these young men and women represent the diversity of europe. to be able to hear music, i mean the ruins of muscles all city feels strange, but it brings home the resilience of residents who say that despite the destruction and lack of help, they remain committed to bringing the city back to life. lou calls for calm in libya, or is fighting between malicious loyal to rival administrations kills 23 people in the capital. tripoli, ah, hello, i'm mariam tomorrow in london, you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. thousands ordered to evacuate in pakistan, where flooding is now killed almost a 1000 people since june,

waiting for aid conflict and drought more than a 3rd of chance populations struggling for food and power. frances creates 20 new cardinals. putting his thumb on the future of the catholic church. ah, we've been watching development closely in libya, where the health ministry now says intense fighting in the capital is killed at least 23 people. 17 of them are civilians, almost 100 others were injured. it's raising fears of a political crisis, turning into a wider conflict or gunfire erupted between rival armed groups early on saturday, with explosions, rocking several districts and smoke rising from damaged buildings. according to the un, there's been medium and heavy. shelling and civilian neighborhoods in a hospital is also damaged. this is the latest threat to 2 years of relative peace

offer sees 5 between allies of rival administrations. it was last year that abdul hamid the elder baby was installed his head of the un back government of national unity in tripoli. he was tasked with leading the country to elections in december, which were ultimately cancelled and made disagreements over candidates and procedure. this prompted libby as parliament which is based in the eastern city of to brook to declare the baby's government invalid to pointed former interior minister fatty bashar g or is the new prime step. but debate refused to handle the power in may, but shall go. try to enter tripoli to take office there needing to clashes between our group supporting him and the bay, but he was forced to leave, but has indicated that he'll probably try again. a convoy vehicles linked to bush aga was reported to be heading towards the capital, but minute resources told al jazeera, then turned back to miss rock. to triple council is appeal for calm and is blaming all sides for the violence to the solution and civil society. institutions in say,

police strongly condemn the classes in the city and hold the participation policies responsible for setting civilian, blood, intimidating, security, destroying, private and public property. we also condemn the following policies. the presidential council, which we have to take his vote, will take the initiative, work hard to bring the state to state, debilitate. we come to the house of representatives and the state as well as the magic trina has more in this now from tripoli. well, it's definitely less intense than it was throughout the day. we were hearing of light sporadic clashes in the south of tripoli. but in the center of tripoli in western, and in the west of tripoli, things have calmed down quite a bit. now these classes erupt, it are early around 1 30 am local time between these rival militias and things escalated quite quickly. we saw

a forces affiliated with the parallel government, led by fatigue bush advanced towards the west of tripoli. they also advanced in the south of tripoli, which saw clashes erupt in and around, around the capital. you know, as you said, the un has, has said that light and heavy weapons were used. we could throughout the day hear the echo of artillery shells hitting densely populated areas. our medical sources have confirmed that at least 13 have, have been, have been killed so far, and nearly a 100 injured me around 35 of them in, in critical condition, just goes to show how fluid and how and how fragile the security situation and tripoli as i spoke to emma dean body,

a senior fellow with the middle east program at the atlantic council says the fact that libya has 2 competing governments makes these a violent therapy. much more likely. i think the fact that the but shadow government exists has created an ecosystem sort of a competition whereby even small skirmishes between our groups and the capital, devolve into full fledged cat clashes between actually alliances of it. so the actors that are aligned with the, with the 2 governments aligned themselves on that basis. and that is partly what happened today. so even if the classes that begun within the capitol last night were a political or they're, they're all kind of the reason why they were the reason why they happened was a political day, effectively devolved into something broader. that was very much political with the difference. frontal assault on the capital, both from within tripoli, but also on its eastern and western flags by,

by forces aligned with both between forces, both aligned with the g. a new pm on the one hand, and but the bus on the other ah, but unprecedented floods of submerge large parts of bancwest on an neighboring afghanistan. focused on has seen record monsoon rainfall this year, which has killed nearly a 1000 people since the middle of june and national emergency is now in place. and the prime minister is asked for international help. at least half a 1000000 homes have been damaged, roads washed away, and nearly a 150 bridges destroyed. nearly all provinces are affected by this in the mountainous northwest range there of triggered landslides. the southwest and baluchistan region has been cut off off the floods washed away. it's roads and railway tracks. and the southern sin, the province has had more than 784 percent more rain than it usually gets at this

