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a strong message. the leaders of the u. s. on china warn each other or the taiwan and their latest phone call and agree to hold a face to face tool. ah, hello there, i'm miss darcy. attain this is al jazeera life and are also coming up. russian forces launch massive missile strikes on the ukrainian capital kids, and the chinese have region has ukraine launch as a counter offensive to we take costs on the family of murdered al jazeera journalist, sri and i will accolade demands a u. s. investigation into heavy rain triggers. flash floods in the united arab emirates, and cat targets. rain and july, for the 1st time on record. ah,

ah, now u. s. president joe biden and chinese president. she's in being have held 2 hours of frank talks and what's being described as a tense call. the phone conversation was the 5th between the 2 leaders since biden took office and covered a range of sensitive issues. u. s. policy on taiwan was a major topic. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi is considering visiting the island, which beijing believe is part of its territory. she warned by not to quote play with fire. the u. s. president mentioned genocide and forced labor practices in relation to beijing's treatment of weaker muslims. he also criticized what the u. s . is as china's aggressive military posture across asia, on the subject of trade, biden reported, he stopped short of discussing the removal of tariffs on chinese goods, accusing beijing of unfair practices which harm american workers. our white house correspondent kimlee hawk. it has been well, what we know is,

is there is right now no change to u. s. policy. the united states is sticking firmly to is one china policy. in other words, that taiwan is a part of china. but where things get murky is that under us law, there is also an obligation of the united states to defend taiwan a if it is attacked in any way that is something that it would be obliged to help support. and so that is why there is a bit of a diplomatic problem for the united states. if nancy pelosi were to visit the island, the potential that there could be some sort of military confrontation, given the fact that right now in the c surrounding the island are not only the taiwanese military, but also the united states military and also the chinese military. now in terms of the phone call, there was a very strong word of caution by the u. s. president to chinese president chic

paying. but any sort of effort by china to try to absorb taiwan our, to in any way. try and obtain the island by force would be strongly discouraged. in fact, the u. s. strongly opposes any unilateral efforts to change what the united since calls the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the top. the taiwan strait is the message that was conveyed by the u. s. president. so both of these leaders really sending a very strong message. well, i spoke to michael swain, he's the director of the east asia program at the quincy institute. and he says the 2 sides are yet to have any meaningful dialogue. there's been a continuing dissatisfaction on both sides. that neither is really addressing the concerns and interests of the other. it's really in some ways, a sort of dialogue of the deaf. you have these exchanges of talking points, which we've had again, in the case of the 2 precedent speaking with each other which are fairly pro forma

. but the problem is that neither side regards the other statements is being entirely credible. and that's because there's been a whole host of different factors over the last many years, beginning in the trop administration and the she, jim ping administration, that really lowered the sense that the words and deeds of both countries are really interaction. there is a greater sense that underneath the positive statements that are being said, when they are being said, and that's not very often, that the 2 sides are really still just maneuvering against each other in a very, very 0 some way. and we've got to really get out of this kind of dynamic people criticize those who are opposed to nancy pelosi visit by saying she's a member of congress, and other congressional delegations have gone to taiwan in the past. so what's the big deal? well, it's a big deal in this case because she's not just any member of congress. she is the 3rd person in line for the presidency. nancy pelosi then going to tie wanted this

particular time, then just makes the situation been more unstable and even more undermining of the idea that there is a one china policy for the united states. moving on an ukraine says that russian forces have launched a missile attack on the cave region for the 1st time in weeks. the regional governor says a settlement about 20 kilometers from the center of the capitol was hit. russian troops withdrew from that area. months ago, after failing to capture it, the northern region of chinese have was also targeted on thursday. meanwhile, ukrainian forces say they're stepping up a counter offensive in her son. the southern region fell to russia in the early days of the war, but ukraine wants to recapture. as keith says, it struck 5 russian stronghold to round the city. on thursday. a strategic bridge is now out of action after ukrainian forces hit it with long range rockets and another 3 bridges across the ne. pray river have also been damaged and recent weeks making it harder for russia to supply its forces. the mare of the occupied

