That would Headline News 247 this is our Senior International over the world stories where across for you. Hopes of a breakthrough can be reached today in the bitter conflict thats erupted between armenia and azerbaijan the Foreign Ministers of both countries are holding talks right now in moscow for us at the venue awaiting news of any developments. Well certainly Great Expectations of the eyes of the world are right now on the russian capital where the talks between the Foreign Ministers of armenia and azerbaijan mediated by their russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov has already begun theyre on the way at the moment now journalists were allowed in for about 30 seconds for there to witness their initial encounter then everybody was asked to step outside as its also continued behind closed doors once again there are ongoing right now as we speak meanwhile earlier Vladimir Putin called for and still it sees in gordon a car bomb and to allow for the exchange of bodies and prisoners and for all the humanitarian reasons that have this russias president to school to be into the still exists in the nagornokarabakh conflict zone for humanitarian reasons hes also suggested the 2 sides look at an exchange of prisoners and the remains of those killed now once again all eyes are on moscow right now as the Russian Foreign minister is mediating talks with his nearby jonny and armenian counterparts now the call they keep it up just recently with both sides accusing each other off escalations and both sides have been really serious about standing on their ground sold the solves are going to be very important. To not only stop the hostilities in the region but also perhaps find some Common Ground between the 2 sides thats all this once again are ongoing and we will be here to cover everything thats going on and of course well give you the all come as soon as we have it all since the decades old conflict 1st back to life nearly 2 weeks ago the fighting 70 been intensifying there are conflicting reports on both sides about casualties and videos released on an almost daily basis showing the destruction inside the disputed region and its surrounding areas. Case in point in a story of the heart of the corner karabakh was badly damaged after being shelled 3 russian journalists nearby were also injured one of them seriously heres the aftermath of that shelling was hit twice in the same day the Armenian Foreign Ministry blames every forces claiming they pose a threat to the civilized world meanwhile this area for which this 7 people have been injured in recent shelling by Armenian Forces will consider restaurant in the city you left the school severely damaged in a separate shelling in the quran boid region as a barge and also reported the local Police Station was destroyed along with civilian buildings. Internationally as a barge on is backed by turkey which has supported back in its attempts to go in there carol however mania along with russia is a member of the collective Security Treaty Organization which is based on a nato style platform ahead of the c. S. C. E. O. Says at present the alliance needs to do nothing but call for peace but in an interview with he was asked this would that change if itself was attacked by azerbaijan. Well im sure that as a regime will not hit the actual territory of armenia im sure such development will not happen thats because as a vision initially said that it has no territorial claims to armenia it does not challenge on media sovereignty and territorial integrity i think that it is neither in the interest of armenia nor as was john for the conflict to grow into a regional war but if it happens then any member of the c. S. T. Oh has the right to count on help without this there is no organization but most of the fiercest clashes recently have been reported in the south of the disputed region the goats donald is near the border and has been talking to some of the armenia mothers whove seen their sons head off to war they spoke a both pride and concern sentiments echoed on both sides of the conflict. Arsenic lives a modest life as shes inviting us in her apartment its almost like we traveled back in time the house is 137 years old and has been home to generations of her ancestors she offers us coffee enthusiastically be good to talk about her son fighting in the gorn i can back while he was conscripted when he came of age the usual service he was on the 7th of january he had been serving for 10 months or so he was in hundreds from the very beginning its from base to chechnya embattled so i didnt know that he was sent to the front line i found out by chance he hadnt called me for 4 days afterwards and when he called he said nothing about being on the frontline others told me about it his son is fighting on the Southern Front near the town of adroit for a meaningful says its a life or death bastion of defense and for there by journeys a clue szell gateway to flood the region with own troops. Asked nick son is right there trying to stop the relentless onslaught of his enemy his mother waits patiently for an occasional call from him when they do come theyre all too brief for his own safety all he can tell is everythings fine so he calls me i dont he calls me to say that hes fine and thats it it doesnt happen often but once in 23 days at the beginning they used to call me once in 4 days now more often the war hasnt changed my routine a lot but we do communicate a lot with other mothers whose kids are on the front asking each other about them because we all have kids serving there i can share my emotions in church only i feel bad but i can sure its only when i light a candle in a church i keep everything inside. Sending a son into the line of fire is soul destroying for any mother but in this conflict it seems there is no greater. Yes apart than one im proud of having the child no mother knowing there is currently a war in the car in a car battle comey arrest her head and a pillow during calls and conversations he always told us