time of year. while there is a bus wrong v, as in one of the worst effected areas, incent where i'm standing right now is really a snapshot of what's happening all over the province of sin. flood survivors are fleeing the affected areas and they are setting up camps make shift in at the water's edge in places all over the country. on the 1st piece of dry land they can find. now just over my shoulder is a small group of tanza small encampment locally. they're calling this a 10 city. but these are barely tense, they're very, very rudimentary shelters. we spoke to people there who say that they are suffering with skin diseases, illnesses, the hydration, hunger, thirst. they have no villages to go back to because their villages are now simply gone. with many of the people we spoke to their say they consider themselves the lucky ones because they have some form of shelter. they have something to hang over

their heads. now, just across the road, we've met a recently arise community that scarcely have a tarp to their name. really nothing to shelter under. they are now here out in the open and living in the mud amongst the elements out in the open amongst the insects . and this is how they are going to sleep tonight. and more than likely for the foreseeable future until help arrives. many more nights to come with tens of thousands of people to see their homes in northern pakistan as well off to a fast rising river destroyed a major bridge is that the floods continue to devastate the country. a prime minister should boss sharif is visited some of the affected areas, helping to deliver relief supplies, powerful flash floods in the northern co pontoon quote, province of cause the campbell river to swell, cutting off some areas. combined as more from now shera in cub. upon tinkle province in northern pakistan,

the river carbo. soup of flood. and most of the people living in the low lying area . i've already been evacuated from their homes. these people are sitting here looking across the water to see every day. how did i still standing? they were able to get their live dog out of the area. the livestock is now on high ground to what i will release. although we've got some help, we request the authorities to help provide water and for the for our livestock, their district administration, of course, importing an emergency and getting their people out of hair. most of the government run schools and colleges are now being used as make shift can entire family now living under 10 and under top and whatnot that i want to do that again. we left everything at home. the government should help us return and help us rebuild our lives. oh, this is indeed a major crisis. and some people say they're all more powerful focused on it. now

under water. 33000000 people across the country are affected. and that constitutes all 15 percent of the entire population by august on has seen devastating floods in the bought. but people worn. this may be the worst that dave can sell fall, or a neighboring. i've got to start from also affecting several regions prompting the taliban government off the international community for help. punch here in the northeast is the latest province to be swamped by heavy rainfall. flood waters of in on days around $3000.00 homes and destroyed vital fields of crops. taliban officials say 190. 2 people have died this month was to come all more do more than $1000000.00 families laid urgent aid from foreign countries such as clothes and food. and i was he c o p, up their reports of heavy fighting in the northern m higher region. it's taking

place in the town of cobo. if to grind forces capture, the town will be a huge gain for them in their fight against the government because it's outside of their own take right region. earlier we spoke to samuel, get you an independent journalist in if you have been capital addis ababa. he says the latest report suggests rebel forces have now taken cobo while the ethiopian army has pulled back. what we know so far as the ethiopian government had released has released a statement earlier this evening in european time saying that they had removed their troops from opal, trying to what they say trying to save lives or listen, the damage that might happen, shoot, should they fight in or ball the that peer left has allegedly taken over the town. and now that your grand forces are in a position to force them to go back to their own lines. or that's the line that has

been given by the children government. but the left hasn't said anything so far. the last time get out to read thus spoke was that 24 hours ago. and he hasn't said anything. he's expected to make a statement. they soon. meanwhile, the un children's agency is condemned friday's as try comically the capital of tag ry, which killed at least 4 people, including 2 children. unicef says a kindergarten was hit, w h o chief tedra scott. braces has also described the strike as barbaric and horrifying, but to ethiopian government is saying only targets military sites and accused to grind, forces of staging, civilian deaths. conflict between rebels integrate and the government started in late 2020 a si. fi was agreed earlier this year, but ground fighting regime this week with al jazeera life from london most ad for you on the program. french president wraps off his trip to algeria signing a raft of agreements. he hopes will improve ties and the growing demand for the

