japan host the 1000000 pix, unlike any the world has seen before. my son bob way, showcase his personal stories, offering a fresh look at the changes and challenges that's in pub way. today, despite going tension with sudan, ethiopia, is that for the next phase of filling it down on the blue nile, july on a jazz eat up. the thousands reported dead and many more injured after an air strike hits the busy market in ethiopia. ti grade region. ah, hello barbara sarah, this is alex, as they were alive from london, also coming up, surviving on in specs and leaves the worst. the drought in 40 years leaves madagascar on the verge of starvation. it's time for actions because my people

have heard enough libby as in trim, government says foreign mercenaries to start pulling out in days after talks in berlin to shore of the peace process and 9 capital and separate his leaders walk free from prison. so vowing to win independence from spain. ah, dozens of people have reportedly been killed in an air strike on a busy market in ethiopia as northern te gray region health workers in the village of to go go, have also told the associated press. the soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching the scene. some of the wounded were taken for treatment in the regional capital making about kilometers away. many more were believed to be trapped in the village. in this comes doing some of the most intense fighting since the conflict between the army and t. great regional forces began in november,

residency degree of forces entered several towns north of mechanism in the past few days. he but morgan is more now from the reef, which is in than near the border with the few p s t grid region where many people have fought refuge from the fighting. the thing to look at that air strike, also billions in the tunnel northwest the to bring capital mickely and then is offensive that has been launched by the green people's liberation from the life which the government has been fighting since november. both events are likely to result in more people being displaced. the un has already said that more than 2000000 people are entirely trapped inside a great, i'm more than 5000000 are in need of community. terry and a for survival. 70000 people have cross interest who down to godaddy and let's say they're spread across refugee camps here. but people who are integral are in dire need of assistance and you may have relief supplies, and the situation is getting worse. it's worth noting that this comes just days

after the european parliamentary elections were held and which degree did not take part and because of the ongoing conflict. so if anything people are expecting that the situation integrate will get worse and the commission will be dire. they're expecting more displacement and refugees here say that they're concerned about their relative. we're still trapped in medically and other parts of become of the region because the border areas have been blocked and they won't be able to access the roads to be able to make it to refugee camps. therefore, they will have to suffer from the impacts of the conflict. a regional group of 16 southern african nations has approved the deployment of troops to move them big to help the government with the ongoing violence. their leaders from the southern african development community were holding talks with the move and be government in the capital. in april armed groups stormed the town of palmer, the norse, killing dozens of people, and displacing thousands with us as falling events from neighboring. and bob,

with what we know so far, what we think, i must say that these troops will do it. they will be fought most and be me, for example, they will help patrol the in the notion coastline. they will patrol the border area which has near with some of these and need to be coming from there also patrol from the border areas at that neighbor mozambique as well. not in theory, every country in the reason we have an african me to contribute to the stand by force, but it can not make lee. many countries are having a hard time. you can argue because of the covert 19th and then other talent is they also have, for example, most cutting, the reason i'm trying to raise money to procure vaccines to come back on a virus, but in a big country like so that's what's the biggest economy in the region, they also going to the economic problems they've had to cut by just to the defense budgets as well as and by way, which as a way to be good army, it says that i'm the factions that could limited as well what it could do to help

intervene and, and help them be. so all these things are a play. what's important to note is that this wouldn't be the 1st time that she from the reason from different countries that come into another country, for example, in the late 9090 than bob wy, and goal. and the, maybe our soldiers to the, the, for the government in the early ninety's than bobby, for example, deploy too much. i be central mozambique to deal with an anomaly. at times it has been done before. the question now is, who, which country is will form part of the stand by force? when would they come in? and what exactly would they do to assist? must be people in madagascar are on the verge of starvation after the worst drought in 40 years. the un food agency says there is a desperate need for aid, with malnutrition, more than doubling in the past 4 months. alexia bryan has more. this desert waste land and southern madagascar was once airable and fertile. but years of drought

