babying alarming everyone mindlessly. actually what that means is we end up taking longer to actually drink very little. it's just a kind of in the day's headlines. top australian figures, including a former prime minister, condemned reports that the country soldiers were injured. dozens of afghan civilians and look at the long history of so-called collateral damage in the war on terror. so the french catholics rally against a ban on religious gatherings during the lockdown amid a surge in covert. he says, one worshipper pointed to a disturbing historical parallels in french history. this isn't the 1st time that going to mass has been considered illegal,

or the churches have been locked. or that going to mass could be considered a crime. and rescuers from countries including russia, help refugees to travel back and rebuild their homes. as many find they have nothing to return to every day. drug every destroyed and the family you're watching are to international coming to you straight from the russian capital. thanks for joining us. for a global news update this hour, australian officials have condemned what they called un forgivable atrocities committed by their country's special forces in afghanistan, the governor general and former prime minister kevin rudd, spoke out after an inquiry of biased really is military and the alleged murder of

39 afghan civilians including prisoners and afghan rights group, has expressed its shock and disappointment over the findings. what is actually shocking forces that we have been expecting better from australian history when armed forces? let me be very frank with you when it comes to the overall perceptions of afghans towards a struggle in australian armed forces. we know they have done a lot of good things in this country. but one thing that was really painful for us is how, despite the goodwill from afghans were not expecting it told this from the australian armed forces, australia was one of the 1st countries to join the u.s. military in afghanistan after the 2001 invasion are still trying to look at how those coming to fight terror in the country became a source of terror themselves. 2 eggs, australia, and afghanistan, thousands of kilometers apart. one, a very keen to help the other. we remind committed to

assisting afghanistan in resisting it. terrorism. resisting the taliban forces. providing in cooperation with other countries, i live of stability and to live the lives curity that you'll country can build for itself. a strong in prosperous and secure future. it took the australian prime minister a bit more than 13 hours to fly over to kabul to say all that a bit more than 13 years ago. by then, australian troops had already been engaged in the war torn country for several years, almost 20 years ago since the aussies got involved. their number one military man has no other choice, but to say, sorry, i sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any wrongdoing by

a stray in soldiers. i say no choice because allegations of 39 civilian deaths at the hands of his defense force as a result of blood lust and competition. killing deserve an apology or actually much more than that large parts of the military report. we can't even read their blacked out, but even what's available, sounds horrendous and disgusting. this shameful record includes alleged instances in which new patrol in the members were coerced, to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve that soldier's 1st kewl in an appalling practice known as bloody atrocities. ranged from reports of troops killing a 6 year old child and a house raid to a prisoner being shot dead to save space and a helicopter apology given measures to be taken culprits to be punished. compensation to be paid. but just think of how many times since 2001,

we heard the same kind of stuff from the coalition. do you call it? what you were just for the course of it will say president obama spoke by telephone to apologize and express his condolences for the m.s.f. staff and patients who were killed and injured. sincere apologies for any offense. this may have caused by apologies to the president of afghanistan, and we will make sure that anybody who was involved is held fully accountable with the full force of the law. these are the cases that they thought deserved an apology. unlike some unfortunate, i mean quite a few of the fortunate civilian deaths from drone strikes that were often referred to as, remember the phrase collateral damage. but in any case, there is no winning the war on terror without drones, right?

they were dangerous. these young men, often deliberately and casually, cruel. i wanted somehow to save them, sin them to school, give them a trade to drain them, of the hate that had been filling their heads. and yet the world that they were a part of and the machinery i commanded more often had me killing them. instead, it all makes you wonder, just how many more thousands of deaths or command full pause. we're still unaware of, especially when it's revealed how much the people in charge were in denial about what they were doing. the problem is there's a disincentive, really, to tell the truth. we created an incentive to almost require or for people to law. there is an odor of mendacity throughout the afghanistan issue, and i know congressman connelly has heard me talk about this years ago mendacity and who bruce so well, the latest report that left the aussies red faced lead 20 strategic consequences

and military mindset u. turns. well, judging by how badly trumps plans to cut the troop presence in afghanistan have been received. is just wishful thinking for now. we've been in afghanistan for almost 20 years and no need to ally wants to stay any longer than necessary. but at the same time, the price for leaving too soon, or in uncoordinated way, could be very high afghanistan. risk becoming once again, a platform for international terrorists to plan and organize attacks on our own lands. so i guess it means more apologies could only be on the way. here horst, a former governor of afghanistan's ghastly province knows us truly is not the only member of the us led coalition to have carried out such horrific actions. these are something that is very serious and we feel that that is beyond comprehension by and i'm really appalled that that how could anybody and the name of humanity will

