Detained in bello who suffered a long time president Alexander Lukashenko his 2 main rivals from london in next months vote. Of the sport as tiger woods prepares to return to competitive golf for the 1st time in 5 months will get his due on the back climbs mattson expense and playing in the current virus pandemic. Now may begin with a flare up in fighting on the border between armenia and azerbaijan 13 soldiers and at least one civilian have been killed in the heaviest fighting between the 2 neighbors in years the 2 former soviet republics went to war in the 1990 s. Over the disputed region of nagano caught a black areas internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but its controlled by armenians a fragile ceasefire was agreed in one. 994. 00 attention has summoned ever since and 2016200 soldiers and civilians were killed and whats known as the april war russia brokered that cease fire and the International Community is now looking to russia once again robin for us ian walker reports the us. Large crowds of protesters in demanding the government declares war on armenia some demonstrators managed to Enter Parliament early on wednesday and were dispersed the crowds are highly unusual in tightly controlled azerbaijan an indication of the National Mood was. An army general was one of 11 azeri servicemen killed in 3 days of fighting on the border with armenia the armenian government reports the deaths of 4 personnel. Both sides accuse each other of starting the latest hostilities as ery missile strikes on armenian positions. Armenians shooting down as airy drones. Civilian areas are also being shelled what i think many many with whole story of them going precious in red was the very area thats fully printed by the. Religious are like idiots right next to the military trains or between them and this is extremely important because it enough are the 1st one to suffer from that all korean. Military action that is. The latest fighting is north of the disputed territory of nagornokarabakh internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan its controlled by Armenian Forces some 30000 people died in the regional war between the former soviet republics in the 1990 s. As a by chance president ilham aliyev says International Peace talks have led nowhere how to go to think in armenia as Prime Minister nichol passion yan accuses as a by john of in danger in regional stability. This is the biggest escalation since a 4 day conflict in april 26th the russia and iran have offered to mediate but turkey says it stands with azerbaijan unless the renewed fighting can be resolved the risk of a wider conflict grows robin 1st steelworker al jazeera in an interview with aljazeera armenias foreign minister stressed the priority now is to find a peaceful solution so one side canyon says the conflict cant be allowed to escalate any farther. So very Dangerous Development over the past day since the 12th of july when there was an alternative infantry actual tradition by theres ever been a force of this through the armenian territory to the north east for media and the use of want to come about artillery. Under fire the dangers of escalation which we have now and. The. Attempts to deescalate are a priority now this is what were working for and this is what were working with the corps chairs of the over a c e needs group which comprises france russia and the United States this is a priority now we need to deescalate because while i mean you spoke about us to defend i mean yet remains very little to theyre going to care about but war is not an alternative there is no alternative to the peaceful settlement marry me committed to the us and will work towards the escalation and establishing an environment which helps an atmosphere which helps the. East and we share favor state negotiating process meanwhile has a buzz on officials blame on media for the s. Contention that my pleasure you have as assistant to the president of azerbaijan and head of the Foreign Policy department of the president ial administration he told ajah 0 the peace is the priority but on many a needs to answer for its actions. Doesnt when is committed was a peaceful resolution of the council it based on International Law and dozens of dream or Serious Group which aired but as armenia but on the minds of those in negotiation and substance of the negotiations and also the armenian Prime Minister sitting with mubarak era is armenia isnt an exact undermining of the negotiation process its a reaffirmation of the poles of annexation of the solitary there is of azerbaijan and its also the serious issues the mediation process and the ways that we see missed reports here countries are which is always going to interest that is a peaceful resolution of all matters but here is a little our zones are minions are is an armenia has started with attention and escalation is a border area and therefore as a way john is also in concert was a voice emus group which countries and also regional countries and we have an extensive diplomatic counter was that russia and. Member countries and also some of the original cancers in general as a way to support in a peaceful resolution of the council it and reasons of existing framework and for much of the negotiations but of course an army has started an army a b. Is responsible of the army should also. Explain