happened in september and last for over a month thousands of soldiers died there by john in armenia nagorno-karabakh as well and that is fine the ended around a member that's and when the sides agreed to a cease fire which was brokered by a russian i so. the decision has been taken as a result of analysis of the military situation and be still be since most of people who have been most familiar with the military situation. for my part i would like to see done very good. we've sealed the deal to subtly years long conflict between armenia and azerbaijan computed the occupation. by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing cease fire as somewhat of what is actually a victory and they even held the victory day parade in bulk and speaking of that base where they parade the president off. the guard he also arrived and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed and. and there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the bored me. which is not on their

september and lasted for over a month thousands of soldiers died in those are by john in armenia nagorno-karabakh as well and that violence find the ended around them but it's and when the sides agree to a ceasefire which was brokered by a russian now according to the deal parts of the gorgar a bar or. 2 by john and control while russian peacekeepers were also deployed to the region to make sure the size don't fire at each other and of course to facilitate the return of refugees as well here's some more details about the deal i saw. the decision has been taken as a result of analysis of the military situation lisa as most of people who have been most for me there with the military situation. for my part i would like to see that i'm very very we've sealed the deal to certainly years long conflict between armenia and azerbaijan computing the occupation of as bush on land. no john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and then soon as someone will know someone is actually a victory and even held a victory day parade and speaking of that they swear they parade the president off

in the war over nagorno-karabakh , it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally, armenia>> i think what happened in nagorno-karabakh is the catastrophe for moscow's influence because of what remains of the space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker. correspondent: we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's traditions -- intentions. traditional, russia has maintained stability here. the peacekeeper says that when other countries like turkey try to destabilize the situation, we try to keep them peaceful. having the russia military here helps do that. in this former part of the empire, moscow has a rival now, as turkey seizes to boost its influence in this region. and for moscow, the geopolitical challenges extend far beyond these hills. [applause] in moldova, a pro-western candidate has defeated a russia candidate. moldova is one of the poorest countries in europe. it's close proximity to romania make it inevitable stage four east-west rivalry. recently, russia accused america of plotting a revolution here. >> our objective is to get c

call for his resignation many armenia's are angry over concessions made by the prime minister last month 2 and a 6 week war with the seri with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh region the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to us about john meanwhile thousands of areas are now starting to move back to areas that have been under armor new control. this time we did it we won says hum that ibrahim off he proudly show the 2 armenian tanks captured in a recent battle 28 years ago he fought against yemeni and himself that is when the last nickel a car bomb to i mean yeah that is why he's especially happy about this victory. go to look it's still loaded the tanks was still full of ammunition when we took them they just left everything there and ran away. we travel with hama to act i am one of the so-called liberated zones factum is a ghost town after being captured by i mean in forces in 1903 the assyrian population fled and the captures destroyed the city because the here ashima off the caucasus. mariam is returning here after 27 years she's proud and happy but she's not sure she will ever be able to live here again. or to

azerbaijan has staged a military parade to markets recent victory over armenia in their conflict over the disputed nagorno-karabakh region turkish president to one joined the celebrations after back in azerbaijan in the 6 weeks before turkish made hardware was credited with giving a surprise on the upper hand in the offensive. a female television news anchor has been shot dead in eastern afghanistan malala was killed along with her driver as she travelled to work in jalalabad she was also an activist who spoke out on women and children's rights it is the latest in a series of attacks targeting journalists activists and politicians. authorities in barcelona say at least 3 people have died in a fire at an abandoned warehouse occupied by homeless migrants witnesses said more than 150 people may have been sleeping inside the building when the blaze broke out the cause of the fire is unclear and authorities are still struggling to identify the victims it's. a 2 day european union summit is getting underway where a dispute over the use budget and coronavirus relief fund appears to be over the leaders have been arriving

last month to end a 6 week war with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh the agreement says armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to azerbaijan thousands of their ears are now starting to move back to areas that had been under a meaning control. this time we did it we won says hum that it brought him off he proudly showed the 2 armenian tanks captured in a recent battle 28 years ago he fought against yemeni and himself that is when they lost. to i mean yeah that is why he's especially happy about this victory. a little bit it's still loaded the tanks were still full of ammunition when we took them they just left everything there and ran away. we travel with hama to act i am one of the 50 so-called liberated songs factum is a ghost town after being captured by i mean in forces in 1903 the assyrian population fled and the captures destroyed the city because of the hiroshima off the caucasus. is returning here after 27 years she's proud and happy but she's not sure she will ever be able to live here again. is where i went to school but over there is where our house used

