that's what president aliyev said.an side. these demands were officially communicated to them on december 27th, he said, which is two days after the crash, which happened on 25th. and he said that he had three demands from kremlin. first is the apology, which has been already fulfilled. yesterday, president putin called azerbaijan leader and extended his apologies, but he didn't say who shot down the plane. that's what azerbaijan wants from him. they want putin to admit it, because azerbaijan believes it is russia. aliyev said that russia must acknowledge its guilt. and he also demanded that those responsible must be punished, brought tojustice and compensation must be paid to the azerbaijani state. as we hearfrom president aliyev, these are azerbaijan's conditions. now, we see in the news that putin initiated another phone call today and had a conversation with president aliyev again about the plane crash. this is the second call since yesterday. we don't know the details yet, as they have not been made public. palest

as we heard from president aliyev, these are azerbaijan's conditions.er phone call today and had another phone call with president aliyev about the plane crash. this is the second call since yesterday. we don't know the details yet as they had not been made public.- details yet as they had not been made public. what do you think all of— been made public. what do you think all of this _ been made public. what do you think all of this means - been made public. what do you think all of this means in - think all of this means in political terms for relations between the two countries and the two leaders?— the two leaders? well, yeah, azerbaijan — the two leaders? well, yeah, azerbaijan is _ the two leaders? well, yeah, azerbaijan is one _ the two leaders? well, yeah, azerbaijan is one of- the two leaders? well, yeah, azerbaijan is one of the - azerbaijan is one of the strongest countries in the former soviet union, some commented. and it has never trusted russia 100%. although it always maintained good relations which may be with some ups and downs and has

president aliyev mentioned the apology he received but said russia has covered up what happened.an israeli strike on the upperfloor of al—wafaa hospital in the centre of gaza city. several others have been injured with officials saying some of those are in a critical condition. israel says the hospital was being used by hamas as a command centre, but has not provided any evidence to support this. earlier this morning the baptist hospital in gaza city was also hit. it has the only ct scanner and ultrasound machine in north gaza and is being used as a radiology centre. there were no injuries and no equipment damage. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has more from jerusalem. smoke could be seen on the upperfloor of the al—wafa hospital building in gaza city. the whole facade of that upper floor was destroyed. you could actually see people moving inside. there was other footage that showed absolute of the al—wafa hospital, and a body being pulled on a stretcher and taken into an ambulance. sirens could also be heard in the vicinity of the hospital. the gaza civil defence services who

azerbaijani president ilham aliyev has told state television that the passenger plane that crashed inged due to an accidental shooting from the ground in russia. president aliyev said he regretted that "some circles" in russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash of the azerbaijan airlines plane, by sowing false narratives about the causes of the crash. russian president vladimir putin yesterday apologised for what the kremlin called a �*tragic incident�* after russian air defences were fired against ukrainian drones. mr aliyev said the plane was hit by accident and "admitting guilt and apologising in a timely manner were measures and steps that should have been taken." the forensics are still, the fire service, are now still sifting through the wreckage of that plane which crashed at around 9am this morning. it killed at least 177 people. there were 181 people on board, two are still missing, but two people did survive and were pulled from the wreckage. they are now being treated in hospital. there's plenty more of this on bbc news so do stay with us. hello there. there's b

i think eventually, everything will be blamed on the ukrainian drones, as is, but aliyev is interestedmewhat transparent investigation because he has his own international reputation on the line. so we'll see how they are going to dance around this, but we did hear even more about the apology in addition to the apology, which is rare and very important, because putin never takes... he's always right, he never takes any responsibility for anything ever, but the two foreign ministers, the russian foreign minister and azerbaijani foreign minister, in fact spoke and made a statement together that this incident, this accident, has been resolved in terms of relationship and the countries will continue to work together. so it will be interesting to see what the actual investigation of the tragedy will reveal and the many countries involved in it. so it will be interesting to see how russians will be dancing around their responsibility, if it indeed comes through that it happened because of the russian shots. just briefly, if you don't mind, but we do know there will be a russian investigation