countries gas. and i'm done you a while on the bolivian side of the board with argentina. we're struggling economy over there, has created a bustling wall shit here. ah, let's get going with your weather update over your weekends. go and while so hence, house east asia, you know, for west papua island, new, easiest, west, papua island. in the span of a few days we saw more than half a meter of rain. there's so there's been flooding. same goes for sinatra is wall and we can expect some driving rain, singapore, call them poor right through the malay peninsula on sundays, while showers in storms and also a cool pool of air is moving away from the yellow river valley down into the yangtze river valley look at these temperatures, here's young joe just 19 degrees. you should be $31.00 for the sum of the earth and

shanghai for the 1st time. and more than 2 months you're daytime. temperatures have been below 30 degrees. we had so called the gorilla downpours in tokyo, that's what the locals refer to when it's torrential downpours. but the bulk of that activity has pushed away, but still some showers in rain to go on sunday. what do you say we go down under right now? mostly quite pitcher set for southern areas. we got this system in the bytes. it's a frontal system, so it's gonna kick back those temperatures in adelaide sunday into monday. we're also going to see those winds wind up as well as seen to about 65 kilometers per hour. fairly common across both the north and the south islands of new zealand on sunday. bye for now. ah, pro democracy activists risking their lives fighting autocracy was me. i know that i might go to prison. good. so i will join the ronnie. democracy may be exposed.

the struggle of 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 lou. ah, welcome back. look at the main stories of following now in libya, the health ministry saying that intense fighting between rival arm groups and the capital is killed at least 23 people. now, 17 of them, a civilians also a 100 others have been injured. after heavy shelling in density populated

neighborhoods, tens of thousands of people of act to flee their homes in northern pakistan's cairo pontoon quote province. after a fast rising river destroyed a major bridge. i'm an associate boss sharif, has visited some of the areas devastated by flooding, helping to deliver supplies and floods are also affecting several regions and neighboring afghanistan, prompting the taliban to us the international community for help flood waters of inundated thousands of homes and destroyed much needed fields of crops, well, drought and conflict of left more than 5000000 people in chad desperately short of food. government is declared of food emergency in the hope that to other countries will deliver aid. but it's been too slow to arrive from lake chad, north of the capitol hill. morgan reports often when i mean my med gave birth to her daughter 2 years ago. she said the child was in good health, but a lack of sufficient food for am in

a family in lake chad. north of the chad in capital in germanium has now left to mar, malnourished. i, biddy, though i didn't. there are so many types of food. she needs and we don't have them at home. we have to go buy it from the market, and things are expensive. we buy what we need, depending on the money we have available. i mean, and her family represent some of more than 5500000 people facing food shortages across chad. that's more than a 3rd of the population. and more than 3000000 of those are children. the highest number is in lake chad, where hundreds of thousands of families struggled to get nutritious food. while some people in chad can get the food they need due to climate change or conflict here, both factors affect that lake. chad is one of the main sources of food here, but has dried up to about a 10th of its size in the past 50 years. and the presence of the militant grew boca,

her arm, has cut off many from their livelihood. hundreds of thousands have been displaced because of the violence around the lake. fatima ibrahim and her family fled to this side of the lake for safety. but she said 8 has dwindled to nothing in the 8 years they've been here. can you come a montana in a day if we're lucky we get meals, but our lives are hard. if we have breakfast, we don't have lunch. if we get dinner, then there is no breakfast the next morning. it is extremely hard and there are no jobs for us for you to come. earlier this year, chad government declared a food emergency and urged national and international organizations to assist those in need. that in and in a mere neosporin, we need about 100000 metric tons. and the government has secured 6000 tons and distributed it to the markets for people to be able to get it in some countries have donated. but others and some monetary bodies have only pledged to stand by the

