By Armenian Separatists for decades, but its internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Live now to ketevan khachidze, the chief executive of care causcasus. Thank you forjoining us. I understand you have been near the border and spoken to people who crossed over the border. What are those people telling you . What are some of the stories you have heard in the past few days . In the past few days . Thanks for invitin in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me. They in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me. They engulfed in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me. They engulfed a in the past few days . Thanks for i inviting me. They engulfed a small town near the border. 0bviously, inviting me. They engulfed a small town near the border. Obviously, the situation is devastating and hundreds of people are crossing the border, and they are tired, exhausted, hungry and desperate. They are hopeless because they have put all their belongings in their bags and theyjust rushed into their cars and started moving. 0bviously, cars and started moving. Obviously, the situation is really desperate. The certainty of their future is really not clear at the moment. We also conducted a Needs Assessment to see what is the needs of these people at the moment, and we saw that over 55 have nowhere to go, and just have no place, and it is not very clear where they will be placed at the moment. Finding shelter is a really big problem for them. To give you an example, we talk to a 67 year old woman who is a teacher who just buried her father when this Military Action started, and after the funeral, they certainly saw, and it was a really tiring, long journey for certainly saw, and it was a really tiring, Longjourney Forten certainly saw, and it was a really tiring, long journey for ten people, including seven children. For five or more children it is quite unusual. Or more children it is quite unusual or more children it is quite unusual. ,. ,. , unusual. You mentioned the Families Crossin unusual. You mentioned the Families Crossing the unusual. You mentioned the Families Crossing the border, unusual. You mentioned the Families Crossing the border, but unusual. You mentioned the Families Crossing the border, but we unusual. You mentioned the Families Crossing the border, but we have crossing the border, but we have also been Hearing Stories about children who have crossed the border, and might not be in the care of anyone. Are there any special provisions for them, or is this all happened too quickly really . Because ofthe happened too quickly really . Because of the destruction happened too quickly really . Because of the destruction of happened too quickly really . Because of the destruction of the of the destruction of the infrastructure, it is possible that there will be Family Protection in place, but frankly, i havent seen at the border children about care, but it might be possible. I understand, and we did mention the sort of Lightening Speed of the offensive by the azerbaijani government to the region, forcing people to move very, very quickly. We know tensions have been simmering for quite some time, but the situation has been changing on the ground incredibly quickly. I wonder if you can reflect on that and how it has affected those who have crossed over the border, and also those who have decided that they need to stay. Those who have decided that they need to stay those who have decided that they need to stay. When we talk to the eo le, need to stay. When we talk to the eole, it need to stay. When we talk to the peeple. It is need to stay. When we talk to the peeple. It is very need to stay. When we talk to the people, it is very likely need to stay. When we talk to the people, it is very likely some people, it is very likely some people, it is very likely some people will stay behind, some are just expecting their Family Members to rejoin. The situation is escalating very quickly, but i really want the audience just to imagine the region where we are living. It is very complex region, and for the last years, we have seen and for the last years, we have seen a number of interstate conflicts, and we know that the situation is quite unstable, and can change very quickly. To give you an example, i myself, i lost a house in 2008 in georgia, and a Project Manager who is also based in georgia, seven years ago, she was 11 years old when she crossed through the mountains from tbilisi. We really know that the situation can be really unstable, and things can change very quickly. It is deeply traumatising but we know the situation. But we are just hoping and really trying to provide any help we can, cut my care and other ngos in the region at the moment. At the moment, we arejust focused on providing temporary shelter, and food, and we are just talking about a high mountainous region, and just imagine the cold and freezing temperatures in the night times. And freezing temperatures in the night times and freezing temperatures in the niuht times. , ~ i. ,. And freezing temperatures in the niuht times. , ~ ,. Night times. Thank you very much. We are definitely night times. Thank you very much. We are definitely going night times. Thank you very much. We are definitely going to night times. Thank you very much. We are definitely going to be night times. Thank you very much. We are definitely going to be keeping night times. Thank you very much. We are definitely going to be