a virus infections chancellor angela merkel warns tough action is needed to stop the pandemic from spiraling out of control. and north korea stages a lavish parade featuring its military hardware to mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling party. on the cultural issue welcome to the program armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh after talks brokered by russia the region lies in azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic armenian forces hundreds of people have been killed in 2 weeks of heavy fighting between the former soviet states it's the biggest escalation in the decades old conflict since the 1990 s. the ceasefire comes into force in an hour's time following the negotiations and moscow. this is a version of the republic of us a by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantial negotiations with