eco friendly solutions to comeback threats to our planet on which is iraq. fighting escalates over nagorno-karabakh armenia is blamed for a missile attack that's killed at least 13 people in azerbaijan 2nd largest city. watching al-jazeera live from a headquarters in doubt hi i'm dead now but it's also ahead still demanding change protesters return to the streets in lebanon after a year of political and economic turmoil. thousands of protesters in the thai capital defy government warnings and a transit shutdown. voters in new zealand reward just into arder and for

a decisive response to cope with 19 with the biggest mandate in decades. hello fighting has escalated in the conflict over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh a week after a cease fire between azerbaijan and armenia took effect. has accused armenia of deliberately attacking civilians in the city of ganja with a missile that killed at least 13 people armenians defense ministry says it did not fire towards a page on several reports. assessing the damage from the air and missile strike destroyed at least 20 buildings in ganja azerbaijan 2nd largest city of 300000 people or so. we've been living in fear for days we couldn't sleep at night we hid but that was no use our suffering

a lot i wish we were dead but our children would have to live without us we believe in our state and president may god give us back our back. people hate all fall from the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh azerbaijan and armenia are fighting over but they were not spent armenians defense ministry denies firing tools as operation adding the type of missile it's accused of using doesn't have the range to reach gunja however it later released a list of what it called legitimate targets and ganja as a right john says it has proof that the missiles came from armenia just how. immoral our. political. and army and on the forces. in other words just because it is an equal. job is not as a 1st they attacked in a deliberate and discriminate manner as it were to the syrians and that you have isn't what was burst scott i mean. i'm saying. both sides of

blaming each other for violating a russian brokered truce agreed a week ago which includes a small part detainees and bodies of those killed. since friday night's attack in gunja armenia says azerbaijan's armed forces violated the humanitarian cease fire by hitting step pan card to nagorno-karabakh on saturday as i by john's president confirmed his forces have now taken control of most villages in foods in the south east of nagorno-karabakh armenia considers fusilli a buffer zone between nagorno-karabakh and as i abrasion insist territory that both sides of the conflict have been negotiating over for the last 26 years. and as those negotiations failed as a bridge on with turkish support pushed to take some of these territories back it's enormous pressure on the armenians have lost more than 600 fighters recently. the violence is the worst in the region since azerbaijan an ethnic armenian forces went

to war in the early 1990 s. the control of nagorno-karabakh allies who then as i by john has been under the control of the ethnic amini and forces. fact since the war ended in 199-400-0001 friday on the news prime minister met soldiers being sent to the front line the main body i love you all i'm proud of you all i believe that you'll defend the future of your children with dignity long live the republic of armenia long live the armenian diaspora was a clear message but there's no signs of a rest but for now civilians and they saw its own face in uncertain days ahead was not a fighter. bernard smith is an air of god with reaction from the armenian sides. they started off the day saying they hadn't deliberately or they have not targeted from armenian territory targets in azerbaijan but it was followed by

a statement later on in the day saying that there were legitimate targets including for example a squadron logistics depo a technical battalion these sorts of military locations but no specific comment about whether they hit that building that residential building in ganja and also the foreign ministry saying today that consistent attempts he says in a tweet by azerbaijan to extend the geography of the conflict thus irreversibly undermining regional security should be condemned in the strongest terms and this is because armenia is losing territory to azerbaijan this is territory that is essentially armenia considers a security buffer zone between azerbaijan and the gorno karabakh its territory armenia has occupied since the ceasefire in 1994 and this is the territory along with care about the both sides armenia and azerbaijan the supposed to be negotiating about under the auspices under the direction of the us france and

russia but over those last 26 years nothing has been done to resolve the status of these territories and so now it's with turkey's backing is taking some of it militarily. what are the honey it has more from back on the as a resides. we spoke to a man as eerie member of parliament who is based in guns and he told us that in fact there were 2 missiles hit ganja one sort of the south west entrance of the city and the other one to more lethal one towards the city center that's where most of the casualties. happened now he said that that was a residential area that there is no military target whatsoever there and that it happened in the middle of the night because according to him well the armenians wanted to inflict a bigger number of casualties on the civilians obviously very strong convert to

nation also very strong condemnation coming from the president just in the last hour he posted a video on social media he called it. called the attack crime against humanity he called on the international community to take action against armenia otherwise he said well then azerbaijan will have to take the matter in its hands and will retaliate was force now all this comes on the backdrop that. is actually making it to reach your goal gains on the ground president announcing also earlier today that there were that they had their forces had taken over most of a one of the 7 regions that surround. karabakh that inflicting that being a strategic loss really for the armenian side so there is a feeling here in azerbaijan that really this attack happened because the armenian forces are losing ground protesters are gathering in lebanon to mark one year since

