2050 a terrible natural disaster in the story that needed to be told from the heart of the affected area to be that and to tell the people story was very important of the time. a nation in crisis mollies leaders ousted as the military takes control. follow on a dream for them this is al jazeera live from go also coming up. most all the. speaking from exile a plea from the baylor russian opposition candidate for the e.u. to act as a way to vent to government protest builds. the man to take on trump joe biden this

fall we confirmed as the democratic candidates in the race for the white house. churchgoers in south korea being blamed for a rise in corona virus cases that. begin in mali where soldiers are forced president abraham bookout case had to resign military leaders say that they'll form a transitional civilian led government but organize what they call credible elections the west african regional bloc ecowas has condemned the coup and the sending a delegation to the capital bamako in the coming hours the u.n. security council also be meeting to discuss the crisis are serious charles stratford begins our coverage. soldiers guard the residents of mali's president ibrahim babangida kaita in the capital bamako. prime minister booboo say see we

detained here and choose day as rumors of a coup spread president case who appeared on state television announcing his resignation. would group. no blood to this bill to keep me in power and that's why i would like to think a 1000000 people for their warmth i am telling you know it i'm resigning from my position as the president and all my other positions and i announce the dissolution of the assembly and the governor. can block and call once responded forcefully to the coup isolating malise from border closures suspending financial flows and called for sanctions against organizers and their supporters speaking on state television coup leaders say they are acting in the country's best interest money and money and people of mali we are not holding on to power but we are holding on to the stability of the country which will allow us to organize within an agreed reasonable timeframe general elections to equip mali with strong institutions which

are able to better manage our everyday lives and restore confidence between the government and the government. many millions welcomed the coup crowds frustrated with the president and his government spurred the soldiers on some ransacked and burned government offices. we have come out today to call for the total resignation of president cater because we heard there were shots fired by the military and we come up to help our soldiers get rid of the president what if we are tired the country is paralyzed and i do not want this government to do something for the soldiers began their new to me at the base on the outskirts of bamako the same base that sword 2012 rising would open the way to create his presidency heavily armed troops will leave the scene of schools in a vehicle believed to be carrying the president. we're very happy because this is a liberation for the people of mali all of these people waiting for this day all of mali's people waiting for the president and his men to allow us to breathe. cater

has faced weeks of opposition protests calling for his departure of the disputed parliamentary elections earlier this year. much of the country is already outside the control of the government struggles to contain an insurgency that's claimed samson's of lives. on serious i'm address is following developments in mali from 00 in nigeria's capital so regional leaders are on their way to bamako what can we expect. when basically it's not clear what reception that will get from the new leaders of mali the military that overthrew president cater but already we're seeing we actions on the streets of mali a group of young men insist that the course is not welcome in the country course

had earlier on imposed a lie and blockade on mali and insisted that constitutional power be restored constitutional order because stored in that country and that mali is suspended from all decision making bodies of the echoes in addition to other sanctions on the people who executed the call. it basically what these things have been in these sanctions that been caused and successfully so by and course they also need the support of more 10 year and to sort of implement it because mali is unlocked one look to country surrounded by the rest of the course countries but most are 10 year. on what our way out and also algeria a way out to the sea so if these sanctions are to walk properly definitely there will need the support and cooperation of these 2 countries mali is it is

a country in crisis a lot of people are expecting to see also that the armed groups in mali may take the opportunity of this power vacuum to create more chaos in the country and the neighboring countries as well and what are you hearing about the situation on the ground in mali today. the situation is a bit calm in mali a lot of people are watching closely to see how far the course countries will convince the military authorities tool quickly we stall or that they've already and also they're going to form a transition committee or to visit transitional government led by civilians to walk out a timetable for new elections and the transfer of political power to the civilian government as civilians in mali what is not clear is how long will this take money is keenly especially supporters of the opposition that have launched demonstrations

