Forces battle to stop taliban fighters closing in on the capital of Helmand Province and flooding and landslides kill or least 36 people in Central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. We begin this news hour in europe where many countries are seeing coronavirus cases surged to their highest levels in months and with that comes a wave of new restrictions france will reenter a state of Health Emergency on saturday with weeks of nightly curfews imposed on paris and 8 other cities you know the 23000 new cases were recorded in the past day but president mccrone insists the outbreak is not out of control meanwhile in the u. K. A new 3 tier alert. System has come into force in england only one city is in the highest level but with almost 20000. 00 new cases in the past 24 hours other areas look set to join it is in the meanwhile has seen its highest daily increase yet with more than 7300 new cases its infection rate has more than doubled in the past 2 weeks and germany hit a 6 month high i
Frustration over thailands electoral system. We start in afghanistan tens of thousands of people have been displaced following days of heavy fighting between Government Troops and taliban fighters in the south of the country it began on saturday at 8 agencies now say that hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. The fighting is in Helmand Province and centered around the regional capital lashkar gah the u. S. Has been carrying out air strikes to defend Afghan Security forces its the 1st Major Taliban offensive since peace talks with the Afghan Government began last month and it could complicate the United States plans to bring home remaining forces by christmas lets go live to work kabul contre foolery joins us from there whats happening right now in Helmand Province. Well adrian it seems that the fighting that began just a few days ago doesnt seem to be winding down in the last few hours weve been getting reports from local sources that several Afghan Security outposts around the last car
Symonds of the scottish fishing port of peterhead ill be assessing the mood here over the fishing rights the main obstacle to post trade talks with the e. U. And im santa how much and i have all the sport the Atlanta Braves to take it to a nothing lead in the National League championship series. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced following days of heavy fighting between Government Troops and taliban fighters in southern afghanistan it began on saturday and aid agencies now say hospitals are becoming overwhelmed with the fighting is in Helmand Province and centered around the regional capital of lashkar gah or the u. S. Has been carrying out air strikes to defense Afghan Security forces though this is the 1st Major Taliban offensive since peace talks with the Afghan Government began last month and it could come. Kates the United States plans to bring the whole remaining forces by Christmas Well weve got 2 reporters on this story a summer binge of baiters life or is indoor b
Thousands of new settlers in the occupied west bank. And the greek courts handstand long sentences for the leaders of the far right Golden Dawn Party convicted of running a criminal gang. And on time the hamas now have all the support the Atlanta Braves to take it to a nothing lead in the National League championship series. But we begin this new sorrow with the growing differences between regional powers russia and turkey over the ongoing violence in the goal of karbala a call by moscow for the armed forces of armenia and azerbaijan to abide by a russian cease fire has been ignored more than 500 people have been. Since fighting boko last month the region is internationally recognized as part of as are by shan but controlled and inhabited by Ethnic Armenians were russias foreign minister criticized turkey over its unconditional backing of azerbaijan he just. Doesnt you know thoughts on the brutality that we do not agree with the position voiced by turkey that was also expressed several
Floods and landslides but the latest out of vietnam and cambodia. So were looking at the fight over to go to that is fighting on the ground and in words as well between the 2 sides and their allies but armenia and azerbaijan continue to accuse each other of ceasefire violations but it is russia that is calling for the immediate end to the fighting moscow wants the dispute settled through diplomatic means defense minister was minister spoke to both sides and urged them to abide by the cease fire which came into force on saturday so armenia 1st of all are russian ally has a defense pact with moscow but the thing is president putin says that doesnt apply to nick on a cutback on me as Prime Minister is accusing us of not wanting to stop the aggression until it takes over the whole region that a big genocide. Didnt keep the ceasefire agreement for even a 2nd and up to now continues attacks in during the creation of the verifying mechanism of cease fire monitoring it means that azerbaijan co