in jordan, this team a fema climate change to the peaks of the himalayas, where water conservation looks like this dazzling solutions to find the world's most precious resource. in the next episode of ath right, we look at what is being done. december was quite a twice on al jazeera. ah, al jazeera a with samuel ah, the syrian military says, israel has attacked the port city of tar to southside, damascus said these 3 soldiers have been killed. ah, hello,

i'm down, jordan, this is out as they are alive from doha. also coming up, mourning the dead crowds attend funerals to some of the 41 victims of the fire at a church in egypt. finding strength and unity. india's prime minister lead celebrations for the country, 75 years of independence and waiting for a reunion that may never come. families search for those still missing because of the one you ah. explosions have been reported in the syrian port, city of tar to state media says israel attacked targets in the area, and these are intercepted by syrian air defense. there are also reports that it's ready fighter jets launch missiles towards syria, from lebanese air space. serious military says 3 soldiers have been killed. tattoos

is where a cargo ship carrying grain exports from ukraine is due to arrive. santa hunter has more on this from beirut. well area state television was reporting attacks on targets in the coastal city of talk to us and the damascus countryside. it didn't say what the targets were, but it is saying that 3 soldiers were killed in 2 were injured and blaming as well for those strikes. now this will not be the 1st time they blame israel for such an attack. it's not the 1st time syria reports such an attack. and the way the response has been no comment is waiting. military usually doesn't comment on these individual operations, but it's really politicians have acknowledge time. and again, over recent years, really that they've been targeting bases of iranian allied groups,

groups like the, the lebanese has been which, which operates in syria. and in recent months, they have even targeted the port in the coastal city of latha kia and damascus airport. in fact, the runway said damascus airport, we're deemed unusual, unusable for weeks. now as well does not hide the fact that it's cold in syria is to prevent it from entrenching itself apparently. and it won't tolerate any iranian presence on the border. and it also wants to stop and weapons transfer sophisticated weapons to has been enabling 11 on this all comes and it's heightening tensions in the region between iran and israel. such attacks usually can find but the risk of further escalation is there for israel is really that the biggest goal is to prevent iran from creating a base on its border in syria. the way that it's been on has been law now has

a very strong position. funerals are being held for some of the 41 people killed in a fire cop to christian church in the gyptian city of diesel place. started during the sunday. my service, thousands of people were in the building at the time. the church entrance was blocked by flames, causing a stampede. most of those 2 children, investigator suspect, an electrical fool start the fire. st. ronnie has the dozens dead and dozens injured after a fire cause to stampede them and worshipers at a cop to christian church in the egyptian city of diesel. the the incident happened as thousands gathered for morning most at the abuses in church were not very, i saw people jumping from the upper floor, suffocation suffocation. all of them did so many did, and there are children. we didn't know how to get to them. we didn't know who some this is or whose daughter that is as possible. jesus sits at the southern edge of

the greater cairo area. one of the most densely populated places in the world. dilapidated infrastructure means accidental fires are common, made more likely due to the record high temperatures across the region. some of the fire in a booster fin church thought to have been caused by a faulty air conditioner. but not to go up. we started to see from the outside that the smoke was getting bigger and people were wanting to jump from the upper floor of the building of the church to the next one. then we went inside and found the children and we started to take the bodies out. in the aftermath of the incident, the president of the father of cc announced the mobilization of quote, all states services to ensure that all measures are taken. the prosecutor's office has also opened an investigation. where can i conveyed the president's condolences and my condolences to the religious leaders of the church, the families of the dead and injured people. we need them to know that we're

standing with them and standing by them. some of the injured were firefighters, the blaze blocked in exit trapping churchgoers and causing the stampede. according to eye witnesses, most of those killed were children. zane bus robbie algebra celebrations of being held across india to mock 75 years of independence prime minister, nor end remedies. addressing the nation from the historic red fort in new delhi, large crowds are also expected at a flank ceremony at that's out a walk, a border with pakistan. the under british rule in 1947, resulted in the partition of pakistan from india while. 7 violence and more than 15000000 people displaced but putney battelle, john just now from new delhi pappy's have 75 years of independence. how people celebrating them. it's a landmark anniversary and celebrations our own in full swing as we speak. prime minister ranger movie is addressing the nation. this is a man will affair,

