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this is al jazeera oh, but i wanna terry johnston. this isn't use our log from dough coming up in the next 60 minutes. russia put the squeeze on the gas supplies to europe, or the e. u responds with an action plan to cook. it's energy use. end of an era, russia announced, is it will stop sending its cosmo north to the international space station, bringing the future of the project into question. oblique global economic outlook. the i m. f warns of an imminent recession because of the war and ukraine on the pandemic. and unrest in the democratic republic of congo park protest is in 3 peacekeepers have been killed in the eastern city of good. hello, i'm sorry to hire with sports basketball stop. brittany bryan is drug trav resumes in russia. a defense team say she use kind of best med still tab says she fights

against potential tenure. prison sentence. ah, it's just after $1500.00 g m t. we start in brussels. we're, you member states have reached an agreement to ration gas after russia announced yet another cut to its supplies. the state energy giant gas promise says it will reduce gas flows through the north stream, one pipeline to germany, to 20 percent capacity, or russia blames the issue on a 40 gas turbine. but e leaders say the move is politically motivated to the l. shani reports from brussels. the energy crisis looming over europe dominated the meeting of u ministers in brussels, russian and gas ahead of winter, the best and only way to reduce the eas reliance on russian energy. fortified b. a sam correspond stay 15 percent cut in our usual gas consumption to be in the

beginning of august and the end of march. that's why we have pointed to this percentage as the target on member states should stay forward. russia is said to further reduce supplies through the nod stream pipelines, blaming a technical fault at one of the stations, something you ministers dispute of the short national game. as of today, there is no solution to the ongoing equipment issues at the party. i buy our compress the station near. there is no solution whatsoever yet. seems as saying nothing. they're trying to find solutions, but there are none. come out. as the west and russia exchange economy blows in response to russia's war in ukraine. european leaders say moscow is not a trustworthy partner. the wind is coming ah, and 3 don't know how cold it will be. but what we know for sure that the will

continue to play his so not the games her in the misusing and like mailing cur, by ha, ga supplies. so you, grace president, one of the major lensky says, europe is already at war with russia just on a different front. i see him, his bride. all this is done by russia on purpose to make it as difficult as possible for your opinions to prepare for winter. and this is an open gas war that russia is waging against the united europe. this is precisely how it should be perceived and they don't cable happen to the people or how they will suffer from hunger g to the blockading of ports, or from winter cold and poverty, or from occupation. these are just different forms of terror yet. wellness those, that nearly half of all the guys europe needs a, comes from russia. the supply is now down to our relative trick all come winter if european countries don't have enough supply stored up in time. it means certainly almost it will be

a struggle to heat homes and power cities. abdullah shami other sierra brussels. the last week european commission proposed a 15 percent reduction in gases for all member states and suggested it might have to make those cuts obligatory. well, many countries resisted that, so the agreement just reached in brussels is a compromise with a voluntary cut of 15 percent from august to march. the agreement includes opt out so that countries can cut less states that are heavily reliant on gas for electricity can avoid the reductions. and it's the same for countries exporting 90 percent of their gas capacity to other you states. and you official said hungry was the only member state that opposed a gas reduction agreement will know. abriana is executive editor for operations that energy intelligence. he says that europe is hoping for the best. but preparing for the worst, the nebraska center where we have a warm winter, a short winter. this plan is really never put into full effect. and that would be,

you know, there's not an emergency declared where these cuts become more mandatory under that scenario. you know, certainly be, comes out of the winter with still having some gas in storage and without significant disruption to, to things like heating were or need to switch to switch fuel from gas to, to fuel oil. things like that. now under worst case scenario, where we do have a colder winter where it does last for longer, certainly disruptions are, are greater. but you know, they're preparing for this by, by activating plans to switch from gas to fuel oil. they're making sure coal plants are available, potentially extending the life of nuclear plants. so those plans are in place, but it's certainly look like a much more draconian cut through the winter than, than we might see. other was addressing costs, was one of the major, talking points for the diplomats that were negotiating this agreement, whether you were impacted by russian gas flows or not. the idea was by cutting down

on our usage. we would then have more gas and it would stabilize. right? that would take away this kind of the weapon is ation of gas that russia has been, has been forcing on the you. but the issue is, is that, you know, beyond that, i think that, you know, we'll see that prices are incredibly high and they're simply going to be incredibly high, one way or the other. what we're looking for at best stabilization, not necessarily drawing them down to historical warms that we would have seen a year ago. but we also have to think the gas is just one of the energy commodities that russia sells to the world. i mean, in the grand scheme of things, oil and oil prices are at incredible highs as well as refined fuels, and those prices are incredible highs as well. so yes, russia probably receiving less revenue overall, but from the gas side of things. but i would say that it's still has ample revenues coming in from these other commodities. russia has launched more missile strikes on

