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life and doha. also coming up the u. s. a proves a potential one point. $1000000000.00 arm sailed to taiwan. angry china the u. s. nuclear watchdog wounds fighting around ukraine. sapir is your power plant still poses a grave risk, prompting exposed to be based at the facility permanently and tennis legends, serena williams loses in the 3rd round of the us, open in what is expected to be the last match of her career. ah sure link as disgraced. former president is back home, less than 2 months after he fled during the nation's worst economic crisis since independence got to by roger pox that was blamed for pushing shore lanka towards financial disaster. the government ran out of foreign cash reserves and was unable

to pay for imports, leading to shortages. roger packs returned early on saturday, flying in from buying coke. he had left falling unprecedented protests. michelle fernandez has the latest from colombo, the return of the former president go, toby, roger, parks has happened very quickly. no one expected him to return a when he literally fled the country on a military jet just a few weeks ago. now that obviously was the peak of the public protests that had lasted for many, many months under the bat banner. gotta go home. as they angry and frustrated, people are sort of took their frustration and their anger's. it's built out on the streets. they blamed the former president for the state of the country, had fallen into, obviously, in its worst economic crisis since independence. now that overrunning of the presidential residents with the president inside at the stage,

and then him being evacuated to safety. all sort of calvin entered in him, making a very quick exit from the country. but since then, obviously he's been in 3 different countries. are seeking or his options are in many, many others as well. and it just seems that he was checked mated at every turn. the countries that did horsed him, obviously these were temporary stairs. there was no talk of political asylum or anything like that. but the last place he was in thailand, the authorities we here had told him that he should confine himself indoors because there were security risks of him going out. so on his return, i hate, which was confirmed by the public security minister to me when he was at the v. i p lounge of the airport on arrival there. he said he was very relaxed. now. good. i'll be roger. proctor has moved into an official and provided government bungalow, obviously his right as a former head of state. and what his options are in the coming days and months will

remain to be seen. his obviously relinquished office. but he is a very much part of the roger pock sir, a clan, and the family, and they haven't given up as far as we're hearing in terms of politics. marry him, young is executive director of the u. s. council entre lanka. she says the chances of the former president facing criminal proceedings on non existent well with the entry lanka. certainly there will be no attempt to hold him accountable because the current president, ronald, with, from a singer, came into power basically said he would be agreeing that he would, would protect, go to buy a raj apart. and so that's something of the agreement that they have and because his party b as l t p is still in power very much in power. there is really no, there's no hope that i would see in, in the, near or far future,

where he would be held accountable with industry locker. we will have to see how it goes forward and whether he decides to stay quiet and work behind the scenes. and make sure that he and all of his family members stay safe or whether he actually try to come back in some way. i think that the, the, the protesters are going to wait and then give some time to the government to see whether this very recently signed agreement with the i m f will actually change things on the ground will improve the economic situation. but they are very angry about him having returned and they want the elections, and that's not something that the government is likely to give them any time soon. the state department has approved a potential $1100000000.00 on sale to taiwan. the package includes anti ship

missiles and rated systems tension has been high since the us health speaker. nancy pelosi visited the island last month, prompting china to conduct military drills. a round tie. one china claims the island as part of its territory. us get more or less, you can speak to ross, find gold who is asia political risk analyst, he joins from ty, pay in taiwan. thank you for your time, sir. now the u. s. has a long standing policy of providing defensive weapons to the island. there is this sale unusual in any way not really. as you said, to us does provide weapons to taiwan. it is done so for many, many decades. part of this is always political or of a public relations value. so at a time when china has increase its military exercises near taiwan, is increased the threat level, the us and as shallow a to be prior to sale is relatively small. it's relatively small,

number of missiles. most of the money is for the maintenance of existing radar facilities. one thing that the buyer and before the trump administration has, has struggled with versus their previous, the previous american ministrations, is whether to punch details together. or just to announce them as in when they're needed. so the thinking earlier seem to be that we know trying to is going to be upset. so we'll just announce this every few years. and we'll throw together a whole bunch of different weapon systems that taiwan had requested and will deal with china is anger, but the truck and ministration, i think too, it's crowded. started policy of announcing the wiping sales again as and when the, the review process was needed. so the body ministration seems to be following out. but i think there's going to be some criticism as well that this announcement, given its relatively small size, really isn't much of

a difference for taiwan security. let's talk a bit more about the nature of the weapons in the south. because taiwan has been keen for these larger weapons like war ships and fight across from the u. s. but it doesn't look like that's what the u. s. is providing. yeah, that's a really good question. that's another issue that i would say the military here, the civilian leadership here in taiwan, as well as us policymakers, again, also across several administration. some struggle with. so should the focus be on the larger weapon systems like tanks and howitzers, or should be instead, be on things like missiles and mines and taking the battle to, to the see where the air or even to china. which would involve using weapons that us typically has not sold to taiwan, or rather than preparing for a battle here on the streets of taiwan. and there's some people use

