Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is 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. Heres more from dickran khodanian, a Freelance Journalist currently in goris. Im actually in goris, which is 30 minutes right after the illegal checkpoint that azerbaijan has set up. As you can see behind me, there are a few tents set up. As of now, theyre reporting that around 100,000 armenians have entered the republic of armenia. And just to give you an idea, the population of goris is 20,000. So one of the first stops is the city, because this is where they are registering. This is where theyre getting a media assessment. And this is where theyre being then later sent for accommoda
Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im frederica whitfield. Right now lawmakers are on capitol hill with just hours left until the Government Shutdown, and today House Speaker Kevin Mccarthys plan is to pass bills to minimize the impacts of a shutdown, not stop one from actually happening. Gop hard liners blocked his last attempt at passing a shortterm funding bill. And if mccarthy turns to democrats for help, today he could lose his job. Over on the senate side, lawmakers are moving ahead with their own funding bill, but it would not pass in time to keep the government open. The stakes could not be higher. When the clock strikes midnight millions of federal workers will be off the job. Employees considered essential like active duty military and Border Agents will be forced to work without pay. And you could even see airport delays, museum and National Park closures, and Food Assistance programs put on hold. Now that a shutdown seems all but inevitable, the questions on
Of you from Msnbc Roe Headquarters here in new york. Welcome everyone to alex witt reports. We are beginning with this Breaking News. Hundreds on capitol hill as the federal government heads towards a, potential, shut down in just 12 hours. Soon the house will vote on speaker Kevin Mccarthys new plan to keep Government Open. We see those votes being cast, in fact, as we speak. However, mccarthy is leaning on democrats to support it admitting that there is no guarantee that his own caucus would do it. The house is going to actually government will not shut down. We will put a clean Funding Stopgap on the florida keep Government Open for 45 days did you get any assurances from any of the republicans about this . No, i have tried. Well, a senate vote is also expected to get underway in the next hour. The impact of a potential shutdown will be felt foreign right across nonessential federal agcies. For almost 4 million employees and military, it would mean working without pay. Here is part
Wider regional war are heightened once again, and one of the biggest escalations weve seen since the israelhamas war began 100. Its a very, very delicate moment, very, very dangerous indeed. And reportedly waves of Ballistic Missiles from iran are heading towards israel as well. They are more deadly and they fly much faster. Both israel and the United States say they will aim to intercept as many of these drones because and missiles as they possibly can. But this much is already certain. These attacks directly from inside iran. And indeed the suspected attack from israel to which arrived says its responding that these two nations, both with a lot of military power, as close to all out roar as weve seen in recent memory and that could have farreaching implications within the region. And certainly well beyond the region, are reporters and our analysts are standing by. Theyve been covering this from All Over The World and concluding our Nic Robertson in jerusalem, Clarissa Ward in tel avi
analysis provided by the society of conservative lawyers in a paper and i declare my interest as chair of executive written by lawyers both experienced in international law. it is best to go to people with experience in the international law field rather than other field, experience in the international law field rather than otherfield, they conclude as i do that although there are areas which certainly need to be examined with care, the bill falls on the right side of the line. deeming provisions are not unprecedented as has been put out, as has already been set out. i am concerned and i hope the minister will take on and explore the situation raised by the memberfor kenilworth about how deeming provisions deal with international law o obligation because you the deem in domestic law but you can t to oust your international law obligations, that said, i think there is force i refer to the very useful analysis in the society for conservative lawyers pamphlet that in realityf c