of the most iconic images of the conflict in vietnam were transmitted to the world . this was the front row sheet to the final stages of the war, saigon, caravel war hotels. on all g 0. we don't have a focus on the politics of the conflict. it's the human suffering that we report time. we brave bullets and bomb and we always include the views from all sites, new voice, if heating up, the airway. lot of chinese listeners with, kimberly here, but i really think in their own country shifting palate a case, the rise of citizen journalism has changed everything. how do 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, very much came forth out in the media as well as on the battlefield there listening post. dissect the media on al jazeera. ah,

china launches its biggest ever military drills and the seas. ne taiwan hours after us house speaker, nancy pelosi left the island. ah, hello, i'm emily. ang, when this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up anger in johannesburg as police arrest more than $120.00 suspects after the gang rate of 8. women are you in panel says this solid evidence for want enforcers attacked in attack, so does inside democratic republic of congo and aided the m. 23 rebels. the bank of england announces its biggest interest rate hike in 27 years and predicts them economic recession. whether you can ah,

or begin the program in the taiwan strange, where the chinese military has been conducting live fire drills just a day after you as how speaker nancy pelosi ended her controversial trip to ty pain . the drills are happening around the island to tie one says chinese naval ships and military aircraft have made several incursions into its territorial waters. a senior chinese diplomat described policies trip as manic, irresponsible, and irrational. that drills are focused in 6 exclusion zones that surrounds high one. let's have a look. 3 of designs overlap areas tie one says a part of its territorial waters in some places just 20 kilometers on shore. the drills include long range live ammunition shooting in to the taiwan strait. china has warned all vessels to avoid the area for 72 hours. nearly half the global can't

contain of late passes through this waterway every year. she's english single koli callaghan shampoo that. so what we are taking and we will be taking our necessary and a timely response and counter measures which has been fully thought through and seriously assessed. and that they are aimed at protecting our sovereignty and the security. they are in line with international law and domestic laws. they are a wanting to the provocative and also aimed at protecting regional stability and the piece that i went straight. patrick falk has more on beijing's reaction from the chinese capital. john is foreign ministry said today that it was compelled to act in self defense and all the action that was being taken was targeted at taiwan separatist forces state media reporter just after noon. that's long range live firing drills were being carried out in 6 exclusion zone surrounding taiwan. and it's population of 23000000 people. and the precision strikes had been conducted

and achieved the expected results. there's also lots of bon verified video that circulating on social media showing a rockets being fired from china in the direction of taiwan. it's, i want also said that had to chase away the aircraft as well as a warship said that had crossed over the median line. this is an unofficial border, which is generally seen to prevents any possible mishaps from either side unless did say that they expected the reaction to be greater than anything that we've seen in recent years. but china says the us is the provocateur and urged it to immediately recognize the one china principal for the sake of security in the region. time one's defense ministry says it's used flat to drive away drones flying over one of its islands, close to mainland china. the incident happened in the strength between taiwan and the mainland. there are a number of time when these islands close to china and tie one can men is the city

of islands over flown by those drones in the 1950s. it was shelled by by jing the u . s. considered using nuclear weapons to protect it. she you is part of the cayman islands. that's a chinese mainland. in the back of the photo, you can see them. china's warned ships to avoid the area for the next 72 hours because of poor flexion. men. half the world's annual shipping goes through this area. when t song is a specialist in china, taiwan relations, he thinks beijing's drills and to de, legitimize. ty pays claim on us only that part of the world near tower straight accounts for more than half the wall was maritime commerce. so in that sense, certain and a very critical feeling of communication, chuck point way, which is also lives raising a lot of interest and concern by other countries in the region. at this point though, i think the fact that china is designate its areas for me to read real in this

particular way, may potentially be buying the reassurance. however, ironically miss down, because from me the way i read it is that china is doing the ministry trail in those areas. trio, which overlap with paro tower territorial waters. precisely because china is more about diplomatic messaging more so than preparing for the next round of major military offences. and their way to think about it is that they are trying to counter diplomatic methods of nicholas below this trip to taiwan. the largest policy being such a senior official in taiwan to some how we can help lead to my sister and strengthens how and claim to be a sovereign state actor. and so china now is trying to counter that you're showing . no town is not a sobering state. actor, i'm going to show you by saying,

