the, the system even come in as an international anti corruption excellence award. nominate your hero. now the . ready ready japan's for me, ok, she does has he's stepping down is really imparting the the next month paving the way for a new prime, minnesota. the pedal on this to put on. and this is alice as you and live from. don't ha, also coming up. the us approves $20000000000.00 and weapons sales to israel despise mounting. civilian casualties and gaza. do not abandon you to do things.

do not abandon your duties as a security comes as well as faces, condemnation and, and the un security council. following the deadliest attack on a shelter and gaza, at least a 100 people were killed. and your crime claims that's the biggest cross one cushion into russia and says it's in control of $74.00 assessments and the cost region, the japan's prime minister for me. ok, she says he won't take part in his policies. leadership race next month. that means whoever wins the policy void will succeed him as prime minister, because the liberal democratic party controls both houses of parliament to shoot. i was elected president of l. d. p in 2021 and has a 3 year to the next 5. and september has decision follows a series of corruption scandal calls and has talked

a lot of approval ratings that spring in our correspondent, rob mcbride. he is monitoring the story for us from sold and neighboring south korea tissue to said rob that he felt he needed to step down for the party's over game. the public's trust that's why he's being facing mounting pressure because of the, the scandals. he made the announcement joining a live news event wednesday morning, but using the event really to try to put a bright face on his decision, talking up what he regards as being his achievements during the 3 years that he's been prime minister, starting with the economy, various economic stimulus packages that he puts in place. uh, as the japan indulged from the pandemic, and also achievements that he made on the international stage. and he wants to, i think, to be remembered for continuing the prop, the policies of his pre dest essays, when it comes to improving,

increasing the ties with the united states, also improving ties with south korea, which had been in the adult drums. i also hosting the g 7 summit and attending to other things such as the a new as putting in place a new, a new, clear power plants and also increasing military spending issues which are extremely contentious in japan. i but it was domestically where i really could see that came on stuck with these emerging scandals very soon. and his premier ship, they were scandals about the links between senior l d. p members and members of the controversial unification church. and then more recently, that has been developing scandals about the fundraising activities of scene. yes, l d p potty members control the see that he had to take responsibility for now deciding to stand down and deciding for his party. it's time for reset is going to guy color so that it is necessary to show the people that the liberal

democratic party is changing and the party is new for this transparent and open elections and free and vigorous debates are important. the most obvious, for a step to show the policy will change is the major step aside. i will not be running in the forthcoming policy election. so given the scandals, the challenge as rob, how expected was this and what happens next? yeah, he'd been facing the magazine speculation that he wouldn't be able to leave his policy in the next general election and they've been increasing disquiet within the ranks of the l. d p. about how just how they would fast if he remained as the prime minister and let them into that context with a, an approval rating. dropping to around 20 percent for himself. and his cabinet had that had been bi election losses in april, which cost further doubts over whether he could continue. there was speculation

that he might try to call a snap selection and try to support and reinvigorate these premier ship that way. but i think looking up the numbers and these declining popularity, deciding that that would be too much of a risk. so he goes, if this election to follow the president to the l d p. next month's that's a new president will then becomes the next prime minister of japan, and the upside full that new incumbent is that at least the opposition is in a week and more fragmented states than unpopular l. d. p is right in the world. thank you very much for that. rob mcbride with a nice s live and souls and so he cooled down in good. she is a member of the liberal democratic party. he was a special advisor to the cabinet of former prime minister sions ave, and he's joining us live from tokyo. thank you very much for your time. so for me ok, she just said that it's necessary to present the l. d p as a change potty. the 1st step in that is him. stepping down the potty accept that

they must be on the steps of the changes. but nothing is more important for the property to choose a strong leader behind whom rank and file members of the parliament could riley and campaign next year. next year is going to have to possibly a major elections. one for the upper house and another for the lower house. the reason why she really okay, she has chosen to sit down is, is gross on popularity among the grass roots, members of the of the p. and also with then is the party colleagues. okay, so you'll, you'll, you'll saying that it sounds like you're saying that for me. ok. she to is largely to blame for the l d p problems. but what about the other issue is, you know, the potty has been embroiled in one of japan's biggest political scandals. and

