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her side all her children are now at belmont castle in scold. ah, 11 o'clock, this is al, does her life and her also coming up, united states pledges more. military aid for ukraine is keith says its forces have retaken towns near cock eve from the russians. the un warns human development has been set back 5 years by an unprecedented run of crises, including the pandemic conflict. climate change. general elections in the solomon islands are delayed. parliament postpones the vote for year. critics say it's a power grab ah. so the united kingdom is queen elizabeth is under medical supervision that has scotland home balmoral castle. a doctor say they're concerned for her health. just

2 days ago, the 96 year old monarch appointed britain's new prime minister list trust in belmont, rural official, say her son and heir prince charles has arrived to join her. other close family members are there now as well. let's get more on this with roy chelan, susan by kim palace. i roy is very much of a waiting game, i guess for more news. yeah, there's a hush down here, sir. buckingham pat. it sits. it's quite a somber feeling. a sense of anticipation. everyone here knows that news could come at any time and if it does, the news is not likely to be good. you talk all it's high ready about how the queen is the most famous woman in the world. and at times like this big event like this, you can see that rudy writ large on either side of me. there are slacks of media reporters for him all over the world to you have a french, american, polish,

japanese, et cetera. every one has some, at least interest in the royal family in the u. k. and the head of that royal family. ah, queen elizabeth, other moments the flag is still flying at the top of the star over by your palace. but all throughout the day since the announcement came out to lunch time, i think everyone has been aware of how grave this is of how different this is from previous health scares that a queen has had. she's been ailing ready for for at least a year. missed many a public engagement, so juicy is has the things that she would normally do. she's been pulling out of but the language that the back, the backing palace used to talk about this. the concern of the doctors, the fact that her whole family really has rushed as quickly as they can to be with her up a bar morrow. i think really shows that sir. this is a different situation to help scares the past and, and, and

a very concerning one and as the world watches and wait for more news, there's been lots of reaction. what kind of things we've been hearing? well the latest has come from the united states from the white house is national security spokesmen, john kirby, who said to press conference, that's the president's and said his thoughts a sort of the squarely with queen states and her family. the president has been brief this morning and will be updated throughout the day concerning the use of the not to kingdom. we've also heard from the lead is the various different develop parliaments within the u. k. scottish, northern irish welsh, and from the national leader as well, this is the prime minister that the queen received and swore in need a few days ago. and by morrow she was too frail to come down to london for that. now lives truss has said the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news

from buckingham palace this bunch time. my thoughts and the thoughts of people across our united kingdom with her majesty the queen and her family. at this time, there is a very similar message from the leader of the opposition party kissed alma he says, along with the rest of the country, i am deeply worried by the knees for buckingham palace, the soft day my thoughts with her majesty the queen and her family this time and i joined everyone across the united kingdom and hoping for her recovery. now, as i said, the wider family has going up to be with her in scotland. so prince charles, the future king, his wife camilla. the queens of children and edward and andrew and grandchildren as well. i think everyone, many people cross country, of course, the role family as well, hoping for the best ready,

but fair and that this could be sat used to come. all right, roy, we'll leave it there for now. thanks very much for that update. re challenge. buck him palest? well, let's look at queen elizabeth's 70 years on the throne. queen elizabeth the 2nd was born in 1926 in london. and at that point, she was not expected to become queen. but after the abdication of her uncle, that was edward the 8th, her father george, the 6th became king. in 1936, she married prince philip in 1947, and they had 4 children. and charles was born in 1948 when her father died in 1952 princess elizabeth became queen. she is the longest reigning monarch and british history, and has surpassed the reign of queen victoria. and that was in september 2015. in april 2021. her husband prince philip, died just before his 100th birthday. there had been married for 73. yes. or a let's bring in patrick vernon, he's