i'm going to do me a treat grills in taiwan territorial waters. i'm going to ban maritime shipping, doing all throughout. i was territorial waters as well. just to show that how one does not have true autonomy to govern those places. and therefore it's going to be like the maids and weak and poems claim to its own. autonomy. self comments lace in south africa have arrested more than 120 suspects. after the gangway of 8 women, northwest of johannesburg, the women were with a film crew making a music video when they were attacked. most of the suspects are also facing charges related to possession of firearms and illegal mining made. and mila has more from khaki. so this situation, year in khaki. so in the wasteland of chad is what is quite volatile. just behind us is a large group of community members. we've also seen a sales team, people there and needs to be illegal. mine, as amazon, as,

as they're known here. they say, not only are they mining illegally at disused mind sharps trying to find gold, but they're all so according to the people who are terrorizing the community, they accused these illegal miners of killing people in the area of raping women. here. people here say they're not safe and now they've come out and you see a number of police vehicles. they've had to use stun grenades and tear gas to try and disperse people. but a lot of these community members have come out. they say they've had enough and because police, according to them, are not doing enough. they are taking matters into their own hands. and un report has found what it calls solid evidence that we're want and troops have been supporting and fighting with the m. 23 rebel group in the democratic republic of congo. there were wanting government has denied accusations by the congolese government that it supports that group. the report comes awake after the un headquarters in government was stormed by protest as they accused pace,

capers of not doing enough to protect them from m 23 rebels. a short time ago i spoke to kimberly more severely who is from the center for research on congo. he says the international community needs to do more to stop lawanda intervening. if we know that there is emission established in the congo was sure, do not the nation do or should run the us international partners do. because our one hand, you see that the they international partners are continuing to support our, to support randa. in the case of the united states, that there is a senator, senator menendez, who's looking into how you can use pressure in the united states to evolve age to the military. in rhonda russel that's on the u. s. i'm on the u. k side, you know, seeing the same amount, the u. k. has a place to, to give run. they held a $50000000.00 for refugees that they are trenching our process in run. so

it's not no longer a question of which evidence to provide based more so how do we hold one to the caliber and we know how to. ready the, the cannibal is by it's international partner. she put sections to put pressure on them. and in 2012, the pressure that the foods actually helped the united states, scandinavian countries, the african development bank, all revealed its rhonda that we saw. ready under stopping the support of the n 23, and thus will be calling for now that for their international partners to use the sim, aggressive diplomacy by using 2012, which was at which consisted a revolving financial aid to the government to run until they are partner for peace, if we do not do such things, we continue to see one day involved in the d. r. c. the bank of england is projecting never ukiah. economy was slip into recession by the end of the year. it's high interest ranked by half a percentage point. it's biggest jump since 1995 and movies ane to come in the u. k

. worst inflation in 14 years. central banks around the world have been pushing uprights to cab spending and bring down prices. and j. simmons has moved from london. aside from this increase in the interest rates, which is the highest, the 27 years the highest rise in 27 years. there is a warning of this recession of prediction, if you will, that it will start in the last 3 months of this year. go right the way through 2023 . and that still will be a problem at the beginning of 2024. now this is on a par with the 2008 financial crisis for the u. k. however, it's shallow. that crisis is more in line with what happened to the 19 ninety's, another recession there. what will happen for people in the u. k. will they're going to find that their wages on keeping pace with the cost of living that's already the case. now we're seeing lots of industrial disputes because of that that

will continue. the real killer blow though is the cost of energy, and that's down to the russian war against ukraine having a major effect. let's just take a look at the a system that works in the u. k to kat energy bills. annual figures are going up from 2 or a half 1000 us $1.00 to $4200.00 so so this sudden increased on energy bills. colossal it costs more than a $120.00 to fill up the average fuel tank at the moment. that is another major area. furthermore, there is a whole question mark about how people can really afford food bills across the u. k. so this is for a developed country. a serious crisis i contain is government is struggling to rein in soaring inflation and financial instability. warm president, alberto fernandez, is helping a new economy minister will turn around the country's finances. teresa by reports

