out the thing to come to africa, an engagement equal trail. when so many find themselves will depart, we choose to look for common ground. ah, we bring you special coverage as to don vast republics and to you. training and region start voting on whether to join the russian federation following years of ukrainian attack. russia as foreign minister blames the westport deliberately escalating the conflict and ukraine. united states and its allies have been systematically covering up the crimes of the key of regime for 8 years, building their policy towards zalinski based on a well known american principle. he is, of course, a son of a, but he's our son and the u. s. congress on then says washington is covering up the

killing of the palestinian journalist by israeli forces, insisting on a transparent investigation with the mosque out to the world. this is our to international. i'm rachel blevins and here are the top stories this hour. today we start our special coverage of the referendums and the don that's getting, they've gone to people's republic as well as an opera. she and purse on reagan, you print on whether to join russia. the voting has begun with

the voting in these 4 regions. come, those ukranian troops continue to shout residential areas killing and wounding civilians. rushing back to local authorities. they key ad wants to terrorize residents ahead of the referenda. meanwhile, moscow says it will support the decision of the people and also increase its defense in the regions. but 5 days of voting will continue until tuesday. we ask people and don bass and the hearse on region, how they feel about the referendum. here's what they had to say. the most of the nick at the christina district. this is a state of mind that has been going on since 2014, when we held a referendum for independence from ukraine. we will restore justice returned to our

historical homeland for 8 years. we tried to get this done and you got that they got to fill in some of this even until 2014. we considered ourselves part of russia, which said the time has finally come when you snake the lush. now, we have been waiting for this for 8 long years, maybe even 30 years after the soviet union collapsed. well, no, that is a water for us. this is important because russia will give us more jobs. and at the same time, there will be concrete protection from ukrainian attacks and from europe, which helps key after that. after did it not last piece will prevail again? my child is 9 years old, but she has been living and eternal war all her life. took her ocean. we are waiting for only good things. there will be no inter ethnic strife, as was the case in ukraine. i am for it with a beard, is who this is a victory and historical justice. we will speak our native language without fear of terror. i choose to leave freely my younger brother. we are returning home for 30

years. ukraine has destroyed what the u. s. s. are left for it. i expect russia to restore our greatness. for. earlier we got the latest updates from our correspondence following the 1st day of the referenda. igor, as your don off in the lugens republic, whereas garcia and the hers on reagan and rollin closer up in the donnas republic, the elegance people's republic is finally choosing is. and the question on the ballot is quite simple. do you want to be officially a part of russia and given that this region along with the, the next people's republic where my colleague roman cosser of as right now has been literally fighting for its independence from ukraine for the long 8 years. again, it is largely expected that the balance is going to tip in favor of the yes vote. now there will be no polling stations here in the traditional sense of the way for the 1st few days, that's due to security concerns. again,

our kid was not happy to see what it considered to be its own regions. go, so it has been shelling civilian populations here relentlessly. gee, the da nets people's republic has been shoved the civilian infrastructure and just a few dozen meters away from here. a bomb recently went off right in the office of the prosecutor general killing the man. so it is largely feared that large crowds of people voting well. expectedly. yes, to join russia to break away from ukraine or that they might attract terrorist activities. now again, this is just the 1st day of what is expected to be a 5 day vote and people while they're just starting to get their ballots. it is still early morning here. our crew will of course, be following the events very closely and we will be bring your the latest about the process. and of course the outcome of the vote. the referendum had just began. it will be held over the next 5 days. but for 1st day, sir,

to ensure the safety of reverend the participants, sir, ah, the appalling will be done in adjacent territories or to the polling stations and at people's homes as well. now the main day of the referendum will be held on it's when t a 7th of september, when pulling stations will open at 8 and close. add said 10 o'clock in the morning . and now our t correspondence, ours, he camera operators have been here in done boss. for boy, for the last 8 plus years. and of course, we've seen the will of the people here how they want to be back with a russia, as they say. i remember the referendum back in 2014, in may of 2014. when people on 89 percent of the people were here in, don boss, have come out to votes and dominating majority of those people have decided they want to be independent from ukraine. of course,

