japan's death row on a jazzy data. there are some of the media stories, a critical look at the global news media. on al jazeera government shut off access to social media. ah, the taliban sweeps through big parts about getting a sun and captures its 9th provincial capital in another setback for the afghan government. ah. hello and welcome on pizza w, watching out just the are alive from also coming up. another canadian is sentenced by court in china to 11 years in prison for spying. will have a live update from beijing in a significant blow to president julia bolton, otto,

brazil's congress has voted against his drive to end electronic voting ahead of next year's election. the best way i can help now is if i step aside, governor resigns andrew cuomo face the number of sexual harassment allegations ah. top story, the telephones advance enough canister is showing no signs of slowing down. the groups captured its 9th provincial capital. on tuesday it took 5 the bad and 20 corbray, both in the north and foreign city in the south west. the group is also may gains in traditionally anti taliban. province's emergency talks are being held in dough hall between the africa and government and the taliban. the u. s. envoy to afghanistan as well, and the group that any government that comes to power through force will be

isolated from the rest of the world. the un says more than 240000 people have been internally displaced since the taliban offensive began in may as us troops withdrew live now to cobble. and my colleague charlotte bellis. charlotte, is it possible for you to give us a percentage ballpark figure? how much of the country does the government still control? well, it is the bay here, but the taliban has certainly picked up a lot of terror trade. most people say that they have more than half of the country territorially. this will started in april when you, as president biden announced that all american and foreign troops would be out by september that when the taliban started trying to take territory at that time, they head about a she. also, districts of afghanistan's, approximately 400. within about 2 months they had more than $200.00. so that kind of shows you the space. the lot of that was rule areas, low density. kind of not many people living in these places and they're not

a lot of commerce in most places. it's only been within the last month that really sort of pushing to provincial capitals and circling them, tightening the nurse around some of the cities. and then in the last week, had they actually started being able to take these provincial capitals, and now they have a lot of momentum to put it into context for you. they hadn't taken a provincial capital since condos, which was in 2016, and that was only very briefly now that managed to take 9 in less than a week. so in our last shot you were explaining to us how the taliban got a lot of the roads under their control, the road network that links those provincial capitals. we were reporting 10 days, 2 weeks ago. they've got the borders particularly up towards pakistan. and they're getting ever closer to cobble. one gets the feeling. the momentum is with the taliban. definitely not with the government forces. they have played this strategically very much they. they started taking border crossings about

a month ago. they took them bold up, which is very important to the government revenue wise. they haven't managed to take to come crossing get, which is the biggest border crossing and how calm resupplied for the most part through us. but taking the border crossings and certainly help the telephone with, with revenue and, and controlling the borders and, and the road certainly. i mean, when i took the rural areas, i've managed to take a lot of the roads and it's very difficult now for the government to resupply. massage rafe is now on the sea just in case of like a city in afghanistan because they've taken a lot of these provinces. and then last week and the north that city in the north is now just an island of government territory to get in the not to resupply and to hold that city. they have to send in plain seem to helicopters, they flew in hundreds of special forces last night. we understand president gone. he also flew there this morning to get a boat to the morale and tries to hold that city. but incredibly difficult if you

can't take and munitions and personnel by roads, we've got a reinvigorated diplomatic situation going on here in the country capital dough. we've got the taliban talking to the government, but no diplomat is talking about anything. so that kind of means there are serious negotiations ongoing, very much behind closed doors. how is that process perceived where you are, or is it just something that nobody is engaging with? because they don't have the time because they're firefighting. i. people are watching what's happening in don't kind of on the periphery, but yes, be more focused on, you know, a wake up in the morning and they say what problem? so last night, where is 5 going to start today? and the perception here is that the telephone is taking these games and using him as leverage it at the negotiating table. that that is the strategy if you will. and they're not slowing down. i mean, they take 3 provinces for venture capital last night,