mean only a few patches of green remain. the lack of water has destroyed crops and sandstorms cover whatever's left and a layer of dust. the food here has nearly run out. many families are forced to eat and sick the leaves to survive. it took me that in the morning, i prepare the plate of insects. i clean them up as best i can give them this almost no water. my children, i have been eating this plant every day for 8 months because we have nothing else to eat and no rain to allow us to harvest what we have sewn. 8 groups a warning of catastrophe, especially for children like these 2 now orphans after the mother died of hunger, the arms of wasting away, while they stomachs obliterated by malnutrition. and they had allowed if i look it up, i rely on god. today we have absolutely nothing to eat except cactus leaves that we are trying to clean up. we have nothing left. their mother is dead and my husband is dead. what do you want me to say? our life is all about looking for capital leaves again and again to survive. medic

ask is, southern region is the epi center of the crisis. more than a 1000000 people, about half of the areas population need food aid, and the karone of ours pandemic has made everything worse, flowing the delivery of much needed supplies. many of these women and children have walked for hours to get help, were facing the worst drought in over 40 years. and this is an area where people depend on their own agriculture, home grown school, meals, small holder farmers. this is how they lived down here, but with drought back to back to back. people can't survive. and so the government partner with the world food program, others were doing the best we can. but it's a terrible situation who reigns during this years planting season, suggest yet another harvest will fail. the us food agency says the world must act now, or a generation could be lost to famine. alexia bryan al jazeera,

a libby is interim government says foreign mercenaries could begin withdrawing from the country within days. the foreign minister said progress was made of the international talks in berlin on the future of the country. although no concrete measures were announced, and germany's foreign minister warned that any withdrawal would not happen overnight. well, this is the 2nd conference from libya to take place in berlin. the 1st, which was in january of last year, ended with leaders pushing libby as warring sides towards a full cease fire. well, a deal, 9 months later, to end hostilities included a demand that thousands of foreign fighters leave within 90 days. now that did not happen, but the agreement did that, libya and the path to resolving it's passed the decade of violence and chaos. in

march, the rival administrations in the east and west of the country agree to cease fire and form the unity government and elections are due to be held in december, adam rainy reports from berlin. the berlin conference was marked by promises to help libya transform into a democratic and stable country. we have a responsibility, particularly in this moment, to demonstrate that democracies can deliver to actually see libya, hopefully taking a course of security freedom, independence, backed by the international community. the conference co hosted by germany and the you in was a follow up to the 1st libby a conference held 18 months ago with a cease fire in place. libby as interim prime minister said the country will hold elections as promised on december 24th. when you sent us one and a half years ago, libya was threatened with collapse. the economy was on the verge of collapse. we

saw social tensions and divisions. today we're in a critical phase, but we're also in a very hopeful phase. today, we can speak with a unified voice and say, we will not return to war. all parties in berlin agreed. foreign fighters and mercenaries must leave libya, and that libyan malicious must be demobilized and disarmed. according to the you, in some 20000 foreign fighters and mercenaries remain on the ground in libya. assigned some analysts say shows libya is not on the right path. the remove method was on the ground today. then the last conference. there are now more weapons on the ground and the last conference there had been more by elections at the ball game since the last. the last these 5 women insisted that the foreign forces withdrew in 90 days. and they haven't. here at the conference, germany foreign minister made a point of saying, partner nations and organizations are no longer just talking about libya. but

talking with libya and libby as foreign minister made a point of saying what her country's expecting here. the people of my country pins . so much hope and the 2nd conference of the berlin process, my people are looking forward to seeing more concrete measures which have a positive impact and the ground. it's time for actions because my people have heard enough. it's not clear yet if the participants will deliver such concrete measures so far, they've made promises in the past. but some of those have not been kept. adam rainy al jazeera, berlin. iran says it stopped and attempted act of sabotage against its nuclear program. although its release no details, this comes after the u. s. c's, 33 media websites with links to iran on tuesday. the government in iran is condemned, the move calling it a breach of freedom of speech. the u. s. previously, sanction that runs revolutionary guard. the and state media outlets making it