we all know what followed after that. it was a key of aggression against the people of dunbar. thousands of civilians including women and children, had been killed by ukrainian nationalists to over the last 8 plus years. of course, they are shelling by ukrainian of forces had intensified since the start of the special military operation. and the start of this referendum is also marred by a tragedy over the last 24 hours. at least 7 civilians have been killed. right, in the center of this city, very far away from the front line where you're far away from any kinds of fun, military positions. and of course, 8 people have been a wounded soup. but nevertheless, as we pull people here in don boss, they're all happy and are all enthusiastic about going to the polls about of voting to become a part of russia. once again, they say, we are finally returning back home,

back to the motherland as they say. but local authorities, they are ensuring all precautionary measures. so that said, no tragedy can take place while the referendum is being held. have sought, almost daily comes under attack with america, the high mas missiles as well as shelling on the out shirts. the many towns and cities and villages across kepsa province are also targeted. here people are much more afraid. there are many more ukrainian supporters, infiltrators in kennesaw in the city itself and the surroundings have barely a day goose, but without some somewhere being filed with a cache of weapons or explosives just yet several days ago. the only river crossing which is used by all the civilians here, which is supplies here on with food, was struck by ukrainian missiles. a fire station was also struck. things are

a little more complicated than care sought with regards to the vote as well because where it, whether the d. s. people's republican luggage, people's republic voted for independence that years ago it's years ago. your son and zap roygenia. but things are little different. the bulletin, the pallets or reads, are you for leaving ukraine? establishing an independent safe. i joined in russia. so this a little more to the technical aspects of expressing you know, the expression of the people's will perhaps this referendum enjoining. eventually russia put the security situation as i say, he is very tough. we expect more rockets, missiles strikes on the city, perhaps here, very close to the city administration. but they have also been warnings from ukrainian sources to people and kept on to stay away from voting stations for their

own safety and take it at face value. perhaps this is, this is a warning that there will be acts of terror bombings, targeting voting stations. perhaps even the personnel organizing them. as of right now, voting has begun voting stations are open both in the city of kent, san as well as in surrounding cities, towns, villages across the region, but also with the booting officials, travelling or visiting people's apartments, going flat apartment to apartment, giving them the choice tick the box you want, yes. are you in favor of joining russia or are you against it? and in this way, ensuring that there aren't huge cubes at voting stations, which would likely be targeted by ukranian nationalists. ukraine's escalating political crisis since the might, on coo and 2013,

has led to countless tragedies for the russian speaking population protest across southern and eastern ukraine against the new government, and key ag or harshly suppress. this includes the tragedy in odessa were 42 people were killed, main crania, nationalist, archies, moran garcia. again, takes us through those 8 years of waiting. anyway, you look at it's, this is going to be a historic referendum. the bay geopolitical make up of the you appear in continent, is likely going to change. and people are going to be asked to data. odds are very simple, deceptively simple question. what flag would be like to live? i'm done, but i am in the middleton fiscal. blinked embassy. the parliament of the la ganske ended in escrow publix and the registration of his approach yet. and here some regions have made a decision to carry out a referendum about their future. and they appealed to us, russia to support this decision. we would like to emphasize we will do everything

to provide safe conditions to hold a referendum so that they could express their wheel and make the decision about their future. the guns could than yet. sc made that choice years ago in 2014, shocked by the rise of ukrainian nationalists who sent tags and jets to suppress with pro russian east. they held a referendum and booted to lead ukraine. 90 percent of the yes to 96 percent in look god's it with whom the possession could be peaceful. moscow respects the will of the population of dennis can lu ganske regions and proceeds from the fact that the practical implementation of the results of the referendums will take place in a civilized way without any recurrence of violence. and through a dialogue between the representatives of t f. dennis can lou ganske, there was no peace crating the hall. he ruefully sound on who russian sentiments, who categor activists were kidnapped and never seen again in odessa. nationalists

