To be a lot at night it was also wholl ok thank you so much for that ma and i do remember that speech very well trump was forced to laugh it off im self. Cant get that out of the memory thanks for that ma when will come back to you a little later in the program joining us now from washington d. C. Is richard ponza he is the director of just security 2020 with the Stimson Center think tank. I want to pick up something that meaghan said and put it to you my almost talking about this astounding reversal of roles that we see now the u. S. Really its very nationalist and we have china and russia talking about multilateralism holding this up about their commitment to the u. N. And to you the uns role whats your take. It is truly an astounding reversal. From the beginning of the trumpet ministration not just the beginning of a pandemic the us has been very much on the attack about some type of book globalism that was antithetical with real American Values patriotism of course all tied to his
Commitments. France and russia have stepped up calls for an immediate cease fire between our media and azerbaijan there for a single for the disputed nagornokarabakh region all sides voting to continue fighting i mean here says 2 french journalists have been have been injured in a series shelling while as about jan says a train station was badly damaged in armenian attacks. At least 60 people have been detained in hong kong accused of define a ban on gatherings in kohls online for protests to mark Chinas National Day police blocked off streets and alleys in a major shopping area where previous demonstrations have been held there is a ban on Mass Gatherings because of the pandemic well chief executive carol lam hailed beijing strict security law for bringing peace to the territory. A 2nd woman has died in india after being gang raped in the state of utah pradesh 2 separate cases are reigniting protests about Sexual Violence and countrys caste system both women are from the marginalised
A disputed region yes ari president says armenian troops must leave nagornokarabakh before any negotiations can begin Bernard Smith has more from armenias capital. Were told it was quiet overnight but remains tense of course in the gorno karabakh however the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Says that this morning Armenian Forces shelled a train station in the town of. A civilian was killed in the shelling of this town has been previously targeted we have no confirmation of whats happening because of course regarding that from the armenian side but this is now day by since fighting broke out on sunday for nagornokarabakh is the most serious really confrontations that there be since 2016 and there are fears that if it isnt contained it could spiral into an all out war. Thousands of police are writes in force in hong kong to deter protests on Chinas National Day its the 1st major hole is a since beijing and post its National Security law hong kong. A technical glitches forced trading on the T
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