Vice president ial hopefuls and mike pence slug it out in the 1st and only t. V. Election debate but it was a high flying crush who stole the headlines. Worldwide this is r. T. International from moscow i want to break the world News Headlines stories for you this hour 1st russias cost a major doubts over the evidence the west claims it has the proves kremlin critic alexina valmy was poisoned with the nerve agent his agents previously said that shed taken a suspect water bottle from his hotel room to germany where it was then tested but moscow now claims that it never left the country with more details. The saga involving russian opposition activists alex has become even more time gold an Ongoing Investigation led by local russian authorities have conducted so far on 230 interviews trying to get to the bottom of what happened on that plane from siberia to moscow has brought a new turn crucially their findings cause doubt over a key piece of evidence believe it or not a bottle of water that is thought to contain traces of not the child and which apparently led them to the conclusion that if any has indeed been poisoned by the nerve agent now this was a much talked about bottle in the media and it was initially thought to have been smuggled in by one of these companions a certain marine up check this is something that she herself claimed in an interview but russian Authorities Say that that is not in fact true lets hear from them during the preflight Security Check of maria. Novosibirsk there was no contained is of more than 100. 00 milliliters in volume in her suitcase and backpack including any bottles of water after the check maria paid cheek purchased a 500. 00 milliliter bottle of water from an aside vending machine with which she flew to the city of now this seriously challenges the claims made by members of the Anti Corruption fund set up by you say that as soon as they found out shed been hospitalized they returned to the hotel room in which youve been staying and raided it for anything suspicious in fact they posted a video on instagram showing them apparently locating this bottle of water up with not the chalk though many have since questions how its possible they were able to so casually handle an object with a deadly nerve agent another revelation from the Russian Investigation concerns the airport which plane made an Emergency Landing this is in siberia now the pilot says he put in a request for an Emergency Landing at 8 25 in the morning and 5 minutes later received a message warning of a potential bomb scare at this for a short period trip that some were. Its about whether they would in fact be able to land the plane now this is what russian authorities have to say on that given the appearance in the media of a bomb hoax at the airport to prevent the Emergency Landing of the plane carrying around the investigators are working as additional versions of what happened it has been found that the anonymous message was sent through a server located on the territory of germany germany of course has featured heavily in the news story just a quick reminder it was to a 1000000000 clinic that if it was late to sent and father treated it was also in a german the burra tree that allegedly theres traces of chalk in a filing system found in the meantime moscow continues to ask for thought the information to aid its investigation into that and has sent around 6 requests to germany france and sweden all these developments come as the diplomatic fallout from the story wasnt only on wednesday we heard that germany and france were plotting all proposing new additional sanctions on russia they encourage the European Community to join in but that will be formally discussed next week russia has responded by saying that such language is just not conducive to International Cooperation which is something that it said that its wanted from the very beginning it also added that no matter what happens from now it will simply not be possible to return to business as usual. Unfortunately instead of working together to establish the truth of the facts of what happened to the russian citizens paris and berlin have preferred to politicize the case turn to france and like my or the use of International Platforms we consider this behavior irresponsible and unacceptable so a lot of new information coming in raising some serious questions including in fact whether in fact marina chick even wants to Corruption Fund there has been some dispute about that so its all really quite muddled with sutton wait to see how it all plays out of russia analyst Martin Mccauley believes it will be hard for france and germany to drop their accusations despite the emerging evidence. I was really going to this situation everything you can was more more complex more difficult to disentangle so therefore the statements by the russian minister and youre a very. Brilliant parents were to take into consideration when we look to wait and see whether theres no right. We cant really go ahead with what we had planned though we were absolutely convinced that the russian gross ones will come of which ones will but now its possible theres a doubt this is theres a doubt where all the evidence and so on may imply cold dark. For trying to impose sanctions but they reached a very very season if you really believe. Through good riddance. Wasnt like the response would erosion of now and its going to take a lot. Interest to really didnt work when you. 3 russian journalists and are said to have been injured after a church was shelled in the going to care about as the conflict over the disputed territory rages on between azerbaijan and armenia update for you this hour the Russian ForeignMinistry Says one of those journalists is in a serious condition this video shows the aftermath of the shelling its the 2nd time the church had been hit that day the armenian Foreign Ministry blamed his eyrie forces for both attacks and terror that they pose a challenge to the civilized world however azerbaijan denies those accusations stressing that its military doesnt target religious or cultural buildings. With the fighting intensifying both sides of released their latest combat video the conflicts also taking its toll on civilians