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a for radiation spill. ah, i money inside. this is out there. a lie from dough. so coming up in wrong cause a bought is gather outside his house is the form of pakistani prime minister. p is in court. iraq's prime minister threatens to quits if political conflict continues to descend into violence. and the soviet union's last president mikhail gorbachev dies at the age of 90. 1 of to weeks of negotiations investigates is from the you and nuclear watchdog off. finally, on their way to the russian occupied stock morisha power plant in ukraine, the i 18 left. keep. early on wednesday morning, ukraine and russia accused each other of shelling of round the largest nuclear

facility of its kind in europe. which is res. fears of a possible radiation lake. yeah, he's with us, you know, we have an very, very important task there to perform, to assess the situation there to help study license depletion as much as we can. i am really conscious of the relevance of this moment. but we are ready, the i. e 3. so we will be reporting back after, after the mission. we're going to be spending a few days there while the team met the ukranian president on tuesday, a lot of men's lensky says, it's important that his country controls the plant, lyla, v. it is very important for us pressing demand to the i. e. a and the demands that

are supported by all world leaders concerning the immediate demilitarization of the plant. we ask for the removal of the russian military unit and the liberation of our plan. it is that these upper easier nuclear plot must return to ukrainian control this call only this way we can eliminate any risks regarding nuclear powerful in teresa bio has more from keith. while there has been reports of shelling around all the sub for a nuclear power plant, it's a broad area and what has happened there? if you can extend it, it's like the nuclear power plant is located in a town that's called inaudible. and on the other side of the d, pro river, even area that's controlled by ukrainian forces. so shelling has been ongoing on the, on the other side of the river. we've heard that at least 2 different type of explosion happened in the city of nico, for that, it currently and they're ukranian control that the federal people were injured. they are then that's the location where the a team is heading. you know, the,

there's the road that they will be taking is undecided. close to craning officials are saying that russian forces have been shelling all around the area where the a team is expected to pass by. so, you know, there's like a big security issue surrounding this whole operation. it's not clear yet, which roads are going to go, or where they're going to stay, whether they're going to stay in nickel, which is the area that controlled by ukrainian or in america. that's where the plant is located and that is currently under russian control, and that's where they have established a base, right. and where the nuclear power plant is located. so, you know, there's lots of intrigue about how this operation is going to be in place. it's very, very interesting. however, what they're going to have to be doing once they arrive there control the damage that has been cost in the plant, talked to ukraine ins, technicians who are under control of russian soldiers. and we're handling the every day operations of that plant and of course, that the system safety systems are in place. you know,

lots of concern around that area in ukraine with a history of the turnover disaster, for example, about what could happen if something went wrong. honors of supporters of pocket songs, former prime minister in wrong colon have gathered outside his home ahead of his course appearance in islamabad, he's been charged with contempt. of course, he is also facing challenges under pakistan's anti terrorism acts. prosecutors say he threatened police officers and a judge involved in the arrest of one of his aides. it convicted, he could face a 6 month prison term and be quote, disqualified from running for office. come all high days in islamabad with more the charges against him. there are 2 cases. today's case pertains to a contempt of court case. and this because the, because of the remarks that he had made it public rally. now the form of prime minister m ron con, claimed to his, at tor ne dad, there was

a misconception that the judge who did not approve all who, sorry, a prove d, a reminder of one of the staff officers of the former prime minister. mister again, i'll who am ron said, had been tortured, that he was not aware that this was not an executive magistrate working on behalf of the federal government. but at your dish officer. now, he will be appearing before this court in a contempt charge because of the remark he made against that particular judge. also, tomorrow he is going to appear before the anti terrorism court. the federal government had to for charges against him saying that he had criticized and undermined the on the police said that security forces and a judge. and therefore, this was done to mount to an act of terror. today of god, he will be appearing before the court, dakota, likely to ought came to possibly render an apology,

