fragile truce it takes effect in the disputed caucuses region of the bucket but reports of shelling come from both sides our correspondent is in the heart of the conflict zone reporting on the devastation and how locals view the standoff in. this city of step on a story site i can see it has been razed to the ground but it has been battered by so many bombs of so many calibers sizes and types. and coronavirus of cases rise sharply in northern england with hospitals preparing for even worse while government guidelines so confusion. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r

t international i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories with our weekly program or now 1st let's start off with the latest in the standoff in the caucuses between armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed territory of not gotten all caught a buck the 2 countries say they are abiding by a cease fire that came into force on saturday but both have accused the other of violating the truce with russia is serving as intermediary the 2 sides managed to seal an agreement including an exchange of prisoners and war dead in the contested region the deal paves the way for further talks to be mediated by russia the u.s. and france here is some of what we saw from the key players on saturday. a ceasefire is announced from 12 pm 110th of october for humanitarian purposes a bit me but it will we are committed to a peaceful settlement of the current conflict and the ready to resume the peace process with it but if you have if the armenian side is committed to the truce

regime the phase for a political settlement will come and the phase for pressured negotiations will end our goal remains the same to restore the integrity of azerbaijan the fighting erupted in. late september with armenia and azerbaijan laying the blame on each other as a judge on claims 9 people died and more than 30 were injured during the shelling of the city of god in the early hours of sunday a rocket reportedly hit a residential building and a rescue operation is underway our media denies any involvement in that attack but i think otherwise. it was 2 in the morning we were sleeping i heard a huge sound and i saw everything falling on me glass wood the wall everything my son ran and a teacher it and pick me up. i saw rock fall on my face i opened my eyes and another rocket hit i said to myself what is this i opened my eyes and couldn't see anything but of dust what's cease fire we know these armenians very well we know

how they behave they are 2 faced they completely lack honor you can't even call them seaman's. they are barbarians they are not human if you have a war it's with soldiers but we are civilians we were sleeping at night just hours after the truce took effect on saturday air raid sirens went off in caught a buck and the locals ran for cover our correspondent to go to dawn of his in the local capital and heard several explosions the city has borne the brunt of the shell fire over the past 2 weeks there are multiple civilian casualties although the numbers are unclear at this stage you go to brought us this report from the area as the fragile truce initially came into effect. the city of step on the kurds is a sorry sight i can't see it has been razed to the ground but it has been battered by so many bombs of so many calibers sizes and types this street got the full wrath of a cluster munition all the hallmarks i hear burn down because shattered glass and if

you look closely at the walls and windows here along this whole street they have pierced with tiny tiny holes this is the deadly power of a cluster bomb and other aspects of using one is that when a rocket shoots dozens of little bombs of little grenades many of them don't explode so we were being told not to go down that street because that's where locals gathered those grenades that didn't explode and there detonating them on purpose they're doing so because each unexploded grenade like this poses a grave threat to especially to children because they look harmlessly look innocent so a kid picks up such a such a bomb starts playing with it and it explodes in their hands now it's been just hours into this tentative cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan but everyone who i've been talking to and counting on it was with each day no truce has been observed the war continues there is absolutely no change. in emphasis far as

temporary for 2 or 3 years it will be calm and then it will start again like this time every day we are in danger we wake up and thank god that we are alive i don't know what is going to happen to us as. we have moved trust in what they say and particularly in the current developments the ceasefire looks were suspicious staus the director of britain's crisis research institute told us he thinks neither side will be able to make real progress without broad public support. shaky partly because you're all about interest in both sides not just the treatment so dysfunctional that some it's public opinion and for instance we must be afraid that was a risk that already had but the some dissenting voices saying that why are we stopping the war when we as a result we winning so there's a danger that governments who made the improvement could be pressed for public opinion to new that will particularly only as interest on the other problem is that

the agreement is essentially a very short point says that it's to enable the new to be recut 'd and also it will christians to be exchange and those felt the top story she found a way of mechanism for bringing about a longer term ceasefire and he competes with i think russia is the key player because it enjoys a considerable degree of trust and a little contact with those of our german omonia and its next door. and so it has its own interests in a peaceful solution and it's the pro his perhaps other players further away. interests that they don't have any risks rushnell the state stands to lose if there's a conflict in its backyard. nations across europe are tightening of their crime virus restrictions after a spike in case numbers germany france and britain have all seen dramatic increases in recent weeks the british prime minister is expected to announce a partial lockdown for the north of england on monday it could include the closure

of all pubs and restaurants but local mayors are resisting the plans and threatening to launch a parliamentary challenge and nationwide public trust in the government is at a low ebb as artie's shaadi edwards dosh he explains. when considering the u.k. government's response. pretty and probably wouldn't be the words on the tips of most people's tongues over the course of the year the u.k. has seen thousands of people dying in care homes tests and tracing deadlines set and missed the u.k. topping the death toll across europe plus of course britain being on the verge of a round 2 and while most people think the government's response needs to be completely written off it seems as though not everyone agrees it's been a failure i think it will be like the lympics that's when it's all over and we look back and reflect we would actually be extremely proud of ourselves some people might think a wooden spoon is more appropriate than a shiny metal especially considering the latest news that 16000 positive tests for private 19 have been lost meaning the super spreaders