what even do that, especially with this poor afghan people. and we hope that that poor man of france to something real and not only for the australian, but also nato countries. and also united states who have committed similar acts in afghanistan. they also needs to pay heed to this issue and reconcile their own differences that i have done in afghanistan. the world health organization has warned, medical workers are on the brink as the covert toll across europe. and america hits worrying. it comes as new york nurses protest, what they call an adequate preparation by hospitals had been expected for their surge of coronavirus cases. medical workers, not the city, hasn't provided enough protective equipment or new staff to cope with a spike in victims. we're hearing today because we are standing arm. we are

back in court. i cry from the bronx and we are not ready, although not to miami. what i mean is they want and people, he, people are not what happened? and i think as a grown, a virus pandemic continues to hold a tight grip on the nation. nursing homes continue to be one of the most vulnerable populations to bear the brunt of the surge, in cases among the nation's most vulnerable residents, comes as infections, hospitalizations, and deaths surge nationwide. industry experts say that when cases spread in the community, it's difficult to shield nursing home residents despite rules that restrict visitors. i think it's clearly, as we've talked about, it's a challenge to take care individuals during this covert outrage. and there against the really sad, disturbing stories that have come out,

which was the case for don best and her family prior to them locking us out on march 13th. my mother was doing great after fighting hard to get her mother into a nursing home in new york because of the facilities great reputation took a turn for the worst. and within 3 weeks of the covert patients being forced into a nursing home, she was dead. nursing home watchdogs getting flooded with reports of residents being kept in soiled diapers so long. their skin peeled off, many left with bed, sores that cut to the bone and are withering away because of starvation. or he said look like your date is going into kidney failure because of dehydration and laying on the floor. he looks like he's there for hours. and as more than 97000 of the nation's long term care residents have died amid the pandemic. they are not only succumbing to the virus, but to slow declines from isolation. and it's causing a lot of them to talk about losing the will to live,

not wanting to go on anymore or being separated from their families. so that's taken just as much of a toll as cove it has on residence. experts say short staffing has made the pandemic worse and the inability to allow relatives to check on their loved ones has led to a 2nd wave of death. additionally,, according to the covert tracking project, although fewer than one percent of u.s., residents live in nursing homes. these facilities account for 40 percent of the nation's kovan 1000 deaths reported any york trinity chavez, r.t. . and in europe, the world health organization says one person is now dying from the virus every 17 seconds. france is one of the worst hit countries with intensive care ward, more than 95 percent full. and with more than 2000000 covert cases, registered medical staff, there are also saying they can no longer cope. what is this if you do, only thing i will complain about is that we need some rest but we have limited

places. the less serious patients are in the hospital ward and we only get the patients in the most serious state. yes, it's difficult now. over the government's promises sort of are the interests of the comics and over hospital. i've never seen that either for the patients or the caregivers. the french government's ban on all religious gatherings, including mass, as part of the lockdown has sent angry believers on to the streets and protest. worshippers believe some things are more important than covert restrictions, and charlatans. he reports. churches may be closed for services, but catholics are still meeting and they are protesting. knock down measures that seem religious service is essential under france's measures to fight the virus. only funerals and weddings are

currently allowed in religious buildings or services, but the limits on the numbers and religious leaders say the restrictions. contrary to see could part of the catholic faith, catholics in france, suffer from not being able to come together for the sunshine moment. the sunday mass, many do not understand how disposable to shop in the supermarket filled with bias and how to split the same time to meet in our churches and strict compliance with health precautions. despite taking their pleas to france's highest administrative court, the catholic church has failed to persuade the current sleep state that religious services such as mass, are essential and should be permitted during the lockdown that some while others have decided to take matters into their own hands. well, if i might go to confession with you a bit, charlotte,

i did not start going to master in the 1st lockdown, and i don't intend to start doing that this time. keeping not to draw focus from the authorities for attending these prohibited masses. we have agreed to hide his identity. if you feel that it is the responsible thing to do to continue going to mass responsible thing to do. for us as catholics, we are mostly responsible to god before we are responsible to our government. and obviously it's always best when those 2 or together, but in french history, this isn't the 1st time that going to mass has been considered illegal, or the churches have been locked, or that going to mass could be considered crimes by making this decision. do you not think that you're putting the general population in? do you think that as a catholic is the right thing to do?