ukraine's back sea region. the rockets hits the coastal village of his atoka. and since vanessa lensky, it says it's a residential area with no military presence. eastern city hall cave was also targeted. don't engine has more nor from keith. the russian defense ministry says it has destroyed the 8 in the nation and missile the bows in the southern blacks, the port city of nikolai, or it says it also destroyed port infrastructure in that case. and that was just one in a series of early tuesday morning. strikes by russian forces in the eastern crane town of harkey, a gas pipeline was hit that will leave thousands of people out of power. that is with the mayor there says, and also in odessa, in the region of a t. s a small town of toko was struck. that is, according to the president of ukraine american landscape who posted video said that only the residential areas were struck there and he says they were no military

targets. but in spite of those mythos strikes, a joint center to monitor ukrainian grain exports effect to open in it's done. baltimore is off to ukraine, russia, turkey and the united nations find a grain deal last week. all 4 will have representatives at the center monitoring the operation. the ukranian government says it hopes to resume great exports this week, the 1st time since the war began in february. well, plenty more head on the news now including schools reopen should anchor a lack of fuel students, but still struggling to get the close to the future after controversial constitutional referendum. and we'll hear from the form of football in the wells and for support. ukraine's child refugees ah ah,

the newly appointed chief of moscow's space agency, as russia will quit the international space station after 2020 for the reverse office that its focus will shift to building its own station. but nasa says it hasn't been informed about the move. it russia does quit, the i assess, it would be the end of an area of space diplomacy. the us and russia have worked side by side on the station since it went into orbit in 1998. because as you know, we're working within the framework of international cooperation on the international space station. of course, we will fill all our obligations to our partners, but the decision to leave after 2024 has been taken. i think that by that time we will begin to follow russian orbital station i believe or to the future of russian man space travel. first of all, should be based on a balanced and systematic scientific program. while here i challenge the former

nasa astronaut and international space station commander, he joins us from houston. the thanks for being on the program. so in terms of what russia has brought to the, i assess how significant willis put out be oh frankly, it says probably an empty rent right now. i mean, there is still 2 and a half years for them to change their mind. it's nice to think that they're going to build their own the space station, but frankly, they don't have the money for it. they don't have the budget. and even back when we began the i says program with russia fully financed by the us. it still took them 7 years to develop and build their core module and put it into orbit. so, you know, i don't think you're going to get a space station up there in a couple of years. and even if they had the money, it would take a lot longer. so if they're willing to walk away from their human spaceflight program, them don't with the i assess. but frankly,

i don't think they're ready to do that. and as a former commander on board, the, i assess how do you personally feel about that? what's happening? it's unfortunate that the politics on the ground have now reached up into space before the i assess was the one common ground that we had where, you know, it was in everyone's interest that it worked. and we never neither side use the, i assess for these kinds of political posturing for events on the ground. so we've seen that change 1st with dmitri regoza and, and now at a softer level, maybe with the new director. but nonetheless, saying publicly that the intend to quit the i assess in at the end of 2024. by the way, as you mentioned, without notifying nasa makes this and especially kind of a hollow gives it a hollow ring. when you're up in space, i mean, do you look down on the planet with a different perspective of the conflicts that are happening on a well certainly once you get to see the earth from space, a lot of us,

me included, have had this experience where you know, we feel like, hey, you know, i have a bigger perspective now and, you know, of course there are things going on on the ground, but at least we are exploring space together. we're doing research work together. and it was a pod, very positive dynamic to have all these different countries where the representative astronauts on board specialists on the ground all working towards that common goal. so it what really was a special time? so is space. now the next big political arena then for conflict or has it always been well, i think there's always been political motivation, which is why we have space programs, which is why we haven't i, as, as frankly, but, but the politics have always been aligned in, that's, you know it was no member country ever used the i assess or space exploration a for political purposes related to things happening on the ground. so it is,

unfortunately, we're seeing the shifts from the russian side. that's where they are now, you know, bringing the. busy politics on the ground into space and, you know, it's, it's, it's going to be a little less comfortable, of course, but frankly, everybody on board, everyone on the ground working on this program. they're all very professional and i think everything's going to keep working fine without any kind of technical glitches. so the only things that could happen no negatively, would be if russia really does pull out if they do, than the ice. this program is over and you know, frankly, the russians will have nowhere to go in space. the only child from a come on the, on the, i assess, we very much appreciate your time here. thank you. thank you. now the international monetary fund has released its report on the global economy, and it looks both gloomy and uncertain. the war in ukraine higher global energy in st prices. economic downturns in china and russia are just some of the factors that