ptjudy: in late ber, war again broke out between armenia and azerbaijan over the coveted enclave of nagorno-karabakheek, as part of an armistice, ethnic-armenian forces handed over territory to azerbaijani control. p it wt of a russian-brokered deal that ended an ugly six-weekar, and re-established moscow's footprint in all of its southern, former republics. with the support of the pulitzer center, special corrpondent simon ostrovsky traveled to the region again for the newshour. simo so this is what victory looklike. walls spray painted with names of azerbaijani soldierand the cities that they hail from in an ethnic-armenian town in nagorno karabakh. the streets are empty of anyone who lived here. they fled as fighting reached this area back in october. their belongings now strewhe throughout ttreets and the contents of their homes upturned. [singing] [applause] simon:ng the only people remai are azerbaijani forces, relling in their hard-won conquest, enjoying the spoils of war. for the azerbaijanmilitary that's stationed here right now, it's probably difficult to imagine what it feels like to be i

nicole passion young last month to end a 6 week war with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh region the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to azerbaijan thousands of azerbaijanis are now starting to move back to the area that had been under control . or to mario a mismatch points to the place where she once lived she says are dumb was a beautiful town until 1903 the year i mean ian forces captured it her husband and her brother died in the fighting this is her 1st visit to argue in over 27 years in the battle to condemn grew to secure i'm happy and proud of course everything has been destroyed here and i'm home again this is where i lived and grew up in the. mosque is still stunned there are no you know he brought him up against the armenians his animosity towards his old enemy remain strong. they kept animals here may god punish them for keeping pigs sheep and cattle in a muslim prayer room. not gonna cut about his hours says he brought him off. he's proud that it's under it was a pleasure only control that's thanks in part to support provided by neighboring turkey

by and he called last month to end a 6 week war with us or by john over the nagorno-karabakh reach of the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to azerbaijan well thousands of johnnys are now starting to move back to areas that have been under armenian control. or to be mario mr points to the place where she once lived she says our dome was a beautiful town until 1903 the year i mean ian forces captured it her husband and her brother died in the fighting this is her 1st visit to argue in over 27 years. to condemn grew to secure i'm happy and proud of course everything has been destroyed here and i'm home again this is where i lived and grew up in the. mosque is still stand there we go now you know he brought him up against the armenians his animosity towards his old enemy remain strong. they kept animals here may god punish them for keeping pigs sheep and cattle in a muslim prayer room. is ours says he brought him off. he's proud that it's under another version any control that's thanks in part to support provided by neighboring turkey there are indications that turkish d

armenia surrendered much of disputed nagorno-karabakh and surrounding areas after 44 days of fighting. today, thousands of protesters packed yerevan, the armenian capital. they set up tents around government buildings as police looked on. the u.s. justice department sued walmart today, charging that it fueled the opioid crisis. retailer sold thousands ofnt prescriptions that it knew were invalid.ar waclaims it is being blamed for the federal government's failures io police s. on wall street, congressional passage of covid relief did little to excite the market. the dow jones industrial average 30,015.1 points to close at the nasdaq rose 65 points, but, the s&p 500 slipped seven. and, in spain, some 20 ticket holders have won top prizes-- $489,000 each-- ithe annual christmas lottery known as "el gordo", or the "fat one". keeping with tradition, children from a madrid school called out the winning numbers today. lottery workers celebrated at a shop that sold a winning ticket. the drawing dates to 1763. nice to have something to celebrate for a change. still to come on the "newshour", o

the deal provoked fury as armenia and its allies in the disputed enclave, nagorno—karabakh, were forcedn. us president electjoe biden has outlined plans to transform america's coronavirus response as soon as he takes office. he said his administration would reorganise vaccine distribution and ask congress to pass another relief bill. despite plans for more testing and higher production of protective equipment, the president—elect says americans need to step up and do their part to control the spread of the virus. 0ur darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. so we need to prepare ourselves, to steel our spines. as frustrating as it is to hear, it's going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus. there'll be no time to waste in taking the steps we need to turn this crisis around. well today, anthony fauci, received a vaccine jab during a live streamed event at the national institutes of health. he received the moderna vaccine which was the second vaccine to be authorised for emergency use in the us. here's what he had to say just b

