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
and a hollywood comeback the golden globes return to television screens after being dropped due to a lack of diversity. and twilight of the tigris. why climate change is having a devastating impact on one of the world s most famous rivers. the globe. western leaders are warning president putin not to attempt 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 a warning, orla s r
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president putin has announced a partial military mobilisation to help fight the war ukraine. in a television address, president putin said the west wanted the end of russia just as it had brought the soviet union to an end. it comes a day after russian occupied territories in ukraine announced votes on joining russia. that mobilisation the first since world war ii is aimed at those with previous military experience and begins today. 300,000 reservists will also be called up to reinforce the russian military in ukraine. mr putin also said that he would support independence in areas of eastern ukraine currently controlled by russia backed separatists. here s some of what president putin said in his address on russian television. translation: | repeat, | we are talking of a partial mobilisation only. 0nly people in the military reserve will be drafted. the priority will be on people who served in the armed
Say dozens of civilians have been killed while fleeing a neighbourhood held by Islamic State fighters. Exactly how they died is not yet clear. But there have been reports of the militants targeting civilians attempting to escape the city. Iraqi Government Forces retook Eastern Mosul back injanuary. They began a new push this week to capture the remaining part held by Islamic State in the west. The latest fighting is focused on al zanjili which is near the river tigris. Alan johnston reports. They are escaping. They decided to gather their children and take their chancesin gather their children and take their chances in the streets of this war zone, Fleeing Neighbourhoods controlled by the militants. There was danger all around, from the militants and the attacking Government Forces and their us allies in aircraft overhead. Translation i went out to bring water from a nearby place. We were about 200 or 250 people, and a member of Islamic State walked amongst us. Minutes later, a plane s
Here with the full round up of the days news but first, we look at how Tens Of Thousands of children in ghana have been trafficked into Forced Labour. She joins ghana have been trafficked into Forced Labour. Shejoins a team of charity workers. Ghanas biggest fishing ground, lake volta, holds a dark secret. Tens of thousands of children who work on its waters have been trafficked into a life of Forced Labour. Given up by poorfamilies on the promise of a better life. Many face violence, and some even die on the job. Hes a child, but hes no longer a child. Hes been through things us as adults havent been through. The government has pledged to eradicate this illegal practice. Theres so many children who could be rescued and could be put into this facility, but at the moment theres no one in here. With the numbers dramatically on the rise, why are so many children still taken and forced to work like slaves . Yeji, a small town on the banks of lake volta, in the centre of ghana. Around 35,00