taken from their homes and executed under pressure venezuela's, defense minister, everybody made it said the armed forces were obliged to defend that country from irregular groups that added the human rights needed to be respected. and that the event that the border would be investigated. the high stakes negotiations get underway and harm between the power of the african government fighting escalates on the ground. ah, hello there, i'm the stuff you pay. this is our life. and our house also coming up germany calls in the military to help with the clean up after once in a lifetime. floods kill more than a 150 people across europe. tokyo confirms the fast corona virus infection

inside the athletes village. less than a week before the olympic games again. more anti monarchy protests for teeny. the king defies. call for democratic change on a points in your prime minister. ah . while the african governance chief negotiator says there is no military solution to the conflict with the taliban. and that negotiations are the only way forward, as senior delegation is hard to meet representatives of the group as violence continues to escalate in afghanistan. taliban fighters have been taking advantage of the u. s. withdrawal launching offensives and capturing large parts of the country. the 2 sides have now been meeting on an off a month, but the talks of last momentum, as the fighting continues to rage back home. i want to sound this time to get the sort of delegation that gaston,

hidden by the chairman of the reconciliation committee, has arrived in the capital capital. doha, and as meeting with the delegation of negotiations affiliated with the government. during his visit at the lab level, discuss important and crucial issues with taliban representatives. the solution to the conflict in afghanistan lives in negotiations and peace can be reached through dialogue. if these talks lead to satisfactory results for both positive. meanwhile, the taliban says it's unfortunate that no tangible progress has been made so far. the telephone movement has repeatedly confirmed its readiness for dialogue and negotiations, and the problems can only be solved by dialogue. but the afghan government needs to also show the same commitment. they need to show the right and severe determination when it comes to negotiations in order to end these problems. i certainly will be speaking to charlotte, bella series on the afghan capital cobble. but 1st, let's speak on the ben job aid he's following those talks for us here in the summer . as we've been saying several rounds of talk and i have all ready taken place. is

anything concrete actually like you to come out of this round? well it is getting that attempt at establishing hope in a conflict where the taliban seems to have the moment them behind them as the taking more areas. and the i've gone government thing that it is still interested in these that still wants to make progress. although, as you mentioned that in the last few months during these talks, there have been no way both sides have been stuck on their respective polls. and we haven't seen any real tangible results coming out of these folks. although they have been talking in the opening remarks, we heard for similar statements from the lab, the as the new brother behind closed doors, the taliban have been telling us that they've been wanting to have this conversation with a broad spectrum of i've gotten politicians for a few months now to try and move things forward, and they blame the other side for not for dragging its feet on the side. the of

accused the lavonne of talking from both sides of the enough where they continued the dialogue in doha. and they continue fighting on the ground in fun, and it has been relentless. although the taliban said the remain committed, not taking any prevention incentives, the number of districts they've taken. the last unit has gone for over a staggering 150 districts out of nearly 400. so the situation on the ground gets more complex. and as these talks progress, there is not just divisions between the government side and the taliban. it also hearing of differences within carbon itself, where earlier we had heard that go with the hickman 100 cars by and others would be part of this high power delegation which is, which has begun talks with the taliban, who they are not here. and we've been told that there are differences within their part of the structure and have gone to the sun on the way forward. so it is a complicated issue. it has been a 2 decades long war. the americans are or have all but left as long as,

as well as their allies, including the 2 countries. all those countries are here as observe as the well trying to see where these negotiation go further. trying to push things along and hoping that there can be some sort of a peaceful solution to it, which as the situation of the ground tells you, might be more unlikely than happening in the next few weeks here in the country capital. i sounds in ga, the following, those talks for in the how thank you so much for selma. well, let's now get the view from cobble and speak to charlotte bennett. she is in the african capital. so it just how closely are people over enough kind of monitoring what's happening here and well, it's all over the media here. this is the front page of the newspaper. this morning . it travels to door half. we'll talk with taliban before the delegation left. they held a news conference at the pools and that was filmed. it's been all over the news networks