but today is of course, a big anniversary. now this flag hoisting so many was held at the same place 75 years ago when india became independent at the time. it was then prime minister javan law. narrow not in his speech. prime minister movie, paid tribute to feed him fighters who made today possible. he also asked people to shed every bit of colonial legacy and said that he will work towards making india develop nation in $25.00. yes. now over the last 2 weeks, we've seen a lot of celebration around the 75th anniversary. there have been many government programs, for example, a booster. those is against cooper 19. have been made free for 75 days. there is one big campaign by the government, and that is to encourage people to hoist the national flag,

the try carlo. and that has been received very was people who have been buying flag displaying it at home in their offices on storefronts in their cars on social media. even celebrities are forcing over the flag to be named to do is to really get a sense of, of the pride of what has been achieved. i also hope of what the country hoped to achieve going forward. yeah, and probably this is a huge, significant occasion, as you say, marketing the partition of what was then, what is india? yes, today is also the anniversary of one of the largest and bloodiest migrations in human history. and its legacy continues to inform the subcontinent. wedding john park, the song became independence nations. the boarders were drawn on religious lines. millions of people cross these borders to choose the country that they planned to

make the permanent home and communal attentions erupted, particularly in punjab, on the west and bring gold on the east. these are 2 major regions that were divided between india and pakistan and tensions a continue between these 2 nations. one of the longest timing issues is over the control off a push me push me is claimed in full by india and pakistan, but governed by the 2 nations only in part. now, despite all of sex trade relations between the 2 countries is worth billions of dollars. that has been an acknowledgement, and many attempts to celebrate the shed history. but because of the enmity, you know, people still remain divided. so taking a flight across the border, it's still very difficult despite the shed caution background probably,

but i live in new delhi pub. thank you know, korean state media says that russian president vladimir putin is planning to expand time between moscow and the young young putin reportedly wrote to north korean leader kim jong noon. but a closer relationship would be in both countries, interest to lead and exchange letters on the $77.00 anniversary of the korean peninsula liberation some japanese rule, well, bus north and south korea. marking that anniversary, japan ruled all of korea from 1910 until the end of world war 2. in 1945 was followed 5 years later by the korean war. that's the country divided. ever since i'm a bride, has more on president putin proposal. it is an interesting letter coming at an interesting time. russian president vladimir putin talking about expanding bilateral relations about areas of common interest about north korea and russia. it seems working together to improve the security situation. he says,

in northeast asia, you know it's, it's interesting that both of these leaders of faith, relative isolation in the international community. kim jung guns, of course, has been long standing of letting me put in. it's been far more recent, but no less consequential. so there does seem almost an inevitability about the to lead is being drawn a closer relationship. and it does come at this interesting time in on the korean peninsula. this liberation day. it is being celebrated in that the 2 careers were waiting to see from north korea just what sort of events they will be staging to mark this day. the north korean state run television is carrying special programming. we are waiting to see whether it's going to be marked by any mass event or march or military had display. of course north korea would seem to have not to celebrate this year having just overcome the common enemy of koby 19. it didn't report his 1st cases of what you for mystic recalls, fever until mid may or since then there's been

a rapid expansion of the sickness through the population. millions of people it seems becoming infected, but very recently announcing that it has been defeated and also using that opportunity to blame south korea for the initial outbreak for introducing cove it into the north, which has done nothing to help frosty relations across the dmc. it's one year since the taliban to power in afghanistan, after those chaotic scenes of afghans trying to free the country. the economy has collapsed. millions of people face food shortages and women have been stripped of their rights. solid been jervey reports and combo on the taliban. 0 and power and what lies ahead and rear sound inability is done. the musician and driver after has lived in the refugee camp since his childhood. he's among the more than 3000000 people displaced in earnest on market the among, out of the home before was good, but now life just passed us by before we could find some food for our children. but

