we've sealed the deal to subtly years long conflict between armenia and azerbaijan computed the occupation. by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing ceasefire as somewhat of somewhat it's actually a victory and they even held the victory day parade and speaking of the place where they parade the president off. the guard he also arrived and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed and. and there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to board a car which is not on their control they're trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping on to the streets and the whole country is now in the gulf in protest and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens the next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one's been sacked for o

armenia's prime minister faced large demonstrations, calling for his resignation for what many called a capitulation. nearly 2000 russian peacekeepers have been deployed to the region on a renewable five-year mandate and the truce will be monitored by the turkish military. as they promised reconstruction, seller agreements were signed. turkey's military present is seen by azerbaijan as a support. for turkey, it paves the way for ankara to expand influence into the caucuses. many experts warn turkey's aspirations may face resistance from moscow and aggravate the relationship over libya and syria. anchor: libya's internationally recognized government has released two russian detainees, signaling an easing of tensions. the pair were arrested in tripoli while working for the sun of moammar qaddafi. they were accused of election meddling. russia packs the tripoli government's rival. both sides agreed to a permanent cease-fire. meanwhile, forces loyal to khalifa say they have to release a turkish ship seized on monday. the libyan national army says the vessel was violating maritime law. it

has made an exchange of prisoners between armenia and azerbaijan that's part of the peace deal that ended recent fighting over a disputed region of the goanna karabakh. relatives cheered as names of returning soldiers were announced outside a military apples in. moscow which brokered the truce says more than 40 were handed over to armenia on monday when it's a dozen prisoners were turns to azerbaijan a serious strain is prime minister scott morrison has warned china it would be in breach of global trading rules if it stops imports of australian coal his remarks follow chinese state media reports of a possible ban and further escalation and a growing trade to speak and a potential blow just trailers economy gauge reports from sydney. a strike here is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of coal used in both steel making and to generate power one of its major markets is china but months of imported lives have left millions of tones of the strain in cold stranded

we've sealed the deal to subtly years long conflict between armenia and azerbaijan computed the occupation. by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing cease fire as somewhat of what is actually a victory and they even held the victory day parade in bulk and speaking of that base where they parade the president off. the guard he also arrived and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed and. and there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the bored me. which is not on their control they're trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now in the gulf to protest and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens the next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky and this one's been in tact

we've sealed the deal to settle a years long conflict between armenia and azerbaijan the occupation and. now by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing ceasefire as somewhat of someone is actually so weak and they even held the victory day parade in both gould and speaking of that that's where they parade the president of. turkey or the guards also arrived and when he came over during the parade the entire city of oakland was dressed and. there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment the many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the bored me. which is one of them folded trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now in the gulf in protest and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens next you know the cease fire in that region is very shaky and this one's been

not on their control they're trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now engulfed in protests and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened and now we'll see what happens the next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one's been in tact for over a month already hopefully it will stick or lawyer a middle east expert to kota shallow believes will have its work cut out to save the cease fire. as abrasion has an edge. as it were a journey back me to prove it wait and what is red and. as it were huge and once a big advantage of its dominant position now and wants to reclaim. don't care about ants. as it were a journey for them get their say the your how rational he's there and he's trying to control the russians in this think a lot of money actually now in armenia and the. iranian population back in kerala because they want to do one they want to keep. at t

people are demanding for the prime minister of armenia pushing on to resign and because they're very unhappy with his decision as well how he handled the entire situation so. the moment so we'll see what happens next all the previous cease fires and. badly this one has been standing for amongst all ready and hopefully it will be a lasting as well let's see what happens will be following that closely of course a very tense situation are to thank you for breaking that story down for us. the british city of birmingham has been branded woke well for the way it's named 6 new street they include diversity grove equality road and humanity close and names are suggested by a member of the public as part of a birmingham city council contest and the winners were decided by a panel of judges some have been quick to trounce the pics. these new street names are completely vacuous with 0 connection to the people history or culture of birmingham another labor initiative the politicize ation of our landscape continues the art a meaningless banality of these new names speaks volumes about the new holl

september and lasted for over a month thousands of soldiers died there by john in armenia nagorno-karabakh as well and that violence finally ended around a member of its and when the sides agreed to a ceasefire which was brokered by a russian i so. the decision has been taken as a result of analysis of the military situation and based elise and most of people who have been most for me there with the military situation. for my part i would like to see that i'm very good. we've sealed the deal to subtly years long conflict between the media and computer the occupation. by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing cease fire as somewhat of someone actually victory and they even held the victory day parade and speaking of the place where they parade the president off. the guard he also arrived and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed and. and there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the board. which is not on their control the