caught in the middle regional Officials Say that half of nagornokarabakh residents have now fled r. T. C. Course donald fitted one town on the border which has become a temporary home to Ethnic Armenian refugees. The latest escalation in the wool over nagornokarabakh has now stretched far beyond the front lines neat sleepy villages in. In towns on the home front some populated only by cattle shepherds and farmers have been battered by artillery fire and drone strikes. Turkish. Jury in the week that we roamed around nagornokarabakh we witnessed an exodus of Children Women and the elderly the flow of refugees was growing exponentially by the day were in the town of course its in armenia but only about 20 minutes away or so from the border with the disputed region in fact its the closest town to nagornokarabakh and the 1st refuge for those who decided to flee the bombs mariette move to stop on occurred to the capital of Nagorno Karabakh more than 30 years ago she remembers the horrors of every war of every escalation since the late eightys this latest one has forced her her daughters grandchildren and even great grandchildren to flee stefana cat here for you were all for you. But are they afraid that. Horse feel like she was lucia. That it. Was almost most is out of my will just. Mushrooming him or what but i am put. In british. Fish form support the method of when you prefer to perform up i say that they bombed us in summer a few jews who come to the Coordination Center bear wounds from the bombing is this man hasnt had any food for 3 days most people here have no where to go so buses take them to the capital you have on their complete strangers will invite them in their homes in a gesture of unity within the nation here in glorious is mostly those who dont plan on. Being away from home for too long. The 50. 1000000 miles which so rose be the root cause of the push theres a petition youre with the love with most was. Your most intimate. Group its. Mary and cant hold back the tears so we have to stop the interview glories hotels are packed with refugees locals are doing the best they can to lift at least some of the misery from their shoulders. We provide rooms and 3 meals a day for free and also invite doctors to provide medical care now we have more than 200 refugees in the hotel and as far as i know there is no room in other hotels waiting patiently to go back refugees here are glued to the t. V. In the canteen watching the latest news from the war torn region some still have family and friends who refuse to leave nagornokarabakh and everyone is desperate to be reunited and we dont have reporting from armenia is bored with nagornokarabakh see. The fighting as an enemy limited to the contested zone several towns in azerbaijani controlled territory have been hit cording to the government as area sources claim a number of civilian settlements were shelled on tuesday we spoke to some azeri refugees who have seen this all before when the 1st conflict erupted 3 decades ago. I am originally from and we lost our house and became homeless so we arrived here im not complaining it could have been even worse somehow we managed to make a living no matter what happens it is always better to have your own land if there is a necessity i agree to go to from my by myself i grew to sacrifice myself for my land in the heart of the state Vice President all of them help it is better to return to your homeland it has been almost 30 years i still see the image of my land in front of my eyes i see my house. Greaves of our beloved martyrs it was suffering to come here i personally cried at that time my parents were no longer alive and there were 6 of us brothers and sisters. This is how we are right here in 1903 back in nag them we had quite a good lead in conditions but lost that in the days i faced challenges leaving here have deaths look at my leave and conditions my heart is breaking when i see what is going on at the front lines but i am waiting to see our land the occupied and expecting our houses to be rebuilt and thus resettled when returning that is what i am waiting for from this process and care about nothing more just our ag. I am grateful to our president i would show us all to strive to liberate our lands well longing for this perspective yes i was the largest providers banksias aid but im still in his dormitory all men in my family size and grandsons 7 army my only desire is to go to the villages of my call my job. Should. As a by johns deputy minister for refugees and displaced people explain to us why the issue of refugees is so important to the country. The issue of in term displaced persons which is particularly important for my country as a out of 10000000 population of azerbaijan 1000000 are refugees or displaced. Occupation of 20 percent of azerbaijan a territory. In the parts of azerbaijan forgot to come in the. Camps different means that the buildings like schools in their gardens which are not suitable for human living. But it has become the latest major european city to see a return of some lock down measures after him. Corded one of its biggest daily covert spikes since the pandemic began peter all of the reports next from the german capital. Strict coronavirus measures are coming back to berlin from the south today until at least the end of the month old restaurants local shops or any other business that would be open late at night will have to shut the doors at 11 pm until 6 in the morning. Covert cases are rising in germany at the fastest pace since made april as europe struggles with a new wave of infection the Health Minister says the new rules a needed because people and not taking the virus seriously. It isnt surprising with a lack of rules its more a question of where certain rules are enforced and i think there is room for improvement in our beautiful capital city the chancellor has warned d that with winter on the way things may be about to get tough young figured out and this is often true to him so much because we learned a lot and did well throughout the summer but we know that one difficult times are ahead of us namely in the autumn and winter months and we see a gradual increase especially in densely Populated Areas we have a number this rise in the numbers of infections this is of course a reason to be concerned but we also know how to position ourselves towards it with certain measures but there is a small but dedicated group of germans that dont agree with the chancellor and have been out on the streets to vent their upset that corona restrictions. Was. Was of a parts of germany a keeping a close eye on the infection rate in berlin and on keen on visitors from the capital spreading the virus to them i fear that berlin is on the edge of losing control we definitely dont want to have a situation like in madrid we dont want a situation like in paris where there has to be a complete lockdown where public life has to be reset to 0 elsewhere in europe brussels has announced bars and restaurants will close as the belgian capital is riddled with corona 27. 