bern pro russian activists alive oh toms. have changed old hopes, the peace and reason from care of have evaporated. russia's only choice it believes is to fight for the millions of civilians who want to leave ukraine. the west, which had shut its eyes on caves, atrocities, and the will of the people of the dumbass for years. his piped up with shining referendum. it is very, very clear that the sham referendums cannot be accepted and are not covered by international law was. so he must understand though, a lord i wish to condemn in the strongest terms the annexation referendums in the occupied territories. these false referendums would constitute a new violation of the international law by cotton units. the results will never be

recognized as as foreign minister sergey lover of offered very simple explanation for these referendums. he said he's referendums in the near scholar guns, zapata genteel sam or an answer an answer to the ukranian president school for russians who make up a significant portion of the ukrainian population for them to leave the country. well, keep you updated with all the latest news as this historic 5 day referendum to decide the fate of several 1000000 people continues. ah, russian warren minister sergey libre. they dress the un security council. we're here use the collective west of escalating the conflict in ukraine and glossing over keith's crimes. she the shoe, so steady was more such atrocities,

became possible and remained unpunished. due to the fact that the united states and his allies had been systematically covering up the crimes of the key of regime for 8 years, building their policy towards zalinski based on a well known american principle. he is, of course, a son of a. but he's our son of all eyes were on the security council chamber when we heard from the russian foreign minister, sir gay lavern. now he choked to the floor of the 15 member body that leads the united nations. and he gave remarks exposing all of these facts that are widely ignored and international, and us aligned media. when he spoke, he pointed out that while the united states seems to continue to maintain the idea that the government based in here is some kind of democracy, the reality of their actions on the ground with their food blockades and their suppression of political dissidence just doesn't match that narrative, here's what we heard from the russian foreign minister at the security council.

nathan fornia civilization was the position of those states that pump military equipment into ukraine is cynical, and it doesn't hide the fact that they want to deplete and we can russia by prolonging the conflict. the collective west kindles the fire and it does so with impunity. you won't really punish yourself, will you? this is not latent racism against russia, but outright racism. now the russian foreign minister also described other realities of what is taking place on the ground. he described the burning of books and people by forces that admire those who collaborated with the nazis during the 2nd world war and are pushing pro hitler narratives in ukrainian society. he went on to furthermore, describe how weapons provided by the united states are being used to commit crimes against civilians and how there has been a huge effort by russia to document these crimes. despite being ignored largely by international bodies. here's what he said. but at the mucus,

you hello you. no military or strategic targets were hitting the settlement show by ukraine. only civilian residents of don bass have been made to suffer. it's not surprising that the ukrainian armed forces employ terrorist tactics using civilians as human shields. now, the russian foreign minister made a point of pointing out that soon the people of these eastern regions will have the ability to determine their own future in upcoming referendums, where they will vote on the future of their regions. this ability to determine their own destiny as people was deprived of them when the united states imposed a government upon them in the 2014 year old maiden cube. it was quite an important moment when we heard from russian foreign minister, sergei lab rav. he was able to point out all kinds of realities that the united states and its allies have worked very, very hard to obscure and prevent the world from seeing in their efforts to demonize and isolate russia and continue this war. and in africa

that the health security crisis threatens to turn into a global problem as un secretary general, antonio gutierrez, warns of the way this situation is handled, needs a new approach. if nothing is done, the effects of terrorism violent extremism in organized crime will be felt far beyond the region in the african continent. a coordinated international breakthrough is urgently needed. we must rethink our collective approach and show creativity, going beyond existing efforts. the civility in the region is shaky. despite an ongoing anti and surgeon operation, bar haine, led by the french military against islamic groups in africa to hell. the instability has led to a large amount of the population becoming discontent over the deteriorating security situation. we heard from a member of n, 62, a move in responsible for recent protest in niger who believes that the presence of