a by john has staged a military parade to mark its recent victory over armenia and their conflict over the disputed nagorno-karabakh egypt turkish president richard diab are to one joint these celebrations after backing i said by john in the 6 week war turkish made hardware was credited with giving us a bridge on the upper hand in the offensive. authorities in barcelona say at least 3 people have died in a fire at an abandoned warehouse occupied by homeless migrants witnesses said more than 150 people may have been sleeping inside the building when the blaze broke out because of the fire is unclear and authorities are still struggling to identify the victims. european leaders have gathered in brussels in an attempt to salvage the e.u. is 1.8 trillion euro budget all this includes hundreds of billions in coronavirus relief funds which the bloc cannot deploy until member states reach consensus the 2 day summit began with optimism poland and hungary which had blocked the budget looked welling to make a deal the 2 eastern european countries objected initially to a provision that would prevent them from accessing fundin

prime minister last month to end a 6 week long war with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh region the agreement sees armeniaeturning a significant part of that disputed territory to azerbaijan on meanwhile a thousands of as areas are now starting to move back to areas that had been under armenian control. this time we did it we won says hum that it brought him off he proud to show the 2 armenian tanks captured in a recent battle 28 years ago he fought against yemeni and himself that is when they lost. to i mean yeah that is why he's especially happy about this victory. to look it's still loaded the tanks was still full of ammunition when we took them they just left everything there and ran away. we travel with hama to act i am one of the 50 so-called liberated zones factum is a ghost town after being captured by i mean in forces in 1903 the assyrian population fled and the captures destroyed the city because of the hiroshima off the caucasus. mariam is returning here after 27 years she's proud and happy but she's not sure she would ever be able to live here again. then is where i went to school but over the

testers in armenia are calling for the prime minister to step down over his handling of the conflict in the nagorno-karabakhregion many armenians are angry about their leader's choice to sign a peace agreement which sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to arms are by john thousands of eyes or by john these are now planning to move back to new gorno car a buck. or 2 to marry miss my love of points to the place where she once lived she says i was a beautiful town until 1903 the year armenian forces captured. her husband and brother died in the fighting this is her 1st visit in over 27 years to even them i'm happy i'm proud she says of course everything has been destroyed here but i'm home again this is where i lived and grew up. act i'm small screaming standing how it pretty much of force against the armenians he's on the most city towards the old enemy remain strong. they kept animals here may god punish them for keeping pigs sheep and cattle in a muslim prayer room. nagorno-karabakh is ours says ibrahim hope he's proud it's back on the armenian control. thanks in part to suppo

armenia has handed back the last of three districts it agreed to return to azerbaijan as part of a peace deal to end the conflict in nagorno—karabakhe area for nearly three decades. officials in selangor have announced an enquiry into a ride at a prison where eight inmates died. guides —— guards opened fire on sunday. they damaged a perimeter fence and pa rt damaged a perimeter fence and part of the prison was set alight, causing extensive damage. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: talk show host sharon osbourne tells us how tv shows have changed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe coze

has been azerbaijan to celebrate his close allies victory against armenia in their conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh president or one attended a military parade in this area capital baku ankara backed azerbaijan during 6 weeks of fighting which ended last month he took aim at armenia and said the turkey is trying to bring peace to the region. we have no grudge against the armenian nation our problem is with its administration we have armenians in our country some of them are immigrants some have citizenship some don't our main goal is to establish peace if you try to take care of by just deciding that in your own assembly and your own parliament and you think this is your own state you have no right to say so 07 costello reports now from istanbul. this victory is seen by 2 countries that it's a joint victory a victory of the turkish and i was our bijani member 3 and 2 leaders emphasized that earlier today during their speech is saying that this is this is also a victory that will a pave the way for the united of the turkic world of course from the joint press but what is important is that 2 leaders