since june would love to see a quick return to c.b.s. and if it takes long definitely you will see a dramatic change in attitude to the new military powers in bamako i'm serious ahmed address reporting live from abu ahmed many thanks indeed in nigeria the group boko haram has launched an attack on cool car what town in borno state are reports of looting and we'll bring you more on that as and when we get it. the european union is holding an emergency virtual meeting on the political crisis in bella roost the e.u. has already rejected president alexander lukashenko his reelection to a 6th term in office some e.u. leaders are hinting at expanding sanctions and violent crackdowns on protesters. to kind of sky up the opposition challenger who is in exile in let us here is urging the e.u. to reject the results. people who went out to defend they rode in this race

or they say it is all across belarus where brutally beaten imprisoned and tortured by the regime this brutal it clean going on to power mr center has lost all the legitimacy in the eyes of our nation and the walled. off year all. i call and here to support the it waking us. the embattled president has threatened strong action against opposition leader suv swept to set up a council to coordinate a peaceful transition of power. is also accusing nato of intent and of increasing its military presence along his country's border a claim that nato denies it is. we consider it clearly an attempt to seize power with all the attendant consequences western countries including some leaders are

not given where where the bit loose is located however they make some statements to prove that the president was right disgusted with the defense ministry thank god we have reacted and brought to come back to the combat units of our army and the western borders today we have problems from both inside and outside. that good actions are completely coordinated and it is not even the peak the events will develop a certain way but we understand in which direction. in the capital minsk riot police are out in large numbers the reports of the tensions are serious step in as the latest developments. it's a very different mood here in their midst compared to the previous days i would say from euphoric it's now gone back to fear the authorities that were sort of absent from the streets in the last couple of days are now back of your city trying to get back in their control the fear to riot police called oman is also seen dispersing

are protesters and strikers at factories also the national television was on strike is now blocked by police interest the leaders also an interview with one of the employees through jaring to strike earlier saying she was not allowed to enter the building and instead of her and other colleagues who had joined the strikes now russian professionals have been flowing in she sat so it's possible some assistance from moscow here. in power at least for the moment has been increasingly difficult for people to continue this national strike because they're being tracked from the ministry that everyone was on strike will be fired and of course then people will lose their income which is already in their debt they cannot make situation is already a very dire also there is this coalition council been side up by the opposition which is supposed to meet today and. really lashed out against this council which

is supposed to sort of organize a transitional government saying that these people are committing a coup d'etat and that he will take all measures possible to stop them libyan warlord coming if i have to lift the blockade on oil production that will allow the u.n. recognized government to resume exports for the 1st time in several months from tripoli want to train a report. on tuesday night the head of the petroleum facility guards under half their forces said that they will reopen the oil the oil closures will have to forces have been carried out since january according to the national oil corporation here in libya that has resulted in a financial loss of over $8000000000.00 to the government now oil is the is the primary source of income to the government here that's how they pay the salaries for government employees and that's how they subsidize goods so it's

really important to the libyan economy also the oil closures that have have caused a lot of a lack of electricity or a lack of supply to the power stations that the national oil corporation says that the power because are a result of the lack of gas and diesel go. feeding the power stations so so whether or not this is a permanent reopening of the oil is yet to be seen house or forces have in the past opened the oil but then again soon after close they put in conditions such as that the the revenue coming into libya will will go into a foreign account that that will that will be divided into both governments but whether or not this is a permanent reopening of oil is yet to be seen. we'll get a weather update next here i'll see her then more teams arrive in marriages to help

contain what's being described as an environmental catastrophe. in south africa says look down the months of restrictions may cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in the tourism industry. a final warning has been issued for a tropical storm making its way towards the hong kong you can see this is making its way further north which stood for the pass' it pushes into the fosse out of china but still some very heavy busts of rain and he burst of rain meanwhile on as seasonal fronts you front that will continue to slide a little further southwards and he switches speak on through thursday more heavy downpours towards beijing through the sea across the korean peninsula and pushing