a cultural historian and social commentary. john just now from london at patrick. so that 1st up the language, the concert of the doctors, the close family in attendance, is leading many to conclude that when further news comes it will be grave. is that how you say? what the word? literally, the whole family are now about moral tells you that it is great. honestly, we don't know the full condition, so we don't to speculate to be caught on this. but it's gray. the red flow families, though with her, tells you that it is a tragic and tube situation. indeed, the queen has been such a constant for 7 decades. whatever your view of the monarchy. it's hard to imagine a time when she might not be around. you know, i mean, she's an institution and i chosen come what she's been always been you

know, why there is so much respect and deference to the queen not just in the u. k. but for the world i was in america few weeks ago. and each time i spoke because the missions with instructions for the 1st and speaking this, the 1st thing they will ask you is how's the queen does if or no the queen queen couple of times. but it's interesting that i'm a very proud the independent they always want to know about the queen and you a lot. actually, indeed, many british people experience that she's also head of the commonwealth. how is she viewed across the commonwealth countries? because in some, she's a representation of the colonial parts and how come up knows that anyway, call us. but the queen was pro diplomacy her, her personal skills. she'd been able to, you know, well, she's been around for

a long time. she has, she would run lots of countries in the come up with the economists. and those countries had the independence. and you know, in the sixties and seventies. so she's also there picture knows the history. she's familiar with the circumstances of those countries. and she's those since so to that, obviously, in the caribbean though, there was a good movement around an apology, reparations, and something up and for the future. real family will deal with the quote on this. for the time being, there was a degree of respect for the queen across home. well, actually across the whole world, economists she'd be such a fundamental part of the fabric of britain, of it's of its sense of being of it. sense of culture. do you think when the time comes for her son for prince charles to take over, we're going to see that that'll be manifested in some kind of cultural change to the nation. was it was some see some san so it's be quite honest with sin. i mean,

tiles has been given more more responsibilities of a lost hopes ac must be caught on this. so in the, i'm sure that go what are the plans of preparations in place to the court. and so let's see what happens. but in the, in the me while, i think we focus our thoughts with the queen, she's a fighter and who knows, she might come out in the funds to be ready to do stuff. i mean, but i thought that she was still do business a few days ago and gave the official anointment for this just been next car minister is a porn smell, but she has done with new been prime ministers in the u. k. all this time, you know, so she has been around for such a long time and you know, and you know, who knows what will happen, she might still be around that bit longer. there was hope and pray and hope that

she calls free what she's going through right now. mindy petrovich and appreciate your analysis. thanks very much. and he, patrick van and cultural historian and social come to the united states has pledged more military aid for ukraine. us. thanks for defense, lloyd austin made the announcement by visiting the ramsey now based germany, where he's been meeting defense ministers. 4 months after our initial contact group meeting, the war is at another key moment. russian forces continue to cruelly bombard ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles and artillery far but ukrainian forces are begun their counter offensive imbecile for their country. they are integrating the capabilities that we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory. i mean, while your secretary of state mc lincoln has been an unscheduled visit to keith,

where he met president vitamins landscape, it is his 2nd trip to the ukrainian capital since the war started. lincoln says ukrainian forces making clear and real progress in a country offensive to retake church from russia in the northeast and in the south . carol, it is under his more now from keefe anthony blinking has been touring key. we know that he has been visiting a children's hospital here. we think that he's been visiting with top ukrainian officials all the way up to the highest levels. the president will diminish zalinski as well. if you haven't heard any statements, sir, there's no sort of press conference between the 2 that are scheduled that we know of at this point. and we also don't know how long of lincoln plans to spend in creve. but as of now, we believe that he's still here meeting with officials at this very hour. he's not only here to offer verbal support to the ukrainian officials, but also to offer substantive free support as well. announcing a giving word here that the u. s. was announcing $2000000000.00 in aid to

