if you want to help save the world. sneeze into your own. our actions today are warning that should be heard worldwide. the united states goes it alone in imposing new sanctions on iran despite objections from both friends and thoughts and also it was made as the united nations called on countries to work better together as it marked its 75th anniversary. followed from doha everyone i'm kemal santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera the number of recorded coronavirus deaths worldwide is nearing 1000000 as government struggle to get on top of resurgent operates in the prisons.

to richard. harris and trade a pillar roosts main opposition leader delivers a shocking presentation but it fails to get e.u. foreign ministers to agree on sanctions. i'm just to washington in indonesia where locals are coming together to protect these coastal area by replanting thousands of man. so the united states has set the stage for a showdown at the u.n. general assembly this week by slapping additional sanctions on iran it followed the trumpet ministrations disputed weekend declaration that all u.n. penalties which were done to the 2050 nuclear deal had been restored but in the all u.n. members including u.s. allies in europe reject this these new u.s.

sanctions mainly target those involved in iran's defense sector. just imagine what iran would do that for able to freely purchase more advanced weapons we have no intention of letting that happen. the president's executive order announced today gives us a new and powerful tool to enforce the u.n. arms embargo and hold those who seek to evade u.n. sanctions accountable today i will take the 1st action under this new executive order by sanctioning the are a ministry of defense and armed forces logistics and iran's defense industries organization and its director the u.n. secretary general meanwhile delivered a message of unity as the world body marks at 75th anniversary general assembly of course happening mostly via video link because of the pandemic and turning to terrorists was one of few to address it from inside the un's new york headquarters surgeon countries to support its work climate calamity loom

biodiversity is collapsing poverty is again rising hatred is spreading geopolitical tensions are escalating and nuclear weapons remain on hair trigger alert transformative technologies ever opened up new opportunities but also exposed new science and the carvey of 19 pandemic as laid bare the worlds for the g.t.s. we can only address them together well in his prerecorded address the french president emanuel mccrone said global rivalries are undermining the u.s. very purpose. our shared heart is in disarray this is a reflection of the state of the world the foundations are crumbling the was a being chipped away at us and it times by those who built them to bose they were viewed as being unassailable of being breached was of any chemical weapons use mr

tensions are currently being used with impunity rights had one being trampled upon and international system is a hostage of rivalries and is being weakened in its ability to prosecute for these abuses. more on all of this without diplomatic editor james base this was a major set piece of vent 75 years of the united nations a glitzy video speeches by the secretary general and for leaders around the world now the pride of place as the host nation the 1st speech was reserved for president donald trump he didn't submit a speech and because his secretary of state might pompei o and his ambassador to the u.n. kelly craft were in washington for that event on iran sanctions instead it was left to a state department official relatively low level the acting deputy ambassador to the u.n. to give the u.s. address the 75th anniversary of the u.n. is the right time to ask questions about the institution strengths and weaknesses

review and learn from its failures and celebrate its accomplishments it seems pretty certain that on choose day president donald trump will be making an address to take to address to the u.n. general assembly and people will be focusing on his comments on iran and on snapback let's look at coronavirus news now and governments around the world are reluctantly reimposing covert 19 restrictions as the global death toll me is 1000000 the united states on its own is on the verge of recording a 5th of those 200000 deaths donald trump's white house rival joe biden has accused the president of protecting his own health while putting others in jeopardy. trump keeps his distance from anyone around. the folks who can't. are packed in tight as they can be. risky disease mostly with matt but not trying to be safe keep his distance as a reporter they showed up

a couple days ago reporter trying to come up with some accommodation oh no you got to keep your distance i don't get close to these people. really like everybody else in the crowd mr lott but not here. over in europe parts of spain's capital madrid have gone back into lockdown the country recorded more than 100000 new cases in the past 2 weeks neighboring from the scene rising intensive care admissions and deaths as well and the british prime minister bars johnson is considering a 2nd national lock down its top medical advisor has warned of 50000 infections a day by october if immediate action is not taken leave barca has our report now from london. the british government's been accused of sleep walking into a 2nd search of coronavirus if so this was the alarm call dispassionate data delivered by the you case chief medical and scientific officers showing

