the vitamin, the in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on our jazeera, a diverse range of dories from across the globe. from the perspective of a network gen and analogy era. ah, so that's because for the president, jacob zoom is not in police custody after hunting himself into the jail sentence, the contempt of court. ah, roman you're watching out. they were like, well, headquarters here in the hall coming up in the next 30 minutes. an explosion caused the fire, the biggest pores in the middle east rocking buildings across the city of define close with state of emergency and haiti as the president of it is

a fascinated by gunman. his wife is critically injured and taliban size is trying to take control of a provincial capital in the west and i've got his bond, but the government says they've been pushed back. ah, good with this welcome to the program. south africa's fall, the president jacob zuba is in police custody. the 79 year old handed himself over to official the short time ago. he was sentenced last week to 15 months, in jail, for failing to show up at the inquiry into corruption during his time in power is legal challenge to last week sentence will be heard in a court on friday. let's cross over to for me to mila, who's in escort. it's been quite a long night for me to just sort of color the picture for us as to exactly what happened. me well and much of that not also remained

uncertain. given the resistance from the former president to hand itself, although certainly be arrested. and towards the end of that deadline, midnight in south africa, his foundation issued a statement saying that he had decided to comply with the incarceration order and would be reporting to a correctional correctional facility, inquisitive natal. he's motorcade from candler, which was about a 2 hour journey arrived at the escort correctional facility about half an hour ago . and we understand that currently the former president is being processed and it will also be decided what kind of detail me, what kind of prisoner he will be or classified based on his health concerns, which he cited as a reason for not being imprisoned. now he does expect to get judgement

from the high court in consume to tell in petersburg on friday when he had tried to stop the arrest. that clearly wasn't possible, given the constitutional court judgement that said, if he didn't hand himself in by last sunday, he would then be arrested. the former president has tried a number of ways to avoid accountability. and i think for many south africans, it's almost under unbelievable that the former president jacob zoom is now behind bars. inquisitive natal? of course we're trying to keep on top of what's going on with you as the progress, assuming the miller force that an escort. thanks very much. not explosion has been heard in iraq capital bank data for suspected drone strike. there were several bus, the fire from an air defense system close to the american embassy. a drone were shot down near the heavily fortified green said earlier in the week there's been a big explosion at the middle east's largest port, causing

a fire official say the blade started a container on board, a ship anchored to devise jebel, ali port. the black shook buildings across the city residence as far as 25 kilometers away from the explosion, which happened just before midnight. local time. the authorities say the fire has been brought under control and they will know deaths or injuries and habit cheer cali is a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university says there's reason to doubt that the fire was a natural accident. 2 scores of thought or 2 scores of analysis, one as we have just heard from the official narrative that when a natural accident, however, the sound of this blast was 25 kilometers away. that means it is a very significant explosion, and it could have matched what happened in but you don't last year, which is

a good on yours explosion. and it's not just some stuff that was in the wrong the ship. my 2nd thought is that, is there a way we can understand this within the rift that took place, the oh pick plus meeting last week and you know, there was supposed to be another meeting on monday. however, it was you spend because of the rift between him and the other $22.00 members of plus as their way. we can think of this possibility, it could be a signal, it could be a letter or a message to the model is that the need to consider some agreement or some compromise. so i'm not trying to put the conspirator, i have over this incident, but i'm still wondering, i'm in the side of the road. and the funny one is not just a small fire on

a vessel. someone needs to get out and figure out it is just by nature, they sell them something called fire on the vessel or possibly this is a hidden message to the model is to sort of rush and rationalize that position within blocks. and also what's been happening as the richer between the b and in terms of the competition or rivalry in the market. since the market is have invest, have decided to invest $122000000000.00 in their oil. my any for structure for the next 10 years. so i'm just raising the possibility that what i'm saying is a possible money station of a big crisis in the golf. now there's a state of emergency in haiti after the presence of an alamo is assassinated at his home in the early hours of wednesday morning. the attack is also injured, his wife,

now the president coming comes on it's a time when haiti is enduring gang violence. sorry, inflation and protests by opposition supporters, as under galler reports, the, the home of the haitian president job now movies is now sealed off the scene of an assassination that sharply international community. the nations deputy prime minister says armed men speaking english and spanish storm the house in the early hours of wednesday, killing the 53 year old and badly injuring his wife. violent street protests calling from always to step down have been a regular occurrence in haiti. their affairs, his death and the political vacuum leaves were plunged this nation into crisis. i called for the respect of the democratic principles, i urged all the nation stakeholders to help us in the battle for the continuity of the states. this country is hurt. this nation is hurst. the perpetrators will be taken to justice. let's keep our can. the situation is under control. now,