ukraine and 18 other regional countries that the u. s. and others say are in their words at risk of rush from russian aggression in the region. this is aid that is military technical aid, that half of that 2000000000. so 1000000000 a go directly to ukraine. this is on top of the nearly 800000000 that we just mentioned that was announced by the defense secretary in germany. that is 800000000 in direct military aid immediately to ukraine. so that is certainly an important visit by the secretary of state of the united states until head hernandez, era. the new face to human rights chief al jazeera loans, united nations veterans, folk tuck, has been tucked for the role. the latest i phone features a shiny new microchip and a new manufacturing location us moves the contents were launched on china. ah,

the journey has begun. the faithful world copies on its way to the castle book. your travel package today well will carry on with the same story, run the sub gold studies, very little clarity, sky, bit of haze in the atmosphere. a light is breeze, and she bit particularly but by night, but also by day given the lack of clouds. how does the process here forecast the sunshine from door south east to west. there are shout showers coming down the caucasus towards the north of iran. and i was expecting mr. cool things, dan in for example, took minister, but i don't think it's going to happen. we're going to keep high temperatures and ask about and inherit for the next few days. west of all this, there is quite a breeze coming down to the eastern mediterranean, particularly affecting northern parts of egypt. i would sink again. alexandra might get cooler, but this is not a cold wind. average is 30, we hang around about 30 mark, so no real changed how your feel just biggest sees crashing into the sea wall. so

they are rural pictures and change on saturday we got the edge effect. the monsoon still catching solar, drizzly, green, and a few showers likely in the mountains in the west of yemen or southwest of saudi arabia. maybe the biggest story is in the land mass of africa. we've had some huge showers in sudan, causing flooding. likewise in uganda, and this huge area is going to be wet the next few days with the heaviest rain still staying right up north, into the sale with more flooding potential. ha, with issue. and i'm of the journey in a world where remote is become the norm. it's never been more vital to build strong connectivity between your home and the office as hell sense cutting edge beef app services allow companies unprecedented scope to protect the bonds they have grown amongst their corporate. so they are ready to face the future. united. however, they choose to well as sales space to deliver your vision.

lou ah, hello, get you watching out 0. 1 of our top stories this and the united kingdom's queen elizabeth is under medical supervision. at her scotland home balmoral castle. the doctors say they are concerned for her health, her son and heir, prince charles and other close family members of travel to join her. sheila melissa shoak, bremar's, a cultural commentator, and she says the queen's many commitments may have taken a toll on her health. i think everyone would agree that up the news about the queen being the medical attention and be required to rest is well. it's not unusual,

given her age as well. and given the fact that we have been informed by the palace and the last few months that she's been experiencing mobility issues, i think for all those who want her to recover quickly, the question has to be why the weights of office is still being placed on her at this time when really after 7 decades of service, she should be resting. and as many people know, i'm very vocal about my opinions when it comes to loyal. busy family and, and the monarch, but even given that, i've seen the queen's recent images as she welcomed and the new prime minister les stress, and i think many be will be that when you see when you see that image that don't remind you of your own grandmother and i don't see why we should place the queen under any kind of expectation to still be working. wait, she should be resting. and when we are well aware of her, your medical condition. so i have all those who wanted to record all wanted to

recover quickly. i think this is time to start talking about, you know, totally having the clean up away from duty so she can rest. well, the u. k. new prime minister is announced the price cap on energy bills to protect consumers from soaring prices. trust says the average annual household bill for gas and electricity will be kept to $2500.00 pounds, which is around $3900.00. the promise is expected to cost more than a $100000000.00. the prime ministers ruled out opposition call to extend tax on energy company profits. and i can tell the house today that we will not be giving in to the leader of the opposition the whole. so this to be funded through when that was mine, the national interest. i did parenting the very invest the we need the more for it is