mass antigovernment protests they have been rejecting corruption and the ruling class lebanon has been experiencing its worst economic crisis since the civil war which is only deepened during the coronavirus pandemic senator is joining us. now from beirut where protesters seem to be on the move xeno where are they heading and what is the mood like one year on from that uprising. well there's still determination people still have hope they know that it is a difficult fight it has been a difficult fight they took to the streets a year ago today to demand to topple the regime that's what they were chanting at the time the political class the political system which has been in place for decades which they blame for running the economy into the ground it hasn't been easy the economy was bad back then now it's near total collapse protesters have

been moving they 1st converged at martyrs square which was the epicenter of the protest movement they then went to the nearby ring road it's a bridge that is that one of the main arteries of the lebanese capital and it was a large symbolic move on the part of the protesters because the bridge came to symbolize a front line in the conflict because this protest movement faced the counter-revolution by the ruling elite and their supporters and that bridge really divided those who want to change and those who were protecting the status quo many people here will tell you we've been intimidated we've been a respite security forces they've used force to clamp down on our gatherings but this will not stop us but it's very important to point out that the numbers have dwindled since the initial days of what people here call the revolution there are a number of factors of course the coronavirus pandemic is one of them these

security forces that intimidation people are also tired and they feel that you know taking to the streets will not change anything because the political class is clinging on to power. and saying no despite you know francois interfering in the french in the initiatives around trying to be a power broker when it comes to the formation of a government consultations are stalled where are we on the political price for the last 2 and saying are you with us. our apologies we lost in a reporting from beirut on the one year anniversary of the uprising there well move on and tell you about thailand because thousands of type protesters have returned to the streets for a 4th day that's despite the police shutting down major roads on public transport in the capital. main intersections and metro stations were closed on saturday but that didn't stop large

crowds from holding impromptu rallies on the outskirts of bangkok the protesters want new elections and reforms to the monarchy and the protesters are also calling for the abolition of a strict law that punishes any comments perceived as defaming the king in an unprecedented challenge to the monarchy so the king has said the country needs people who love the monarchy in a pre recorded speech broadcast on friday i don't know that. highly needs people who love the country people who lived in 3 of them or not and what the experience you have a what you have done in the past please use of the country's benefit. here's tony chang in bangkok and he says the protesters are ready for more street battles with police all the protesters have now set up in 3 sites to the east the west and the north of bangkok and this is one of those sites and crowds of the north it's hard to get a sense of how many people the wrong here but certainly several 1000 they've got

a sort of impromptu stage it's not even a stage just a couple of chairs with some speakers on it. but they have so far managed to evade the police in the north or it is despite the police earlier shutting down effectively the whole of bangkok closing down the roads 2 major intersections closing all of the sky china central bangkok stops and the underground and yet i think this illustrates the problem the police are facing they made threats they said that these gatherings are illegal under the new. special emergency laws he said that anyone found here will be arrested and yet thousands are still coming out . the protesters are not going to push their luck they say they're going to break this up at 8 o'clock that this stage there don't seem to be any police in this area or any other security forces. and i think the protesters themselves are hoping that

they can make their presence felt and then go home peacefully but after the showdown last night very aware that may not happen. still ahead on al-jazeera reports that nato member turkey tested a russian made missile defense system raises concerns in the u.s. and i agree coasts president begins his campaign for a controversial 3rd term as his rival seek an election boycott. the weather will cheer up quite nicely for the 2nd half of the weekend across japan after a rather damp saturday said cloud clearing out of the way brightest guys coming back in temperatures not going up to around the 20 degree mark it'll be fine and dry for the most part then in fun and dry to across the korean peninsula well the

positron a central china on the other hand will see some wet weather for a time and that rain will tend to peter out as it sinks a little further south what's come monday starting friday as you can see across much of japan southern parts of honshu could just catch a spot would say all right now more than just your spouse or 2 right recently into central parts of in the places say things are quiet in down this developing system that making its way into the arabian sea that's pulling out of the way but it is letting more wet weather coming into eastern parts of in the developing area of low pressure just circulating there just around the by of bengal well splashing showers in suka parts of a dish on the but that's pushing all the way down to ward's not there so much a weather once again to that western side of india not as wet as it has been through the earlier part of the weight but some heavy downpours there for maharashtra and pushing up towards good or right maybe even into the southeast of pakistan and not just the rain popping up there for the eastern dance.