that he was very far from the front line we learned that he had been allocated to serve in the guard of karbala and im very proud. Of them. Im proud to the to have a son who is a soldier now serving in one of the military units in the inner core a buck i know they are stronger i know how hes doing hes in a fight in spirit and he inspires me to the strong here at home and asked me kobes the fighting will be over soon and his son will come home and return to his studies before the conflict intervened with a life hed only just graduated from high school and had started university he wants finance to be his line of work but right now hes on the frontline of war this sentiment is not exclusive to this side of the front line as are you must. Equally as proud of their boys advancing on the enemy i think both my sons completed their military service with distinction when the conflict started my oldest son was already in the front line and proud of both of them both of them volunteered my oldest is there now and the 2nd one is waiting his ready to go there any moment hes in an excellent mood hes ready to carry out any order any word of our president. My son just came back from the army when the conflict began after september as events when our enemies once again attacked our country he was conscripted again to exercise 1st and then to the frontline my son is there now defending his country we speak by phone when there is a possibility to do it he always says to me that everything is fine why were washed among a week before the war began my son volunteered it was when the very 1st conflicts emerged he was immediately sent to the front line you always wanted our lands to come back to us that is why he volunteered i mean mothers are mothers too i dont want their children to die nobody understands a mother better than another mother they should call their children back not make them targets on foreign land and we just dont have reporting from the border with nagornokarabakh see. Other Headline News then and its meant to combat extremism but theres been nothing but an extreme reaction to the french president s new plan for arabic to be taught in schools both left and right if united in their opposition to the idea to do this get out reports from paris. Under plans announced by president mccord france is fighting back against separatism and a deviation away from the secular nature of the republic but the law which is yet to be fully drafted and released has been seen as an attack against islam not on speech did they kill to alleviate those concerns. The problem is islam ist separatism this conscious theorized political religious project which materializes in repeated deviations from the values of the republic which often results in the constitution of a counter society and whose manifestations of the dropout of children the development of Community Based sports and cultural practices which are the pretext for teaching principles which do not comply with the laws of the republic french authorities fear that children and Students Learning arabic in mosques all being taught by religious associations could fall prey to indoctrination by isnt midsts and in a bid to have more control the government plans to expand its availability in schools but not everyone is convinced that its a good idea according to a new poll some 69 percent of respondents were not in favor so what do people here in paris make of the idea yes for me it is a good idea today people from around the world have a right to speak their language and arabic graph called is a good idea because we have a lot of young people from North West Africa and europe. Personally and completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals asians we point to say no this is not just muslims when there are more serious matters but who i dont really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled might be a good idea or if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn. Arabic hebrew italian Spanish English all these languages i think thats a really good idea i think people do with these want to do if theyre interested its critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive its ridiculous its the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic classes or more widely offered there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them its currently the most popular Foreign Language chosen by 11 to 15 year olds and figures show that only about 0. 2 percent actually study it whats not clear yet and this is perhaps where the concern comes from is whether or not under the new plans arabic will become part of mandatory lessons here in france if that was the case it is likely to feel the fire of those who believe teaching arabic in schools only fosters communitarianism and blues the feeling of patriotism the exact opposite of what mr. Theres nothing wrong with teaching in school. I think theres a message and i think thats where all the french are. Going to if we dont want to push drink integration if we want to help communities that are trying to live together. And which is one of the best instruments which can be used to get people around here. Of course we teach the other languages even the president is in favor of teaching the arabic language so i think we shouldnt mix the subjects and say and ive also heard people saying online that teaching arabic. It is an act of separatism you know that arabic has existed here for a long time and it never brought me that radicalism or terrorism because there is this specific branch of muslims who naturally make the headlines but this is a branch thats not all muslims dont generalise. This is a say the us beat said sanctions stick against iran yet again this time targeting the Financial Sector banking on hopes that itll change its behavior well talk you through that and some of the possible wider ramifications among all stories after the break. With election day looming its important to ask out donald trump has changed the g. O. P. Is there such a thing as trump is just a politico established in the weeds and understand why does the get in the 1st one is just populism on the right but you. