ah, weavers are trying out greasing land is shrinking in some roots long used by wildlife for migration have been blocked by human settlements to deal with all this canyon needs more money for conservation and with a corona virus condemning, keeping many visitors awake revenue from torres. im isn't enough here at the embassy national park and annual ceremony has been launched the whole creation than individuals pay $5000.00. yes. dollars to name an elephant. the aim this year is to raise $1000000.00. much of it for conservation initiatives. ah police and she knew this scuffle with protest is running against referendum on a new constitution.

ah, another i'm the clock. this is out there a life from the hall also can we help? hong kong bans events marking the anniversary of the tenement square massacre for 3rd year. why russia targets military facilities in la hunts gulf? the ukraine says it's re taken some torture in the east summit of the americas faces. a boy called says the u. s. excludes cuba, venezuela and the curriculum. ah, so protests had been held in june, his ear against an upcoming referendum on a new constitution. a police confronted the protest as who tried to reach the electoral commission demonstrate to say the votes will not be free or fair. jacobs

wasnt thought we came as political parties and activists to express our views. but we were attacked by the police who spread tier guys on our faces. with the advisory committee for the new constitution has met for the 1st time. it's part of a national consultation process. president chi, so you'd commissioned to draft the new constitution and lisa walkman has been falling to relevance from truth, ty side, he has gathered more and more powers. he is suspended the judiciary authority and has, in his words, reformed the election authority. this week he sat 57 judges, and he'll say later to mister misses proposed nancy's that he's accusing her of acts of terrorism and even acts of adultery which carries a final sentence here and she neisha as so the thing inside isn't resulting in the real problems said to me, shes facing, which is shortage is brain and an economic crisis which is getting worse was rising prices. but what he seems to be doing is ramping up the sort of had

a populace narrative that he's been pushing that it's all the correct politicians. holt: and he's, he's raising that gender again and appearing to do something by pushing for more prosecutions and mobile jail senses says, oh, what's he saying is that the corrupt people that have caused the problems? i. so i think that there will be an intensification that they will be more protests and they'll be as sort of pushing back between the pro side and the anti site movements and things again to heat up in the next 6 to 7 weeks. as we run up to the referendum, which the protestors don't believe will be fat and i think it's just a gateway. so opening can use your up to presidential system that so thorough terry and dictatorship. well, i can tell you in the last out in is in judges of announce they will suspend work in court for a week. they will also hold, sit in to protest against the president's firing of dozens of judges. am if you

today. so judges vote unanimously to suspend work and all court. so let's take a look. it was led people engineers to protest against the referendum on a new constitution president. so you'd sac his government and for his parliament last july. and what his opponents called a coup. in september he gave himself power to rule by decree. and in february, this year, side dissolved and independent judiciary council. the appointed a replacement, 2 months later, he says his actions will preserve the state and its institutions. means new c as a political unless basin tunis and he says that president, so it is trying to deflect attention away from the main issues affecting the country. what i just trying to do is deflect the responsibility so it doesn't assume any so he can vote well, great, kill is always finding new versus the followers. then it was just than the n g o. and now it seems to be the union and it built it whole campaign. i only got

situation, though, for the average to need, and i cannot govern while being the most powerful present since we have an 11 and freezing the fall limits and having a strong hold of just holding strongly hold these don't read the employ from justice though it seems to me that the emptiness is project will be once there will be no one left left and that the, the moment will realize that he has no project whatsoever for social issues or economical issues at hong kong events. commemorating the anniversary of the gentlemen square massacre have been burned for a 3rd straight year. police were out in force near victoria park. that's where tens of thousands previously gathered to hold candle vigils. lexia brian has this. hong kong usually bustling victoria park behind barricades and police. for years it's been the scene of candlelight vigils to remember those killed in 1989 at 10 am and

square massacre. but this year it was blocked off shadows of clouds on the empty park, illustrating one act of a se is an increasingly dark chapter. in the territories history. o. d u haul freedom is starting to decline the freedom in hong kong including freedom of expression, freedom of action, all of them are weakened. every one is remaining silent because they are terrified of getting arrested. dozens of police were deployed to streets around the park and a busy retail district of causeway bay ago. coming i just came here, and there are so many police. i found it a bit trouble, so police had warned the public not to gather in groups to mark the 33rd anniversary passes by was stopped or questioned. their bags checked. even this man who was carrying a toy tank, he said, had bought at the shops before 3 years ago we had the flu. lemme rise

