Long disputed territory. The state Department Says mr blinken made the remarks in a conversation with armenias Prime Minister, held in the past few hours. The region is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan but its population is mostly Ethnic Armenians, who ruled it as a Breakaway Republic for three decades. Earlier this week, an Azerbaijani Military operation routed the Ethnic Armenian separatists and azerbaijan has begun taking full control of the region. Now, Tens Of Thousands of armenians have sought refuge in the main city stepanakert, many of them gathering at the airport. They are coping with dwindling food, medicine and fuel supplies. The red cross has managed to deliver 70 tonnes of aid for the First Time Since hostilities ended. The organisations spokesperson, jason straziuso, said the shipments contained basic staples like wheat. Its an indication of how dire the situation is not enough food, not enough medical supplies. The convoy that we sentin supplies. The convoy that we sent in today did drop off some medical supplies. Sent in today did drop off some medicalsupplies. It also medical supplies. It also dropped medicalsupplies. It also dropped off body bags not so pleasant to think about but an important aspect of this is a dignified management of the dead. Earlier on saturday, Azerbaijani Forces showed off weapons captured from Ethnic Armenian forces. Local officials said the terms of a ceasefire were now being implemented, including evacuating the wounded. But later, the truce was apparently violated with an azeri soldier wounded in an exchange of fire. In new york, azerbaijans foreign Ministerjeyhun Bayramov told the Un General Assembly that baku was determined to reintegrate Karabakh Armenians as equal citizens. But his armenian counterpart demanded the un establish a mission in the region to prevent further killings of Ethnic Armenians. The bbc� s olga ivshina is one of the first journalists to have reached the region since this weeks hostilities began. She filed this report. This is the first time journalists have been allowed in the karabakh since the start of reason possibilities. We are currently in susa, a key point in the area. It sits on the mountain which overlooks several strategic roads and towns. The conflict between azerbaijan and armenia has taken Tens Of Thousands of lives. So, the question everyone is asking now is will this ceasefire hold . The Azerbaijan Military has told us they are currently in control of a city down there which karabakh got the canet and consider their capital so its important. However, as azerbaijan has quit given no details on this is as far as we can go. The question is what happens to Karabakh Armenians who have lived here for several decades and an azerbaijani official has told me there only target is armed rebels and they are ready to provide Security Guarantees for the civilians. We are currently conducting mine cleaning and we also established camps, temporary camps. In these camps, we can provide food, water, electricity and heating for up to 1000 people in each camp. However, there is a lot of mistrust on both sides. The destiny of these people is now in armenian hands. Now, to the war in ukraine. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says the United States and ukraines other allies are directly at war with moscow. Lavrov also blamed the collapse of the black sea grain deal on ukraine. He further criticised kyiv� s peace plan as not feasible or realistic. Heres mr lavrov addressing the Un General Assembly on saturday. Translation the collective west has a calling card and it has long been to reject the principle of equality and the inability to reach an agreement. Being used to looking down on the rest of the world, americans and europeans make all sorts of promises and they take on commitments inter alia, written once and legally binding once, and they do not fulfil them. As President Putin pointed out, the west is one thatis pointed out, the west is one that is truly an empire of lies. Russia, like many countries, knows about this firsthand. My colleague Samantha Simmonds spoke earlier to phillips obrien, professor of strategic studies at st andrews university. He said there was a lot missing from mr lavrov� s address. It was a speech that you would say really comes from a point of weakness on ukraine that he could not even ukraine wharf, that there was no discussion of russias right to invade ukraine, russias annexation of ukraine, russias annexation of ukraine, parts of ukraine, so in that sense, it was really running away from the story of the moment, which is the fact that the russian army is in ukraine and fighting a huge wall, so i think we have to say its wall, so i think we have to say its expected but its not a speech of strength. Meanwhile, the speaker of the us House Of Representatives says he will include a 300 million aid package for ukraine in a wider Military Spending Bill up for debate this week as Congress Seeks to avoid a Us Government shutdown. On friday, Kevin Mccarthy the most powerful republican on capitol hill said he would split the ukraine aid package away from the Military Funding Bill