you know, because i'm not asking anybody to do anything that they don't want to do. if someone doesn't want to go to mass, they're not being forced to go. and as they say, oh, be all of the laws as my religion asks me to on public transportation, etc. so i will be a paying the front. so i know because the laws of france do not extend above god. so there are limits to france's power. and i simply recognize that in the practical order, max is not repentant for his desire to continue attending mass. nor would he feel morally responsible, if someone in his congregation and delegate, nowhere in my life up to 2020, have by been held morally responsible for being a vector of a disease. i could very well have passed a cold on to someone in the past or the flu, unknowingly. and the way that code has operated with many, many asymptomatic carriers. it's very unlikely that anyone would ever know. so

given that i had no intention to distribute the virus or any desire to do so, i couldn't feel bad in that sense. that attitude is likely to in theory, your services such as this all banned well for the protests by catholics will not be tolerated. life is more important than anything else, and life is about battling the coronavirus. it's not just catholics who have been impacted by the blanket ban hits any religious service. that means that muslims, jews, hindus and all in the same boat. but given that france is still a majority catholic country, there are voices and voices of our anger, or roy sing above the crowds. shola dban ski altie, paris, global news update continues after this short break

seems wrong. why don't we all, just don't all get to shape our disdain, to add to it. and in again, trade equals betrayal. all, when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. welcome

back. soldiers from azerbaijan, accompanied by russian peacekeepers are now entering parts of the disputed region of newborn a kind of box in line with a peace deal. you know, all refugees are returning to the area's main city, supposed to panic out, which is held by our media. but as our teams mongols have found out, many of them have almost nothing to return to who war may be over. but the humanitarian situation here, instapundit here is still dire. scenes like this are repeated hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of times across the city and left to their own devices. look, emergency workers would be overwhelmed. this is why russia has sent help aside from

peacekeepers who patrol the routes and height. russia also said civilian rescue has engineers. farman builders to gauge the devastation and their state made how much aid will be required. it's neither easy nor quick. let's go for the next one. how many do you have on your list? there are too many. how many have we visited today? about 50, neither is it pleasant. every creator has a story. every destroyed home has its goofs and with almost every visit, we hear again and again about how a he or a she were. all of them died when they were in this room, 2 cousins and my grandmother and i was in the room over there, which wasn't destroyed. and i fell of my bed, opened my eyes and only saw dust. it took me 5 minutes to crawl out the window.

help has come from all over the world, humanitarian organizations, luko and russian, rescuers catalog ruin. after wreckage, our 1st task is to cover all the broken windows and glass, so people can survive the winter. it's some pleasant even scary. i had some role in the construction of many of these buildings is painful for the priority now is making catabolic, livable, again, wreckage will be cleared later, but light damage has to be repaired. now people are doing what they can, plastering, move a small holes and covering empty window frames with plastic sheets. but there are laws and even for that, my house wasn't hit. so the last way for live blew the windows sought,

but their homes, which suffered much worse, really can't complain. the city is slowly coming back to life. the shock of the war ease wearing off and with every returning refugees. there is a sense that the city of state by the get it has come back from the dead. but in every street there is a somber reminder that life will never be the same. and some people just can't come back. every day we drive by this house, and it's a sad sight, every time, a dog guarding a house that's been destroyed and the family. but isn't there more, i guess dia of from the u.s. state of georgia has completed its hand recount a presidential election ballot, and confirmed joe biden as the winner. again, the state's top election official also debunked the fraud allegations made by donald trump's team. however,

trump's lawyers are still claiming fraud in other states. this is not a single voter fraud in one state. this pattern repeats itself in a number of states. clearly illegal, clearly, voter fraud, easily provable. hundreds of witnesses, maybe thousands trumps attention, is now shifting to michigan, where 2 republican officials are saying they were tricked by democrats into certifying the vote results. the president has a poorly simon top republican lawmakers from the state to the white house to discuss further steps by president elect. joe biden says, trump is fighting a losing battle. it's convinces the who shows up. i'm confident he knows he has won is not going to be able to win and we're going to be sworn in january 20th. he will go down in history as the one most irresponsible presidents in american history. republican officials in michigan have signed affidavits sending their decision to approve the count i need only voted not to certify the election. and i still

believe this vote should not be certified. and the state board of canvassers should canvass for an additional period republican canvassers, william hartmann, and monica palmer initially voted against certifying the election results in wayne county, michigan, where detroit is located. they said there were irregularities. they said that the poll book, which is the official list of registered voters, did not actually match the election results. they had questions, they were not comfortable voting to certify the election results. the state of michigan had already been called for joe biden. the we had been ahead at that point 150000 votes, there was kind of a 3 hour deadlock and then there was a zoom call where activists and poll workers spoke to the board on a zoom conference and raised the issue of racism. we are going to you guys are not right, and i'm sorry for your descendants will be so esteemed of you. i am ashamed of you . i'm not going to read it to you. shame on you. you're a racist. ignorance was showing your racism is very up parish and i don't know how

