Democrats look to delay the confirmation of president Donald Trumps pick for a judge to the Supreme Court. Also ahead getting help from space well look at how satellites are helping to reduce the Environmental Impact of farming. Later. Russian. Was hit with a 10 2nd penalty. Lets get going theres been a major escalation in the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh the violence began early on sunday morning both sides are trading blame and reporting a number of casualties both as opposed and armenia have imposed martial law armenia. Has also declared total military mobilization the European Union russia and iran a calling for a cease fire turkey is backing azerbaijan and called on armenians to stand against their government Charlotte Bellis begins our coverage. On meanies Defense Ministry tweeted these videos on sunday morning it says the show is very tanks that have just been destroyed in the disputed region of new going to kara back within a few hours the armenian seed 15 drones 10 tanks and 4 helicopters had been destroyed early in the morning. Launched a large scale aggression including. A long line of counter that contact we thought. They are targeting civilian population and civilian infrastructure government leaders and condemned what they called propaganda and said a counter offensive operation had been launched after forces were attacked nagornokarabakh is an internationally recognized part of azerbaijan but is controlled by Armenian Forces the region has declared itself independent and relies on i mean if a support in an emergency parliamentary session the president of new gono karabakh declared martial law as well as military mobilization from innovating. Most of all the people of nagornokarabakh want peace weve already see it the responsibility for any resumption of the war will rest with the government of azerbaijan today tomorrow and in the future Russias Foreign Ministry said the situation has sharply deteriorated and they have reports of untinged shelling from both sides the kremlin along with the e. U. And france a calling for an immediate ceasefire frequency of escalation even if they are controlled are suggesting we are really entering a very dangerous. Where it can definitely get out of control. He why new players regional players are being drafted in todays. Disputed nuge sound of the 1901 collapse of the soviet union when i mean separatists seized the territory 30000 died in fighting. In 1900 ceasefire was agreed but talks to resolve the dispute stools. Nearly 2 decades later tensions rose again in july with the worst fighting since 26 being the last year or so the armenian leader nicol russian none has been no longer want to negotiate according to the people like me had been trying to bring together between azerbaijan and armenia he said record is always going to be part of armenia that has really very severe negative emotions and other by john. Has repeatedly valid to recapture nickel and karabakh by force and i mean he has vowed to defend the territory well it is disputed which side moved on sunday morning its clear that both remain determined to claim to go in a karabakh as their own shallow ballasts aljazeera lets bring in robin for a stray walker our correspondent following the story from the georgian capital tbilisi robin of these clashes still ongoing into the night. We havent heard any information to the opposite of that were still hearing about ongoing. Fighting the figures of course fluid as well we know of at least 10 Armenian Military personnel dead. As a by john also admitting casualties and also civilian dead on both sides so its looking like in just a single day of fighting so far at least as many People Killed as we had seen over several days when there was an outbreak of conflict in july but this is fighting of a different category this is taking place across the whole along the whole line of control and this is the area on the edge of karabakh territory with by john controlled on the one side by Armenian Forces who mostly control the upper slopes the higher positions and as ery forces positions along that line of control and also the armenians are saying that artillery fired by these areas has struck positions not just on that line of control but also within the karabakh region including state panic at the capital which makes this very a whole different category of seriousness in terms of this fighting so this is worse than what was happening what 2 and a half or 3 months ago now almost but why has this flared up today. Well theres been a lot of bellicose rhetoric being being talked up. Where president aliyev of azerbaijan when he addressed the United NationsGeneral Assembly last week accused armenia of preparing for war but these areas have continually asserted their rights to get back their territories territories that are internationally recognized as airy and that its not going to karabakh and a number of surrounding regions or districts that armenia controls including a district that provides a crucial land bridge between armenia and nagornokarabakh and the armenian saying that just didnt the last few days there had been a build up of forces by. So it looks as if this has been planned and Observers International observers whove been watching things closely to have been saying that really the International Community needed to do more to try to keep these sides in check to bring them back to the negotiation table the armenian saying they had wanted to return to peace talks as a by john saying that this is just a distraction that i mean is never really serious about a real peaceful solution to this conflict the backstory to this conflict or the attitude behind the conflict goes back or 30 years 35 years maybe the people of Nagorno Karabakh there was a referendum wasnt there at one point where the people of nagornokarabakh voted