This nomination if the American People rise up and say no us democrats look to delay the confirmation of president Donald Trumps pick for justice to the Supreme Court. You really have to does even financially with clubs if you have the money. And the fears for a future of football in kenya players hope the government will lift a ban on Contact Sports despite coronavirus. Theres been a major escalation in the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh the violence started early on sunday morning both sides have to clear martial law and are blaming each other for the flare up countries around the world such as russia france and iran are all calling for. Turkey is back in azerbaijan has called on the International Community to stand by it. Meanies Defense Ministry tweeted these videos on sunday morning it says they show tents that have just been destroyed in the disputed region of nuku nuku karabakh within a few hours the armenian sayed 15 drones tain tanks and 4 helicopters had been destroyed early in the morning. Launched a large scale aggression including. A long line of contre that contact with off. They are targeting civilian population and civilian infrastructure government leaders and condemned what they called propaganda and say to counter offensive operation had been launched after forces were attacked nagornokarabakh is an internationally recognized part of azerbaijan but is controlled by Armenian Forces the region has declared itself independent and relies on i mean if a support in an emergency parliamentary session the president who knew going to karabakh declared martial law as well as military mobilization from innovating. Most of all the people of nagornokarabakh want peace weve already see it the responsibility for any resumption of the war will rest with the government of azerbaijan today tomorrow and in the future Russias Foreign Ministry said the situation has sharply deteriorated and they had reports of untinged shelling from both sides the kremlin along with the e. U. And france a calling for an immediate ceasefire frequency of escalation even if they are controlled are suggesting we are really entering a very dangerous. Where it can definitely get out of control especially when new players regional players are being dragged into. The dispute in 1901 collapsed. The soviet union when i mean separatists seized the territory there he thousands died in fighting. In 1900 cease fire was agreed but talks to resolve the dispute still. Nearly 2 decades later tensions rose again in july with the worst fighting since 26 thing last year or so the armenian leader nicol russian nun has been saying he no longer wants to negotiate according to the people like me had been trying to bring together between azerbaijan and are getting set record is always going to be part of armenia that has really ticked off very severe negative emotions and of the by john. Has repeatedly valid to recapture nickel and karabakh by force and i mean he has vowed to defend the territory well it is disputed which side moved on sunday morning its clear both remain determined to claim nickel and karabakh as their own shallop ballasts aljazeera well weve spoken to officials from both armenia and azerbaijan which met fresh e. F. As an assistant to the president about bias on the head of Foreign Policy department of the president ial administration he says as a bush arms aim is to recapture the areas occupied by amina. To hear scripts are improvise army news from an integration and our civilians have become targets or mean our own forces and we are going to want to move in these other but units on the i think it is my job and therefore others in our forces to in wisconsin actions in concert attacks to repel armenians provocations and 1st acts of aggression of which i am an import armenian to peace because of this one negotiation process is also failing because of the deliberate and destructive attitudes of our media come up with we dont have an israel negotiation but and i mean it by origins and therefore here 1st is an interested to consider or possible to civilians who are living in close proximity to one conflict is an intent to ensure the variation or bridge on a continent armenians a question at last most also to yours so the Un Security Council resolutions demand immediate unconditional israel army and troops i did it is a part of my job so quite simple to implement it by armenia and they continue to take up the chances and i listen if huge is an idea peace they have a right to return back to the assortments because of armenians a patient to convert them back and the armenian foreign minister 0 not succumb young told al jazeera that his country will do whatever it takes to defend the region. No going on about will be defending every single inch of their land and all their security and i mean you will be the guarantor they stretch of course have been their usual in the parlance of the other German Government and the end of regime but the latest was in United NationsGeneral Assembly and brought this into a practical implementation once again once again there will be a regular basis morning has been approved at the intentions are going to do whatever then oxalis that shes now an aggressive manner it would our people of 3 square been consistently insisting that the heart of the newborn. Is the security of our people and they should they have once again who we have to care for the security of our interests the people are going to corrupt our will have been our own defense all their freedom their security against this aggression and their aggression that preplanned not just by us and what young but with the massive support charity we has in its military presence and which has been showing its units will aggressive when it happens it wont support it west of approaching. This is very very. Massive escalation also concerns for which president ial hopeful wish there was a better sportsman spirit while correspondent robin frisky was monitoring developments from tbilisi in neighboring georgia. Were still hearing about ongoing. Fighting the figures of course fluid as well we know of at least 10 Armenian Military personnel dead. As a by john also admitting casualties and also civilian dead on both sides so its looking like in just a single day of fighting so far at least as many People Killed as we had seen over several