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00:00 The exodus of Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh shows no signs of slowing down,
00:05 with more than 20,000 reported to have fled into Armenia.
00:09 Holding the front line, Ukrainian soldiers fighting near Bakhmut say that,
00:15 meter by meter, they`re taking back territory from the Russian invaders.
00:19 A Kosovo court remands two suspected gunmen in custody
00:24 over last weekend`s deadly gun battle at a monastery near the border with Serbia.
00:30 The exodus of Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh shows no signs of slowing,
00:36 with more than 20,000 reported to have fled into Armenia.
00:40 After Azerbaijan`s lightning capture of the breakaway territory,
00:43 many fear reprisals, despite reassurances from Baku.
00:47 Envoys from both countries are in Brussels for EU-sponsored exploratory talks,
00:51 but the U.N. says those fleeing to Armenia are in need of immediate help.
00:56 People are suffering the effects of trauma and exhaustion and need urgent psychosocial support.
01:02 The government of the Republic of Armenia is leading the response
01:06 and indicated it will reach out to the international community to request support as and when needed.
01:11 And so far, upon the request of the government, UNHCR has provided some assistance.
01:17 Amid the chaos, the Armenian Red Cross has been evacuating people injured in an explosion
01:23 at a fuel station that killed at least 20 and injured hundreds.
01:27 Russian peacekeepers have also been transporting survivors to Armenia.
01:31 It`s thought the cause of the blast was accidental rather than an attack,
01:35 but it highlights the dangers of the sudden mass movement of panicked civilians.
01:39 Meter by meter, these Ukrainian troops are holding the line near Bahmut.
01:48 Their MODs released images showing that despite criticism that the counteroffensive is too slow,
01:54 these troops are making progress.
01:56 They say they`re proud to be part of the state border guard service,
02:00 specially set up last February to assist in the liberation of territories
02:05 occupied by Russian troops in the initial months of the 2022 Russian invasion.
02:10 They get around via a series of tunnels and are slowly gaining ground.
02:18 But they need support, and they`re getting it from one of Ukraine`s separate air assault brigades
02:24 who back up those on the front line with their reactive artillery units.
02:28 It`s essential teamwork.
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02:34 It`s a pleasure to hear.
02:36 Of course, everyone is happy.
02:39 There is a spirit, there is motivation.
02:42 I want to work even harder to make sure.
02:45 But it`s a pleasure to hear that there is a result.
02:49 It`s a pleasure to know that they worked hard and took their land back.
02:54 A piece, but they took it.
02:56 Yes, it`s very good. It motivates.
03:00 Everyone is happy with this work.
03:03 That`s why we`ll keep going.
03:07 But the troops emphasize they`re not fighting for glory.
03:11 It`s for their homeland and families.
03:14 I was mobilized on the first days of the massive invasion.
03:17 I had a motivation.
03:20 When I went to mobilize, my motivation was to protect my family and my country.
03:25 It didn`t change.
03:28 Military experts say things will get more difficult as winter approaches.
03:32 The Ukrainians say the main question is who holds the initiative.
03:36 Kiev says it`s on their side, but so do the Russians.
03:40 The speaker of Canada`s House of Commons has resigned after inviting a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit to parliament and praising him.
03:56 That public recognition has caused pain to individuals and communities, including the Jewish community in Canada and around the world,
04:04 in addition to survivors of Nazi atrocities in Poland, among other nations.
04:09 I accept full responsibility for my actions.
04:14 The scandal began last week when lawmakers in Canada`s parliament welcomed the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky,
04:24 following a speech by Zelensky, Antony Rotor singled out 98-year-old Yaroslav Honka,
04:30 who he invited to sit in the public gallery, describing the man as a Canadian hero.
04:35 But over the weekend, it emerged that Honka had been a member of a brutal volunteer unit that was under the command of the Nazis.
04:43 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the speaker`s invitation deeply embarrassing to parliament and to all Canadians.
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04:52 A Kosovo court has remanded two alleged gunmen in custody after their arrest last weekend.
05:01 It follows a deadly ambush and standoff with police at a monastery near the border with Serbia.
05:07 A third suspect was detained the day before.
05:10 Drone footage of the siege at the monastery has been released by Kosovo`s interior ministry.
05:17 The government in Pristina is claiming that the deputy leader of the Sperska List party,
05:21 which represents many ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, led the group which carried out the weekend attack.
05:27 Milan Radojicic is said to be closely associated with Serbia`s president.