ukrainian city of melissa poll says russian military convoys have been moving through the region to woods. cousin was murdered, none was to her more every day we observed 2 or 3 convoys of military equipment totally more than 100 units. these are tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, another armored vehicles that pass through city multiple or long was 3. so we're looking at moving direction of creamy and care. sorry. on the meantime, ukraine's grain exports through the black sea are expected to resume in the next 24 hours. 25000000 tons have been stuck in ukrainian ports since russia invaded cause and global food shortages, new and humanitarian. chief martin griffith says the plans are encouraging. we are hopeful, of course, planning but hopeful for the 1st ship movements to take boats within days her fruits more out of those bullets. there are vessels of course, in those ports,

with the grain on board ready. they will be the 1st to move, and then we will start having ships going in, inspected, and going in. john henry has worn out from the port city of odessa. already the careful choreography of the shipping lanes, those ships will travel through the so called safe passage corridor has already been mapped out. there is an inspection area, and then there is a specific shipping lane carved out. and there is supposed to be no military activity in that area. and as you just heard, this is expected to happen within days. it was possible we were told earlier that it could have happened today. that's not going to be the case. but as everybody prepares to get that more than 20000000 tons of grain out of those ports, the attacks in ukraine and the war and ukraine continue. this was supposed to be statehood day. but thursday morning began with 26 rockets, fired out of bella, ruse into territory in northern ukraine. it struck around keep its structure goya

of and there were also strikes and crept beneath ski in central ukraine. we're not sure if those were this. we're from the same source, but we're told 5 were killed and 25 people were wounded in those attacks. we've also been told that russian troops have taken over a nuclear plant in dumbass, the val harris plant. so that danger continues and that's why those ships haven't left the port so far as because farmers have been afraid. i talked to a farmer yesterday, northern ukraine, who said for now they're going to keep their grain on the farm in storage bags waiting until they feel it's safe to leave. but of course, there are millions of tons already of the sports and the world is waiting for that to avert a global food crisis. the germans city of hanover is planning to turn off hot water and public buildings to save energy facilities, including gyms and swimming pools will only provide cold water if

a hand washing and shallows and the latest german city to introduce measures ahead of the winter. after russia dramatically reduced the country's gas supply, many cities including the capital, berlin, have switched off some lights and municipal buildings and turned off fountain. all the u. k. is engulfed in a cost of living crisis brought on by post pandemic price prices. and the war in ukraine, it may be one of the world's richest economies, but one and 5 families can't afford food or fuel. jonah haul reports from penrith and cumbria hardworking mom and her 6 children. they were just about coping before the gas spill doubled. and the cost of living crisis hit. it can talk to them about why we can't fought and fancy forms and fleshy holidays and things like that vo. when you running out of the basics to get you through the way that

you feel like you've failed, lynn, you feel a faith in the family reluctantly sought help. sir. a dawson is a volunteer family support work at varying supplies to 90 families in the cumberland town of penrith, many of our families, mainly reluctant to come forward because they feel like it's it's they should be able to provide for the children and provide for themselves on the edge of the lake district, this picturesque facade hides a seam of poverty that runs deep andes, growing with inflation set to pass 10 percent, one in 5, households across the u. k. he's failing to meet its weekly bills, and things are likely to get worse. we're in the height, some are now and, and over alterman winter, there's gonna be real worry about whether families can and they may have to choose between fade in the family or, and keeping the family will. at the salvation army food bank in town. there's been

a bumper supply of donations from a major supermarket, volunteers, date and stack the products ready for collection by a fast increasing number of visitors. we're getting people that are working. and so they're on income, but they're still needing help because the, they can't budget the money out to cover everything. government assistance with energy bills hasn't done enough for the poorest, while a universal credit uplift during the pandemic has since been withdrawn. all of which leaves an enormous number of families up and down the country in food and fuel poverty, with nowhere to turn, but charity for help. the government, meanwhile, is otherwise occupied the candidates in a lengthy contest to succeed boris johnson have promised further help. but after a summer of holiday gridlock and public sector strikes, it will be the autumn before the new prime minister can get to grips with an economy on the verge of recession. i don't expect to have