here this morning. so there is a lot of pressure here in cobbled to see diplomatic progress indoor. when we talk to government representatives, they say a top priority is just to see violence come down. whether that's a temporary cease fire or not, we just need to see the violence come down because right now it's just not sustainable from what we hear on both sides about 350 people, telephone, 5 years, and government soldiers dying every day. at the moment. the violence is incredibly high, it kind of picked around april where us, president biden announced that us and nato troops would be with war. and by september, the 11th that when the taliban double independent analysts say at that point they had 70 or 80 districts out of about 400 and a scanner. those same analysts now say that it's triple to about 220 and for the 1st time and point 2 years, more people are living on the telephone control. and again, it's been on the government control and going to stop

a strategy that the telephone appears to have here is that they are in circling these regional centers as we speak is offensive ongoing. and in northern cities it's sarah cole and telecom around kandahar city in the south. and they're also taking border crossing. so they taking these kind of strategic positions and then taking those games back to the negotiation table with more leverage and hair and car people are watching that and feeling increasing pressure growth. 23 year old refugee has one job, make sure no weapons bombs, all the telephone into cobble. this is just one of a series of checkpoints that encircled a capital diplomatic quarter. these police officers have one eye on the road and one i on the politics that put them here. i think that often the delegations in her going to do a 2 piece which is what all of the guns won't know just what i am optimistic about

. they should said, don't disclose their shoes. and so all the problems, challenges and kills in our country. security is a huge aspect of life and cobble telephone flight, who's have military momentum in room and in cobble. they wonder what that means for the in the telecom was in control the 20 percent back in the district. and i know it's more than 50 percent and the groups growth is getting ever closer to the capital carbon. it's fine to control the district, 65 kilometers away, and apply thing to get others just outside the city. to shop owners, like mohammed for read, this fighting has brought new challenges. his business bounce back from a long coded 19 lockdown last year. but now he's worried about supply, because been by you all. and if you could also mobile at the moment, we're not optimistic because the roads are close. and when borders are close, there is no business because there are no imports or exports, as we will filming the power cut twice before the generator kicked him. generators

are increasingly popular as regular power outages, flake, the city. the fuel needed to run them has also increased by nearly 70 percent in 3 months. the. with the power restored, there's a new customer. at 24 frish decide dickie just graduated from university. her 1st job was working at the ministry of foreign affairs on f. ganna stones, chronic router issues, she says her dream is to become a diplomat. we are very concerned because especially as a girl, my future seems very dark to me. especially if taller bonds get in fee into cobbler city. then they're not going to allow us to pursue our dreams and to go for the goals that we have drawn for our own self. like frish, the city key. many people in cobb will cautiously marching food. but unsure of what

lies ahead. they likely wonder will we have to move? will our economy survive when our rights be retained without people live, to see a brighter future. answers that the most in cobble are in the hands of other people . and of the 40 years of conflict. now people just want a resolution view in recent fighting has displaced about 270000 people, just exacerbating a dire situation in the country shot at best on the ground for us there any ask on capital problem. thank you so much on moving on and emergency workers in germany and belgium are still searching for hundreds of people missing off the heavy flooding. more than $150.00 on now confirm dead figures still expected to increase . rescue efforts are also being hampered by collapse, roads and damaged communication lines that boston reports. now, from the germantown of cin, vague, where some cleanup efforts have become,

they were trapped in the rooms on the 1st floor when the water rose up to 4 meters in no time. at least 12 residence of this home for disabled people died before they could be moved to safety. across the street, gabriella wild watched the neighbourhood swiftly turn into a swirling river and feared the worst. that one month from the people on the alert was had not made at all. i don't know exactly what happened, but the next morning lucy survived, were evacuated from the balconies. it's absolutely horrible and living in this region, his whole life harmon angled still can't comprehend what he saw when the water came to panic. will pass. i wasn't just shocked. i panic, i quickly took out the car as well as my dog and the 2 kept blowing to my daughter that we were taking care of this sort of destruction i've never seen before. floating yes, but not tree boundaries floating away. he was lucky enough to be moved to safety

