formed opinions, we will say more of it and what is happening is that climate change, it's making them work in depth analysis of the days global headlines draw. he is credited by some when really restoring italy's credibility his critics would say, he couldn't play the part of a politician. what do you think went wrong inside story on al jazeera ah america stand with taiwan. u. s. how speaker nancy pelosi meets ty, one's president, but washington says it's not supporting the islands independence. china's reacted angrily saying it's planning targeted military actions or runs taiwan. ah, i'm robot this and this is audra z. rely from doha. also coming up. the warring factions in yemen, extend a truce just hours before it was due to expire. the un welcome to move,

but agency said the death toll continues to rise. the 1st ship carrying grain from ukraine since war began with russia arrives of istanbul that our hopes the you and broker deal will ease a global food supply crisis. ah, the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi has been meeting the president of taiwan despite warnings of severe consequences from china. pelosi is the most senior us official to visit the self governing island and 25 years. china, which considers tie one part of its territory, says it is going to launch what it calls. targeted military actions around the island islands defense ministries accused chinese drills of violating its territorial space. i delegation came here to send an unequivocal message. america stand with taiwan and i,

i just hope of that. it's really clear that while china has stood in the way of taiwan participating and going to certain meetings that they understand that they will not stand in the way of people coming to taiwan. hello. so looking at rushes, invasion of ukraine earlier this year has made security over the taiwan straits. another focus of worldwide attention aggression against democratic taiwan would have a tremendous impact on the security of the entire into pacific, facing deliberately heightened to military threats. ta one will not back down. we will firm yup, hold our nation sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy to the gulf alonza international editor of ty, one plus. she's joining us via skype from ty paid good to have you with us on al jazeera. the speech is that we heard following that initial meeting between nancy pelosi and the tie when he's president. i'm featured to nancy pelosi talking

a lot about trade, but also making reference to the fact that the we're actually 5 mail us senators who visited taiwan earlier this year and had been provoked nearly as much of a response from china. that's right robert, you could look at it as perhaps she wants to do that gender issue. the result of the issue about those by going to church that didn't come to tie want weren't as high level as her are. these recalls 90 below the 3rd in line to the us president of the not the very high level delegate coming here on play one saw and the last time that happened was 25 years ago. so perhaps that might have been the reason why i tried to did not react strongly, but she does make a point that china has reacted in the run up to her bible. and even now with announcing the military drills around high wants water is now these, china often does these drills whenever there's a dignitary on taiwan he saw from overseas. but this time they're escalating and

elevating to a level. but it's pretty much unprecedented in recent times. and the question is whether they will actually cost that boundary across that line into taiwan soil or water. now, the ministry of defense here in taiwan has spoken about it that said that the rates find one's own combat readiness level. they also had said that these chinese nodes reactions these exercises amounts to a blockade of cy one. so the m o. d also has said that they promise accounts or any action that threats and i want sovereignty. how they'll do that is another question given trying to moultrie might compare it to sy once and of course said that they will of course, welcome any help from their allies and work in partnership with the us to protect i one although it is this very us business that has sparked this current issue. david, it seems as though beam the impression one get says that whatever response china

makes is not could be directly at the u. s. per se, it's more likely to be directed locally towards taiwan. what kind of evidence are we seeing that that might be the case that these military activities that you're talking about may not just be restricted to those, but it might actually be a part of a white campaign. absolutely, so this is china flexing its muscles, showing its might and really pushing through those intimidation tactics and saying where here we are larger than you at any moment. we could take that john has always said that they are not opposed to taking by one white horse as you know, china, plains, ty, one as part of its territory and regards it as a break away province. but the other actions we've seen that have already been in place in the run up to close these visit is economic actions that band hundreds of taiwanese firms, which provide food and agricultural products to china. and that will hurt definitely on the street level. here, china is tiwana largest trading partner that have very strong economic ties between the 2 sides and that, you know,