a lot. i just expect to be able to pay my bills and my fate and not have to be constantly worrying over every single penny that goes out of this house. for the worst, often the prospect of a winter head with yet higher prices. and the dreadful choice of whether to heat or eat, joe, the whole al jazeera penrith, cumbria, all stella had here on the al jazeera, the u. s. economy shrinks for the 2nd quarter in a row. fueling fears, it may already be in recession. we will hit more on the gang violence and haiti where the capitals and main cathedral the set on fire. ah and he has begun the the full world cup is on its way to cattle. your travel

package to death. here we go with your world, whether update haver one thanks for joining in. so the flooding has been bad in southern areas, a baka stand. but i think on friday that brisk, that thread will extend toward the north stretching from islam of bod rate through to the horn. now in terms of those monsoon rains for india mostly relegated toward northern areas of the country, but were also seen that rain pick up once again for ma, harass, dra, go karnataka, right through into careless se asia. right now we've got a disturbance spinning away. but meantime, we're gonna get dowse with frame for southern sumatra by and large indonesia as main island of java, looking mostly fine and dry. so it's been about 7 weeks of unrelenting heat across southern sections of china. there are signs the heat is starting to be flushed out as because we've got some showers and thunderstorms in the forecast here. so hong kong at $34.00 at that's just a few degrees above where you should be for this year. thunder downpours extending

from harbin rate through to the yellow river valley and the gang c river valley. we had shanghai just 34 degrees a few days ago. you were pretty close to about 40 and for japan, still some pesky showers on honju. not too far away from tokyo, but tokyo itself will be sunny with the high of 33 degrees on friday. i saw a visual airline of the journey off to a lifetime within the walls have been rainy into a bengal tiger horizons. us suddenly whiten when she lands an unlikely roll in a feature film. but how long can have bittersweet freedom last? when crisis strikes the zoom? ah witness meyer a tiger's tail on al jazeera ah

ah. holiday watching al jazeera that's remind you of our top stories, the south, the u. s. and chinese presidents have held more than 2 hours of talks and what's being described as a tense phone call on the subject of taiwan choosing. being warned joe biden, not to quote, to play with fire. ukraine says russian forces have launched a missile attack on the key of region for the 1st time in weeks. russian troops withdrew from the area, months ago, after fading to capture it. now the family of al jazeera john mystery, and i will actually have made an impassioned plea for us politicians to support an independent investigation into her killing. they had the support of 80 members of congress as she harbor tansy reports from washington dc. my name is lena barkley

and shooting, was my aunt capitol hill was the latest stop for the brother, niece and nephew of slain al jazeera report, sharina blackledge. as i keep up the pressure on the bike, the administration to open an independent investigation into a killing. this is the very least the by the administration must do. they cannot rely on israel's word. war criminals cannot investigate their own crime tv and was my little sister. the family members also renewed the call for a meeting with president biden after he refused. during his recent trip to the occupied territories, a us citizen, a prominent journalist, beloved by millions of people, was killed by a highly trained israeli soldier. president biden was 10 minutes away. he never came to see us. an ag members of congress who joined the family and cooling for an independent investigation and she was trying to help us through her journalism. what was happening now. we owe her for memory and her family an outcome of

what happened to her? i'm so sorry. co family and i'm embarrassed or when the murders where is really uniforms, there is complete silence. this is bigger than one person or one country. this is about our values as americans. on tuesday the family met with us secretary of state and we blink him. afterwards he tweeted that he expressed his deepest condolences and a commitment to pursue accountability for sharina. quite tragic killing. but the family said he made no commitment to an independent investigation. the next stop for the block as will be the department of justice. the family says it's not naive and aware of the u. s. history of shielding israel from accountability for its killing of palestinians or us citizens. but it says it has to try and stop the cycle that leads israeli soldiers to feel that they can kill at will she ever time? see al jazeera washington, while latest figures in the us indicate that gross domestic product or g, d, p,

