets. anchor: the latest tonight from kyiv, as always, thank you. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy has urged european leaders to remain united in the response to russian aggression. he spoke at an eu summit in spain today where he cautioned against premature peace with russia saying the kremlin would

focus on rebuilding its military strength. ukrainian president asked for more military aid, stressing the need for additional air defense systems after thursday's devastating russian missile attack in his country. in his speech, volodymyr zelenskyy warned a revitalized pressure would pose a threat to the baltic states. >> russia is now considering various scenarios for the coming years. one of them his particular dangers. if there is some pause indeed aggression against -- in the aggression against ukraine, any freezing of the situation, there will be a new critical moment. 2028, if russia is allowed to adapt now by 2028, the kremlin will be able to restore the military potential that we destroyed. and it will have enough threats to attack and force russian expansion.

anchor: our bureau chief in spain was asked whether president zelenskyy has succeeded in drumming up more than solidarity at the summit. correspondent: well at least he is not going back home empty-handed. spain the host of this summit announced they are ready to provide ukraine with new air defense and anti-drone missiles to protect the country's infrastructure and harbors, and germany as you mentioned is ready to deploy an additional patriot system to ukraine. and to protect this way to protect ukrainian citizens from russian attacks and why is it crucial? we have just seen today. in his meetings on the sidelines of the summit president zelenskyy was reassured by european partners again and again that you is ready to stand along side ukraine as long as necessary but will that be

enough if the u.s. are going to reduce their help with the presidential election campaign about to start soon? probably not. that is what we heard from the eu foreign policy chief joseph burrell who said europe is ready to increase its support but cannot replace the u.s. for the financial and military support at the moment and they are even arguing under which conditions they want to provide ukraine with a planned 50 billion euros the next four years. anchor: there is alsoanchor: migration on the agenda tomorrow with these eu leaders. there is disagreement on how to deal with migration. can we expect progress tomorrow? correspondent: well actually we would ask why are they still talking about it and arguing, because just this week eu

countries agreed to move forward with the crucial reform of the eu's migration and asylum system that would change the face of the you asylum in high rates and that would enable twos -- and migration policy that would enable him to speed up processes at the borders and toughen the rules, but poland and hungary say that is not enough. we want stricter rules and there are countries like italy and spain saying we need help right now because we are struggling with the increasing numbers of people trying to enter the eu, so we definitely we are going to expect the expecting a discussion tomorrow here in granada. anchor: ok. tonight in spain. thank you. u.s. president biden is said to do something he swore he would never would, giving the green light to build additional

sections of wall along the u.s.-mexico border, a major policy shift that puts biden in step with his predecessor donald trump. this new construction will take place in texas, along the border with mexico. this is one of the areas that has seen increase in migrants from latin america crossing into the u.s. construction of bigger barriers to stop migrants was one of donald trump's signature policies. well, when joe biden took office he plugs that no more u.s. taxpayer dollars would be diverted to build a border wall. today's announcement made a 180° turn around so what is the current situation at the border? dw reports from southern texas. correspondent: dehydrated, exhausted and scared but determined to cross the rio grande into the united states, thousands upon thousands are coming, day after day, week after week, here in eagle pass,

texas and everywhere else along the entire u.s. border with mexico. after a treacherous month-long journey these refugees are giving themselves up to u.s. customs and border protection on the u.s. side of the river. agents are being overwhelmed with processing the latest so-called increase of what they say are mostly venezuelan migrants trying to enter the u.s. asking for asylum. in the city of el paso in the southwestern corner of the state of texas on the migrants have been blinding up at a gate giving themselves up to u.s. authorities. every single day. in may, el paso declared a state of emergency. now the city leadership says the city has reached a breaking point. >> it is not sustainable. we are getting better and more efficient in how we handle this but we are just handling the emergency. there is nothing being done to stop that flow. correspondent: a pass so quickly