a founder and chairman of the cross industry u. k. energy security group. and he says the price will have a negative impact in the long term. it's a massive intervention. i don't think it's just proportionate to the problem. every energy costs are a problem, the sun, but they're not a crisis for all. and it's a mistake, i think, to use massive intervention to create occupational, retail and wholesale prices in the market as a tool of welfare policy. i mean, what we're ended up doing, you're going to fisheries, and this will be the suppliers. we will have the hedging costs between the costs of the gas they buy and what they can charge. consumers actually bought, supported by a massive amount of government borrowing. and it will be a bird in the future for tax. so the, so it's basically a blanket subsidy and there's a blanket subsidy. it benefits soul and it doesn't really target to where it's most

needed. the other problem is that it will create a high level of energy cost for the next 2 years, where it could will preclude drop in the market. price is already evidence that to wholesale prices may will begin to adjust because of concerns about world recession and inflation. the actual supply covered cost break even costs for m j. and north c gas is less from ha, is more than 20. 22 has been europe hottest summer on record. that's according to the use climate monitoring service. a plains climate change for increasing heat waves, droughts and wildfires. in europe. the group says that not only was the whole summer hotter it august was also a record setting month it was up point 4 degrees celsius. but over the last years,

previous record, while flooding in south, he sued on his submerged more than 20 villages and destroyed thousands of right to the farm land. at least a 122 people have died since the beginning of the rainy season in mid june. and as they were, morgan now reports survivors a desperate for 8. this is what many villages into down south eastern got out of state. look like days of torrential rains and the seasonal flooding of that i had river has submerged homes. many have collapsed, leaving residents with nothing within an hour and montana died out. a water came and flooded us and took everything. we used to have many books, but all of them are gone. we lost our savings, food and furniture. we had nothing but thank god no. in fact, more than 4000 homes have been destroyed in 23 villages near to dance border with a few piano. most have been cut off for nearly 3 weeks. authorities in the western can lab by 3 and have provided some assistance,

but it's nowhere near enough. and they have broadened their appeal, describing the situation as catastrophic was that was the her older than godaddy, the director of health in the state of good, dora provided medicines and blanket alive also the state emergency committee providing what assistance it could. but it's not sufficient compared to the size of the disaster that, that we urgently appeal to also denise people to help us as wells international organization to get law. several people died when there had clipper burst, its banks, and hundreds are displaced. these families have found shelter in a school if only temporary, and although it's dry, it lacks basic necessities. you name them and i see them that we are in a very difficult situation, but our children can barely survive. here. we needs health and food and water. we need medicine, our children are suffering as we don't have anything. them on my give them a large swath of agricultural land. what her love and life thought have been swept

away, raising concerns of an outbreak of disease and an environmental disaster. they had river floods every year, but people here say this is the worst if seen in 3 decades. he bill morgan, all to 0. while the pandemic climate change and the war and ukraine have been playing for lowering life expectancy and living standards around the world do in development program says 9 out of every 10 countries have been affected. the lives of people in south sudan chide and niger declined to boast, switzerland, norway, and iceland remained the top performing countries with high standards of living and life expectancies. out 0 has learned. the un secretary general is planning to appoint vocal turk, as the next high commission of human rights. the austrian has worked for you in for more than 30 years. you would replace michelle ashley who stepped down last week or 2 months ago to james bass. has more now from the united nations. we moving from michelle bachelor,

who was twice the president of her country chalet and headed you an agency us women with a very well known figure on the global stage to a new un human rights commission of volk turk, who is an australian national, who unless you follow the un extremely closely. i'm sure you've never heard of. he was a key official. and you and hcr dealing with refugees in geneva. interestingly, he was in the head office of you and hcr in key positions for all the time that antonio good terrace was the high commissioner for refugees in geneva. and since antonio terrace has been the secretary general, he's been a key figure in his office on the 38th floor of the building that i'm speaking to you from now the top, the place where the secretary general has his office. so he's very close to the un secretary general antonio ca terrace. he is one of his right hand men who has been given this important job at a very critical time. michelle especially didn't stand for a 2nd term. she needed

