of nagorno karabakh. armenian separatist officials say almost 300 people have been admitted to hospitals, with dozens in a critical condition. the blast, the cause of which is not known, came as thousands of ethnic armenians flee the contested enclave after it was seized by azerbaijan last week. armenia says more than 13,000 people, 19,000. or about 15% of the territory s population, have crossed the border, fearing persecution and ethnic cleansing. envoys from armenia and azerbaijan are in brussels for eu backed talks. it s the first such meeting between the countries since azerbaijan seized the enclave. nagorno karabakh is at the heart of one of the world s longest running territorial and ethnic conflicts. it s recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. the head of the us agency for international development said the us would provide $11.5 million in humanitarian assistance and called for the internatio
the uk home secretary, has used a speech to a right wing us think tank, to say that multiculturalism has failed . and that a lack of control over migration poses an existential challenge to the west. suella braverman also said that fearing said that fearing discrimination for being gay, or a woman, should not be enough to qualify for international refugee protection. she questioned whether the application of the un s 1951 refugee convention is fit for our modern age . the refugee convention was drawn up following world war two, and has at its centre the principle that refugees should not be returned to countries where they face threats to their lifes or freedom. here s part of the home secretary s speech. illegal migration is notjust a cyclical problem, it is a permanent and structural challenge to the developed nations in general and the west in particular. unless we act, it will only worsen in the years to come. live now to our political correspondent, david cornock. a
the us says a huge bomb dropped on so called islamic state militants in afghanistan on so called islamic state was the right weapon against the right target . president trump authorised the use of the weapon, known as the mother of all bombs, the use of the weapon, for the attack in which 36 militants were killed. the commander of us forces in afghanistan, generaljohn nicholson, forces in afghanistan, said it has been carried out in coordination with the government in kabul. in coordination with the former afghan president hamid karzai has condemned the attack. here s our security correspondent frank gardner. a correspondent frank gardner. remote valley in a re dentists. a remote valley in a remote country. dentists. 11 tonnes of high explosive. on an ice is complex in afghanistan. the blast was felt 30 miles away. the weapon used is called a massive ordnance airburst, also known as the mother of all bombs. this was its first time used in combat. this was the right weapon ag
welcome to bbc news. the us says a huge bomb dropped on so called islamic state militants in afghanistan was the right weapon against the right target . president trump authorised the use of the weapon known as the mother of all bombs for the attack in which 36 militants were killed. the commander of us forces in afghanistan, generaljohn nicholson, said it had been carried out in coordination with the government in kabul. the former afghan president, hamid karzai, has condemned the attack. here s our security correspondent, frank gardner. a remote valley in a remote country. then, this. 11 tonnes of high explosive. on an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. the blast was felt 30 miles away. the weapon used is called a massive ordnance airburst, also known as the mother of all bombs. this was its first time used in combat. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our afghan comrades. to eliminate this threat to
north korea s army has promised what it called a merciless response to any us provocation reflecting growing tension about the country s nuclear and weapons programmes. china has called for calm, saying it fears conflict could break out at any moment. it comes as the united states says a huge bomb dropped on so called islamic state militants in afghanistan was the right weapon against the right target . the us military insists it was a local, tactical decision. others believe its principal aim was as a show of strength. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. a powerful armada, in the words of president trump. this is the us navy s carl vinson carrier battle group, equipped with 90 strike aircraft and other weapons and diverted to the seas off north korea. mr trump is hoping it will intimidate that country s isolated regime into abandoning any further nuclear tests or long range missile launches. china has warned of the imminent danger of a war being trig