in armenia, frustration is fueling anger against the government. by the resignation of the prime minister is not a solution just yet. i think it's better to wait for things to calm down. we have to be patient. once other issues are resolved, then we can demand his resignation. while a series celebrate that part of the peace deal is now complete, the tension between armenia and azerbaijan appears to be far from over. katia llopis over yet al jazeera still to come on al-jazeera aid agencies say there isn't afraid to go right. but many ethiopian refugees in c. done. see their nutritional needs speed minutes. before a station in the brazilian amazon reaches its worst level 12 years. how the weather still looks rather unsettled for a good part of the middle east. got a fair amount of cloud across northern areas of the region coming out to turkey basis, out of the med, into the levant, and then some west, the weather there over towards iran. easing over towards afghanistan, petering out as it does so we have still got that wet weather there in southern p

their forces are indeed observing this you spar which was brokered just last month and indeed it was armenia who made some provocative actions and somehow violated the truce some words about my car back it is of course internationally recognized as by john but it is mainly by ethnic armenians and it's been a source of major tensions in the last few decades and the latest of course a very bloody flare up happened in september and lasted for over a month thousands of soldiers died and i was there by john in armenia nagorno-karabakh as well and find the and did around the member that's and when the sides agreed to a cease fire which was brokered by a russian i so. the decision has been taken as a result of analysis of the military situation and brains to lease and most of people who have been most familiar with the military situation. for my part i would like to see it done very. we've seen a good deal to subtly years on conflict between the media and. the occupation. i mean you know that now by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing cease fire as somew

which is not controlled or trying to rebuild their lives meanwhile people in neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now in the gulf in protest and their demand is for the prime minister nicole pushing down to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one's been for over a month already hopefully it will stick and you didn't want to hear it today but let's hope that it does that indeed it remind cost for of bringing us right up to date on the thank you. moving on stateside where the u.s. food and drug agency has approved the pfizer biotech code vaccine for emergency use it comes amid reports that the white house chief of staff pressured they watch dogs commissioner into giving the green light to develop scene under threat of losing his job donald trump was quick to praise the development. today our nation has achieved a medical miracle we have delivered a safe and effective vaccine

plus, uneasy peace -- armenia hands over control of two regions of war-torn naanrno-karabakh as part of armistice with azerbaijan. >> for the azerbaijani milita' that'stationed here, ever since they were children they were told nagorno kabakh was part of azerbaijan, but they'dve actually seen it with their own eyes. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs wshour provided by -- >> what is new? >> audrey is expecting. >> change in plans. >> chae in plans. >> ok. >> let me guess, change in plans? >> at fidelity, the change in plans always part of the plan. >> consumer firm raymond james. bsf railway. the william and flora hlett foundation, for more than 50 years promoting solutions for a better world. the chan-zuckerberg initiative, looking to build a more inclusive future for everyone. and with the ongoing support of these individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions from viewers like you.wi >> w join judy woodruff and the full program after t latest headlines. dr. scott atlasd has

which is not controlled and trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very unhappy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now engulfed in protests and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens the next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one's been intact for over a month already hopefully it will stick a middle east specialist who believes moscow will have its way to save the cease fire. as abrasion has an edge. as it were a journey back. and by israel and. as it wants to pick it of its dominant position now and wants to reclaim. that care about and. as it were a journey for them get their say the your house rochelle which he's there and he's trying to control the russian think a lot of money actually now in armenia and they tried to bring back all the. armenian population back in kerala because they want to do one they want to keep. at the same level up and they want to have

and they said a joint proposal from russia iran turkey as rb john georgianna armenia to keep peace in the region is feasible. if positive steps are taken on this matter we will open our borders that are closed as long as these positive steps are taken we do not have to keep the borders closed with armenia because we want to take the steps for peace moreover we don't hold any grudge against armenian people our problem is with the leadership of azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev said his country had to free gained its territorial integrity i get it many started badly but if the armenian leadership draws the right consequences from the war there are unfounded claims and looking to the future they also have a place in this platform we're open to this. the 6 weeks of fighting that erupted in nagorno-karabakh in late september killed more than 5000 people on car was widely accurate stuff the spattering mercenaries from syria to bolster backers army but repeatedly denied the charge a cease fire deal was the brokered by russia in early november spurring mess celebrations in azerbaijan and ca