in hopes of convincing Ukraine Sceptics in his party to keep the us military funded. Less than 2a hours later, though, he has told reporters from the website politico that doing so would not be feasible. The move leaves the aid package which ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky pushed in a visit to congress this week in limbo and it could make it harder for mr mccarthy to secure the votes necessary to keep the Us Government funded through the beginning of october. On friday, my colleague Sumi Somaskanda spoke to Alexander Rodnyansky an adviser to ukrainian president zelensky. He explained ukraines position when it comes to military aid from the us. Would you support alexander provisions that would involve more direct us oversight of how aid is being spent in ukraine . By aid is being spent in ukraine . By every indication that i know of and everything i can tell you in terms of the evidence, everything that we have received, all of the support and the military assistance has been spent exactly the way it should have been spent, without any sort of risks could have occurred along the way. We have put it to use very effectively and again, thats everything that i know. So i think first of all, i should mention this, i dont think there are any measurable significant risks that we can think of right now when we talk about this but if our partners want some additional conditions, but im sure our political leaders would be willing to consider those, provided we can still operate effectively and get the support and the military assistance that we desperately need. If assistance that we desperately need. ~. , need. If we talk about the bi aer need. If we talk about the Bigger Picture need. If we talk about the Bigger Picture of need. If we talk about the Bigger Picture of global i Bigger Picture of Global Support right now, were talking after the 620 when we saw in the final statement that was watered down, essentially, in order to create some sort of consensus when it comes to condemning russia for its invasion of ukraine. Do you think there is a sense in president zelensky� S Administration that support for ukraine is waning as the war stretches on . I ukraine is waning as the war stretches on . Stretches on . I dont think there is stretches on . I dont think there is such stretches on . I dont think there is such a stretches on . I dont think there is such a sense stretches on . I dont think l there is such a sense among stretches on . I dont think there is such a sense among us in the president ial office. And even though you might, the public, might perceive it as some sort of delusion of the common position that we have and in a supervised democratic world, i dont think thats what we are perceiving that we talk to our partners in that sort of situation that the president has said another people in the office have said more recently dilution. Even including this trip to the us and canada. So look, there will always be politics, as i said before, and it does have its turbulence is but i think support by any measure that we can see is firmly behind ukraine. Can see is firmly behind ukraine can see is firmly behind ukraine. ,. ,. , ukraine. That is what we saw at the un general ukraine. That is what we saw at the un generalassembly, ukraine. That is what we saw at the un generalassembly, of. The Un General Assembly, of course, from president biden, he the us� s unwavering, as he said, support for ukraine. There are americans, however, who have urged negotiations, including richard haass, the former diplomat. China has continued to reiterate its position that there needs to be a ceasefire and peace talks, they are the only way to end this war. Do you think conditions are right at the moment to try to start some sort of negotiation . Moment to try to start some sort of negotiation . Look, the bi risk sort of negotiation . Look, the big risk here sort of negotiation . Look, the big risk here is sort of negotiation . Look, the big risk here is that sort of negotiation . Look, the big risk here is that any sort of negotiation . Look, the big risk here is that any sort i big risk here is that any sort of Ceasefire Agreement potentially at this stage with the current russian regime is not really going to last very long. We want to meaningful change to the russian position, to the russian regime, in order to the russian regime, in order to have a meaningful, genuine ceasefire or even enter the war with the liberation of of our territories. Just giving russia some Breathing Space in order for them to regroup and then rearm themselves and launch yet another offensive, you know, is not something that is in our common interest and its something to keep in mind, both when we have these discussions among the west but also more generally. Remember, you cannot trust these people. They have broken literally every major agreement, every major promise they have made over the last years, especially when it comes to ukraine, so that is not a trap to be reading into, the trap to be reading into, the trap we need to be very careful about. Turning to sudan now. The head of the army claims hes ready to talk peace with the rebel commander whom he is battling for control of the country. The brutal civil war has left more than 5,000 people dead, according to the un, with five million displaced. 