and to find his house still standing upon return. auto saudi homes washed away by water, was destroyed by lance lights. many remain missing. nobody expected that. a few days of torrential rain could have such a widespread catastrophic impact. confronted with the sheer power of water, people here wondering what happened and where all this water came from raising questions about the effect of climate change. and if what was called this once in a century, flock would know happen more frequently, people are saying that this might happen like for now every 510 years or something like that. i'm not sure. and i mean like we try to learn from this to gather with relatives and friends. louisa who young is trying to clean up the mess at the family house, not knowing where to start. they try to return on thursday, but had to leave once again. the water was still here, we tried to get in the house and get everything up on the like highest point in the

house. so and then we just grabbed also some stuff that we could see that we knew, okay, this is important. and now we just left the extend of the damage wont be known for days or perhaps weeks. but the memories and trauma of this twist of nature will likely remain with the people here for much longer prep class and al jazeera syncing in the western part of germany. when i speak to natasha butler, she's across the board and the belgian city of the edge. and that's actually been watching the death toll rise. now all authorities expecting that to continue in the coming days. yes, here in belgium authority say that at least 27 people have been confirmed that in fact, one of the latest victims was actually found here in the neighborhood of angler, its neighborhood in the city of the asian, this worst effected area of the country. people here are starting to clean up. you

can see probably behind me either. the water has receded, but just 24 hours ago. the water was a couple of meters high right up. the wall. people have shown me that basements are still flooded. people tried to pump the water out, they tried to salvage water possessions. they can clean up, but it is extremely distressing for them as they absorb. what happens over the past few days. some of them won't be able to return to their home for quite a while and what we are expecting in terms of the death to tell us is that it could rise because of course, as the waters receive emergency, workers are now able to access areas that were formerly blocked because the water of course had flooded, risen too high for them to access certain villages or towns, streets and as they access those areas and go house to house, looking for survivors. they may of course, also find victims natasha as you say, so many people were forced to actually leave their homes. what's happened to them? are they being coughed up? yes, people for stir,

leave their homes. some were evacuated as the waters were rising. others were stranded as a top with their homes there. all people still stuck in those in their homes. but for those that did manage to get out, some have been taken to gymnasiums in the cities too, as for the whole where they've had to sleep over the past few nights. all those really don't want to happen next. in fact, we were speaking to one family parents with 2 very young children. they were obviously very distressed, and they said that they hoped to be able to go back to their homes today. they all at the moment sleeping in a hotel, paid for by the city, but they've just, they had just been told that they weren't able to go back to that home cuz it's simply too dangerous because there are houses next door to that that happened to be pulled down by authorities otherwise they could collapse. and of course that is a big risk to emergency work is the father. he's always, i mean he was, he was very tearful and obviously very shaken up. he said now hopes that they might

be moved to an apartment for the next month, but they don't know what's going to happen next. and for them really that just trying to come to terms with that the station is not only in the city, but of course in their own lives. natasha about that i with all the laces for us from the belgian city of the as thank you, natasha. stella had few here on out of here. and so the president admits his government was not prepared to deal with the days of unrest, which he says planned and coordinated and we look at why many are pushing for the us border with mexico to reopen, despite covered 19 infections rising across america. ah,

i think we can argue that the rainy season is i'm mature. so much of the rain aries a long way. no. not a long way science are much been denise yet much malaysia is effectively drivers and big showers in was popular. but really you look to the philippines, this part of south east asia, where the rains are heavy office, you can see tropical depressions for just at the top of your screen. now that's one off on his way to the southern japanese islands that are daily showers around you, for example, java, but then optically big ones. and the winter settled in properly with some pretty vicious winds and lowest temperature typically at night throttle straightly camera . so it's, i think 1st snow of the winter, it's falling lightly and not centrally, but it's there. mind you get to live degrees in the sunshine. well, some sunshine on sunday is clearly warmer in sydney, even down in melbourne and seller west. well, it's still shower, even it's not particularly bad. it said, isn't the blustery as it was 19 1st and in 9 in cambra. ask the news eland. the