china can definitely do that very quickly. and with very little international repercussion. and we're already seeing that happen. and another interesting thing that china has announced is that are going to store it stopped the export of sans to taiwan. now, why is that an issue? well, taiwan is shortstop. it's close lines and beaches with that sand. so that once again chipping away a tie ones defenses by not providing better, having that agreement with china to provide that material for taiwan. w. thank you very much indeed. vivia gopal and international editor of taiwan. plus, we appreciate a thank you raising says policies visit is a serious violation of the one china principle, which is u. s. policy. the chinese military says it's on high alert on its launched, targeted military actions around tie. one tie one's defense, ministry says the drills have violated the island sovereignty. and of british un rules will pottery fork as a journalist based in beijing, he says,

china's president wants to highlight the country's military strength on an international scale that has been some very strong reaction from china as had been expected, vice foreign minister, c fung summons the u. s. ambassador to china, nicholas burns to lodge stern representations and protests. the foreign ministry also issued a statement echoing a lot of what we've been hearing the build up to this visit, but also in particular to say that so the executive branch of the u. s. government had the responsibility to stop this visit from going ahead and the china does not accept that this is an unofficial visits and part of long standing u. s. policy on the military front moments after nancy pelosi touch, dan and i pay the purely announced that it will be conducting long range live firing drills and waters off the east of taiwan. and that there would also be drills from thursday in 6 locations. encircling taiwan no doubt designed to demonstrate that china has the ability to overwhelm at the islands. and the saw

saying that it is unlikely though that china will take any hostile act wall. nancy pelosi is still in taiwan, but at the same time, the response is likely to be far stronger than anything that we've seen in recent years. it is important, of course, for president she jumping not to be seen to be weak on this issue and to be seen to be in control, particularly at what is a very sensitive time for him. but there are concerns also that this will be used as a pretext for more regular, a military aggressions and provocations towards ty, one over $5000.00 indonesian u. s. and other troops are holding annual joint military training exercises until august. the 14th. this is a good a shield as it's known as expected to be the biggest yet, and it's going to include 14 countries. the drills have been held every year since 2009. we're jessica watson's john is now from but roger in indonesia. this is

coming at the 10th time, obviously with china threatening military drills close to taiwan and know we have this large scale operation happening in another part of the region. just talk us through what's been happening and how much of an impact is, is going to have on tension in the region. well, that's exactly right. as you mentioned, these exercises take place every year between indonesia and the u. s. what is different this year is the scale and the scope of these exercising will exercise as we have new countries participating. japan, for the 1st time, australia scaling up its involvement involving its army for the 1st time since it became involved in these exercises. and significantly a number of countries observing for the 1st time among the countries observing include indonesia, neighbors, to molest ale east, he more pub in new guinea at canada, france, among others. and it's significant to note the countries that are observing because last year, japan was also an observer in these exercises and this year is participating for

the 1st time. so what we're seeing this year is not the normal guru to shield exercises that take place between the u. s. and indonesia. but what the indonesian organizers have referred to as super garrett a shield a short while ago at the opening ceremony just a few hours ago. we heard from charles flinn, the commanding general of the u. s. army pacific, who noted that this is the most consequential region in the world at the most consequential time. it is, of course, important to note that these exercises, while they have been planned for many, many months, take place at this time of height intentions. not only between the us and china, but also other countries in asia and china significantly when we talk about maritime incursions in the south china sea. it is significant to note that indonesia tries to charter a middle part trying to maintain positive relations with both aging and washington . but in this instance, it appears to be, at least in a military sense,

edging closer to the u. s. at last, he has exercises. beijing lodged a, a, some concerns with the indonesian ministry of foreign affairs about the fact that the exercises had been scaled up. now that the exercises are in fact larger than they've ever been at in this 16 iteration of the grid a shield, it is likely that we will hear some discontent from badging. jessica, who is a leading these exercises given the fight, that there is the tension that we're seeing at the moment between china and the u. s. is it focused around the u. s. or is it more broadly spread in terms of influence when it comes to the exercises? while these exercises have a long history between indonesia and the u. s. both countries play a key role in organizing it. there are the other countries participating this year, japan and australia, but both those countries and the other observers make note that this is really a practice, a tradition that has many years of history between the u. s. and indonesia. what is

