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madison. this is all 0 life, and doha also coming up a un mission to inspect ukraine's operation nuclear plant encounters delays. moscow, and keep blame each other for attacking the route to the site. not waking pros and cons and having come so far, we are not lucky. the u i in says china may have committed crimes against humanity against we go muslims, provoking a furious response from beijing of i for malaysia's former prime minister of national project sentence to 10 years in prison for corruption. ah, we're going to begin in a rock court. at least 4 people are set to being killed and fighting between rival she eyed factions. ah, the southern city of basra remains on the edge after the violence began on wednesday. tensions are high in iraq after influential she idly to mocked out al

serra said he was withdrawing from politics, is supporters and iran backed forces engaged in heavy fighting baghdad. earlier this week, i'll speak now to dosage a body who's following developments from baghdad. tension across iraq, but clearly real tension continuing in basra. yes, certainly rob, as the fighting broke out overnight in northern part of basrah, which is of course one of the most important provinces in iraq. it's where many of the oil fields in the country are located at the fighting, allegedly took place between members of sariah, a salam, and another sheer group that is known aside. huck that is backed by iran, according to many analysts here. what we know is that the gunfire exchange between the 2 sides has not resulted in the death of 4 people. 2 of them belonging to

a salon, which is the military wing of other all southern movement and then to belonging to the other side. it aside huck, what we have heard over the past few minutes is a representative from my father. all southern movement has issued a statement that warning has ali, who is the secretary general of aside a huck at warning him to reign in what he calls his disrespectful militias and mad dogs. the feeling here is that the tensions that are ongoing in that southern province have not stopped over the past few days. this is not the 1st time that there's been fighting between these 2 groups in basra and in other regions in iraq as well. they have been incident that between the 2 sides in my son province. the concern here is that even though things have been quiet in the capital over the

past 24 hours at this violence that has started in faster, i could possibly have ramifications for what takes place here in back. that doesn't one of the key drivers of the violence that we've seen over the last 2 or 3 days has been, of course, a dispute over how iraq should be run. what's the latest with that? well, we understand that the federal courts are supposed to be meeting later today to discuss the complaints they have received from a number of m parties within the government. and mainly the southern us as well about it. getting rid of the current political crisis by at dissolving the parliament according to the iraqi constitution. if a governing body is not able to function and carry out its duties, it is up to the judiciary to make that call. and they have put in petitions for the federal court to make that decision. as we understand that,

given the current political crime that we're in, and the possibility of violence breaking out, it is very unlikely for the courts to actually come down with a verdict today. and we believe that they will likely adjourn again for, for later on next week. but the sense here is that, that is where everybody's attention is at the moment. and they want the courts and the judiciary to intervene to try and prevent any kind of violence from erupting again, and possibly providing a way out of the clue current political deadlock that we're in. so that we do not see the violence returned to the streets of the capitol door. so thank you very much. dorsal jabari talking to us from baghdad. here your crenan, russia blaming each other for talks that have delayed a much anticipated un mission to assess the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plant. a convoy of atomic watchdog inspectors is traveling to the zap

patricia plant and sylvan ukraine. but those being heavy shelling in the area and along the prearranged routes to the facility. i am going to consider the possibility of establishing a continued presence or of the i. e, a at the plant, which we believe it's indispensable to the stabilize the situation and to get regular, reliable, impartial, neutral updates or what the situation is there. so we shall slack we are moving now . thank you for your interest is very important that the world know what's happening here. let's go live to, to lease about in that case it. so it's proving difficult for the inspectors to get access to the plant. and once they get there, there are questions about how much access and freedom they're gonna have to be able to make their investigations. what's the latest on their trip?