and they immediately turned even just last night. as soon as they got them, they turned to another 3 provinces. they were to wear heavy fighting, a rotted escalated over night in call me and patsy, which had just south of cobble and then also in the north western provinces. sorry, of charlotte. thank you very much. charlotte village, the reporting, live from the us going capital cobble earlier the us president joe biden defended his decision to pull us forces out of afghanistan, mr. bite and saying he didn't regret the move, and the afghan leaders needed to come together. his comments come, as those emergency talks are under way in the cat re capital doha, aimed at stopping the violence. al jazeera mohammed jammed them as the latest from the discussions indo a long 1st day of talks here in doha about the situation and afghan sanders ended without any statement being issued and with a lot of uncertainty as to what exactly is supposed to happen next. now, throughout the day, you had the us special envoy for afghanistan's. i'll make a little that as well as envoys from the u. k. the, you, the you,

when china pakistan was becca stan and copper all assembled here. first, they met with a delegation from the afghanistan government led by doctor ob de lab de la. he's the head of the national reconciliation council for afghanistan. those meetings lasted for about 2 hours. not too long. after that, you had a separate meeting between the envoys who are assembled here and a delegation from the taliban. it's not clear what was discussed in those meetings, but if you look at a statement that was issued by selma lewis out before he arrived here in doha, which stated in several planned rounds of meetings, over 3 days, representatives from countries in the region and beyond. as well as for multilateral organizations, will press for a reduction of violence and cease fire and the commitment not to recognize a government imposed by force. that statement seems to indicate that all the symbol parties here were trying to convey a message to the taliban. but it will be no international recognition of any

government that is seized by force by the taliban in afghanistan. as i said, it's unclear what exactly is going to play out over the next 2 days. there was a huge impetus here to try to get something done to get the interest afghan piece process and dialogue back on track. there was a huge push here to respond in a joint fashion, to what is happening and i can attend to a very rapidly deteriorating situation. many of the diplomats here they are not yet speaking on the record. they are not yet speaking on camera. they're not yet sure how exactly this is all going to play out, but there is a huge push to try to get something done so that the situation on the ground in afghanistan can improve. ok, let's move on the top story. this half a court in china today, sentence the canadian man to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of spying . canada says it's very disappointed at the length of michael slave, a sentence spaby was detained alongside another canadian in 2018, also a seas their cases as beijing's retribution for the rest of

a top chinese tech executive among one joe. that same year live now to paging and correspondent katrina you. katrina, can he appeal against this or is it a done deal that he will have to serve the sentence in china? copies or well he has technically 10 days to appeal the sentence, but that appeal process is very long, very uncertain. and it's unlikely that he'll be able to overturn this guilty. but the verdict here in china and 99 percent of all criminal cases that face court are found guilty. now we're getting some more details from this verdict which was handed down from a court in dundalk city, which is on the chinese north korea border. west federal lived and operated his travel and cultural exchange of business for many years. now it says that he was found guilty of providing state secrets and thus sentence to 11 years in prison, the confiscation of his personal property and deportation. now it didn't say when

he would be deported, the canadian government says that this is most likely that he will be reported after serving his 11 years of sentence. but we do know that in the past, china has deported foreigners before serving the entire prison sentences. so this could be potentially a bargaining chip for aging in the future. now this the comes and it's handed down at a time when chinese executive from kuala mung, one joe's facing court in canada. she's in the middle of the final push to avoid extradition to the us, but she faces charges of breaking sanctions on iran and possibly a lengthy prison sentence herself. now, beijing denies that there is any link between these cases at all, but the timing is undeniable. long was attained in canada in december 2018. and just about 2 weeks later, michael stubble and another canadian michel cover would attain here in china and subsequently charged with espionage. now the canadian government says that their

detention arbitrary for political leverage, they've accused beijing of hostage diplomacy. they've also said that during this entire process, when these 2 men were trials earlier this year during, in march, that there was no transparency, that canadian diplomats were not allowed access to the was where the trial was being heard. and both men were also give them very little access to lawyers ahead of time. now, michael swallow was not the only one to receive his verdict this week yesterday on wednesday, another canadian roberts schellenberg also received his verdict, where chinese court upheld his sentence of the death penalty for drug smuggling charges. now the canadian government says they're extremely disappointed at this verdict that they're going to continue to fight for the release of these 2 men and the canadian ambassador, dominic boston is currently in the city in support of michael spafford during this very difficult time. and he says that puzzle has shown remarkable resilience during