marie has been ruling by decree of the parliamentary elections were delayed in 2019 . that led to accusations he was trying to cling to power, but those living close to his home horrified was he's, he's got with somebody. imagine live in this area close to the precedent even when we have problem to the preston. because imagine that will kill him like this unique . i heard something go, boom, like an earthquake. i thought something under the soil had been turning. world leaders were quick to condemn the killing, offering their support for the people of haiti. algo. i would also like to refer to something that stick in the world to day, the crew, via and cowardly assassination of the president of 80, a friend of a country, a defender of freedom, who the alleged killers are and what their motivation is, remain unknown. the u. s. president says he's monitoring the situation. lot more information, but it's been very worried about the state. i have a state of emergency. it's been declared with

a newly appointed prime minister yet to be sworn in. there's uncertainty about the path forward here in miami, home to around 50000 haitians. the reaction is muted. those with family and haiti, a listening to reports closely and bracing themselves the worst. haiti's recent history of seeing whose political instability and widespread gang violence. all haitians can do here is watch and hope for the best officials in the neighboring dominican republic afforded the immediate closure of the border with haiti. un troops stationed in haiti left in 2017, leaving an already fragile democracy exposed. and it's people afraid of what may happen next. to kalika al jazeera pages ambassador to the us says the attack was carried on by foreign mercenaries pretending to be agents of the us drug enforcement administration. video footage to show that it is well understood attack because there will come in those professional skills. those are

they want to enter the business residence and what everybody's thinking about. the city presented themselves on the agent and but just to carry out the dirty mission. now we're talking about my series, fine. i said i was party, there would be some internal hands and complexes, but we leave that to investigation. now the un secretary general has called on asians to remain calm. now, diplomatic had the james faith has more from the un headquarters in new york. here at un headquarters. this deep concern about the possible repercussions after the assassination, the spokes person for the secretary general, read out this statement. the perpetrators of this crime must be brought to justice, the secretary general, extensive deepest condolences to the people and government of haiti, and the family of the late president. the secretary general calls on all haitians

to preserve the constitutional order, remain united in the face of this abhorrent act and reject all violence. some questioning whether haiti given its current security situation has the capacity to investigate this crime. should there be an international investigation that would be something that should be discussed by the un security council? the current president of the council france, it's basset to confirm to me that they plan to meet on thursday. another member of the council at the moment is ireland. it's really a shocking development. you know, i think you can be sure he is an issue. the counsel already deals with that we will continue to support the people of hey, this is a critical moment. i think we all knew it was sensitive and difficult to on the ground and ac in view of the political situation and security situation. this put staff in even graver danger than before. the un used to have peacekeepers in haiti,

but they withdrawn off the pressure from the bomber administration. there is a un mission existing and have dealing with political issues that has more than a 1000 personnel. i'm told the leadership have been in back to back crisis meetings . well still had here on al jazeera, the frontline work is a new york receipt, one of the highest oldest. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by cattle airways. hello the mate, you france, making good progress north across parts of china. central as a china seeing the wet weather at present to know whether just clipping the far south self, but the korean peninsula easing across into japan is going to continue to drift

across a similar area as we go on through thursday. maybe just thinking a little further south was by that stay. so shanghai turning a little weather in the process and for friday, showers and longest bells. afraid never really too far away from that east side of china. i'm hopeful things will dry up a little bit into the southern parts of han she but japan. we'll still see some very heavy rain over the next couple of days. heavy rain continue across march of indo china or a tropical system. now, pushing across the northern parts of vietnam that has caused some flooding here, but a crop, a very wet weather there for much of vietnam, cambodia, allows and also into thailand joining up with a monsoon ranks of southwestern monsoon range drifting across much a south asia. some men ma still sing some heavy downpours, far ne, of, in the particularly wet bangladesh in the showers. long spells of rain pushing up into the pool. and as we go on through the next couple of days at wet weather, drifting up across much of western in there as well to the north of that,

it stays hot, much of pakistan, sponsor cut on airways, an extra judicial killing, and a north african capital. i heard someone breaking into our house. i heard people shouting so full masked men for not only the eyes and hair was showing. al jazeera willed, his red eye, witness accounts of the dramatic story of the assassination of major p l. o. figure kelly was here in a secret israeli operation. assassination in tunis on al jazeera. oh, the

book about you're watching over there with me. so rom, the reminder. volatile story. south africa, the former president j consumer has hundreds himself over to the police. he was sentenced last 3 to 15 months in jail, but failing to show up with an inquiry into corruption during his time and power. also, defenses in iraq's capital bank that had been activated on tracy suspected rocket old thrown attack near the u. s. embassy. very was shot down close to the have the 45 green zone. earlier in the week. the world wide condemnation of the haitian president of and marie was assassinated and identified attackers rated at home and the early out on wednesday morning. interim prime minister has declined to say to the emergency for 2 weeks. and let's stay with that story because it is developing very quickly. and let's join rosalind jordan correspondent in washington d. c. and of course i'm moving. so it's we say roles because we have more news now