the change in government means there is no work. now, a year ago, tens of thousands of people headed for the voters. as provinces fell to the taliban, many in cobbled rush to the airport as the rest and by government collapsed. after taking refuge abroad, sharp gone, he denied that he escaped the suitcases full of cash. more than 100000 people left during the abrupt withdrawal of foreign forces. the economy collapsed and the u. s . rows billions of dollars of foreign reserves. the u. s. nato alliance spent an estimated $300000000.00 a day every day for 2 decades. but basic such as road schools, hospitals are either non existent or in poor shape. since the taliban took over, that money has stopped coming in. and thousands of professionals have less human rights watch, has accused the taliban of a long list of abuses, restricting the rights of women and girls, suppressing media feed him and detaining, torturing and executing critics, and perceived opponents all allegations. the taliban denies that didn't motivate

them. covenant activities in some other areas, things a good were trying to improve. but we should also take into account the problems of the corona virus, the suspension of foreign aid, the freezing of money, the problems in banking drought. all of these together had increased the problems for the people of afghanistan. for those who left lives not easy, more than half the 20000 enough gone to reach the u. k. are still in temporary accommodation, the lack of prospects abroad, and many 5th, harrison and the threat of detention cut over the hump. it's true. i lost everything, including my restaurant, atlanta go to europe, so i went to turkey. unfortunately, they captured us and deported us to iran. thank god. now we are in our home and i will never go anywhere else. in a year, security is improved, but poverty and desperation have increased in my little above 6 international recognition, there are some concessions. it seems unwilling to make some java down to 0 problem

. so break here now to 0. when we come back mixing religion with politics, why the afro brazilian community is more persecution ahead of the presidential. and we continue our coverage of the edinburgh fringe festival, where artists are exploring themes of migration and russia's invasion of ukraine. wanna stay with ah, with here's your weather update in a minute 15. thank you so much for joining in. let's take a look at the temperature in a celsion on monday, $34.00 degrees winds from the north winds from the south that to are going to fight it out. but it's the winds from the south that are going to win out. so what that means is big drop in those temperatures from $34.00 down to $24.00 in a small sale, which is more in line with where you should be for this time, the year that persistent an intense rain continues to fall across the pacific coast

of columbia, we could certainly see some more flooding there, and i got to tell you from northern mexico. we've got extreme drought conditions here, but look at his batch of rain running through at that could trigger some flooding because the ground is bone dry. so it's a bit of a catch $22.00 there. so this is just a weak wave of tropical activity that southwest of texas. and there goes into northern mexico. on monday. now we've had big monsoon or storms across areas of nevada. still seen them flare up again, los angeles at 32 degrees are going to be locked into some high heat over the next few days. temperature is a bit fresher, across the great lakes toronto at $24.00 and will end this one off in the west coast of canada. the pacific northwest sands out in vancouver with a high of 25 degrees on monday. looking pretty good. that's it. that's all. see you soon. ah, the pro democracy activists risking their lives fighting autocracy. i

know that i might go to prison. good. so i will join the ron democracy may be exposed to struggle with those who believe democracy is worth dying for. we never know when an opening is going to come when a fruit vendor is going to emulate themselves and say enough is enough. my life for democracy on al jazeera. ah ah. well, come back, i heard about about top stories, a at this hour explosions have been reported in the syrian port city of talk to state media says israeli war planes attacked targets me area. serious military says