transformed a municipal recreation center into an emergency shelter and capacity of 450 plus individuals. the press was given access to film inside shortly before migrants were placed there. already overcrowded though, the city is scrambling to open another emergency facility, this middle school that is supposed to house another 400 plus migrants and nine hotels are under city contract the house even more people temporarily. cooperating with the city other organizations and some churches are equally overwhelmed these days with the sheer number of migrants needing their help. >> they need help at the ngo's are full and we are trying to do what we can. correspondent: and still not enough, even though most of the migrants that arrive in a paso are just staying for a few days before heading to other destinations. >> we are not getting people who want to stay. that is the normalcy we see, the vast majority over 99% are not

looking for el paso to be their home. correspondent: which creates another logistical and financial challenge for the city, busing migrants to other cities within the u.s., chicago, denver, new york city, placentas to name a few. >> i plan to go to chicago and hopefully i can find work you'd i have a 7 -- work. i have a 17-year-old daughter whose dream is to become a pilot and i have this little one and i just want to give them the opportunity to grow up and become good citizens. correspondent: the current surge of migrants looking for a better life across the border shows no sign of slowing down. according to u.s. customs and border protection nearly 40,000 people crossed throughout paso into the u.s. in september alone. anchor: i asked our washington correspondent if building more of a wall will keep migrants from coming to the u.s. correspondent: yeah, i am afraid

not, because as you heard in this report the migrants are by the thousands really by the thousands are just lining up on the other side of this wall, fence, however you want to call it and then just knock on the door, literally knock on the door, hands up, and giving themselves up to u.s. authorities and there is a lot of human tragedy going on, so u.s. border protection agents are hard-pressed to ignore that. they can't do that, so they opened the door and let them in and process them and they become in most cases a so-cold a number for an asylum hearing for an appointment with the judge that could be 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 weeks or months away and then they go all over the united states of the problem is not going away with more wall definitely not. anchor: the authorities in your report in el paso safe they are at a breaking point.

um, what does that mean come and how bad could the situation get? correspondent: that means they are totally overwhelmed in terms of resources and have no places left anymore to put more migrants into and take care of migrants. ngos and churches in cities and locals are overwhelmed. you know what? it takes a toll on people who live there, the regular residents, 800 thousand in el paso, for example, are not doing this for a week or two or three or four is to report for this here and there they are doing this for months and months and months. this is not the first surge of migrants. the first one was last year. this is the fifth one. unless you're november and december numbers were overwhelming so that just tickle and financial problems in the resources or not they are and that creates a lot of political pressure on the white house and for the president, mr. biden. anchor: speaking of the

president what has his administration done or been doing to bring down the numbers of people entering the united states beyond you talk about more wall? correspondent: well, that is just the thing, right? you heard him say today, you know, we are building more wall and his own administration is waving 26 federal laws to make it possible to add a few more miles of wall at the border. he personally does not believe in the wall, that it makes any sense, and i am with him on that one. i think anybody who has been at the border and is working on this problem are reporting about the migrant and immigration problem to the u.s. is agreeing on that, but the problem is immigration law in the u.s. has not been changed in decades fundamentally and it just needs that, a different approach to migration, to migration and immigration in the united states i guess.

still, the united states and politicians here have a big big big, and that maybe the public have a big problem to come around that thinking still. anchor: reporting tonight from washington as always, thank you. well, here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world a syrian official says drone strikes have killed at least 67 people and wounded more than 180 people in a syrian town, and the city's health of the strikes came just minutes after a graduation ceremony at a military academy. no one has claimed response ability. germany's far right afd party says it's co-beater has been released from the hospital all and what it called a violent incident at a campaign rally in public prosecutor's office is investigating, but officials said they have no information that anyone was attacked at the event in southern germany. soldiers and firefighters are

battling to control a wildfire on one of spain's canary islands of their work on the island of tender reef has been hampered by -- island has been hampered by temperatures under 40 degrees celsius and strong wind and thousands of people have been if actuated from the island northern areas. torrential floods floods in india have claimed at least 14 lives and 100 people are missing and thousands are stranded. a racial lake burst -- glacial lake burst triggered the disaster in global warming has seen an increase in floods from lakes in the himalayas. at least one person has been killed in more than 300 injured in the strongest typhoon to ever hit southern taiwan. the island registered the fastest wind speeds every recorded. >> it may have a cuddly name but the typhoon pack plenty of bite us a tour through taiwan with crushing winds close to 350