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now the again the top stories on al-jazeera azerbaijan says at least 13 people have been killed by an armenian missile attack in the city of ganja dozens were injured armenia's defense ministry says of the not fired towards us are based on. protesters are gathering in lebanon's capital to mark when he or since mass antigovernment protests erupted across the country they've been demonstrating against corruption and a worsening economic crisis. thousands of antigovernment protesters have gathered in bangkok for the 4th day despite the shutdown a major roads public transportation the protests are as are demanding new elections and reforms through the monarchy. turkey has reportedly tested its russian made missile defense system drawing criticism from the u.s. washington has repeatedly warned ankara against purchasing the s 400 system saying it could compromise shared nato military systems the u.s. says if confirmed the test risks jeopardizing the security relationship with turkey

for a response here is the senior defense fellow at the international institute of strategic studies and he was told the former director of policy planning at nato he says turkey is playing a risky game that's placing nato alliance is in jeopardy. it's both particular magickal and a political problem technological because nato cannot integrate russian made weapon system in its own nato missile defense system so from a technological point of view it raises a really shoe and apart oxys turkey has been the one asking all the nato he said defense system to has as much coverage i suppose and to be obviously also partly based in turkey turkey actually host the nato radar system that is part of these me said the fed so that's one thing the political issue is obviously it sends a very wrong signal when all the other nato allies especially seen 2014 when russia invaded ukraine have made

a point of basically cutting ties technological ties with russia and defense systems so it's definitely a step in the wrong direction compared to where all the other allies are going to think what we're seeing is president ed go on doubling down on these very assertive region. policy it's not so much about to close alliance with we through russia because actually has a complicated relation and sometimes a conflict regulation with president putin but it's about showing that turkey can be its own man and doesn't need either the west all the east all the russians turkey says it's discovered and dish until 85000000000 cubic meters of natural gas off the east coast of the black sea that's on top of the 320000000000 cubic meters that were discovered at the same gas field in august president. says if then largest ever and gas discovery for ankara the e.u. has been working to deescalate tension between turkey and greece and cyprus in the

eastern mediterranean over the disputed exploration. the number of corona virus infections in india is edging toward 7 and a half 1000000 more than 63000 cases were confirmed in the past day at least 112000 people have died despite their rapid rise the government is pushing to reopen all transport and public spaces to revive the economy india has the 2nd highest number of infections in the world behind the u.s. . austria's foreign minister has tested positive for corona virus after attending a u. meeting in luxembourg earlier this week a spokesman for alexander says he may have caught the virus when he met members of the foreign affairs council on monday austria reported a record jump in new daily cases with more than 700 confirmed on saturday. a controversial presidential elections are do later this month into west african neighbors with both incumbents accused of illegally running for 3rd terms in the

ivory coast president alassane ouattara launched his campaign on friday even as the opposition is urging a boycott but 1st we report on guinea where the final rallies ahead of sunday's vote have been held reports. it's time for me to become your president a final gathering for opposition candidate said. after he called on the military to come out and vote present day out of power soldiers attack the military camp in kindi where the rally was held killing the camp commander a close ally to the president in the interview with al jazeera in september jello warned about growing discontent in the ranks of the military is due to the risk of a coup is real yes we would rather see them stay put in their barracks but so far they've always been on the side of the dictator. i hope that our soldiers will change their position and stand by me and people are. going to government shut the

country's borders and is restricting internet access over security concerns the presidential guards have been deployed in the capital who are setting up checkpoints tension is rising ahead of sunday's polls so this is only. by. seeing with. this kind of surprise in this going. on in the supporters so for me that is the one thing in the kind of real fruit. the we know the way i think that to. increase in them some legal. the octogenarian president amended the constitution allowing him to run a 3rd mandate suppressing demonstrations in a referendum boycotted by civil society and the opposition during a campaign marred by violence called a stoked ethnic divisions in this multi-ethnic country make up the majority but

never has a full on been elected to power gello is hoping to be the 1st with the slogan to unite and serve in a bid to bring together a country bitterly divided ahead of the polls because hawke al-jazeera. and ivory coast's president talks with rival parties who are seeking a boycott of the elections later this month. has launched his campaign despite being accused of violating the constitution by running for a 3rd term for the drinks reports. alison waters campaign got off to a strong start with a large turnout. and celebrations. and the president relished the moment. when he rose to address the gathering president alassane ouattara known by the. towards the opposition who on the eve of the rally called for both quarter of the vote. they are scared of losing the

election as we say here in ivory coast if they are man enough to come to the election and let the ivorians choose instead of staying in the air conditioning lounges in their air conditioned offices and their air conditioned chairs let them come here and talk to the people let them come and we will beat them. as want to compete in ivory coast 2nd largest city of board his rivals has to be organized a meeting to disrupt his plans. the opposition presidential candidates past. and former president. told what to his candidacy illegal. we invite all supporters across the country to block the select true coup d'etat that president is preparing to commit to prevent the holding of all operations connected to the election and apply the call for a boycott by own legal means at their disposal to convince the paulsen place to convene the country's political forces so as to find an acceptable solution.

