the situation has been very uncertain. people don't know who is actually in charge here. the military has announced yesterday that they will use for us if people stop occupying buildings again, government buildings. they have been occupying these buildings as we know. since last saturday they left the buildings yesterday at the symbolic gesture, basically to say, we have reached or made our point. we don't want to occupy billings, we don't want to use violence. we are a peaceful movement much. we are still not happy with stone. still not satisfied with the political process, how it is going, they really wanted. we come a seeing a 2 step down as well, and that's not looking likely at the moment yet step. you just mentioned the army there. so what about the security forces? i mean, yesterday we saw the army fire volleys of the cf gas to get into the crowds and protest is on the streets. all we like to them to see them come out and that more forcefully against the protest to, to restore law and order on the street. well,

there's absolutely that fear at the moment because what we've seen in the last 48 hours. so i have to say that there's a lot more secure with the forces on the streets. it seems that so we can, seeing the acting president has full control over the security for us right now. so they are much more visible that in the days before, when the protests were basically occupying most of the city center. so you can see now that it is a different moods and the military sat that they will use for us. if protests will go into buildings, again, if someone is right thing. so if that's fear, absolutely. but if that's going to stop protest. so that's a big question because it was also curfew. announce yesterday, but nobody was obeying this girl, if you a lot of people are on the street and you can see now also here behind me, this is the last rally important that the protests will have still change after

leaving the other government buildings. that is, this is the president secretary, it's officially when we come saying guy is going to be foreign and later today as the official acting president, that's supposed to be happening here. this is where it normally would be. this is the old parliament as well. but because protesters are still occupying it, it's still quiet. the people are trickling in. now they might have to look for another location. we don't know where that will be and where protest will gather and, and the next coming hour from now i'm step. what about go to bio roger pack, so we know he fled to the movies initially. he then went to singapore. as you've just said, we don't know yet. if you'll be granted assign him, he could be getting to even a 3rd country. this is a spectacular fall from grace for the got to by doing if the entire like or isn't absolutely. and people are responding have been free in the country because of his rule. in the last decade. they have been fleeing the country because they weren't

jonas because they were lawyers are human rights activists. and they say also now today is quite an emotional day because we had to flee because of him. and now he had slapped the country in quite an ungraceful way. as i described in the darkness of the night, basically it's now in singapore happens for asylum, which singapore most likely wouldn't grand to him. he is there now on the official private visit. if that's his destination or his place of exile, we still don't know. there was a lot of talk that he was going to go to do by, but the whole process of him fleeing and where he's going to go to has been very unclear and also what will happen next. what will happen next people i also asking will he ever be brought to justice? of course, during his time as the defense secretary, when there was a war going on in the tama areas, then a lot of war crimes have been committed. that's what human rights organizations

have set, and nobody has ever been brought to court. they also feels that he is responsible for this and should also be brought to justice. not only for the economic mismanagement that he's been accused off in the last couple of years. but also for older crimes that have happened when he was in charge from life for the initial and can capital columbus stamp. thank you. all right, so i think just heard that got to buy a roger pack says resignation has now officially been confirmed by the speaker of shank as parliament. it marked the end of a type of presidency that lasted nearly 4 years. it could also put an end to the roger packs of families, multi generational present centurylink and politics. natasha can name looks back at the rise and fall of want to shine because most controversial leaders. the images of protesters lounging in the pool cooking in the kitchen and making themselves at home in the presidential palace, mark the unforgettable and humiliating end to go to buy

a raj. a pox as short lived tenure as sri lankan president, elected in november 2019. he quickly govern the country into a state of destitution and desperation. by the time protesters forced him to resign, the nation had plummeted into an economic crisis with no easy solutions in sight. i leave them a while ago with another did i think that we have told the most powerful president in the world to go home. we have come year breathing tear gas, washer cannons and bloodshed. the protesters of already released a list of demands. they are not. requests, these are the people's demands. it was a stunning reversal of fortunes for roger pox a and his powerful political family. now, he was a 3rd generation politician. his father was a member of parliament and a cabinet minister. his brother served 2 terms as president,