a doubling of infections every week let's say there were 5000 today would be 10000 next week 20000 a week after 40000 that week off them and you can see that by mid october if that continued you would end up with something like $50000.00 cases in the middle of october per day. more infections mean the likelihood of more deaths urgent action is needed elsewhere in europe spains ruled out a 2nd national lockdown favoring partial restrictions where contagion levels are highest in the capital madrid police checkpoints are back the city's poorest areas are suffering the most a blow for businesses already on the breadline in the czech republic a surge in cases has cost the country's health minister his job restrictions lifted months ago and now likely to return france greece and denmark have also imposed measures in virus hotspots while health authorities in italy say the average age of

patients is creeping up risking more deaths governments across europe are wrestling with a worsening health emergency and ongoing economic crisis leaders are having to walk a very challenging fine line between controlling covert 19 and inadvertently fueling unemployment and poverty. britain is now at the same tipping point more than $13000000.00 people are already facing restrictions and curfews in the north of england and the midlands the capital could be next in the absence of a vaccine and while testing remains inadequate because of a shortage of laboratory capacity there are very few options and little time to lose. the falcon al-jazeera london you're more than $150.00 countries making up nearly 2 thirds of the world's population have agreed to participate in the covert 19 global vaccine allocation plan kovacs the world health organization says it

hopes to develop and distribute $2000000000.00 doses of vaccine by the end of next year the plan would help rich and poor countries to buy and distribute vaccinations more fairly the u.s. is among those not participating though having signed its own deals with vaccine make is sudan now where more heavy rain is forecast and flooding is already killed 120 people damaged or destroyed 100000 homes on top of that there is an economic state of emergency rising inflation has put food and other basics out of reach for many families going to reports now from khartoum. don't have hard hopes things would get better for them after the removal of saddam's longtime leader a middle bush years. but a year and a half later prices of basic goods are still sorting an officer who is disabled and makes falafel or being quick to support

a family is finding it hard to make ends meet. she added of course this life is very hard prices are increasing by the day and some days we eat some days we don't. a week ago the sudanese government declared a state of economy can margins the move for a shop declined by the sudanese pound against the dollar since then inflation has risen to a record 167 percent with prices of essential commodities like bread and sugar rising to more than double long queues for bread are visible almost everywhere. if we are forced to wait in queues for more than 3 hours at a time to buy bread just 10 pieces of bread the elderly who can't stand for long are really suffering we're all suffering the inflation has also affected the provision of aid to tens of thousands of people displaced by the week's long flooding in 17 of sudan's 18 states aid agencies say they're forced to deal with

a huge shortfall in funding actually it has been quite catastrophic if i may. when we receive let's say a dollar only $0.25 of that maximum is what we are able to use because of the inflation last july inflation was at 144 percent in august was almost 167 percent so that means our ability to buy things is only 25 percent sudan's transitional government blames the decline of the currency on what it calls a systematic operation to vandalize the economy by those opposing it well in the guy when have it in for has when we will crack down heavily on those trying to manipulate the markets we won't be united in doing this as a government we will also introduce regulations for import and export of coal and yet some people are blaming the government itself for the crisis. the minimum wage from $5.00 to $60.00 that is the largest pay rise in the country's history but broken with no resources over its own the government opted to fund the increment by

printing more money something said done on a path to father economic decline u.s. secretary of state mike pump recently raised hopes of but the economic prospects here when he announced the possibility of saddam from its role of state sponsors of terrorism perhaps even before the us elections in november that would allow said done to shed its but i a status a truck to foreign investors and once again access to credit from institutions like the i.m.f. and world bank but diplomats say that's hinged on sudan 1st normalizing relations with israel a bitter pill it may be forced to swallow to ease its own domestic problems coming out the world is eating hot tom saddam. in the news ahead antigovernment protesters back out in egypt defying a crackdown. mali gets a new president a month after a military coup but it's only