on the alleged assassins. there are reports coming from a national tv channel and the portal finds that the people responsible for the assassination of shop. now, louise, early on wednesday morning, have been arrested. we don't have any more details than that. we don't know who these people are, how many people have been arrested? exactly, under what circumstances they were found, although supposedly, according to 121 tweet, these men were apparently apprehended in the neighbourhood of battle, which is where the president and his wife martine were living at the time of wednesdays attack. again, we are waiting for more details, but certainly this would be a very quick resolution. perhaps. given that there was basically a nationwide lockdown, imposed in orders for investigators to try to find the killers. busy of

presidential noise and of course that was worldwide condemnation. of course, part of that focused from president biden himself, he really couldn't say very much himself except offer help to haiti. and that's all really that any will lead a can do at the moment. that's true, although while certainly there has been concern here in washington about the ongoing political environment in haiti with mr. louise alleging that he had one more year in office because of what he called a technical fluke, but a legal one. nonetheless, that allowed him to stay in office past his suppose the expiration date back in february, the bite and ministration at the time said that they support his job. normally, his efforts to stay in power for one more year, but there was growing concern both here in washington and across the region that perhaps he was trying to change the national constitution in order to give himself

more power by trying to weaken the power of the legislature as well as try to weaken the power of the man who was now but acting leader. the current prime minister of haiti ross will leave it for now and we'll wait to get more news calls coming out of haiti. ross jordan, the force of an update on the situation from the island, thank the taliban fighters a launch. the 1st assault on a provincial capital in north of coming on since the us and nato withdrawal began. now the telephone says it briefly took control of gala. you know, in a bad lease for the 1st time since 2001 of the phones defense ministry says it's full of kill more than 2000 and taliban fighters the suite. the fenton, bonham reports government troops, the still losing territory. the taliban fighters rolling through the capital about the province in northwestern kenneth they claim

to briefly taken control of the town. the 1st provincial capital they've attempted to overrun since the us and nato withdraw again, was the most bad cases. governor says government forces pushed the fighters out of the city, although not before they broke into the regions central prison and rescued the youth taliban fighters over the sounds of heavy gunfire. the armed governor had this message for afghan. the woman who i am, i want to assure our people that all the security forces, including the special forces a here and defending the city of color. you know, the enemy, who has engaged with us in some parts of the city is facing resistance. and also facing a lot of casualties and defeat, the afghan government has lost significant territory in the last 2 months. it's rely on air strikes to retake control. the ministry of defense says its troops have killed more than 2000 taliban fighters in the past week. why do not brothers and

sisters? there is no deal and no will to surrender. there are 2 choices either to live with dignity or to live with insult. today's the day of honor, dignity and support. but if the taliban thinks that we are surrendering to them, that will never happen. not in 100 years. local militias have joined forces with the ap down military to bolster their ranks. this district in northern tac, our province felt the taliban last week. since may 1st, the taliban has more than doubled the number of districts and controls to approximately 200 or half the country with the will. you do know that the most afghan security forces deployed on the front line, the way militia forces also stand with them. and defend in tech har. most of the areas and districts have fallen to the taliban. now we have created several lines to stop the taliban reaching the city. the town offensive has regional allies concerned. turkey and russia have closed their calls,

bullets in the region while iran has restricted its counselor activities. although tara did host a meeting between taliban leaders and some senior afghan politicians back in bad geese, taliban fighters pushed out of cal ignore order to wait at the city gate until security forces surrendered. day after day, the pressure builds with less than 20 percent of the f. kennedy. now controlled by the afghan government in benton monahan al jazeera. there is that new join been off from fulton in maryland. he's a former us secretary of defense. i've got a son and pakistan and a senior fellow at the center for strategic and international studies, mississippi could help me with on the program. again. we conflicting accounts really of the situation in the western province, but an indicator in suppose of where sort of northern taliban factions think strategic locations that easy enough to take and to take easily. well, the title of bond clearly long plan is offensive. following the removal of us international

troops was essentially completed in the last week or so. the focus on the north, i think, took a lot of people by surprise as the north was not on strong bold. but it was also the area that was least well defended by after courses enforcement had concentrated in the south east. however, the intention of the tal bond to seek military victory as opposed to the fuel efforts trying to talk peace has been clear for some time is on a military victory and the working yeah, i didn't mean to interrupt your thought process, but is it just easier to pick off, you might say the easy targets, the easy locations or easy locations around. i've got to stand to sort of instill a sense of fear or dread. i think that's exactly what they're trying to do. they're trying to create a sense of momentum on their side and a sense of among those who,

