Receive any evidence. And the rotavirus cases rise rapidly in Northern England with hospitals preparing for the worst the u. K. Governments contradictory antivirus measures are slowing confusion still to. A very warm welcome to you youre watching the weekly here on r. T. And international bringing you all the latest headlines along the recap the stories that shape the week or 1st the latest news there is dominated a lot of our coverage the last few days and weeks as a by john and armine essay about abiding by a ceasefire agreement that came into force on saturday but reports of violations are coming from both parties and with moscow serving as a broker the 2 science managed to steal a truce including an exchange of prisoners and war dead in the contested region this day a deal paves the way for further talks to be mediated by the o. S. C. Minsk group azerbaijans president said today that he views whats been achieved thus far positively and heres some of what we saw from the key players yesterday. A ceasefire is announced from 12 b. Im on the 10th of october for humanitarian purposes but its we are committed to peaceful settlement of the conflict and are ready to resume the peace process. But if you have if the armenian side is committed to the truce regime the phase for a political settlement will come and the phase for pressured negotiations will end our goal remains the same to restore the integrity of azerbaijan where the fighting erupted in a corner karabakh late in september with armenia and azerbaijan lame blame on each other for the escalation azerbaijani claims 9 people died injuring shelling of ganja 30 in the early hours of sunday a rocket reportedly hit a residential building better leaving over 30 injured as well including children a rescue operation is now under way in the area armenia denies its involvement in that attack but locals think of ways. It was 2 in the morning we were sleeping i heard a huge sound and i saw everything falling on me glass wood the wall everything my son ran and a t. Shirt and picked me up. I saw a rock fall on my face i opened my eyes and another rocket hit i said to myself what is this i opened my eyes and couldnt see anything but clouds of dust whats ceasefire we know these armenians very well we know how they behave they are 2 faced they completely lack honor you cant even call them humans. They are barbarians they are not human if you have a war its with soldiers but we are civilians we were sleeping at night. Despite the ceasefire the capital of the contested region every corner karabakh has also seen alert sirens 11 hours after the guns were supposed to fall silent on t. V. Correspondent on the grounds that there were several explosions the capital of been under fire since the conflict escalated in the region a few weeks ago the shelling has led to civilian casualty is a goshdarn of both as this report from the area right after the truce came into effect. The city of step on the kurds is a sorry sight i can see it has been razed to the ground but it has been battered by so many bombs of so many calibers sizes and types this street got the full wrath of a Cluster Munition all the hallmarks i hear burn down because shattered glass and if you look closely at the walls and windows here along this whole street there appears with tiny tiny holes this is the deadly power of a cluster bomb and other aspects of using one is that when a rocket shoots dozens of little bombs of little grenades many of them dont explode so we were being told not to go down that street because thats where locals gathered those grenades that didnt explode and there detonating them on purpose theyre doing so because each unexploded grenade like this poses a grave threat to especially to children because they look harmlessly look innocent so a kid picks up such a such a bomb starts playing with it and it explodes in their. Now its been just hours into the tentative cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan but everyone who have been talking to and counting on it also with. No truce has been observed the war continues there is absolutely no change. No good this sounds frightens me after silence there is usually a bombardment i do not know what will happen whether they will strike again. We have moved across and will be particularly in the current developments the ceasefire looks were suspicious stores apart from the billions being caught up in the violence cheerless also been hit on thursday a bombing devastated an historic cathedral in nagornokarabakh which was struck twice 3 russian journalists who were nearby at the time were injured one severely he was in a coma and on a ventilator earlier but he is now improving but we heard from the director of britains Crisis Research institute who thinks the 2 sides will be unable to make Real Progress without broad public support. We did shaky partly because they were all about mineral city on both sides not just between soldiers fighting on both sides but Public Opinion and for instance we must be afraid that was a risk that already but there are some dissenting voices saying that why are we stopping the war when we as a result we winning so theres a danger that governments who made the remote could be pressed by Public Opinion to new that will particularly only as there is now the other problem is that the agreement is essentially a very short one it says that its to enable the mood to be recovered and also for christians to exchange and the us felt the top story she found a way of reckons and bringing about a long term ceasefire and even peace well i think russia is a key player because it enjoys a considerable degree of trust and a lot of contact with business about john omonia and its next door. And so it has its own interests in a peaceful solution and its the progress perhaps other players further