kilometers per hour. a southern county was among the hardest hit in the typhoon beeping a trail of destruction in its wake and hundreds of thousands of homes without power. >> there was an outage, then another one and another one, then a loud banging when the utility pole fell in the wind was strong, very very strong and very terrifying. correspondent: but it was this island where the typhoon ripped homes to shreds and tore through cars like toys. cities across the country on virtual lockdown as roads were closed in schools were shut and airplanes grounded in the fairies were forced to dock. despite the damage most escape them harmed -- unharmed in the 30's counting 300 injured as the typhoon continues on spafford's eastern china. the cleanup begins like the just one of many as typhoon braces for -- island braces for more

stream whether fueled by global warming. anchor: this year's nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the norwegian author jon fosse. now following the enactment he told norwegian media that he was surprised but also not so surprised after his name had been leaked -- linked to the award for several years. correspondent: the no belt -- >> the nobel prize in literature for 2020 thing is awarded to the norwegian author jon fosse for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the un-sayable. correspondent: jon fosse is a 64-year-old author and dramatist whose work is among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in europe. in addition to dozens of plays, the 64-year-old laureate has written novels, short stories and children's books, as well as poetry collections and essays.

the academy in stockholm described his work is deeply rooted in the language and nature of his norwegian background. he told reporters that his win win was not totally out of the blue. jon fosse: well, it's not that overwhelming really. it was not expected, that much i can say, even though i had been in the discussion since 2013, so i had no way to prepare for it to happen, but then 19 years have passed and there has been a lot of talk about it but no prize so i did not think it would happen this year either. correspondent: but it did. the most prestigious award in literature now belongs to a multi-faceted norwegian who has been compared to samuel beckett and whose writing garnered lofty praise from the academy. >> it is through his ability to evoke men's loss of orientation

and how this paradoxically can provide access to a deeper experience close to divinity. jon fosse has come to be regarded as an innovator, not only in contemporary theater. correspondent: jon fosse, a master in sparse nordic writing now decorated with the highest literary honor that there is. anchor: and for more now i am joined by the literature critic who is currently a writer in residence at bard college in new york. mr. mason, we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us or tell us as someone who knows literature and writes about it, what was your reaction when you heard that jon fosse had been awarded the nobel prize in literature? mr. mason: i was thrilled. it came as both no surprise and a great surprise. there are so many authors whose work in the 20th century won no

laurels from stockholm so it is always wonderful when a writer who is rigorous and serious, to know that jon fosse is a writer who has produced lasting writing and that he will be more widely read now. that is the key. anchor: for people who have not read his work before, but should they know about -- which they know about his writing? the swedish academy talked about giving voice to the un-sayable. mr. mason: it is a wonderful capture all that you can say about -- catch all you could say about every new billboard the past couple of years so it does not help us, does it? what is remarkable about jon fosse is less about what his people present and how jon fosse is u hu giving form to it, so anyone who picks up his recent septa allergy, a 1000 --

1000-page novel in seven parts will notice there is one sentence that carries us through for 1000 pages. that sounds daunting or to some people it might sound like a gimmick, or it might some lazy to someone else, but what is remarkable about jon fosse's manipulation of language, he is telling simple story, a pantry made, and he goes for a drive, and he goes to supper, and that is the exciting plot, but the excitement comes from the form of movement of sentences through the course of that 1000 pages and what ends up happening is there is this extraordinary propulsion as we move slowly through experience. he slows time down in the snow falls and suddenly we are with him in this snow fall. you could look at virginia was novel from the early ready 20th century the waves which was an experience novel that played with this time, repetition.