in on square just for years. everything think that was the dangerous written song. this is the 3rd year all public commemorations of the event have been banned cove. it was the explanation last year and the year before ah 2019 tens of thousands gathered around the statue of the goddess of democracy. she was built as a copy of this erected and tenement square by pro democracy protesters and 1989. that was months before military crackdown killed. what rights group say may have been thousands of peaceful day and stretches. chinese official say 300 died. the footage of a loan protest standing in front of line of tanks became one of the most powerful symbols of the late 20th century. but since paging implemented a controversial security, lauren 2020. the annual commemorations had become smaller this year for the 1st time,

none was planned. many protest leaders are in jail or an exile. the goddess of democracy statue has been taken away. oh, i am disappointed because although no one's organized, any commemorative event, the authorities all ready on high alert. but candles did burn in the windows of the u. s. consulate, the white house accusing authorities and hong kong and china, of trying to suppress memories of the massacre. though sentiments echoed in taiwan the china of use as a breakaway republic. there a copy of another famous hong kong statue was on show to commemorate the victims of t hanniman, a sign that despite china's efforts their descent will not be silenced. elixir brian al jazeera are we spoke to a child who was a student leader during the gentleman square protest, and she still conference. the democracy will come to china. i was the chief commander of in china defending him square in 1989

up to that moment of 2 thirds massacre met the coach hall where the city would feel a peace and joy, courage, and solidarity love. and both. it was a beautiful moment after 9 of her, but even that the students and the city of china as show extraordinary harriage and stream and determination were free nation for peace. looking back, i realize how them move the hurry to live, check man, so many meeting the citizens has impact. not just china, fundamental change of the nation in a powerful way, but also change the world after that, or must be union in europe and all these african companies, country class, except cuban and china right now. and north korea show, there was a beautiful, powerful impact the chinese have done. the 2nd thing is, you know,

struggle continues until the last few genes which is china to class. and even though this by the current oppression and hostility, the tories system, the purists of the strengths. but i believe the company inside, south korea and the united states have held joint naval exercises in international waters off the japanese island, the organ, our military officials at the 3 day drill aim to bolster their partnerships readiness for any north korean provocations. the south korean war ships took part were on their way to hawaii joint multinational exercises led by the united states a rusher is attacking military and artillery centers in the hands green of easton ukraine. that's off to ukraine, says it regained some of its last territory. another strike has reportedly destroyed a training center. the governor of the hands could says, bridges are being blown up to stop military reinforcements entering fred, the nets,

a rushes defense ministry says its forces have shot down a ukrainian military transport plane near the black sea port of odessa northerners coming up with him in the done yet direction the enemy is shelling positions of our troops along the entire line of contact with mortars, cannon, and rocket artillery. it uses operational, tactical, and army aviation. the main efforts are concentrated on the city, arrow done yet, and back more directions. fighting continues in the city for over there. let's hear from them. beth ravi has more from keith. the most fierce, fierce battles that are happening are currently separate than that's what we're hearing is. it is being turned into another mario poll. ukrainian say that they worry that what the russians are doing is what they did in mario poll, which is trying to erase that city completely off the map. just to give you a sense of sort of what's happening on the ground. the latest we have in terms of

incident reports from the military say that the russians are blowing a bridges. so the ukranian forces are unable to resupply their military and bringing humanitarian aid for civilians. they say that ukrainians are fighting back, but the russian forces there are continuing to terrorize local populations with looting and bullying. now having said that, the latest information from the presidency here is that in the last 24 hours, what they have managed to do is ukrainian forces have managed to push back against the russians in separate that's and take back 20 percent of the city. now just yesterday, we were expecting severed the next to fall within days or weeks, but now that is less likely far less likely than it was 24 hours ago. and this is a city that's been contested for a month and ukrainian say that they are still in the fight. and they will continue to push back to try to make sure that the endeavor by the russian forces to try to take over all of the 100 region and try to bring into their control. all of the