a buzz words like a natural warfare and they say taiwan. she prepare for that or tie, watch it up a porcupine strategy. so we are a lot of these different buzzwords. but again, even it's changing the doctrines. it's changing the way that planners have gone about this for a long time. and that's still very much a work in progress. the problem is taiwan might not necessarily have him back given the right level from china. so ultimately, it's not just the u. s. decision. it's really something that policy makers, politicians, and the public here in taiwan really need to come to a consensus, then go about doing what is necessary to defend their island. how do you expect china to respond to this move? i mean tensions have, of course, already been heightened since the policy visit. can we expect action well, we can certainly back date and say, and they've made some will make more in the coming gauge and the statements from different agencies of the chinese government as well as in the state media. so

that's going to be expected. whether or not china will use the other tools that it has. probably it could be more incursions into what taiwan calls or defense identification could be larger scale military exercises, banning certain products from taiwan from being imported into china sanctions against u. s. government officials or taiwan government officials or even action against us companies doing business in china. so china always has the options of using any of those tools. they won't stop this particular weapon sales that really interesting to talk to ross find gold asia political risk, unless speaking to us from type. thank you. the the head as the un atomic watch dog says he's worried about ukraine's operation nuclear plant. and that 2 of his inspectors will stay at the site permanently from now on.

rafael grossi has just returned from a visit to the facility. it was captured by russian forces in february, and has become a focus of deep concern. with phase ne, by shelling could cause a nuclear disaster. gabriel alexander reports now from keith. the head of the united nations international atomic energy agency has arrived to vienna following his visit to ukraine's besieged separation nuclear power plant and had this to say, i was able to see myself and i my team impact hold on markings on, on bill these all of them so we these, that the physical all the foreseen, has been violated, not once, but several. raphael grossi flatly denied that russia who occupy the power plant, denied him the right to move freely,

saying he was given full access by the russians to the site, and was able to inspect everything he requested to see. he also confirmed his agency would keep 2 staff members at the plant permanently and at the i. e. a would issue a full report in the next week on their findings is not earlier on friday. sh, moscow again accused ukraine of showing the power plant, but reserved judgment on the i h. mission, good breach, you touched sure. repository. view the fact that despite all problems and difficulties caused by the ukrainian sides provoked reactions permission has reached the site and started work. you're aware that the team will stay at the site and continue working. that's why it's still too early to assess hooks. but what's most important is other listen is that the mission is expected to assess the plants condition. a nuclear security. ukraine contended the visit was staged, managed by russia. key accused russia of intimidating ukrainian nuclear plant

workers. i 8 yay. inspectors were accompanied by a man in a suit later identified as a russian advisor to ross, to tom the russian nuclear agency. that's further evidence for ukrainians, but the inspectors were not able to work freely at the plant without russian interference, as gross. he suggested in his press conference. ogrinas umbrella said little a shall demilitarization of the territory of the station is the goal, and it is bad that we have not yet heard the appropriate messages from the i. e. a . despite the fact that we talked about it with mr. grossi during our meeting, and yet it was the key security point of our agreements. it was outlined clearly, demilitarization and full control by our nuclear walkers. in it's clear, ukraine wants the nuclear power plant to be demilitarised and russian troops to leave immediately. but the i. e a doesn't even have the means to enforce that. it

also doesn't have the mandate to determine who's responsible for the showing. it's a complicated situation and very volatile and changing, seemingly not day by day, but our by our gabriel's ando. how does it keep still ahead on al jazeera, thousands of people rally in argentina's capital backing democracy, often assassination attempt on the vice president flooded farmland and see don, where 15000000 people are struggling to get enough. ah hello. it's very much an east west split across, so the u. s. sat the moment we have got some very heavy right across eastern parts . it stays bone dry, parched, and extremely hot. so dangerous,

he continuing across. so western areas of the u. s. thursday temperature got to 53 celsius in death valley, california, and you can see how that heat does stay in place as we go right through the weekend . all the way into labor day. could even see that record temperature getting lifted somewhat further as we go on through the next couple of days. no sort of any a meaningful rainfall across that western side of the us. 5 bunny across here. and we are going to see it staying dry over the next few days, one or 2 showers over toward certain parts of texas by the state. that was a se, where the intense rank continues on that slide, right. the way up through the tennessee valley, pushing up into that eastern side of canada where windy weather here continue to make its way further east was on a long chain of storms. as we go on through sunday. joining up this weather that we have a cross parts of mexico, we got quite a rush of showers into our central some parts of mexico, much of central america,

