of a young woman accused of breaking the islamic dress code. and a hollywood comeback. the golden globes return to television screens after being dropped due to a lack of diversity. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. western leaders are warning president putin not to annex parts of ukraine, as officials in russian held areas of the country said they would be holding referendums on becoming part of russia. there are plans for votes to take place in donetsk, luhansk, kherson, and zaporizhzhia regions here in red but a chorus of leaders at the un general assembly in new york said such ballots would be a sham. more on the implications of such a move in a moment, but it does come as russia has suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine recently. and in areas newly liberated by ukrainian forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now
the death in custody of a young woman, accused of breaking the islamic dress code. and, twilight of the tigris why climate change is having a devastating impact on one of the world s most famous rivers. western leaders are warning president putin not to attempt to annex parts of ukraine after officials in russian held areas of the country said they would hold referendums on becoming part of russia. there are plans for votes to take place in donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia regions here in red but a chorus of leaders at the un general assembly in new york said such ballots would be a sham. more on the implications of such a move in a moment, but it does come as russia has suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine recently. and in areas newly liberated by ukrainian 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. awarning
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better? so it may be a lot of bluster, it may not be a critical credible on ross s but, if putin doubles down on the one hand, but also sort of hinting at a negotiated outcome thatis hinting at a negotiated outcome that is a compromise on the other, we may see a new russian strategy starting to emerge. this is a lot of conjecture. i m not really claiming i have figure this out or that putin has decided this, but that is a possible nomination, going to threaten us with the mobilisation while trying to induce us with the referendum may be to make us think there are some parts of ukraine insist on holding onto but the rest is prepared to surrender. i don t know. but these are the kinds of ideas they get raised with this sort of an issue. i think we all recognise it is a world of guessing and second guessing. michael, thank you very much indeed for your expertise. you very much indeed for your expertise- and thank you for being with us here on bbc news. do stay. still to come: fortunes
stay with us on bbc news. still to come: fortunes of war we ll speak to the young ukrainian inventor whose work may end up saving countless lives. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i m just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people . were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it s no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any