administrative borders of a don boss is still something that will have to be accomplished at a high price in, in lives and in material from the russian side. one of 2 russian men accused by the poisoning criminal critic, alexander, listen, yankee has died. russia's task news agency report dmitri compton died of cooper 19 in moscow hospital. the yankee was a former k g b spy, who became a british citizen. he died hospital in london in 2006 weeks earlier. he drunk tea laced with radioactive material at a hotel where he met the per, the criminal, denied involvement. emergency workers say the death toll and fridays train crush in southern germany has risen to 5 local police a several people are still missing. at least 44 people were hurt in the accident. some of them sustained serious injuries. officials are still investigating the cause of the derailment. like con,

this will be talking to us. we can say that of the 4 earlier concerns, fatalities, full of female. as for the 5th, i can't make any statement at the moment. among the injured probably also young victims, because the train was on its way home after school. out of their immediate network continues to demand a rapid independence in transparent investigation into the killing of its journalist and the occupied westbank. serene. claire was shot in the head by israeli forces while she was on assignment and jeanine. on the day for funeral, was ready for his storm the procession and started beating. mourners, causing pull bears to nearly drop her coffin. they didn't stop the thousands of palestinians from marching through occupied the streets, them to take part in her funeral and burial. members of the international community have condemned to killing and continue to call for an investigation of who i was with l 0 for 25 years. curry miss story of these really occupations. she was known as the voice of palestine to lead here in our desert. i was, i'm,

i've been job it and the world heritage site of iraq's in marches. and i'll tell you how the secretary's old inland wetlands system is slowly dying. ah, the journey has begun the faithful world copies on its way to catherine book. your travel package to day they get about to get wet in the southern philippines once again and probably the southwest of borneo, maybe even jakarta. what's the side of java? the shout and to wander around this time, you're not constructing any one place they move from place to place. but i would take this line up here as active. another one running into western me and marshall more or less the monsoon trough running up eastern side of a bay of bengal. so drove out to the southern philippines. got probably got 3 days of slow moving thunderstorm. not unusual, but it hasn't been always wet in the last few weeks. and the seasonal rains to the

north of that run across china, through south korea into japan that all like to view some flooding on the ground, which is normal. but here it is not the 1st time this year, but maybe the most significant. it's slow moving, keeps moving through. han sure thing goes off shore, dull and wet, day for tokyo, a drying day for southern china, except for hong kong cross in taipei. it looks reasonably wet the temperatures coming down a bit in beijing, but generally speaking it's still warmer than the average suggests. it would be the monsoon rains are flopping in and out. and all that sort of failing stage at the moment that shower in the western side of india in the north of india, it's still hot, dry and dusty hotter still in pakistan, official and line of the journey for over a century, american parents have entrusted their sons to the boy scouts of america, hoping they would gain skills that would improve their lives instead, countess young lives were ruined by predators within the organization. i knew there

was so much, but i could not figure out where it was coming from me in a 3 part series, full plunge investigates, a massive scandal that raw the united states scoutmaster part 3 on al jazeera blue. ah, are you watching out 01 of our top stories as her and protests had been held in shanicea to denounce an upcoming referendum on a new constitution president, case studied has ruled by decrease since july last year. it is old parliament and replace the electoral commission. russia is attacking military and artillery centers in the hunter region of east in ukraine. this off to ukraine says it

regained some last territory. both sides claim may control significant part of the city of out of the south career and the united states of health, a joints, naval excise in international waters of the japanese on the debacle. 2 officials at the 3 day drill to bolster the alons. his readiness against north korean publications united states had said to host the summit of the americas in los angeles on monday where leaders will discuss regional problems. for while the white house is hoping to bolster engagement with latin america, the event has been clouded by threats of a boycott. that's after washington decided to exclude cuba, venezuela and nicaragua. our latin america editor, nicea newman as his report. once every 3 years, leaders from all over the americas meet at the only gathering where all $36.00 countries sit at the same table, the summit of the americas. but less than