end up watch the court has bargain. up there after an apology or an admission that there was a mistake. they have been indian to politician pakistan's ambassador to the un says his country did not cause climate change, but is bearing the brunt of it. he's calling on wealthy countries to shoulder responsibility for the millions of people affected by the west floods in pakistan, in decades. one 3rd of the country is now under water women, a 1000 people have died since mid jing developing countries have been talking for some time now about the issue of loss and damage from a, from a climate change. and this is a, i think the most vivid illustration are of the impacts of climate change in a country which has contributed virtually nothing to global warming. ah, so certainly we are in a geographical location and with certain other ca,

circumstances with the largest number of glaciers. ah, that feed into our rivers. ah, this is a, a of a disaster are of epic proportions. and it has been obviously called a caused by climate change. the estimates urgent are being made as we speak. ah, our initial estimates, either the damage to the economy itself could range over $5000000000.00 into $10000000000.00 of damage from 4 until infrastructure to livelihoods, to crops were i took productive facilities. i saw it, it would be, it would be a huge cost in terms of rebuilding for pakistan. are we to run into billions of dollars, but we will obviously be making more precise estimates at the moment we are focused

on relief. we will then go to rehabilitation, and thereafter into reconstruction. iraq's caretaker prime minister says he will resign at the political crisis and unrest continues mustafah academy address the nation ought to 2 days. a violent protests in baghdad heavily fortified green zone . a chaos ended when the powerful shad politically dom thought of solder, ordered his supporters to withdraw on tuesday. 30 people were killed in hundreds wounded. the protests were sparked. my souther announcing he was quitting. war had the men who know and i would that if they want to continue to create disputes and complications and not to listen to the source of reason than i will make a moral decision. but i am proceed to leave my post in accordance to the iraqi constitution as an appropriate time. my dear people, our country, iraq, is bleeding and has been bleeding for a long time. not such a cost he

a canyon supreme court has begun the hearing presidential candidate, rollo dingus, challenge to the election results. it will fit until september. the 4th thing is rival value router was declared, the winner would just over 50 percent of the vote for the 7 electoral commissioners refused to endorse the result. and anger says the outcome is flawed and should be declared null and void. let's go to corresponding knock web, who's in nairobi for us now malcolm. we know the course is looking at several issues. what exactly will it focus on is that holds the hearing. we have identified 9 areas that 9 questions that they want to answer over the coming days of the hearing and they include whether or not the electoral commission database an online system was hacked, riley were doing and they seem allege the team working for william route. so main rival hacked into the system and change the results. retail seems denied that the

court wants to try and establish whether or not that's true. another area that they want to look at. the royal as coalition of also alleged as if there's a discrepancy between the number of votes, tough for the presidency and in the other election for members of parliament sentences and local government. a significant significant large number of vote cost for the presidential. paul could be seen as evidence of ballast stuffing. that area that they owe a question or concluding question that they say they want to on. so if indeed william roots, i did in fact get more than 50 percent of the vote, as per the result that was a now by the chair of the electoral commission. and if the irregularities significant enough to nullify the election, in which case the court can order a re run, the constitution says that that has to take place. within 60 days. malcolm had

a kenyan feel about this leadership race being dragged out like this. for many people, the whole election season has been economically crippling off the back of the kind of a pan demik rising prices, the food and fuel the life. 9 years of government led by a hurry, kenyatta and william brito, the vice president, sounds accused of excessive borrowing and widespread corruption. so the economic problems of substantial, even before the downturn, economic downturn that comes with the election. and of course, the process is dragged out that makes it, that determines investors, it makes it slower for trade. but then there are many supporters in both factions that of route 7 out of railer who deeply believe that that candidate has one kind of information bubble. certainly on social media and through other networks by which people really believe their candidate with the legitimate win. and now both

