pick up the collect, the segregate the say, the re saying this is extremely important service they provide the city we need to take america to try to bring people together trying to deal with people who left behind me. ah, turkeys president suggest sabotage could be the reason for the wildfires and much of the country can which are killed at least 6 people. ah. all santa maria here and don't know what the world news from alger, the afghan forces, baffling to contain rapid taliban advances in the strategically important western

region. also, israel accuses iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker. an attack or kill 2 criminal on the richardson at the olympics, west stall, gymnast simone biles has pulled out of 2 events in order to focus on her mental welby ah, hello. again. large parts of southern turkey where wildfires are burning have now been declared disaster areas, but least 6 people have been killed in the fire, which have been burning for days. while dozens of villages and hotels of evacuated crews not bring into the thousands have been involved in this operation to try to contain the at least 14 wildfires which are burning. you can see it from space. the satellite images, which show the extent of the wild 5, at least 5 planes and 45 helicopters to be used to put out the flames, spreading across more than a 1000 sides. but the united states and

a number of nations have extended their support to turkey will turkeys president is now in one of the towns hit by the wildfire, reject typo one thing. the cause will be investigators her to show it to mit, considering the possibility of sabotage and any other sources of the fire starting . and we will carry out the investigation to provide answers to these. we will not give up until we have all the answers loaded. more with wrestle search, who is in, might have got to in until the province. that's some pretty serious talk from the president of the idea of sabotage. well, pres, one is just silly and my got the and he is having a meeting with, with all the majority of his cabinet here, minister of interior minister for the 3 culture tourism. even when minister of

foreign affairs also was there. and he said that there was, that will be a huge package off the compensation, particularly for those who have suffered from the law says that the houses that have been done is not going to be rebuilt. the agricultural areas that we're under the fire also are going to go through every 4 station process. the taxes are going to be postponed. but he also said that more than time, active zones are still suffering from the the forest forest fire. so that the fire is not under the control, but you said they had the remarkable progress when they, when the 1st reports regarding the fire, be iraq that came out. so that doesn't, the investigation is quite important here because the government says that maybe the peak i k is behind is not tax. it could be an asthma attack because the p k in

previous years has gone back that those organized attacks. the government believes that in to a certain extent, maybe the figure is repeating the impact. but so far, there is the conflict could be the cause coordination between the intelligence service minister of interior, gender movies, and other security apparatus. going on need to deepen deeper into the investigation, to find out whether this is an organized, organized event or not. the reason that the government times to believe in a, in a sabotage is that the fight not only alongside the mediterranean coastal areas, we are suffering from the highest temperature, but also the central anatolia to these like could color and case it also has for the forest fires so all of this circumstance will evidences are ordered the basis for the government investigation. but on the other hand of a warrior report is also coming from the city of border, which is one of the most 20 plays in turkey every year. hundreds of thousands of

tourists with that please. and the cruise for us fire is still on the way of there, very much close to the residential area. so that would be cool for the every creation of the hotels and even the houses. russell. so does that with that up update from something turkey, antalya. thank you. mm hm. so the news and kinda stones west and city of head office is under intense pressure from the town. with heavy fighting and recent days, the group took control of the road to the airport flights in the city ceased on wednesday. sean bella says more now from campbell on the outskirts of iraq. afghanistan stood. biggest city government forces tried to hold off the tele bomb. it's been like this for several days. a call before make an end. we are defending our land. we're not moving forward at this time because we don't want civilians to

be killed or injured friday. this is the road to harass airport to 30 minute drive south of the city. telephone fighters and government forces have been battling across the road. that is bridge. the commercial flight stopped on wednesday is the front line moved towards the city. so how many kilometers from the city was that 6 or thanks. a lot of the united nations regional compound is also on that road. on friday. the un blamed the tele bonds for hitting its perimeter with grenades and gunfire. although the telephone said it was caught in the crossfire, the un secretary general called the attack deplorable. going on a month ago, the majority of her aunt province was government controlled or contested. now the taliban is in control of much of the province, herat city in its surrounding districts of the only thing that stopped the fight is

controlling a 300 kilometers stretch of road east from the iranian border. former governor and merger heading leader is mal hahn, has rallied his supporters to protect the city and both the ask and military's response. hundreds of his fighters are on the front lines. yesterday, the president called me and we spoke on the phone. he said he will send reinforcements last night should have arrived. but the defense ministry hasn't since anyone so far in the city africans carry on like the war is not on the doorstep. many putting their trust in homes vices, no more, all in the military. and yet no plan to fight against the side of one hand and pushing them out of her rod. probably the telephone said that killed a top africa, a military commander. it's the soldiers and pro government militias still have