jon fosse is taking it to another place which beckett does not prepare us for when he's compared to beckett. we are talking about jon fosse's 34 plays which are completely alive with that aesthetic. what is most interesting about jon fosse is his novel. all his novels are doing something remarkable with form, and for the reader, initially it was seen in feel foreign, however, very swiftly, and this is why jon fosse's is not a writer for the esoteric community, want to have read 10 pages of jon fosse, he has taught you how to read in on you go and you discover new things. one interesting thing in terms of content that is remarkable is particularly in the novel with seven points, the engagement with faith, even for somebody who is part of the secular world , is an experience of belief, faith, and religious practice

which i have found nowhere else in literature. anchor: fascinating. unfortunately we are out of time but i think you have given especially for people not familiar with the author jon fosse, i think you have given people a great starting point that they can build on. mr. mason, thank you. mr. mason: thank you. anchor: in the opening match of the cricket world cup new zealand celebrated a spectacular victory thrashing england by nine wickets. the fixture was a rematch of the nail-biting 2019 final and proved to be a one-sided affair this time around. after the game, the english captain joe butler was understated when asked about the implications of his team's heavy defeat. >> yeah, disappointed. um, completely outplayed, but the first thing that's brings to mind is whether you lose by a run or a defeat like that, it is

one loss. it is the start of a long tournament, so i have been encouraging everyone to remember that. anchor: here is a reminder of our top story this hour, at least 51 sabeans have been killed in one of the deadliest attack since the start of russia's invasion of ukraine. ukrainian officials said that a missile struck a village shop and caliphate in the region. -- cafe in the region. you are watching "dw news." after a short break i will take you through "the day." stick around. we will the right back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

reduced to rubble early in the afternoon in the kharkiv region according to the regional governor, adding that many civilians have been there at the time. residents of the village of about 330 people had been holding a memorial service in the cafe that was hit. local officials say that had

been sent down. >> amidst the smoke and rubble, ukrainian workers strive to rescue and recover the victims of russia's latest attack. a ukrainian village was devastated by a russian strike, which killed dozens, including a six-year-old child. according to the regional governor, a shop was hit as well as a cafe where inhabitants had gathered to pay their respects. although the interior minister said preliminary reports suggested the attack was caused by a missile, security services are still processing the scene. >> investigators of the security services are working on the scene to analyze the debris and

information about the victims and the type of weapons that were used for this attack. criminal proceedings have been opened according to the criminal code of ukraine. >> moscow's latest strike is one of the deadliest since the start of the russian invasion of ukraine in february of last year. an attack which drew vivid condemnation from the united nations and by president volodymyr zelenskyy, who was in spain for a european leaders summit. kyiv is categorical this russian strike is proof that ukraine needs to strengthen its antiaircraft defense, yet another appeal to its allies at a time when the ukrainian cause is losing support in western countries, particularly in the united states, an essential source of financial and military aid. >> vladimir putin has said that russia is against ukraine joining nato because it is a security threat. it is not against ukraine joining the european union. one might ask, is it any of his

business anyway? but this is what putin has set. it has been estimated that ukraine would reset for a 180 6 million euro payout if it joined the brussels club. russia's president said the investigation into the aircraft on august 23 found hand grenade fragments in the victim's buddies. putin's comments were the first significant update on russia's investigation into that crash. those outside putin's sphere of influence believe there was foul play. next, syria's health ministry has raised the death toll from an attack to 80 killed and 40

wounded. it was one of the deadliest attacks in recent years with the country's conflict now in its 13th year. the health minister said civilians, including six children and military personnel, were among those killed. there are concerns the death toll could rise even further. the united states says it shut down and armed turkish drone that was operating there its troops in syria. the statement came from the pentagon to confirm this news. this is one nato state shooting down the hardware of another member, the first time this has happened. security sources say turkiye's national intelligence agency carried out strikes in syria against kurdish military targets. turkiye has denied that the drone was theirs. the biden administration quietly announced plans this thursday to add to the border wall in mexico, extending construction of the barrier that was a

signature policy of the previous president, donald trump. joe biden pledged while running for the white house that he would not any more of the wall, announced in a proclamation on the day he took office in january 2021 that no more taxpayer funds would be allocated to do so. this thursday, biden said he cannot stop funds already appropriated being used for a border wall, even if he says such barriers don't work. let's go straight to washington. does this mean that this wall will be built in the image wanted by trump even though biden is in office? >> the biden administration has been trying to walk a very fine line today over this development. they are saying that these funds were appropriated in 2019, so during the administration of donald trump. they say biden tried to get the funds reappropriated by congress, but they ultimately rejected that, so they have no choice but to build this wall.