seeing some very lively down pause. not too bad across the caribbean, but this tropical system for the east, ah. criminal gangs, offending vietnamese children into slavery in europe. 0, $1.00 to $1.00 east investigate. had the traffic is already doing justice. own algebra. ah, oh wow. oh algebra where ever you oh oh, wow. the me

welcome back. you're watching out just their mind, the top story, our sure lank is disgraceful. i'm a precedent and shape mom. so the flood during the nation was economic crisis and independence got to buy a bunch of packs. i was blamed for pushing shore lanka to was financial on the us state department has approved a potential $1100000000.00 on sale to taiwan. china is threatening counter measures . pension has been hyphen us, how speaking nancy pelosi visited taiwan. and the head of the un atomic watchdog have just returned from ukraine's operation nuclear plants as team members from his team will now be station that permanently there is any continued shelling in the vicinity could cause nuclear at least 47

people. that's including a prominent cleric, have been killed and a bomb explosion in western afghanistan. the attack happened in the city of harass during friday. pres, katya lopez heard a young has more of a suicide bomb attack in the biggest mos in the city of rod. among the dead, a high profile religious scholar with close ties to the taliban. the new jeep rocks on, on, sorry, had reportedly met the deputy prime minister in another part of the city shortly before the bombing a year into a new government in afghanistan. analysts say the attack is a strike against the taliban. the matter of very deep concern for the government as well as the losing kind of figures, you know, more than what you would want them. so he was one of the key figures. he was one of the elite of the society. the mosque was full of worshippers when the bomb was detonated outside a nearby hospital. people wait for news one other though to live with

it was around 1240 in the afternoon. we got a call about the tech and sent out ambulances to the area. we removed the bodies and transported the wounded. a power struggle with i saw this fueling insecurity enough, can a sin and threatens to undermine the authority of the government. already facing and economic crisis and sanctions attacks against high profile segers will post yet another challenge for the taliban castillo official. again, just the head of pakistan's largest charity is warning. the threat of famine up to devastating floods have destroyed crops and livestock. more than 1200 people are now known to have died in pakistan's worst ever flooding disaster. survive as a facing waterborne diseases. the southern provinces send is bracing for further flooding. next week, focused on blames climate change for the recent heavy monsoon rains that have

triggered the floods. torrential rains and floods in c, dawn have destroyed tens of thousands of acres of land raising fees and food insecurity. when 100 people have died and thousands of homes destroyed, heb, morgan reports. our de la hums has spent the last for a month pending to his farms, hoping to profit from his harvests. but to intervention, rains and floods hate to dance to 0 state. much of his land was submerged destroying the crop house in the lab. it's ross as him as a has we have about 1300 acres there were formed. the seasoned drains and floods have covered about $300.00 acres. all what is completely destroyed is a complete disaster. some are trying to train the water, but as a farmer, this summer season has been a complete loss. heavy rains and floods have affected more than 90000 acres inches, either state home to the largest governmental agricultural project in sudan. more

than 130000 farmers grow crops such as corn and cotton for the country and international markets. but rain and floods have affected that, as well as the economy of the state authority see hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of produce have been lost while northerners were numbers are in cost on it. as far as this is a loss for us this season, i'll not be having anything to solve the corn and anything of a planted is gone of last more than a 1000000 susan is pounds because of the flooding. and farmers income are not the only concern. the flooding of farm lands comes at a critical time for sudan. the united nation says a 3rd of the people in the country are about 15000000 are already struggling to get enough food and with flood waters covering tens of thousands of acres. that number may rise even further. christina is known as the bread basket of sudan, supplying half of the crops it needs any disruption in that supply. could raise

market prices in a country where more than half of the people live in poverty authority say this put plans in place to reduce the impact of floods. he has more than half of the year on the season, powell, we will split up the farming cycles to make up for the losses. the farmers have incurred. the amount of launch farmers plant on during the winter season will be increased based on the area of land that has been destroyed by the rain behind the lacy. but farmers like our lot feared the lance may not recover in time for the coming season. and they may suffer more economic losses. he will morgan olga 0 to 0, c f b. i. agents who search for me you as president donald trump's home last month has found dozens of empty folders marked as classified as, according to a newly released court document that gave a detailed inventory off the $33.00 boxes recovered particle haine, as well as from washington dc. just to take a step back here,

let's go over what happened. so the trump lawyers went to a judge and a couple of weeks after the f. b, i searched mar largo, and they said they wanted a special master. basically that's an outside party to review the documents. what a lot of legal experts said that didn't make much sense because they waited so long . government agents told the court, look, we've already read everything and it allowed the justice department which doesn't give press conferences on ongoing cases. it allowed them to basically make the argument of why they did that search in great detail. and you just went over the huge numbers of classified top secret documents that they were found. now, one of the things i think that stood out most in this affidavit is that the justice department said this process is part of an ongoing process in active criminal investigation. so when the search 1st happened, some people wondered, well, was this the justice department just trying to get those classified documents back to where they belonged? but no,

