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Launching legal action against u. K. Dozens of people arrested in hong kong as thousands of police try to stop prodemocracy protests on Chinas National Day. So we start with azerbaijan where they azerbaijan and the media are defying International Calls for a cease fire to the fighting in a go to car back the president of france russia the United States of issued a joint statement deploying the loss of life in the disputed territory and called for the warring parties to regime talks on account of her backers internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but controlled by armenian separatists a flare up in fighting over the past week is the deadliest in decades both russia and france say they have evidence that syrian masteries have gone through turkey to join the fight on behalf of azerbaijan turkey denies the claims peace do a place you dont we havent. Mation today that is very clear that indicates that fighters from syria have lifted their then members of jihadist groups and they travelled via gaziantep to join the fighting in the going to care about the situation because if the situation is serious in that region and we remain fully mobilized a few minutes ago we published a joint communique President Trump president putin and myself as the 3 president s of the minks group in charge of monitoring the situation in a go in a terrible we demand an unconditional cease fire. Well take as president to recip tiber one says it is unacceptable for the United States russia and france to now try and reach a cease fire and government her back accusing them of ignoring the issue for decades you also repeated his call for armenia to withdraw its forces from the disputed region music you should see there learn what given that these 3 mints countries the us russia and france have neglected this problem for nearly 30 years its unacceptable that they are involved in a search for a cease fire in the face of these negative developments that came to surface in recent days but if something is wanted the invaders should leave these lands in order to achieve a solution. But an hour from Bernard Smith whos in the panic hurt in the going to her back he says need the sides of the conflict are willing to negotiate for a ceasefire. I mean his Defense Ministry says that on thursday morning and azerbaijani helicopter was shot down by them and then went on to crash in iranian territory and then there was shelling on thursday afternoon into the go no karabakh territory and it was during that shelling in a town called martini that a local journalist was killed and he was working with 2 french journalists from le mondes newspaper and one of those journalists was also seriously injured i mean is the Prime Minister nicole says that he believes turkey is sending fighters from syria and mercenaries from syria to fight alongside the Azerbaijani Forces and he now says that the front line in the going to karabakh has become a clash of civilizations and a battle of survival an art sock thats what the armenians call nagornokarabakh is fighting against International Terrorism sponsored by turkey so no move certainly from the armenian side to look towards a cease fire in talks at this stage as soon as this update from the azerbaijani capital of baquba. Tension is fairly high by the border especially up on the northeastern side of nagornokarabakh where. This recalled character has been under attack by the Armenian Forces since the Early Morning and we heard that a civilian lost his life this Early Morning in tora tora as the civilian areas have been indiscriminately targeted by the army and says the officials and Defense Ministry has been is saying also down to south job rylan that the strikes at that have been fired also by the Armenian Forces and the fight has been intensified as well just let us remember a couple of days ago we heard that azerbaijan military was able to take over some villages to regain control of some villages in for the strict but current the now we have 2 Battle Points one in the north is territory and down is the fuselage of area and the officials have been accusing our mania for indiscriminate targeting of the civilians and as also bernard put through azerbaijan is also seeking some support on the International Level because when you speak to the officials they always complain that the area is under i remain your patient these are not disputed lands these are our lands and all events are being attacked by their minions again from all lands this is what as a real fish will have been saying since we arrived here last monday well lets get the u. S. Response now live to our White House Correspondent complete health news in washington d. C. For the latest reaction from there and complete whats been said that. I asked the White House Press secretary kelly mcenaney who just wrapped up her press briefing about this short statement on the phone call that took place between the russian president the french president and the United States president where they then issued a statement asking and really appealing for a halt in the conflict and the tensions. As i asked her about the concern of the United States here in washington whether this could escalate tensions between russia and turkey and whether or not there is fear about an escalation in