from point a series member of the equator, polyps, he's the 3rd economy minister in a month later said he'll massa faces the difficult task of tackling argentine as an army crisis. see hoarder. he says, season politician who plays a crucial role in the ruling parent is coalition formed by president alberta, the fernandez and vice president. christina fernandez. the kirschner in the, with the name of audio for embassy. we are the carrier. so we have several issues to resolve and we need to work towards resolving them. there is no magic solution and it won't happen overnight, or we need to tackle inflation, loss of income, lack of stability, and problems that working people face. if you go home in massa will be in charge of the ministry of economy, agriculture and production and will implement measures that will reduce their fiscal deficit because increased exports and promotion. i grew industry oil and gas exploitation and the knowledge economy law i didn't in is in the middle of an economic crisis with inflation close to 70 percent

a year. groups were presenting the informal sector, have been taken to the streets on a weekly basis to demand more government assistance. the middle class says high inflation and exchange rate controls make it difficult to make ends meet. many have lost hope. if we can agree on empathy and i don't think anything is going to change because there is no trust in the government, you don't know who rules. it's a disaster. the economic situation is uncertainty about everything. thank you. my thought was still central, carry out the tough but necessary reforms to reduce argentina sawing inflation way, but also to rebuild this countries a debt ravaged research. but his biggest challenge will be to restore the faith and credibility in the government of president america fernandez. but there are no guarantees that must have worn face tougher position from his own powerful vice president. christina kirschner, who has been challenging many of president alberto for them, and this economy policies, including

a $40000000000.00 agreement with the i. m. f. o. murphy, that assays and economies, he says the government needs to do much more. it is independence. along with 100 to control inflation, you need an independent central bank and a government that cannot touch it. that's how you fight inflation. and that's how countries in the region do it except are, are there is an ideological debate and had a slight inflation on how to carry out the necessary forms to improve the economic situation. remember, many believe that he'll matthew known locally as the super minister has enough authority to start fixing argentina's economy. and for now, he seems to have more power than the president. it is, i will, i'll see them when a site is still ahead on al jazeera finding. breaks out in the dispute and going to care about the region. russia accuses as a by john a breaking is the fire class signs the corals and strategies, great. barrier reef recovering foster and predicted.

ah ah, let's go with your weather update for asia. have one good to see you. first, we're going to start in the bay. have been gone. we're bung soon. brains are just being whipped around all sides here in, you know, in the poll central portions of the country. we've had some deadly land fights there. i don't think it's a question if we'll see flooding, but just where and how much across western portions of india with the monsoon range here. so from good route buffer rush, drug go up, karnataka and carola won't take you to pakistan. scenes are drain off. it has certainly been wide, including in a provinces like baluchistan and sin, but we've just got a few showers in the forecast on friday. again, the bulk of the rain falling across india, southeast asia. right now, indonesia as to the ways the island, the rain has been intense there. that's destroyed nearly $500.00 homes and top to

bottom across the philippines. a lot of flood advisories in play here for the persistent rain that were seen. certainly the risk of seeing some flooding tropical depression has formed not too far away from hong kong. so this is kenneth steer. days of rain into the city. they're so very soggy. forecast and the heat has been flushed out of japan with all of this wet weather. so we've got a high of 29 degrees in tokyo on friday. okay. i've got to run, i'll see you soon. take care. ah, life and robust debates, a lot of folks when they hear the word refugee think stranger, they think other la latrice stuck in these cam. it's regardless of your range, the way you're coming from. you said give everybody safety from global issues to those that need to be high. human rights and land defenders and brazil thing live in a circumstance of permanent violence and intimidation. the street where