not to side with either side who are involved in this conflict starting today so again do they feel as if theyre caught in the middle i guess. Well the facts on the ground they dont care about there are no really as airy ethnic azeris they were ethnically cleansed they fled their lands their territory day villages their homes during that ghastly conflict in the 1990 s. But their histories always been fought over. Karabakh is the kind of cultural heart of of by john thats where its poets its artists came from and now karabakh. Armenian as far as the armenian i think armenians are concerned they dont call it correct they call it. But these are questions that right now will have to be put aside while we focus on whats happening in the immediate time where we can see at the moment what looks to be the worst outbreak of violence at least since 1904 if this continues into the into the near future we are on day one there is always the potential for ceasefire to be called and to be stuck to but it certainly looks for the moment as if azerbaijan and armenia are on a confrontation that they may struggle to be able to get out or in the coming days ok russia is also calling for peace but im intrigued to know why turkey why the government in ankara apparently has taken such a robust stance on this. Well there were an has said that turkey stands with azerbaijan turkey has been more articulate in talking about its support for azerbaijan. And the Prime Minister of armenia is particularly concerned by the potential for turkey to become more involved in this theater. This this looks like whiter. Dispute brewing with Big International players vying for control or influence russia has for a long time been the the arbiter in this dispute now turkey is coming in. Some say that maybe this is turkey showing its showing it has its own ability to influence events on the ground here the way that russia has been able to impose its influence on turkeys neighbor syria so this is the fear that a lot of people have been articulating that this could become part of a more wider. Conflict with International Players brought in ok robin many thanks robin for a street walker there are correspond reporting live from tbilisi well both armenia and azerbaijan have been locked in this territorial dispute as weve been exploring for decades now it emerged out of the collapse of the Old Soviet Union when armenian separatists seized the territory about 30000 people died in the fighting then in 1904 there was an agreed ceasefire but there have been several instances of fighting since then in april 26th about 110 people were killed in the morse most serious fighting in years and the most recent flare up as weve heard happened in july now al jazeera has spoken to officials from both armenia and azerbaijan it. Is an assistant to the president of us about john and the head of Foreign Policy department of the president ial administration he says as a by johns aim is to recapture the areas occupied by armenia. So your scripts are improves army news material an integration and our civilians are becoming targets or mean on forces and we have one. Other but units on the i think this is my job and there are 4 other version on forces in wisconsin action some contract acts to repel armenians provocations and 1st acts of aggression and peace of which i am an import armenian to peace because of this one negotiation process is also failing because of the deliberate and destructive attitudes of our Media Council who dont have enough real negotiation buts and i mean if i or it seems and they are here 1st is an interesting to consider or other but to civilians who are living in close proximity to the line of conflict is an intense and the variation of the bridge on a continent harming is a question that lost most of the so that years so the Un Security Council resolutions demand immediate unconditional israel army and troops on the occupied it is a cause of which are so quite simple implemented by armenia and they continue to take up the chances and who is in if huge is an idea peace they have a right to return back to the assortments because of armenians operation to convert them back meanwhile the armenian Foreign Ministers era the kanya told this channel aljazeera that his country will do whatever it takes to defend the region. You know go on about well be defending every single inch of their land and all their security and i mean you will be together until this threat so cool have been there usually in the parlance of the other German Government and the end of the regime but the latest was in the United NationsGeneral Assembly and it just brought this into a practical implementation once again once again there will be a recount a morning as being the pool or the conventions of the month jul well before the next in this position on the grounds of my thinking thats been consistent and to think that they are going theyre going to call it a secure job and they should they have once again brought the people that we have to care about the security and thats where the people of were going to carve out what ive been on the defense of their region their security against aggression and their russian preplan not just part of the merger of the map but with the massive or jerky we had its military presence and which is showing the. Union that aggressive you know that. Aggressive approach and. This is a very very sound massive escalation of the concert which was a very gentle hope for which there was a slow response that. Plenty more still to come for you here on the news hour including well hear from journalists in hong kong who are losing their right to reporters china clamps down on press freedom. Seeking justice for mexicos missing street signs arrest warrants a receipt for police and military personnel. And of course militia bron james lee and his team to