the justice department here is saying this is an active criminal investigation hinting that there could be some arrests. so you went over the numbers, one of the things it's going to be the most striking is those $48.00 empty folders with classified marking. so when you have a classified government document, it doesn't just sit there by itself. it goes into a color coded folder. so that you know exactly what level of classification there is. so what was supposed to be in those folders that's can be a big question. perhaps they're able to match it with some of the loose classified documents they found. but it's going to, if they can't, they're going to be the question of where are those other class by documents this could lead to further searches of the president's property? suppose, as of argentina's, vice president gathered in what is aries off to christina hernandez? the kitchen has survived an assassination attempt outside her home. a man pointed a pistol as head point, blank range, but the gun did not fire. the president declared friday in national holiday to show

solidarity with her monica yankee reports from when a series ah crowns marching to the beat of drums in the center of when a site is old in young, defending argentina's democracy in condemning thursday's assassination attempt against vice president christina fed and none this, the kiersten it no doubt, gibson. when wait, ave what happened on thursday was very serious. all democratic rules were broken. we cannot accept political violence. that's where there are so many people here is that there will be no. this government has been under a series of attacks from strong economic lobbies opposition parties and also the judiciary system, which is working for them because i mean, i am here to defend democracy and the vice president. but also video shows the moment the vice president was being confronted by her assailant while reading supporters outside her home on thursday night 35 year old fit. nonetheless,

that is so bagman kid pointed a loaded gun to her face. but apparently it was jammed and she escaped unharmed. can he tina bit of money shackle meta christina is alive because of some technical reason we have yet to confirm. the gun with 5 bullets was not fired or although the trigger was pulled by no beef have out of you, the aggressor, a brazilian born man, living in argentina since 1993 is in prison. his house was rated and 100 bullets were found. he had already been arrested in 2001 for carrying a knife. argentine authorities are investigating the reasons behind the attempt. the president, alberto said, man, this blame the hate speech in argentina, and decreed a national holiday on friday. so argentines could take to the streets and unite against violence. were leaders condemned the attack, including right wing brazilian president. j bowles, fernando who was stab during his 2018 campaign and is now running for reelection.

while the assassination attempt has raised all sorts of questions about the lack of security surrounding politicians in argentina, political experts say the timing will likely benefit the vice president. the out pouring of support in sympathy has given for none. this a boost at a time when she needs that most. the former president is being accused of fraudulently awarding public works contracts while she governed argentina between 20072015. prosecutors have asked for a 12 year prison sentence in a lifetime ban from politics, but that is unlikely to happen. christina fed amended the kitchen. it is also the president of the senate and has parliamentary immunity. she could only be convicted if she loses her seat in the 2023 elections, monica and i give al jazeera when a site is. serena williams has been knocked out of the us open and what's expected

to be the last march of her 27 year career as a tennis player. she was eliminated 2 sets to one by iowa, tom yon of it. he was 2 years old when williams turn professional back in 1995 during her career williams, 123 grand slam titles of record in the 8th near well has sheer, athletic them powerful serve and strategic sense. and the tennis courts have earned serena williams, a place in the pantheon of sports history. now she's retiring from tennis, but as rob reynolds reports, williams is not exactly about to fade away. his report contains images of some flash. serena williams dominated women's tennis willing 23 singles, grand slam. the 1st when she was just 17 along the way. she and her sister venus inspired a generation of young players,

especially women of color. i grew up watching her imag vassar reason why play tennis and you know, tennis being but predominantly white sport, it definitely helped a lot because i saw somebody look like me. in her decades in the spotlight williams became much more than an athlete. she was and is a cultural phenomenon which put herself out much more broadly as a celebrity personality than your typical athlete is able to do that begins with her dominant place and sport since 2011 williams has been a goodwill ambassador for the un children's agency. unicef, visiting developing countries to promote education and sports, part of her commitment may come from her own family's financial struggles when she was a child. this gritty south l. a neighborhood is where the williams sisters got their start playing on those tennis courts right over there. now that she's leaving professional tennis, serena williams will have a future full of ventures in philanthropy fashion and hollywood williams reportedly

is in discussions with the film studio to executive produced, a biographical series about her and her sister. she did not want to be defined solely by her tennis brand, so she reached out and, and placed herself in fashion and clothing lives. she also had a child, and so she promoted health and wellness from others. in addition to athletic wear and wellness products, williams has dozens of lucrative endorsement deals from promoting gatorade to fronting for a fancy swiss watch company. all part of a carefully cultivated public image williams may be leaving the court, but she will be part of popular culture and commerce for years to come. rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, always ah.