has shrunk. now for the 2nd quarter in a row, it's one of the signs of a recession bought job growth, remain strong, which hasn't been the case in previous downturns. my kind of has more from washington it's a crippling time for american consumers. the inflation rate hovering around a for decade, high of 9 percent, the base interest at which money is lent increased for times this year already. and now the news that the g d p had from for the 2nd quarter. another blow to national confidence, although president biden insist the economy will recover and there is no recession . both chairman power and many of the significant banking personnel and economists say, we're not in recession. the by the administration points to the fact that employment is rising at an unprecedented rate with over 2 and a half 1000000 new jobs created this year alone. as clear evidence that it's doing

a good job and opinion echoed by the treasury secretary. most common. and most americans have a similar definition of recession. substantial drop losses and mass layoffs. businesses shutting down. private sector activity, slowing considerably. family budgets under the main stream in some, a broad based weakening of our economy. that is not what we're seeing right now. but many republicans in a divided congress seeing a political opportunity. well aware that should the november elections take place in the shadow of a recession, it would be devastating for the administration impala. this economy is not working well in our economists are going to argue about whether we're in recession or not. but those are academic debate in order to be politicize the term. it's an independent body which decides whether or not

a recession is under way. the national bureau of economic research consists of 8 economists who gather and examine all relevant data and then make an independent determination. polls indicate that some 50 percent of the u. s. population believes the recession has already begun. despite what the president says are going to be a lot of chatter today on wall street and among pundents about whether we are in a recession and in a meeting with president biden. a number of chief executive officers agree there is no recession pointing to the notable absence of the most historically reliable sign of a downturn. point rise in the unemployment rate averaged over several months. by canada ultra 0 washington. now the head of west african block eco ass says guineas military rule is scaled back the time table for

a transition to civilian rule from 3 to 2 years. but there's been no confirmation of this from the gentile demonstrators in a capital corner, predefined about on protests to corporate end to military rules. one person died in demonstration, a large coalition of political parties and civil society organizations have been encouraging people to join their protest movement. a gun battles between rival armed gangs had intensified in haiti's capital. wednesday's violence was thought to be a fight for territory in the heart of porter prince. there has been a steady rise in gang violence since president of anomalies was assassinated last year. well held isaac as an independent journalist in haiti, he says the ongoing instability in the country has allowed the gang violence to flourish. in the last month, there's been no intense turf war waging between rival gangs in the metropolitan area. and essentially, data war has led to 471,

accounted deaths are in the community diesel a ah, which is one of the poorest our neighborhood of heating and one of the most populous as well. ah, in that lead, also to thousands of displaced. ah, people in the metropolitan area for difference course the, the, the civilians, women, and children are, are the one that seems to be paying the highest. all of this are ongoing violence in the, in the control territory gain control territories. where for the most part, their houses are destroyed, many of them are killed, are in thousands, are displaced in half to seek shelter, in improvised art, camps and improvised shelters. it's a serious, a very serious situation that we're facing here in haiti today. no opposition

empties, have heckled to peruse president calling him corrupt as he delivered a speech mocking the end of his fast here in office. hedrick as to who has survived 2 attempts to impeach him and faces allegations of corruption. it's a pretty man. i know this 1st year i have received a slap on the cheek from those who did not accept losing legitimately in the presidential election with the conscious 1st of the peruvian people. but in the 2nd year, i will not turn the other cheek, but extend my hand to work together for the benefit of the people. while castillo is the 1st person from outside peruse politically to ever win the presidency. the left wing me to came to power, the surprise election victory defeating his right wing rival by just 44000 votes. he arrived in government without the support of congress, the military, all political insiders opposition parties began trying to remove him almost immediately. and as we said earlier, his already survived to impeachment votes and it may peruse, attorney general started investigating him over allegations of collusion and being

