Putin declares martial law in four annexed Ukrainian regions

Around 60,000 people in Kherson are starting to be relocated. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Putin declares martial law in four annexed Ukrainian regions [Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Oct. 19, 2022.] Credit: Sergei Ilyin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin [declared martial law]( in the four regions that Russia annexed from Ukraine last month — Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk — to be implemented on Thursday. The decree gives law enforcement agencies three days to submit specific proposals on the creation of territorial defense forces in the annexed regions. Russia-installed leaders in Kherson have even begun relocating up to 60,000 people from their homes. Putin also signed a second decree that will impose restrictions on movement in and out of eight western Russian [regions adjoining Ukraine](. India At a conference on solar energy in New Delhi, India, officials called for [diversifying supply chains]( for components that are needed to transition away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy. The International Energy Agency released a report stating that 75% of components needed for solar power are currently manufactured in China. Despite having invested more than $50 billion in new solar supply capacity and creating over 300,000 manufacturing jobs, Beijing is not part of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) — made up of 110 member countries and launched by India and France in 2015. The ISA also announced solar energy investment programs in African countries and for start-ups. It will also raise the issue of [financing for the transition]( at the COP27 conference next month. Indonesia Indonesia has banned all syrup and liquid medicine after nearly 100 children died from acute kidney injury (AKI) this year. Most of the cases involved children under the age of 18, including [mainly toddlers]( under the age of five, according to the country’s health ministry. The rise in cases began this January, and accelerated in August. It comes as The Gambian government is also investigating the death of 70 children from AKI in a scandal linked to four cough syrups [manufactured in India](. But the Indonesian food and drugs agency said the syrups sent into The Gambia were not available in Indonesia. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Kyrgyzstan’s walnut forests dwindle with increased cattle farming, climate change]( [The walnut forests of southern Kyrgyzstan sprawl along the tops of steep hills. They are believed to be the largest natural walnut forest on Earth.]( Credit: Levi Bridges/The World Climate change and increased cattle farming have created intense pressure on Kyrgyzstan’s walnut forest — the largest one on Earth. But [a new app]( is helping herders to better monitor and manage their pastures in an effort to protect the walnut forests. [Polish border town of Przemyśl is a revolving door for Ukrainian migrants]( [A couple kisses through a fence as she boards a train toward Kyiv at Przemysl train station on Oct. 6, 2022, Przemysl, Poland.]( Credit: Omar Marques/The World The town Przemyśl, which lies on Poland's border with Ukraine, has seen a [revolving door of migrants]( fleeing the war in Ukraine, and then returning home. At the train station in Przemyśl, many Ukrainians are facing difficult decisions about returning home amid a brutal war. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot Five different schools from around the globe have collectively won the [“World’s Best School” prize](. They are from Scotland, Uganda, Chile, the Philippines and the United States. 📚🍎 Uganda won its prize for locals coming together to plant vegetables for school meals amid a civil war. The other prizes ranged from stemming a brain-drain to a TV program addressing mental health, plus an environmental prize for rehabilitating lost mangroves and an arts program for students in Chicago, many of them minorities. The schools shared a prize of $250,000. [Screenshot of Shamsh Zoha tweet]( Credit: Twitter In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.