a chance to live. if they surrender, the government says it's regaining control when sending reinforcements including special forces. charlotte bellis out there. a cobble flash floods this week in remote eastern afghanistan of killed at least 100 people with dozens thing is noticed on which is a taliban controlled province. but the u. n. has negotiated access with the group to support the survivors over my diplomat, i get it a james base who can campbell flooding problems and noticed on which is in the east of afghanistan, mountainous areas there and very high death toll wearing 113 people have been announced as dead but we're also hearing there doesn't still missing problems like shelter, 173 houses we believe completely destroyed at this stage a lack of fresh drinking water more floods on the way. then the other aspect of all this is the conflict because noticed on like so many places enough kind of song is

a contest. it province. there are parts of the flooded area under the control of the government, parts under the control of the taliban. the afghan red crescent has been the main agency that's been on the ground there. they have been able to access the un trying to negotiate access currently. now israel has accused iran being responsible for an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of a man which left 2 people on board dead. israeli operated, our v mercer was attacked on thursday. and what appears to have been a drone strike, a british security contractor, and a remaining crew member were reportedly killed the us aircraft carrier. the ronald reagan has been helping to tanka is ready, foreign minister has called for a firm response option. michelle, he is with us now senior lecturer in middle east politics and university of branford on scott from london to talk about this one. i mean, the 1st thing that strikes me is that there's just so many potential players involved here among iran, israel, the people coming from britain and was it romania as well?

again, this is a lot of information coming in from different sources. obstinacy . ready obvious and to national outlook. and this is exactly what the fundamentalist been trying to do today to reach out to various politicians in europe in britain and trying to con a free me the only issue so which anybody who knows anything about the middle east. second shuttle who between israel and iraq to your office at the 1st property you match off with an off to soho shovel would be transform has been on a change and to date on like what was happening 5 or 6 years ago. the other will

no longer get rely on only at proxy, maybe 7 iran and it's still avoid any kind of direct congregation to be or that all the both iran and israel a tried to go beyond basically deprived the proxy pilot directly over there is a number of occasions that intelligent for the top target in nuclear, scientists inside the wrong or even targeted damien nuclear facility. i'm in return, it's loading the public has used our goal to target the ships are directly or indirectly associated at what

indication will change in the nature of the shot, the room. these action does this fit into the wider issue of the iran nuclear deal, as well as a feel in one way or another. everything can come back to that the negotiations are still going on, but they're not going anywhere. and israel policy puts a lot of pressure on the united states and others not to go back into the deal. you're absolutely right. i mean, it's very important to highlight that. i mean, as you know, at the move in negotiation, she the call was at the same time, despite the difficulty uranium are very much interested to reach an agreement with the united states because the comically the sinks and what because, and you know, they don't want to economy even to the united states, they tried to call in please the bargaining up by putting more pressure on

it. they much similar to what was happening to the 2015 just before reaching an agreement be on the wrong try to increase its bargaining by creating further instability. and the region, particularly in this situation, have changed it. it seems that we know the wrong morally is repeating the same by talking and seeing very little diffusion goals trying to economy consideration more recent we, we have a number that you're basically all connected to our target american forces in india. i don't think this is disconnected. with the cold,

but it is an attempt to con of in if they're bargaining right. you called us back. good way of describing it. they action, shall he from the university of bradford. thank you. we appreciate your time. check on the weather is next. and then china covered 900, right? driven by the delta vary raises down for other asia pacific countries pursuing a 0 virus strategy. joining forces more true to northern mozambique to fight an armed group. there are fears though it will make a humanitarian crisis. ah, ah hello, good to see you. we're gonna start saw that sub continent or southwest monsoon, a bit of a breather for the west coast, which as we know has been hit particularly hard. now the monsoon rains are

concentrating toward rochester and much per dash on sunday. next, i want to take you to bangladesh. we know the southern portion of the country just hammered by these monsoon rains. difficult to get around as well as some people using rats to navigate the waters there. and you know what more heavy rain is in the forecasts as we head toward sunday now and time you see yellow on our map. those are the heavier pulses of rain with some under storms mixed in there. so we just get buckets of rain falling southeast asia. storms are coming in. go in here. we still have rain for lose on island in the philippines impacting manila, not falling as heavy as it has though. over the last few days, asia pacific, heavy rain, we can find it toward the southeast corner of china steering into taiwan. also, it's going to be unsettled across the korean peninsula on sunday, and the whole kind of dealing with some showers in the forecast this while we're going to end this weather report in pakistan where we did get some rain for

southern portions of the country so that reduces the risk of sand and storms that your weather report. thanks for your company. the who's joined the debate and do not have vaccines reaching those who are most of the needs and amplify your voice. it allows a diverse community and how in array of different story know topic it off the table . it's such a tough ethical debate where there is obvious discrimination and systematic discrimination of the play. people are thursdays for new, wasted, the stream where a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. ah