not on their control they're trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now in the gulf to protest and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened and now we'll see what happens next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one has been for over a month already hopefully it will stick and we spoke to corral shell miller a lawyer specializing in the middle east he is of the few also by john holds a strong advantage over amenia and it will be done to moscow to maintain the cease fire. as of age and has an age. as it were a journey back media. and by israel and i feel as a burden once a bit of dominant position now and wants to reclaim. that care about and see it as it were a journey for them get their say the your how rochelle which he's there and he's trying to control the russians in this think a lot of money actually now in armenia and the backlog is the. arm

happened in september and last for over a month thousands of soldiers died in those are by john in armenia nagorno-karabakh as well and that violence find the ended around a member of it's and when the sides agree to a ceasefire which was brokered by a russian i sort of. the decision has been taken as a result of analysis of the military situation and brains to lease and most of people who've been most familiar with the military situation. for my part i mean i'd seen it done very. we've seen you do you do certainly years on conflict between the media and. the occupation. i mean you know that by john they saw the results of this brief but very bloody conflict and the ensuing cease fire as somewhat of someone is actually victory and they even held the victory day parade in bulk and speaking of that that's where they parade the president off. the guard he also arrives and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed and. and there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the bo

while a series celebrate the heart of the peace deal is now complete the tension between armenia and azerbaijan appears to be far from over. this over yon al jazeera. barely 4 months after the beirut port blast investigators have almost completed that time ask but the families of victims survivors and human rights groups fear that high ranking officials will escape blame so you know how to reports. out of the frontline of the explosion and from 4 months ago nobody helped us on august for a powerful explosion believed to be caused by ammonium nitrate that caught fire ripped through beirut port its impact was felt kilometers away 200 people were killed thousands were wounded and tens of thousands made homeless. piers males extended family used to live in this 8 story building who are still displaced how can we come back in the states i didn't believe thousands of lebanese have been struggling to rebuild their homes the cash strapped government has largely been absent and geos can only do so much piers family didn't just lose their homes they lost a brother jacob what's happening grief

into a cease fire armenia has accused azerbaijani forces of opening fire on its military posts and we're joined live in the studio by parties among costar for more on this a row what have both sides been saying right through the ceasefires bins than that for a month and finally somebody has broken well a russian defense ministry they confirmed this saturday the truce was indeed broken on the 11th which was on friday now the occur a ball defense ministry well they claim that it was there by john who carried out the attack near. drouet we're talking about civility is there they claim that there were 3 wounded and let's hear what else they had to say the defense ministry at the cordon of karbala on december 11th at around 8 40 pm the enemy attempted to attack one of the military positions located in the south or districts of the defense army and as a result of the skirmish 3 reservists received gunshot wounds of various degrees.

off to belarus and armenia. there is trouble in russia's backyard. for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." president donald trump is said to be livid that the fda was the first to grant approval for the pfizer vaccine. the u.k. announced yesterday that it will be the first country in the world to approve that vaccine meaning that vaccinations can begin next week. dr. anthony found she initially took a swipe at britain in an interview for cbs, dr. fauci. >> if we had jumped over the hurdle to gain an extra week or week and a half, i think the credibility of our regulatory process would have been damaged. i love the brits. they are great scientists. they take the data from the pfizer company and instead of scrutinizing, they approved it. laura: after western criticism from across the atlantic and u.k., dr. fauci told me earlier that he apologizes for those comments and has the utmost respect for the u.k. and the scientific colleagues. >> first of all, there has been a misunderstanding. i am sorry, and i apo

at minimum, russia is a country that helps armenia and sendspe ekeepers. if turkey came, yes, but i don't e prove of russian peacekeepers. reporter: mequently though, responses like this one when we asked residents of baku what they thought of the russian presence. >> we trust our president. he knows everything very well. it must have been the right decision reporter armenian forces may have handed these territories back to azbaijan, but it might be a long time before civilians can come back here safely. there's hundreds of miles of frontline to de-mine. but it's not just about clearing unexploded ordnance. if civilians from both sides are to return to these areas painful steps toward reconciliation must that includes the ution of war criminals. rachel denber is a deputyhu director on rights watch. >> it's imperative for a couple of reasons. first, it's imperative as a deterrent to ensure that these crimes don't repeat to send a very strong signal to throughout the chain of command from the highest level to the lowest level, that these that these kinds of