significant this here is that we're seeing this scaling up not no longer just a normal ga rudo shield, but what the u. s. and in the major a calling a super rude a shield. it is likely, and we can expect that some of the countries observing this year for the 1st time, may indeed become participants in future iterations of gertrude a shield. now the both organizers have made a point of stressing that this exercise is merely an exercise. it should not be viewed as a threat to any country that message it seems to be pointed specifically at bay jing, as china has in the past raised concerns about this grew to shield exercise, but it's unclear whether that message will in fact be received. considering that at last, he has grid a shield exercises badging did in fact complain with the indonesian ministry of foreign affairs over the expanding scope of these exercises. jessica washington talking to us from but roger in indonesia and jessica, thank you very much. this is in the southeast asian nations says any further

executions by a mere mar, zonta, could force it to rethink a piece plan to resolve, escalating conflict there. cambodia is prime minister hon san made the remarks at a meeting of the nations in non pen leaders that are expected to discuss a number of security concerns in the region including the ongoing crisis and me m r and u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi is visit to tie one the 1st cargo ship carrying grain to leave ukraine since the russian invasion has been cited off the coast of turkey is expected to dock there for inspection on wednesday before heading to lebanon. the ships being monitored by a joint chord nation center in istanbul, turkish russian, ukrainian, and you and staff are there. as part of a deal signed last month. the ship left the ukrainian port of odessa on monday, the water ukraine's crippled the country's economy. no one knows how many people are unemployed landmines planted by the russians and making it difficult for farmers to reap their harvest. and when striving, fishing and tourism industries have disappeared, john, hindrance in the port city,

vanessa. with more on the economic told the war has taken place in here are difficult and thought i would there some explosion, lot of love lost his job is a cargo sailor in angelina discovered she was pregnant. they just bought a new apartment. these were the 1st days of the war. now they borrow for the mortgage medicine in doctor visits. sometimes it's not enough. they have france, thumb o family if they borrow at this people money for pay, because i can't pay our, our company own that company's us apartments. a say you should pay, you must be, is that then not have any choice in the southern port city of odessa and across ukraine. the war has shut down fishing tourism nearly everything leak of best. java owns 3 restaurants here too were closed,

but she reopened the 3rd. she considers it an act of patriotism all the years that we've been working were successful. so i can't afford to keep myself busy until keeper people working. and i think in the way it is between elliptic so i can, i can afford that. i mean i, i am ready to, to lose here. sometimes it feels almost normal here until it doesn't, ah, outside is allowed. boone, a russian strike. then an air raid siren it feels it feel safe from here and being here. feel safer from the inside. but it's it is a big illusions, but she says she won't keep it open through the winter. the few remaining tourists will all be gone. just south of the ports in odessa is the town of z atoka, a resort area where people come to vacation,

but they're not coming here any more because of the perils of war. a russian missile strike hit this residential area and you can see the devastation somehow. no one was killed in these destroyed homes, but little is left intact. fee re crane for faith. i'll think like this, beth, he got. this is not my that left here. after this, it's both little left little work in constant danger from the explosions ah, our to leave high risk and to we can bite and everybody can, that is well, that's why we afraid fall to life. they also fear for their child's future. it will be over chapter in our life and the we should to be stronger. i want peace in our country with all ukrainians, florida, love, and angelina journey through

a perilous presence to an uncertain future. john henderson, al jazeera, odessa ukraine. stella had an al jazeera ah iraqi, she, a politician looked at al serra tells his followers to leave parliament and continue their protest outside voters in the u. s. state of kansas. reject a proposal which would tighten the rules on abortion ah, the journey has begun. the fee for world copies on its way to the castle book, your travel package today. hello, we do still have right in the forecast across part. so thea, arabian peninsula we have seen flooding recently into amman. little bits and pieces of cloud still rolling in here and i suspect we could still still see further fat showers for the possibility of flooding. as we go on through the next couple of weeks, you want to spot seeing some wet weather down towards the south as well as