a week before president joe biden is supposed to host his regional peers in los angeles. it's still unclear who'll turn up neither mexico they leave. i threatened to boycott the summit. he after biden decided to exclude cuba, nicaragua, and venezuela, arguing they don't meet the required democratic credentials. yeah, no, he didn't. in the richer, no one has the right to exclude anyone. how can you call it a summit of the americas? where are the excluded countries from another continent and other galaxy, another planet? what a mala on doors and the caribbean countries as a block are also threatening not to attend wild. many of those who will plan to protest the reasons very mexico's president novice or would have on, for example, says that this is a matter of respect to a national sovereignty. while here in chile, president gabriella bodied says that ice and nation and sanctions don't work. and instead calls for dialogue and engagement with the leaders who are accused of human

rights violations, saying that they must be brought to the table and brought the task face to face. for this year's agenda focuses on reaching a region wide agreement on migration. but with mid term elections around the corner biden doesn't want to antagonize conservatives by inviting leaders from countries that are viewed as authoritarian. i think by the needs president, love the ssl rather to come. because mexico is the most important partner of the united states in terms of trying to control the flow of migrants. but by ignoring regional demands for an all inclusive summit, washington is undermining the summit agenda. the exclusion of some of the countries will mean bug god issue or be centerpiece, primarily in the discussions among presidents. the failure to engage to properly engage with latin american countries is going to be costly for by using unfortunately for the u. s. other countries do see latin america as a priority,

particularly china. so i think the only one celebrating the way this summit is goin is showing cuban venezuela. now say they won't go to the summit, even if invited a last minute, face saving deal that may allow lopez over our load and the others to attend. but the damage may be done with many arguing that a precious opportunity to work with the united states as a partner has been squandered. to see a newman al jazeera santiago, a you and human rights official in sudan has condemned the countries continued. crock dunham, pro democracy, protested dominic dang has called for an end to the use of excessive force against demonstrators and the release of those detained under a recent state of emergency that have been regular rallies against the military since it sees power last october. london is preparing for what is being done, the platinum party at the palace late on saturday. it's

a lot concert. it's the latest in a series of events, marking. queen elizabeth 70 a rain as persons mark. the concert is set to feature celebrity guests and performers that include dyna ross in the bones, duran duran queen for brendan has more than julie celebrations for monday. after the 1st 2 days. all the queens, platinum jubilee celebrations, which are more formal occasions, the troop in the color, military processions on thursday and this and paul's cathedral service of thanksgiving on friday. now we're into the weekend saturday sunday. the kind of that the celebrations turns are more informal, leisure lane, kind of party type of atmosphere. we're gonna have st parties on sunday and the main focus of today's celebrations and on commemorate sions. ah, i'm thanksgiving is, is a party here in central london on the mouth just outside buckling and pass. were a galaxy all talk, pop and rock stars are going to be performing in honor of her majesty. i'm. some of the names include queen the band at now fronted by the singer adam lambert. we're

also going to have alicia keys. are the proceedings are going to be brought to a close by ad sharon, singing the song perfect. there will also be spoken interludes. i understand from the famous naturalist as is to david and bra and the football a former football david beckham 2. and what's interesting though is that the queen herself won't be in attendance. so she is going to be at windsor castle. she has been feeling quite frail after the exertions of thursdays, events, and so she won't actually be here, but that doesn't take away from the sense here in central london of glorious sunshine, feeding into a sense of well being and a sense of thanksgiving for the work on the sacrifice on the ship, just just to giving that the, that her majesty put in over these 70 years that she's been on the throne. a scientist submission to start warning about the concentration of carbon dioxide in the planet's atmosphere. the u. s. climate agency says it's reached

a record level that's 50 percent higher during the pre industrial era. official from the national atlantic an atmosphere administration say instead of cutting back on fossil fuel use, the world is doing just the opposite. last year saw the largest ever annual rise in carbon dioxide emissions. saudi arabia has welcomed its 1st foreign hodge pilgrim since he started the pandemic group from indonesia. arrived to medina and will travel to the holy city of mecca. 1000000 pilgrims are expected to perform hutch that will take place in july of all sweat land in southern iraq. believe to be the biblical garden of eden, slowly disappearing the unesco heritage wetlands of suffering from government, neglect, and climate change, and as its vanishing. so the ancient traditions of people living there without a bon jovi reports now from iowa in southern iraq a 5000 year old mode of transport is slowly disappearing from iraq unesco heritage marshes. to be