back to the program for a new finding has been reported in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region one month into a cease fire armenia has accused azerbaijani forces of opening fire on its military posts and we're joined live in the studio by parties among costar for more on this a row what have both sides been saying right through the ceasefires bins than that for a month and finally somebody has broken well a russian defense ministry they confirmed this saturday the truce was indeed broken on the 11th which was on friday now the occur a ball defense ministry well they claim that it was there by john who carried out the attack near. drouet we're talking about civility is there they claim that there were 3 wounded and let's hear what else they had to say the defense ministry at the cordon of karbala on december 11th at around 8 40 pm the enemy attempted to attack one of the military positions located in the south or districts of the defense army and as a result of the skirmish 3 reservists received gunshot wounds of various degrees. now we heard from the president of azerbaijan. that this cease fire is still standing

the mountains in the distance are in the armenian government part of nagorno-karabakh for ibrahim of his greatest hope is that armenianever again has under its control. the sport now hoffenheim have won in the bundesliga for the 1st time in 8 games after beating out spoke $31.00 at home it was $11.00 and half time but florian credit scored his 2nd of the day with a classy finish on 46 minutes the game was soon over as a contest winner in last be able struck as hoffenheim moved above. into 10th place on the table. will leave you with some light entertainment from belgium now that large show is banned because of the pandemic some artists in the capitals in the capital brussels rather found a way to organize spontaneous performances. a curtain raiser of a different kind in the belgian capital brussels circus performers are adapting to the times with restrictions making a regular circus visit impossible these artists are bringing the stage to the street. and nice. on the other side of the glass there is no applause no atmosphere for the gio to feed off but it's still a welcome change. in what we can really see their face

russia says the ceasefire in nagorno—karabakh has been broken for the first time since hostilities between azerbaijan and armeniak place in the hadrut district on friday, but gave few details. it's urged both sides to observe the ceasefire in nagorno—karabakh, where russian peacekeepers are deployed. authorities in austria say they've disrupted a neo—nazi network, seizing large quantities of weapons intended for arming a planned right—wing terror militia in germany. five people have been arrested in austria, and two others in germany. farmers from across india have been protesting against new market—friendly reforms they claim are against their interests for the last two weeks. thousands have gathered to voice their discontent and they've called on the rest of india to join them in a national strike. many protestors have marched on the indian consulate in birmingham in central england, to show their solidairty with the farmers in india. ankur desai has the latest. hundreds of protesters have flooded the streets of birmingham city centre here in the jewellry corner outside the indian consulate, to show solidarity

armenian weapons rolled by in a victorparade celebrate neighboring armenia's defeat, oand the capturea larger prize -- the nagorno-karabakh region. after the latest war over karabakh ended november ninth, a a decidedly unusual, even repellent spectacle for modern europe, but thesere dark times in this corner of the continent where turkey, ru intersect. m just over th ago, armenia lost control of these areas of azerbaijan, which it held since thenend of the first war bet azeris and armenians here in 1994. now, the azerbaijani and turkish leaders' exult in their popularity. >> the famous bayraktar one, which is made by the turkish defense industry, was a gamechanger and played an important role in our success. reporter: azerbaijan's successful mility campaign was lped by turkish know-how, and drone technology; it wilo-shape the gepolitical map for years to come in this vital region russia, turkey's rival in the theatersak as diverse as kar syria and libya, seems to have secured a place on that map. i it wield influence with armenia and azerbaijan to broker a deal that not only ended the fighting but secured a role for its m

priority a prisoner swap is under way between armenia and azerbaijan it's part of a peace deal that ended recent fighting over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. relatives cheered as names of returning soldiers were announced outside a military airport in the out of a moscow which brokered the truce says more than $4100.00 over to armenia on monday while a dozen prisoners were returned to us or by jan it's unclear how many more people are still to be exchanged. a port in saudi arabia has reopened hours after an oil tanker was hit by a boat laden with explosives the kingdom has described the incident porter as a terrorist attack alexey o'brien has more. the blast rocked the singapore flagged oil tanker just after midnight causing a fire and sending smoke billowing into the sky the b.w. rhein was parked up in jeddah support its owner have says all $22.00 sailors on board escaped unhurt. saudi owned media reported that 2 small boats were same before the explosion. it's the latest in a string of attacks on saudi arabia's energy sector mainly claimed by who the rebels from across the border in yemen just 3 weeks ago the who fired a missile which s