a temporary solution. but . we've got some right in the forecast for north america not really where we need it we do of course have tropical storm by to making its way towards southern parts of texas and it was next system making its way through teddy now passing to the east of bermuda grass pushing up into the far east of canada for the latter part of the week we could do with a right across western parts of the u.s. into california in particular if i were not going to see any wet weather here look a little further north of the system rolling in from the atlantic will bring some wetter weather into british columbia washington state and also into oregon it's going to be heavy at times i suspect there will be some flooding and inevitably some mudslides as a result of that further east

a few showers just around the the southern rockies but through too much to speak of scattering of showers across the caribbean meanwhile the west the weather is going to be of southern parts of mexico around the yucatan peninsula and watch the weather just making its way into cuba through his ban jala some showers there too into to make was you go on into wednesday further east not too bad in the last round here this is the way in would be fine and dry the some showers in place for the leeward islands. a face can tell a story without uttering a single word. a knowing glance can guide us. to a simple tough. and for us. the unconventionality of life witness through the lens of the human mind. is what inspires us. witness

documentaries on al-jazeera. with al-jazeera these are the top stories the u.s. has announced new sanctions on iran just weeks before an arms embargo is due to expire over the weekend the trumpet ministration declared all u.n. penalties east under the 2015 nuclear deal had been restored but nearly all u.n. members to back governments around the world are being forced to rethink their pandemic strategy to the global death toll in these 1000000 the us is on the verge

of record 200000 of those alone. and more heavy rain is forecast in sudan where floodings killed at least 120 people and damaged or destroyed 100000 homes on top of that there is an economic crisis to think about rising inflation has put food and other basics out of reach for many. turkey's president says talks could resolve the maritime dispute with greece so long as fair proposals are on the table take on trees or in a bitter dispute over drilling rights in the eastern mediterranean sea greece too has signaled talks concern resume but reject typo and also want to fight is the alternative if negotiations fail these altogether the oh look we believe that there is no issue that cannot be resolved through dialogue negotiation and agreement of course this approach is valid on condition that they come in front of us with proposals that fit fairness and reality otherwise we could not evade any fight antigovernment protesters have been back on the streets for

a 2nd night in several egyptian cities these pictures are from show but. just north of cairo demonstrators are calling for president out the federal city to step down and for an end to what they describe as his military rule more than a 1000 people have been arrested since saturday. but the exiled opposition figure mohamed alley is still urging protesters not to back down. so. this is the beginning of the revolution what's asked of us to do exactly what we did yesterday go down to the streets gather outside your homes who are raising awareness being heard at the same time we are uniting every little while we see another neighborhood rise up now the poor need to rise up and will continue like this every day mollies former defense minister who has been appointed as interim president by the military regime to encourage leaders named to colonel a seamy see me going to be his deputy the organization made up of 15 west african

nations has been pressuring the army to return power to civilians this is a neighboring but with al-qaeda was removed from the presidency last month the transitional government says elections will take place in 18 months here is more from nicholas hawk he's reporting from neighboring. the announcement came on the heels of days of negotiations between the military involving civil society religious leaders and the opposition movement the 5 it came in the form of a statement to read out on national t.v. by the new vice president of mali of the transition of mali colonel a see me going to who is leading the military the new president is the former defense minister under president in 2014 also a former military man or colonel and so it seems that the leadership in the transition leadership is heavily based on security given the situation in mali

where there is still an armed insurgency in the north in the center of the country this comes as no surprise that it will address the issues by the protest movement the 5 who want to see the return of the state in mali in places where they have been deserted interestedly this is have been in the last few days where we've seen the foreign minister of algeria heavily involved in negotiations try to find a new leader in mali remember that there was the 2015 algiers accord signed as part of the accord this new government will not only have to reform the the the political scene in mali but also address the the peace accord which involves changing the constitution so a lot of work ahead for this transition team that will be sworn into power on friday and this announcement was just made just before the 60th anniversary of molly's independence. european union foreign ministers have been confronted with