2 other brothers also served in the government. russia packs, his supporters credited him with helping to end a 26 year civil war. between the majorities in a lease dominated government and the minority tamil tigers. wanted an independent state an estimated 100000 people were killed. roger packs arose through the military ranks and served during the beginning of the war. and then he emigrated to the united states and worked as an i t specialist and manager of a convenience store. but in 2005, he returned to his homeland to ensure his brother, my hinder one at bid to become president roger pox. i became the defense minister. and his goal was to end the civil war in 2006, he survived a suicide attack by the tamil tigers. the u. n accused,

both sides of committee war cries, human rights groups accused roger pac saw a disappearing opposition. activists and journalists, and to 2015, interpol accused him of engaging and corrupt practices. to obtain military hardware . he denied all the allegations. but what roger packs are, cannot deny is his economic policies and allegations of corruption led to dire shortages of food, fuel, and medicine. whatever good will the island nation of 22000000 once had for him and the roger pack, sad dynasty is now long gone. natasha name al jazeera raji. ah, not china's economic growth is slowed sharply as a 0 coven policy and widespread lockdown shirt industrial activity,

and consumer spending. second quarter gdp grew just 0.4 percent compared to the same quarter last year. economist one, the government's full year growth target of 5.5 percent is not achievable. adrian brown reports from hong kong for more than 2 decades, china's economy has been the dependable engine for global economic growth. but that engine is starting to sputter. he thinking since you that the world's 2nd largest economy is slowing and president changing pings. 0 tolerance over 19 campaign is being blamed. 30 months after it began, but in whoo han, last month he signaled that it was a price worth pay. given the low vaccination rate, no country in the world is able to get it down to 0. so how is china going to be able to do that? particularly with low vaccination, right? it seems a very toy odom earlier this year. business activity in shanghai was brought to a standstill for weeks creating calles and food shortages. now the business and

logistics hub is struggling to contain another outbreak with households advised to stuck up on 2 weeks of food and medicine. while many countries are trying to live with cobra 19 along with its multiple sub variance, china, it seems, will not be joining that list anytime soon. and so for now, the economy remained stuck in a stop stop pattern. this week the government has released another batch of economic and trade statistics, but they don't necessarily reflect what's really happening to the economy. says one skeptical analyst, i think as a, as the reference as a reference. but like all of fishes, the physics we analysts townhouse trying to figure out it correctly in terms of that i think that the key figure that does matter though is the one for annual economic growth that this year china's leaders set at 5.5 percent. i think

that's going to be very hard to achieve because there are so many headwinds. at the moment we have inflation taken off around the world. maybe the world economy might sink into recession. so that means chinese export markets could woke up with millions of people confined to their homes. consumer confidence is flat. that's why inflations hovering at around 2 and a half percent low compared to the us and europe. the uncertain economic part is on building in a politically sensitive year. after the 20th party congress in november, president, she expects to secure an historic 3rd term. adrian brown, al jazeera, hong kong or russian airstrike has still at least 23 people in one of ukraine's largest cities. vanessia. many others were injured as missiles at residential buildings and businesses. i'll official reports from a capital case. a desperate dash to save

a life pulled from the debris after a russian missile strike in the tone of v need. so it was mid morning when 3 explosions ripped through an office building and to residential blocks. the area was packed, the number of dead and injured significant president vladimir zalinski called it an act of terrorism shaudra. today, russian rockets hit our city vinegar. a typical peaceful city. cruise missiles had civilian buildings, destroyed residential blocks, a medical center. and there is a fire, cause were on fire trams. this is a particular criminal act of russian terror. it cannot be done by humans. their barbarians if the ukrainian claims are correct and what was fired with caliber cruise missiles from a submarine that adds to their allegation, that civilians are being deliberately targeted. because these, my cells are known to be incredibly accurate. rarely string more than 4 meters away from the intended target. the attack came just omers after ukraine's foreign

minister renewed calls for a special tribunal to investigate, alleged russian war crimes. speaking to a meeting of europe's judicial authorities, the metro caliber says there should be coordination with existing agencies. we have heard a number of reservations since day 1st floated in the early march. most of them expressed concern that this effort could replace existing international courts and thrive yellows thus weakening them. i want to clearly reiterate, we did not any such invention. countries at the ukraine accountability conference agreed the investigation into the war could take years. but see, it's important any one responsible for any atrocities must be held to account. russia denies it is committed war crimes during what 8 calls special military operations in ukraine. alan fisher al jazeera heave time for a short break here. now does air out when we come back?