something that happens there so it's been a great adventure plying his trade for bundesliga side armenia bealefeld edmonson is the only member of the national team set up signed for a normal day club his success. it's not a surprise to those who've known him longest like his former coach. spent at the picture also off to training he was doing many of the right things and he was always there on the pitch working working on his on the skills and actually you can see right away that if one goes that will probably. be in. his childhood friend and neighbor under the olsen is now an assistant coach for capital club the 36 tall shopping and saw the dedication 1st time his life back in the early days was dedicated to football and when he became a teenager you can see right away that he lived as a footballer he is probably the best player that has played for us. even by far always standards edmonson came from a small club and finding coaches and teammates was by no means an easy task. my 1st coach was my father he was the coach of the team and yeah when you come from a village with 12 on 3 people

at minimum, russia is a country that helps armenia and sends peacekeepers. if turkey came, yes, but i don't approve of russian peacekeepers. >> reporter: more frequently though, responselike this one when we asked residents of baku what they thought of the russian presence: >> ( translated ): we trust our president. he knows everything very well. must have been the righ decision. >> reporter: armenian forces may back to azerbaijan, but it might be a long time before civilians can come back here safely. the's hundreds of miles ofon frine to de-mine. but it's not just about clearing unexploded ordnance.ia if civil from both sides are to return to these areas painful first take place; includes must the prosecution of war criminals. rachel denber is a dep director of human rights wpech. >> it's tive for a couple of reasons. first, it's imperative as a rrent to ensure that the crimes don't repeat to send a very strong signal to throughout the chain of command from the from the highest level to the to the lowest level that these that these nds of actions will not

something that happens there so it's been great that french are plying his trade for bundesliga side armenia bealefeld edmonson is the only member of the national team set up signed for a normal 2 club his success. it is not a surprise to those who've known him longest like his former coach. spent at the picture also after training he was doing many of the right things and he was always there on the pitch working working on his on the skills and actually you can see right away that if one goes it will probably. be as in. his childhood friend and neighbor under the olsen is now an assistant coach for capital club 36 told shopping and saw the dedication 1st time his life back in the early days was dedicated to football and when he became a teenager you can see right away that he lived as a footballer he is probably the best player that has played for us. even by far we standards edmonson came from a small club and finding coaches and teammates was by no means an easy task. my 1st coach was my father he was the coach of the team and yeah when you come from a village with 12 on 2 people or so we

month to end a 6 week war with us or by john over the nagorno-karabakh reach of the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to azerbaijan well thousands of johnnys are now starting to move back to areas that have been under armenian control. or to be mario mr points to the place where she once lived she says our dome was a beautiful town until 1903 the year i mean ian forces captured it her husband and her brother died in the fighting this is her 1st visit to argue in over 27 years. to condemn grew to secure i'm happy and proud of course everything has been destroyed here and i'm home again this is where i lived and grew up in the. mosque is still stand there we go now you know he brought him up against the armenians his animosity towards his old enemy remain strong. they kept animals here may god punish them for keeping pigs sheep and cattle in a muslim prayer room. is ours says he brought him off. he's proud that it's under another version any control that's thanks in part to support provided by neighboring turkey there are indications that turkish d

to the south, armenia and azerbaijan have been at war. add to that a revolution in kyrgyzstan and the new pro—europe president in moldova, and the result is one huge headache for the kremlin. vladimir putin still sees much of this part of the world as moscow's zone of influence, but is that influence ebbing away? well, here in the south caucasus, where russia has been the major power for 200 years, today, it has competition... ..from turkey. in the war over nagorno—karabakh, it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally in the region, armenia. i think that what happened in karabakh is truly a geopolitical catastrophe for moscow's influence not only in south caucasus, but across what remains of the post—soviet space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker and weaker. we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's intentions. "traditionally, russia has guaranteed stability here," the peacekeeper says. "while other countries, i mean turkey, try to destabilise the situatio

platform which will include russia iran georgia turkey as our bed john and armenia and saw that through this platform regional peace shall be installed shall be established and i don't send that remain as prisons will also serve for good and took is open is ready to open its border to armenia if they would like to be in walled in the 6 party. regional peace corp this was an important message actually apparent that the turkish leader who has supported our very leader militarily and diplomatically is actually aiming for a peace broker role in the region as it's also trying to extend its influence into the caucuses which is a very complicated landscape and also to the turkic world and also to leaders just thanked each other for their support and this is the situation between the 2 leaders and apparent that they will say that they signed the agreements for the reconstruction of the regain territories in are going to go about 3 ounces or a sort of course we want to live in istanbul but it's eczema. libya's internationally recognized government has released 2 russian detainees signaling an ea