have put the brakes on the wells, recovery from the pandemic. the i m. f and projects that global economic growth will slow to just 3.2 percent this year. higher food in energy prices on supply chain bottlenecks are expected to pushing lation up to 8.3 percent higher than previously projected. and in the world 70 leading economies, the i m f says the probability of a recession is now estimated to be nearly 15 percent. that's 4 times higher than usual. but the thing, the report in washington d. c, the m. f for the outlook is bad, but there are measures countries can take to mitigate worst impacts. the outlook is dark and significantly since april the world may soon be petering on the edge of a global recession. only 2 years after the last one multilateral cooperation will be key in many areas from climate physician and endemic preparedness,

to food security and that distress. i mean, great challenge and strive, strengthening cooperation remains the best way to improve economic prospects fall and mitigate the risk up to your comic fragmentation. let's stay with this. she had the returns, she joins us live with more from washington dc. she has to tell us more about this outlook that he doesn't great. does it not supposing, and i think you summarize all of a headline figures, i would add one more actually, which might get lost. i mean, i'm up does project that worldwide. inflation will reach pre pandemic levels by the end of 2024. so i mean that, that might be some cause, but hope that the problem with this, well, that can only outlook is. yeah, they, they come up with all those headline figures, notably 3.2 percent growth in 2022 for the global economy, but almost immediately off towards in the next paragraph. they add the risks to, to that outlook or overwhelmingly tilted to the downside. they immediately

undermine that outlook and say that if the war and ukraine leads to southern european gas in port summit, you've been discussing over the last few minutes from russia. if inflation is is hard to bring down. if there are further cobra locked downs. if titling monetary policy from central banks leads to enormous problems in emerging markets, in particular, the balance of payments issues and so on, that actually the focus is even worse. in fact, they say it's a plausible alternative scenario in which the risk more risks materialize. and in fact them 2022. great guys are the 2.6 percent and 2023. great guys are the 2 percent. so even grimma the actually the pick, as you mentioned because it's saying these are all headline figures. but in fact, if you were to met global corporation, i think you've read the global corporation leasing from the, from the west and, and russia. the very least. i'm that suggested isn't this could be actually a lot lot worse. ok with a bit that she had tansy live 1st in washington, d. c. thank you know, at least 7, that protested,

have been killed and dozens injured drink until you in protest of peacekeeping, base and democratic republic of congo happened on the 2nd day of rioting in the eastern city of goma. people smashed windows and new to valuables while helicopters lifted un stuff from the building demonstrates a se peacekeepers have not protected them from violence in the region. want them to leave. there has displaced millions of people. catherine's cycles this is what remains of a un logistics base in goma, in north kibble province. thousands of congolese protested, chanted auntie un slogans demanding the peacekeeping mission, leave the country to throw stones looted office equipment and other material. even the peacekeepers stationed inside and local police could not control the crowd

. as the defense of it, people are dying every day in the notes, in benny and into the province. in the presence of monasco, the peacekeepers have said they are able to keep people safe to ensure the continued implementation. the deputy spokesman for the un mission says everything is being done to minimize disruption to its work. of the mission is activating additional security protocols and advancing contingency planning to ensure the continued implementation of its mandate and the security, the safety and security of all un personnel relationship between some congolese and the un has been hence at best. the protest is say, the u. n. has failed to protect them from frequent attacks. the un peacekeeping mission in the democratic republic of congo has had a presence here for more than point years. despite this more than a 100 rabble groups in the east control, the vast region that is rich in minerals go, no respectable dojo,

no longer with respect or commitment. when one is good. but we should also avoid any speech or declarations likely to create mistrust. adante thought altercations are not new in 2019 there were riots in the territory of benny. several people were killed and un property was destroyed to the state residency, the u. n. the national army and other foreign troops have failed to stop the violence. many kimberly save, they are tired, they want peace, and if the un cannot provide stability, then its forces need to leave cathy sawyer, artis era. while felix in the hender researches the african great lakes region, with a focus on conflict, peace and justice, he joins us from tilbury in the netherlands. thanks for being on the program today, i put simply then why are these protests turning violent violent

because part of it is the fact that they have masses of people in the deals who have been ignited into believing. but monica is part of the problem of black off of security in the of the continental processes, basically feel like to be out solving one of the issues of the all wheel drive. the conflict if you will. and that is done back when you do some, for example, in the immediate recent past, during this month, the president of the senate, who is from south cape won't stop from the area, was in go me out on prostate go capital. i met speech way in which clearly he said that money's going needs to leave. so i mean, we can talk much about impact and causality. but especially since you said not that have it in the reporting to what's the about these parties have been happening in the past, but a speech like that, obviously data so bit already is spirit that our package it is. i've either wanted

money. so now you wouldn't expect un peacekeepers to be using lee for for so what's, what's going on? i mean that much of the country has known really instability for many, yet. so many times let's talk about the ninety's barrel. but since the early ninety's going even further, the part of the country did not peoplesoft people on the prison gate to it all the way to got i got got hot spots of conflict site was a populated and quite multiple intervention. that particular un force has been there since 1999 when it was created on for much of the time he was the biggest un intervention in any country. now i think in the can you kind of, you all righty is the 2nd largest and people are increasingly feeling that with that might in terms of numbers but also the mark. the comparative results is that he has to be the local. it's a security forces. he can do more than he does. that being said, it's