people of chet, but the yet to keep their promise. and while the government waits for aid, those in need continue to suffer. armina fears she may lose her daughter. he but morgan august hero lake chad. ukraine says is exported or a 1000000 tons of agricultural products in less than a month since the shipping deal was broken by the u. n. and turkey. under the agreement, cargo vessel can leave ukraine's black seaports and safely sale through the rush and naval blockade. and estimated 20000000 tons of grain and foodstuffs. had been trapped in ukraine since the russian invasion in february, and the you and coordinator for the dealer saying that millions more still need to be clear to make room for the next harvest. ukraine is aiming to ship $3000000.00 tons of products in the next month. not muddle in the gum, which is produced when that additional the 1st 1000000 tons of agricultural product were exported since to february 24. does a victory? by the way, 44 ships,

green and agricultural products have already been sent to 15 countries. we have 72 more applications for the arrival of ships for loading. the goal is to reach a volume of 3000000 tons of export by sea. every month when russia and ukraine of accused each other of reckless shelling round this apparition, nuclear power plant again, acquaint state nuclear companies as the grounds of the plant was shelled in the past 24 hours. and the damage is being assessed. moscow's accuse ukrainian forces of doing the same thing, but neither crime could be independently verified nuclear bomb, which is the biggest in europe, was occupied by russia early in the war, but it still being operated by ukrainians for safety reasons. the french president is wrapped up a 3 day trip to algeria with an agreement to deepen ties. after months of tension between paris in the former french colony, ties have been strained since last year. when emmanuel mack on questioned al jerry's existence as a nation before the french occupation is asher bought reports now from paris.

a visit to the santa cruz chapel in the mediterranean port city of all, and a record shop, famous for helping to launch my music. with a final stops on the french president's 3 day trip to algeria, aimed at improving relations. 60 years after algiers gained independence from paris, emanuel macro, an algerian president, abdul magic t. boone said, a new approach was needed after they signed a pact to improve ties. zivin, the minute did more, we have the same stubbornness to succeed together because we are both convinced that this relationship isn't a bilateral relation. like any other that is profoundly close was our laws. you'd also, we will act together in many fields, not only in algeria and france in the interest of africa, which will always defend france is also close to africa. i think that this closeness will allow us to go very, very far. the leaders promised to create a joint commission of historians to examine the colonial period. my cross at france

will increase the number of student phases it. grant's algerians, he also urged present a boon to do more to stop illegal migration to europe. no entity deals was signed during this visit, even though algeria is a major exporter of gas to the you and european powers are looking for tentative to rush and gas. but the lease, they said the president macro wanted to keep the focus very much on improving relations, macro and good the algerian government. last year when he questioned algeria his existence as a nation before french occupation. but he's also done more than his predecessors to force france to face its colonial past. he says, being born after algerian independence gives him a new perspective, and that the future of french algerian relations is no hands of the new generation . natasha butler, al jazeera paris police in the netherlands. say several people have been killed

after a large truck crashed into an neighbourhood barbecue. this happened in the southern town of new boyland. the exact number of killed all those injured isn't yet known. police are investigating what it was that caused the trunk, sir. leave the road and crash into the street party. now serbia and kosovo agree to allow free movement across their shed borders, settling a dispute about identity documents, the e you negotiated this deal to try and reduce tensions at the border, says serbia will abolish its entry exit document for crossover id holders. castillo's also agreed not to introduce the document for serbian id holders. gustavo declared independence from serbia in 2008, but belle great has not recognized the move. pope frances has named 20 new cardinals in a ceremony known as a consistory at the vatican. the appointments include more candidates from africa and asia seen as a sign. the roman catholic church is becoming more diverse. and as adam rainy

reports now from the vatican, many of the new cardinals will eventually play a key role in choosing the next pope. me in placing the ceremonial duke kept on the head of 20 new cardinals. at the vatican, pope frances deepened his hold on the church, 16 of the new cardinals joined the ring of those under 80. who will pick his eventual successor when he dies or retires, francis is now named nearly 2 thirds of the eligible electors who will choose the next pope. one of the new cardinals is bishop robert mcelroy, a 68 year old progressive from san diego, california. by elevating this lesser known cleric, frances is passing over other high ranking clergy in the u. s. who said catholic politicians who support abortion rights should receive communion. mcelroy supports frances his work. i make the church more inclusive and i think it's important to reach out to groups of. ready with the po,