decades has the potty address corruption and dealt with the culprits of the party and has dealt with the corruptions. and if in the case you to has done a lot in legislating a bills that would make it harder for a members of the able to be to remain murky in their financial dealings. but the thing is, he has chosen to name some of the most influential parliamentary colleagues as main culprits. lots of should have been out of lots of blood have been shared within the party. and as a result, i would imagine many people hold grudges against the familial casita. he has not said anything like that in his pressure, but i think got the way in which in which he handled the party. corruptions itself has created more foes rather than friends. okay, mr. town and go,

she and then there the concerns about japan's economy. that of also undermine confidence in case you those economic policy is japan. it is the 4th largest economy in the world. can we expect the change in those policies with a new data? we don't we dial tough in the. okay. she does economic policies. the japanese economy has been in very good shape. corporate revenues have uh, uh, being in the a record high zone. and if for some time and a salaries have grown in amount and bonuses have also increased, so the nation's economy is in much better place, not necessarily due to the economic policies that i have from your case you to has implemented. but more largely due to the extremely depreciation, the value of the japanese yen. i'm the strongest, the non english, but there are many people in japan who, who is struggling with the cost of living. we have seen the yen appreciation

against the us dollar. japanese stocks crashed last week, a japanese stock cross last week due to the announcement made by the central governor separate bank governor. but a scene from a historical perspective, the japanese talking this is, have been very much in good shape in the historical high. and certainly the japanese consumer price prices have grown, but the under managed sort of level, if you compare the installation that japan is under going with that of other countries of the nation, japan's inflation is slightly better than in other countries. all right, that is tom a he called the technical issue of japan's liberal democrat democratic party. joining us live from tokyo, thank you. the

despite probably calling for a see sign in gaza and expressing concerns about mounting the palestinian casualties provide an administration has approved $20000000.00 an additional on sales to israel the day and includes 5 digits and advanced in the solves the announcement from the us state department comes ahead of sci fi tools expected to continue license this week, as you call haines reports from washington dc. in the united states, all of the focus is on finalizing a ceasefire in gaza. you as president joe biden, connecting that to a ran, not striking israel in retaliation for the assassination of the political leader of home, off on a rainy and soil expectation

. and at the pentagon confirmation that the us is indeed a nuclear powered submarine to the region. something it's very rarely a now says along with an additional aircraft, carrier group and other military equipment. so look, our focus is on the escalating the situation. we have put these additional capabilities into the region to enable us as a highlighted to protect our forces, but also to support the defensive israel should it be attacked. the us state department also announced an additional $20000000000.00, an arm sales to israel for fighter jets missiles and tank ammunition. but they were quick to say it would not be delivered until 2026. and it's spokesman also expressed concerns about an upcoming ceasefire negotiations today. so we've seen

the reports of what they have said as it relates to their participation. our partners and conner have the shirts that they will work to have from us represented . a coordinated focus on ending the carnage and gaza in hopes that will prevent a wider escalation in a region quickly filling with more u. s. military equipment and personnel. patty, claim l g 0 washington, or as well as deadliest attack on a shelter and gaza has prompted an emergency meeting of the un security council. algeria cold for the session off of global outrage of the coming of at least a 100 people on saturday. gabriel, and he's on the reports from the united nations when it comes to gosh, the contradictions of what the united states says that the united nations versus what it does in washington was laid bare during an emergency security council meeting response to israel's attack on saturday. at a school or palestinian civilians were sheltering,

killing nearly 100 of them. we more in every civilian lost in this horrific incident. and in this conflict, at the very moment the meeting was taking place, news came that washington signed off on a new $20000000000.00 military sales deal with israel. the atmosphere in the council chamber was tense after these really a master claimed his country is the most more of the country in the world. you listen, but a senior representative and then personally attacked both of palestinian and algeria and representatives. algeria took the floor again. clearly says, mean all fall. i want to testify here that the 16000 children who have been killed since the 7th of october didn't kill themselves. hospice is real, sam baset, or then walk down to the office who was speaking to resolution. 2735 adopted by the council in june and ordering a ceasefire has been ignored. as israel continues,