tensions so to really beyond this being a regional conflict heres what she had to say the President Trump along with president putin as you noted and president mccrone representing the cochair countries of the. Group released a statement condemning in the strongest terms the recent escalation of the violence along the line of contact in the conflict zone and we call for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the relevant military forces and we also call on the leaders of armenia and azerbaijan to commit without delay to resuming substantive negotiations in good faith and without preconditions under the auspices of the o. S. C. E means group cochairs. Now the us president was asked about this issue on sunday at that time he said that the United States has good relationships in the area that the United States is looking at this very strongly and believes that it can have a hand in trying to stop this escalation but since then of course things have only gotten worse prompting the release of this statement at an appeal by the United States france and russia for the halt in confrontation to be through peaceful negotiation ordinated through the mits group like everything so thats can be held to there in washington d. C. Protests are taking place across india over the going rate and subsequent death of 2 women from the Marginalised Community police prevented opposition politicians from travelling to the site of one of the attacks india is regarded as one of the worlds most dangerous places for women with a rape occurring every 15 minutes so to her it was this report. As news spreads of the gang rape and the death of a 2nd woman from the don its community these protesters try hard to enter the village where the 1st victim was from but its now under lockdown an emergency law was brought in on thursday after days of demonstrations. We have section 144 of the indian penal code active in the district right now which means we are not allowing an assembly of more than 5 people. Police went on to detain leader of the Opposition Congress Party Rahul Gandhi and his sister as they tried to get into Hatteras Village to meet the victims family. One of the Police Officials pushed me hit me with sticks right now and i fell down im not saying anything about that i have no problem i am only asking this question than india really be an artist people can walk on the road cant govern cannot walk in this country only more they can walk i cannot comment for the not walk the the latest victim was a 22 year old who died on tuesday on our way to a hospital in luck now in the northern states of into pradesh the same day as the 19 year old 1st victim died off to spending 2 weeks in a hospital in Delhi Police Say theyve made arrests in both cases and denied accusations by the family the 1st victim of committing a body without their permission. Separate cases have reignited protests across several states and online demanding justice for victims of Sexual Violence. That if he yogi at atlanta cant protect women then its better that he should voluntarily step down and resign he cant run the government. If the. Government is on the womens side then why of rapes happening every other day every other day there are sexual assaults and other crimes happening to women we will teach this government a lesson not only did both women live in the same states but they were also both from the daleks community marginalized being at the bottom of indias deeply entrenched cost system despite rules protecting what was formerly known as the untouchables they face daily discrimination for generations so those local made you a Mainstream Society of regards theres such a violence against a custom woman as a serious issue but when it happens to a low cost woman they are trying to predict their cost just on the cost right now not coming out as you would want for a couple of us women for instance in the us her had just used she was brutalized she was in the hospital but she was not given to a broken medical yet the issue of Sexual Violence against women has been on the spot lines in india since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a woman in delhi which led to huge nationwide protests and changes to the countrys great prose but this time protesters say is hasnt been enough to protect these 2 women into pradesh so to hide it. Now the European Union has announced its launching legal action against the u. K. Ever plans to breach parts of the brics agreement it says a bill now before the British Parliament would violate International Law when it comes to trade rules in Northern Ireland Prime Minister Bruce Johnson has admitted it breaks the rules but says its necessary to protect jobs and the integrity of the u. K. s internal Market European Commission president says leavened glen made the announcement. This morning the commission has decided to send a letter off camera notice to the u. K. Government this is the 1st step in an infringement procedure. The letter invites the u. K. Government to send its ups and relations within a month. And besides this the commission will continue to work hard towards a full and timely implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement we stand by our commitments paul brennan is in london with more think that goes to the crux of the excess ration that the European Union