candidates, before the poll said they would respect the outcome of the election and the outcome any, any ruling made by the supreme court waiting to see if they will both indeed respect the ruling that comes on monday for quite some tension. if the 2 factions, the supporters have very differing beliefs about what happened and the course risk that the institutional respect for the institution of the course of the trust in it could be, could be severely eroded. thank you for that. malcolm web in nairobi, the u. s. justice department says it's gold evidence that form a president. donald trump's team was hiding classified files and his florida home. it also says that he was obstructing investigation into whether he illegally removed top secret documents from the white house in a court finding on tuesday, govern luez say it was that evidence that prompted the such of trumps mar logo

residence at the beginning of august. all than 320 classified documents have now been found that drum says such was politically motivated. still ahead on al jazeera and thousands of people take to the streets of argentina, showing their support for a former president, accused of corruption. do not drink the water, be clear. please do not drink the water. and a u. s. city is without water, but officials can't say when they will resolve the problem. ah, he has begun. the faithful world cup is on its way to cattle. your travel package to day. it's the last day of august. here's your forecast for europe in africa. we've got outbreak served, disturbed weather, around the alpine region that spilling into austria some thunder. downpours through

the balkans and fer romania, a huge swath of the country under a severe thunderstorm alerts we could see downpours of about 80 millimeters of rain . that's enough to cause some flash flooding. severe wind gusts, in some hail could be packed in there is vase to watch what it does, of the temperatures in bucharest, down by almost 10 degrees by the end of the week with a height $24.00 degrees. also some pretty big downpours in the forecast for is stumble. this could give us a renewed threat of flooding. so watch that carefully. meantime for the other side of the mediterranean, a slug of rain around the parent. he is slipping south into barcelona. thunderstorms seem likely here, and up to the northwest, we go a cool wind out of the north look what it's done to temperatures. helsinki got yen for 15 after africa right now, and i think we're going to see some big problems with torrential downpours, spilling out of gonna into the ivory coast and burkina faso on wednesday. some pretty powerful winds across the eastern portion of south africa could see some

dust storms there, but this is a warm wind. cape town has a height of 25 degrees, but don't get to use to it. big drop in those temperatures are coming. i saw a visual airline of the journey debating the issues of the day produce as always been criminalized around the boundaries of rights. these are just numbered. there people are families and our friends and our community members on our online. i jewel voice this mended to we don't believe in dialogue. the political crisis must be soft with the political solution as climate change progress is there some people who are in places that they're just going to have to. there's no recognition about what we're ready facing. the street. oh, now j 0 lou ah,

watching al jazeera mind, if our top stories this, our investigators from the un nuclear watch show got on their way to the russian occupied zachary ship, pop flaunting ukraine. ukraine in russia have accused each other of shelling around the nuclear facility, raising phase of a possible disaster. support is a full my pakistani prime minister emron. com have gathered outside his house and a show of support ahead of his appearance. collins been charged with contempt. rocky prime minister, mustafah kadi me, says he will resign if political crisis and arrest continue as comments follow 2 days of vaughnam protest in bagdad off to sherry needham of toddled solder announced he was quitting politics. now russia says it's shut down the node stream one pipeline for 3 days fed planned maintenance,

and it is the main link for delivering gas to germany and the rest of western europe. russia significantly reduce gas exports through the pipeline in recent months. dominic cane reports from rudest off. this is the bought over compressor turn and only a st. petersburg where gas meant for german markets is ready for delivery. and yet in these pictures, excess gases being burned off, which is odd, because for months the volume of gas sent to germany via the gnawed stream, one network has been cut. and for the next 3 days, nothing will come through it. part of planned maintenance says gas prom, part of president vladimir putin. political says germany on gets we are literally paying a price. these stoppages have been bandied about him, talk shows and political speeches as a rhetorical possibility over the summer and on what is not rhetoric. it's a bitter reality from this is bitter abruptly that which is why ministers have

spent months trying to find gas from other sources. feedback from the part of the german government's coping strategy depends on installations like this one, a gas storage facility at looters, doff outside berlin. here it's already almost 95 per cent full and 95 percent capacity is the target. the german government has set to be reached by the 1st of november, but storage of gas is only one aspect of the solution. one analyst says in the short term, every one is being urged to use as little gas as possible. reduce demand in industry and households wherever you can, and not only industrial processes, but also when and in heats and heating systems, but also when it comes to electricity, man, that's precisely why the government at the moment is trying to cards all consumers all sectors to reduce demand because that's what can bring down the consumption in theory, full gas storage will only cover german needs for a few winter months,