keeping a i are definitely going to be keeping a very close eye on the situation, as you say, as the Colder Weather comes in the next few weeks and months. Thank you for speaking to us from the ngo care from tbilisi. We do apologise that the audio for that interview wasnt so good, but it was important to get her thoughts at that moment. Thank you very much. Moving to pakistan, investigations are under way into two deadly explosions which killed at least 60 people. The first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. Police say at least 55 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. Police suspect it was a Suicide Attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. These pictures are from balochistan, pakistans largest province. The region has suffered mutiple attacks from groups including the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State group. And in a separate explosion, at least five people are reported to have died at a blast at a mosque near the city of peshawar. Many more were feared trapped under the collapsed building. Bbc urdus saher baloch has the latest. Im in mastung city right now, which was rocked by a blast yesterday. The police says that it was a suicide blast. If you look around, there are a lot of slippers and belongings of people that are strewn around here. The police has also tried to clean the area, but it seems like they were not able to do so properly. As soon as i got here, i was told that in the hospital near me, there are many unidentified people as well. So around 52 people were dead, pronounced dead on arrival. And at the same time, there were 139 people who were injured in this incident, as a result of this incident. The police says that it was a suicide blast, but so far, none of the militant organisations have claimed responsibility for it. The people i spoke with over here, they are saying that who basically did that and what was their motivation. What exactly happened yesterday was that people congregated on this area, around this place and they were going to start marching to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of prophet muhammad, because this was a tradition that was practised over here for many, many years. I also roamed around a bit in this area, and i got to know that there are many unidentified bodies still lying in the hospital. Some of them, some of the people were identified and they were taken to quetta. But a lot of bodies are still unidentified. At the same time, the people around here are questioning the investigation of the police and they are also questioning why repeatedly such attacks are happening in mastung. The Police Officers that i spoke with over here, they are not taking any names any more because since the time they named Pakistani Taliban and they backed off from it and they said that they have nothing to do with this incident at all, the police has not said anything at all about who could be responsible for this. So for the time being, the people over here still have a lot of questions that need answering. The Us Government will run out of money to fund itself by the end of saturday unless congress can agree a last minute deal. It would be the 22nd time in the past 50 years that Us Government services have had to be shut down because of a Budget Deadlock in congress. The House Of Representatives will reconvene in washington On Saturday Morning local time. Sean dilley has the latest. Well, this is what you get when the House Of Representatives is led by a Different Party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. Deadlocks, not unheard of. The government shut down six times since 1990. And when they happen, they can last for a short time, even days. But theres usually a very clear reason why. Last time, for example, the government shut down in 2018. It was 35 days that those services were stopped. And this was because of a very clear disagreement about Donald Trumps wish to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, similarly, very clear Policy Disagreements saw a 16 day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bamacare. This time, though, the reasons are far less clear. The republican speaker, Kevin Mccarthy, says that he thinks the Biggest Issue is president bidens wish to send more money to ukraine. But he said a short term deal probably could have been done before now in exchange for stronger Border Protections on the south of the country. Now, it probably is the case that Kevin Mccarthy could drive through a short term funding deal to keep the government running. But that would mean working closely with democratic representatives to push through a funding deal already agreed by both the republicans and the democrats in the upper chamber, the senate. But around nine hardline republicans have made it very clear that if he works with their opponents to pass the deal, hed be forced from office. So then what are we left with . Congress has until midnight tonight to see if they can reach a deal. Its possible, i guess, but right now it feels pretty unlikely that theyre going to do that. And if they dont, days and weeks of uncertainty would surely follow. Many thousands of federal employees would be placed on unpaid leave and the us could see some very serious damage to its economy. Here in the uk, police have now named the two people who died in a School Bus Crash in merseyside yesterday. Ao year old Stephen Shrimpton, both died in the incident when the vehicle overturned on the m53 in the wirral. A 14 year old boy is still in hospital with life changing injuries. 