aliyev also criticized russia for what he said was an attempt to, quote, "hush up" the issue after the plane went down over kazakhstan. experts believe russian air defense systems shot down the plane while targeting ukrainian drones. russian president vladimir putin apologized this weekend, but he has not taken responsibility for the crash. israeli hostages were tortured and abused while being held by hamas. that's according to a new report set to be shared with the united nations this week. the report is based on interviews with israeli medical teams that helped treat more than 100 hostages after they were freed -- according to reporting by reuters. the medical teams say hostages were sexually assaulted, beaten, starved, and burned. relatives of those still in captivity say this should add urgency to ceasefire talks. >> [translated] the report clarifies beyond any doubt that all of them have been subjected to severe torture for 450 days. it's either a deal and the end of the war or continued torture to death. ali: israeli officials believe about half of the 100 hostages still held in

azerbaijani president ilham aliyev says that the passenger plane that crashed in kazakhstan, killing damaged due to shooting from the ground in russia. that's according to azerbaijan state television. president aliyev said he regretted that "some circles" in russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash of the azerbaijan airlines plane, by sowing false narratives about the causes of the crash. russian president vladimir putin yesterday apologies for what the kremlin called a �*tragic incident�* after russian air defences were fired against ukrainian drones. three people have died after trying to cross the english channel this morning — according to the french authorities. firefighters and law enforcement were deployed in a rescue operation after several dozen people ended up in the water off the coast of sangatte near calais. the recovered bodies were transported by the french navy helicopter. four people were taken to hospital. it brings the number of deaths from channel crossings to 75 this year. almost 1,500 people have made the crossing in the past four days. the mp for t

azerbaijani president ilham aliyev has told state television that the passenger plane that crashed inooting from the ground in russia. president aliyev told state media that he regretted that "some circles" in russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash of the azerbaijan airlines plane, by sowing false narratives about the causes of the crash. russian president vladimir putin yesterday apologies for what the kremlin called a �*tragic incident�* after russian air defences were fired against ukrainian drones. over the past week, suspected reprisal killings of people from the alawite community which syria's deposed president bashar al—assad belongs to have triggered protests. rebels hayat tahrir al—sham who have formed the de facto government of the country have denied carrying out reprisal attacks, and have promised a general amnesty for members of the former regime. tens of thousands of the former regime's forces have been crowding at hts centres to surrender. the bbc�*s yogita limaye has been speaking to them to understand why the regime fell so rapidly, and whether they bel

during a phone call with azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev, putin called it a tragic incident. aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane went down in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. cnn's nadia bashir is following the latest developments. >> well, as questions continue to mount over the possible connection between russian air defense systems and wednesday's deadly plane crash, russian president vladimir putin has issued an apology for the fact that the flight crashed after entering russian airspace around the chechen city of grozny. acknowledging, according to the kremlin, that russia's air defense systems were in fact active when the plane attempted to land in grozny. however, no admission of responsibility from moscow. investigations are still ongoing. but nearby ukrainian drone attacks in the moments preceding the crash have led some officials to believe that the plane may have been downed mistakenly by russian anti-aircraft defenses, with officials in azerbaijan saying that the plane came under external, physical and tech

azerbaijan said that president aliyev had told president putin that the plane had been subjected to external physical and technical interference in russian airspace. so words you very rarely hear from vladimir putin, "i apologise", but no public admission that it was a russian missile that caused this disaster, and also no explanation why this plane was allowed anywhere near grozny airport during a ukrainian drone attack. aviation experts suggest the aircraft may have been hit by shrapnel from russian air defence missiles. officials in russia had initially claimed the plane had hit a flock of birds. remarkably, 29 people survived this. translation: the plane turned round, and at that moment, there was a blast outside the aircraft. my arm was hurt in that blast. a deep wound, as if someone had hit me in the arm with an axe. meanwhile, anotherfuneral of another victim of this disaster. mahammadali yeganov was just 13. in azerbaijan, they continue to mourn. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the last major functioning hospital in northern gaza is now out of service after it was forcibly evacuat