images of what is said to be the crimes of bellary says government opposition leader. made another play for sanctions against president lukashenko who's accused of rigging elections and then violently suppressing the protests that in barber reports. in the prisons they were tortured. harris and trade bellerose his opposition leader paying tribute to pro-democracy protesters in her country which she fled after last month's presidential election widely seen as rigged in favor of alexander lukashenko so atlanta taken off sky i was speaking at the european parliament in brussels once again calling for sanctions on senior officials so i proceed to rise to the basic things to look at nice mr illegitimate to release political prisoners to introduce individual sanctions against all individuals

involved in their election possibly cations and political credit down earlier she held talks with several e.u. foreign ministers ahead of their meeting telling them applying sanctions quickly could force the belorussian government to enter a dialogue with the opposition coordination council there's a very hard to make their progress we will have to discuss the question of whether we shouldn't because those who participated in election rigging and those who participated in abuse directly who face european union sanctions we must also ask ourselves the question of whether mr lucas schrenker who bears the main responsibility should also be sanctioned by the european union it's not just sanctions also we have to report to the support of society we have to support the media and we have to not just express important of the people which are suffering you're suffering still as we speak being called in custody the daughter of raped and definitely in the serves our. attentional possibly independent international

investigation. on sunday once again crowds demonstrated in the belorussian capital minsk and other cities activists put the number of minutes get around a 100000 similar to previous weekend rallies. police say they arrested more than 400 protesters with more than 300 still in custody but the e.u. can't impose sanctions like travel bans and asset freezes unless all 27 member states agree. cyprus is been accused of blocking sanctions on belarus until similar measures are applied to turkey over its energy exploration efforts in the eastern mediterranean in the end the foreign ministers failed to reach a decision the issues now set to be discussed at the leaders' summit on thursday al-jazeera s president says he expects to announce his pick for the supreme court by saturday that would be before the late justice ruth bader ginsburg is actually buried trump's republican party wants to confirm his nominee in the senate as soon

as possible the democratic opponents say it's too close to the election for that is an official with more from washington. leaving for a campaign event in ohio president donald trump revealed he does short list for the supreme court vacancy and he wants a vote before the election 5 women are being. looked at in very very carefully. by. and will make a decision probably saturday but friday or saturday it's been confirmed the body of ruth bader ginsburg will lie in state on capitol hill on friday the 1st woman to be given that on or the capitol hill is also the place where the arguments about her replacement continue the leader of the republicans in the senate mitch mcconnell says there will be a vote what is telling he said by the end of the year not november the 3rd the date of the presidential election. and the fact that the senate will vote on this

nomination this year the american people realize that our majority and 26 say they're trying to end it further and 20 a day because we pledge to work with president trump on the most critical issues facing our country the federal judiciary was right at the top of the lurch today i am nominating chief judge merrick bryan garland to join the supreme court back in 201610 months before the election president barack obama named merrick garland to fill a vacancy on the supreme court it was caused by the death of a conservative justice the republicans refused to push for a vote of his nomination insisting the election should be held 1st it was something senate democratic leader chuck schumer insists that a publican's should remember the senate has never confirmed a nominee to the supreme court this close to a presidential election if that was how leader mcconnell and senate republicans

justified their mindless obstruction of president obama's nominee surely. they must abide by their own standards or donald trump wants the vote by november 3rd mitch mcconnell understands the politics at play here he knows that donald trump one in 2016 largely because of his promise to reshape the supreme court more conservatives on the bench and that same issue might just drive more supporters to his side come november the 3rd democratic presidential nominee joe biden has also been on the campaign trail but in his speech the supreme court vacancy never got a mention he's concentrating on covert unemployment and health care issues he believes makes donald trump more vulnerable in of embers election alan fischer al-jazeera at the white house. want life officials in botswana say they believe the type of bacteria found in the water is to blame for the mysterious deaths of at

