union chiefs say the walkouts could go on for six months unless the governmentjoins pay talks. and multiple arrests in afghanistan after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban s latest prohibition on women attending universities. george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. more in the sport later in the bulletin. serious street violence has broken out in paris after a fatal shooting at a kurdish centre, three people were killed and three others injured. these are the latest pictures coming into us, the prosecutor there has set a possible racist element is being investigated because the suspect has been arrested, the gunman, he had previously involved in racist linked incidents, but as you can see, since that shooting, there is now a stand off with ongoing violence on the street in that area, a central part of paris, where there had been, we understand from earlier pictures, some of the protest is possibly from the kurdish commu
protests spread across the world following the death in custody of a young woman in iran. # starry, starry night. # paint your palate blue and grey. and painting with words. why the hand written lyrics of this famous song could sell for more than $1 million. hello and welcome. the war in ukraine has dominated the united nations general assembly in new york. in his speech, president zelensky said russia must face just punishment for its aggression against his country. he called for a special war tribunal to hold russia accountable and for a compensation fund to make it pay for the war. the new british prime minister, liz truss, promised to sustain military support for ukraine for as long as it took. she said the international alliance remained strong and threats by the russian leader, vladimir putin, would not work. our un correspondent barbara plett usher has the latest. on the second day of the general assembly, there were some strong calls for nations to stand firm in bac
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this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 8:00pm in new york, where world leaders are taking part in a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events on tuesday have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referendums onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. in areas newly liberated by ukrainians forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum. i want to warn you orla s report contains some distressing testimony. in the centre of izyum, the heart of darkness. ukrainian investigators say the russians turned this police station into a torture ch