6eneral Abdel Fattah Al burhan of the Sudanese Armed forces has told the bbc hes prepared in principle to sit down with Mohamed Hamdan dagalo, leader of the of the rebel Rapid Support forces. Our Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Landale reports from new york. Since april, sudan has been gripped by fighting. The army and rebel forces locked in a bitter struggle for power. Thousands have died, millions displaced. At the heart of the conflict is this man, 6eneral Abdel Fattah Al burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed forces, who seized power two years ago. His enemy, Mohammed Hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, leader of the so called Rapid Support forces, a group accused of horrific war crimes. 6eneral, how do you do . I met 6eneral al burhan in new york, where he had addressed the United Nations, and he claimed he was ready to consider a cease fire. Are you prepared to sit down and talk with the rsf leader, hemedti . Translation absolutely. Whenever he commits to what we agreed injeddah, we will sit to resolve this problem. At those talks injeddah, in saudi arabia, during the summer, both sides agreed to protect civilians something both sides have failed to do. The Sudanese Armed forces have been accused by the un and charities of Targeting Civilians with indiscriminate air strikes on residential parts of khartoum. Why are the civilian casualties so high . Why are your forces deliberately Targeting Civilians . This is not correct. They are fabrications of some stories by the rebel forces. They bomb civilians and film it as if it was the armed forces. We are professional forces. We work with precision and select our targets in areas where only the enemy is present. Is the future of south sudan a failed state like somalia or a divided state like libya . Well, the sudan will remain united. The sudan, because of its zones, will remain a state intact, not a failure state. But right now, it looks like one, with a humanitarian crisis and millions fleeing their homes, many into neighbouring countries, prompting fears the fighting could spread. James landale, bbc news, new york. Lets take a look at some other stories making headlines. Tropical storm ophelia is bringing heavy rain, storm surges and winds up and down the east coast of the us. The storm made landfall in North Carolina saturday morning and is now working its way north. Pope francis has celebrated mass at the end of his two day visit to marseille, during which he highlighted migrant and refugee rights. Crowds in the Southern French city cheered as the pope made his way to the velodrome stadium, where president macron and Tens Of Thousands of people took part in the act of worship. The uk Home SecretarySuella Braverman has announced an upcoming three day trip to the us. She will kick off the official visit in washington, dc with a major speech laying out britains approach to global migration. The Home Secretary will also hold talks with us lawmakers and senior officials, including secretary of Homeland SecurityAlejandro Mayorkas and attorney general merrick 6arland. The comedian and actor Russell Brand says it has been � an extraordinary and distressing week� after rape and Sexual Assault allegations were made against him. In a video published on social media he thanked his fans for their support and criticised news outlets, the government, and tech companies. Ellie price reports. Hello there, you awakening wonders. A direct appeal to supporters, with no direct mention of the allegations against him. Obviously its been an extraordinary and distressing week and i thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that youve been presented with. In this three minute video, Russell Brand talks instead about Media Corruption and collusion. I need your support now more than ever and more than i ever imagined i would. July the first 2012 was when my rape happened. This week Russell Brand faced allegations of rape and Sexual Assault following claims made by four women in the channel 4 Dispatches Programme and the times and sunday times. He denies the claims and insists his relationships have always been consensual. The bbc has also heard from one woman who said the comedian exposed himself to her in a bathroom in this building in los angeles where he was recording his radio two programme. He then joked about the alleged incident minutes later on air. By now youre probably aware that the British Government has asked Big Tech Platforms to censor our online content and that some Online Platforms have complied. Youtube has now suspended Russell Brand from making money from adverts after it said he had violated its creator responsibility policy. Online retailer asos has asked for its adverts to be pulled on rumble, the digital platform on which mr brand plans to post his next video on monday. The bbc has made several requests to talk to mr brand over the past week but he has avoided questions and scrutiny, choosing instead to speak