otherwise they would be breaking the law. that was something they emphatically repeated many times at today's press briefing. fight and, as you said, said that this wall does not make any difference. they are not very useful. they prefer more modern technologies, but the statement stands at odds with homeland security adviser, ella hunter mayorkas. today, he said there's presently in acute, immediate need to construct physical barriers on the border of the united states in order to prevent unlawful interest in the project areas. to help build this border wall, they are having to bypass 26 federal laws in southern texas, including things like the clean air act, safe drinking water act , and endangered species act. the reason they are using these by passing tools is effectively it speeds up the process. it allows to bypass any objections people may have, and it was the tool often used by

trump, and it is something that has put biden in a direct path with his predecessor, giving people time to be able to compare the two. mark: thank you for speaking with us. we are showing images of migrants trying to get across the border in precarious ways. it is a heartbreaking scenario wherever you stand politically. however, let's get back to where washington plays in this. one wonders if the president could not perhaps by decree stop construction. perhaps it might suit him not to do so. what do you think? is this some kind of political maneuver? >> biden has been under a lot of political pressure and increasingly so in the last few months. we had almost a record number of migrants entering the united states over the last few months. in september alone, there were 200,000 people apprehended on the southern border, and over the last year in this particular

area where this border wall will be built, they have seen over 245,000 illegal crossings, and it has obviously been a big subject for republicans. a lot of presidential hopefuls for next year's election have been using this issue as a battering stick to talked on the biden administration, and it has also been a big sticking point in congress as well. we all remember that spending bill that passed last week. a lot of aid to your crane has been held up because republicans wanted to focus on the crisis at the southern border, and that is something we are likely to see again in the next few weeks when this comes back around at the end of the six-week stopgap funding bill. the border is likely to be a big part of that. the white house today was emphasizing that there is no connection, however, between this new border wall and any potential new ukrainian a package coming forward. they say the two are not connected whatsoever.

>> thank you very much indeed. next, we turn our spotlight onto the political party conferences of the united kingdom. conservatives have wrapped up theirs in manchester with the prime minister rishi sunak, promising the high-speed railway will now not be coming to that city. meanwhile in liverpool next week, the government in waiting with the labor conference getting under way. let's get the analysis from a man who is certainly in the know and always a welcome visitor to our show, university -- professor of politics at the university of stratford your. great to see you. is rishi sunak now more than ever a lame-duck leader of the conservatives?

>> that is certainly the faith that he is trying to avoid. the united kingdom, of course, has to have a general election by january 2025, which for all practical purposes means by the autumn of next year. mr. sunak has now been in office for nearly a year in the wake of liz truss's very short premiership, which was marked by a substantial crisis on the financial markets as she tried to cut taxes without demonstrating how they could be paid for. she was brought down by her party very rapidly, but the problem is that the political damage that was occasioned by mistrust -- by ms. truss has not been reversed. i think what we are now seeing from the conservatives, or at least from mr. sunak, are realization trying to show that

he could study the ship after the right of the chaotic and controversial regimes of boris johnson and liz truss, that that will be not enough to narrow the substantially that the labour party has. he is trying to show substantial leadership and overall, trying to tap into the mood of the public, which is pretty pessimistic. we have high levels of inflation, but also we have public services that are not working even though look spending and taxation are relatively high. he's trying to capture that pessimistic mood by saying, i am the change. this is quite a challenge for a party that has been in power for 13 years, but that is what he is attempting to do. >> indeed, the theatrical optics . can i ask you about the

development of the conservative party? is there a parallel with the republicans in the u.s., more to the sort of post-truth era where people are saying things hoping that people will believe them on both of them? is that something you are noting? >> it is certainly an accusation that has been made in respect to prime ministers during the conference. there was the suggestion there was a proposal to tax red meat that may be associated with the labour party. most people would say that is not true. there's also the suggestion of 15-minute cities, an idea that came out of the pandemic that perhaps we should try to assure that everybody can live their everyday lives, shopping and surgeries, etc., within 15 minutes' walk. this was presented at the tory conference of the labour party trying to control when you could go to the shops.