is feeling having seen the british sides in the negotiations essentially go back on the preagreed terms of the Withdrawal Agreement and having given the british 3 weeks to amend the internal markets bill and by the end of september with take out those controversial clauses the fact that they didnt meant it was inevitable that on the 1st of october underlaying would have to come out with this statement whether it will inevitably mean a day in court is by no means a foregone conclusion there are plenty of ways that this can be avoided 1st of all the british can relent and one route is through the agreements of the Free Trade Agreement before the end of the transition period and the fact that theyre still talking still negotiating in brussels i think is a good sign whether they can do it in time though is another matter the british have set a deadline of the 15th of october the European Union i think believes thats unrealistic and things early to mid november is more likely but the fact that theyre still talking i think is a positive sign and its not to get an absolute foregone conclusion that the 2 sides will face each other in some massive day in court. Celera down to 0. Within die in the explosion and now theyre killing us losing hope People Living in lebanon say theres no solution for the countrys financial meltdown. I will tell you why the u. S. Is blocking imports of palm oil from a company in malaysia. But. We got some spring up around the caucuses of the my mixi this little area of cloud just heading towards armenia as the show is running over towards the caspian sea and as we go on through friday a show is just creeping the way into northern parts of iraq elsewhere across the middle east today is generate 5 and try places sunshiny by rates and jerusalem temperatures around 27. 00 or 28. 00 degrees one of the sunshine further south still getting up to the fortys here in doha on friday said colder as we go on into says day temperatures around 36 celsius always a chance of want to show is just around the southern end of the red sea but nothing much to speak of the show is a little more lively central parts of africa heavy showers just spilling off the highlands south sudan seeing some big showers those showers running all the way over towards cameroon will see some widespread showers gradually developing across a good part of the democratic republic of congo Northern Areas of central parts also seeing some showers a few showers also possible just around east there is a tanzania pushing into eastern parts of kenya wetter weather though into that eastern side of south africa and this wet weather at a time when the weather will linger into the weekend. Frank assessments look at any way the protesters are going anyway even if the bullet will get one of those and indepth analysis of the dangers global headlines as it gets really out there on the street inside story on how just 0. The wilderness of cambodia is under threat. Pillaged for profit by illegal timber trade one of one east investigates the plunder of cambodias forests. On aljazeera. But again youre watching out 0 are mind about top stories and french president to man or mackerel says the deployment of syrian fighters to the disputed nagornokarabakh region is a serious new Development France and russia say they have evidence the fighters travel through turkey to join the battle on behalf of azerbaijan. In place of impose emergency laws in the village where a young delegate woman was gang raped the 2nd woman from the marginalized group died on the same day after being raped from the outrage across the country. The European Union is launching legal action against the u. K. Everetts breaks it plans of building 3 British Parliament would violate International Law in relation to trade rules in Northern Ireland. At least 80 people have been detained in hong kong after defying a ban on protests the rest came during Chinas National Day holiday which marks the founding of the peoples republic 71 years ago agent brown has more now from hong kong. Under the shadow of covert 19 and deepening concerns over a new security law this was a subdued national day for many people here but at a ceremony attended by hong kongs political elite the territories leader kerry lamb said the legislation had brought stability or hey sam like over the past 3 months the plain truth is and it is obvious to see that stability has been restored to society while National Security has been safeguarded under people can continue to enjoy their basic rights and freedoms in accordance with the law. Some not on the guest list try to stage a demonstration outside the venue. A protest that was quickly extinguished by police. On a day when they were braced for trouble riot officers sealed off a busy shopping area ready to act quickly to stamp out any signs of unrest theyd earlier denied permission for a march citing covert 19 and the potential for violence you cannot have well organized today but i think most of the hong kong people will come at this with to express their anger. There were many arrests taking to more than 10000 the number of people detained in protests since last june the combined effect of the new security law plus social distancing measures means weve seen no repeat of the mass protests of a year ago conventional demonstrating in hong kong is now