but azerbaijan blamed armenia for the violen and threatened to destroy armenia if there are more clashes. for more on the covid vaccine rollout and the latest national and international news vis pbs.org/newshour. >>an sreenivsome of the biggest covid-19 outbreaks in the u.s. are in the prisons and jails that house more than two million pple. most states agree that vulnerable populations should getopriority as new vaccines are distributed, but should the nation's incarcerated be included on that list? newshour weekend's zachary green spoke with two experts on the topic, stjamiles larteyf writer for the marshall project, and collette peters, orector of thgon department of corrections and a trustee of the council on criminal justice. >dreporter: jamiles, i wan to start with you. as of now, how many incarcerated people have contracted cod-19? and how does the rate of covid infections in jails and prisons country?th the rest of the >> so, we are rounding the corner on a quarter of million fos in state prisons and the federal prison system having contracted the coronavirus. this week there are

from belarus, georgia and armenia. by seismic changes are sweeping over the old russian empire's are spelling trouble for the russian backyard. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. the headlines. the us doctor leading the fight against coronavirus has apologised for appearing to question the speed with which britain approved a vaccine. us president—electjoe biden says he will ask americans to wear masks

and they said a joint proposal from russia iran turkey as arbet john georgianna armenia to keep peace in the region is feasible. if positive steps are taken on this matter we will open our borders that are closed as long as these positive steps are taken we do not have to keep the borders closed with armenia because we want to take the steps for peace moreover we don't hold any grudge against armenian people our problem is with the leadership of azerbaijan's president ilham aliyev sad his country had to freaking did stay rhetorical integrity i get it many started barely but if the armenian leadership draws the right consequences from the war there are unfounded claims and looking to the future they also have a place in this platform we are open to this. the 6 weeks of fighting that erupted in nagano car abidal it september killed more than 5000 people and car was widely accu stuff the spattering mercenaries from syria to bolster baucus army but repeatedly denied the charge a cease fire deal was the brokered by russia in early november spurring mess celebrations in azerbaijan and causi

to the south, armenia and azerbaijan have been at war. add to that a revolution in kyrgyzstan and the new pro—europe president in moldova, and the result is one huge headache for the kremlin. vladimir putin still sees much of this part of the world as moscow's zone of influence, but is that influence ebbing away? well, here in the south caucasus, where russia has been the major power for 200 years, today, it has competition... ..from turkey. in the war over nagorno—karabakh, it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally in the region, armenia. i think that what happened in karabakh is truly a geopolitical catastrophe for moscow's influence not only in south caucasus, but across what remains of the post—soviet space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker and weaker. we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's intentions. "traditionally, russia has guaranteed stability here," the peacekeeper says. "while other countries, i mean turkey, try to destabilise the situatio

and they said a joint proposal from russia iran turkey as arbet john georgianna armenia to keep peace in the region is feasible. if positive steps are taken on this matter we will open our borders that are closed as long as these positive steps are taken we do not have to keep the borders closed with armenia because we want to take the steps for peace moreover we don't hold any grudge against armenian people our problem is with the leadership of azerbaijan's president in how mali it's sad his country had to freaking did stay rhetorical integrity i get it many started badly but if the armenian leadership draws the right consequences from the war drop their unfounded claims and look into the future they also have a place in this platform we are open to this. the 6 weeks of fighting that erupted in nagano car abidal it september killed more than 5000 people and car was widely accu stuff the splashing mercenaries from syria to bolster baucus army but repeatedly denied the charge a cease fire deal was the brokered by russia in early november spurring mess celebrations in azerbaijan and cau

azerbaijan staged a military parade to mark its victory over armenia should the work -- in armenia. the war between the two fmer soviet republics came to an end. turkey's president was in t attendance as gu honor. >> turkish village terry military personnel alsoturkish march in this parade. the presence of president erdogan is almo kind of angm open acknowlt of the role turkey played in this war. azerbaijan won this war. it recaptured seven of its territories that were lost in the 1990's. a lot of military experts in the region agree. they are saying the success in the battlefield would not have been possible without turkey's support. ♪ laura: in the united states, the next person to be executed by the federal government. there were only three federal executions between 1988 and june 2020. legal team hasiled an emergency stay of execution with the supre court. the bbc has more. >> for the last 20 years, brandon has been on death row. on wednesday, his lawyers were successful in last ditch appeal to stop his execution. tonight, he -- he could become the first of five prisoners to b