this entire very difficult process. katrina, thank you. katrina, you there for us in the beijing to brazil where the congress has voted against the return to paper ballots that thanks to his presidential election. it is a major blow for the president valuables and r o he's been pushing to end electronic voting, claiming it's open to fraud without providing any evidence. mona yanna key f as this update from rio de janeiro present both. so now to have been staging already the scenario for what will be next year's presidential election polls show, he would be defeated by left wing, former president lucy nasa lula, the silva. so he has been crying out that there will be fraud much ahead of the vote. both so nato has always been a fan of former us president donald trump. he's pretty much following from play book by saying already making people doubt that the these elections. a will be fair,

so he's creating a lot of confusion. and in this confusion, he's been confronting, not only with congress, but also with judiciary power. he's been accusing the supreme electoral court of trying to interfere with, with how congress is voted today. and so he's putting one power against the other congress basically buried this attempt of trying to change the voting system. now will both now to change his speech after this said fact, most them, it's not likely he will. he has already been saying that that as i said that the judges from the electoral court have been trying to sway congressmen, so he'll always find something to justify what he thinks still come here on out to 0. these are people that need our support. they know,

nobody chooses to be my grand panama host the summit to try to address the growing migration crisis as people cross from columbia and head into a dangerous stretch of jungle. and from greece to algeria to the u. s. fire as a destroying forest. devastating the lives of millions. ah, ah, it's too late for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. hello, no major changes to report, send the weather across the middle east. we do have some readings of 50 degrees. so let me show you where we can find that it's a war back that as we head toward wednesday. now if we look at the next 3 days at times the winds will be a bit breezy here, but we're really locking our temperature in to that 50 degree threshold after

pockets done. and we've got mon sooner moisture still played in northern areas. anywhere from the hor to islamic bad rate up against the border with afghanistan. i want to take you to turkey now and show you some before and after pictures. look at the lush vegetation here, and that is the aftermath. we also know, unfortunately some homes had burned down here so we can really see in the aftermath and there is rain falling across the turkey. but it's exactly where we don't need it toward the black sea region where folks are recovering from devastating flooding . they're off to africa and we are keeping our eye on those big storms through the e t o b in highlands because it feeds into the blue and white river. niles in heart to me, were residence on high alert. as those water levels rise toward the south in abundance of sunshine, johannesburg, 23 degrees. but prepare for jo. your temperature are on the way down. only 17 degrees on saturday. that sure update. we'll see you soon. sponsor

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a week. un human rights chief says the violent offensive has left a climate of fear and dread across the country. emergency afghan talks on the way into how the top us diplomats gonna stones in the country capital to press the taliban to stock. it's offensive. he's willing to group any government that comes to power through force will be isolated from the rest of the world. a chinese court to sentence the canadian man to 11 years in prison of finding him guilty of spying . businessman michael spaby was detained alongside another canadian in 2018, also sees the cases as being politically motivated. the new governor under cuomo has resigned a week after an inquiry found who, sexually harris, several women investigate to say. he grouped, kissed, or made suggestive comments to current and former government workers. christian salumi has more now from new york, in a hastily arranged a dress after a combative defense of his behavior. a surprise announcement from new york's

governor. i think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. and therefore that's what i'll do. allegations against andrew cuomo, 1st came in march from this woman, a former aid named lindsey boylen, who accused cuomo of making unwelcome advances. that led to more accusations from 11 women and toto. the governor has apologize, but to this day denies his signs of affection or harassment. in my mind, i've never crossed the line with any one. reaction has been swift, including from marianne wang, an attorney for 2 of course accusers, she said, my client steal both vindicated and relieved that corman will no longer be in a position of power over any one. a 5 month investigation concluded last week