while we have been following this trip thoroughly and they left the keys on wednesday and they managed to make it to the somewhat easier region, and then there's 50 kilometers up to the city of fanatical that's worth the nuclear power plant is located in that city is where intense shelling have started very early this thursday morning. we've been told ukrainian or forty's are saying that a kindergarten was he had a health facility and that at least we people have been killed. what russia is saying is that there was a sabotage, cool, ukrainian sabotage group to try to cross the didn't for river from a ukrainian controlled area. and they try to generate some type of scales or take over a part of the city and be repaired that attack. and that's why this shilling was going around the city by one ukrainians are saying is that that's not true. but russia is trying to control the area of the trying to generate fear. and in a way to intimidate the potential visits by the i a director for what we know right now is that they left the front of the cranium from land. others hoping to arrive

later this thursday. and as we just heard, the director of the e file grow fee, he was saying that in spite of the shelling of the threats that they're hoping to be there on thursday to begin checking the situation on the ground. and of course, it's not clear yet what type of faxes they're going to have. that plans are controlled by russia. there's russian soldiers on the ground control in ukrainian technician. so it's an extremely difficult situation. i mean, we're fear from the ukrainian side that they won't have enough access or that visit is going to be minute later what we're going to have to see. but 1st, they'll have to arrive there to these to tell us why it is so important that the investigators get into the plan and get a chance to actually carry out the checks that they want to do. while since russia took over with the city of inaudible that of, that's where the 40 nuclear power plant is located in march, they established

a military base. their military control, ukraine and technicians are working and are their watch. and there's been intense fighting happening between ukrainian or russian for says lots of shelling, coming out of the plan towards the b, ukrainian frontline and the other way and round. and there's lots of concern that there's damage and that some part of the plant has been damaged. so b, i. e, a 's hoping to evaluate what type of damage has happened to feed the conditions in which ukrainian workers are there. there's been reports of threats, of intimidation, of even torture. so that's another thing that they have to want to forward. and of course, that the safety systems are in place. this country is one that have suffered through what happened in turnover back in the 1980. there is concern that something like this could happen once again, and it wouldn't totally impact ukraine, but russia and probably the rest of europe. so it's checking the safety conditions is crucial. i don't, in fact there's been distributing,

i didn't pills among the residents there to try to protect them. it varies. i read the ation week and the other concern, of course, is electricity. winter is coming. temperatures are, have started to decrease somewhat. here we present 20 percent of the electricity for ukraine, and the fact that it's under russian controlled is definitely going to have a big, big impact on what this country is going to be able to protect that population. as a winter is coming closer to the support bringing up to date from gave teresa. thank you. well, after months of delay and attempts to buy, bathing to block it, the un human rights office. as released a scathing report on china's treatment of wiggers and other mostly muslim minorities. it says there's evidence that the alleged atrocities and chin jang may constitute crimes against humanity. china called the you and human rights officer fung, and an accomplice of the u. s. victoria gave me reports. civilian and shelba chalets long awaited report to the damning indictment of china's treatment of the weaker

population. it found the weaker and other mostly muslim groups held in detention camps have been subjected to torture. including forced medical treatment and sexual and gender based violence. bachelor report with commission more than 3 years ago was due to be published last year. it was finally released 30 minutes before her term as you and human rights chief ended. china has condemned the report. it says its policies in shing jang fight, what it calls terrorism and provide weakness with better economic opportunities. each other to their full lead up, he will bug off the so called assessment is orchestrated and produced by the us and some western forces and is completely illegal and void. it is a patchwork of disinformation that serves as a political tool for the u. s. and other western countries to use zing jang to contain china. you read this assessment based on anti china forces violates the

mandates of the o. c. h. r. in the past bachelor's face, criticism for not being forthright about the persecution of the week of community. her visit to china re, may, was widely condemned as a whitewash with the u. s. state department, calling it a mistake human rights group, say her report is better late than never. this is a blueprint really for a member states, especially those who sit on the human rights council to adopt a resolution that creates an independent and international mechanism so that you can start investigating these crimes. and you can start identifying the perpetrators and prosecuting those perpetrators. hello, this is the latest of many reports, detaining human rights abuses against weakness. but this one carries the weight of the un and those campaigning for justice. hope it'll mark a turning point victoria gate and be al jazeera. but who folks in beijing was more