directly to his followers on social media. But the questions keep coming. And the investigations into his alleged behaviour continue. Please, if you can, stay free. Ellie price, bbc news. Haitis Prime Minister, ariel henry has called for urgent United Nations action to bring stability to his country. He says the Security Situation has led to a new humanitarian crisis displacing thousands of people. He told the Un General Assembly the Security Council must act to authorise an international force, to help haitis overstretched police and military subdue rampant armed gangs. Mr henry said kidnappings for ransom, arson, massacres, sexual violence, and people trafficking are all on the rise. The countrys stability has deteriorated, as its largest economic driver, agricultural production, slowed due to Natural Disasters like the devastating earthquake in 2010. Those have led to illnesses, such as cholera, spreading on a mass scale. To Natural Disaster meanwhile, Political Corruption has made to Natural Disaster it nearly impossible for the Prime Minister to manage the chaos. The un says more than 2,000 people have been killed in haiti since the start of this year. While the Biden Administration said they will not be sending troops to haiti, they will continue to offer financial and humanitarian support. Heres secretary blinken. Today we are taking steps to impose additional Visa Restrictions on current and former haitian officials who are enabling the violence. That step, we designated more than 50 individuals. In ghana, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Capital Accra on saturday for a third day of Anti Government protests linked to economic hardship. Dozens have been arrested for defying a police order not to assemble. Our newsroom reporter Daniel Dadzie has more. So these are the scenes on the streets leading up to the seat of 6hanas government and the capital, accra. For three days the protests have waved flags and National Packer flags among others. They decry the high Cost Of Living and the lack ofjobs as they march under the watchful eye of riot police. The occupy the house demonstration began as a hashtag on x, formerly known as twitter. On thursday, police picked up 49 of these protesters for violating the Public Order Act and gathering unlawfully. 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It is forecast to hit 1. 5 this year down from 3. 1 in 2020 to. Government has sealed a three year 3 billion Imf Loan In May but critics say they have done too little to help those who are most in need in this protracted downturn. Theres been another dog attack in england, believed to involve an xl american bully. A man was taken to hospital after being bitten on the arm at a park in south london. Meanwhile, dog owners marched from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Today to protest Government Plans to ban the breed. Barry caffrey reports. This is paisley park. It was here where a man was attacked by a dog just after six oclock yesterday evening. He is currently in hospital with serious injuries. A local resident told me the dog jumped over this fence of this Dog Exercise Area and bit the arm of a man in his 40s. Police say the owner of the dog, believed to be an xl fully, fled the park before they arrived. Efforts are now being made to try and track down the owner. 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A number of other| recent attacks including warsaw where a man died prompted the Prime Minister rishi sunak to say he had a ordered urgent work to ban the animals. Today, Protesters Gathered A March To Parliament to voice their concerns about the governments plans to ban the breed. They say despite their fearsome appearance and build the dogs make lovable household pets. Personally, my dog is as soppy as anything. He is around my grandchildren. I have an autistic grandson and he is calming for him. Literally sleeps beside him and it does him good. I sleeps beside him and it does him good sleeps beside him and it does him ood. ,. Him good. I agree that they are dangerous him good. I agree that they are dangerous. None him good. I agree that they are dangerous. None of him good. I agree that they are dangerous. None of us him good. I agree that they are dangerous. None of us here i dangerous. None of us here discriminate that. Were not saying discriminate that. Were not saying they are not dangerous. In saying they are not dangerous. In the saying they are not dangerous. In the wrong hands there. My female in the wrong hands there. My female is in the wrong hands there. My female is 53 kg, of course she is dangerous in the wrong hands but she is dangerous in the wrong hands but she is is dangerous in the wrong hands but she is trained and well mannered and well loved and fed correctly mannered and well loved and fed correctl. , ,. , correctly. The dog control coalition, correctly. The dog control coalition, a correctly. The dog control coalition, a group correctly. The dog control. Coalition, a group including the rspca, Battersea Dogs Home in the Royal Kennel Club said banning specific breeds was not the solution, pointing to irresponsible breeding, rearing and