00 people tested in brussels returns a positive result the virus is everywhere in the region there is not a single municipality in brussels which is below the National Average where restrictions of course in place theres also pushback from some sections of society from conspiracy theorists who think the virus is a hoax for those terrified that the measures to stay. That spirit will cost them their juleps. While braces for what may well be a wouldnt cove it germany as a whole remains one of only 4 european nations not described by the european sent to full of disease prevention and control as being at a crucial rate of infection for now at least peter all of. You with ill tell you still to come we brought me through wednesday nights u. S. Vice president ial t. V. Debate between canada harness and mike pence a surprise guest who stole the show. During call did we hear about the u. S. We hear about china we hear about brazil you know but we dont really hear much about japan and yet japan i think in the grand scheme of things is in a data point in the intersection between me and the end of the u. S. Dollar as the World Reserve currency and u. S. And i are because japan is has been in shall remain the cheapest source of funds in the world. Theres a threshold at which. Big tobacco realized what they were doing in there they continued to do it big continued to put more and more things into cigarettes that made them more addictive and made me want to smoke more of them in the point im trying to make is that social media in particular these artificially intelligent algorithms are doing the same thing. All over again after months of living in the shadow of the coronavirus it seems tempers are increasingly becoming frayed over the restrictions a fight broke out between passengers on the plane in the u. S. Over the wearing of a face mask. The incident started as an argument between a Flight Attendant and a passenger who was only wearing a face shield have all they can be worn on board in addition to masks they can be used as an alternative when the incident spiraled out of control security of a cold in the passenger was removed ok potter has been looking at how measures to keep people safe during the Health Crisis now causing frustration. In march there were positive reports of how people around the world were dealing with the coronavirus slowdown the italians were singing. The spanish were john saying. He. And the british were giving weekly rounds of applause to the National Health service. Fost forward 7 months and the world seems to be going stir crazy frustrations at the ongoing restrictions Economic Uncertainty for surging infection rates have driven some tempers to boiling point and the focus for this is off to those who dont wear mosques. The ball field which i dont think is ok. With her about. Her. Not. That i think. You got me while government struggled to contain the virus new hardships have inflamed old tensions in this instance 2 passengers on the u. K. Bus bubbly and physically abuse an apparently asian teenage girl for not covering her face. Around. The mosque has become a synonymous with the pandemic both as a symbol of protection and also a restriction science supports using the Research Shows they cut down the chances of transmitting and catching coronavirus and could reduce the severity of any infections but for some not wearing mosque means freedom from state intervention that seen few countries. Get the virus under control with more than a 1000000 dead worldwide protesters across the globe a saying whats the point and with almost a year gone since the virus 1st hit the headlines and no end to the crisis in sight its this symptom of pandemic fatigue which has led the World Health Organization to warn its threatening the countrys ability to defeat covert 19. In such circumstances its easy and natural to feel apathetic indeed motivated to experience fatigue we can see not surprisingly that fatigue among those surveyed is increasing it is now estimated to have reached over 60 percent in some cases winter is approaching with its associated colds and flu and the expense of christmas and other religious celebrations a time of joy but also stress this years Festive Season could yet prove to be the governments failed to effectively lead societies against an invisible enemy which threatens to divide as well as kancha a partridge r. T. London. Plate of the next u. S. President ial debate hangs in the balance toward trumps refusing to take pass after it was announced that his bout with biden will be held remotely its after the president called covert last week and spent 4 days in a hospital the debate had been due to take place in miami on october the 15th but heres how trump explained his decision in an interview to his go to t. V. Network. Youre saying youre not going to participate and no im not going to waste my time on a virtual debate thats not what debating is all about you sit behind a computer and do a debate its ridiculous and then they cut you off whenever they want and while there may not be a 2nd president ial debate the 1st and only Vice President ial encounter was held on wednesday night Harrison Mike pence sparred for 90 minutes called whenever the highlights with kevin i would. It was a big change of pace from the president ial debates from last week which looked more like a political circus than anything but this time around