marchers in armenia paid tribute to some 3000 soldiers killed in the country's recent recent war with azerbaijan over control of the nagorno-karabakh region critics of prime minister and he called me and me and accused him of mishandling the crisis and wanted to resign. american media outlets are reporting that lawmakers have reached an agreement clearing the way for a coronavirus relief bill ahead of a sunday night deadline the stimulus plan worth about $900000000000.00 has been fought over for months it would extend benefits for struggling businesses and millions of unemployed that are due to expire at the end of the year it's been so severe distress for many families across the u.s. and the lady in california is no different she's balancing paying for rent and food when out of a job i. would part from. that was 1. 1 way you bring you home and their. church of local church and they give. give cards. are going to see once every 3 months. a lady lost her job as a waitress to you took over 19 and she's been relying on savings food gift cards and nephews part time job for extra cash. she's one of more than 12000000 americans who are

military has moved into the last territory handed over by armenia the agreement followed 6 weeks of intense fighting in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region qatar lopez hayat reports. the region of nagorno-karabakh is now virtually empty but deserted buildings roads and homes the armenians are gone and the district of lodge and is now under the control of us our version on the last of 3 areas yerevan agreed to hand over. but the military is there a soldier raises the azeri flag as military units drive through the area and russian peacekeepers have also been deployed they'll be there for 5 years making sure the terms of the russia brokered peace deal are followed the will of all of the dance here today is a great victory for me a victory for martyrs and our wounded the armenians were forced to surrender. the celebrations continued in the capital baku was there is have been waiting for this moment for decades after the territory was lost to armenia separatists in the 1990 s. order of probable adams and that of the district is part of our parents and grandparents legacy i lived there for 19 years my ancestors house is still there if i

armenia under a russian brokered ceasefire. deal. the agreement followed 6 weeks of intense fighting over the disputed nagorno-karabakh region. that chin is one of 3 areas outside the region's borders that were handed over by armenia. as part of a truce, russian troops have been deployed for the next 5 years to oversee its implementation. moving on to the climate crisis. now a cold case is underway in the netherlands. a group called friends of the earth is taking all giant shelter, caught trying to force it to reduce its carbon emissions. the environmental activists accuse shell of threatening human rights, fine knowingly, undermining international climate goals. 7 groups are involved in the case representing more than 17000. dutch citizens. severson has more from the hague. the people 1st, a shell. that's how and why a mantra is called this landmark case in the hague. more than 17000 dutch citizens, together with 6 employer mantle organisations are taking one of the world's most powerful corporations to court. if you shout of deliberately putting people's lives at risk with its increased production of fossil fuels from knowin

armenia. under a russian brokered cease fire deal the agreements for those 6 weeks of intense fighting over the disputed nagorno-karabakh region. latinas, one of 3 areas outside the region's borders that were handed over by armenia. as part of that truce, russian troops are being deployed for the next 5 years to oversee its implementation. forces have emerged of what appears to show a strain on special forces drinking from the prosthetic leg of a dead taliban fighter. the forces have been published in the guardian a stray aliya. they were apparently taken in 2009 in afghanistan, where this follows a damning report into the actions of straightly and forces there it found evidence that some soldiers unlawfully killed $39.00 unarmed afghan civilians and prisoners . now, sirrah, him is an afghan affairs analyst. he says the photo shows a side of the war. many people in afghanistan have known about for years. and this is another perspective of on going wrong and then it's done. the 1000000000, this will is i've been here before used the deal on this issue and it is' almost over there. and yet somebody, nobody has listened to

a prisoner swap is under way between armenia and azerbaijan it's part of a peace deal that ended recent fighting over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. that's relatives cheered is names of italian soldiers but mounds outside a military airfield here around moscow which brokered the truce says more than 40 people were handed over to media on monday while it doesn't prisoners were returned to azerbaijan it is unclear how many more austere will to be exchanged. south korea's national assembly has passed controversial legislation making it illegal to fly propaganda balloons into north korea the move is seen as an attempt to revive denuclearization talks of ground to a halt bride reports now from seoul. branding them as human scum north korea has long been enraged by defectors releasing propaganda messages into its territory activists have regularly sent leaflets by balloon or in rice filled bottles to float across the waters separating the 2 koreas the issue came to a head earlier this year with the north destroying going into korean liaison office on its side of the demilitarized zone and cutting all hotline communications with the sou