anger explodes of a fuel shortages in haiti as gang violence brings the capital to help or not strength. ah, the journey has begun the faithful world copies on its way to the castle book. your travel package today. hello, they will have a look at africa in a moment. the 1st to the middle east and it's hot, it's dry. and a little bit dusty. we've got gusty winds blowing down iraq into saudi arabia, kicking up a sandstorm or 2, but it does look relatively quiet, much quiet down in the south. just a bit of popcorn cloud lingering around a few showers into yemen ano among. but we are watching a swirling area of low pressure that's expected to work its way into eastern areas of oman. certainly by the time we get in some monday. now the heat dominates across north and north western areas of africa, places like morocco and out g area,

but of dust been kicked up as well. so horace, sand from those blustery winds west. however, across the central band of africa, we are seeing some feet of thunderstorms rolling across the likes of molly. as well as chad in the days to come. by the time we get to saturday it will be nigeria that sees some of that torrential rain. no further south of this is much dryer across western areas of southern africa. we are seeing a trail of showers pull into the likes of mozambique touching into zimbabwe. but further south of this, you can see that clear skies things aren't going to change. however, for cape town, we have got a cold front bringing in rain. certainly by monday i saw officially outline of the journey light and robust debate. a lot of folks when they hear the word refugee think stranger, they think other law latrice stuck in these camps. it's regardless of your ratings . the way you're coming from, you said, give everybody safety from global issues to those that need to be of human rights

and land defenders and brazil. they live in a circumstance of permanent violence and intimidation. the street for a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera, a ah, welcome back. i took them out about top stories here. this, i'll to speak up to lancaster, parliament us confirm the president go to buy a roger oxygen resignation has been accepted. roger baxa is now in singapore to fling to the mall deeds on wednesday under pressure of mounting demonstrations urban, unprecedented economic crisis. china's economic growth a slowed sharply with the 2nd quarter,

g d. p increase in just 0.4 percent compared to the same quarter. last year, economies been under pressure due to at 0 cobra policy and widespread lockdown. now a global food crisis, soaring inflation and a gloomy economic outlook are the focus of g 20 meetings in bali. but finance chiefs from most of the world's largest economies are holding talks. jessica washington report in bonnie's resort district of new said, do a finance ministers from gee 20 countries are preparing to discuss a troubling issue stage of the global economy. i made soaring food and energy cost us treasury secretary, janet yellen, once russia to be held accountable. it's troubling to see how the war is contributing to higher energy costs. food insecurity and hunger for the most vulnerable globally is, yellen will use the meeting hosted by indonesia to push for a designated price on russian oil, a bitch,

pressuring moscow to rent its invasion. it will also aid in maintaining the global supply of oil, helping put downward pressure on prices for consumers in america and globally. economic impact of the war in crane has sent commodity prices soaring people all over the world are battling with the rising cost of living. a result of high inflation supply chain disruptions had been aggravated by the war. in the midst of a gloomy global economic outlook, indonesia has stressed the need for unity in the lead up to these meetings, president joker were dodo want. millions of lives are at stake. it governments can't find solutions to the ongoing food crisis. the u. n. development program has found more than 70000000 people have been plunged into poverty since the war began . among those struggling in jakarta based small business owners, the 3 on she's been the sole bread winner since her husband lost his job last year

. now ballooning expensive, i mean she's struggling to keep her laundry business open and her family spent so long. there were rising prices are making life so difficult. everything keeps going up and price. analysts say low income households have been here particularly hard 1st by the pandemic, and now with mounting inflation. this inflation can also push up people who weren't in the poverty line, not being able to afford some of the, their basic needs as well. the international monetary fund is projecting a further downgrade in its next global economic forecast. a prediction that will no doubt be weighing on the minds of delegates at the g 20 meeting. jessica joins us live now from the g. 20 summit in barley, jessica l. a gloomy, global economic outlook. what can we expect them from this latest g tend to meet