ah. the top story with our on al jazeera firefighters in turkey battle to control 1435 president, reject typo and says he doesn't relapse, sabotaged. he promised a full investigation like 6 people have died in the fire. i've got sons, western city of head are coming under intense pressure from the taliban. a un compound that came under attack on friday, killing it. that's going to lead autonomy to control the well and when and israel, which is around a been responsible for an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of our non which kill 2 people on board is ready operated our v mess that with attacked on thursday what appears to been a drug strike, ladies from tennessee now with security forces a place to judge under house arrest for 40 days. judge bashir academy has in the past been accused of sweeping terror, terrorism related cases under the rug. the decision against me follows president

said, pledge to lead a campaign against corruption after he dismissed the prime minister for his parliament by denies leading a coup and insist he doesn't want to return to the z a to dictatorship or from sam kimball in tunis. certain individuals have been targeted in what some are saying, alarming ways. this includes can me, who's judge placed under house arrest for the next 40 days. mr. ark, me has been accused by some human rights groups and lawyers, groups of, of hiding terrorism related files and making them go away. and these include files related to the high profile, assassination of leftist politicians show, can you believe and mohammed, but me in 2013 this just following the arrests on friday of 2 parliamentary members. one of them is the independent m p. c id,

who is the co founder of the hope and work movement, who's been an outspoken critic of the actions of president cited, saying that his actions amount to a coo and this also includes the rest of the parliamentary and my head is dede from the could ama coalition who was released today, and it's unclear whether these arrests are related to previous cases against them. or if it's a political conflict being settled in there are more protests taking place in paris against the french government is pushed to implement so called virus passes. the, the live pictures from the protest, the parents right now, the proposal would mean people would have to prove the status of a vaccination they recovered before they're allowed into restaurants or to use

transport or to visit public band more withhold. brandon, in our european youth center in london, pull, i thought you put it really beautifully in our last chat, where you talked about the french motor liberty gallery attorney today. but the french do have a problem with their liberty being infringed upon and aid and the health passport is a passport standing they call it has actually been compulsory since mid july for certain cultural and ledger venues. so if you wanna visit a museum or a cinema, or a swimming pool in france at the moment, you have to prove that you've ever had a negative test in the last 48 hours or been vaccinated or had current of ours and recovered from it in the past 6 months, what the lawmakers in the french parliament did on monday of last week was extend that to include now bars and restaurants. now it's not actually coming to force. yes, it will go to the constitutional council of france will, which will rule on if legality on with the 5th on the measures themselves will come

into the case on august the 9th. but this is the 3rd consecutive. we can that a small but vocal contingent of the population taken to the streets where, oh, kaleidoscope from spectrum of opinions against it. frankly, some are against the risks of blood clot, for example, from the vaccines don't mind the vaccines, but actually don't like being told what to do and don't like being forced to have one. that said, though, it seems that president micron is winning this arm, wrestle with the french public over this 3 weeks ago. for example, just 40 percent. all the french public had had both vaccines later stated that i saw yesterday where they are now to 52 percent. so it's 12 percent leaf. and the people over reluctantly deciding to go for the job and more than 70 percent, according to opinion, polls agree with macro on the health workers, for example, should have a compulsory job. so the numbers on the streets are relatively small, and it seems the majority,

the final majority with macro on this. thank you. paul brannon reporting from london the while china was racing to contain its worst cove in 1900 outbreak in month being filled by course. the delta varying the one 1st seen in india, which is so much more contagious. health work is not testing. millions of people is priyanka good to reports. this is non gene international, airport weeks earlier. it was steaming with travelers and an invisible enemy. the highly contagious delta variant of coven. 19 china is now trying to prevent a health crisis from getting worse. the outbreak has started nudging, has spread to 6 provinces, the capital b jane. and now cha ching, one of the was biggest cities, day and night. china is doing water, das beth testing tens of millions of people. it is reasons to be concerned. child

lead to functions was like, the variant is more transmissible without strong prevention and control measures without strong therapeutic and immunization capabilities. the regeneration speed is very fast. earlier within $4.00 to $5.00 days, the viral load increased $2.00 to $3.00 times. but now within 3 days, the viral load may increase $5.00 to $7.00 times. tens of thousands of people have been put under locked down in beaching, an in chunks of province at a 1000000 more in the tourist hotspot of the jazz here in hunan. for china, which impose the world's 1st lockdown, its strict methods are proven an effective passage high. you have tablets are existing prevention control measures are effective. the conclusion was drawn based on 2 basic understanding. the 1st is the scientific community understanding of the virus. it is still a corona virus at source of infection. transmission route has been basically clear only the 2nd understanding is based on the past practices of our prevention and control. but with researches calling the delta variant,