ownership. Barry caffrey, bbc news. Quite the weekend if you live in the american state of utah. This weekend, a capsule is expected to fall from space and land there. It contains rocks and dust from the surface of an asteroid called bennu, which could give important clues about how the earth was formed. Scientists from nasa are eagerly awaiting the capsules arrival in the utah desert from where our space correspondent Rebecca Morelle filed this report. The clock really is ticking for the team. They are gearing up for the dramatic conclusion of this seven year long osiris wreck submission. After travelling for billions of miles through our solar system, this capsule which is carrying the precious fragments of Asteroid Bennu will make its way through the atmosphere and all the way down to the ground here in utah. But that dissent will be perilous. It will speed through the atmosphere at 27 miles an hour, experiencing temperatures of 3000 agree celsius. It will need two parachutes to slow it down and offer, hopefully, a soft landing. The capsule has no tracking or 6ps on board so the team will have to use long range telescopes and infrared cameras to try and find it as it comes through so it will be a Nerve Wracking wait for them. Once they have the co ordinates they will get into the helicopter and head out to the Recovery Site because the key thing is to get the capital and its contents into a clean room as soon as possible. They do not want any contamination. The big question i guess is why go to all of this trouble . The first reason is a really good one. We want to find out about asteroid mac three because it tops the list of nasas host hazardous space rocks. There is a one in over 1000 chance of it hitting earth in the next 1000 years. So if you want to stop or prevent Something Like this from happening it helps to know what it is made of. But bennu is not all bad. It can tell us about our origins because it asteroids are a time capsule, relics left over from the formation of the early solar system. So there is an awful lot we can learn from them. Scientists at desperate to get their carefully gloved hands on this sample once the capital is open. It will be a painstaking process, a few weeks long but they say the weight will be worth it. You can stay up to date with us by watching on bbc or following along on our website. Stay with us, i will be back at the top of the hour with all the latest headlines. Hello. The weather in the North Atlantic is becoming a lot more turbulent. Thejet stream is increasing in strength and the weather will be turning more and more unsettled in the coming days, in fact, rest of the weekend. For some of us, its going to be a real mixed bag with spells of wind and Rain Sweeping across the country. Heres one such Weather Front thats sweeping across the uk right now. Its bringing outbreaks of rain almost anywhere. It wont be raining all the time. You can see sort of these distinct clumps of Rain Crossing the country, but with that also strengthening winds. And they are coming in from the southwest. Actually, remnants of an old hurricane here. So temperatures early in the morning, 16 in plymouth, even about ia or 15 there in the lowlands of scotland. And it is a large area of low pressure ahead of it. The winds are coming in from the southwest. So a relatively warm direction. And these Weather Fronts will be brushing the uk all through the day on sunday. But it is not a coherent area of rain. In fact, pulses of Rain Sweeping across the country could be wet for a time in the morning. Then the sun will come out. Then the winds will strengthen again. And then towards the second half of the afternoon, i think thats when well see the really heavy rain and Gale Force Winds around western parts of the uk. But all the while i think in central and eastern parts of the uk its not bad at all. Warm by day and actually the evening is not looking bad at all either. But this is 7 00. Look at that heavy Rain Sweeping across western parts of the uk. The wind roses there showing gusts of wind in some places, 50, 60, maybe even approaching 70 miles an hour around scottish coasts. And then that Weather Front sweeps across the uk monday and behind it i think its going to be quite a strong west south westerly wind. Itll bring showers to scotland, but elsewhere i think a pretty decent day and quite warm highs, approaching 20 degrees widely across england, high teens there in scotland and northern ireland. And then midweek were watching a particularly potentially particularly nasty low coming our way, could bring severe gales, perhaps even stormy conditions around some coasts. So i think the time when thats going to happen will be around about wednesday. So if youre travelling this week, especially middle parts of the week, keep track of the weather. I think well firm up the forecast sometime late sunday and into monday. Bye bye. Voiceover this is bbc news. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. You were shot at, shelled, bombed, mortared. And yelled, let the bombs go from the aircraft. How many young people did we actually kill . We looked to the aircraft and the whole of the back of it had