a blindly unaware the still spreading thousands of people blissfully unaware they've been exposed to covert potentially spreading this deadly virus time and hospital admissions are increasing in the 2nd wave blunder after blunder critics say the government's not learning from its mistakes but as the country hurtles towards a 2nd wave of the fire a scope of confusion is still lingering in the ghetto with mixed messages coming from those in power. in. the hospitality but as i understand it not successful apologies i misspoke today in the northeast new rules mean you cannot meet people from different households in social settings indoors including in pubs restaurants and your home you should also avoid socialising with other households outside go to work but stay at home eat out to help out but don't socialize kick start the economy but stay in your bubble it's no wonder the country is confused especially

considering the man telling the u.k. what to do is accused of being a tad confused one of the major problems is widespread confusion about the local restrictions people feel very let down a very frustrated very forgotten can we pin all the promo boris johnson. off to rule these all around president to times far to go back to all that no prime minister has ever fought before and after months of economic paralysis boris johnson began to i'm not the look down even though parts of the u.k. was still plagued with the virus and so the north south divide found its latest partition the timing of the lifting of national lockdown was london centric please remember this the next time you see politicians pointing fingers at our people on the eve of a 2nd wave many might think the government would know what it was doing by now especially considering it's how to round 6 months to prepare but when clarity has been replaced with confusion can the government really expect people to for the rules when it doesn't seem to know them itself shut to address the artsy.

the french president's plan to fight extremism by teaching arabic in schools was met with staunch resistance earlier this week as artist dubin ski reports now from paris. under plans announced by president korn france is fighting back against separatism and a deviation away from the secular nature of the republic but the law which is yet to be fully drafted and released has been seen as an attack against islam not going speech did they kill to alleviate those concerns. the problem is islam ist separatism this conscious theorize politico religious project which materializes in repeated deviations from the values of the republic which often results in the constitution of a counter society and whose manifestations of the dropout of children the development of community based sports and cultural practices which are the pretext

for teaching principles which do not comply with the laws of the republic french authorities fear that children and students learning arabic in mosques all being taught by religious associations could fall prey to indoctrination by isn't midsts and in a bid to have more control the government plans to expand its availability in schools but not everyone is convinced that it's a good idea according to a new poll some 69 percent of respondents were not in favor so what do people here in paris make of the idea yes for me it is a good idea today people from around the world have a right to speak their language and to teach arabic in our schools is a good idea because we have a lot of young people from north west africa and europe. personally i'm completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals ations we point the same the march of muslims when there are more serious matters but who i

don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled it might be a good idea if there are other languages might be a good idea to learn arabic here. talian spanish english all these languages and we i think that's a really good idea and i think people do with these want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic loss is widely offered there's no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them it's currently the 8th most popular foreign language

chosen by 11 to 15 year olds and figures show that only about 0.2 percent actually study it what's not clear yet and this is perhaps where the concern comes from is whether or not under the new plans arabic will become part of mandatory lessons here in france if that was the case it is likely to feel the fire of those who believe teaching arabic in schools only fosters communitarianism and blues the feeling of patriotism the exact opposite of what mr. there's nothing wrong with teaching kids cause. i think there's a message i think that's where all the french are. going to if we don't want to beat around the bush and drink integration if we want to help communities trying to live together. and which is one of the best instruments which can be used to get people around to get along together of course we teach the other languages even the

president is in favor of teaching the arabic language so i think we shouldn't mix the subjects and say as i've also heard people saying online that teaching arabic is an act of separatism you know. that arabic has existed here for a long time and it never brought me that radicalism or terrorism they resist specific branch of muslims who naturally make the headlines but this is a branch that's not all muslims don't generalise. stick it's been around the globe to look at some stories that are making headlines this weekend and public anger is boiling over in israel over the new a nationwide coronavirus lockdown tens of thousands rallied in cities across the country on saturday calling on prime minister benyamin netanyahu to step down clashes broke out in tel aviv and several people were injured. a security guard has been arrested in the us city of denver over a fatal shooting a protester was killed during a rival rallies between left and right wing groups on saturday local reports say

the suspect had been hired by a local t.v. channel in the meantime over in belarus. police used stun grenades and water cannons against an opposition rally in the capital minsk dozens of people were reportedly detained including russian journalists covering the unrest it is the latest in a series of protests since august disputed election which the opposition claims wasn't rigged. still to come this hour in the weekly the spanish government to move it to all but seal off madrid to tackle a covert spike is struck down by the capital's highest court we will tell you all about that and much more when the weekly returns after this this is our 2 international.

join me everything on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. denied his financial survival job today was all about money laundering 1st to visit this cash into 3 different. oh good this is a good start well we have our 3 banks all set up here maybe something in your something in america something overseas it became an island you do all of these banks are complicit in the tough talk or say we just have to give mccoll and say ok i'm ready to do some serious money laundering ok let's see how we did well we've got home we've got a national dream watch for max and for stacy oh beautiful jewelry how about. home luxury automobile again for max you know what money laundering is highly illegal thank you so much guys of course.