the reasons why it was probably cation have been occurred from this i. Prefer to say walkers cover the conflict extensively is joining me live from tbilisi in neighboring georgia robin just give us for for those of us who are not across what is at stake at the moment just bring us up to date with what the key issues are. Well what we know so far is that this violence started on sunday and had been going on for about 36 hours but so far today on wednesday its been peaceful and ive been in touch with both the president ial administration. And the Armenian Office of the Prime Minister of the Foreign Ministry and both have confirmed to me that. For the time being the peace is holding so it looks as if there is a bit of a situation going on both sides saying that they are in touch with the cochairs of the socalled minsk group thats russia france and the United States so maybe there is some go between there that group is able to offer to allow the sides to deescalate so that we dont see a repeat of what we saw in 2016 when some 200 soldiers and civilians were killed and its the civilians as the crisis Group Representative that was in my report was mentioning who are now most under threat theyve had the pandemic thats interfered with their economy and now the harvest and if they cant get safely into their fields its a well populated area thats going to be disastrous for those communities that live down there or on the front lines. Here walker bringing us up to date from neighboring georgia robin thanks very much indeed ok some breaking news out of iran now 3 ships are on fire southern port its the latest in a series of explosions and fires to hit iran in recent weeks lets go live to our. Said what more do we know about whats happening. Well what we know so far is that this is taking place at a vessel factory were told 7 ships have been burnt so far thats the latest that we have. Also been told that the fire is under control its not extinguished firefighters are on the scene and the head of the Crisis Management in the share province has said that theres been no casualties but they dont know the cause of the extent of the damage so far he said that high winds and Flammable Materials havent helped the situation and the reason that this incident has gained attention is because there is also a Nuclear Power plant in bushehr and again theres been a series of incidents over the last few weeks that have increased suspicions we had to fire her at the clinic with the casualties weve had an explosion up jeanne which is to the east of iran at the suspected missile site and of course at the main Nuclear Facility at natanz there was a fire there and what was behind that well we just dont know but there have been reports by foreign media that the tans especially was an act of sabotage by the israelis now we put that to the Foreign Ministry spokesman of the day and he said he wouldnt deny or confirm anything until the investigation was over and the findings released now thats what weve been hearing from iranian officials that an investigation is underway and the findings will be released and if its found that a foreign power has been involved in any incident iran will have to tell you every spawns again he did indicate that security had been increased at some sites but this could just be because of the high temperatures the country is experiencing it could also be that iran is under sanctions and is dependent on its domestic infrastructure for its Maintenance Repair and safety of these sites but again iran is very protective over incidents that take place near military and Nuclear Facilities and when the fissures do speak we hear very little or theyre very reserved again suspicions high current maybe just because of the number of incidents that have taken place over the last few weeks. From so thank you very much as a word. Chinas vying to retaliate after the us president announced new measures to hold beijing accountable revealed sanctions against chinese officials over the recent National Security law imposed on hong kong drums announcement came off to the u. K. Banned chinese tech giant haul away from its new high Speed Mobile Network citing concerns about security which are new reports from beijing. Hong called is known as asias a world city but the u. S. Government says that nickname no longer applies washington has revoked the territories special economic status as punishment for the newly imposed National Security law. From now on says the u. S. It will treat hong kong like Mainland China the Chinese Government has condemned the move saying it will respond with sanctions we need to up hold our legitimate interests china will make the necessary responses to sanction the relevant personnel and entities of the u. S. Side we are the u. S. To correct mistakes and to not implement this act and stop interfering in chinas internal affairs critics say the new security law strips hong kong of its freedoms and autonomy guaranteed to 50 years in the 199700. 