a wet weather. once again, i'm afraid in to yemen. that western side has been particularly badly hit over the past few weeks. i think that will exacerbate the flooding, concerns that we do have here. few showers into that western side of our saudi arabia or as well perhaps not quite as widespread as we go on through thursday. things here with hotter we should stay lars, you dry temperatures here at about 44 celsius, could get a 50 in baghdad or rather more comfortable 30 celsius which was at eastern side of the mediterranean, previous sunshine. meanwhile, across northern parts of africa, showers rolling off the if you open, hardy to see these clutches of storms is drifting from east to west. northern parts of nigeria could see some flooding rain over the next couple of days and that will push through towards god our solemn areas of marty could see some very heavy showers showers extending all the way across towards the gambia. we seem floating recently into our uganda hoping not quite as wet over the next day or so. still a few showers here, nevertheless. and one or 2 showers further south. cats are airway official airline

of the journey. new voice if heating up the airway. lot of can you listen actually kimberly here, but i really think in your own country shifting power bases, the rise of citizen journalism has changed everything. how do you happen? it happened on social media and the undeniable impact of the mainstream narrative. australians went to the pole with those images front of mine is a war that is very much being fought out in the media as well on the battlefield. they're listening page. dissect the media on al jazeera. ah ah. you're watching old, is it a reminder of our top story is this. so the speaker of the us house of

representatives, nancy pelosi says america stands with taiwan. she's been meeting the president of taiwan despite warnings of severe consequences from china lucy's the most senior us official to visit the self governing island and 25 years. the chinese military says it's on high alert and has launched targeted military actions around taiwan owns defense ministry says the drills have violated the islands sovereignty and of breach un rules. first, cargo ship carrying grain to leave ukraine. since the russian invasion is anchored off the coast of turkey, the ships being monitored by a joint coordination center in istanbul, turkish russian, ukrainian, and un stoffer. they are as part of a deal signed last month. yelman's warring parties have agreed to extend a 4 month truce for another 8 weeks just hours before it was due to expire. the un envoy to yemen says the truce between the government and who the rebels will now last until october. the 2nd. then as when came hours after an omani delegation

included 3 days of talks with the healthy leadership, the 2 month extension of yelman's truce is being welcomed by members of the un security council and the humanitarian community who point out the positive impact it's had since it was 1st adopted back in april, reducing the number of casualties the longest period of calm in 7 years. and i had other positive impacts as well, allowing fuel to get into the country and displays people to return to their homes . but there are sticking points that remain. they want to get more supplies into the country and they need to work out how to pay civil servants. and one major sticking point has been reopening roads, particularly around the city of tai ease, which is controlled primary lee by the government, but who the aligned militia seemed to be stopping access, getting in. so all of this comes also with some worrying signs in the country. the organization save the children,

points out that the last week of july was one of the bloodiest in years, a total of some $65.00 civilian casualties. they were killed in that time. $738.00 of them were children, us. so all of this is raising concerns and putting pressure on the process going forward. but the un special envoy for yemen. hans greenberg says that the parties have agreed to intensify their negotiations going forward in an attempt to reach a more permanent political solution. the rocky sheer leader mocked outsiders reported of told his supporters to withdraw from iraq's parliament and continued their protest outside. thousands of them stormed a complex in baghdad on saturday saturday, called on all iraqis to join what he considers a revolution. but his opponents have called the takeover of parliament. a qu, they unrest follows months of political deadlock, which has prevented the formation of a new government. backward of the what had reports and how the political chaos is taking its toll on the lights of baghdad. citizens, iraqis have been waiting for

a change, taxi drivers anew exception. they say the recent unrest has wilson and already over a stretch transportation system. jama all roads are so crowded, so german to all wake has been affected. we spend long hours to get a few passengers, other out with his crises to mail out elect him to travel to baghdad. he goes, i said, we'll take care of colored it. and so most of the roads are blocked because of the security measures imposed following the demonstrations. so we have to make turns that take hours within iraq's political system is in crisis. there hasn't been a government for my mom's parliament has been occupied by supporters of influential she, alida mac, that a solder. he and his backers reject the nomination of him, how much he, a sudan for prime minister. and those who support the rival,