a very important to find out that this is really ignited by a very characteristic blame game that you find it all is a states, especially authorities. they cannot solve the problem, it and always to find a scapegoat. and today money's post. it seems to be taking the blame, as he said he, when it's been there all this time. but when it came in, did it create enough bridges with local actors as it were? that's the very important question. guess i'm talking about both the blame that he receives from authorities, but more is not course he's not really without any form of blamed up in many attempts to have written about lineage for money. when you're a bit to go a little bit more deeper into the way creates bridges, will local community, un intervention hub. characteristically been criticized for, for creating a bank, a kind of mentality, both the shielding them from the local situation, believing that that guarantees that the passion ality on neutrality but at the same

time, very much creating a feeling of disconnectedness to local realities, damage to song. so more extra has been part time and again, resized for that. and in that sense then, are the fact that it's perceived as a false, which does not do much good. it e is also partly as possibility of they are not for not creating let's say, the right channels of weights. they will cooperate with local actors to solve both security but also kind of piece. i mean grab your piece, building it with it with local communities. felix and a hinder live 1st until burg. thank you for insights today. thank you for having me . state a tv exit poll after to nip is referendum on a new constitution suggests 92.3 percent of those who took part voted in favor of the changes. the electoral commission says only a quarter of the registered voters actually turned up. so set up as more now from

choose a task the internet. yeah. with the company going to the pools for a controversial cost efficient wrap around them. thousands of police national guard and counter terrorism units. standing by many tunisia hoping that monday referendum would help improve the country in a minute. we have children, the highest kitty. we expect the referendum to lead to a better life for our children's children to have a better life for us. it's us. why are we living under pressure? schools are a disaster. the situation is catastrophic. everything's disaster. but not all are expecting this water will bring change. miss lucy, man. yeah, i'm not going to vote because we voted a lot of times without the results we were expecting. it's the results which forced us to not vote and not give any importance to it because the reality will remain unchanged. and i do not imagine there will be a change in the future. i mean, tunisia was hit hard by covet, 19th and amec that triggered nationwide protest in july last year. paven way for

present case site greater hold on palmer. he suspended the democratically elected parliament, dan in march, he dissolved it completely. this referendum is also being seen as a ward of confidence, foresight, while the opposition earth people to boycotted site pushed for them to take part. that is despite electro standards requiring him to remain neutral santa berman b. so either we will build together with our arms ideas and determination. we will build god willing and you were public. and so we will build a new republic based on real freedom and real justice, a national dignity, because there is no dignity for nations except with the dignity of its citizens. with the 5th of the workforce, unemployed and poverty level sorting to new highs. tunisia the comp da's spark, the arab spring uprisings across the region is once again at the cross wrought in 2019 during the presidential election, the turner was or 56 percent. and now this by only around 28 percent of waters

going to the ballot box, it will still be enough to ensure k sides plan to consolidate his power over parliament. the government and judiciary. and the fear here now is that this may pave the way back to authoritarianism. russell said that, i'll just sarah dennis. let's cross now to lizzy boatman, who's in jeanie sir? what's the reaction been from the opposition? and indeed, from the people on the streets? well the, the opposition dang see this is a legitimate price. it said from the start that the whole referendum in the writing this concentration is an illegal process. so they are saying that they're going to carry on as they were before, which is protesting against ty sides regime they've been talk soon, possibly looking at as little parallel government or some parallel or parliament. this has been something again that's been very she before. so the moments civil society is that are running in sort of comes in play,

say it's position some people are obviously absolutely elated about the result. a lot of people all just saying this is as a bump in the road in terms of transitional democracy. yeah, one person was saying that, you know, at 1st they felt that they should be sad that about this exit poll and it is only an exit poll that, that i tie sides. yeah. hi, science referendum might induce his niece in constitution. but she was saying that really what people should look at is that this is part of a process, a much bigger process. and there are always going to be these glitches and changes and bumps in the road and that, you know, being sad and downhearted isn't an option because we're looking ahead to november when that will be new parliamentary elections. so, you know, the, the reference to miss an eva, they will be appeals and we get to see how things actually will pan out. it is not

a defining moment. okay, and easy boatman, thanks for that update. was to the head heron al jazeera campaigning in the kenya's presidential election enters its final stretch, meeting canada's promising change. and in sports we'll adopt the semi final between england and sweden and the women's juris. ah hello. we've got some summer storms in the forecasts for parts of the middle east. over the next couple of days. you can see the pocket of clout here that's making its way towards i mom. and we have seen some really nasty rain just around the southern end of the red sea. western parts of yemen have seen floods, and much slides recently. further showers here as we go through the next couple days, hopefully not as watch bright,