testers in armenia are calling for the prime minister to step down over his handling of the conflict in the nagorno-karabakh region many armenians are angry about their leader's choice to sign a peace agreement which sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to arms are by john thousands of eyes or by john these are now planning to move back to new gorno car a buck. or 2 to marry miss my love of points to the place where she once lived she says i was a beautiful town until 1903 the year armenian forces captured. her husband and brother died in the fighting this is her 1st visit in over 27 years to even them i'm happy i'm proud she says of course everything has been destroyed here but i'm home again this is where i lived and grew up. act i'm small screaming standing how it pretty much of force against the armenians he's on the most city towards the old enemy remain strong. they kept animals here may god punish them for keeping pigs sheep and cattle in a muslim prayer room. nagorno-karabakh is ours says ibrahim hope he's proud it's back on the armenian control

has made an exchange of prisoners between armenia and azerbaijan that's part of the peace deal that ended recent fighting over a disputed region of the goanna karabakh. relatives cheered as names of returning soldiers were announced outside a military apples in. moscow which brokered the truce says more than 40 were handed over to armenia on monday when it's a dozen prisoners were turns to azerbaijan a serious strain is prime minister scott morrison has warned china it would be in breach of global trading rules if it stops imports of australian coal his remarks follow chinese state media reports of a possible ban and further escalation and a growing trade to speak and a potential blow just trailers economy gauge reports from sydney. a strike here is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of coal used in both steel making and to generate power one of its major markets is china but months of imported lives have left millions of tones of the strain in cold stranded off china caused an industry in turmoil china trade it for political reasons not economic growth because economicall

and a 6 week war with the seri with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh region the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to us about john meanwhile thousands of areas are now starting to move back to areas that have been under armor new control. this time we did it we won says hum that ibrahim off he proudly show the 2 armenian tanks captured in a recent battle 28 years ago he fought against yemeni and himself that is when the last nickel a car bomb to i mean yeah that is why he's especially happy about this victory. go to look it's still loaded the tanks was still full of ammunition when we took them they just left everything there and ran away. we travel with hama to act i am one of the so-called liberated zones factum is a ghost town after being captured by i mean in forces in 1903 the assyrian population fled and the captures destroyed the city because the here ashima off the caucasus. mariam is returning here after 27 years she's proud and happy but she's not sure she will ever be able to live here again. or to visit in the back there is where

armenia and azerbaijan the former soviet countries. putin referred to because of the situation in belarus as still potentially explosive but he compared with the foreign interference has a grenade he said a great that's being thrown let's say into a building from somewhere else is always explosive and dangerous so again according to the russian leader the most important thing to to be done in the case of minsk is to avoid some kind of actions by outside players to try and somehow affect the situation in that country so mr putin is saying it's up for the belorussians to decide he pointed out that president alexander lukashenko promised political reforms and massive revamp of the constitution and bella reuss so mr putin suggestion was to wait and see what kind of results that is going to bring and then moving on to armenia and azerbaijan that is of course the violent and bloody armed conflict in the gorn a car box which is a break away a breakaway republic in there and we remember that a bit more. the director is telling me that once aga

in armenia when they offer you food, you have to eat it. they would welcome you and food is very important for them. >> in every armenian community we feel like we're a "smallville"age and they come together to put on something like this. what i find really interesting about san francisco is the blends of armenia that come together. once they are here, the way people work together at any age, including our grandmothers, our grandfathers, skewering the meat, it's fun to see. fun to see everybody get together. >> we call it subarek. it's a cheese turn over if you want. we make the dough from scratch. we boil it like you do for la san i can't. >> the amount of love and karin fused in these foods is tremendous. they come in every day to prepare, cook and bake bread, all in preparation for this big festival. >> nobody says no. when you come them, they have to come tomorrow for the feast. >> what a treat it is to taste a delicious recipe, all made from scratch and passed down through generations. it really makes you appreciate the little things.

and back in the faroes edmonson established himself in denmark's top division in 2018 he signed for armenia bielefeld promotion in his 3rd season means he's playing in the biggest league affair always player has featured in. i'm diverse in the german football league and the course i'm proud of because we don't have that many professional footballers from there from the spare islands the often derided european nations league has given small nations a platform to build on the pharaoh's top their group ceiling promotion to league seat on a level with nations like turkey bulgaria and greece the last 5 to 6 years we have going from beating greece 2 to now playing competitive matches against the baltic countries many of the middle nations we are competing against now so so we are. not satisfied but but but we are satisfied with the development we have been going through. in 2020 k. i collect speak with 90 minutes away from becoming the country's 1st team to qualify for the europa league while andre olson's be 36 made it to the 3rd qualifying round talk clubs of benefiting from the continental cas