in the war over nagorno—karabakh, it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally in the region, armeniaastrophe for moscow's influence not only in south caucasus, but across what remains of the post—soviet space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker and weaker. we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's intentions. "traditionally, russia has guaranteed stability here", the peacekeeper says. "while other countries, i mean turkey, try to destabilise the situation, we try to improve things." and for moscow, the geopolitical challenges extend far beyond these hills. in moldova, a pro—western politician, maia sandu, has won the presidency, defeating the pro—russia candidate. moldova is one of the europe's poorest countries, still wants it in russia's orbit. its soviet past and close proximity to romania make it a stage for east—west rivalry. russia has accused america of plotting revolution here. our objective is to get closer to the eu, and hopefully one day to become a member of the european union. but would russia let that happen, will russia let your

the former soviet republics of armenia and azerbaijan went to war, again, over the enclave of nagorno-karabakh drawing in regional powers. now, after the azerbaijani victory, as special correspondent simon ostrovsky t tells us, wi support of the pulitzer center, peace will be a hard bargain. and a warning: some images in this report may disturb viewersr >>eporter: earlier this month, allies reviewing the captured spoils of a brutal war: azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev with turkish presidentre p tayyip erdogan on the capital, baku's main square. column after column of captured imenianeapons rolled bya victory paradehbelebrate neiging armenia's defeat, and the capture of a larger prize: theagorno-karabakh region. after the latest war over karabakh ended novembe9, a decidedly unusual, even repellent, spectacleor modern europe, but ese are dark times in this corner of the continent wherturkey, russia and iran intersect. just over a month ago armenia lost control of these areas of azerbaijan, which it held since the end of the first war between azeris and armenians here in 1994, now, the azerba

in the war over nagorno—karabakh, it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally in the region, armeniaw's influence not only in south caucasus, but across what remains of the post—soviet space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker and weaker. we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's intentions. "traditionally, russia has guaranteed stability here," the peacekeeper says. "while other countries, i mean turkey, try to destabilise the situation, we try to improve things." and for moscow, the geopolitical challenges extend far beyond these hills. in moldova, a pro—western politician, maia sandu, has won the presidency, defeating the pro—russia candidate. moldova is one of the europe's poorest countries, but the kremlin still wants it in russia's orbit. its soviet past and close proximity to romania make it a stage for east—west rivalry. russia has accused america of plotting revolution here. our objective is to get closer to the eu, and hopefully one day to become a member of the european union. but would russia let that happen, will russia let your c

the mountains in the distance are in the armenian government part of nagorno-karabakh for ibrahim of his greatest hope is that armenianever again has under its control. some spot germany have been given an easy looking draw in the euro pain qualifies for the 2022 world cup in qatar or money and iceland of the toughest opponents the germany who is again under pressure for a 6 no hammering at the hands of spain last. germany already knew they would be a top seed in world cup qualifying despite some poor results in the last 3 years they probably could not have dreamt of a better draw as they try to reach the 2022 showpiece in qatar unscathed rumania and iceland other main photos in group j along with north macedonia armenia and tiny little other groups look tricky. in his 1st press conference since the 6 no humbling by spain last month germany coach you can love said he never fought of resigning and was raring to go for the world cup qualifiers. and i still have motivation and i believe i never lost it there are always thoughts after a bad game but the next day the motivation is there again for the da in the wake of ger

in the war over nagorno—karabakh, it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally in the region, armeniasouth caucasus, but across what remains of the post—soviet space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker and weaker. we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's intentions. "traditionally, russia has guaranteed stability here", the peacekeeper says. "while other countries, i mean turkey, try to destabilise the situation, we try to improve things." and for moscow, the geopolitical challenges extend far beyond these hills. in moldova, a pro—western politician, maia sandu, has won the presidency, defeating the pro—russia candidate. moldova is one of the poorest countries in europe, but the kremlin still wants it in russia's orbit. its soviet past and close proximity to romania make it a stage for east—west rivalry. russia has accused america of plotting revolution here. our objective is to get closer to the eu, and hopefully one day to become a member of the european union. but will russia let that happen, will russia let your country join the eu? it's o