i think perhaps the more serious point behind what you are saying is that there is clearly an argument going on about two things. one is should a party that end up in a situation where it is presiding over record levels of taxation spending the trying to reduce, but there are also those who think the party should be pursuing a socially conservative agenda. the touch point is if we should change the law to make it easier for transgender people to get legal recognition of the gender in which they identify as opposed to the one in which they were born, together with, of course, continuing in terms to try to stop the boats of their crossing in the english channel. the home secretary thought of

potential successors to mr. sunak. it has to be said his agenda is also controversial within the party. i think the truth is he so divisions within the party, but, yes, an aspect of trunk, i.e. the move to a more can social -- socially conservative outlook, there are element of it certainly within the party. >> very briefly because we are out of time, but i need to ask you about the labor conference. the problem for the solution? >> the truth is he is not a particularly popular leader. the fact that he has not satisfaction ratings must be a worry. there's just a question about if he can make it clear to people what the labour party stand for. >> john curtis, sis think -- six

think -- succinct, to the point. someone who has forgotten more about british pol at and most people will ever know. thank you for joining us. great to see you. the norwegian author and dramatist john faso won the nobel prize for literature for his innovative praise -- place -- plays which gave voice to the unheard. >> as the master of spare writing, it was only fitting that his reaction to winning the nobel prize for literature would be understated. >> i stand here and feel a little numb, but of course, very happy for the great turnout. i have been involved in the discussion about the nobel prize for 10 years. i'm used to the excitement around it, but i'm used to not getting it.

that i got it this year was unexpected. >> when he learned the news, he was in norway's western fjords, where he grew up. a landscape that is a recurring motif in his huge body of work. he has completed dozens of novels, essays, poems, children's books, and plays, and he is one of the most performed contemporary european playwrights. >> writing is a way of life. i started when i was 12, and now i'm 64. i have been writing for many years and more. it is something i need. if i don't write, i don't know what to do. >> he traces his birth as an artist to an almost fatal

childhood accident. in his work, he explores themes of loss, solitude, faith, and existential questions of birth and death. quincy reduces language and everything -- >> he reduces language and everything to just a few words. his ability to give voice to the unsalable -- unsayable. there are very difficult things to talk about, but he talks about it and he writes about it. quincy says his get has been given to him from -- >> he says his gift has been given to him by something or someone unknown. >> congratulations to him. let's turn now to business. starting with belgium with intelligence services looking into potential security risks surrounding chinese tech giant alibaba. >> belgian officials have confirmed a report by "the financial times" that they are

looking into potential espionage at alibaba's main european logistics center. it mostly handles goods shipped to european customers from the company's e-commerce site ali express. it is mosley due to legislation that obliges chinese company -- companies to share data with chinese authorities. >> possible spying and/or interference activities -- these are the terms used by the belgian intelligence services in describing their concerns about china's alibaba group. at the center of these concerns, the liege airport for alibaba operates its main logistics hub in europe. according to information revealed by "the financial

times" on thursday, belgian intelligence services have been monitoring alibaba's operations in response to intelligence assessments. the group is forced by law to share data with chinese authorities and intelligence, leading to worries about sensitive economic information being leaked or passed on. suspicion that alibaba's logistics arm has dismissed. >> data security and privacy protection is a paramount concern to our business. we are in compliance with all laws and regulations. >> after alibaba signed the agreement with belgium to open its center in 2018, it brought in nearly 100 million euros in investments. shortly after, belgian and p's raise concerns -- and p's raise concerns about potential espionage. >> manufacturing industry's are hit by a slowdown on thursday.