something that happens there so it's great that french are plying his trade for bundesliga side armenia bealefeld edmonson is the only member of the national team set up signed for a normal day club his success is not a surprise to those who've known him longest like his former coach. spent at the picture also off to training he was doing many of the right things and he was always there on the pitch working working on his on the scales and actually you can see right away that if one goes that will probably. be as in. his childhood friend and neighbor under the olsen is now an assistant coach for capital club the 36 tall shopping and saw the dedication 1st time his life back in the early days was dedicated to football and when he became a teenager you can see right away that he lived as a footballer he is probably the best player that has played for the. even by far always standards edmonson came from a small club and finding coaches and teammates was by no means an easy task. force coach was my father he was the coach of the team and yeah when you come from a village with 12 on 2 people

last month to end a 6 week war with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh region the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of the disputed territory to azerbaijan thousands of azerbaijanis are now starting to move back to the area that had been under control . or to mario a mismatch points to the place where she once lived she says are dumb was a beautiful town until 1903 the year i mean ian forces captured it her husband and her brother died in the fighting this is her 1st visit to argue in over 27 years in the battle to condemn grew to secure i'm happy and proud of course everything has been destroyed here and i'm home again this is where i lived and grew up in the. mosque is still stunned there are no you know he brought him up against the armenians his animosity towards his old enemy remain strong. they kept animals here may god punish them for keeping pigs sheep and cattle in a muslim prayer room. not gonna cut about his hours says he brought him off. he's proud that it's under it was a pleasure only control that's thanks in part to support provided by neighboring turkey

since russia sent a 2000 strong contingent to new go in aqaba followed a november ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan. yemen's devastating war has been reaching for almost 6 years now with the u.n. warning of a humanitarian catastrophe and the threat of famine the world food programme spokesperson called food insecurity there a ticking time bomb and urged the world to act immediately 2000000 yemeni children are already suffering malnutrition and need urgent medical treatment according to humanitarian reports the conflict has also left nearly 4000000 people displaced and desperate families are even forced to hide out in the mountains. we moved here and even had our wedding ceremony here we do not have a place to live or anything else we need help. the man she said for many transports and we have children they are cold and hungry and they want tea so far from this area. as you see our situation is difficult we need help we need housing food and blankets we are in danger inside this case. both legal and language experts are scratching their heads after brazil's supreme court appeared to f

as a johns move forces into the last territory handed over by armenia under a russian broken ceasefire deal, the agreement followed 6 weeks of intense fighting over the disputed region of the going to cut about is it one of 3 areas outside the region's borders, which were handed over by armenia. as part of the truce, russian troops have been deployed for the next 5 years. to oversee the implementation. al qaeda linked fighters have fired missiles at 3 french military camps in northern mali. the bases in ghar and kid doll were hit within hours of each other in a rare coordinated attack on casualties reported by the un base next to the camp into da was damaged french forces killed the military leader of north africa when 3 weeks ago. another 33 people have been buried following a massacre on 2 feet ledges in northeastern nigeria. a delegation from nigeria is senate has now visited borno state where the farm workers were attacked and their rice fields on saturday. the un says at least 110 civilians were killed, and many more were injured. 43 workers were buried on sunday, but her arm is s

next we turn our attention to the caucuses where a peace deal signed by armenia as prime minister has prompted the opposition to call for his resignation while many armenians are angry over a concessions made by the prime minister last month to end a 6 week long war with azerbaijan over the nagorno-karabakh region the agreement sees armenia returning a significant part of that disputed territory to azerbaijan on meanwhile a thousands of as areas are now starting to move back to areas that had been under armenian control. this time we did it we won says hum that it brought him off he proud to show the 2 armenian tanks captured in a recent battle 28 years ago he fought against yemeni and himself that is when they lost. to i mean yeah that is why he's especially happy about this victory. to look it's still loaded the tanks was still full of ammunition when we took them they just left everything there and ran away. we travel with hama to act i am one of the 50 so-called liberated zones factum is a ghost town after being captured by i mean in forces in 1903 the assyrian population fled and

a military airport in the out of a moscow which brokered the truce says more than $4100.00 over to armenia on monday while a dozen prisoners were returned to us or by jan it's unclear how many more people are still to be exchanged. a port in saudi arabia has reopened hours after an oil tanker was hit by a boat laden with explosives the kingdom has described the incident porter as a terrorist attack alexey o'brien has more. the blast rocked the singapore flagged oil tanker just after midnight causing a fire and sending smoke billowing into the sky the b.w. rhein was parked up in jeddah support its owner have says all $22.00 sailors on board escaped unhurt. saudi owned media reported that 2 small boats were same before the explosion. it's the latest in a string of attacks on saudi arabia's energy sector mainly claimed by who the rebels from across the border in yemen just 3 weeks ago the who fired a missile which struck a petroleum plant in jeddah damaging a fuel storage tank the who things have been escalating the cross border strikes to pile the pressure on the kingdom this one is just see