effectively over with the movement behind the protests continues so people have had to become more creative in how they protest like displaying the newspaper most critical of the government there was some overt resistance with heckling. And chanting of Pro Independence slogans. In the Chinese Capital beijing the mood was very different not a mosque in sight at a ceremony in Tiananmen Square a mask of the ring that would be hard to imagine in many other countries today and a reminder of how life in china is returning to normal a week long holiday is likely to be a test though of the countrys success in controlling the virus adrian brown al jazeera hong kong. Russian Opposition Leader lazing around the has accused president Vladimir Putin of directly ordering the poison attack against iran the is still recovering in germany 6 weeks after he ingested a savior a nerve agent told to speak magazine that said order from putin is the only explanation the kremlin has dismissed him on these allegations as absolutely groundless and an acceptable. Turkey greece will jointly set up a hotline to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean nato has been working with both countries to diffuse months of tensions over gas reserves and the new Safety Measures that follow a light collision between turkish and greek frigates in august greece said it was an accident i incur called it a provocation. Its been a potential breakthrough between israel and lebanon in an effort to end a decades long border dispute Lebanese Parliament speaker and everybody says the neighboring countries have agreed to hold un mediated talks both maritime and land borders are expected to be discussed at the meeting which will be facilitated by the United States do you assert your state might compare this called the development historic. France is spearheading efforts to keep lebanons a collapsing economy afloat the country is struggling to form a new government a president a man or micron has given politicians an extra 6 weeks to form a nonpartisan cabinet present how to reports the political vacuum is likely to continue for weeks. Its been nearly 2 months since the devastating explosion at the port in beirut it hasnt been easy for David Sabella to find the money to fix the damage in his restaurant the economy was already collapsing and now a political vacuum creates more uncertainty within died in the explosion and now theyre killing us and everything right away and still no solution in their fight and were going to have what they dont even formed a government. The government resigned in the aftermath of the blast an initiative by french president a man well mcchrystal failed after lebanese parties didnt commit to forming a nonpartisan government capable of carrying out much needed reforms to unlock International Financial assistance has been the most powerful group that is backed by iran wants a different approach. Will have to be in the government whether through Party Members or non Party Members as this is up for discussion all the while the financial meltdown continues a caretaker government cant implement reforms or revive stalled talks with the International Monetary fund for a bailout plan but got on with the scope of this going on in lebanon and have been going on for 30 years thats protected by. Wide open politicians and i dont think its. I think were going to think much lower. Many feel lebanons fate is entangled in international and regional politics historically. With. Exterior. So i dont think its going to happen. The u. S. Governments maximum Pressure Campaign against iran is also directed against its allies washington has been trying to isolate hezbollah and and its role in government seems to believe there cant be a political deal here until after the us president ial election many say it wasnt a coincidence that his deadline to form a new government after the polls in november but the french leader did advise the parties not to make a mistake and bet on any possible changes in u. S. Foreign policy. Lebanon cant wait out the crisis the central bank has warned it will and subsidies on basic goods in the next few weeks because it is running out of foreign reserves this will further fuel inflation. Most of our customers are buying the subsidized products now because other goods are too expensive and no longer affordable for many. Middle class is sinking into poverty the local currency continues to lose value many fear difficult days ahead. Beirut. The Airline Industry is one industry that is taking a hit because of the coronavirus pandemic layoffs have begun for more than 30000. 