the wto said it expected world trade volume to grow by just .8%, down from a 1.7% increase that was forecast in april. the organization said the slowdown was cause for concern due to adverse implications for living standards around the world. it has blamed stubborn inflation, high interest rates, and the war on ukraine for pressuring economies around the globe. >> the question that is, of course, on many peoples minds is how much of the current trade slowdown is due to trade fragmentation, possibly as a result of geopolitical tensions, and how much is due to tighter conditions as countries around the world have raised interest rates to fight inflation. >> let's take a look at the day's trading action. on wall street, stocks closed little changed as investors await key jobs data on friday, which could determine the next move for interest rates. the dow jones ending the day flat and both the s&p 500 and nasdaq about .1% down.

the major european indices mostly rose. the ftse 100 closing .5% higher. the paris cac 24 closing higher. shares in french train maker alston fell after the company cut its forecast for free cash flow p or the group stop rice ended down 37.6 percent, shaving more than 3 billion euros off its market value. it said it expected negative free cash flow of 500 million euros to 750 million euros this year after previously predicting it would be significantly positive. the firm pinned most of the blame on higher inventory, plus delays in completing a project in the u.k. to build 443 electric trains. that wraps up the business news for now. mark: thank you very much. pleasure to see you. let's go truthing or faking.

bedbugs -- big story here in france. all over the news. apparently there's a bit of an infestation. apparently they have also invaded russian propaganda. tell us more about this. >> that's right. bedbugs paris enemy number one. russian propaganda was able to twist this viral bedbug outbreak in their favor with the common method of misinformation, creating fake news covers and articles pertaining to french or western media. we have this post that has been circulating on telegram accounts since october 2. were -- where pro-russian accounts share these fake covers and press snaps pertaining to french media, claiming that french media blames ukrainian refugees for the bedbug outbreak in paris. mark: can you show us these fake news covers in more detail?

i'm a bit squeamish about these things. go ahead. >> let's take a closer look at these articles. we have the screenshots for you. the first one they use, this is a real cover from october 2. you can verify this on their online boutique where they have the same cover, where they call the bedbugs in paris persona non grata. this one is very much real. moving on to the second item, this alleged news article where they publish epidemic of parasite in paris. it's as parasite experts believe the epidemic in paris is linked to the influx of ukrainian refugees in the capital. obviously, you could guess that this is completely fabricated. moving onto the next fabricated item in the list, this alleged

news article where the title allegedly reads, did ukrainian refugees transport bedbugs to paris? similar claims were allegedly made in this fake news article that reads that according to specialists, the reason by the current epidemic is because -- and they put it in red -- because of ukrainian refugees flocking to paris. this link, however, between migration and bedbugs was not only used by russian propaganda but also by a local french tv host who suggested on live tv that perhaps the paris bedbug infestation was due to immigrants in paris, a suggestion that was quickly condemned by the french government, whose national sanitary agency actually declared that the rise in travel and increasing resistance to pesticides is the link between

this increase in bedbugs, but no scientific link that has been made between migration and bedbugs, as suggested by russian propaganda and others. mark: it is actually nonsense, isn't it? one thing that is clever is the way they will use an idea you may well find in a right-wing newspaper in order to make that point and try to so that discord, which is the ingenious way these people do things. i'm also amused that a newspaper would use a big picture of a bedbug. i find that amusing. this is also not the first time russian propaganda has usurped french news. >> we have debunked russian propaganda many times before in this segment. the french government called at the doppelganger misinformation campaign used by russia where they usurped western media logos

and news style to spread misinformation. last week, for example, they usurped the style of "usa today" to claim that a member of president zelenskyy's security team began a drug fight in a local bar. -- drunk fight in a local bar. they create mostly anti-ukraine satire for this controversial french satirical magazine, and even this segment, truth or fake, was a victim of this russian propaganda as they claim that i was behind these anti-zelenskyy graffiti's that were seen around the country, graffitis which never existed. mark: we are doing the best we can. you are truth and not fake. thank you very much indeed.

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