it's a tax on guys a by the un discount bombing $21.00 shelters since july. and this console has the responsibility to end the impunity with which it's read has been carrying out its atrocities against the palestinian people. it flies in the face of everything that the united nations is built on peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. we cannot allow this to continue show somebody tech options, stop the criminals in getting away with murder. it's clear, frustrations are beginning to boil over. after more than 20 emergency security council meetings on casa, in the past 10 months, have failed in the genocide frustration that the captives have not been released.

israel continues to act with impunity and that the us continues to provide arms to the very country doing most of the killing gabriel's on to address it at the united nations in new york. the a new claim says it's not the biggest cross border assault on russia today and has taken control of 74 settlements for the region of could ask. can you says it's seized? a 1000 square kind of mesa is russian forces have been fighting for a week to repel the incursion. under simmons has the story. ukraine is now sending russian prisoners of war back over the border from the coast region. it's showing no sign of halting, it's in cushion. while russia says it's striking back here, images of men who appear to be ukrainian prisoners of war. social media is

a wash with planes and counterclaims pictures of the dead from both sides. contrast darkly with self is being posted by ukrainian soldiers in russia with messages for friends and family back of the by the day it's becoming clear a whole denies the advances, the yeah, more reinforcements head towards the russian border from your grades on monday. some of the amik vehicles with white, frank viola, identity markets. ukraine is now signaling that it has no intention of wanting to keep russian territory. its president says the action has been taken because of the intensity of shilling and miss all attacks from russian territory. the bold are here for the sliding bush and bolt war to others, and now it's coming back home. ukraine has always warranty peace, and we will definitely secure peace. rushes president vladimir putin says if

zalinski thinks by making the cushion he could improve his negotiating position. he was badly mistaken, the 2 gluten hose willing to repel the advances of ukrainian forces while the fighting continues, russian and civilians continuing their attempts to cope with the hardships that have become a normality for the ukrainian neighbors. here if activities from border areas arrive at camps in the north, the builder walled region, one of them had been thinking more of a livestock than other possessions. which could do my studies. we left the chickens at home. we gave them 2 bags of grain, some water and left. maybe that'll be nothing to attend to. these people all sullen, literally to aware of the situation. andrew simmons, which is russian authorities in belgrade have declared original emergency. the

government announced the measure on wednesday morning following attacks from ukrainian forces. and since the situation on the ground remains extremely difficult . still ahead on al jazeera or the health workers across india go on, strike are going to boost to rape and murder of a train medic. inside a hospice and 5 costs increase baffled to control want files that have been threatening the capital athens the have a lower that there's lots of dry, sunny, unsettled weather across the middle east and event at the moment. but i'd like to toy your attention to the satellite image that beloved of cloud floating around western pots of human. it's going to bring the potential flooding over the next few

days with heavy rain on wednesday, across the west. some of that will trickle up in terms of the western parts of saudi arabia as well. but of course a much of the region. it is a july picture temperatures offset to pick up and places like to wait we, it's a 50 degrees celsius that on. so stay as long as the hot and dry is well, of course, eastern parts of mediterranean, pushing across that event. and that heat can be found because northern parts of africa. we all however, seen some rain in places that we don't usually at this time if you southern parts of libya as well as egypt. and that's thanks to the range that are pushing the way for the east and what's an easterly waves affecting west africa? well, so southern parts of chad seems very heavy rain on thursday. but for the south of this, it is a much quiet to pick to lots of when to keep still looking about for places like what swanner and zimbabwe. it has been cooler in cape town, full south africa with windy conditions, but we are expecting a vast improvement here over the next few days. 90 degrees was sunshine on thursday