which is why the government has been building new liquefied natural gas terminals on its north sea coast. so that the ellen g shipments its been buying in can help cover any shortfall in the coldest months early next year. covering german needs in the longer term involves breaking with russian fossil fuels for ever. dominant cane al jazeera looters doth the ones as a ship carrying weight from ukraine to the drought stricken horn of africa has stalked and did you beauty? it is the 1st vessel to make the journey to the region since russia began its invasion of ukraine. 6 months ago, the grain will be delivered to ethiopia. the ship was transporting the 23000 tons of grain. it's enough to feed one and a half 1000000 people for a month. and the you an estimate. 82000000 people need food 8 across eastern africa . we've already seen

a reduction of 15 percent in wheat prices globally. since the black sea initiative commenced. what we want to see is more food flowing. we need from w. p. 's perspective. millions of tons in this region in ethiopia are alone. 3 quarters of everything that we use to distribute originated from ukraine and russia . the taliban has set off fireworks in the afghan capital kabul to celebrate the departure of the last u. s. soldiers, one year ago. a government has declared wednesday a public holiday as it enjoy biding, withdrew the last u. s. force is off to 20 year war that kill tens of thousands of afghans and more than 2000 american troops. a taliban is struggling with political isolation on a growing humanitarian crisis. people in lebanon have protested against a draft law. they say, will make it harder to withdraw from their bank accounts. lebanese banks have

strictly limited foreign currency withdrawal since 2019 economy has promised over the last 3 years, and one of the wealth, worse financial crises expend, say the government needs to create a wide ranging recovery plan. by some i'll shake. hussain was one of those out the protests. 2 weeks ago, he took people hostage in a bank at gunpoint to demand funds from his lock savings account to pay for medical treatment. he says the system needs to change, and then uh huh. we came to protest to get back the money, but the thieves in there stole from us are cool on all the revolutionaries to come to the street in large numbers. so we don't lose the money. i want to steal. every one needs to be on the streets to day. we will have to stop the straw, flew by force, and we will have to return all the money by force. o has to be done by force. the governor, the state of mississippi, as declared estate, if imagine, seen the regional capital jackson,

people that don't have clean drinking water sounds, the treatment plant was overwhelmed by floods on hanjin. as the story, the water in mississippi's largest city is undrinkable. do not drink the water, ought to be clear. please do not drink the water. a 150000 residents of jackson, the state capitol cannot drink the water, cannot reliably shower flush their toilets or battle their cities fires. governor tate reeves on tuesday declared a state of emergency one with no end in sight. i can't give you a timeframe as to when we will be pushing out of safe drinking water. days of torrential rains have swollen the pearl river, mixing sewage and drinking water and overwhelming the city's main water treatment plant, causing it to fail with the city. unable to afford the repairs, the state is offering emergency funding. this gets into quite possibly the billions of dollars. and so that is far beyond the city of jackson's reach to be able to

accomplish that. on our long time, jackson resident bernard smith saw it coming and stocked up. i will try to stop go on war to supplies because there's stuff that don't bowl in any instances when you know you and i song where this happens. you don't just all of a sudden you, you at toyota plan. they always tell me, i can't bite you. bert jackson's population is largely black of quarter live in poverty is one of many u. s. cities suffering water supply problems and until it can restore its water treatment plant and feel its aging pipes, residents will have to make do with boiled water, bottled water, and plenty of patients. john henderson al jazeera former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev has died at the age of 91. he played a crucial role in ending the cold war, initiated economic reforms, and made it easier for people to criticize their leaders. but he was deposed in