the n. B. A. Finals basketball action coming up in about 30 its. The many governments and who the rebels have finalized a deal to exchange more than a 1000 prisoners the u. N. Special envoy to yemen says this what will happen immediately the agreement is being treated as an important milestone with compromise on both sides has hashem. This is the u. N. 1st major achievement in yemen in years the healthiest of the government have agreed to Exchange Prisoners the deal was initially struck into 1000 to 18 in swindon but never implemented the 1081 individuals would indeed will represent the largest release. Operation during the history of the conflict in yemen peaceful negotiations can succeed and they will succeed in bringing relief to the yemeni people and Building Confidence for the peace process. Implemented this new deal would pave the way to a broader prisoner swap. 6 years says the houthi took over the capital sana fighting continue claiming the lives of thousands of people the fate of thousands of prisoners is yet to be decided the un hopes the warring factions will resume talks soon to free all prisoners at the end of the day only parties to the conflict can bring long lasting positive change that yemeni people so neat. I believe over the last days we have been reminded here again that small steps that can have big impact are possible and much needed in yemen today. In the past tribal leaders and clerics brokered major prisoner exchanges but never managed to get all the parties to and the conflict. The saudi backed government insists a political deal will only happen once the houthi is pull out from the areas they controlled into 1014. 00 and had over their weapons condition dismissed by the iran backed rebels who describe themselves as legitimate representatives of the yemeni people. In 2018 un envoy announced what he described as a landmark deal in yemen the Stockholm Agreement consisted of a prisoner swap the creation of a Demilitarized Zone in cities on the red sea and and to the fighting in tires and a commitment from all the parties to start political talks to end the conflict but within days the deal collapsed and fighting could resume. But many things have changed since the store call my dream and the ho these have considered dative their military gains in the north u. A. E. Back to session this control most of the south president had he has lost significant influence here runs the few areas still under his control from exile in saudi arabia. The un has described the humanitarian crisis in yemen as the worst in the world most of its people including 12000000 children need humanitarian assistance. Many hope this agreement may be a step towards an and to a war that is raising the threat of yemens disintegration. Aljazeera. Have been antigovernment protests in egypt for a 7th straight day in a change from past protests these demonstrations are happening in smaller cities such as giza and across other areas in southern egypt at least one person has been killed in the rallies against corruption a bad economy poor Living Conditions and the demolition of neighborhoods the egyptian president says the country is undergoing necessary reforms he backed. There are 2 things we can bet on we are following a path of reform and Building Development and reconstruction and we will continue to do so because our country needs that people do understand that and bear its cost was the economic reform easy everybody suffered from it but with the grace of god we passed through it and we achieved successes which i can tell you the whole world is talking about with gods grace the whole world is saying that despite all the circumstances of coronavirus a troubled economy a halt in tourism and trade egypt with gods grace is still fine. Now the police in belarus arrested dozens of protesters calling for the president to resign tens of thousands of people rallying in the capital minsk there marking 50 days since Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner of last months disputed president ial election. Journalists in hong kong are warning of a new threat to Media Freedom there the police have announced a new definition of what constitutes a recognized media now the change follows chinas leaders imposing the controversial and widely condemned security law 3 months ago adrian brown reports from hong kong. During the recent protests local as well as foreign journalists have often been in the thick of it some from the profusion of new online Media Outlets often working on paid others included journalism students as well as freelance photographers like may james here being arrested last october. And now hong kongs police force has announced that the Media Credentials that she and other local journalists hold or no longer be recognised. James insists she has a right to take pictures in public but now faces the prospect of a rest again if she does i just want to be there to take some picture to share with all my social media for thats it and then. I get a take and i get a rest and i get to take i dont know how or maybe i just simply just being stuff i feel alice i miss everything. Hong kong police say they want to weed out what they say are selfproclaimed reporters who assault and obstruct offices so will only now acknowledge journalists who are registered with the government or from what it calls internationally recognized and renowned Media Outlets the police declined our request for an interview. Some of the most widely viewed images include those of a 12 year old schoolgirl being shoved to the ground by police these pictures were not filmed by the Mainstream Media but by journalism students now say critics the police want to limit any negative coverage reporters through the reporters. Are off on the very front lawyer of the pack of all of journalists for often in fact some of the very important for