05:33 Meanwhile, Serbs in northern Kosovo lit candles for the gunmen killed in the clashes with police.
05:42 A Kosovo police officer also died on Sunday in an ambush before the ensuing gun battle at Banska monastery.
05:49 The clashes are the gravest escalation in violence in Kosovo for years.
05:54 A blow to migrant trafficking in Germany where police have dismantled a smuggling network of people
06:03 who pay between 3,000 and 7,000 euros to enter the country illegally.
06:10 The operation involving 350 agents was carried out simultaneously in various federal states,
06:16 including Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.
06:19 Five alleged smugglers, three women and two male Syrian asylum seekers already living in Germany have been arrested.
06:26 And more than 100 Syrian citizens have been found in buildings used by the network.
06:31 The suspects were charged with organized smuggling of foreigners for commercial purposes,
06:35 money laundering and forgery of documents.
06:39 The network was discovered through the frequency of trips through Frankfurt airport.
06:43 It used several ways of transporting the migrants.
06:46 Some were taken by plane from Turkey to Luxembourg and then by car to Germany,
06:51 while others arrived via the Balkan route.
06:54 More than 160 flights have been cancelled at the UK`s Gatwick airport this week due to a lack of controllers.
07:06 More than 30 percent of staff are currently unavailable for various medical reasons,
07:10 including a surge in COVID cases.
07:12 The airport announced on Monday that until October 1st, the number of flights will be limited to 800 per day.
07:20 The difficulties come after a giant breakdown at the end of August,
07:24 which led to the cancellation of nearly 2,000 flights over two days and numerous delays.
07:33 A fire at a wedding in northern Iraq has killed at least 100 people and injured 150 more.
07:39 The blaze happened in Nineveh province,
07:42 which is a predominantly Christian area just outside the city of Mosul.
07:46 The bride and groom are reported to be among the victims.
07:50 It`s not yet clear what caused the blaze, but early reports say it broke out after fireworks were lit.
07:58 Flammable construction materials may have contributed to the whole rapid collapse.
08:03 U.S. President Joe Biden joined a picket line in Michigan on Tuesday,
08:12 becoming the first serving American president to show such support.
08:16 The United Auto Workers Union declared a strike in November, targeting Ford, General Motors and Stellantis,
08:23 pushing the three major car companies for higher pay and other improvements in new labor contracts.
08:29 Biden`s visit to local car workers comes a day before his main electoral rival, Donald Trump, does the same.
08:38 Brussels is concerned about disinformation coming from Russia in view of upcoming national and European elections.
08:50 European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova says she`s convinced the Kremlin is already active in manipulating European voters.
08:57 She now wants tech`s biggest companies that signed a voluntary code of practice on disinformation earlier this year to help fight it.
09:05 There is a war in the information space waged against us and that there are upcoming elections
09:12 where malicious actors will try to use the design features of the platforms to manipulate.
09:19 Upcoming national elections and the EU elections will be an important test for the code that platforms signatories should not fail.
09:28 Some of the largest online platforms like Google and Meta that signed the code of practice six months ago now,
09:34 published a first report on Tuesday showing how they`ve turned commitments to reduce the spread of disinformation into practice.
09:41 According to the report, millions of fake accounts were identified and misleading content was restricted.
09:47 Commissioner Jourova also had a message for Elon Musk who withdrew Twitter from the voluntary code of practice earlier this year.
09:53 Mr. Musk knows that he is not off the hook by leaving the code of practice,
09:59 because now we have the Digital Services Act fully enforced as Twitter has been designated as the very large online platform.
10:08 Of course, there are obligations given by the hard law.
10:15 So, my message for Twitter is you have to comply with the hard law and we will be watching what you are doing.
10:23 According to her, it`s the combination of AI and disinformation which is creating the biggest headache.
10:29 So, how easy is it to address these new challenges?
10:32 This analyst says that the largest platforms dominance can be challenging and also that the EU`s current policies are not enough.
10:40 We see a contrast here. On the one hand, platforms want to be mobile in terms of content.
10:48 The content often creates this mobility.
10:52 So, they are going to face something that creates the benefit and the profit they want.
11:01 So, it is an important parameter in the fight against disinformation.
11:07 There are other important dimensions, such as education.
11:10 People, citizens of young age, should be educated, to have this critical view of digital media.
11:20 Another solution being proposed includes technologies that automatically identify fake news.
11:26 Yeah, I know.
11:27 Thank you.
11:28 Thank you.
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