illegal for them to do business with americans. the department of justice is accused the rainy and media of spreading this information in as well. me to con john the, what the us did to iranian websites was a breach of all principles of freedom of speech, which the united states is proud of. they restricted freedom of speech. we condemn this measure. we will use all our legal and international means to counter the wrong policy of the united states. it is not a constructive move at a time when nuclear talks are underway in vienna. there was such a burying koran is more now on a rounds reaction. while these sites are all off branches and off shoots of the official fate, tv websites and belonging to the state. and these have been really, there's been a lot of anger by officials from various levels of government we heard from iran, had her on un mission. who said that the radians will pursue this through legal channels that it is shameful. we also heard from the countries communication

minister, who said that this is not something the us sure is able to do because it's illegal . he call the illegal act. we've also heard from the countries foreign ministry who issued a statement saying that this was a shameful and act dot carried out by the u. s. government. and it's not, it's a double standard for them. when they preach about democracy for them to do this, to the iranian sites. filter. com in this half hour, putting the paper to bed for the final time. press freedom suffer is another major blow in hong kong and closer, but no. the guard, despite a us president in promising reform, cuba is still waiting for sanctions relief. ah,

now we are officially no longer in the new or landing new conditions. the pacific ocean water is the temperature should be within limits, but it still generates potential tie foods, and this is a potential typhoon champion. moving slowly north was will in 3 or 4 days time, probably bring some pretty heavy rain to hung. sure. in the meantime, it's just humid sherry, whether the tokyo 277 or whether in beijing, the heavy rains. but in southern china is there, but eating away still remain shumate in hong kong. and they will be down polls, but not the huge ones we've seen just of late, but the reins percent towards the yankee and a bit beyond. now the indian monsoon, as you know, has broken, has made some pretty rapid progress installed about here. good. you're out towards west bengal, and that's where the heaviest ratings going to be in the daily thunderstorms. pretty windy still in the bay. bang go. but the pre monsoon heat is still there and obvious in, for example, new delhi. and even the harp to $42.00. there's not

a lot of rain in the body of the monsoon change. i have to say, but we still got a couple of months to go for something substantial to happen, but this is the concentration, the time b, and the edge effect that monsoon are being felt. marin cilla with daily cloud, sometimes tom's tomorrow. the into 1020 new york city was the global at the center of death. and in this, from the corona virus. like many cities, the panoramic has altered the metropolis is very fabric. hundreds of thousands of fled the celebrated concrete jungle. those who remain know that restoring it's my talent team will be easy. people empower us whether the city can bounce back to its former glory, saving new york on our jazz. ah

ah, look back is that reminder of the top stories on algebra? dozens of people have reportedly been killed in an air strike on a busy marketing field, p as more than p grade region. some of those injured were taken to the regional capital make, but there are reports of soldiers stopping ambulances trying to reach people in madagascar are on the verge of our nation after the worst route. in 14 years, the un food agency says there is a desperate need for aid and libya's interim government, as foreign mercenaries could begin withdrawing from the country within days. the foreign minister said progress had been made on the show, talks with world leaders in berlin, a vo,

nothing concrete walls. and now hong kong that last pro democracy newspaper has published its final edition. the apple daily closure is seed as the end of an era for media freedom in the city, and it follows the freezing of its assets. earlier the chief columnist of the popular tabloids became the 6 staff members to be detained this month under trying is national security nor the papers owner jimmy lie has been in prison since december on charges of taking part in the authorized we will worry about reporting subject associated with the national security low, such as topics related to sanction and independence. this will create a chilling effect. people may avoid reporting the sorts of new into not report on that is the safest approach as people don't know where the red line is. the 1st 1st that in hong kong to be charged under china's national security law has now gone on