days when there was an outbreak of conflict in july but this is fighting of a different category this is taking place across the whole along the whole line of control and this is the area on the edge of karabakh territory with with azerbaijan controlled on the one side by Armenian Forces who mostly control. The higher positions and as ery forces positions along that line of control and also the armenians are saying that artillery fired by these areas has struck positions not just on that line of control but also within the karabakh region including to panic at the capital which makes this very a whole different category of seriousness in terms of this fighting moving on the government in yemen and who see rebels of finalized a deal to exchange more than a 1000 prisoners the u. N. Special envoy to yemen says the swap will happen immediately the agreement is being treated as an important one with compromise on both sides. This is the u. N. 1st major achievement in yemen in years that healthy is and the government have agreed to Exchange Prisoners the deal was initially struck into 1000 to 18 in sweden but never implemented the 1081 individuals. Would indeed will represent the largest relief operation during the history of the conflict in yemen peaceful negotiations can succeed and they will succeed in bringing relief to the yemeni people and Building Confidence for the peace process. Implemented this new deal would pave the way to a broader prisoner swap. 6 years says the houthi is took over the capital sana fighting continue claiming the lives of thousands of people the fate of thousands of prisoners is yet to be decided the un hopes the warring factions will resume talks soon to free all prisoners at the end of the day only parties to the conflict can bring long lasting positive change that yemeni people so neat. I believe over the last days we have been reminded here again that small steps that can have big impact are possible and much needed in yemen today. In the past tribal leaders and clerics brokered major prisoner exchanges but never managed to get all the parties to and the conflict. The saudi backed government insists a political deal will only happen once the houthi is pull out from the areas they controlled into 1014. 00 and had over their weapons it condition dismissed by the iran backed rebels who describe themselves as legitimate representatives of the yemeni people. In 2018 un envoy announced what he described as a landmark deal in yemen the Stockholm Agreement consisted of a prisoner swap the creation of a Demilitarized Zone in cities on the red sea and to the fighting in tires and a commitment from all the parties to start political talks to end the conflict but within days the deal collapsed and fighting could resume. But many things have changed since the store call my dream and the ho these have considered dative their military gains in the north u. A. E. Back to session this control most of the south. President had he has lost significant influence here runs the few areas still under his control from exile in saudi arabia. The u. N. Has described the humanitarian crisis in yemen as the worst in the world knows of its people including 12000000 children need humanitarian assistance. Many hope this agreement may be a step towards an and to a war that is raising the threat of yemens disintegration. Aljazeera. The Police Arrested dozens of protesters calling for the president to resign tens of thousands of people rallying in the capital minsk there marking 50 days since Alexander Lukashenko was declared winner of last months disputed president ial election. Still to come on this program for you will bring you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as the global outbreak nears the death toll of 1000000. 00. Also ahead many journalists in hong kong lose their rights to report as china clamps down on press freedom. But. The weather doesnt look too bad across central and northern parts of china up towards the Korean Peninsula and the day over towards tapan a lot of cloud there just to the east of japan just out into the open waters rolling right back into southern parts of china so weve got some showers long spells of rain here theres a fine a weather that dry weather always a chance of one of 2 showers having said that into honshu and itll turn increasingly wet since 2 q shoe as we go on through choose day some wet weather just not showing up towards a soggy but for many it will be fine and settles wet weather will make its way towards the north korea showers continue into central and southern parts of china should stay largely dry in nash and high not quite as warm as he has been a recently lots of dry course a good part of india at the moment tash stay with us and heavy showers continuing just around the far south of the country over towards the under but the shot becoming a little more scattered a little more widespread you can see they they do pep up still a chance they want to showers up towards the northwest but signs of the southwest monsoon starting to slip away there we go with some dry weather grassy now coming back aim high same time it stays very wet across a good part of me in ma with more heavy showers here for the next few days. As astrolabe prepares for bushfire season the survivors of the last summers catastrophic fires are still struggling one on one east follows one communitys road to recovery on aljazeera. If you want to help save the world. Sneeze into your own. Welcome back lets recap your top stories for you this half hour azerbaijan says its captured 6 villages held by armenia in the disputed im going to cut of our region a spokesman for the presidency told this channel their goal is to retake all as eerie territory controlled by Armenian Forces. Army as Foreign Ministers also been speaking to aljazeera he says as a vision is committing preplanned aggression he insists his country wants dialogue and an end to the conflict. And yemens warring sides have agreed to exchange more than 1000 detainees the u. N. Special envoy to yemen says the move sends a message that peaceful negotiations can succeed. Us democrats are gearing up to oppose the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice President Trump has officially nominated Amy Cody Barrett and if confirmed her appointment would further consolidate a conservative majority in the