now, when president putin telephoned president aliyev of azerbaijan, he did admit that russian air defencems had been in operation at the time that the azerbaijan airlines flight had been trying to land at grozny airport. he said that the air defences were trying to repel a ukrainian drone attack. no explanation in the kremlin readout of that conversation why that plane was allowed anywhere near grozny airport. if there was a ukrainian drone attack, why the airspace hadn't been closed. so to sum up, what putin didn't say today was, yes, we did this. it was a russian missile that downed the plane. but this is the closest russia has come so far to admitting responsibility for the disaster. let's speak to former air accident investigator tim atkinson... thank you forjoining us. what angle do you expect the investigation to take? the olitical investigation to take? tue: political machinations investigation to take? tte: political machinations which we are seeing won't really affect what the investigators are doing. it's still very early daysin doing. it's still very early days in the investiga

but as azerbaijan's president aliyev attended a funeral for the pilots and a crew member killed in thestmas day crash sunday, still no admission from russia that its air defense forces may have been responsible for the idea. >> the facts indicate that the azerbaijani civilian plane was damaged from the outside over russian territory near the city of grozny, and almost lost control. >> we also know that the use of electronic warfare put our plane out of control. >> just over four months ago, it was all hugs and smiles with president aliyev as putin visited baku to talk business. russia needs its former soviet ally more than ever. as a buyer of its oil and gas and key transport route to iran, an increasingly strategic partner, president putin has had some some bad times in the past couple of weeks. >> he's lost syria. he's had this problem. he's had ships sink in the mediterranean, he's had a general killed in in moscow. so president putin is really on the defensive. maybe he's looking for a way out. i don't think he's in the in the in the mood now to accept responsibility that his milit

aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane went down in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. cnn's nadia bashir picks up the story from there, as well as questions continue to mount over the possible connection between russian air defense systems and wednesday's deadly plane crash. >> russian president vladimir putin has issued an apology for the fact that the flight crashed after entering russian airspace around the chechen city of grozny. acknowledging, according to the kremlin, that russia's air defense systems were in fact active when the plane attempted to land in grozny. however, no admission of responsibility from moscow. investigations are still ongoing, but nearby ukrainian drone attacks in the moments preceding the crash have led some officials to believe that the plane may have been downed mistakenly by russian anti-aircraft defenses, with officials in azerbaijan saying that the plane came under external, physical and technical interferences while in russian airspace. meanwhile, several aviation experts and u.s. officials have

during a phone call with azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev, putin called it a tragic incident. aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane went down in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. here's what u.s. president joe biden had to say about the deadly crash on saturday. take responsibility for the plane crash i haven't spoken. cnn's dana bash is following the latest developments as questions continue to mount over the possible connection between russian air defense systems and wednesday's deadly plane crash. >> russian president vladimir putin has issued an apology for the fact that the flight crashed after entering russian airspace around the chechen city of grozny. acknowledging, according to the kremlin, that russia's air defense systems were in fact active when the plane attempted to land in grozny. however, no admission of responsibility from moscow. investigations are still ongoing, but nearby ukrainian drone attacks in the moments preceding the crash have led some officials to believe that the plane may have been downed mis

but as azerbaijan's president aliyev attended a funeral for the pilots and a crew member killed in thehristmas day crash sunday, still no admission from russia that its air defense forces may have been responsible for the iran. >> the facts indicate that the azerbaijani civilian plane was damaged from the outside over russian territory near the city of grozny, and almost lost control. we also know that the use of electronic warfare put our plane out of control just over four months ago, it was all hugs and smiles with president aliyev as putin visited baku to talk business. >> russia needs its former soviet ally more than ever. as a buyer of its oil and gas and key transport route to iran, and increasingly strategic partner, president putin has had some some bad times in the past couple of weeks. >> he's lost syria. he's had this problem. he's had ships sink in the mediterranean, he's had a general killed in in moscow. so president putin is really on the defensive. maybe he's looking for a way out. i don't think he's in the in the in the mood now to accept responsibility that his milit

aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane wentown in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. cnn's nadia bashir is following the latest developments for us, as well as questions continue to mount over the possible connection between russian air defense systems and wednesday's deadly plane crash. >> russian president vladimir putin has issued an apology for the fact that the flight crashed after entering russian airspace around the chechen city of grozny, acknowledging, according to the kremlin, that russia's air defense systems were in fact active when the plane attempted to land in grozny. however, no admission of responsibility from moscow. investigations are still ongoing, but nearby ukrainian drone attacks in the moments preceding the crash have led some officials to believe that the plane may have been downed mistakenly by russian anti-aircraft defenses, with officials in azerbaijan saying that the plane came under external physical and technical interferences while in russian airspace. meanwhile, several aviation experts and u.s. off

now, during a phone call with azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev, putin called it a tragic incident. he said russia's air defense systems were active at the time, which a u.s. official has suggested may have mistakenly shot down the jet. aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane went down in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. here's what u.s. president joe biden had to say about that deadly crash on saturday. take responsibility for the plane crash. cnn's nadia bashir is following the latest developments. >> well, as questions continue to mount over the possible connection between russian air defense systems and wednesday's deadly plane crash, russian president vladimir putin has issued an apology for the fact that the flight crashed after entering russian airspace around the chechen city of grozny. >> acknowledging, according to the kremlin, that russia's air defense systems were in fact active when the plane attempted to land in grozny. however, no admission of responsibility from moscow. investigations are still ongoing, but nearby

during a phone call with azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev, putin called it a tragic incident. he said russia's air defense systems were active at the time, which a u.s. official has suggested may have mistakenly shot down the jet. aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane went down in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. here's what u.s. president joe biden had to say about the deadly crash on saturday. take responsibility for the plane crash. >> i haven't spoken. >> okay. still ahead for us. we'll have the very latest out of south korea after the crash of a jeju air jetliner leaves dozens dead. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> luther. never too much new year's day at eight on cnn. >> transform your website into an immersive 3-d experience with infinite reality. you can tap the power of the spatial and social web, unlock valuable data, and take your brand to the next level. it's time for better shopping. bolder entertainment, and bigger sports. it's time to up your web game. infinite reality. >> all right. good morning. as y

during a phone call with azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev. putin called it a tragic incident. he said russia's air defense systems were active at the time, which a u.s. official has suggested may have mistakenly shot down the jet. aliyev told putin that external interference led to a complete loss of control before the plane went down in kazakhstan, killing 38 people. the kremlin says russia's investigative committee has opened a criminal case. an investigation is now underway in florida after a train collided with a fire truck on saturday. here you can see from the footage from the train itself, you can see it moving along on the tracks, heading toward a fire engine that appears to be moving slowly through a traffic crossing. there. it is. there. we've stopped the footage just before the moment of impact. officials say three firefighters were transported to a nearby hospital. 12 passengers sustained minor injuries, but no fatalities were reported. this isn't the first incident involving the train operator brightline, which provides passenger rail service between orlando and m

we don't know the full details of what was said in that conversation between president aliyev and president. we can see what the kremlin readout said. and this is the closest russia has come so far to accepting responsibility for the disaster. russia and azerbaijan are allies, how important is that relationship to russia? yes, i think it is an important relationship. russia wants to retain influence in the former soviet space. azerbaijan has been a key partner, even though azerbaijan is also now a key partner of turkey. but clearly i think the issuing of this statement, the telephone conversation today between the two presidents is a sign that the kremlin does believe it is an important relationship to maintain. clearly there has been a lot of anger in baku after this disaster, and so that leads us to what the kremlin has said today and this apology, as i say, not for shooting down the plane, but for this incident taking place in russian airspace. but as we have been saying, this is the closest we have come to hearing an apology from russia for what happened on christmas day. meanwhile, fun