you sleep at night because this is on the record, monica, your daughter is going to look at you in disgust because she's going to know and this is going to affect her because people will ask her why is your mother races so after about 2 hours of public of humiliation, the republican officials reached a compromise with their democratic counterparts. now, according to them, they agreed to vote to certify these results. despite their concerns. in exchange for the democrats conducting an audit afterwards to see what was going on with these irregularities. now the democrats decided not to conduct an audit. they say essentially that, that their, their agreement was not how peled and they regret certifying the votes. we now have palmer and hartmann saying that they were misled. they have now signed affidavits saying that they rescinded their decision to certify the votes in wayne county, michigan based chairman, gave me sure and says that voting for the certification of the november election would result in a full and depend

a bit of detroit's unbalanced precincts. i relied on that assurance and voted to certify the election based on that assurance. later that evening, i was sent statements that secretary joe's on benson made saying that she did not view our audit resolution to be binding. as a result of this fact, i reset my prior vote to certify wayne county elections. now the legal mechanism by which the votes of wayne county michigan could still be overturned is rather unclear. now the county is considered by the state of michigan to be certified and the decision to certify the entire state of michigan will be carried out on monday by a different committee that would be the board of state canvassers. that committee is split evenly along party lines of republicans and democrats, and it's not clear whether or not these affidavits from the 2 republican poll canvassers in wayne county, michigan will have any effect on that upcoming vote. the lawsuit that was filed by the trumpet, ministration in the state of michigan has been dropped. they are no longer in

a legal battle with the state of michigan. but michigan is not the only place where there were concerns about irregularities raised by the camp. they claim there is a pattern of voter fraud that favored joe biden and secured his victory in the election. and now, according to a recent poll, 40 percent of americans believe that the recent of the last election on november 3rd was tainted by fraud. and donald trump still maintains that he is the legitimate winner of the election. however, there seems to be a pretty big consensus in u.s. media that joe biden is the winner. the election took place on november 3rd, but yet the controversy surrounding the u.s. presidential election has not ended. journalist dave lindorff says the whole process has descended into a farce. this is all about not winning the election. it's about steering up the base for the election, ensuring they run up for 2 senators. the whole thing has become

a big joke. it's just that trump's hard core supporters believe it. and the reason he's doing it is because he thinks that's going to boost his votes. for the senate race in georgia, this is all a lot of noise. that's going to result. surely some detritus, 85 percent black and they were willing to say ok, well. 'd we'll just recheck the detroit city limits, but the rest of the county will approve the rest of the county slate. i mean, it was such a blatant racist decision they made. they can't take that their vote because once it's like, you know, the decision was made on a visit to the golan heights. the u.s. secretary of state has doubled down on the trump administration's claim that the area is part of israel as this. that angered the syrian government, which called it an act of provocation. israel captured the golan heights from syria during the 1967 war and later annex the territory. last year,

the top administration recognize it as part of israel making the u.s. the only country to do so that move along with the recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital was all part of the trump peace plan for the region nicknamed the deal of the sentry the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has some warm words for, the u.s. leader. thanks to president, drawn to the u.s., working on to israel is israel's top to president from the united states for food groups to listen to the truth from the student wants to present the united states, recognize israel. and so i will go to the heart. thanks to president roh, who's rules are $240.00 3. there are times the president wants to visit his the president from secretary pompei also infuriated palestinians by paying a visit to jewish settlements in the disputed west bank. and announcing a u.s.

initiative to counter the pro palestinian b.d.s. movement, accusing it of anti-semitism. protests in the west bank, quickly turned violent as rioters hurled rocks at israeli soldiers. he spoke with foreign policy experts on a visit and how the trump administration's policy is how the israeli palestinian conflict. some talk about diplomacy and peace. what does it mean for an entire nation of people, palestinian people who have been dislocated now for a century? plus. this is horrible for so many millions of palestinians families, and would pump a 0 is doing, is giving the green light in the next few weeks for. 'd the hard right in israel to continue to trample over palestinian self-determination and 16 she knew to gobble up historical palestinian land in gaza in the west bank. and now these incursions into syria instead of go on heights, i mean israel functions as a massive u.s.

war base in the middle east, seemingly do whatever they want without any consequences. it's an unprecedented move for any, you know, a high ranking american official on the level of, of secretary and certainly secretary of state which is the highest in america to come and visit, you know, a community, a settlement in the golan heights. so you know, it is, it is amazing. it is an amazing achievement for, for israel, the campaign for 2024 is already starting because what they're doing here 1st of all trump shows that he's not giving up the fight. he may, you know, have to concede the election or realize that on january 20th he's going to leave the presidency. but he's not giving up the fight and he keeps working for israel in the middle east, even in this lame duck period where he's not where he's on his way out. and what he does is he sets the stage. so once president biden comes in in january,

he either has to reverse these things or he keeps up as a rabbi.