into the last territory handed over by armenia under a russian brokered ceasefire deal the very minute followed 6 weeks of fighting over the disputed nagorno-karabakh region. russian troops have been deployed for the next 5 years to oversee its implementation. al qaeda linked fighters of 5 missiles at 3 french military camps in northern mali. the bases were hit within hours of each other, rare coordinated attack. no casualties reported but a un base next to the camp in cuba was damaged french forces killed a military leader of north africa when 3 weeks ago. another 33 people have been buried following a massacre on 2 villages in northeastern nigeria and delegation from nigeria's senate has visited borno state where the farm workers were attacked in rice fields on saturday. the un says at least 110 civilians were killed and many injured boko haram is suspected of being behind the attacks. several people injured during a rally in support of uganda's opposition presidential candidate bobby wine. demonstrators fought with police on the outskirts of the capital, kampala, earlier police fired tear gas at wine and his supporters, as they travelled to the

armenia and azerbaijan have begun exchanging prisoners of war following a bloody conflict over the territory of nagorno-karabakh the 2 xo viet nations fought for 6 weeks before russia brokered in cease fire last month it's not immediately clear how many prisoners they intend to return. german police say that they have arrested another suspect in last year's robbery of priceless a jewelry from the famous green vaults museum in dresden only last month investigators are arrested 3 young men 2 suspects remained on the run now one of them has been detained in berlin. critics have called it a 21st century genocide china's locking up and so-called re-education of more than 1000000 weekers and other muslim minorities in camps in the shin jiang region exiled weekers have been dealt a blow by the international criminal court also it has rejected calls to investigate beijing for genocide and crimes against humanity because china is not a party to the tribunal and china maintains its goal is to reeducate people and to steer them away from islamist extremism muslim minorities say beijing is trying to wipe out every trace of

armenia hands over control of two regions of war-torn naanrno-karabakh as part of armistice with azerbaijan. >> for the azerbaijani milita' that'stationed here, ever since they were children they were told nagornoh was

let me move on to the conflict in nagorno-karabakh that has been settled thanks to efforts by russia and by mr putin personally who was in touch with leaders of armenia and azerbaijan and announced a complete ceasefire i believe that happened on november 9th and ever since then the russian peacekeepers were ensuring that no more guns are being fired in the region and in fact like mr putin said there was only one serious violation of the cease fire since the peace agreement was brokered mr putin reminded of the fact that this initial agreement is only a platform for further action and for further peace negotiations which are going to be difficult of course according to the worst leader and definitely. lengthy but it's something that needs to be done and there was also a message from mr putin to important international players and international organizations as well. and believes that they should switch from words to action and in fact he called on some u.n. organization including organizations sorry including the u.n. food program to get involved and to chip in and start helping with the humanitarian situation there the region has been devastated by w

for turning home after nearly 3 decades as aries who fled nagorno-karabakh in the ninety's now coming back despite the recent peace deal with armenia overturned it's bittersweet. plus bringing the stain to the streets the belgian circus artists who found a way to keep performing in times of social distancing. on my arc thank you so much for your company everyone well we begin this broadcast in the united kingdom that that country has started the big task of inoculating is general population with a fully tested and approved covert 1000 vaccine while the 2 dose vaccine was fast tracked by a german company biotech in partnership with the u.s. pharmaceutical giant pfizer the u.k. faces some public worry over safety given how fast the treatment came to market but the government could have couldn't have asked for a better influence or to get the 1st job. it took just a 2nd but it was a moment that offered hope to the world the 1st passion to receive an independently reviewed covert 1000 vaccine. and 90 year old grandmother margaret keenan had a message for others. as they call 1st fruits because it is friday and it's the best in the 2nd

armenia has handed back the last of three districts it agreed to return to azerbaijan as part of a peace deal to end the conflict in nagorno—karabakhministry said its forces had entered lachin. armenia had controlled the area for nearly three decades. french lawmakers are rewriting a controversial clause in a security bill that would have made it an offence to share pictures of the police online, maliciously. many said it could have stopped people exposing police brutality. images which have shocked france. a black music producer beaten up in his own studio by others who followed him for not wearing a mask. they are now under investigation after the beating of the man, he was never charged after 48 hours in police custody. he said he was racially abused. after mass demonstrations across france after the incident of the public that was made public. footage that was illegal under a new bill that was about to become law. it is called article 24 and makes it a criminal offence to publish images of our duty police officers with intent to harm their physical and psychological integrity. it protects police from harassment and targeting on