but the showers will be pretty widespread on the other side of the arabian peninsula was but enough to reach share the you a ye pushing even here and kata temperatures around 36 celsius on wednesday afternoon with a chance to some foundry. dow pause and a similar pictures we go on into thursday. so the gulf seeing some wet weather. st flooding recently into southern western parts of iran, more showers running in here as well. so things looking a little more active than of late for the north hop drive, pretty much sums it up as is the case across much of north africa, particularly to northern areas of algeria, northern parts of america. again, temperature is very much on the high side. was a central belts, the usual heavy showers, making the way a further westwards over towards that western side of africa, some heavy damp holes coming through here with a chance of some flooding. not too many shouting to shut some parts of africa, but wanted to shout to the se. ah,

frank assessments, it sounds like you don't expect anything to change the problem in lebanon. it's actually structural lebanon needs, and you also contract in order for it to solve this problem. informed opinions, international communities on the goal was my security community. the government has no legitimacy in depth analysis of the days global headlines. this is going to be very hard for people to explain to the public that instead of pushing back on, you know, it's actually got to remember inside story on al jazeera news from al jazeera on the go and me tonight out is there is only a mobile app is that the, this is where we dissects analyze, and you have to find what's going on. i guess from out there is a mobile app available in your favorite app. still, just sat for it and tapped, made a new app from al jazeera needs at you. think it

ah ah ah. the watching al jazeera remind now of our top stores e. u. member states have reached a compromise deal when making emergency gas cuts this winter. europe is facing an energy crisis as the russian owned gas problem reduces supplies from nordstrom one pipeline to 20 percent of capacity. the new head of moscow space agency says russia will quit the international space station up to 2024 boards offset its focus will shift to building its own station. but nasa says it hasn't been informed about the international monetary fund has paint the bleak picture of the future of the global

economy. growth forecasts cut back to just a 3 percent new port. i'm ref says hire food and energy prices are to blame. israeli forces have rated the palestinian village of caraway bonnie hassan and occupied westbank. they demolished the homes of 2 palestinians who had been charged with killing a guard in april at the illegal is ready settlement. and i really need to, abraham reports, knowing you all does a deal meadow a has been asking about his bicycle since the early hours of the morning. with the help of a friend, he managed to find what's left of it. the matter he found that he says, the only thing that we're left with now is the memories of 25 years after is really forces blew up their house. early on tuesday, he is really military arrested jamiria and his cousin use of all see in late april both men are in the early twenties and he is really military accuses most chilling

a guards of an illegal as were you sacrament in the occupied west bank. after that arrest, the family was expecting the house to be demolished, so they took out some of their belongings. what they couldn't prepare for is to see their house and ruins. oh dear. i went to take my books, clothes, and toys by they didn't let me. israel has long implemented a policy of demolishing houses belonging to palestinian suspects. accused of killing his radio. oh my family, my son is a hero. it wasn't easy for him to see what the occupation and during ramadan, the events in the lock, so particularly affected handle oxy. i'm going to sort of kid on the la earlier on tuesday is really forces demolished the house of use of asi as well homeless. now the asi family are staying with relatives, that i've got arman enrique cumulus already. these really this is shown is that we can't we bill here for 5 to 15 years intelligence and this line is confiscating.

i'm so i have a plot here for juice. it will build on for now. we're scattered in relatives. home says all the homelessness in the is really government says house demolitions. i meant to prevent future attacks. but to human rights organizations say, since palestinian attackers are often killed or imprisoned, if their families who end up being punished me that abraham al jazeera, the occupied westbank. no opinions, head to the poles in 2 weeks to choose their next president and candid itself facing off and the debate. former prime minister by little dingo and the deputy president william router of the main contenders. both veteran politicians are promising change. i'll come web has more from it and get ah, kenyans are struggling with rising food and fuel prices, but no expenses are being spared in election campaigns. deputy president william router is one of 2 main contenders. political alliances shifted dramatically after

he fell out with his outgoing president, who kenyata retails among the candidates, talking about the cost of living. but they're not always explaining exactly how they'll address it. we will organize the economy and reduce the cost of living. is main opponent while a dinner has run for president for times before many believe he's been rigged down to some past election victory. so my, this time the historically dominant political establishment is backing him or presenting. yeah. okay, good option is our number one enemy. kenyans money goes into individuals, buckets, outgoing president, who re kenyatta is among those backing broiler. activists say can yet have government has been even more corrupt than those that came before it. riley's promising change retail held the 2nd most powerful off his in kenya for the last 9

years. so promising change many kenyon, the not convinced by promises to tackle corruption. it's a card that they play federal, excited the public and get voted by was the in power. we have seen what they do when they have power. and none of that convinced me that they have any, we'll divide by some previous elections. we contested largely along ethnic lines. this time, the politicians are talking more about policy, especially compared to the campaigns in 2007. those polls are followed by ethnically targeted violence. more than a 1000 people were killed. you know how the main site or represented in the coalition. so because every vote counts i, the parties do not have the luxury of demonizing any particular area. the pity impulse to retail slightly behind rayleigh, was enough voters still undecided to swing it. different amount of money is