00 employees american and United Airlines say that if Congress Comes up with 25000000000 dollars in aid in the next few days its workers will be recalled. In miami and has the details. The Airline Industry got a stimulus package back in march with the provision that they dont layoff any staff that stimulus package ran out on thursday the 1st of october and now they are beginning to layoff between 30 to 50000 lines staff not just Airline Staff but those that support them as well so baggage handlers people that work behind the counters etc so the impact of this is on hundreds of thousands of families and there are aviation experts now that say at least one to 3 Major Airlines may actually fold all together because they dont believe that travel will return to anything like normal until around 2024 at the moment travel is down 70 percent but the treasury secretary steven ocean is pleading with the airlines not to lay people off because they may come up with some kind of new stimulus deal that doesnt like its close at the moment with the democrats proposing over 2 trillion dollars and the Republicans Holding off but the important thing here is that is affecting the lives of normal Everyday Americans with no real prospect in the future that they may get their jobs back if they are laid off or furloughed as they will be on thursday that means no Health Insurance that means a very desperate future for many many people. Brazil is recorded more than a 1000 daily coronavirus deaths for the 2nd time in a week brings the total number to nearly 144000 its the worst affected country in latin america which is the global epicenter of the damage. The Construction Company the spill the worlds tallest building in dubai has gone bust to buy based arab tech holding these projects including the burj khalifa skyscraper is entering the quotation of the company has struggled to paper huge learned since the Global Financial crisis of 10 years ago. For the 1st time ever the worlds 3rd Largest Stock Exchange is suspended trading for the day the problem at the tokyo Stock Exchange is being blamed on a Technical Glitch Officials Say the issue is with the system that relays Market Information and trading words you know one friday previous outages have happened when the Trading Platform became overwhelmed with too many orders. The u. S. Has banned imports of palm oil from a Malaysian Company after a probe into allegations it uses forced labor the company says its disappointed with the move because its being actively trying to fix the situation for as many reports from quality. The worlds most widely consumed Vegetable Oil palm oil is founded half of all Consumer Products from food to biofuel its also been blamed for deforestation with companies accused of clearing huge tracts of forest for plantations and now one of the worlds Biggest Palm Oil producing Company Malaysia based ev g. V. Holdings has been accused of mistreating its employees the u. S. Has blocked imports of palm oil and Palm Oil Products from the company after a year long investigation by its customs and Border Protection agency found cases of abuse deception and intimidation of workers. Has issued a statement saying its disappointed by the u. S. Decision and that its been taking steps over the past few years to uphold my best bandits this is not the 1st time the company has been criticized for labor abuse 2 years ago it was sanctioned by the round table on Sustainable Palm Oil a world Certification Group that promotes ethical production of palm oil for among other things forced labor and complicity in the trafficking of its workers rights activists in malaysia say the exploitation of workers is a widespread problem in the industry so we have seen. Wage. Illegal beat. From the work. Its not renewed. Because of the fact. They use uk i work in how you. Work there right malaysia is the worlds 2nd Largest Palm Oil Producer after indonesia the 2. Combined to produce 85 percent of the Global Supply malaysias Human Resources minister told reporters the government views the allegations seriously and action would be taken but did not give further details the us import band comes a year after Rights Groups called on f. G. To be investigated over concerns about forced labor and Human Trafficking on its plantations and its not the only malaysian pommelled producer on to scrutiny and trafficking groups submitted a petition to u. S. Authorities in april against another malaysian based Plantation Company Florence Louis aljazeera firefighters in Northern California struggling to contain 2 fast moving wildfire one is threatening towns and wineries and vineyards in napa valley the other has killed 4 people in the cascade foothills close to the oregon border an estimated 75000 people are under evacuation orders the state has seen a record shattering fire season thats already scorched over 1500000 hectares. And in bolivia the military is helping fight wildfires that have destroyed more than a 1000000 hectares of forest and grass and some are still burning in the rural heartlands of santa cruz and benny but the government says the situation is under control the rainfall in some of the affected areas has helped. Thats a little nudge in the direction of our website al jazeera dot com is the address all the stories were covering there of course plenty of comment and analysis to aljazeera. Say this is out there these are the top stories in french president tomorrow macros says the deployment of syrian fighters to the disputed nagornokarabakh region is a serious new Development France and russia say they have evidence the fighters traveled through turkey to join the battle on behalf of as a bridge on france and russia have joined the United States in calling for an immediate end to the fighting there the warring parties say that now is not the time to talk theses because you do please you dont we have information today that is very clear that indicates that fighters from syria have left today they are members of jihadist groups and they traveled via gaziantep to join the fighting in the goal