lo hizo en una llamada con el presidente de azerbaiyan y la aliyev, donde acepto que las defensas rusasctivas en la zona, repeliendo el ataque de drones ucranianos, pero sin decir si rusia le habria disparado directamente al avion, que, segun la aerolinea, experimento una interferencia fisica externa antes de desplomarse .>> para que el presidente de rusia, putin, eh, llegue a disculparse. es como un reconocimiento, en mi opinion . tacito no ? eh, no dan detalles porque eso tambien i implicaria probablemente, eh, un tema penal. >> la disculpa de putin pu publicitada por moscu llego despues de que, segun la version publica, el presidente de a azerbaiyan mencionara a los multiples agujeros en el fuselaje de la aeronave y las heridas de pasajeros por particulas que penetraron la cabina. en una llamada posterior a esta otra que hoy sabado, el presidente ruso sostuvo con su consejo de seguridad. y es que para este analista militar, en medio de una guerra, rusia no podia darse el lujo de perder a un aliado estrategico.>> no creo que haya sido deliberado. fue un error. pero lo que si se puede

lo hizo en una llamada con el presidente de azerbaiyÁn y la aliyev, donde aceptÓ que las defensas rusasesplomarse para que el presidente de rusia, putin, eh, llegue a disculparse. >> es como un reconocimiento, en mi opiniÓn. tÁcito no? eh, no dan detalles porque eso tambiÉn implicarÍaa probablemente, eh, n tema penal. >> la disculpa de putin publicitada por moscÚ llegÓ despuÉs de que, segÚn la versiÓn pÚblica, el presidente de azerbaiyÁn mencionara los mÚltiples agujeros en el fuselaje de la aeronave y las heridas de pasajeros por partÍculas que penetraron la cabina. en una llamada posterior a esta otra que hoy sÁbado, el presidente ruso sostuvo con su consejo de seguridad. y es que para este analista militar, en medio de una guerra, rusia no podÍa darse el lujo de perder a un aliado estratÉgico. >> no creo que haya sido deliberado. fue un error. pero lo que sÍ se puede decir es que un error negligente porque, eh, tenÍan que verificar, tenÍan que saber que hay trÁfico aÉreo civil. tambiÉn. >> en las Últimas horas, la casa blanca ya habÍa apuntado hacia moscÚ por el desplome del aviÓn. e

ilham aliyev declarÓ que la aeronave fue derribada por disparos lanzados desde rusia, aunque sin intenciÓn en estados unidos, al menos cuatro personas han muerto debido a un sistema de tormentas que ha generado mÚltiples tornados y sigue causando estragos en el sur del paÍs. jennifer guerrero de telemundo houston, tiene un resumen de los daÑos. >> fueron cuestiÓn de instantes para que esta familia hispana perdiera todas sus pertenencias tras el paso de un tornado en alvin este sÁbado. muy pocas cosas han podido salvar ropa que la tuvimos que recoger de afuera. >> la. algunas de las vajillas que sobrÓ que no se destruyÓ. es bien mÍnimo algunos juguetes de los niÑos. >> hemos estado tratando de recuperar algunas cosas de las que perdimos, que tenÍamos un storage lleno con todo lo que es la herramienta que estÁbamos usando en la casa y todos tratando de recuperar algo de todas las pÉrdidas. >> el hogar de esta familia esÁa inhabitable. una casa que tenÍan menos de un mes viviendo en ella >> todo el cableado elÉctrico se fue, la plomerÍa toda se fue. o sea, no hay nada. >> tampoco hay energÍa