warnings is heavy. rain will fade away the, the path and the we can still heavy rain like on this west, inside of south and more particularly, nor thought. and that is for sunday, for monday, the certain improvement the with bank energy and say to every part of our universe, or small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you. and your bill ah

ah, there on the south, you pay and i remind you of on top stories, the south. a senior delegation from afghanistan as in castle to resume talks with the color and comes, violence escalates on the ground. the group has captured large parts of the country in recent days. meanwhile, as gun forces are trying to retake a border crossing that recently fell to the taliban. hundreds of civilians are trying to cross into pakistan through the spin bolduc channel from chan. emergency workers in germany and belgium are still searching for hundreds of people, missing off the heavy flooding. more than $150.00 and now confound death is expected to rise. said africa, the president says

a week of violence and losing was planned and coordinated. so run the person says forces if identified 12 ringleaders, and he is deployed at 25000 soldiers onto the streets to help diffuse a situation at least 212 people has been killed. as of friday, the violence response by the jailing former president jacob zoom then widened into anger of poverty and inequality. haven't we tasa isn't janice back with more? well, the general mood right now in south africa is that of relief for about a week. now, many bits that be close, some of them won't even affected by the violence. so for about a week, people couldn't access bags, or they could access services rubbish, wasn't being collected. now, being told the main highway between durbin enter hattiesburg open, which means the goods cannot move. it also needs good can lead of africa by roads and go to other countries in the region, such as the way that via and but why not. for example, the 2 things that people took away from the run up was

a speech was economic sabotage. and as well as these post haste was planned, he seems to suggest that they are individuals in the country who are trying to topple the government who are trying to the stabilize the the economy. the speculation, of course, to these individuals are, they haven't actually been named, but most of african know that within the really african national congress party, they've been division and faction for many, many years. and right now, though division seem to sent around to men, the former president jacob zima and throw them up with the as well that it seems to be a fight or wrangle within that party. over who controls the party, maybe even who controls with whitening of the country until the day to day events. so people to watch that very, very closely. of course, they also know because of these factions, because the divisions within the a and c, these things will likely pay out at least to the country heads to local government elections later this year. mm.

now the 1st case of the corona virus has been confirmed inside the athletes village and took care of just 6 days before the start of the games. the official who hasn't been identified is now a hotel isolation after being removed from the village. that means they have now been 44 positive cases linked to the olympics just since the start of july, more than 11000 athletes will be housed in that village bubble and they must all follow strict cobra, 1900 protocols. since you know, not can do more to stop inside of the olympic athletes. village we are doing complete cove and management. the athletes and taking pci is almost every day and a supposed to be taking those tests, even if they test positive, they will be immediately isolated. and then we will look out for in the close contact. that is the procedure, even inside the athletes village. we will try to keep them safe and secure environment. and we are taking every single major for that. the annual has

pilgrimage has started, but with limited numbers because of the pandemic. only 60000 vaccination people living in saudi arabia between the ages of 16 and 65 can take part more than 2 and a half 1000000 worshippers from around the world are missing out. now for the 2nd year in a row, the had to the once in a lifetime, duty for muslims who are physically and financially able to perform one of the 5 pillars of islam. while the us land borders with both mexico and canada has not been close to non central travel since last march in southern california. the border restrictions of effect to the lives of millions of people who need to cross between the us and mexico every day. my new repel reports now from sunny sea dro in california. the rows and rows of close down businesses in southern california. this retail nightmare is the result of 16 months of travel restrictions along the us. mexico border graft, ala, or thies, runs