heard a members that 6 decades ago, there was water in a hot or marshes. i saw the airbus in. it's been 4 or 5 years on the water level is decreasing. gradually. it really affects us when there's water, the marshes come to life and we can fish. when i was young, the marshes were a magnificent place. not like these days. we were able to collect marsh reeds and fish. now we're left with nothing. no one knows. as the water dries up, so does the demand to make the ancient machines or marsh boat. in addition to boat making, they used to be work for maintenance and upkeep. now most of the boat makers have left the swamps and rivers and so the cooper buster and many of the 20 types of boats for hunting transport or passengers are not being made anymore. the ones which are made use important material. the ancient technique of making the machines or the marsh board is all but last, the local board has been replaced by industrial timber. the arches are now being

made with java wood. and instead of railways, they're using fiberglass and chemical tar. in addition to climate change and drying marshes put makers also face frequent public up bothers a 3rd generation boat builder and says it's quicker using more than equipment and imported materials are cheap, aton and learn how to put it in better than the old boat was made of wood, cotton and nails. now all these materials not used now fiberglass is used. it's better than the old way. previously, people waited for a month to get a boat, but with low water level, there's no work. my biggest fear is the drought. no water means no work for us. one of the world's largest inland delta has shrunk from $9000.00 to just under 800 square kilometers. the marshes were dried for oil production and agriculture from the 970 than to combat armed groups in the 1990 s. and people from the marcia c.

the promises to help have just been quote, ink and paper. linda showed that the government did not do anything for the marshes, no strategic plans, no health or educational projects. the residents are deprived of everything. the boat industry flourished once, but now the marshes are getting smaller and people rely on fewer boat. climate change is the main factor. it will become worse with summer evaporation levels. also upstream dams. in turkey and iran mean more than 40 river tributaries are totally cut off. the water buffaloes are an important part of the local dairy industry. but human and animal based is also a challenge for the fragile ecology bookmaking in this pristine habitat and its ancient heritage are all at risk. and without immediate action, this unique marshland is pushed closer to extinction every day. summer been jo without the ra, a heart of southern iraq, one of africa because john's festivals is kicked off on the senegalese island of

saint louis. we've covered 90 restrictions, lifted thousands of tourists, have come to the event that showcases music inspired by africa. nicholas huck reports now from sunday, ah, improvising on stage is malia and jazz artists bedrock with, with a band of senegalese musician ah, taken by the music many in the crowd are unable to keep still. among them, melinda and richard who travelled across the atlantic from washington d. c. to attend the event. this music is really out the room. yeah, this is weren't jazz came from. ready power originating with the green ocean where people chanted their stories of their families and they use traditional instruments to accompany at home. and what eventually became american jazz. had its roots here in africa in particular west africa. and we'll go from washing. judy shuler was

a strong jacket, music scene, and we had one really enjoy. so we thought a be interesting to come back and get a deeper understanding of what just gone and how it sounds. you with cove restrictions lifted, this 30th edition of the st. louis jazz festival is bringing hundreds of visitors. the archipelago is a unesco world heritage site. during the 2nd world war, african american troops landed in this former colonial capital of french africa, bringing their music, explains the festival director, if wound up or was have released from the mississippi river to here, there is a flow of music. perhaps african slaves brought their music to america, and african americans brought it back here in this dialogue, there is the sound of this voice feels like a divine melody. mullin are disc realty wishes there could be a festival, like this in war torn molly or ukraine. does for all jazz's freedom,

it allows you to escape somebody to be free from the blues and leave your worries behind. none huda sounds from the back. oh and thee and goni transport the audience in a musical jury. ah, let me show you the insurance that he has on stage he's been using just before he picked up the guitar of core i, which is a 10 string instrument. and then on stage is also a calabasas which is another traditional west african instrument. this is what this festival is about is to introduce afro jazz to a wider public right here in saint louis. this is the celebration of music of love and of the joy it brings to people no matter where they are from. nicholas hawk al jazeera st. louis synagogue ah.