00 for green but the u. K. The Chinese Government says law abiding residents and Business People wont be affected but several companies are moving forward with plans to relocate including the New York Times which is shifting some of its operations to south korea china has also hit back at the u. K. Government for banning Chinese Telecom company hallway from its 5 g. Networks warning that chinese investors should reconsider doing business there. So. This is about the u. K. At all costs politicizing commercial and Technology Issues this is about china facing major threats in its investment security in the u. K. And its about our confidence in whether the u. K. Markets can remain open fair and nondiscriminatory. Us President Donald Trump has taken credit for britain freezing out. We confronted untrustworthy Chinese Technology and Telecom Providers we convinced many countries many countries and i did this myself for the most part not to use while away britain the government says its decision has nothing to do with donald trump but that hasnt convinced china officials here in beijing say the u. K. Is coleading with the u. S. To oppress the chinese businesses and warns that china will do whatever it takes to protect its companies and core interests Chinese State media says any retaliation against the u. K. Should be painful and a public a warning to other countries the china wont be bullied however china moves forward it faces an uphill diplomatic battle in a world filled with increasing tension and fewer friends katrina you aljazeera dating in the meantime the New York Times says its moving some of its journalists out of hong kong because of the introduction of those that new security law and on that subject i want to bring in William Young hes a journalist and Vice President of Taiwan ForeignCorrespondents Club i was reported extensively from hong kong and hes joining us on skype from taiwan as always thank you very much indeed for being with us why is it that hong kong seems so important to International Media particularly. So hong kong has been serving as the window for International Media outlets into china for its decades because of its high degree of autonomy and also its respect for freedom of press has a very long tradition of respecting a diversifying its press freedoms and that has been used as a very important way for the International Audience to really learn about china through the kooris been based in hong kong in recent in recent years we have seen incidents where journalists are being expelled on the grounds of either supporting but hosting were independent politicians during the 8 public talks and this time around at the New York Times has in fact a confirmed one of its staff who used to work in china was tonight to reveal all of thats what bees are up by the hong kong authorities just recently so that the New York Times to decide that they believe it is no longer going to be so safe and also all of us like smooth for them to operate in hong kong as before is there anything that operating as a journalist in hong kong gives you any advantage that it gives journalists in hong kong as opposed to operating in say seoul in south korea for example where i believe the New York Times is planning to move some of its journalists. So in fact of hong kong it has been has a very close interaction and ties with china and a lot of businesses and also political events in fact take place in hong kong if they are not able to take place in china so there has been a long tradition of home conserving as the alternative destination for a lot of the International Events related to hong kong but now that the National Security law has come into place that has a fact of put into doubt about whether hong kong can continue playing that Important Role for south korea because of the proximity and also the Korean Peninsula issue where china also plays that theyre Important Role so i believe that thats part of the attraction for the International Media to consider transfer some of their staff from hong kong to south korea obviously its easier for International Companies to be able to make transfers like that but when it comes to local media within hong kong itself how significant is this new security law and i understand the new in forstmann committee as well going to be on the media in hong kong rice so all of the local media is facing uncertainty especially with the very broad definition of a lot of the clauses some of the clauses in fact are being raised one again and again as the potential target that they will be using to cut some damning or cracking down on prodemocracy publications and so the local journalists have actually told me over the last few weeks that theyve been increasing and preparing for the worst to come because of the uncertainty that a National Security law is going to have on the city and also the press community and the city were here mining as a journalist and Vice President of Taiwan ForeignCorrespondents Club we appreciate your time thank you very much indeed. You grammy. Winners of the election primaries in hong kong have been calling for Greater Unity within the prodemocracy camp in Septembers Legislative Council polls most of the 600000 votes went to socalled localist candidates including prominent activist joshua wall many of them are expected to be disqualified from running juta their political stance but they say they wont stop fighting against chinas crackdown on the territories freedoms. But more ahead on the news hour including more than a dozen dead after flash flooding in indonesia well have the latest on the rescue operations taking place across the region. And its a goal focused in its in these top Footbal