ask contagious us chicken pox. b james tried and tested our snow against the virus may seem out of date, even though in the past when trying to actually do this with steel, then you see oscillating cities. i think the reality is that right now they, they read to somebody cities that they will not be able to stop it more just be going to other cities and then it because it is far more time, transmissible the dock in the lockdown message will probably not work and then what works in 2020 china has vaccinated more than half of its people. but with jobs that have laur protection rates, it is one of the was strictest border controls, and has the capacity to increase health services at a short time. but like much of the world,

china will now need to come up with effect as measures to tackle this variance and repeat it's early successes against as far as bronco doctor, i'll to 0. hundreds of people rallied again. malaysia is prime minister for his handling at the pandemic. they want more, he didn't seem to resign. infections of search despite emergency measures being in place since january in the 9000 people have died in malaysia. this protest in quite a lump, mostly led by young people in one parliament to return and to issue debt relief for those hardest hit by the pandemic. as in bob, we have the like his country in southern africa that is planning to dispatch soldiers to help fight an armed group in neighboring mozambique. last month regional leaders agreed to send a stand by force to the gas rich northern province of carpet. oh, got a hold of me to answer reports me. zimbabwe is deploying soldiers to neighboring mozambique as part of the southern african development community standby for more

than 300 trips will help train muslim army to fight an arm to prove affiliated to isolate elaine. north of the country, but florida and south africa have already deployed. other countries in the 16 member regional block are considering doing the same. the only cell is primarily the duration of, of the concepts and all the member states, acetic would be able to maintain their own forces within those countries. and this is exemplified by the d. c. conflict. wait, it took longer for it to resolve the conflict within the d. c. but in this instance, it's something that is not take that long. and that's the most we can be capacity to help with the regional states and not the only ones getting involved. portugal, the e u and the united states are training muslim army or wanda, already has soldiers on the ground. the east african country says it's killed some

fighters and it's army is pursuing others. this one is a much bigger and just protecting one or 2 aspirations. i think, you know, the situation there is much bigger than just one installation. so we are handling the into, you know, we're spitting with the muslim, become forces to restore order and sunny to in, in couple of the they're going to the conflict in kabul. delgado province began in 2017 thousands of diets and been more than 800000 people, had been displaced. human rights workers worry fin the an extra troops could lead to more rights to decent. the questions at this moment these, if the more of them become government, the muslim becomes security forces. have dutch and they are unable to distinguish the surgeon from celia. and what assurance do we have at the stage that the put in

the tools that are hiding from both said they're going to wonder. i have to do that . distinguish if they are able to be dark, could they please explain as to the residence of god? how can d, e b is secure, then a sure that the fighting that is now going in cub, god will not effect in the conflict has disrupted natural gas projects with billions of dollars. some locals save a failure to distribute voss mineral, and also gas revenues to the local population is fueling tensions and toes that inequality is addressed. analysts say deploying more troops to know the mozambique is not a long term solution to the crisis. how to casa algebra? ah, u. s. gymnastics awesome, are involved is pull out of 2 more finals at the tokyo olympics and she focuses on

her mental health. the 24 year old join, some of her teammates on a shopping trip in tokyo, on saturday. files has now withdrawn from 4 of her 6 events. she will still be assess daily though, before deciding whether to compete and the 2 remaining finals coming up next week or more from an richardson intel. here he says, biles has brought important issue of mental health to a world stage. i think it looks unlikely now, and possibly unlikely we'll ever see her at another olympics again. i mean, you are still in pic teams saying they all going to continue to evaluate her on a daily basis for their are now any 2 more events in which she can compete. she may not be too active in gymnastics at the moment, but she has been active on social media in the last 24 hours. i talking to fans about what she describes and what gina is described as the twisty not in gulf is the ship's. i guess it's basically where mind and body and nor instinct can regardless of what the mind tries to tell the body to do that corporate. and she posted some footage on instagram of her falling flat on her back when she was

trying to dismount and lands on her feet from the uneven ball. so clearly still at the moment. she's not in any physical or mental shape to compete at these games is going to have to change pretty quickly if we are going to see her again. but once again, it is still bringing out that discussion about mental health in sports and so onto a big platform. remember, there's always more online al jazeera dot com. we can catch all the breaking news feature pieces of a video on demand as well, sir. ah, how fast the these are, the headlines, large parts of southern turkey. wildfires have been burning, have now been declared. dissolve the areas that may 6 people have been killed. is 5 burning for days while dozens of villages and hotels have been evacuated. 30 president has.