on the chinese government reaction for the furious response to come out of the foreign ministry. and beijing today gives you a little bit of an idea of the pressure. the office for the high commission of human rights was under not to publish this report spokesperson one when been said the quote, so called assessment was illegal null and void and said it violated the principles of objectivity. and if you read between the lines, it did sound very much as though this criticism was being directed specifically at michelle bachelor and accused her office of being an enforcer and accomplice all the u. s. but this angry reaction also gives you a bit of an idea of just how damaging beijing finds all of this. you know, a lot of the findings in this reports aren't exactly new, but this report carries the weights of the un, which does mean that countries and china and various international bodies are going to be under pressure to act accordingly. and you know, this response from china will be seen by many as an attempt to create an

alternative narrative and to undermine the united nations human rights efforts, according malaysia centers, the wife of former prime minister. and now she browser to 10 years in prison after a corruption trial, rosman saw it was convicted of 3 kinds of bravery over a contract to supply schools with solar power. her husband nigi began a 12 year prison term last week, after being convicted of corruption involving the malaysian state fund, one m d b. lawns. louis has more from column poor. the judge had sentencing ross my monster to 10 years in prison. now this is not the maximum custodial sentence, the maximum is 20 years in prison. this is what the prosecution had asked for, but the judge is imposing a 10 year prison term. now he's also allowed a fine if around $970000000.00, bring it that's about $220000000.00 us dollars. if i'm not wrong, i'm however, the judge has also said that a stay of execute is allowed. this means she will not be going to prison

immediately. she also does not have to pay her fine immediately. and we expect that this is because the defense lawyers will be filing an appeal. now she still has 2 more avenue of appeal left to her. there is the court of appeal and the apex court, the highest court in the land, the federal court. so she has still these avenues to go and we expect she will be taking that route. so she will have to exhaust all those appeal before the, the judgement, the or the execution of the sentence will happen to young palestinians have been killed by israeli forces during raids in the occupied west bank. one of the short one is very soldiers, storm the ballasa refugee camp. the 2nd victim was killed by israeli police and i'll be the city the us national press club has honored all just he had a correspondent shooting. i balked at posthumously with the president's award. her niece lena actually received the accolade on her behalf and washington cheering was without his id of 25 years covering the israeli occupation of palestine. she was

shot in the head by israeli forces while she was on assignment in janine and the occupied west bank in may. odyssey media network continues to demand a rapid, independent, and transparent investigation into the killing. still ahead on al jazeera, recovering what they can, the funds of eastern sudan of left thousands destitute ah, turning back the clock. serena williams studies the wall. number 2 of us opened, putting over time and plans to doubt ah, with time now for your world, whether update, whether you say we begin in australia. so few areas of disturbed weather we're watching around. queensland could see the renewed threat of seen some flooding here than a frontal system is poised to move in to

w a. that's going to impact perth with some showers and whip up those winds as well . so that's on friday. let me put this a few days out on sunday. that batch of what weather moves away from queensland. gonna keep tabs on this. it could turn into something tropical afternoon zealand. we go. it's really that south island where we've got weather alerts and play for both rain and wind, but most of the action is contained toward the southern alps and for se, asia, we'll call it a zone pretty much from manila, jakarta through to the west. and that's where the bulk of the rain is falling. here's an update on the super typhoon rate. now just to the east of taiwan, a spinning around. but look at this. the outer bands are going to bring some torrential rain to taipei notches friday. here's a forecast on saturday as this disturbance for meanders in the area, traveling a bit further toward the north, but some drenching rain to be expected for taipei and for japan. still some showers and thunderstorms across southern areas of japan's main island of honshu on friday