Supreme Court for decades to come Democrat Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says the impact of that would be felt immediately she will be the swing vote on that court and if she gets on the court its a virtual certainty that over 150000000 americans heard Care Health Care will be hurt dramatically a vote for Amy Connie Barrett is a vote to decimate the health care. That so Many Americans need live to miami and our correspondent Andy Gallacher andy hi there so can the democrats really stole this vote when it comes to it. Well lets make it clear the republicans have the votes needed to confirm judge barrett to potentially make her the next supremes Court Justice making that balance of power in favor of conservatives 6 to 3 the democrats know that what they can do is try and use delay tactics there are various procedures that the democrats can use to try and push these hearings on potentially into that lame duck session period between the result of the president ial election in november and the swearing in of the new president in january but all of these things have risks involved with the American Public already thinks that congress is a broken institution to see these 2 parties squabbling again might not play in their favor but i think what the Democratic Party might do instead is look at the wider issue here and appeal to voters heading into that president ial election and say look whats at stake here is things Like Health Care abortion rights and gun control its not known exactly which tactic they will use because at the moment they are very afraid to have this happen because it will make that Supremes Court a conservative Supremes Court for decades to come remember judge barrett is 48 years old and her position would be a job for life and i guess the key debating point here and he correct me if im wrong here is can she do her job under a law or under god under her beliefs because youve got ruth wade coming back youve got different minorities saying this woman presence in the Supreme Court will be bad for us youve got people saying well bad for womens rights. Yeah shes replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was an iconic feminist someone who was solidly liberal and could be depended on it to make those kinds of votes here we have a storage catholic someone very much and in the shape of a Justice Antonin Scalia who she was a clerk for so that is a real fear she said and she will probably say in the hearings when she faces the Senate Leaders that her religion has nothing to do with it but she just like Justice Scalia she reads the constitution for its words by words in other words the criticism would be that she doesnt move along with the time she takes a document written over 200 years ago and just translates it as that document so the things that threat will be things like same sex marriage l. G. B. T. Q. Rights abortion rights gun control so these are all major divisive issues in this country but certainly if judge becomes Justice Barrett that will swing the Supreme Court in favor of the conservatives even if joe biden wins in november and the Democratic Party are the party who are in power and either have some other options if they do when there is no minimum requirement for the number of Supreme Court justices on the Supremes Court the democrats may increase that number just to even out that balance a little bit but theres a lot to play out here a lot at stake and the Republican Party certainly wants to scramble to get that confirmed as soon as possible thanks andy and again like youre reporting live from miami new families in india have been passed despite nationwide protest by farmers they see the legislation means an end to guaranteed minimum prices for their grain crops farmers organizations say more protests are inevitable after failing to win assurances before the legislation was an act. Journalists in hong kong are warning of a new threat to Media Freedom hundreds of them have lost their accreditation after changes in the definition of what constitutes a recognized and a legitimate Media Organization that follows chinese leaders imposing the controversial and widely condemned security law 3 months ago adrian brown picks up the story. During the recent protests local as well as foreign journalists have often been in the thick of it some from the profusion of new online Media Outlets often working on paid others included journalism students as well as freelance photographers like may james here being arrested last october. Now hong kongs police force has announced that the Media Credentials that she and other local journalists hold or no longer be recognised. James insists she has a right to take pictures in public but now faces the prospect of a rest again if she does i just want to be there to take some picture to share with all my social media for thats it and then. I get a take and i get a rest and i get to take i dont know how or maybe i just simply just being stuff or feel alice i miss everything. Hong kong police say they want to weed out what they say are selfproclaimed reporters who assault and obstruct offices so will only now acknowledge journalists who are registered with the government or from what it calls internationally recognized and renowned Media Outlets the police declined our request for an interview. And some of the most widely viewed images include those of a 12 year old schoolgirl being shoved to the ground by police these pictures were not filmed by the Mainstream Media though but by journalism students now say critics the police want to limit any negative coverage young reporter reporters. Are off on the very front lawyer of the pack of all of journalist for often in fact some of the very important for the ages have been done by them cause very strong public reactions hong kongs media was once regarded as one of the freest in asia in 2002 it was ranked 18 in the annual index compiled by Reporters Without Borders an organization the tracks Media Freedom in 180 countries this year it was placed 80 of them and that was before police raided the offices of hong kongs most popular newspaper and arrested its proprietor it follow chinas imposition of a highly controversial new security law that includes specific provisions to tighten supervision and regulation of both local and International Media in the territory adrian brown