least 1330 elephants hundreds hansen's following that story from harare in zimbabwe . the elephants in botswana were found in the delta which is a popular tourist area but swan is home to one of the largest herds of elephants in southern africa during the dry season these animals moved from country to country in the region looking for water and officials in zimbabwe saying that they're seeing something similar in the past few weeks and months dozens of elephants have died mysteriously and if this is the scene samples to south africa and the united kingdom for tests a missile waiting for results of those tests are because the cause of 1000 national parks in zimbabwe has been closed for months rangers have been told to go home which meant that a lot of patrols in the parks were not able to be done so officials can actually assess how many elephants that actually been affected poxon ari opened if which is the hoping to restart those patrols and possibly even use drones in zimbabwe

practically every year elephants die but many from cyanide poisoning way poachers with cyanide in the water to kill these animals when pocket fishes find these dead animals they find them with out the tusks this time is in the el of elephants are being found with their tusks on of a suspect they could be dying because of the bacteria that's king elephants in botswana. indonesia's coastlines home to more mangrove forests than anywhere else protect learned from erosion they absorb carbon emissions and now it's just a wash and reports from. the governments promising to do more to protect them. thousands of trees border this coastal region but this is more than just a visual spectacle. these mangroves help protect the land from erosion and the livelihoods of the community. not alone i mean. if there was no mangrove forests alone would erode that would be very bad for our livelihoods without the

forest or a few fishing crabs i care about the forest because it's for the future of my children and grandchildren. suba says many of the mangroves in this area would damaged in the ninety's by water pollution and erosion as the forests depleted there were fewer fish to catch and the community struggled now he coordinates the area's mangrove revitalization efforts nurturing the seedlings and replanting them when they're ready. people now understand the importance of the mangrove forests they wouldn't dare to cut even one tree. with more than 50000 kilometers of coastline across thousands of islands around a quarter of the world's mangroves are found across this vast archipelago but across the country many mangroves have been cut down to make way for farms and tourist resorts indonesia has more mangroves than anywhere else in the world and

scientists say preserving them is one of the cheapest and most efficient ways of reducing emissions research shows the soil beneath mangroves can store more carbon hector than rain forests indonesia's government has pledged to restore $65000.00 hectares of mangrove forests this year. as part from natural causes the biggest cause of damage to mangroves comes from people who don't understand how to protect them for example how to start a problem farm without damaging the mangroves government data shows more than half of engineers as mangroves are damaged. by. their many locations where we cannot replant because the environment is already too damaged scientists welcome the plan to revitalize the coastal forests but say more action is needed. that's the 1st station. henri's. here.

so. these forests are not just beautiful but vital something this coastal community knows firsthand just to washington al-jazeera indonesia. half past the hour let's take you to the headlines the united states is announce new sanctions on iran just weeks before an arms embargo is due to expire over the weekend the trumpet ministration declared all u.n. penalties under the 2050 nuclear deal had been restored of a nearly all u.n. members reject this new u.s. sanctions mainly target those involved in iran's defense sector. just imagine what

iran would do therefore able to freely purchase more advanced weapons we have no intention of letting that happen the president's executive order announced today gives us a new and powerful tool to enforce the u.n. arms embargo and hold those who seek to evade u.n. sanctions accountable today i will take the 1st action under this new executive order by sanctioning the already ministry of defense and armed forces logistics and iran's defense industries organization and its director the un secretary general those been delivering a message of unity as the world body marks that 75th anniversary the general assembly is happening mostly via video link to the pandemic and terrorists as one of few to address it from inside the un's new york headquarters urging countries to support its work. governments around the world are being forced to rethink their pandemic strategies as the global death toll is 1000000 the united states is on the verge of recording 200000 of those deaths the u.s.

by far the worst affected country with more than 6800000 reported infections. british prime minister barak's johnson is considering a 2nd national lockdown as top medical advisor has warned of 50000 infections a day by october if immediate action isn't taken and more than 150 countries have now agreed to participate in the covert 19 global vaccine allocation plan kovacs the world health organization says it hopes to develop and distribute $2000000000.00 doses of the vaccine by the end of next year the united states though not part of that plan and more heavy rain is forecast in sudan where at least 120 people have died on top of that rising inflation has put food and other basics out of reach for many up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera witness starts right now. is the government taking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still

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