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you're watching or is it a reminder of hotels? stories this hour, at least 4 people had been killed during fighting between rival she eyed factions in the southern. the rocky city of basra. tensions remain high in iraq are influential. she eyed leader mocked out all sudden said he was withdrawing from politics. ukraine and russia are blaming each other from attacks that have delayed a un mission to assess the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plant. inspectors of traveling to the zap patricia facility in south and ukraine. the outgoing you and human rights chief has released a report saying there is evidence china's treatment of the weaker minority amongst her crimes against humanity. beijing rejected the study as in an attempt to undermine instability. shalaka and the international monetary fund have struck a deal for a $2900000000.00 bailouts. people have been struggling from mung some of the countries worst economic crisis since independence. they face acute shortages of

fuel medicines and other essentials. the crisis is led to mass demonstrations of force. the resignation of the president and july. michelle fernandez has more from colombo, after months of desperately seeking solutions to its crippling economic crisis. own agreement has been cracked between tr lanka and the international monetary fund. a statement from the i m f says that the preliminary agreement staff level agreement has been reached. and this is to allow of 48 month or a 4 year program that will total or something. $2900000000.00 us dollars of this will a be to help sort of macro economic stability. essentially helping with this sustainability in shanker and it can't come soon enough because obviously this country has been reeling with the effects of an economic crisis never seen before.

but obviously, before any of that money is seen as the statement from the i m f says, obviously the agreement has to be approved by the i am if management and the board . and these are contingent on sri lanka, meeting a certain requirements, and obviously death sustainability is one of the key factors of that process. so while it is good news that shall anchor has basically reached that agreement, while the i m f, it is still are going to be a little while yet before any money starts hitting the country. pakistan's, former prime minister, him wrong cons, pre trial, bail has been extended after he appeared in court earlier, is charged under anti terrorism laws. over comments. he made a recent rally, prosecutors accuse him and threatening 3 policemen. under judge m r hider was outside the court in islamabad. the former prime minister em ron conroy do do

appear in the corridor earlier today. however, the door new door deanna degenerated. gord, there, there was a credible threat against her enron khan, and therefore idea that he should be excused from the proceedings. however, the anti terrorist court said that he would have to show up. so im ron hahn then coming to the court. he was there for less than a few minutes after which the court adjourned until the 12th of september, granting him additional bell till the 12th of september. so dramatic development, day id, antiterrorist god. and of course, a lot of people again coming into board of him, ron founded, supported, were standing on the other side. there was a heavy police presence, and we talked to some of the party leadership about what was likely to happen next . i'll tell you what, no one in the world you find such an example, that is

a person speaking against torture. and this government has put, there is some charges on him. this is insane. but people are pakistan. i've decided the entire nation is standing behind in ron hahn and the demand is very clear. they want image it free and fair elections in pakistan, and that is the only way forward m ron hahn will now be appearing before the anti terrorist court on the trails. are many legal experts in this country believe that the charges leveled against them are frivolous and that did not stand a chance of success. however, it is going to be interesting to see what happens next to actual floods continue to devastate villages in sudan. at least 36 in the eastern casala region have been cut off by rising water. this hip morgan reports in the central state of 0 flood water has forced many people from their homes. wading through flood water is the only way

adam is mine and his mother can get to their home. floodwaters wrecked the property in sudan, 0 state, and their family was forced to seek dryer land. for him in nominal again, we woke up to water, entering the homes, got out what we could know every hour. there is a house that's fallen or sewage system that's collapsed and one or a wolf has come down. there is nothing left at all the other homes in the village were also flooded. when heavy rains hid this day, 2 weeks ago, range and torrential floods in them half killed at least 100 people, and hundreds others have been injured. tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed, hummed antea with a barricades, but his house still suffered major damage. why has it her inherited good? it had didn't work. i should your views. we took out the children and what furniture we could, but the house had been destroyed. we built barriers and still draining out the water. now we're worried about the diseases, the water can bring like malaria, as well as other infection. the city,