a 1st term and surprise people by saying she wasn't going for a 2nd term after controversy of her trip to china. she was asking for unfettered access to weak camps. she wasn't given it. people say she didn't speak up enough on china. in the last few minutes, before her term was up, she finally released a report on the weaker situation that had been in the works for 2 years. she didn't ever comment on it. so now he has to deal with the follow through on that i think they'll be controversy to on his appointment the process already. some human rights officials say there was a lack of transparency and consultation with, with civil society that it was an opaque process. so i think potentially, he does have problems trying to convince human rights activists that he's the right man for the job. the court in pakistan has decided to indict former prime minister run con on charges of contempt of court. calm was accused of criminal contempt for threatening a judge,

ruled against one of his place. a local news report say he will be indicted in 2 weeks. con, submitted a document to the court on wednesday, expressing deep regrets over his remarks. a prominent ally of former us president donald trump has been charged with money laundering and conspiracy. c panel was indicted on 6 count to new york on thursday. charges relate to tom's efforts to build a wall along the us mexican border. he's accused of defrauding. trump supporters of hundreds of thousands of dollars using money for personal expenses. instead of construction of the solomon islands, parliament has passed a contentious bill to delay next year. the national election, prime minister says this country cannot afford to have both the pacific games and an election in the same year critic se, it's another move by the government to undermine democracy. sir clark, to all young children and then use mrs mana say. so go bar, i was appointed prime minister of the solomon islands in 2019 for the 4th time. now

the election set for next year has been delayed at his term has been extended until 2024. so good bar, i fast track to bill for constitutional reform to postpone the vote. the prime minister says the on a nation can't afford to host the pacific games in 2023 and go to the polls. he holds a majority in the countries parliament and a contentious bill was passed easily. him in the process of making issues in this house was the speaker and any democratic system is by members. but it's triggered condemnation from the opposition. it's labeled to move a power grab and yet another attempt by the prime minister to undermine democracy. australia had offered to help fund the elections to avoid the delay. the soak of our government described that as foreign interference accepted the offer, but still delayed the vote. i don't think it means that the controversy goes away. i think there will be ongoing and disgruntlement are not just from the

parliamentary opposition, but from others within the wider society of solomon islands. and i think we can expect to hear common tray on from various quarters in the, in the ceiling, weeks a months. a secret secure. he deal with beijing allows chinese police and law enforcement offices to be based in the islands capital honey. our analysts say that agreement and prolonging saga barry's leadership could benefit china and strengthen the partnership in light or recent decisions that sort of our a government has made such as banning foreign vessels from docking in. so, and i also wanna censorship, censorship of the national broadcaster, secret security deal that's on an island signed with china. all of these serve to increase the executive power of our government to submit. so the bar

a has served as prime minister 3 times before. this wasn't popular enough to finish at 10. he says delaying the next election will be a one off with no date set. the 2020, full speaking with 0 o'clock al jazeera apple is launched as latest i phone 14 model with new features like satellite emergency tracking, but like other u. s. tech johns, it's under pressure to move it's factories from china. this year, apple is expected to manufacture around $12000000.00 of the new iphone fourteens in india. most likely makeema is a trade diplomacy expert. he says apple and other tech jobs are out sourcing production to countries like india and vietnam to cut costs. apple is perhaps one of the closest watched companies by investors as well as tech enthusiast and the anti trust regulators worldwide. where we are going to see is at least the 1st step is a move away in the final assembly. basically the last step of the production to in

the starting from maybe late next year. and there, while sub contractors like the taiwanese fox going and who's actually engineering the supply chain on behalf of apple is going to keep a number of the key components, supplies still in the, on chinese main lab, as well as japan and the united states. so basically we'll, we'll be seeing is final assembly that is probably not very cost efficient given that the salaries have increased somewhat in china over the last decade. oh, so he's actually going to move to india for a very limited volume that is probably destined for the indian domestic market. anyway. we already see, for example, the apple as moves some of the production for example, places like the noun and, and this is also the case of final assembly. the take place there while the key components of stairs supplied by taiwan japan.