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showed no signs of slowing. the u.s. supreme court is poised to get a further push to the right. answers federal judge. to the country's top 4 if the republican controlled senate could ensure conservative. welcome to the program we begin with an escalation in the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of. heavy fighting erupted on sunday both sides reported casualties in attacks and accuse the other of starting the hostilities there is an ethnically armenian enclave within one that has been out of control since the end of a war 1904

a de-militarized zone separates the region from the rest of. the threat from the sky following sunday's shelling of the capital step by not courage to conflict over in a corner car a buck has the potential of escalating into a full blown military dispute early in the morning ground. forces launched. gratian including missile attacks. along the line of control contact we thought. they are targeting civilian population and through any infrastructure including the captain of a. regional authorities responded to the clashes by imposing martial law with immediate effect. i'm on the. under martial law i will call a general of military mobilization and ask the entire population to unite around the governments of nagorno karabakh and armenia. the responsibility for any reason

should off the war rest with the government of azerbaijan now and in the future. push me i saw. the heavy military presence and not born a car about as part of everyday life in the. past is death and mourning for people on both sides off the conflict. in recent years the disputed region has seen fighting flair on a regular basis located in the south caucasus a car back is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic armenian forces backed by armenia the conflict dates back to the dissolution of the soviet union ever since armenia and azerbaijan have claimed in a car back as their own territory a so-called frozen conflict that remains unresolved for decades later. in july hostilities flared up again 16 people were killed in the fighting the conflict has

international ramifications turkey has expressed its support of azerbaijan while russia has provided armenia with military equipment. while world leaders are calling for a deescalation it seems on the ground the warring sides are fanning the flames off their frozen conflict. we're joined now by di w.'s correspondent in moscow ury chateau yuri what more can you tell us about these latest developments. well michael what we know from media reports is that both sides obviously have been blaming each other for attacking 1st that's not good has been happening again and again for years the last escalation was in june v.c.m. this time there are apparently civilian casualties in the capital of nagorno-karabakh stip on a carrot news obviously the den mention of this military conflict now there are reports of that and among military servicemen and numerous houses in villages half

reportedly being destroyed however it might be the toughest fight in here in this conflict that has been going on for over 30 years already. so you're really getting into it already here but delve a little deeper if you can what impact will these clashes have on the people in the region. well nagorno-karabakh is also a coal to disputed territory disputed region that you decided which is internationally recognized as part of there by john but mostly governed by armenian people so it's an actual fact a kind of an independent state with its own political system from an economic point of view this is a poor area which is pretty complicated to reach and that's why not go in the current doc is pretty isolated from the outside world and like any military conflict this escalation will only worsen the situation now going to block has been

frozen conflict for more than educate 1st violence broke out in the region in the ninety's back then 30000 people what killed then a cease fire was signed which helped to stabilize the conflict but since the june june of this year we see the u.s. collation let's get some regional perspective here european media has the backing of russia of course as a budge on has strong ties to turkey how dangerous is this escalation of a decade's old complex. well in this original conflict is very dangerous for the entire south of us and could have to dramatic consequences even for europe given that there by john is a significant all and gas exports to europe and central asia and unix collation can disrupt oil and gas delivery but they also have to keep in mind you sound into the 2 other strong powers behind the i mean it does it by john which are russia and turkey russia has promised to defined armenia russia is traditionally on the armenian side and sees the country in its zone of influence russian armed forces

are displayed on their main and bolted to support this over and over the country of armenia to look at on the other side has pledged to support us there by john and then we have also iran well launch very azerbaijan minority lake so all in all michael this new escalation could inflame a big crisis and alternately involve more activists on different sides dynamic situation there in moscow for us no doubt we'll be checking in with you on this in the upcoming days thank you so much let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour initial reports coming out of france a gun shots have been fired in send in the northern suburb of paris local media say police officers opened fire on an attacker who had stabbed one of their colleagues in the thigh the circumstances surrounding their attack are still unclear. source voters have rejected a proposal to reduce immigration from european union countries switzerland ease

into a member of the e.u. but under current agreements e.u. citizens can live and work in switzerland and vice versa projections indicate a 6 you 3 percent no vote on the measure which was put forward by the populist swiss people's party. the opposition. presidential election. back on the streets for the. again. on saturday mass. in minsk hoping for strong turnout at today's protests following.

what are the consequences for the many people who are being pulled off the streets . week. expected. to take. even. the state.

time. today. we're not quite sure but this was definitely an attempt to somehow regain some footing off to being blindsided by that inauguration that came out of nowhere that was not. even shown on state t.v. and that really took everyone by surprise shocking people that the someone who likes big grand stage occasions would be willing to essentially have himself made in secret. military and police vans on the streets today shopping centers where protests have been hiding from the police have been closed today in the way places people if there is a crackdown in the courts today i think it's kind of open. to me.

they are angry about this inauguration they're not willing to be intimidated by these threats and that they're willing to keep. only in minsk as always much thanks . to the u.s. now where president nominated conservative federal judge amy barrett to succeed supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg if confirmed by the republican controlled senate will have put 3 of the 9 justices on the top court possibly handing conservatives long sought wins over contentious legal issues such as abortion and gun rights. it wasn't a surprise decision but that didn't make it any significant i looked and i studied and you are very eminently qualified. to be. president trump moved quickly after the death of bader ginsburg aiming to secure his 3rd supreme court appointment before the election the stakes for our country are

incredibly high. that the supreme court will issue in the coming years will decide the survival of our 2nd amendment or religious liberty. public safety and so much more his pick amy kone barrett saying she plans to follow the constitution as it was written. judges are not policy makers and they must be resolute and setting aside any policy views they might hold. there it is a self described devout catholic and has strong support among religious conservatives who hope she will influence laws on health care gun rights and abortion. i think it's a big win for christians and it's a big step to take we're taking that next step forward and abolishing abortion but the nomination has just made the late ruth bader ginsburg's legions of fans i think

i'm one of the female i hope this does get through it. like always by the way to give you the whole the i hope he does and it's time to look at i would really like to see some real justice and for someone to uphold my b.g. like. they are at now faces what could be a bruising journey towards confirmation in the republican controlled senate democrats will be doing everything they can to slow down the process. wish. that the next president. will strongly strongly strongly oppose this nomination. but in the end parents nomination will be decided by a simple majority vote which republicans will win if they stick together. sports news now in in the. have parted ways with coach david wagner after the club's 31 loss or vertebrae men on saturday shaka have not registered

a single win in the german league this season or in their last 18 games or join shock in 2019 with the hope of turning their fortunes around but they've only picked up 6 points since mid january. so. gears now enter formula one mercedes driver valtteri both this claims of the russian grand prix after starting 3rd on the grid this is his 2nd victory this season red bulls max for shop and finish behind him and defending champion lewis hamilton 3rd after he was handed a time penalty for sadie's has now won the last 7 races at sochi you're watching news up next shift living in the digital age don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram d w news i'm michael for me and the entire news team here in berlin thanks for

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