over towards japan not quite recent to pat at least for the next couple of days say they hate remains very much on here to take your weekend getting up to around 36 celsius but you could catch want to see showers it's possible one shoe and also into q 2 main wallace showers continue unabated across much of south asia more big downpours right in across central parts of india up across the northern plains pushing over towards good we have seen the flooding here recently wrote a few of the foothills of the himalayas northern areas of pakistan again seeing some very heavy rain as we go through thursday and on into friday that brings with it the risk of flooding heavy showers continue through the western ghats and still some very heavy rain for bangladesh and much of my.

precious pieces of literature rescued from being. besieged sorry. it's the mean women. who risked everything to save their roots and heritage. of the world. the the the. hello again this is al jazeera but so much of the made news this hour to leaders in mali so that they'll oversee new elections after ousting president abraham boubacar cater to television of west african leaders is expected to arrive in the coming

hours. in nigeria the armed group boko haram has launched an attack on a car wash town in borno state there are reports of looting and. e.u. leaders are holding an emergency summit to discuss the political crisis by the roost russia's foreign minister has weighed in saying that there's no need for mediation and is accusing foreign powers of trying to meddle more of this let's go live now to work out a serious that the barber who is in london the team what's the russian government been saying. well as you just pointing out the russian foreign minister has said that there's no need for outside mediation but the the russians are completely rejecting any form of international involvement sergey lavrov himself has said that he hopes the the. opposition will be able to enter into talks with the or thirty's in minsk but earlier in the week

president putin was actually saying that russia could play a role now we're hearing from kremlin statements in the last couple of hours as you're saying that they say this they see no need for outside mediation it's not quite clear russia seems to be. trying to push back against pressure from the european union for them to step in right now because ahead of this virtual meeting that's going on between the e.u. leaders both leaders the leaders of france and germany and shall michelle the head of the european council did call on russia to oversee dialogue between the out. in president of the stories of the contested president alexander lukashenko and the opposition the opposition of course represented in the form of sweat liner taken of sky who is in lithuania well the government there has certainly called on the european union to strengthen sanctions against better us what's happening right now

is it's understood that the european union leaders will come up with a list of individuals connected to the election and the reaction to protests on the streets in belarus but that's as far as it will go they're all urging dialogue right now the strongest statement came from the dutch prime minister mark ritter ahead of the virtual meeting saying that the e.u. cannot accept the results of these elections his words and he called for resolute and concerted action of course russia is critical it's such a big influence in many ways on belarus you've heard about the accusations from from russia about and from the brother from look at himself about nato as the alleged actions in the last few days well the e.u. doesn't want to get involved in that kind of discussion it really wants to keep russia on board given its crucial role it doesn't want to pick

a fight with russia but it's saying to russia you've got the power to for example try and hold a new election if that's going to solve the the past there in belarus i'm serious that the above are live in love and many thanks to the. as israel and the united arab emirates push forward with with normalizing their relations there is growing confusion of one key element of the deal that's whether the u.a.e. will be able to now gain access to u.s. military hardware specifically f. 35 aircraft israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued a statement saying that he opposes the sale of warplanes to the u.a.e. past reports in an israeli newspaper suggesting the ceiling kluges language that would allow advanced weapons sales to the gulf nation a judge in lebanon has ordered several arrests over the explosion in beirut the blast killed more than $200.00 people and left parts of the city in ruins earlier this month 25 people in total are facing charges but many are calling for more

accountability of zeros in a hoarder records. inconsolable the families of firefighters killed in the port explosion say their goodbyes. they were among the 1st responders as the disaster unfolded 2 weeks there are still more questions than answers on what caused the blast that destroyed lives in many areas of the lebanese capital mostly when they arrived they saw the whole of the smoke and they thought they needed more help from the fire department they called the operation room again and told them we need backup. before the biggest blast firefighters were pictured trying to enter a burning warehouse. they weren't warned about the thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate. initial investigations so just maintenance work could have triggered several explosions before the massive one. it's emerged that everyone at the highest levels of government including the president were aware that the chemicals