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation community. Are you going the right way or are you being. What is true what is faith. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or remain in the shallows. Just days after pertaining himself cured of the coronavirus donald trump is reportedly pushing for the antibody therapy he received to be cleared for mass use the president says he wants an emergency use authorization signed off by the food and Drug Administration as soon as possible but it comes not long after he accused that same agency of launching a political hit job against him after it introduced tougher vaccine guidelines that could potentially delay the approval of any job. New f. D. A. Rules make it more difficult for them to speed up vaccines for approval before election day just another political hit job. Well the new vaccine guidelines say manufacturers have to wait 2 months before approval can be considered so trials can flag any safety issues that means that the earliest any drug could win approval would be after novembers election the f. D. A. Insists that its decision is not political ive made it clear from the beginning of my junior year that the only thing that will guide our decisions is data in science all outside or increase from Administration Officials members of Congress Local officials are routed to. The chief executive of the Washington Pain Center believes trumps risking his political future if he plays loose with vaccine safety but it was about the election clearly you know kurt parody of the Democratic Party has put trumps way up the failure of managing to cope with quote the syrian ited states so he has a lot of pressure to make sure he does something with respect to vaccines as he did with personal protective equipment ventilators respirators he did everything well from that perspective and now weve got this vaccine that he wants to turn out obviously before the election to hopefully you know regain another 4 years of the white house if he put something out there that was not safe and not effective that would be devastating to his legacy so he has to make sure that everything is a big safe and effective for the American People to believe in it and obviously to believe it and dont take the vaccine for safety. But as for the election the next president ial debate is looking increasingly unlikely donald trump says it will be a waste of his time now for it was announced that it will be held virtually after the president called the coronavirus youre saying youre not going to participate and no im not going to waste my time in a virtual debate thats not what debating is all about you sit behind a computer and do a debate is ridiculous and then they cut you off whenever they want. Trump suggested delaying the debate until the end of the month but his rival joe biden is refusing to budge on that in light of illness House Speaker nancy pelosi has also announced plans for a president ial capacity commission its designed to assess whether the health of a future commander in chief impairs their ability to govern. Well as for where American Voters think theyre heading the polls are proving to be grim reading one survey suggests more than half of respondents expect violence to increase off the novembers election and to supporting riots and looting just of the 2 thirds of worried that the us could be verging on civil war so is all this gloom and doom a justified question a panel of experts over whether they think chaos is inevitable and about who wins. I dont know if i would force the a civil war i could certainly coarsely some additional civil war referencing a lot of the civil unrest over the past few months violence in the streets i dont know if its risen to the level of a civil war however you do have the stakes being very very high or certainly politicians drumming up fear and hate of each other causes people to get scared and in sometimes it incites people to violence but when you look at the actual policies of the republicans and democrats once theyre elected and serve in office the actual policies are almost the same the systematic balances are our daily diet across this country already regardless really of wholl who wins but certainly true on big 3 puts fascism away supremacy in the drivers seat again it will for years the calls for action from disgruntled groups a louder than calls for calm and that its a juggle thats already been rolling through 2020 but we know its a strange year you know weve had the country shut down for the past 6 months weve had people who are marginalized economically who would not have the opportunity to work from home they have found themselves bearing the brunt of a lot down paul with news of the elites in the country and that of course people poured aeration of 4th or cry if you will america has indeed as divided stratified and polarized d as ever right wing violent elements are certainly ready at the beck and call of trunks of science action in large segments of the population a very worried about every time a president s up for election the people in the meat. Say this is the most important election of our lifetimes and if you dont vote for this bad republican or this bad democrat the worlds going to come to the end were going to have violence in the streets so i think its over and in reality most americans dont want violence would that have happened anyway would have been the state now is it 4 years of trump or would it have happened anyway well certainly on a trump is down to lead this penned in trump is not taking this seriously hes prioritised other thing i mean how is he showing up at the white house as if today was a normal day imagine if one of us showed up at studio our at our jobs when he was still contagious we called it trying to downplay it that signals the wrong things to the rest of the country i think coronavirus is natural and republicans or democrats whoever was in charge neither could have done much different and wed probably see the same i think its unfair to blame either party for it however when you look at this disease cope with the infection rate about on par with hulu has a 99. 