expected to change hands in the final stages of the campaigns. kenyon, gigi, to vote in 2 weeks time. but so go live to american web, who's back in nairobi now for more on this. and malcolm, one of the main issues here as far as the voters and the candidates are concerned where we are right now. there's meant to be debates the presidential candidate going on to clear front runners in the selection to candidates. we just saw in the store your dad riding and william roots and there are 2 other candidates competing as well for in total on the ballot paper. and this debate was divided into 2 stages . the 2nd stage with the 2 front runners front runners, is yet to start right now. it's meant to be a debate between the other 2 candidates. george was koya, who's promising to legalize marijuana exported products,

as well as industrial farming of snakes to export them. and he venue, that's how he says he's going to. so can you can make was and pay off. it's staggering. debt is external debt. and then he was going to be debating with david why he guy, who's a christian church preacher and a lawyer, but just a short while ago was a coil world with spoke to his lawyer just here. he said, he doesn't agree with this format. he wants to be on the same podium at the front runners. so in that right now, it's actually early. david, why he got, who's being quiz by the moderators. now, in the 2nd stage of the debate, william who's the outgoing deputy president of kenya is expected to attend, but his main competitor, royal, or didn't get his stuff. he said he will not attend this debate. so again, i mean just going to be one politician in that being quiz by the moderators, without actually the politicians debating between each other and some of the list

and pundits that we've spoken to here say that this is just yet another problem for democracy can yeah, because this is one of the moment when candidates could have been held to account much more so than they all when they organize their own rallies and speak to the crowd. but of course, if it's any one politician setting up at a time and a half of the candidates didn't show up, then that doesn't do much for accountability. so okay, we'll leave it there. now american web ruby, thank you. now murder charges against the former prime minister of the so sue and his wife had been dropped the case forced at thomas vonnie to resign his leader. 2 years ago. anita miller has been following developments from johannesburg law suits former prime minister tom to bonnie and his wife marcia were accused of arranging the murder of his estranged wife depaula to bonnie. he's a strange wife was gone down outside a home in my serial 2 days before to bonnie's inauguration,

as prime minister that was back in 2017, it was led to the former prime minister and his current wife paid assassins thousands of dollars to kill his former wife to bonnie and his wife missy, i've always denied the charges and claim they were deliberately motivated. now those charges have been dropped. the prosecution says because they can't locate a key witness. the case has been a highly devise of one in the small mountain kingdom where some argued the former prime minister should not have been charged to begin with due to his advanced age. while others had demanded justice. however, he was forced to resign in 2020 due to the charges, and the political scandal that ensued a protest have been held outside near mars embassy in the ty, capital bank cock their condemning the execution of 4 pro democracy activists. o 4 were accused of helping us civilian resistance movement that has fought the military since last year's to executions has not widespread condemnation from

neighboring nations us and united nations. tony chain has more from bank home. protests is her being out on the streets here in bangkok on tuesday, outside. mamma's embassy expressing their shock and horror, the execution of 4 political prisoners over the weekend and condemnation. coming from the u. s. secretary of state un secretary general them peace, all across europe. here in southeast asia, malaysia's foreign minister said this was a crime against humanity. oh, we condemned de action by the hunter to execute the 4 activities. we feel that this is a crime against humanity. ah, i believe to foreign ministers when we meet in non pen. on the 3rd of august, we'll look into this little reaction from the military government inside mamma. their spokesman held a press conference that they were he failed to address the issue at all. although

when asked by local media, he said the executions were not because the military had any particular case against the men involved. they'd been given every opportunity to prove their innocence in a court of law. many people would dispute that, given that these were charles that took place on the military rule by a military court and in secret it would a piano and we knew that there may be criticism and objections when the death penalties were handed down and conducted in accordance with domestic law, however, we did it for reasons of domestic stability for the rule of law and order and for security we georgia, it was not personal like the opposition groups have said it was done legally. there has been reaction on the streets of memo with flash mobs expressing their anger and calling for revenge. the concern here is the opponents of the coo and the military . both seem deeply entrenched in the further along this conflict goes more bloody

good. schools have reopened in sri lanka after the government said it would provide fuel. so children could get to classes for lessons will be limited to 3 days a week. the schools were shot nearly a month ago because of widespread shortages caused by the worst economic crisis decades. now fernandez has more from columbus. the school week has now been limited to just 3 days because it's very difficult for children to get to and from school. now all these days for almost a month, the government basically closed schools because of the fuel crisis, part of sher long cuz worst economic crisis in decades. so what's happening is now the government has said it will make available fuel for school, ran school buses that bring kids to school or through the public transport system. and that this will help create and for them to provide that uninterrupted service