thousands of anti—government protesters in armenia have demanded the prime minister resigned over the peace deal he signed with azerbaijan. the deal promoted. there after the recent civil war, armenia had to concede significant amounts of territory to azerbaijan. joe biden has outlined plans to transform the coronavirus response as soon as he takes office. he says his administration will reorganise vaccine distribution and ask congress to pass another relief bill despite plans for more testing and production of protective equipment, he says americans need to step up to do their part to control the spread of the virus. 0ur darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. so we need to prepare ourselves, to steel our spines. as frustrating as it is to hear, it's going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus. there'll be no time to waste in taking the steps we need to turn this crisis around. as mr biden did this week, doctor anthony fauci, america's top infectious disease expert received a lifestream to jab. he received the moderna vacc

thousands of antigovernment protesters have meg rallied in armenia's capital, demanding that the prime minister resigned over the peace deal. this provoked fury as armenia and his allies were forced to seed sick it don't not significant amounts of territory. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what lessons can the rest of the world learn from one tiny asian country which appears to have beaten the coronavirus into submission? the prince of wales has sent a christmas message to the armed forces, thanking them for their "service, "dedication to duty and sacrifice", and paid tribute to the service personnel who've supported the fight against covid—i9. there are currently 1300 military personnel deployed with the uk vaccine task force. let's hear what he said. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the uk and france reach agreement, to resolve the border crisis amid concerns about the new variant of coronavirus, but almost 3,000 lorries are still stuck in southeast england. president—elect biden pledges a new strategy to beat the pandemic when he takes office but warns the dark

armenia had controlled the area for nearly three decades. officials in selangor have announced an enquiry into a ride at a prison where eight inmates died. guides —— guards opened fire on sunday. they damaged a perimeter fence and pa rt damaged a perimeter fence and part of the prison was set alight, causing extensive damage. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: talk show host sharon osbourne tells us how tv shows have changed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was

thousands of anti—government protesters in armenia have rallied in the capital yerevan, demanding that the prime minister — resigns over the peace deal he signed with azerbaijan. the deal provoked fury as armenia and its allies in the disputed enclave, nagorno—karabakh, were forced to cede significant amounts of territory to azerbaijan. us president electjoe biden has outlined plans to transform america's coronavirus response as soon as he takes office. he said his administration would reorganise vaccine distribution and ask congress to pass another relief bill. despite plans for more testing and higher production of protective equipment, the president—elect says americans need to step up and do their part to control the spread of the virus. 0ur darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. so we need to prepare ourselves, to steel our spines. as frustrating as it is to hear, it's going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus. there'll be no time to waste in taking the steps we need to turn this crisis around. well today, anth

to the south, armenia and azerbaijan have been at war. add to that a revolution in kyrgyzstan and the new pro—europe president in moldova, and the result is one huge headache for the kremlin. vladimir putin still sees much of this part of the world as moscow's zone of influence, but is that influence ebbing away? well, here in the south caucasus, where russia has been the major powerfor 200 years, today, it has competition... from turkey. in the war over nagorno—karabakh, it was turkish support that helped azerbaijan defeat russia's traditional ally in the region, armenia. i think that what happened in karabakh is truly a geopolitical catastrophe for moscow's influence not only in south caucasus, but across what remains of the post—soviet space. moscow's grip on the region is becoming weaker and weaker. we talked to the russian peacekeepers here. they seem wary of turkey's intentions. "traditionally, russia has guaranteed stability here", the peacekeeper says. "while other countries, i mean turkey, try to destabilise the situation,

military parade earlier in the day 2 leaders emphasize that armenia had allegedly. had atrocities against the. people and they must be accountable and turkey's president made a call that armenian people should understand what has the wrong policies that have been conducted by their mannion politicians and in no go no carb on now there will be a new era and john president have i live here in his features after the victory he has had that as our bridge i will invest the now go in a corner for the infrastructure superstructure of the region and new needs logistic routes will be a stop this so this is all this is also another corporation field for 2 countries but of course some also see that it turkey has so many aspirations over over central asia through azerbaijan this can irritates russia who has who is the major regional player in the region and turkey and russia has already fragile cooperation at strategic corporation in syria and libya sitting thanks very much indeed sin and cos we all live for us in istanbul ok let me take you back to that story i was telling abo