0ur correspondent, yunus mulla, reports. Jessica baker, 15 years old and one of the schoolchildren on the bus who was killed in the crash. Today, flowers were left outside the school entrance. 0ne message simply read, sorry to see you go. Thoughts with the family. The school has opened this weekend and children have been arriving with their parents, carrying flowers. Theyve been comforted by staff. The school is Offering Specialist trauma support. The driver, who was also killed, has been officially named as Stephen Shrimpton. A Fundraising Post said he had medical issues at the wheel. In tribute, his family describe him as a loving husband and father to his wife and his wonderful children, a caring and thoughtful man who would always prioritise others over himself. Police have not confirmed his cause of death and say a postmortem will take place. More than 50 children from west kirby grammar and Calday Grange grammar were on their way to school with other vehicles in convoy when the journey ended in tragedy. A 14 year old boy is also being treated for a life changing injuries. Other children were also injured. The birkenhead mp has described the incident as an absolute tragedy. Merseyside police want to hear from witnesses and anyone who has Dash Cam Footage to contact them. People in slovakia are voting in a fiercely contested general election, with the populist smair party promising to stop military aid to ukraine if it wins. The party is being challenged by the Liberal Progressive Slovakia which promises to maintain support for kyiv. Neither party is expected to win a majority. Live now to our correspondent rob cameron who is following the elections from prague in neighbouring Czech Republic. What is the turn out looking like so far, and how might that turn out in different pockets of slovakia affect the outcome . Different pockets of slovakia affect the outcome . ~. , the outcome . Well, what we have seen so far is a very the outcome . Well, what we have seen so far is a very big the outcome . Well, what we have seen so far is a very big turnout the outcome . Well, what we have seen so far is a very big turnout in the outcome . Well, what we have seen so far is a very big turnout in the so far is a very big turnout in the numbers of slovaks abroad, coming home to boat or voting in the postal votes, and in fact, it was a couple of ngos based in this country, in the Czech Republic that put on two special free trains for the Tens Of Thousands of slovak students studying in this country to go home and vote and make their vote count. That is obviously good news for the progressive slovakia party, a pro western, liberal party, but in terms of the overall numbers, turn does seem fairly healthy, but this election comes after many months of instability in slovakia at a time when slovakia seemed to be drifting. We have had a Caretaker Government that took over earlier this year from the centre right government that collapsed and acrimonious arguments towards the end of last year, so i think many slovaks really are sick to be back teeth of politics frankly, having had many elections in the past few years. We will have to see how that affects the turnout today. This will have to see how that affects the turnout today. Will have to see how that affects the turnout today. As we said, it has been a the turnout today. As we said, it has been a fiercely the turnout today. As we said, it has been a fiercely contested has been a fiercely contested election, a very difficult campaign, and disinformation has been a real concern, hasnt it . What more can you tell us about that . It concern, hasnt it . What more can you tell us about that . You tell us about that . It certainly has, and you tell us about that . It certainly has. And many you tell us about that . It certainly has, and many people you tell us about that . It certainly has, and many people are you tell us about that . It certainly has, and many people are worriedj you tell us about that . It certainly i has, and many people are worried at the effect that that this information is going to have on voters in slovakia. It has, of course, centred around the whole issue of the war in ukraine. Many people point to moscow as being the source of some of that disinformation, and it is very hard to prove, but in fact, when you listen to the politicians of the populist smair party, the party of the former prime minister, some of what they say in public, some of their statements, they sound like they were scripted in moscow, not bratislava, and just today, i was watching an interview with the former Interior Minister who said that this war started in 2014, when Ukrainian Nazis and fascists murdered the russian Speaking Population of the donbas, so if top politicians in smair as saying that, i think that gives you an idea of the whole tenor of this very ill tempered election in slovakia. It is a very important election and we will be following it closely. As the war in ukraine dominates slovakias election, today marks one year since russias illegal annexation of four ukrainian territories. That decision sparked almost universal condemnation. Today, President Putin defended the move and claimed that russia had become stronger for it. But russia is not even in full control of the four regions it claims to have annexed donetsk, luhank, zaporizhzhia and kherson. And more than a