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rejected new lockdown measures imposed by the central government ruling they violate people's freedoms the lockdown order was issued after a surgeon covered cases in the spanish capital but opponents say that the decision was taken too quickly without consent and ignored the fundamental rights of millions of locals. internationally and it was the having none of it was a period courts of justice of madrid has refused to ratify the measures aimed at restricting people's mentality which were imposed by a recent central government order the community of madrid saw those measures as hasty nonconsensual and affecting the fundamental rights of millions of citizens and the courts have unanimously seen eye to eye with us on this and madrid residents told us how they feel about the government's lockdown and plan for the capital. i mean you seek him out it seems that the measures are only intended to annoy madrid because there are many provinces in spain which are going through the same thing as us and they don't have to do the same so i am not at all in favor of

what the government is doing as me. i think the measures that we're taking were good but it is true that it can all mcclean it will be very bad for us that. we have to move on we have to continue with our lives and i think that we can have a normal life if we are careful spanish political analyst jose rama says the focus has shifted away from the fighting coronavirus. out of this that. instead of thinking about a real fix for the problem and a common effort to fight the virus from which everyone would benefit the central government and the regional authorities are constantly criticizing each other and looking for some new strategies all this leads to chaos from which we the ordinary citizens suffer. donald trump's physician says that the president is no longer contagious after recovering from covered 19 and can resume campaigning across the country that said the 2nd presidential debate will not be going ahead it was canceled after trump refused to take part remotely the vice presidential

candidate did manage a t.v. face off this week but there was an unexpected star who stole the spotlight for all of about 2 minutes take a look. the v.p. debate was in stark contrast to the earlier trump biden showdown with carla harris and mike pence mostly refrained from interruptions and predicted predictably the pandemic took center stage. the very 1st day

president donald trump has put the health of america 1st whatever the vice president claiming the administration has done clearly it hasn't worked if the trump administration approves a vaccine before or after the election should americans take it and would you take it and if donald trump tells us i said to him that we should take it i'm not taking the fact that you continue to undermine public confidence in a vaccine if the vaccine emerges during the trumpet ministration i think is is unconscionable there's a lot missing here in terms of substance i think there was a lot that was was lacking in this debate look at the political issue that was the centerpiece of the debates coronavirus the coronavirus is an important issue but it's not a legitimate political issue because not 2 sides to it there's not a pro coronavirus side in an anti krone virus sides but there are legitimate political issues pro-choice pro-life views on gun control to use the drug legalization should america be the world's police anymore these are legitimate political issues that are not being discussed because again we're letting the media

as well and the debates in a way that's just designed to be the most sensational and the most you know quote topical rather than the most politically relevant is a part of the problem of the format of the debate are they trying to cover too many issues would it be but it would be better served to have one or 2 things that they talk about the whole night and really go at those issues and quite candidly why do we even have vice president or have these debates in the 1st place they don't create policy we're all very interested in policy and the technical details you know but a lot of people that's not the way that they make their decisions about voting and most people are trying to vote on. what they you know with their friends and family like they're making decisions about ideas that they've heard about but they don't really know the details i mean we can't expect regular americans to be knowledgeable about all these different vast policy areas even the politicians themselves don't really know all of the details of these different policy areas i don't think it's true that the american people are unable to. understand the issues i think that the issues are intentionally obfuscated in

a way to make sure that the average american cannot weigh in on them being perhaps the different format when you have maybe 3 or 4 broad categories that allow for the debaters to get into into the into those those categories by be important was there a winner who won this debate in pinning one. well i don't know if there was a winner or not it i tend to agree that you know a lot of these questions are really not areas of substantive discussion i think we really can't expect them to get into the details of any kind of particular policies and that they're really not trying to that neither one of the candidates really inspired a lot of confidence if we had to choose a winner i would have to say that had to be maybe. only because. his way through the debate certain points i don't think that either debate changed any single voter's opinion whatsoever i think that the voters had already made up their mind before the debate i think tonight's debate did absolutely nothing and

the reason for that again is that the poll opinions were kept out this was a rigged debate. a state of emergency has been declared in sudan after some of the worst flooding there in years for many it means life is proving even more of a challenge and what was already one of the world's poorest nations. or rather i do not remember the water has destroyed all of our house furniture and belongings they were all lost in the flood we were being evacuated from our homes to safer places several houses were in time it's truly we managed to save some furniture as the rest was taken with a rule to. some

people are living now under a tree we don't have anything left and children live under trees there's no place to shelter us and the village is still submerged in water we're building a house out of wood and plastic she's just a shell to ourselves and our families until things get better. just under 35 minutes that's when i'll be back with another look at your weekly this is our 2 international. israel media a reflection of reality. in

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