were stored in the warehouse for years without proper safety precautions journalists such as riyadh could basically who have been physically attacked over the years for investigating corruption of beirut port have documents that show years of in action and negligence failed to dispose of the explosive chemicals my experience while you. say their cause they didn't see any danger and they only. want 1500000. appointed by a mafia has elected to be a democratic force the state is weak and its institutions are controlled by political parties who have been in power for decades the case is now in the hands of the judiciary to determine where the ammonium nitrate came from who shipped it and who was responsible for handling and securing it police have sealed off the area around warehouse 12 investigators are at the site of the blast which has come

to symbolize the decades of corruption and mismanagement plaguing the country's institutions the caretaker prime minister has. who resigned under public pressure following the explosion didn't mince his words when he said corruption is bigger than the state french an f.b.i. agents are helping forensic teams but the lebanese government is refusing an international investigation many lebanese have little faith in a judiciary that is appointed by politicians is a new investigative judge was. it was a search or worse 1st choice exclude the ones who hired. just because they are deemed unstoppable and. because i didn't abandon that's done little to calm public anger many fear those responsible will get away with the crime lebanon's leaders who 1st promised a swift and transparent investigation are now saying it's complex and may take time . beirut.

is now the official democratic nominee to take on donald trump in the us presidential election he was picked on the 2nd night of the party's national convention which for the 1st time was mostly virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic from washington his island fish. this was the moment joe biden officially became the democratic party's nominee for the president of the united states thank you very very much from the bottom my heart thank you all it means the world to me and my family and i'll see you on thursday thank you thank you thank you rhode island the oceans stay in a traditional convention the roll call is an important set piece and doing it virtually this time they made it slick and polished showed sound this was

a night to show the past and the future there were contributions from former president jimmy carter former presidential nominee john kerry and congresswoman alexandra a keshia cortez an influential figure on the progressive wing of the party and considered a rising star it was also an appearance from bill clinton the former president who's lit up conventions in the past given just 5 minutes this time but still getting his message across at a time like this the oval office should be a command center instead it's a storm center is only chaos it's 20 years since bill clinton was president on wednesday he'll celebrate his 74th birthday and he'll still be 3 years younger than the current democratic presidential nominee. former secretary of state colin powell was just one of a number of republicans who also spoke giving his endorsement to joe biden the values i learned growing up in the south bronx and serving in uniform with the same

values that joe biden's parents instilled in him in scranton pennsylvania i support joe biden for the presidency of the united states because those values still define him i have always loved the sound keynote on tuesday was the nominee's wife jill biden who outlined what she thought her husband would deliver for america leadership to really of magic what our nation will be that's joe he and common law will work as hard as you do every day to make this nation better whitens the will see vice presidential pick the hottest deliver her speech that role is normally to attack the opposition to hit them and hit them hard and this type will be no different alan fischer al-jazeera washington. the head of the u.s. postal service an ally of donald trump has postponed plans to change the way the mail is the lives the proposed changes caused

a public outcry and threatened to derail postal voting for the presidential election in november under chapelle reports. after pressure from democrats in congress and an outcry from americans nationwide the head of the u.s. postal service is delaying a series of reforms that some saw as a threat to democracy. on tuesday postmaster general and trump ally lewis to joy said in order to avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail cost cutting measures would be suspended until after the election. the delivery of paychecks medication and other mail to millions of americans has faced delays in recent weeks due to operational changes made by to join who took over in june he immediately targeted what he called inefficiencies that he wanted to cut in the business that loses billions of dollars a year overtime hours were kept some mail processing facility shut down and opening hours reduced at post offices. one of the things the post office loses so much