a hair salon, not far from the sunny sea, that port of entry into mexico. one of the busiest border crossings in the world of over the government that she tells us, the lack of mexican tourist has forced many businesses in this area to shut their doors. i mean, i know that from the border keisha has affected me because i had employees that haven't come back to work for more than that affected me. i think all of sandy c door has been effected because many businesses close and learn a little while the bided administration is considering lifting border restrictions on july 21st. many are concerned, the white house will instead push the deadline. further. for his part, mexico's president lopez over the lord has doubled up on an occupation efforts in the northern part of the country, hoping that more vaccination lead to a quicker lifting of restrictions since march of last year,

cities and towns all along the u. s. southern border have lost an estimated $10000000000.00 a sum that continues to rise. the longer restrictions remain in place along the more than 3100 kilometers of southern border. jason, wells, head of the sunny pseudo chamber of commerce, says the last 16 months with no foreign visitors has been dreadful. in an average year, we have $895000000.00 in sales and tennessee dro. we're calculating from may march of 2020 to march of 2021 though sales would be about 250000000. so you looking at like 74 percent loss in that and then revenue in revenue here. but again, like i said, it's $900.00 family who sit no longer have a job because the economic fallout is not only being felt along the us southern border. the pressure on canada's government to reach an agreement with the us to return travel to normal is mounting. while there is uncertainty over how and when

the us, canada and mexico will lift border restrictions, it's clear that the economies of all 3 countries can not fully reopen until the boarders do monday. throughout the al jazeera sony see that oh, california. while the cuban government is calling on it, support is to gather as president miguel diaz canal is due to speak in just a few hours. that's off to thousands of people demonstrated this week against food shortages and the hunting of the pandemic. the anger has spread across the region, have a look. this was the scene in chillies, capital santiago, where please find t gas to separate those for and against the cuban government. the nation is suffering its west economic crisis in years. now syrian president law firm has been sworn in for a 4th term in office of the election that the opposition has dismissed as a fos. a thought has been in office now since july 2000, after taking over from his father,

huff is you're watching live pictures now from damascus, where mr. will syrian president, the trial asset, has been speaking to the people's assembly. shortly after taking his oath of office . he refused to resign from the presidency defied serious decade long civil war and international pressure. iranian has marched through the streets of oil rich crystal province in protest against water shortages. their police reported the fire weapons to dispense the crowds. what sorta does, i'll comment in iran, southern provinces during summer and low rain for his west and this year protested blame the government's policy of diverting water resources to the central problem. the king of this latina has labeled angie, monarchy protest is as a tech and appointed a new prime minister, ignoring calls for democratic reforms. at least 27 people have now reportedly been killed since those demonstrations began in june. if so teeny,

formerly known as was the land, is the last absolute monarchy in africa, who are above many reports active in the cooling for the p, an unemployed to rise up against as what he needs monica. it's a country where more than half of the population lives in poverty songs to be filling the streets of its 2nd largest city mancini. to weeks, many rallies have ended and bloodshed after police cut down. not long after friday's brutus began short run, you get through the group behind them, empty to go. shells and rubber bullets listened to st. that's when we were turned into that much didn't start the police. were there to disrupt the activity. and most, some congress have been arrest that in town and was to come to get some information on how article up being taken from different areas,

especially around that looks at it, put in the end to point to the ultimate. so the situation and tony's terms opposition groups they, they are also there to honor those killed, including this young man, sima seem a corner seen. they say police shot him multiple times outside his home, amid protests in june. we extend, i sincere condolences to all the families that have lost their loved ones in their past week as a result of that madness and indiscriminate shootings by him. so at this killing machines, the protesters once democratic reform in the only african country, ruled by an absolute monarchy. what about the popular will?

in his 1st comment, since the protest began kingdom swati, the 3rd caught them satanic. with the king controls parliament and the nation's finances. opposition groups criticize him, ruling with an iron fist and using public funds to live a lavish life. still with his 15 wives. the army is moving in to take control of the security situation. police have erected checkpoints, shops, the markets have been closed and the dust, the dawn, curfew imposed. the people say they will continue their resilience in a country broken by poverty, inequality, and decade of fear. northern manly outer syrup. ah, i know that this is al jazeera, i mean the headlines as senior delegation.