the french army in the country is illegal and poses a threat to national sovereignty. with since the beginning of the french military operation back run their forces have acted in contempt of the population of niger in many areas of the country. we find the presence of these forces which are not helping niger to insert security unacceptable. a force that is killing more to the sense of our country than terrorists. this is what formed the basis of the m 62 movement. we will fight until our country is truly independent into our country and its citizens can enjoy and explored its natural wealth until the government is at the service of the people. operation bar haines started back in august 2014. it has been carried out with 4 countries, all of which are former french colonies that span the hell. burkina faso, chad, merge tonia and niger. it consist of $3000.00 members of the french armed forces

and is permanently headquartered in the capital of chad. initially intended to follow up on successes and expand the french military's work. it is not proven to be effective, but has provoked a strong anti french sentiment throughout the region. again, our guest says the presence of french forces her to his country more than they help and that they should leave love just a sham ha. purpose of this movement and protest is to defend our national sovereignty and to preserve the dignity of the people of nature. because in the current context and with the presence of the contention of french troops and operation by hon, our sovereignty is threatened. the activities of the french forces run counter to their fundamental mandate of providing security. let's not forget, they killed 3 young men and cold blood, and 11 people were wounded by their bullets during the passage of a french military convoy, november 2021. some protesters came with science and some with russian flags. the

citizens chose to come themselves and had written inscriptions and support of russia, and also declaring france a state sponsor of terrorism. because we think the need for state sovereignty is extremely important. of course, we think there is also a need for military cooperation with other countries that will respect our national sovereignty. a u. s. congress, while men is pushing for a new investigation and of the killing of policy in american journalists, sharina bu i. clay, calling out the lack of commitment, i washington to properly investigate her death is nothing short, outrageous, and her government needs to refuse to hold israel accountable. to these rooms, i know that i will continue to push for full transparent u. s. investigation of these murders and full accountability. this comes after reason investigation suggests the killing of the algae 0 journalist was deliberate . the woman was shot in the head by israeli forces reporting from the west bank in

may. the prob, with carried out by a london based research group and a palestinian rights group. it examined the precise angle of fire and concluded that the shooter would have been able to clearly see there were journalists in the area. earlier this month. israel conducted its own investigation and concluded there was, quote, a high possibility. the journalist was accidentally hit by israeli forces, but added it would not be watching a criminal investigation. the u. s. department acknowledge the findings and refused to condemn tel aviv. the family of the victim is outrage and insist israel must be held accountable. the general director of all hoc palestinian human rights organization in the west bank was part of this new investigation claims. israel statements are a logical and inconsistent these ladies this day. you know, they contradicted themselves fairs,

they said that this raises them up behind. you know, these are your soldiers them up behind this killing a 2nd they said that might be, you know, is right, the soldiers, but not intentionally. how they concluded intentionally or not intentionally. for instance, if they are, i'm a 100 percent. sure. the be killing is probably going on with it by the israeli soldier, or the sniper ho, hold comes even the americans. when they said that there is no intention behind the killing. how our investigation carried out by our expert to colleagues and do we use also use at scientific? i also tools. this is a paternity. i literally say yeah, conclusions. no, this is the reality on the ground because these ladies, they try not to do any official on professional investigation and they're americans to you know, what they did this just forensic for the bullet and the that's it. how you conclude

that there is no intention under the same time you didn't investigate the person more than 300 people have lost their lives and over half a 1000000 were forced to leave their homes in nigeria, as it has been devastated by high water after neighboring cameron open flood gates added to dam report state that the humanitarian situation is dire as cholera and malaria outbreaks have emerged just by nigeria dealing with annual floods. during the rainy season. these events are considered the worst in years as the government struggles to deliver necessary aid and a set up temporary housing for the victims. and now over to pakistan, which is dealing with the aftermath of floods as well. the u. n's children's fun has warned that lives are at risk due to a lack of international support for its emergency fun. unicef says only