a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. ah, the me hello, what's out there? i'm emily anguish. he's a reminder about top stories this hour. the chinese military has run live ammunition drills and ty, one strike, a day after us house break, and then you close the left side, paying china 5 ballistic missiles and deployed apply to jet and warship. so one says the island, one intimidated by military exercises and his demand is aging, stop the dru government says chinese naval ships and military aircraft have into

what he said to be a territorial war. and the bank of england says the u. k. economy will slip into recession by the end of the year. it's raised the base interest, right by half a percentage point in a move aimed at calming the worst inflation in 40 years. there's been renewed fighting between manian allied forces and the ship by johnny military along the disputed going to car back region, car back forces say the last 25. his one as a by johnny soldier, was also killed mania and as a by john have been locked in a decade though, dispute for the territory. they're going to carry back, is mostly controlled by ethnic minions. but azerbaijan seized parts of it, after a conflict can 2024, june looser, figured out. this is on august 3rd, members of illegal armenian armed groups in the territory of azerbaijan, where the peacekeeping contingent of the russian federation is temporarily

stationed, closely violated the provisions of the november 10, 2020 statement and committed an act of terrorism. sabotaged was against the units of the as a by john ami matthew bry, that is a former us ambassador to azerbaijan. he explains why the situation remains tense. throughout these months, there has been increasing tension, constant attention, an occasional skirmishes. but yeah, this is the most serious level of the resumption and fighting recently. and i know there's a lot of frustration. there's frustration in back who, because it feels that it's, it's trying to move forward on a piece, signing a peace treaty that both sides have agreed to do. but prime minister pushing you on of armenia, who also sincerely seems to want to get to that peace treaty is being blocked by his own domestic political opponents, who periodically have staged big street protests. claiming that he essentially committed treason by agreeing to a cease fire way back in november of 2020. and so there are all sorts of forces

beneath the surface on both sides that want to keep the pot stirred, even as a national leaders want to get to a peace treaty. so the look that this territory has always been recognized as part of us, or by john, even the armenian government legally, and officially recognize these territories we're talking about as part of ours or by john, even though there armenian troops there now who had agreed last november, of 2020, to withdraw entirely. so the solution has been outlined, and it would be that the are all the armenian troops, leave russian peacekeepers depart as the armenian troops leave. and then there will be no return of all the control to the armenian or to the other by johnny forces. and those are, by joining territories. but armenians, if they wish to get to remain in car buck, and eventually they'll have to be some sort of a negotiation about how they govern their own lives. there will be elected officials or will they foster by john once have to be full fledged citizens or by john there's a question of the legal status of the part of car box where there are still

armenian troops that needs to be negotiated, but should probably be postponed while you are by john, and ensure security for all the armenians who remain in this in this enclave. a rank influential. she, i'm politician, kara l. satta is demanding an early election. he says dialogue with political rivals has proven to be future set. delivered a televised to dress urging supporters to continue as ceasing and parliament until their demands and meant saturday block one. the most sates in last is parliamentary election. i've been political deadlock ever since been anita audi will hall. i am not willing to engage in dialogue. we have just to dialogue with them before and gain nothing. i but corruption and harper, despite the empty promises and gestures, promises have not been fulfilled by i will not approve of bloodshed, but reform could not be achieved without sacrifice. muffled abdel,

why had joins us live from baghdad. mcmillan is been some movement among the protest is what's happening ah, will support us over the influence shalicia lee that looked at us are still in control of the parliament building inside the, the parliament and outside they have been sitting up tents in the area in front of the, the main gate and around it did a facility of the parliament here. but despite the fact that the speaker of luck to the seller has commanded it. so the supporters to evacuate the parliament within 72 hours starting from to his day at evening. but as of yet we haven't effect awaited the parliament. some of them are still in sight. some are outside taking care of the logistics k editing, catering,

and also some have been sitting up tense around. this is building and did they say they will not leave the area? it depends on the tomatoes air. friday mass price that has been commanded by looked at a southern himself, his commanded his supporters to perform a mass friday congregation payers in one of the arena's nearby, in their heavily fortified date. green zone have been calls for ha negotiations that have been calls for called but since the statement to develop devised statement by look to the southern himself caught in a way or another and dejected the calls for negotiations for talks, said that the talks are useless and there is no benefit, they can get out of it. and he suggested that only to dissolve the parliament