trial. tony and kid is accused of terrorism and inciting secession for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers while flying a process flag. last july. he has been denied a jury for his trial with the government, citing concerns, but the safety of jurors. while another new trial has begun from me and mars, deposed leader and some sushi, in this case, she's charged with violating the colonial era official secrets act, which carries a jail term of up to 14 years. the military has already brought a series of criminal charges against persons taking power in february. so she has been detained ever since or in st. louis has more enough color for the charge against all hands who g for breaking the official secrets. it's one of the most serious charges against her. it carries a maximum punishment of 14 years in prison. and she's been charged along with 4

others, including astray and economic advisor, shawn to know who was arrested several days after the qu. now the case is being heard in the supreme court, which is highly unusual. the vertical supreme court cannot be appealed because it's the highest court in miano. but we also understand that the supreme court will be hearing arguments about whether the district court may be more suitable court to hear this case. few people doubt on santucci will get a fair trial. there have been several irregularities before and during her other hearings, including how the lawyers have a difficulty getting access to her. how the charges against her have been announced . days, weeks, and even months after she was arrested. members of the public and journalists have no access to the proceedings. now, meanwhile, violence and unrest in myanmar not only continue but appear to be spreading.

opposition to army rule, had initially been peaceful protests on the streets. but these have been turning increasingly violent with bombings, as well as killings of june, to appointed local officials. more than 6 months after the 1st cove at 19 vaccine was administered, this estimate is less than a quarter of the world's population has received its 1st shot. developing nations are lagging behind and as a bus driver reports that we're major concerns over yet another very and on wednesday, parts of australia reinstated restrictions to counter the threat of a new outbreak. clearly the fees an evolving situation, we would have preferred not occurred, but given what occurred, the new software government will be taking action today to limit the freight of what is a very contagious variance of coverage. neighboring new zealand also sounded the alarm raising its alert level and temporarily closing its border. the new delta

variance of the nobel corona virus 1st detected in india is more infectious, and health experts say a serious threat to eradicating the disease. to make matters worse, more than 20 cases of an even more infectious strain dub delta plus have been found in 3 indian states. health officials say the new mutation is a serious concern. on tuesday, german chancellor, anglo merkel criticized european countries after arise and infections in tourism dependent portugal were half of new cases or the delta variant public. but all of a sudden, i regret that we haven't been able to agree on common travel restrictions among the member states, and this now has its consequences. we now have a situation in portugal, and this situation could maybe have been avoided. and that is why we have to work harder stuff. we did quite well in the past few months, but we are not yet where i wish the european union would be. china plans to keep

panoramic border restrictions in place for at least another year. even suspending some domestic flights for fear of a new outbreak. and on wednesday, russia announced its highest single day death toll in months. blaming the new variant for a surge in case of indonesia to has detected the delta various. in the capitol jakarta, an empty swamp is the sight of a new cemetery. specifically for corona virus victims. one woman's sister got sick while she was pregnant. oh, i missed her. she was l. c. the pregnancy was normal. and suddenly she's gone to what i the mother died 1st, then they checked the baby. after a few minutes, the baby died on the baby's didn't side. they didn't take it out. it died inside as much of the world struggles with lockdown fatigue. many countries are struggling

with new outbreaks and still burying their dead. zane bus revealed to 0 a former columbia presidential candidate who was kidnapped and held by fog rebels for 6 and a half years. has come face to face with some of the groups leaders. a live tv. ingrid betancourt was held in the jungle after being captured by the revolutionary armed forces in 2002, while campaigning for the election. she was appearing before columbus truth commission, which was set up after the 2016 peace agreement between 5 and the government. your mrs. c. talk you stay in bracy. i need you to express that you feel this shame . this is a social shame, not because colombian society is complaining about what you did or is it wednesday, or is it the shame of the soul?