aljazeera hong kong. Well steven vines is a political commentator hes also a journalist based in hong kong he says the future for many of his colleagues is unclear a lot of people myself included are unsure of our situation and i think people like me are even more worried that what there will be is generally imposition of. Socalled register of journalists for covering all sorts of things i mean in other words this is the situation that youre having Mainland China and anybody whos not on that register is not only denied all access to all source Public Events but is is liable to arrest for unlawful activities because theyre in places where they should be when protests or what have you are taking place so im uncertain i think most people are certain there is this widespread. What people are calling a white terror running through old car you know censorship of school books the forcing of all Civil Servants to sinaloa tea decorations i mean by the day and im really not exaggerate it is about the day new rules and various regulations are imposed so yes i suppose this does fall into a pattern its not surprising that its still alarming you know home quote used to be the place not only where journalists the free to report but when they were free to establish international basis it was considered one of the better places in asia to use as a base to report throughout the region thats now been put into question. The coronavirus pandemic is approaching yet another sobering milestone take a look at the latest figures from Johns Hopkins university nearly 1000000 people around the world have died so far the u. S. Brazil india mexico and the u. K. Have seen the most deaths over the course of the break. In australia restrictions are being eased in victoria the epicenter of the outbreak there premier Daniel Andrews says a nighttime curfew and some other curbs will be removed almost immediately 5000000 australians in the state capital melbourne have been on the stringent lockdown since early august to prevent a 2nd wave of the virus but the premier is warning of large fines for anyone joining what police consider quote unlawful gatherings in spain protesters are defying restrictions to demand Better Health services they want more government money for hospitals and less for the armed forces the rally was held despite a lockdown in madrid that was extended last week demonstrators in argentina are demanding the government eases virus restrictions there because they say the situation is critical the 6 month lockdown cause the already fragile economy to shrink by a record 19 percent in the 2nd quarter of the year. Professional footballers in kenya are hoping to be playing again soon the government banned all contact or 6 months ago as part of the virus restrictions there a government announcement on what happens next is expected on tuesday malcolm webb has more now from nairobi. This. Is banned in kenya the government stopped all Contact Sports including football 6 months ago to prevent the spread of hiv 19 but the Kenyan Premier League is hoping for government permission to restart next month. Called Football Club has won it 6 times in the last 7 years and the players are keen to prove themselves again so despite the ban training with some covert prevention measures if you cant play in defense cant count towards you so its been difficult that. They needed to because we had to train train from home so it really affected us even financially the clubs didnt have the money. Not only football has suffered because of the covert restrictions nearly 2000000 kenyans have lost their jobs many from the pool if they. Need to take you live to the french capital paris were waiting to hear the thoughts of the french president s menu in moscow following on from the political events in the lebanese capital and yesterday and most of us decided to quit as interim Prime Minister who will get that job now so i would have to wait and see on that one for a couple of days lets listen in to what instrument has to say. And the extraordinary amount of strength i love the country. And trying. To. Maintain what could be saved from. Us at his side right at the beginning with fraternity. And. Friendship. But less. The Political Class in the city is. A victim of terror corruption and the responsibilities are clear that know me they must be stated and we missed or the consequences. On the 1st of several temper at the risk. Of the lebanese Political Forces has made the commitment to forming even within. The next fortnight a government with a mission able to buy a roadmap for reforms to move on with approved measures. And planted with a 3 month agenda. What has happened over the last few hours and a few days. Of clarification in the lebanese Political Forces that leads us to the leaders of the lebanese institutions did not wish clearly. And resolutely. And expressed they did not know wish to respect the commitments made before france and the International Community they just decided. And i am forced. To make a crew assessment a month later they decided to betray that commitment to. The lebanese political. Favor i was their part than choices. To the detriment of the country. They made. The. Choice. To allow for. Which is what the lebanese people acquired we have lost one month. For the reforms the country needs. Which International Help was not able to be provided. And this also could cause regional lack of stability. And. Well for lebanon and the region. The Lebanese Forces forces but the continued. True of. Course the lack of depth of the climate is. The point that this is a man who could do what he could. Do want you all just live in paris were listening thats the french president emmanuel macro he was saying lebanon needs a government with a mission the leaders of lebanon did not wish clearly to respect the wishes of the people they decided to betray that commitment that they had displayed immediately after the beirut airport explosion they favorite their parties and choices to the detriment of the country 101 east is next also you said. It was not only. Track to implement its all age cattle kids yes you know. A stray leahs summer bush fires burned through millions of hectors destroying Homes Properties and lives. Months on some survivors are still without Running Water or a warm place to sleep. 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