who 1st on that issue report pointed out, most afghans don't want. and so in areas where the security forces don't have a local militia, just even in some places understand women and arms against the top. oh, well that answers. there's still a lot more to the story. indeed, as you may have heard, inventions report earlier in the day aerial support was given potentially 2 african forces, but they don't have their own app for system depending on, on foreign forces. certainly in the skies, we assume the u. s. is one of those foreign forces. how important is that? for the i can therefore, the x actually does have a sub small fighter planes and helicopters and they are able to deliver some ordinance. but over the past 20 years, they've depended primarily international air forces including united states,

particularly united states for air support. united states had cool all which aircraft stands several weeks ago and had stopped those air shrikes. in the last few days, there's been a few strikes by us, but they have to travel all the way from adult aircraft in the ocean. that's not really a long term sustainable way to, to support the same forces on the grounds. there's also a huge risk of civilian or you got bombs. indeed us phase as we look into the next few weeks and months, lots of ifs and buts. but the situation does look difficult to a certain extent for the goal, for sees is a battle that they're going to have to really fight alone. it appears that way us did have his commander and a small number of horses extended for a few weeks. the other day, there is no sign that any of the outside powers that have removed. horses are going

to send them back. so it's really going to be up to the atkins to defend themselves . they have a lot of forces and they have a fairly firm grip on the major cities. but the total amount of course, are seeking to surround those major cities with gains in the countryside and try and cut off the cities from any kind of outside of course. but it's satisfying really is what's happening to afghan civilians. the number of civilian casualties has gone way up with the solemn attacks. both the horses and the defense works as inevitably great civilian casualties. so in the n, as it has been for 20 years, the people who are really suffering on the innocent among the population and date schools could take your inside. david said me that for us joining us from fulton and maryland. thanks very much. thank you. my washington d. c. her followed new york state and suspending the law license of rudy giuliani,

the man he won't served as the former attorney to former president donald trump. the appeals court has issued an order preventing julie from practicing. the court found that he lied in arguing that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from trump. not spain government. his warning young people take precautions to avoid caving 19 after infections more than doubled in a week. the surgeon luxury being blamed on the more contagious delta of ariens cases among people in that twenties and are 3 times the national average. spain's health minister warned young people who also developed severe infections is that most recent outbreaks had been traced to end of term student parties. thinker mental pamela, i get them. i mean, either her. now with such a high increase, drastic measures must be taken. i know that they're working with a nice tech to do it, but there are also other unregulated, outdoor activities such as drinking out goals,

which are also worrying and interactions among young people have multiplied. it seems very important to austin for responsibility, but not to hold them responsible. but japan is reportedly considering banning all spectators from the olympics with just 2 weeks until the games begin. the capital is raising to contain a surging current of virus infections. authorities in tokyo are expected to declare a state of emergency foreign minister. you see, the suda says the government will defined on new measures on thursday. keepers deploying more medical workers to its western province of mon tons, us where the health system is on the brink of collapse. the highly contagious delta variance has filled hospitals and created a shortage of medical supplies. on wednesday, cuba posted a record of 3600 infections in a single day. neil has held the parade on ring as essential workers. the message says the city as well, its way out of the pandemic with a low infection rate and many of its residents are vaccinated. it's

a remarkable turnaround. ready for city that was the api center of the us break last year. as gabriel elizondo reports, it was a parade to downtown to honor heroes. but instead of that, celebrating a championship victory, it was essential workers being honored for bringing new york city out from a pandemic. all the nurses and doctors and everybody does this god damn, i. 2 don't think i'm gonna cry. i got died in the room carrying nearly $250.00 types of essential workers. anyone who helps the city get through it's dark is days and dark days they were in

march and april, last year. new york city was the global epicenter, the cold pen demick. millions of residents fled in a matter of days. in all over 33000 new york city residents died from cody. now how times have changed? the city is now one of the safest places in the world when it comes to avoiding the virus. on most days, not a single person dies from cove. it thanks to a massive vaccination effort that to date has administered 4600000 jabs to residence but not everyone. if we switched the timing of this celebration, the union represents new york city, firefighter, emergency medical technician, ambulance drivers, hold on their members to boycott, just to bring attention here. what's been, no salary increases for over 3 years. the facility that he's also committed time

with most of the rest of the world is still in the depth of the pandemic. that was something that was not lost upon spectators. i feel i caught you at a friend right now, but in that same sense we had mentioned, but we have to celebrate borderline. i in the city that suffered badly, but all through and is now saying thank you to all those who made it happen. gabriel is on auto diseases your ah, there needs to have rom, linda hall, reminder of our top story, south africa full, the president, jacob zima as 100 himself over to police. the 79 year old was sentence last week, 15 months in jail. the theme to show up with an inquiry into corruption during his time and power. so his legal challenge to last week sentence will be heard in court .