you know, i wanted to hear you talk from your heart. no. not in political terms from your heart. 9 catelyn separate, his leaders have vowed to keep working for the regions, independence as they were released from prison. they were pardoned by the spanish government for the role in a bit to break away from spain 4 years ago. but it's a brisk for the prime minister who was hoping it will start talks between the region and the nation. so nika you go explained the day they had waited for the leaders of catalonia secessionist movement, leaving prison surrounded by supporters and all the men to continue their campaign for capital and independent lim, wrangler, political. we want to transfer to the field of politics, all aspirations,

commitments and ideals. because there is no ideal and commitment, more nobles, and that of the freedom of a country, the independence of our country, than the republican values than the commitment to social justice and the freedom of all people. with their freedom comes conditions. all mine have been borrowed from public office and their pardons, rest and not committing what the spanish government would consider serious crimes. they had each step more than 3 years behind bars for their roles. in the 2017 illegal independence referendum triggered off the worst political crisis in spain. in decades. the crisis that may have recently ab, what is by no means most spaniards outside of catalonia, against the pardons. but there were very few options available to help resolve the current situation. please prime minister federal sanchez has banks on the move ending the political empath. yeah, he says is to kick start,

talk them to secure reconciliation between the central government capital and nationalists. but it has drawn fury from his political opponents. jacqueline gobble and the lovely people go the next day. no, you have some of it up. you have placed yourself on the wrong side of history, which will not absolve you. if you have any dignity left you should resign today and submit this decision to the judgment as the spanish p. sanchez will meet the cattle and lead a pet article on tuesday. an opportunity which he hopes could lead to better relations with the pro independence movement. but he runs the risk of gambling away, his minority government, so the guy eval, i'll just there of the un general assembly as overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the us embargo against cuba. not the 1st time. in fact, that happens annually with the sanctions in place for nearly 6 decades. this time it comes as bank. thank you. suspend the pulses of us dollars that he life even

harder for ordinary people. but his and the gallagher reports from miami president biden is unlikely to make any big changes. but there's a lot happening. president joe biden came to office promising changes in the us policy toward cuba. months after he moved into the white house, sanctions remain in place. and diplomacy is strain defect effectively. us embargo recently led to the suspension of passion in us dollars. when you source of income, you know, ordinary cuban. it affects me from the point of view that i have relative informed currency, but well look for other ways. right? it's a little ca cry from president obama's historic visit in 2016 relations with normalized . the u. s. embassy reopened and travel for uber allowed binding. it is not following a cube of policy shift or additional steps is currently not among the president's

top foreign policy priorities, but it is an issue. of course, we will remain engaged and focused on retaining hundreds of measures put in place by president trump, including we designated cubic sponsor of terrorism. the embargo say, despite calls for democracy and improved human rights in cuba, the changes can be made. they want to see some evidence of progress, politically, economically as, but that's not necessarily an impediment to perhaps taking initial steps to get rid of some of the more strict or, or tough sanctions that the trump administration put in place. making modifications to such a complex and long standing, whether laws would need congressional approval. something not likely to happen. but the reason behind biden's lack of action may be more political. during the last presidential election here in florida, democrats suffered losses in pop because president was so tough on cuba. fear of

communism runs deep among both cuban american and hispanic voters. and support for the embargo remains high. the, by the ministrations keenly aware of just how crucial those votes are reason enough, perhaps to keep the status quo. the cuban american is like in good arenas. the blame leaves us squarely with the cuban government. they don't allow any joan people that of course, have new ideas i knew might have had a good hubs. know, they don't know anybody who things different new song scene. so have to be a change. they only went from queue on people, is the change. speaking in the heaven of late last year, you, the foreign minister condemned the embargo saying it brought nothing to pay for the us government in extreme and unprecedented ways to blockade against queued up on them. taking advantage of the terrible conditions caused by the coban 1900 blocking

it has always been a criminal act. a genocidal actually established by the geneva convention and ask of economic warfare that he never got them for more than 25 years. the un general assembly has voted in favor of ending the u. s. embargo on cuba. president biden, who was part of the cuban normalization process during the bomber administration. and so far left the above out, firmly in place. i think alex is 0, miami, florida. ah, and now the top stories are just 0. dozens of people have reportedly been killed in an air strike on a busy market in the few years. northern te, great region. some people were taken for treatment in the regional capital, mac, and a which is about so she kilometers away. but many more wounded are believed to be trapped in the village. this comes doing some of the most intense fighting since the conflict between the army and.