and hold new parliamentary elections as it way out of this crisis. the protested is here, this other supporters say that they are fed up with the old politicians, the old god, if i may say, and they say that they will not leave the idea until there goes on achieve the goals are, as they say, is to remove all the old faces all the politicians and namely for those whom they accuse of corruption, namely the pro irena and parliamentary block named as the coordination net framework. so they have been sitting here doing everything sleeping inside is sitting, the eating a catering for each other, and they're still there is still chanting against their political rivals. and they say they will not accept any government that their arrival position is being part

of it. okay, any going to be interesting how things unfold tomorrow? thank you for the update. muffled at dela headline for us in baghdad and laced timo grain silos have collapsed in the lebanese port of bay, wrote it happened on the 2nd anniversary of the explosion there. they killed more than 200 people in injured thousands more. the remains of the sailors have been on fire for weeks, since hot weather ignited fermenting grain left inside nato secretary general william stolen and burg, says russia can not be allowed to win the war in ukraine. and the allies must prevent the conflict from spreading members have been increasing defense spending since the russian version, germany's gearing up to become the world's 3rd largest military spender. after the u. s. and china, that best explains from berlin. the, the german army looks like it's fully equipped and ready for battle in this

recruitment video. but a parliament re report suggests soldiers are lacking heavy equipment, body backpacks and even warm on the where we don't have enough tanks. we don't have enough whistles. we don't have enough lanes to be able to even secure the own country, none not even to support our friends in securing europe. at the last name to summit in madrid, chancellor, olaf shoal sat, germany can fulfill the requirements to defend the alliance from what i described as a direct threat from russia. natal wants to expand its high readiness forces from 40002300000 . the thunder moving 100000000 through the bond, the special fund of 100000000000 euros for investment in the armed forces is a very important signal that we are facing up to the challenges of the new security situation. get it. it's a lot of money, but it's money the armed forces need to make up for what we've collected for years

. as part of the $102000000000.00 package, germany is planning to buy f $35.00 fighter jets and related equipment for $8400000000.00 from the us. but the head of the armed forces reserve a say the number of troops should be doubled to 350000 as well. and to build up the struck truth again to have a new focus on territorial defense and toast nation support that needs already. time to build up the structures you say more than 5 years to have these 5 homeland regimen. so then we have a structure to speed up. the process, patrick, sense book argues conscription needs to be reinstated. it's been called a turning point in history decades opposite a feed of nazi germany and the end of the cold war, germany is gearing up to become a military power again. and while the majority in parliament has supported the expansion, also those who warned against growing militarism quit takes point out germany is

already the world 7th largest military by the way, the defense budget increasing more than 55 percent in the past 8 years. they say the problem is efficiency, not money is the capacity for a conventional war. in the european natal member states doubles that of russia is already deterrence. and so like this kind of are spending, it's not gonna going to lead to a more peaceful world on the country. it's gonna escalate a global ours rates. despite these warnings, germany says it's committed to being an important natal partner in the heart of europe. auto nations can rely on fasten al jazeera berlin as dryly as great barrier race has set a new record for coral recovery. in recent years, large swathes of the race have been killed off by warming waters. pull how to see the chief executive officer at the stunning institute of mine science. he says, despite the positive development climate change is still

a huge threat. the southern reef decrease was relatively small and it was because of an outbreak of kind of foreign starfish, which is a natural predator which can get out of control when certain conditions allow. but i think more importantly, what we're really saying here is that while there's good news, there's also some not good news in this report. and while the carroll cover is similar to what it was in the 1980s, people should not believe in any way that that means that the conditions on the reef are the same as they were in the 1900 eighty's. nothing could be further from the truth. and the reason is because the reef is now subject in any given year to potentially devastating bleaching events cause not by solar radiation specifically, but by warming oceans and ocean heat raves, driven by climate change. that's the number one threat to the reef. we had a bleaching event this year. and luckily it didn't last quite.