there were less aggressive interruptions no doubt both candidates even seemed like they were showing each other a little respect at times but when it came to what what exactly they were debating a lot of it amounted to just attacking or defending the actions of the Current Administration from the very 1st day President Donald Trump has put the health of america 1st whatever the Vice President is claiming the administration has done clearly it hasnt worked if the Trump Administration approves a vaccine before or after the election should americans take it and would you take it if Donald Trump Tells us that we should take it on not taking the fact that you continue to undermine Public Confidence in a vaccine if the vaccine emerges during the Trump Administration i think is is unconscionable both president ial contenders pretty getting on in years the worry is what if something happens to them has to be some continuity in that one of the top jobs in the world the top job in the World Business and so a lot of focus on the Vice President and how they might cope if they had to step into the big boobs yeah absolutely kevin in fact no matter who wins the selection biden or trump they will become the oldest person to be elected u. S. President in American History and so this debate that we saw was in a way between 2 potential future heads of state in the u. S. But when the moderator posed this question the possibility of a president ial disability depends he just moved in the direction to talk about the corona virus vaccine and then the question was posed to kemal heiress and she started talking about how proud her mom was of her so we didnt really get a clear answer on that sort of policy that wasnt made clear you know the rhetoric wasnt as heated as it was before but still not totally clear with these who were both but there was a gay crush to believe yeah absolutely a lot of people were talking about who won this debate and neither candidate really gave us much to work with there werent even as many insults as in the president ial debate as we saw so. A lot of people on social media are saying that a 3rd party was the fly on my pants. All to america had special coverage after the debate with ben swan discussing the encounter with political analyst. Theres a lot missing here in terms of substance i think there was a lot that was was lacking in this debate look at the political issue that was the centerpiece of the debates coronavirus the coronavirus is an important issue but its not a legitimate political issue because not 2 sides to it theres not a pro coronavirus side in an anti krone virus side but there are legitimate political issues prochoice prolife views on gun control their views on drug legalization should america be the worlds police anymore these are legitimate political issues that are not being discussed because again were letting the media as well and the debates in a way thats just designed to be the most sensational and the most you know quote topical rather than the most politically relevant is a part of the problem of the format of the debate or they try to cover too many issues would it be but wed be better served to have one or 2 things that they talk about the whole night and really go at those issues and quite candidly why do we even have Vice President to have this debate in the 1st place they dont create policy were all very interested in policy and the Technical Details you know but a lot of people thats not the way that they make their decisions about voting and most people are trying to vote on. What they you know what their friends and family like theyre making decisions about ideas that theyve heard about but they dont really know the details i mean we cant expect regular americans to be knowledgeable about all these different vast policy areas even the politicians themselves dont really know all of the details of these different policy areas i dont think its true that the American People are unable to understand the issues i think that the issues are intentionally obfuscated in a way to make sure that the average american cannot weigh in on them perhaps 3 different formats when you have maybe 3 or 4 broad categories that allow for the debaters to get into into the into those those categories might be important was there a winner who won this debate in pinning one. Well i dont know if there is a winner or not i tend to agree that you know a lot of these questions are really not areas of substantive discussion i think we really cant expect them to get into the details of any kind of particular policies and that theyre really not trying to be the one of the candidates really inspired a lot of confidence if we had to choose a winner i would have to say that had to be maybe. Only because of. His way to the point i dont think that either debate changed any single voters opinion whatsoever i think that the voters had already made up their mind before the debate i think tonights debate did absolutely nothing and the reason for that again is that the poll opinions were kept out this was a rigged debate for more on the reality facing the United States in the run up to the poll we have a special report airing right here in an hours time. What is wrong with us as american citizens and i hate to be pointed out this by now. We have a bombastic win by and a bumbling fool to get. The money you are going. To get. The oil you know the worst because the a close look at the present floated for. I feel it is you Current System is incredibly detrimental to the health of our democracy because we freedom of all american summer attack regardless of race religion or creed illegal were at were at an impossible point people are so divided in their camps that theyre more willing to believe in santa about say tannic reptilian pedophiles with a mood base and then they are to like try to compromise when they try to listen to their opponents and might understand where other people are coming from. Part of the i think. That is right here an hour from now on the way next your latest cards are reports off to which ill be back here to update you on the headlines stories were tracking here at all to you from moscow. Does it say about the littlest of all the polls