and let's remember, when news of this incident hit, the azerbaijani president, aliyev, was on his wayint petersburg to take part in this summit of leaders of post—soviet states. he turned around and flew back to baku to preside over the investigation of this. so there is a lot of outrage about this in azerbaijan, not only about the incident itself but also about how russia attempts to be covering it up — the way, one must say, they have covered up previous incidents, such as the shooting down of the malaysian airliner over eastern ukraine in 2014. i'm joined now by konul khalilova from the bbc azerbaijani service. good to see you. lots of different strands of this story to discuss, but azerbaijan airlines have released this report. much detail is in? we understand — report. much detail is in? - understand from what the minister of degenerative limit and transport said that they are sure it was hit by a military device, but for now, they have not announced what it was. he said that there was a visible damage, including holes in the wing, and the investigation shy to find out what kind

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over russia was caused by a shooting from the ground, according to the country's president ilham aliyev has criticised russian officials for trying to, he says, hush up the truth about the crash, accusing them of sowing false narratives about the causes. it comes after russian president vladimir putin did apologise for what he described as a tragic incident, after russian air defences fired on the plane, but the uk has dismissed that apology from putin, calling for now a full and independent investigation. the government says that ruthless criminals are responsible for the deaths of three migrants today after a small boat capsized in the engush small boat capsized in the english channel. a major rescue operation near calais in the early hours of this morning saved 45 people, with four still in hospital. it follows news that now 1300 migrants have crossed the channel since christmas day, despite the government's promise to smash the gangs behind the crossings. seven people have been arrested today after an 18 year old man was fatally stabbed in derbyshire. police found the victim on rose

president aliyev said he regretted that some circles in russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash by sowing false narratives about the causes of it. it comes after russia's president, vladimir putin, apologised for what he called a tragic incident over russia, in which the azerbaijan airlines plane crashed after russian air defences were fired against ukrainian drones. the uk has rejected putin's apology and called for a full and independent investigation. now at least three people have died attempting to cross the channel in small boats this morning, according to french authorities. a large scale rescue operation off the coast of calais began early this morning after reports around 50 people had struggled to board a boat. officials confirmed three people had died and 45 others had been rescued, with four being taken to hospital with hypothermia. it comes after news yesterday that 3500 migrants have now crossed the english channel. since christmas day, the prime minister has promised to smash the gangs behind the crossings, but more than 22,000 people have arrived since he t

president aliyev said he regretted that some circles in russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash by sowing false narratives about the causes. it comes after russia's president, vladimir putin, apologised for what he called that tragic incident over russian airspace in which azerbaijan airlines plane crashed after russian air defences were fired against ukrainian drones. the uk has since rejected mr putin's apology and called for a full and independent investigation. the government has blamed the deaths of three migrants in the engush deaths of three migrants in the english channel on ruthless criminals, trying to overload what they've described as unseaworthy boats. at least three people died attempting to cross the channel in small boats earlier this morning, a large scale rescue operation off the coast of calais began in the early hours after reports that around 50 people had struggled to board one of those boats, officials confirmed the three people died. 45 others were rescued, with four being taken to hospital with hypothermia. the death toll, though, could rise. autho

azerbaijan said that president aliyev had told president putin that the plane had been subjected to externalchnical interference in russian airspace. so, words you very rarely hear from vladimir putin, "i apologise", but no public admission that it was a russian missile that caused this disaster and also no explanation why this plane was allowed anywhere near grozny airport during a ukrainian drone attack. aviation experts suggest the aircraft may have been hit by shrapnel from russian air defence missiles. officials in russia had initially claimed the plane had hit a flock of birds. remarkably, 29 people survived this. translation: the plane turned round, and at that moment, - there was a blast outside the aircraft. my arm was hurt in that blast — a deep wound, as if someone had hit me in the arm with an axe. meanwhile, anotherfuneral of another victim of this disaster. mahammadali yeganov was just 13. in azerbaijan, they continue to mourn. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. britain is to give ukraine £4.5 million to help the country track down russian war criminals. the government said the