that i'm at the impression that the moment i handed this, i faced a lot of hardships due to the fuel crisis. i'm a mother and a teacher and had to queue for 2 days to get fuel. when all the head of the teachers trade union says that the government must look at the possibility of declaring the education sector part of essential services. so that teachers and everyone involved in the sector gets the priority that's needed to ensure that the education sector can function uninterrupted. they say unions are not advocating schools to be closed. because this is not conducive to students who have faced such a lot of disruptions in the past. so he says, this must be done with proper planning in order to take the school year forward. german airline. lufthansa is canceling nearly all of its flights from frankfurt and munich. she to a shady, old strike by its ground stoffel wednesday around a 1000 flies will be scrap starting from tuesday, impacting about 134000 passengers staff for striking to pressure management in

ongoing salary negotiations. now, greece like how much of europe on the u. s. has been coping with vicious a while far as the summer one fi on the on and of those boss forced hundreds of people to leave their homes. are many greek stones have insurance to protect those houses in the country of more than 10500000 people. only about 15 percent have home insurance, though, so demari has more from athens. this is the aftermath of peak wildfire sees an increase in this picturesque town about 30 kilometers north of athens. there's an eerie quiet as people take stock of what has been lost. pictures of land burnt, and homes destroyed. 24 year old r. yeah, from the lived in this house, her entire life with her family on july 20th within the span of an hour. everything her family had was gone. it will be on global. i want to tell us,

so this was the living room. and here was a, it was arm the table where we used to it already of these family home is the only house in this area that was the store out. and there was a studio there with drama, and he thought this house is one of the many homes in the country that is not a short. according to the hellenic association of insurance companies, only 15 percent of homes in greece have insurance, has his own. his 1st health, why not? because within thing don't happen for us. but it did so it can hardly who anyone. that's not the only reason most people here don't insure their homes. maria pull on saw, owns one of the oldest them biggest insurance agencies in athens. according to our agencies figures, since the wall fire started destroying homes in the past 2 years, there has only been about a 2 to 3 percent increase in insurance contracts. when we took the bus got the the,

i think the main reason is that they haven't understood how valuable their property is. only when they lose it, they understand. and also they have not realized how inexpensive it is to have home insurance. if they comprehend that home insurance costs roughly $1.00 euro per square meter per year, i believe that most greek people would consider ensuring their whole cfo. yeah. one of the other main issues here is that government has not been able to mandate the purchase of home insurance. most properties in greece are passed on through family inheritance. so most people don't have mortgages. that means they are not legally forced to purchase home insurance. the government has tried to force our homeowners to buy insurance only in certain parts of the country and move which outraged insurance companies and force fit to abandon the idea. but it does provide some financial assistance to those who have lost their homes to natural disasters. for now, many greeks were made uninsured and faced financial ruin with every fire season.

doors were safari, al serra athens heat waves, and while far is getting more frequent across europe. and scientists say climate change is one of the reasons experts. we're also discovering its devastating effects on europe's mountains, rancor go to expense a forest and flames at the checked german border. the fires spreading for one national park to another forcing evacuations. it's a picture all to familiar across europe during the summer sign to see climate change is one of the factors that's driving the searing heat waves and dry conditions. 45, your case, he ologist andrea skins, bower and esteem a tracking its impact by measuring the decline of play. sears in the swiss alps usually has to begin to lead september the end of the summer melting season. but this year he says the ice loss has been high and he needs to do urgent repair work

. ah replace the walls, mountain glaciers are melting in the european apps. glaciers are more at risk because of less ice cover. temperatures here are rising twice as fast as a global average back. everyone knows like there's no warming. once you realize that it's like the real business, you know it, we talk about it. you don't see it always in nature. the consequences are now you really see it like, oh my god, i was here like 15 years ago and now it has not gone. rivers in the market is not there anymore for these visitors, the effects of

a hot planet and what it means for future generations are clear is for once i get by our mortgage for our children, our grandchildren, i won't see this catastrophe personally. but yes, i am a bit frightened for them melting gleefully as a peek into a planets overall health when they vanish, lives, and livelihoods will be at great wisc. here in switzerland. the loss of these cases will also mean an economic decline to last to his dollars, bianca doctor out 0. still a head hair on al jazeera in sports. we hear from the sweden campus a deer up for show down the host nation for a place in the women's hero final. ah frank assessments. it sounds like you don't expect anything to change the problem

in lebanon. it's actually structural lebanon needs, and you also contract in order for it to solve this problem. informed opinions, international communities on the goal was my security. and that creates a government has no legitimacy in depth analysis of the days global headlines. this is going to be very hard for people to explain to the public that instead of pushing back, no, it's actually got 2 members inside story on al jazeera. oh, a lifetime for all the sports. headstart. thank you, kerry. well, the defense team of american base get a basketball fall. brittany griner has argued, she's medical cannabis to relieve injuries, like many other elite athletes,