away. Interests that they dont have any risks rushnell the state stands to lose if theres a conflict in its backyard. And of unease russia dismissed the findings of the Global Chemical weapons watchdog the i. P. C. W that claimed on cheese day that im not a chalk tight nerve agent was used to poison high profile kremlin critic Alexei Novelli but when and paris in the meantime vowed to punish most got leverage the alleged role in the case. We considered that the reason the plausible explanations from this live on this boys inning the new russian goldman and responsibility growing the necessary conclusions from b. s facts france and germany will share with the European Partners proposals for additional sanctions until youre given documents materials samples material evidence we will consider all that surrounds this incident an unbridled Propaganda Campaign of lies were simply put a low grade provocation its purpose is obvious denigrate russia with unsubstantiated accusations and thereby create a far fetched reason for introducing another tranche of sanctions against our country there p c w says tests have confirmed quote the presence of a nerve agent in the found these blood and urine samples which is structurally similar to 2 substances from the novacek equipment banned in 2019 the organization described the findings as a matter of grave concern russias not buying it though lets look at some of moscows criticisms of the way the case has been handled so far moscow says germany never shed and found these test results or the son pulls off his bio materials used today to russia has also no access to any files on the politician held by butlins Charity Hospital where he was treated mosco insists that until it was seized any of those theres a little it can do to help the investigation saying it will not take western Laboratory Results at face value Russian Military expert is going to kill and told us the proceedings and then is on a case have been lacking in transparency all along the way. Well. First of all we still dont know the exact substance used no one told us about it unfortunately clearly mr rays inhibitors come in a wide range of substances all nerve agents have them as well as some medication or substance from the group and the chemical weapon called are 2 Different Things the substance can be mildly toxic as toxic as di crew voice that we use in daily life to kill insects thats the difference there is for example a cocktail of alcohol that can be ignited and then there is a molotov cocktail that can even set tanks on fire the to the same but quite different. I think the results could have been falsified we dont know who did was with the bottle it is possible the bottle had been substituted we dont know that and there is no proof reminds me of the fake stories like with White Helmets in syria when some unknowns get bottles samples with socalled proof from the crime scenes and later it is found out they were collected someplace else. Western europe is getting flour by coronavirus that spain and france are leading the numbers with cases in the high hundreds of thousands the u. K. Is now in 3rd place in europe for the highest infections the passing 590000 cases the spiraling out of control in Northern England in particular is that in pressure to a British Government already under fire over its response to the Health Crisis but critics say they are parties have done nothing but so the seeds of covert confusion along the way so to edward this report from london. And considering the u. K. Governments response to cave at 19 pretty and probably wouldnt be the words on the tips of most peoples tongues over the course of the year the u. K. Has seen thousands of people dying in care homes tests and tracing deadlines set and missed the u. K. Topping the death toll across europe plus of course britain being on the verge of round 2 and while most people think the governments response needs to be completely written off it seems as though not everyone agrees its been a failure i think it will be like the lympics thats when its all over and we look back and reflect we would actually be extremely proud of ourselves some people might think a wooden spoon is more appropriate than a shiny metal especially considering the latest news that 16000 positive tests for private 19 have been lost meaning the super spreaders a blindly unaware this still spreading thousands of people blissfully unaware theyve been exposed to code potentially spreading this deadly virus a time when hospital admissions are increasing in the 2nd wave blunder after blunder critics say the governments not learning from its mistakes but as the country hurdles towards a 2nd wave of the virus confusion is still lingering in the guess with mixed messages coming from power. But as i understand it. Apologies i misspoke today in the northeast new rules mean you cannot meet people from different households in social settings indoors including in pubs restaurants and your home you should also avoid socializing with other households outside go to work but stay at home eat out to help out but dont socialize kick start the economy but stay in your popple its no wonder the country is confused especially considering the man telling the u. K. What to do is accused of being a tad confused to one of the major problems is widespread confusion about the local restrictions people feel very let down a very frustrated very forgotten can we pin all the primal Boris Johnson off to roll these all around president to times far to go back to all that no Prime Minister has ever fought before and not of months of economic paralysis Boris Johnson began to im not the look down even though parts of the u. K. Was still plagued with the virus and so the north south divide found its latest partition the timing of the lifting of National Lockdown was london centric please remember this the next time you see politicians pointing fingers at our people on the eve of a 2nd wave many might think the government would know what it was doing by now especially considering it had around 6 months to prepare but when clarity has been replaced with confusion can the government really expect people to for the rules when it doesnt seem to know them itself to ever stuff the nazi learn. More like a week helena to be Spanish Council soon to the National Government over the lockdown that the courts ruled in the fiftys favor what about that and much more besides after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex simon short and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. 