well, that's exactly right and myriad of issues to discuss as the challenges faced by the global economy. continue to grow. to unpack some of these issues. i want to bring in an expert mohammed pfizer from the center of perform on economics. i shall thank you so much for joining us today. we've heard talk about this darkened economic outlook, downgraded economic growth cons. what are your thoughts on the health of the global economy? yes, indeed. so if we look at the recent development in the global economy, the posse is, and especially this year, i think it has one of the spoken volumes on the origins of this meeting us. if you look at the, well, the, the barnaby has not been over yet. and then now we have facing the, the geopolitical issues with the russian and, and ukrainian, our war. and we can see recent developments in the america and europe and also in

slow down in economy growth in china. and we have also seen some of the emerging countries developing countries, lecture lanka, and some of the south south east of south asian countries. oh, so i spirit and seeing, you know, recession. yeah. so i think this is, this is very serious, serious issues. and, ah, indeed, we, it is, i can say that it is almost impossible to overcome these various threats without you know, collaborations in collateral corporations and also neutral understanding. and really at the g t o n t countries need to discuss these various threats, you know, to not just to, to survive, but also to overcome, you know, and also fall, not just for a short term, but i'll say in the longer term i. so we hearing a lot of focus on this issue of the food crisis that it urgently needs to be resolved. as we heard a short while ago from the division finance minister. from your perspective,

he's thinking you're getting worse. are we getting any closer to a solution? yeah, it did because with the rising inflation and more particularly there, the inflation of foot commodities. i think it is just a very, very serious issues and in the, in the near future. and we'll see we're currently, if we look at the what happened into lanka, so that the food to the 50 shoes is actually some foot scarcity and insecurity is actually something that is really, really crucial to be overcome. and without any corporations, because we'll look at right now because of it between countries, either through 8 or a food trade, i think it is very important to our program. the, the, the fuse insecurity issues, especially in, in m, e, m, d, c, s. you know, in developing countries we've heard about the scarring effects that, of course, the, the, all economies are struggling right now, but really, the effect will be most spelt high, emerging market, psychedelic in countries. are you concerned about this going back as countries

trying to overcome? not only the economic effects of the panoramic, but now this soaring inflation. yeah, that's, that's true. out of the indonesian situation, for example, indonesia is relatively resilient compared to many other countries. but if a look at the employee, human sector, for example, and also the informal sector which, you know, construct the bigger part of the indonesian economy. but you can see that it's carrying a fact that many of those who work in the, in from a sector has not been, you know, going back to the, to the job market. and that has effect on they've their purchasing power. so even the panoramic has been over, i think it will take time for a country like, you know, the show with a beek and from a sector you know, to recover and also to, to get a, which gain better bait which gain in the future. i saw thank you so much for those insights. important to note of course, that indonesia is hosting the g 20 this year and throughout the course of its g 20

presidency including over these finance meetings. it has tried to portray itself as this bridge between advanced economies and also developing countries. whether or not it will be able to successfully keep the focus and progress on these issues of food security and other pressing matters, facing the global economies remain to be seen. but for indonesia, at least from what we heard from each of each in finance ministers, sri mariani who is hosting these meetings. she says that the food crisis issue needs to be urgently resolved. and that many countries, not just, those are within the g 20 a watching these meetings closely to see what can be achieved because really the ramifications will be felt around the world. right there. jessica, washington, life us there at that g. 20 in body. jessica, thank you. but he was president joe biden, andy's romeo prime minister yale, a period of signed a non binding declaration to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. biden also restated the u. s. position on a 2 state solution for israel and palestine. stephanie decker reports from western

loosely israel, the 2nd day of president jo biden's, middle east trip started with interim is ready, prime minister, year le pete. the leaders all smiles at their meeting top of the agenda iran, signing a non binding declaration reiterating the u. s. is ready partnership america's commitment to israel security and to ensure iran would never acquire a nuclear weapon based on the other main topic of discussion. israel's integration and the region, israel's piece with his neighbors. these are essential goals. tomorrow i'll be the 1st american president to fly from israel, directly to jetta. saudi arabian, i represents important progress, mr. president, you will meet with the leaders of saudi arabia, katara, quaid, oman, and iraq. i would like you to pass them all a message from us. our hand is outstretched for peace.