money on is delivering packages for amazon as does the president trump often attacks the postal service for what many agree is a broken business model he also suggests without evidence that increased mail in voting due to the pandemic will lead to widespread fraud a delayed result or even the need to hold an election rerun. with just $75.00 days left to go democrats grew alarmed at what they saw as an effort to delegitimize the election and undercut the postal services ability to get ballots delivered and counted in time and effort to steal the election they said from standing in the polls apparently led him to try to sabotage mail in voting as his last hope for retaining power it's going to fall to those of us who have come here this afternoon the legislative branch to take the actions necessary to preserve democracy

and democratic get democratic elections in our country the fact is is that they want to stop this because it removes obstacles the participation to boeing and their grade daughter their grade in the american people why because people are all into them and by the way the president and the it's my male. both the president and 1st lady vote by mail in florida the white house says trump never told the postmaster general to do anything to slow things down at the postal service and or chapell al-jazeera japan's government is sending more environmental experts to help clean up an oil spill in a 1000 tons of fuel leak from the japanese own boat cario which run aground last week last month it's since broken into but it's kept an eye on the rest of the way to another court appearance army of volunteers joined emergency teams to try to stop more pollution of beaches and coral reefs in the indian ocean south korea is

reporting nearly 300 new cases of corona virus the highest in 5 months many recent cases a link to a church group in seoul a church pastor tested positive after attending an empty government rally at the weekend $6000.00 police officers who were on duty that day being tested the restrictions on gatherings have been imposed in the capital and surrounding areas. there is still many people related to serang church who are being tested all waiting to get tested and medicine fictions continuously breaking out in other regions so we expect to see an increasing trend in the number of new patients until this week it's our priority to slow down the virus spread through quick tracing intestine and social distance and this week will mark the most critical in preventing food the mess breed airline passengers in colombia can fly nationwide again domestic flights have been grounded for 5 months due to the pandemic lockdown

president of undue care who greeted some arriving passengers says the restart is an important step in reviving the country's economy. around 100000 people in china have been moved to higher ground because of some of the worst flooding in decades the yangtze river burst its banks in the city of chong ching and tributaries of china's longest river have submerged villages in such one province affecting around 60000000 people. it's good to have you with us hello adrian for going to here in doha the headlines from al-jazeera coup leaders in mali say that they will oversee new elections after ousting president abraham boubacar case a delegation of west african leaders is expected to arrive there in the coming hours speaking on state television military leaders said the acting in the

country's best interests money and money and people of mali we are not holding on to power but we are holding on to the stability of the country which will allow us to organize within an agreed reasonable timeframe general elections to equip mali with strong institutions which are able to better manage our everyday lives and restore confidence between the government and the government in nigeria the armed group boko haram has launched an attack on cook in borno states there are reports of looting and asked a few leaders are holding an emergency summit to discuss the political crisis and better reuss russia's foreign minister has weighed in saying there's no need for mediation is accusing foreign powers of trying to meddle joe biden is now the official democratic nominee to take on donald trump in november presidential election he was picked on the 2nd night of the party's national convention wish for the 1st time was mostly virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic

. south korea is reportedly near reporting nearly $300.00 new cases of the coronavirus the highest in 5 months many recent cases a link to a church group in seoul the church pastor tested positive for attending an anti-government rally at the weekend and 6000 police officers who were on duty that day are now being tested new restrictions on gatherings have been imposed in the capital and surrounding areas. of southwest china are experiencing some of the worst flooding in nearly 40 years waters from the yangtze river bank since the schwann province and in the city of chong ching villages have been submerged more than 1500000 people have been taken to higher ground those headlines more news here and i was here after inside story next.

previously untouchable subject in thailand. openly criticizing the king and also demanded wholesale changes to the political system is a possible and why is the monarchy being targeted this is inside story. of the program. they've been running almost daily for the past month antigovernment protests as led by students are attracting different sectors of society.