her hearing resumed in russia on tuesday. and that she's home and pick champion was detained as moscow airport in february off to bait bait college, just containing kind of the full found in her luggage, klein has acknowledged guilt, but denies intentionally breaking the law. she faces drug charges and a possible jail sentence of up to 10 years. as i believe, n b a player will appear in court again on wednesday and can be asked to testify. and us officials say the 31 year old has been wrongly detained and should be released immediately by he says, i, she's watching as much as system store the position of the defense. not that britney was allowed to bring any prohibited substances to russia, as we continue to insist while packing her suitcase she didn't pay attention. i think that substances allowed in the u. s. were in the suitcase negligently. she did it unintelligible. i just want to show to the court that even in the u. s. where it's allowed. she used low substances occasionally,

as prescribed by the doctor for strictly medical purposes, for removing pain or now a lover, and then pick champion, informing us goalkeeper hope solo is p to guilty. it's driving while drunk. she received a 2 year sentence suspended sentence. rather it's been sent in march and the 4th year old was reports of the found paul stance at the wheel with the engine running and her 2 year old twins in the back seat fellow says it was a was a mistake of a life and her sense on the go rehab charges of misdemeanor, child abuse, and resisting a public officer has been dropped. the crane football grave andre tissue and joe has called for more mental health support. the child refugees, he's been speaking at the school in poland, which is helping youngsters from ukraine. who fred was back home? davis, thanks reports, duties and seamlessly. andre shanker is one of ukraine's most famous sportsmen. play on a monday. you paid a visit to a summer school in warsaw, which is using physical activity and especially adapted learning program to help you. craney in refugee children the with the trauma at the last 5 months,

some children saw his parents been killed and then this program going to help you know, full physical activity. and in the points when the just plain, just release the tension to forget about all the very bad things would happen in ukraine. legally. legally, this is one of many, some schools in poland sets up by the aid organization's war child and saved the children that supported by laurie a sports a good for which ship jenko is an ambassador. since russia invasion of ukraine in february, at least 5400000 people that registered this refugee across europe, hall for estimated to be children,

many of whom have no access to education for week. oh, the damage of the war is beat devastation destroyed dog d. c. p buildings, but the piccolo jeep aspect is also very important to war and psychology, especially with the children to help him to get out from that the images of the war and find it hard to play. ship jenco is retired now, but was voted the best football in the world in 2004. he paid to chelsea ac milan as well as captaining and then coach and ukraine national team. he knows better than most the benefits of physical activity play and running around, you know, seeing in the plan, the different games is kind of the relief just tried to, you know, for the game, forgot about everything,

they just play and smile. then the war and ukraine has no doubt left a mark on these children and many others. but schools like this a helping them recover, provide education, and maintain their mental wellbeing to ensure they have a bright future. david stokes out 0 in one place sweden later on. she's a for a place in the final the women's european championship. i think linda are thinking of fuss, major trophy, they're up against the sweden side who are the highest rank team in the competition in his los re semi finals that major tournaments have all ended in defeat. sweden go into the much an impressive home despite needing a stop his time when a to make it through the quarter finals. they've not lost any of their last 16 international fixtures. sweden, one the euro is the 1st time it was held in 1984. i've been really pressed with england so far in this tournament. i think this game will definitely be our

toughest game so far is the best team that we're gonna face. but we are so ready for this. we've been, this is our dreams. all of our dreams are added up and in this game, this is what we've been dreaming for and, and the reaching the next stage. and we finish with something pretty impressive in major league baseball. it's so part, pirates outfielder have been come all a gama, rather taking an amazing count against the chicago hub. stephanie with another look that although pirates still wants to make an offer for your support for now more later. thanks so much indeed. i will be back in the moment with more the days. ah aah! long

with a sanctuary for journalists. it was a haven on the wall and shelter for civilian refugees. were like scattered into the garden during cambodia as bloody soon washed off. flooring us to leave and suddenly we were turning up axon. the co rouge had taken anything of value out of the hotel. cambodian, let the know a new episode of war, hotels on al jazeera al jazeera correspondence, bring you the latest developments on the war in ukraine and we had to take cover cases of happening on a daily basis. the medics is a he is incredibly lucky. those coming out fast across the lines of no man's land where one of the few to gain access to this embattled town. they take us to their

basement, where we find others sheltering from the shelling these evacuation. now by say, 3 days journey devastated buildings are now a grim reminder that the russians were here. after a like time within the walls of in a rainy into a bengal tiger horizons. a suddenly whiten when she lands an unlikely ro in a feature film. but how long can have better sweet freedom last, when crisis strikes the z? ah, witness meyer a tiger tail on al jazeera, a diverse range of stories from across the globe. from the perspective of on networks journalists on al jazeera.