3 soldiers have been killed. funerals are being held for some of the 41 people were killed in a church, fire, egyptian city of visa. thousands of people were in the building up a time. with many children among the victims. electrical fault is suspected as the cause i'm celebrations of being held across india to mock 75 years of independence . prime minister under moody has been addressing the nation from the historical read ford in delhi. now china's economic recovery has slowed down. that's according to figures just released. industrial output grew by just 3.8 percent in july, nearly a percentage point less than unless expected retail sales of also slowed on investment and the property sector has dropped unemployment for people aged between 16 and 24 . as 20 percent the highest on record an explosion that a market non minez capital yerevan has killed at least 3 people. dozens of also been injured. a glass top and a building at a busy market where fireworks are being stored or

a full set report. a major fire and a busy market about to get much worse. the building, local, say, had been used to store fireworks. the on a clear sunny day, this piece of smoke was visible across the armenian capital. emergency crews were soon battling to extinguish the flames. volunteers using debris to clear more of it from the sight. survivors carefully brought to safety. why do things like fireworks and smoke everything shafted in a 2nd? their warehouses, technical rooms. it's like fireworks fireworks, fireworks. everything happened in one minute. people could not get out of the stores. the mess office in yerevan said an unknown number of people had been left trapped under the rebel. the sheer scale of this disaster becoming clear to all as desperate rescue efforts continued its been utter shock. this is the 1st time in my

memory that such an explosion such a tragedy has happened in the capital city. everybody is glued to social media networks into the news to try and find out what's happening. rescuers have been hampered by more fi with explosions. as crews tried to make the area safe. the by late afternoon, heavy vehicles were clearing parts of the last zone. elsewhere, rescuers were using their hands to search for any one trapped and stood alive. hurry for al jazeera, the president of ecuador has declared a state of emergency in the country's largest city. glad kia laughter. a bomb attack blamed on drug gangs. 5 people were killed and 26 wounded. when men on motor bikes opened fire and threw a bag of explosives into a restaurant and a poor neighbourhood. yet that came in the early hours of sunday. the minister of the interior called it a declaration of war against the state by organized criminal gangs. religious

intolerance in brazil has been a growing problem in recent years as october's presidential election approaches. some are concerned, the campaign has become a fight over beliefs. monica inaccurate express. ah, this is a condom blair. ritual or religion brought to brazil by african slaves. it survived centuries of persecution in discrimination before gaining acceptance. that is october's presidential election approaches. many of its followers feel like if we come targets in a holy war. apple is gracie hostilities increase when you mix politics with religion. our temples have been attacked by the growing number of radical evangelical christians. it's a battle for souls for power and for votes. law, protestant christian evangelicals are brazil's fastest growing religious group. they have become a strong force in politics and the media. the of angelica's include present

enjoyable sonatas, wife, we shadley, and say they're defending the bible and traditional family values. and our whole sanara was chosen by god, the followers of actual brazilian faiths, save evangelicals are also driving a culture of intolerance as the election approaches. the 1st lady shared this video on social media. it shows bill sonatas main adversary, former present whizzing last lula silva, being blessed by a priestess and compares him to a devil. worshipper dodge on last year, brazilian authorities receive $586.00 complaints of religious intolerance. 141 percent more than in 2020. in 9 out of 10 cases, the targets were followers of afro brazilian religions. this woman was forced at gunpoint to destroy her temple belonging to just ad. so is a condom black practitioner. he makes his living as an uber driver,

catering specially to people who feel oppressed because of their faith though gracelle him. but i, i know how my passengers feel because i've been there. i've had o'bar riders council the rides when they saw me trust in my sarah one you're close in the bus. people make you uncomfortable by inching away from you. he drives fellow candle, bless, faithful to their ceremonies, and shows them sanctuaries, like this park where they can feel safe until recently was common to find offerings to spiritual entities of the afro brazilian religions like this one on the cross roads run beaches of rio de janeiro and other urban cities, this one has food and it has perfume and candles. but. ringback every time more, the followers of these religions are going to secluded places like this forest because they're afraid they'll be persecuted or that their offerings will be destroyed. meanwhile, followers of after brazilian religions continued to beat their drums and call on

