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country. >> translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, independence and freedom will be ensured. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. >> of course these comments come against the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. the war on ukraine dominating those conversations. president biden is set to speak in a few hours from now. ukraine's president zelenskyy set to address world leaders remotely later today. all of t...

Almost 300 people have been admitted to hospitals, with dozens in a critical condition. The blast, the cause of which is not known, came as thousands of Ethnic Armenians flee the contested enclave after it was seized by azerbaijan last week. Armenia says more than 13,000 people, or about 10 of the territorys population, have crossed the border, fearing persecution and Ethnic Cleansing. Envoys from armenia and azerbaijan are in brussels for eu backed talks. Its the first such meeting between the countries since azerbaijan seized the enclave. Nagorno karabakh is at the heart of one of the worlds...

Frederick layton is in washington d.c. and matthew chance in london. matthew, what do we know this morning? >> reporter: this speech taking place at 9:00 in the morning in local time in russia. so it was the first thing that russians woke up to, this idea that the country, the government, despite assurances to the contrary had decided to partially mobilize the country's reserves. people with military experience. people who had some kind of value to the ongoing what they call special military operation in ukraine. the defense minister of the country later clarified it would be about 300,000 tro...

You'll see she was on the move to the pork chops but this is a little of what she told us. with this fair taking place and the concept of this speech taking place here, what is the concept of this happening while the fair is going on? >> it's historic. >> reporter: as you'll see, that's what this environment around here looks like. it's a little more hectic and every candidate has about every member of the press and cameras scattered around them. it's a different feel this year, if i may, francis. >> thank you, vaughn hillyard, for us at the state fair in des moines, iowa. thank you. jeffrey...