for the 2 opposition candidates both courting the october 31st vote the race will now be between ouattara and form a parliamentarian. the constitutional court rejected for 2 potential candidates including former president laurent gbagbo and former rebel leader. both these men played important roles in ivory coast 2010 post-election crisis that led to the killing of nearly 3000 people so he said next on the parties. is stuck in belgium without a passport to return home after he was acquitted of war crimes charges in connection with a 2010 post-election violence. in 2016 the government organized a friend them to amend the constitution sparking white spread violence that killed dozens of ivorians whatever supporters say those changes allowed their candidate and former president to run again. the president's critics say he's candidacy for

another after the constitutionally mandated 2 terms is illegal. there are concerns that the tug of war between ouattara and the opposition could plunge ivory coast into deeper crisis how would you dress as you see it. hundreds of women have marched through ballet recess capital in protest against the government they carried flowers and chanted slogans in opposition to president alexander lukashenko anti-government demonstrations have been held for the past 2 months following a disputed election on friday by the russian officials announced they had issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader to kind of a sky. kurdistan's new prime minister and acting president has promised parliamentary and presidential elections in the next 3 months said the supporters freed him from jail earlier this month during protests over a disputed parliamentary elections to par of says the charges he was facing were politically motivated. there is

a kurd saying that falsehoods travel faster than truth those people who are saying i'm a bad person that i'm connected with criminals and negative forces are saying that because they are scared the truth is that i'm going to fight against these corrupted schemes and i can see in the next 3 months there will be a lot of changes there will be presidential and parliamentary elections i will prove nothing by words but by real interventions that we are going to change and provide open and transparent elections. fair elections depend not only on the central election committee but on the corrupted interest of president or prime ministers of the past we are looking for new ways to break this institutionalized corrupted system we will fight against those who buy or sell the votes new legislation we are pushing forward might put violators behind bars for 2 years we are looking at amending the laws everything starts from the top so it's important that high officials are not corrupt. french prosecutors say an 18 year old man of

chechen descent who is accused of be having a teacher in paris on friday had approached school pupils to help identify his victim parents and pupils have been laying floral tributes to the teacher on saturday prosecutors say the school had received multiple threats after the teacher showed a controversial image of the prophet muhammad in a lesson about freedom of expression new zealand's prime minister has claimed a huge victory in the general election cementing 3 more years in power just into our turns labor party has won more than half of the parliamentary seats it's an unprecedented result but could see her govern without any coalition partners victoria gate and she has more. has much to celebrate not only has she won a 2nd term as prime minister she's on cool's to lead her party to a historic victory if she does it will be the 1st time since new zealand adopted a proportional representation voting system 24 years ago that

a single party has won a majority in parliament now more than ever is the time to keep going to keep working to grab hold of the opportunities that lie in front of us state forward to give power who our people no doubt are late. but it was a bad night for the opposition said to right national party judith collins who when he took over the party's leadership 3 months ago said the scale of the defeat is sobering the national power she will tell you we will repeat will take time to reflect and we will review and we will change. national will reemerge from this loss a stronger disciplined and more cañete to passy. form a coalition partner new zealand 1st failed to pick up

a single seat and the career of 75 year old deputy prime minister winston peters who was elected to parliament more than 40 years ago he blamed 19 for drowning out every other issue. this election was widely seen as a test of our handling of the pandemic the government took early action to control the outbreak including announcing a nationwide look down when there were only 102 confirmed cases she will say one international praised the handling of a mass shooting last year by a white supremacist targeting 2 mosques in christ church and her quick action to ban semiautomatic guns and assault rifles voters in the selection of also have been deciding on 2 referendums the 1st on euthanasia if approved it will give new zealanders who meet the criteria the option of legally requesting help to end their lives the 2nd is about whether to legalize the use of recreational marijuana the results will be announced at the end of the month or done so cool go hard go early

approach to cave at 19 has helped her win a landslide victory but she faces many challenges ahead new zealand's buddhism still shot its tourism sector is suffering and some economists are predicting a long recession after the strict lockdowns in uncertain times the new zealand is clear and is the leader best able to get them through victoria gate and be al-jazeera. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera. these 13 people have been killed by an armenian missile attack in the city of ganja thousands were injured armenians defense ministry says it did not fire its wards azerbaijan tossers are gathering in love and on capital to mark one year since mass anti-government protests erupted across the country they've been demonstrating against corruption the worsening.