their saints, asking for protection and peace, monica inactive. all jazeera rio de janeiro, kenya's deputy president william router has overtaken his rival opposition leader riley dingo as vote counting in the presidential election continues. can meet us as router has 51 percent of the vote. what a reuters tally has about 52 percent. in actual commission has tallied votes for about 70 percent of constituency, sofa tensions a high of the nation, waits for the final result, which must be made known by tuesday. u. s. officials or warning of more threats to law enforcement agencies following the f. b i search of donald trump's home agents took documents from the former president's florida residents. last monday. it's been met with outraged by many trumps supporters. however, the chair of the us house intelligence committee says, criticism of the f. b, i is irresponsible. what is to me, the most disturbing here is the degree to which at least from the public reporting,

it attempted, you know, it appears to be wilful on the president's part of the, the keeping of these documents after the government was requesting them back. and that is as another layer of concern, the reaction of many, my republican colleagues i and, and those around the former president to attack the f b i over this and endanger f. b i. agents is just another, a damaging level of irresponsibility. thousands of ukrainians remain missing after the russian occupation of the town of boucher. the streets were left littered with bodies and what ukrainian president vladimir zalinski called a war crime. many families still looking for their relatives, john hendrick, ports from boucher oak. son of pros, cinco has been searching for her father since the battle of boucher ended in march . sir. hyper cinco left their home to check on a friend. you put one that is in me. the family fled to poland during the russian

occupation of the town and returned to ukraine to see his car riddled with bullet holes. much. but you see returning here to see his car oh, shut up there out of his truck. me was job. one neighbor told her he had been shot by russian troops. other said he died in shelling, but exxon a believes he might be in russian custody. but i can't forgive this people. i would beg them to return my father. i will do anything but get him back to the ship ticket, but i would beg them to give back my dead. i would do anything to have him back a life ukrainian authorities, social media sites in the red cross have been flooded with inquiries about missing people. we're talking about several thousands of families who are still searching

for their loved ones who want to hear about their, their loved ones. no, there were about no their faith since march. the red cross is central tracing. bureau is fielding calls from 24000 people looking for friends or relatives lost in ukraine. some were buried in numbered graves in boucher of san his hometown. some might be in russian captivity. others are simply missing with a russian troops gone in a sense of normality. returning sometimes ducks on it says she just wants to forget it is that it was not the cause. i don't want to believe that all of this happened . i just want to fall asleep and wake up and realize that none of this never happened. it's not real. nothing will feel normal exxon. it says until her father has returned to her or found and buried. john hinder and al jazeera,

boucher ukraine. now stories about identity and belonging are always plentiful at the edinburgh festival, and this year it's no different. the war ukraine is providing a rich new seam of material, the performance at the fringe of general discovery. but it is, let me send the both identity is an edinburgh festival perennials with shows of plenty about migration and refugees, safety and belonging. never more so than in a year of war. someone comes along to sort it all you know who he is. he think call when you think of russia imperial delusion, cast a shadow across the post soviet optic in night lands

a psychological thriller about russia and the rise of letting me put in what happened decades later, rushes invasion of ukraine is the fabric of check ukrainian circus some dance act, boom. i show of youthful resilience in the face of adversity. it goes on is your portion of young gunners it also they have a lot of tradition in, in the show check in the traditions pretty much just about like all freedom their journey tales across landed borders of discovery and self awareness. the ultimate audience journey though, is simply deciding what to watch in a bewildering sea of choice. then you come across a guy who's a british irish palestinian working doctor, who is also a comedian and a clown. my dream is to be able to make a show that will make anyone anywhere in the world last that's really what i want.

so i kind of wanted to explore my own identity a little bit. and that identity is very complicated. you want to see a show, it was a 1st for me, it was a 1st hand experience of how different the that the, the differences in the people who make up this country. ah, well, i don't think it's unique, said the people being british. i think it's just, um, something that people are familiar with and that's to be expected. and so my job is to bridge that gap and to, to sort of say, hey guys, come, come on this journey with me. i know it's an unfamiliar. i know it's a big difference, but come on this journey with me. it'll be worth it. joe hall, l g 0, edinburgh ah .