part of a criminal organization. his credibility has been further damaged by people around him with a number of his family members and close government figures all under police investigation. arianna sanchez has more now from lima. a president a feel reaches his 1st year enough. is that a really bad time for him? 6 when he general launched my investigations against the precedent are also his eyes. oh, he's political. i like have turned against him some art collaborating with justice . he was expelled from his own political party. the political crisis continues to deepen. in this year there's been 4 cabinets more than 50 ministers dismissed his speech today. obviously, you will just this. he preferred to talk about a hell the economy and social while some tourist left the chambers. another

stood giving him, he's back hundreds of police prevented protesters from reaching congress and many here say they don't care anymore. what president has to say. they only want his resignation. italy is scrambling to relocate thousands of refugees and migrants on the mediterranean island of land, producer after surgeon arrivals. the crowded conditions at the reception center are adding to the trauma that people have already experienced as, as an attach a name reports. they survived the perils of the mediterranean, but once they reached the shores of lampa, do so many migrants, refugees, that asylum seekers see a europe that isn't quite what they'd imagined. oh, this is the welcome center. in recent days, it's reached more than 6 times its capacity. people sleep on the ground surrounded by human waste and garbage. there are no showers,

the stench is overpowering. it's not ready there too. and very, very, very sober. it's taken this syrian refugee 3 years to reach europe. he paid a smuggler $3500.00 for a boat ride to lap a do so one of the closest european destinations on the route from north africa. i walked olivia but for my birth broke him i have to go to build. before the recent wave of arrivals, the government says more than $34000.00 asylum seekers had reached italy this year . in the last 10 days, hundreds of migrants have been arriving daily. the authorities can't keep pace any dining room table in a dense and make it out. this is not a migrant emergency. usually welcome to 100000 ukrainians and we didn't have an

emergency. why don't we treating these people in a humane way? save the children says there are 300 minors in the center. many are low. he said can, can, if i do not believe that c o we are trying to ensure they know they rights offered them psychological support for they trauma and the create a space for them to play. the children express their feelings by painting they homes and a crowded, bought people drowning and sha heated. this voyage is often one of los violets and paid. having made it this far, these people are hoping their journey is almost over and they'll soon be able to start the lies. they've long envisioned in europe. natasha name l 0. lampa, dosa, italy, while french president emanuel micron has wrapped up a 3 nation tour of west africa with a visit to guinea to south micron. embarked on the trip in an effort to renew

relationships with african nations. in cameroon, macro, on said the archives on french colonial rule, there would be opened in full, to shed light on painful names. a large fire on the german cheque border is threatening to destroy a popular forest. the fire broke out on the czech republic size in the bohemian, switzerland national park over the weekend and then spread to the german side where the region is known as saxon switzerland. hundreds of fire fighters from both countries are battling the flames. meanwhile, heavy rain has treated flash floods in the united arab emirates. some houses were damaged and cars were swept away. and there's also been heavy rain here in cats are the 1st time it's ever been recorded in july. i'll see me meteorologist robin kelly has. well they were thunderstorms in doha, qatar this morning. and so what you might think is to say what it is never rained

in july in recorded history or any bodies living memory. it just doesn't happen. the reliable forecast or ravia is hot, dry, and dusty throughout the summer. 4 months of the summer. now the monsoon does affect some part sarabia when it burst out of in here it catches southerner. mom is salon, or it's drizzling overcast. they're occasional thunderstorms in a mom and yemen. but this year, when the monsoon burst into practice, darmesh cole, substantial damage loss of life, it cost a similar amount of flooding. you know, mom, this is a couple of weeks ago and we so okay, so it's come a long way beyond where it shouldn't been stronger. the sister occasional variation so says never rained in july in katara recorded history or anybody's memory. the same is true in queue weight. iran, very similar walla to shower may be while there's been flooding in the west coast of iran, the rains moving north in for the next 3 days in the forecast of significant rain causing flooding. maybe again here in bahrain as well, western iran and.