possess us to do who have been marginalized, to have been kept out of the mainstream. whether that be because of their lives that are mac, sore of the race, nationality or their gender or of sexual orientation. many of the new cardinals come from the global south. an area of priority for francis jones, for countries are now represented in this class of cardinals. for the 1st time, mongolia, paraguay, singapore, and east timor. it is clearly francis church now more than ever, but that doesn't mean the next pope will be in his mold. if we look at the story of the catholic church conclave, so the moment when it hope gets elected are pretty much surprising. often, a reformer pope is elected from a pretty conservative conclave, as was the case. we spoke frances, ah,

it may be too early to say just who will follow. pope francis, but he's still doing what he can to increase the odds. it will be someone who has received his blessing. adarine al jazeera vatican city. the argentine economy was battling ramp and inflation and a currency losing value daily against the us dollar. but while argentina struggles it's more stable neighbors taking advantage and enjoying a cross border price. ben daniel shawn has more on this now from salvador matzoh on argentine is board. in bolivia, these trucks have come from all over argentina. they're waiting to unload pretty much everything. food, clothes, shoes, medicines and toiletries, and also to live in the market. who do we sell to? it all goes to bolivia in the towns around here, people sometimes can't afford to buy, so we can't sell much in this area. how things are bad and the rest of argentina. but thank god, we're close to bolivia and we sell every day g. c. an army of $700.00 or so.

porters known as baggage heroes crosses the border every morning from bolivia to deliver to awaiting merchants. the members of a well organized cooperative, working with your thirties on both sides of the border store. it was like these used to be full of argentine projects for sale in bolivia. but now because of the problems in the argentine economy, it's the other way round with bolivians crossing the border in their thousands to buy everything that argentina can supply. what can't be bought legally is for a small price. transported through one of these 78 known clandestine crossing points, dirt tracks, and hidden pals on the long, almost impossible to police border. not that any one is really trying to the emerald control and law god, i mean, if the contraband that's now benefiting argentine traders is not a priority to priority stopping drugs coming in. can fight the contraband. because if we did, the target exploded. we have got the benefit of social piece right now,

not everyone's doing okay. how much of the project ends up in markets like this one in jacquila? 7 kilometers in said bolivia where about 70 percent of its merchandise comes from argentina. attracting shoppers from far and wide anacio market. there is a lot more now than before because the dollar in argentina is unstable. going down than up. sometimes you lose, but now we're winning because the accounting best was expensive, which slows the price for us. inflation in argentina in july alone, it's 7.4 percent widely used on the black market pays more than twice the official rate. the countries had 3 economy ministers in just a few weeks. many are struggling but nor here her grandma starbuck is will import london at the bay. we've got work which is important in this country. the moment, however, we live from day to day. things aren't as good right now as they were m to go

because it's a constant rise and full of prices, the dollars up the dollars down. so it's hard to negotiate. you can't plan anything, but at least this work. it won't last, it can't last. it never does. latin american economies of victims of boom, embossed kimmie. this is like this one ebony flow with decision has taken thousands of kilometers away. but for now they're enjoying the good times. while they can, dan, you showing their al jazeera in salvador muscle and argentina's border with bolivia . now now sir, is preparing to launch its new moon rocket on monday and live the could see humans make a return to the lunar surface after 50 years. the on crude flight is the 1st and the agencies are to in this program is hoped it will pay the wife accrued mission soon after nasa hopes to land astronauts on the moon again in 2025. it is a new rocket and a new spacecraft to send humans to the moon on the very next flight. this is

something that has not been done in over 50 years. it is incredibly difficult. we will learn a great deal from the ornaments, one test flight. and through this experience we will change and modify anything necessary to to prepare ourselves for crude flight on the very next mission. ah, you're going to main stories even following this hour and libby as health ministry . as saying intense fighting in the capitalist killed at least 23 people, 17 of them civilians almost 100 others injured. it raises fears of the political crisis, escalating into a full blown conflict. gunfire erupted between rival on groups early on saturday with explosions, rocking several districts.