the coordination framework, have stage it counter protests. eventually what's other did is that he actually provoked the coordination of frame by saying, okay, i want, i want to change to put the whole political process. so what the coordination frame is that made demonstrations and show the secret is that we are capable to go to the edge. so that means eventually they will be negotiations. so that's it. it's eventually a political game. it's not we me going forward for some sort of freeform for the whole political process. this political standoff has disrupted work across several state institutions. iraqis are facing scorching summer temperatures and possibly weeks of political unrest. many have been hoping for a new government that can enhance services and improve the lives. although it's an oil rich country,

iraq remains one of the least developed nations in the world. poverty and unemployment on the rise high shove, i got that thought about. we count on you authorities to create jobs, we need jobs, we have been waiting for so long. people here were hopeful for a change, especially after last october z elections. but recent events have overshadowed those hopes with outdoor algebra. but that what is in the state of kansas have rejected a measure that would have made it more difficult to get an abortion to you. as president joe biden says, the result shows most americans believe women should have access to abortion. but referendum asked whether the state constitution should continue protecting the right to terminate a pregnancy. kansas is the 1st state to vote on reproductive rights. since the u. s . supreme court overturned that all the way to decision. let's bring in j moyer, that pro choice activist. i'm president of the l g b t q plus caucus for the kansas democratic party. they're joining us now from

overland park in kansas. good to have it with us and i was here. thank you very much indeed. what's your reaction to this result? well, it has been a crazy few weeks in kansas, but today was an amazing surprise. i think a lot of us are shocked. i have been involved in politics in kansas since 2018. and in the middle of the donald trump presidency, we elected our democratic governor or kelly and my area elected our democratic congress elementary, david's. but even then, i have not seen this much political activity and political interests and democratic issues across the date of kansas. so tonight was an amazing night. it is a victory for kansas, and i think it is a victory for the entire country as well. it really shows that people do care about access to abortion, reproductive health min, the state of kansas and in america,

kansas is traditionally i mainly conservative states. although you do elect to democratic governors. what kind of pushback do you think you're likely to get from people who support the decision by the supreme court? so in kansas, specifically, this decision was a 2 to one decision. 66, roughly percent of the vote voted against the constitutional amendment, which would drip our state constitution of abortion rights. meanwhile, the other 33 percent was in favor. it is my belief that radical republicans in our state legislature and radical conservatives in our state will try to pose this as a problem and a mistake. and that kansans won't have understands what they voted on. but the numbers are clear, hands and support access torsion. they support access to reproductive health care, and it will be my personal go goal going forward to make sure that republicans and

conservatives in our state know that be in the issues that kansans really care about. and not the fall narratives that they have been pushing in recent years. as you know, there have been concerns about further measures the supreme court might take with regard to, for example, gay rights l g b t q plus rights. do you think that this is an indication that kansas would stand up in the same wave to protect those rights are, is this going to be a fight by fight basis? you know, kansas is a really, really interesting state. we have had the westboro baptist church, which is the very famous church out of our capital city to beka that has tried to brad hateful rhetoric. we have had radical republicans in our state legislature. try to ban gay marriage and try to make life harder for us. l. g b, t q, kansans. but it is my personal belief that the majority of our states,

the majority of kansan do except l. g, b, t, q members of our state. and if this were a valid referendum, then our state would vote to protect members of the g. b, teach community as well. i really, truly do believe that really good to get your thoughts on this j more. we appreciate you being with us on al jazeera. thank you very much indeed for your time. thank you so much for having me. 5 crews battling the largest wildfire in california this year have found 2 bodies in a burned out car. forensic investigate is sifted through deborah from the vehicle and collected the remains for identification. number 25 near the states border with oregon erupted on friday. it's forced more than 2000 people to leave their homes. you can find a lot more and all these stories plus a lot of background detail as well on our website address for that w w w 0 dot com. ah,

this is all, these are the top stories, the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi has been meeting the president of taiwan despite warnings of severe consequences from china. and she visited parliament. and lot of the island is one of the free societies in the world. hello, she's the most senior us officials to visit the self governing island. in 25 years . our delegation came here to send an unequivocal message. america stand with taiwan. and i, i just hope of that it's really clear that while china has stood in the way of taiwan participating and going to certain meetings that they understand that they will not stand in.