the rainy season has been described by some as one of the worst they've ever seen. and the downpours have affected nearly the whole country. jessina is one of the states where the government has declared a disaster. dozens of villages have been submerged here since the beginning of the rainy season, leaving hundreds of families homeless. many have thought refuge on dry land, but they say they are yet to receive any help with begging h lamazzo. another love for that is that we practically need everything because people lost everything shalt off food, water health care. the most important thing we need is for the water to be drained, so they can go back. i hate people crying at night because of the situation we are in. high. adam says he wants to watch us to recede, so he and his mother could go back and rebuild their home again. but after waiting for 2 weeks now, he has no idea. when that might happen. he been morgan august 0. what the name does the, the state in the u. s. members of the national guard have been deployed to help distribute

water in the city of jackson in mississippi state. more than 180000 people have no drinking water. after a treatment plant failed. local people blame a lack of funding in the black majority city. article haine has this report a long line, many here hoping they will not be in the car. the pulls up when the water runs out . i. i the capitol, mississippi has a long troubled water treatment plant, now knocked offline by recent flooding. for many, the taps are dry. for those who have water, it is simply unsafe, is i heard and feeling well, you don't know what you know, spans your when you got a new born baby. you smile, made of residents are being told to boil their water to wash dishes and to keep their mouths closed in the shower. the city council president tells al jazeera,

this is not a new problem. for the past 2 years, there has not been a month where citizens and sab jacqueline has not gone a week in 2 days, or even sometimes a week with either low flow or no flow, no flow, and had to have a bow, a watered nose. the unfortunate thing about it is that this is becoming somewhat of a norm. mississippi's largest city is more than 80 percent black and some residents believe that is why the city's water system has been neglected. for decades. we are saying the intentional about best men and communities that are led by black elected officials. i am going to have a black sign. and so have a cd. there has poor schools, poor row, you know, grocery stores when and out of food, and no water to drink. we don't even want to bathe my baby in jackson's water, and it doesn't appear the quality is going to get better anytime soon. our

immediate priority is to have running water even temporarily sacrificing some quality standards where we absolutely have to, to fulfill basic sanitary and safety need a long time problem. now, an acute crisis out in the sweltering heat of a mississippi summer, a dangerous one as well. patty gall haine. al jazeera, the us is authorized updated, covered 19 vaccines in booster shots at target. the alma cron strain. the food and drug administration hopes the modified jobs from pfizer by on tech and madonna will provide a higher protection against more contagious variance. the white house says it's confident the will be enough posters for everyone who wants one. dr. marcus trasha is the chief medical officer, the association of state and territorial health officials. he explained the benefits of a vaccine boost to dr. we think that there's a lot of testimony having

a version of the same that's much more tailored towards some of the barriers that we're seeing now with the coping virus. when the vaccine 1st came out back in 2021, it was very specific to the for that thing we were saying that now we have new, we have the com variance, which is, which appears to be much more infectious. and you know, the hope. ready is that having a new form formulation that this back scene can really result in the back thing that's much more effective now where we are now with the buyers. the challenge that we face with this new formulation to maxine is that we haven't had the same kind of had time for the same kind of clinical effectiveness studies that we've done previously with the vaccinate. you know, there is good evidence that this new formulation is safe and there's, there's some early evidence that it results in your body creating good. ready and

having a good reaction when it comes into contact, expecting, but we have, we don't have the data yet exactly how effective it is. and that's been, that's been a little bit of a challenge. and i think that may be the challenge with the american public is that some people are going to want to see those data before they're going to be comfortable taking those facts. me. but i think that's the main reason why this is just some delays and rolling themselves. williams, the standard tennis was number 2 and i've called survey to reach the 3rd round of the us open, playing in what could be have finally been the 23 time grant from champion b. p a sony in and 3 said jury, a new 2 and a half hour contest. the 40 year old american one, her 1st title in 1999. last month williams hinted she may retire say she was evolving a wave from tennis. ah .