a 3rd of its needed target has been raised. the world needs to come together and help the children in pakistan. together we can save lives by delivering life, saving, health, nutrition and education services to every child in pakistan who needs at the most. the rains and floods have already claimed the lives of more than $550.00 children without a significant surgeon support. we fear many more children will lose their lives. almost 8000000 people in pakistan were displaced from their homes in august, large swath of the country remain under water. nearly 600000 people are currently living in emergency shelters. officials fear that millions are now at risk from water born diseases, food, and security and malnutrition. while the world community pledge financial aid to help pakistan overcome the devastation, the money's still hasn't been deposited international lawyer and geopolitical

analysts. hassan shod says that the pakistani government needs them money. it's been promised. i think what we are seeing now is the reality dawning upon the world that climate change is something that on be brushed under the rug. it is a reality and it can strike any diamond, but just on happens to be the guidelines and don't go why the world has not come forward. we again see the double standards set up prevalent in the world today when it comes to conflicts and certain situations. the world is buying them, the world is rushing to support the people the media has issued in the limelight, but when it comes to certain countries, unfortunately, the community does not show that period. one expect to be that the thought unfolding and focused on has literally destroyed the country. there was a tie in the community to come forward and help pockets on it is now much as i said

earlier, unfortunately, the board is still not able to understand the gravity of the situation. when we look at the pledges that have been made by the countries, a lot of those bridges are not actually translated into a that has come to pockets on. now it's one thing to make a pledge and say that we will do this for focus on the vulnerable population. but it's quite another to make sure that the money actually reaches the hands of the author government of august on the age agencies that are active. so in a way, 814 and some sort of you know, non serious b b and nothing is happening beyond talk and media shows, research focused on suffering. also in pakistan, the court has suspended a contempt case against former prime minister and moran con. that's the head of a rally. he is that to hold this sunday and as long bad demanding snap elections here is local journalists. giovanni ran up with more. i'm standing send out. there's only capital lombard. behind me are the buildings of the following business

. your palace and other street entities. and these are the shipping containers which are being bought in front of these buildings because the farmer brown from land han, as long as that he's going to start a long march and lay of the shoot off capitalist on, but particularly particularly this ready venue. he wants to block and force the government to design and hold 1st general elections. the form of them serve on believes that he has we're going to caching on the amount of concerns or unprecedented information on my side. because of which he can bring the forthcoming elections, not far from movies, doesn't want at least at elections. the floor us government is one of each other elections feeling that they would lose the elections by giving you all the pure park. it seems to be not under intense american pressure, particularly there has been, there has been tremendous pressure on country spots to contain china. because china

have made tens of millions of dollars invested in pockets on it. as link boss of china with countries can please, was reporting this whole rest of the country at a, b, and c. in that. americans believed that in the event of it was the china. it would log the soul, china, she earned buck, phone roots, which are link starting out with being she died short of as an alternate route cleared. rude and clear. do and movie route fond of the china. and that is why that the americans have been putting lots of pressure from a french about that his government was this large and approved this year because it was a part and parcel of the american dream to agenda. and know the former times about one of the launch. it's a mess up. come across, focus on he's got a hold of people is a fit within the belief that that he will return to the bottom. that is why they

are delaying the elections. the military had a secret negotiation with them to prevent him not to go for the long march. it seemed that the form of payment is a settling. it's probably with the, with the confused. traditionally i'm today, he offered apology or to high court content stuff. fort curious against him, it seems, has been postponed now, and he's likely to be exonerated. his guess is likely to be dismissed in next week, because the course seems to be seems to be more inclined to accept his apology. often he had factored a female judge and not all for now. be sure to check out our t v dot com for all the latest breaking news and updates. we'll see right back here at the top of the hour with

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