we are ready to share our technology ready for our scientists to collaborate and our business is to corporate opposition. leader benjamin netanyahu got 15 minutes of face time, a man not used to taking a back seat during u. s. presidential visits, netanyahu has worked hard to undermine his opponents, accusing them of being on statesmen like and unqualified to lead. these images will no doubt work in the pete's favor had of november's elections. israel's 5th, in 4 years. this trip is less about who is or will be prime minister and more about israel as a whole. it's relations in the region and countering iran. before heading to jetta on friday. biden is scheduled to stop at augusta victoria hospital in occupied east jerusalem. historic in the sense that it's the 1st time a u. s. president will visit a place in east jerusalem away from the old city. he's expected to pledge

a $100000000.00 to help palestinian hospitals. but this moment from the press conference possibly won't go down. well, with the palestinians, your visit to morrow is jerusalem and you won't be accompanied by an israeli official. does this represent a change in your administration's view regarding the recognition after as alone as the capital of israel? and if is jerusalem is part of it. thank you, and she was crushes no occupied east jerusalem as what palestinian c as the capital of any future state and issue policy and present mahmoud abbas may res, with biden, who he will meet briefly in bethlehem on friday. the palestinians know that this trip is not about them. a few economic incentives. yes, but there are no new diplomatic offers on the table to revive long story piece talks. the american priority is to focus on wider geopolitical issues and encourage more arab countries to normalize relations with israel. stephanie decker al jazeera was true, slim. haitians are demanding that government stepped down because of runaway

inflation and unchecked gang violence. at least 18 people have been killed and fighting the rival groups in the capital over the past week. sanders, roddy, the pulse haiti is sliding deeper into chaos. ah, protesters have taken to the streets after dozens of people were killed in a wheat of gang violence. insecurity and unrest adding to a spiraling economy that is never completely recovered from a devastating earthquake in 2010. no boy or situation is critical because we are facing on history and hunger or children can no longer go to school. the government is useless. we demanded, departure. it has to go to protesters blamed the government for the fuel crisis. every time they want to raise fuel prices, they claim there's a shortage. it's not true. there is no, there's no need to cause people such pain if they are determined to increase prices, we will set the country on fire, criminal gangs, run the streets with impunity,

police to week to stop them. but this week, anger and a loss of public trust outweighed the fears of kidnapping, robbery, injury, and death. every line must come together to revolt. children can't walk on the streets of po, to pray. we're tying it, we can't live like this in more. let's rise up. it's difficult. there's no way to live there bullets flying everywhere inside the house. we aren't safe who can't go outside. aid groups are struggling to provide medical care to victims of stray bullets and knife attacks. the hallmarks of gang violence, but fighting hunger is perhaps their biggest challenge. he has 1000000 people in emergencies. and just for god, what other people does? this is a very bruce to that. so we're very, we're haitians have been fleeing crushing poverty for generations. many to the

neighboring dominican republic or the united states. as living conditions fail to improve the number of people making perilous journeys in search of food and safety is likely to increase. zane bas ravi ultra 0. taiwan has conducted its largest disaster preparedness exercise on record simulated natural disaster in wartime scenarios to boost its civil defense response. as tensions with mainland china remain high floors larry reports. ah, these look like scenes from a movie or possibly a real life emergency situation. ah, but these are merely mock scenarios, part of taiwan testing it's readiness to respond to natural disasters and missile attacks. the drills have been modified to prepare emergency services and citizens

for possible assault by china. dina, and there you go to set up a feature of this. yes. drill is we incorporated war turns scenarios scenes from the russia ukraine war and also similar to china's attacks on taiwan, not without the brushes invasion of ukraine has the taiwanese government were it that china could launch a similar assault in the future. chinese fighter jets have enter ty, once air defense identification zones, multiple times of this year, and act taipei views as a military provocation. the to slit during a civil war. in 1949, the beijing seized the island as part of its territory to be taken by force if necessary, on bundle you can fool, we keep strengthening our combat abilities in the hopes that we have the ability to defend ourselves and rescue others and case there comes a day that we are faced with the situation of war and got a 1800.