a k, which eventually spot the collapse of the ussr victoria gates and be expect on his life. for me. as i recall, gorbachev change the to the 20th century history. his legacy though is valued more by some than by others. in the west, he is revered as a great statesman, a nobel peace prize winner, who played a decisive role in ending the cold war. to many russians. he's the man who allowed the soviet empire to collapse, exposing millions to hardship and humiliation. his legacy is dead. he allowed, or the peaceful collapse of the soviet union. it did not use massive force for keep eastern europe ah, in the empire. and will that he deserves credit. but it is not that this was sung came in, trying to undermine the system. he tried to re, formerly, as a young man. gorbachev studied law at moscow state university. he went on to forge

a career in the communist party, eventually becoming its general secretary and leader of the soviet union. but the command economy gorbachev inherited was failing, and there was shortages of food and consumer goods. which of try to fix things with glass, most and perestroika reforms that were to revolutionize the soviet system. where the or should you lady that we made more enterprise, more democracy, more organisation, and more discipline. then we will be able to bring perestroika up to full speed and give new impetus to developing socialism. stephanie, his leadership also led to a revolution in relations with the west face to face with us president ronald reagan. gorbachev signed a treaty, eliminating an entire class of nuclear weapons curbing the nuclear arms race. it was the beginning of the end of the cold war. soon the berlin wall fell, and after a failed qu, by hard line is in moscow, the soviet union itself was dissolved

a gorbachev. resigned cmo clarissa in this situation, which follows the establishment of the commonwealth of independent states. i hear by cease to act as the president of the soviet you know, you. so you did most not as the president, the esl, awarded the nobel peace prize in 1990 gorbachev remained in the public eye watching democratic progress erode and relations with the west deteriorate. well, right now, be present russians are and why beemer boot in trying with military force to rebuild the soviet union, to reintegrate through forceful means, kind of undo the gorbachev legacy, michigan. i talked the united nations secretary general antonia the terrorist says the world's most, the towering global leader russian president vladimir putin has expressed his

deepest condolences hope itself with his famous crimson birthmark, with one of the most recognizable figures of 20th century politics. and one of its most influential for form, the president and current vice president of argentina. christina fernandez, the kitchener is on trial accused of corruption verdict as g. later this year, supporters have responded angrily to prosecutors calls to jail her tarnish weimer reports from when is aris, the former president encouraged vice president of argentina. christina fernandez, the kitchener is on trial. in the case of dividing the nation, the prosecution say she led one of the biggest corruption syndicates in the country's history. she calls it a political witch hunt impedes that it was when the flexion. this trial started with this fiction that was recounted by the prosecutors over 5 days. during those 5 days, i listened to those accusation that were not accusations. there were

a fiction, a script, a very bad one, besides being false. yes, it does, but it is or easy does it go daily? the prosecution is calling for a 12 year prison sentence and the lifetime ban on the vice president holding public office is one opposition. politician even demanded her execution. in response to supporters took to the streets outside her apartment in one osiris. please controlled by the opposition lead. city government responded aggressively provoking strong criticism from the national government, including the president, alberto fernandez. the supporters now keep the vigil outside the home on the 3rd able to read. oh and i love discipline. when you put one of our main political leaders on trial, in such a weak case, you undermine democracy. and a lot of blood has had spilled to win our democracy for them. okay. i mean, if she did so much the schools, the city metro gave foot to the poor, equip see universities and gave her wage to housewives. christina fernandez,

the kitchen that divides opinion like no other, but this trial is about much more than whether she's guilty or not guilty. it's about how many argent time see the future of their trouble country. so take that, he's got a former president, the wife of a former president. and now argentina's vice president. this is kitchener has been around for long enough to have made plenty of friends and a lot of enemies. her opponent to you, the former president, the symbolic of the corruption, this blighted argentina for generations. they want to prevent her standing again for president in next year's elections. a sunday i thought he got out of handling it will be historic for argentina, but it's the 1st time a female president convicted for a fully proven corruption crime that it serve as an example for all of the all. now if we don't think that it gives us hope that we still have justice management, tina and this has only just begun.