9 percent survival rate except for some very specific categories of people so there has been a politicization of a medical problem in the United States its ironic that the democrats when trump are not taking it seriously enough but at the same time been blamed for messing up the economy when he tried to shut things down so you really you cant win when you politicize medical situation like this. New sanctions have been slapped on iran by the United States further isolating the country from the worlds Financial Systems washington claims that the move is to stop iran sponsoring terror activities and developing Nuclear Weapons to iran denies those allegations and says the restrictions will hit the iranian people the hardest. Made coded 19 pandemic us regime was to blow up our remaining channels to pay for food and medicine iranians will survive this latest of cruelties but conspiring to starve a population is a crime. Against humanity culprits and enablers who block our money will face justice and the new sanctions freeze the u. S. Assets of 18. 00 iranian banks which is almost all of the countrys Financial Institutions it also places secondary sanctions on firms that do business with those banks and although washington claims the restrictions dont apply when it comes to basic necessities critics say the foreign banks are going to be scared off from getting involved in humanitarian aid attorney a middle east specialist who believes its all about next months election in the United States. I want to go live now to World Affairs journalist and author Thomas Fassbender welcome to the program irans already under heavy u. S. Sanctions theres not been much budging from tehran so far how much of an impact do you think these latest ones will have. They will have theres no question that in the present. Picture with the pandemic around an additional sanctioning of 18 new brain bangs basically cutting off the complete Financial Sector of the country from the Global Financial infrastructure will of course heard the we can stand well of course in the efforts fly out by Foreign Countries to improve the human terran situation in iran it is a political move by the us the us or gambling on using their economic might their power over the Global Financial infrastructure to all pacify any potential opponents from russia china iran venezuela or even germany as are u. S. Sanctions now and well see what this will lead to do you think getting change in irans behavior given the World Economy but i sneeze all through 2020 no i dont believe that i think this is the 11 of the things where a human nature comes into play and human nature does not like to sit counter or anybody who is things hes to be stronger or clever or might you know whatever this to the to the contrary as we have seen since 2014 when the latest wave of sanctions really took off against russia other countries the human nature is of such kind that. I would say. My my enemys enemy is my friend so this creates a big solidarity cross the anti western anti u. S. Nations that has brought together. China russia form of forms. Is now welding into this Alliance Even iran and the fact that the euro. Union Foreign Ministers today in china in beijing loans credit to the assumption that. The other side the opponents dont sit passively and washington insists that the measures are going to affect basic necessities weve heard from tehran previously that says no it already is the nature of Global Supply chains means its already difficult to get in things like medicines and this during a pandemic so whos telling the truth. Of course it of course it is even if there is some mechanism in place that will still allow medical or humanitarian aid get into iran. Any Foreign Company any for him bank that is dealing with iran that is involved in such supplies they will have top d july they will have to wait for a full licenses for cruel thats. From a practical point of view that can be no question that this will impede aid and support getting into the country just quickly thomas in terms of the year which is already not told to the United States over what to do with trying to get iran back around the table and the nuclear deal that the us walked away from do you think the European Union are going to be hoping for big changes come november so they can get their own talk back on track. Well i dont know the problem with the e. U. Is that theyve been opposing about almost everybody from from the russian president the u. S. President. Raney and so the turks etc. They now are hope for a change in the u. S. Because they some most europeans believe that if joe biden will win the election it will there will be some return to the good old days of barack obama im very doubtful that they had respect the problem with europe is that europe. Does not have the muscle to get out of the comfort zone so all they are all all all they can limit all they are limited to his words ok for now journalist and author Thomas Fassbender thanks for joining us on r. T. Thank you. Thats the news for now thanks for watching our inextricable relationship with social media is no 10 next a social shevardnadze talks will form a facebook director and pinterest president about how clicks and likes and i indelibly attached to our psyches stand by for sophie and co only on our. Join me every thursday on the alec simon show and ill be speaking to get off of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you that. Is wrong with us as american citizens today to blast off thats. Not an attack on the other nasty guy and i dont think. I would vote for a republican over trump i would vote for anyone who does not you and has half a brain defeat dont try. To feed. My 2nd wife. She can handle. 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