found he created a hostile working environment for women. governor cuomo, sexually arrest multiple women, many of whom were young women by engaging and unwonted groping kisses, hugging and by making inappropriate comments. a top aid stepped down amid accusations her team retaliated against at least one of his accusers and state lawmakers, including democrats, once seen as allies launched impeachment proceedings against him, adding to the already growing cause for chrome of resignation. are you now calling on him to resign? yes, it's a dramatic fall from grace for a man who last year was being talked about as a possible presidential candidate. while as response to coven was widely praised by democrats, the f b i is now investigating claims, homeless administration covered up the number of coven deaths in nursing homes. i don't see how injury formal, fully recovers politically. from this. the report is long. it includes very

damaging details. there is a potential criminal investigation on top of that. andrew cuomo, his resignation, goes into effect in 2 weeks time with the threat of criminal misdemeanor charges still hanging over his head. it will make his 2nd in command. kathy hoko, the 1st woman in history to serve as the state governor christian salumi al jazeera new york. while science are burning in algeria where at least 42 people have been killed, the prime minister, i'm and been up to rahman says, 25 soldiers dying during a rescue operation in the mountains of a giant. and tis user, the government says it believes arsonists are responsible. residents have been using tree branches and hurling water from plastic containers onto the fires. fires are continuing to burn on the greek island of area throughout the night. and smoke has made the air in some parts of the region and breathable in bas robbie.

reports now from f here on the a g and coast. the pesky was a quiet seaside town at the northern most point of area. now of vital part of the fire fighting operations on the island, helicopters fly in low refill their water bays and head back to the fires. any other year, these beaches would be packed with tourists. now the boardwalk is deserted because the hills are on fire. the terrain on area is uneven. the forest dense roads wind through valleys between towns and villages where smoke has made visibility so poor . much of it as to unsafe for aircraft to go and ground crews find themselves in a seemingly endless race against time. and my social will because we're trying to save what can be saying, that's what we're doing. nothing more a month. this is our life. this is our home. we're trying to save it. unfortunately,

we're losing, we're losing every day. unfortunately, we cannot win because we're fighting alone, it's very difficult. the government left us alone in the beginning of the brought us food. it's best that they take it back. there are not enough people for the task at hand. the few crew there are, can't be everywhere. at the same time. we drove the length of the island and came across several fires with no firefighters insight. fear for a lot of fire rescue teams is that fire like you, the ones they're not able to spot quickly enough. are the ones that continue to burn just as this one is burning now, and they will lead to larger, far as re igniting all over the island. creating the similar scenes that we've been seeing over the last week. many of the fires we saw would continue to burn and spread throughout the night. the villagers in agree vote on a live off the forest harvest increase up growing all those selling firewood of

diego. this will be a bit is the whole this disaster affects our village. first of all, economically these people will not only be unemployed. they have to leave this place. where are they going to go with? they've been completely destroyed. they have their homes. ok, but do they have food have work but they have nothing. ferry boats have been a lifeline for people on every evacuations happen again. ships along the western coast will be the last resort to get people to safety. climate skeptics may be hard to find in greece these days. environmental devastation once troubles in far off places. now on greece's doorstep to deny or do nothing, no longer seems like an option. but it may not matter. the climate has already changed and there is no going back. is in basra, v o g 0. every island increase. no

more than 2000 people have tested positive for covered 19 in south korea in one day for the 1st time. this 4th wave is its biggest so far, fueled by the more infectious delta variant. but the number of deaths isn't rising with the number of new cases with the fatality rate declining to below one percent . there are growing calls for twice a restrictions to be imposed in the capital. thailand's recorded more than 200 deaths in the past day and more than 21000 new cases as it fights as worth outbreak . yet people have been protesting in bangkok at the government handling of the outbreak. they're also calling for other reforms. police, my gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds on tuesday. scott highland has more for us from bangkok. here in thailand, you know, that protest yesterday has been part of the last several weeks we've seen and people coming back out to the streets. you know, there's been protests going on to the last year here in thailand, kind of anti establishment and reform protests calling for reform within the