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 led. By. What is true what is faith. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the debt. Or a made in the shallowness. Welcome back a court in madrid has rejected a new coronavirus lockdown measures imposed by the Central Government ruling they violate peoples freedoms the lockdown order had come amid a significant surge in covert cases in the spanish capital however opponents of the restrictions claim the decision was taken too quickly without consent and ignored their fundamental rights of millions of locals. It was the hearing one of the superior courts of justice of madrid has refused to ratify the measures restricting peoples ability which were imposed by a recent Central Government order the community of madrid saw those measures as he still nonconsensual and affecting the fundamental rights of millions of citizens in the courts have unanimously seen eye to eye with us on this. So angered at rules that would have meant they couldnt leave their own city local opposition to the lockdown was strong. Seek him out for it seems that the measures are only intended to annoy madrid because there are many provinces in spain which are going through the same thing as us and they dont have to do the same so i am not at all in favor of what the government is doing. As me thus i think the measures that were taking were good but it is true that economically it will be very bad for us that. We have to move on we have to continue with our lives and i think that we can have a normal life if we are careful. Political analysts chose a wrong and madrid stays the focus has shifted away from fighting the virus. Out of this that. Instead of thinking about a real fix for the problem and a common effort to fight the virus from which everyone would benefit the Central Government and the regional authorities are constantly criticizing each other and looking for some new strategies all this leads to chaos from which we the ordinary citizens suffer. Transpositions they as the president is no longer contagious with covert 98. 00 allowing him to resume campaigning across the country but its unlikely to change the fact that the 2nd president ial debate has been officially counseled and meanwhile the Vice President ial candidates faced off this week but all eyes were on a rather unexpected star who stole the show other spotlight for all of 2 minutes. The Vice President ial debate went down quite differently compared to the earlier trog biden showdown both camelot. Mostly refrained from interruptions and cross talking like their respective running rates but pound them make took center stage pushing more substantive issues to the wayside. The very 1st day President Donald Trump has put the health of america 1st whatever the Vice President is claiming the administration has done clearly it hasnt worked if the Trump Administration approves a vaccine before or after the election should americans take it and would you take it and Donald Trump Tells us i said to him that weve taken im not taking the fact that you continue to undermine Public Confidence in a vaccine if a vaccine emerges during the trumpet ministration i think is is unconscionable theres a lot missing here in terms of substance i think there was a lot that was was lacking in this debate look at the political issue that is the centerpiece of the debates coronavirus the coronavirus is an important issue but its not a legitimate political issue because not 2 sides to it theres not a pro coronavirus thought in an anti krone virus side but there are legitimate political issues prochoice prolife views on gun control the use of drug legalization should america be the worlds police anymore these are the judum it political issues that are not being discussed because again were letting the media as well and the debates in a way thats just designed to be the most sensational and the most you know quote topical rather than the most politically relevant is is part of the problem of the format of the debate are they trying to cover too many issues would it be but wed be better served to have one or 2 things that they talk about the whole night and really go at those issues and quite candidly why do we even have Vice President or have these debates in the 1st place they dont create policy were all very interested in policy and the Technical Details you know but a lot of people thats not the way that they make their decisions about voting and most people are trying to vote on. What they you know with their friends and family like theyre making decisions about ideas that theyve heard about but they dont really know the details i mean we cant expect regular americans to be knowledgeable about all these different vast policy areas even the politicians themselves dont really know all of the details of these different policy areas i dont think its true that the American People are unable to. Understand the issues i think that the issues are intentionally obfuscated in a way to make sure that the average american cannot weigh in on them a thing perhaps be a different format when you have m