monarchy and the government here. but it is shifted over the last couple of weeks because the criticism now is focused right on the administration and how they had handled the cobra. 1900 situation here in thailand, the vaccine roll out was slow and anemic and the supply chain was not what was it was promised to be. so that's why the people of thailand, a lot of the people here in thailand are out and back out on the streets, protesting over 21000 new cases reported just in the last hour or so here. now that's what we've seen the steady uptick, mainly because fewer by the more contagious delta variant. but what is a little bit disappointing if you will, over the last couple of days, we saw the numbers go down slightly, just about 900000, but then now back up to over 21000. today on wednesday, peter. so obviously it looked like we might have been getting into a better situation, but now not so much here in thailand. the future of poland, right. when coalition governments uncertain after the prime minister fired his

deputy, the united right coalition has been at odds for a while now. most recently over tax reform, the deputy prime minister party has been arguing. the reforms will punish poland, middle classes, and stoke inflation. the government's future still lies in a new confidence vote by parliament. a report by amnesty international says women into grey have been subjected to brutal acts of sexual violence by members of forces aligned to the se, open government. the group secretary general says the severity of the crimes perpetrated against women and girls could possibly amount to crimes against humanity. i've been calling bar is calling on the un to urgently send a team of experts to the region. the fighting and to grow has force more than 2000000 people from their homes. panama is convening leaders from costa rica, colombia, the us, and several other countries in the 1st high level ministerial summit to discuss the ongoing migration crisis on it's border. with colombia,

there are thousands of people stuck on the columbia inside of that border. they're planning to take a dangerous route through the darian gap. theresa both spoke to panama was foreign minister about plans to contain with the influx of migrants their vulnerable 100, trying to cross one of the most dangerous jungles in the world. the dairy and gap. thousands of people from haiti, cuba and other countries, are crossing from columbia to panama to make it to north america, panama. the following minister, eddie comeliness met without the 0 to talk about how to guarantee people safety on the journey. you have been very active in trying to talk to other countries involved in this migration. what you'd like to see happen. i humanitarian coit or that's something i've heard you say, i mean, how would you implement something like that? the 1st thing is it has to be a humanitarian approach. these are people that need our support. they know

nobody chooses to be a migrant a day. those are external causes. it is very difficult. they are hard breaking stories that you hear about the families, the children go through this process. and a lot of people that are taking advantage of their situation. a going through their routes that they go, it can happen without somebody orchestrating where they go and profiting from from, from this route. so what do we want? we want 1st with the humanitarian approach to make sure that everybody is following the same standards that we have in terms of care for the migrants. the 2nd one, in order to support migration, it has to be control. he can get out of control and this is not just to this continent. you see it in other continents. it is the same situation where you feel goes uncontrolled and unchecked. it becomes a problem. so we are trying to raise awareness to get other countries to understand

and to cooperate pressure from countries like a us or canada to try to control the flow. know we have not been pressured, and i think right now the main focus of attention has been the northern triangle migration. i think that there is been, which we think is positive at the end. every type of migration should be dealt with, ideally from the rude casa, so that you are helping what, what is creating the, the concern, or they need to migrate, rather than just control or try to block it. they do benefit as mexico and even as all the other countries, because if you think about it, i don't know on dora or nicole, our all the countries where they have their own migrants going towards the us. they're also receiving this type of migration. so this is an added consideration or

problem and top of the one that they're already facing. so i think it benefits a multiple fronts to try to confront the situation and to come up with a more holistic approach in terms of solution. as governments in the region struggle to find solutions on how to cope with a crisis, the migrants continue to arrive, need is greater than fear of the dangerous they will face along the way. there is, i will, i'll just eat up by now my city. a just gone exactly how past the hour, these are your top stories. the taliban have taken another 3 provincial capitals in afghanistan at 9 in less than a week. the you and human rights chief says the violent offensive has left a climate of courts, fear, and dread across the country. emergency talks are on the way. indo aimed stopping. the fighting solid palace has more now from cobble.