. the with americans more divided than ever. are we watching the end of the american era? the us once to keep the war in ukraine going to russia's will is broken for. is that strategy working? what to do if there is no date after in israel's war on causes the quizzical look good us politics, the bottom line, the bold and i'm told stories from age and the pacific. on out just the era, the, the, [000:00:00;00]

the, the watching with me, elizabeth put on and don't have a mind to about top stories to sell a japan's prime minister for me. ok. she says he won't take part in his potties leadership res, next month. that means whoever wins the policy vote will succeed him as prime minister, as because the liberal democratic party controls both houses of parliament. the us has approved $20000000000.00 worth of work and sales to as well. the data includes 5 digits and its fonts and the phones the state department amounts the package at a time, see, find, hold, so expected to continue the deadliest as rarely attack on a shelter and gauze as prompted an emergency un security council music in new york, palestinian ambassador to the un thursday organization to enforce its resolutions and hold as well to account. well, children and goals

a continue to bear the brunt of as well as relentless attacks may be 16 and a half 1000 children have been killed during, as well as 10 months of war. across the strip. an estimate of 17000 children have been separated from their families as a result of his riley attacks. and the number of injured children arriving for medical k without relatives is so high. and that kind of has been created to identify them, w c, n ss, which means when the child most of live in family, the parents also having to enjoy the full amount of burying the children. even newborn babies thought a couple of them has story from that on bala, a central gaza at a moving dairy better and then sinks to his knees. this is i so and over there is, as says as a friend pointing to the bodies of his a new born babies. so small,

you were old and one budget that with them of how much wife you talk to them to the 3 d old twins. what killed and then is really a strike when a house in con eunice, one of the most of all, i went to get my children's birth certificates. my wife gave birth 2 days ago, and i did not have the opportunity to celebrate the bus. she had a c section and she was very tired. she was unable to leave the house and left them at home to reduced the pets and ton to find them that as well defensive on the goes a slip has left thousands of full sins and its way. so many local doctors has come up with a special turn. when would you string them? w c and s. that stands for wounded child nurse evaluating some of them in 10 months. so who has killed nearly 16 on the whole found that palestinian

children, many was alone, others separated from the families of the bodies of thousands of believe to be lonely and under the russell. in november, you want to sift coals goes a great young children. and this has not changed, this is free and about a year she was willing to fund the roughly with the destroyed house truck and it is really a strike on hun eunice. a mobile high uh the other high a family home was hits in an is striking. the child's and hyatt family was killed to mother his father, who brothers and sisters see that no one is in the range 70 year old grandmother sits with her crying. so she won't drink me from the boat to. 8 there's no one left except this baby. she's 3 months

old, out of 20 people. she's the only one who survive. what did these children do? entire generations of tungsten, he ends up being white tops. many of those who remain are too young to even knew who they have lost the killing. the main main of guns is most fun. ripple percent and it's just pain. terika. bassoon was just the right. there had been a, had us going to hospital services were disrupted, and several indian cities offered the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor, which is bought from nationwide protests by health cable, cuz matches what stopped in the east and city of coal casa, spread across the country, including in the capital in new delhi, trying to get in the north and go on in the south. the police had the 31 year old training, was found dead on friday in a government teaching hospital, then called casa, the rest of the police volunteer in connection with the case. a high court in cold

carter has transferred the investigation to federal police who it is possible the principal of the college whom exactly statements about the incidents of nearly tons, but we had demonic to munitions, not just transfer. you know, to demanding a definitive d for the criminal court in the case, it is on a peaceful that has been the, the been considering the commitments of the state government for the proper investigation. and the commitment given for the problem that me at a meant they must attend to this that with us, considering the comic been shown by the state of common somebody. so as a commentator who's extensively covered various indian political and societal topics. and he's joining us live from cold cash with thank you very much for your time. and he is consistently ranked one of the worst most unsafe places in the world to be a woman violence against women that is common. what is it about this case that led to nationwide protests and i think it is a, but there are

a couple of things. one is one of those statistics of uh, data for india, quote cut uh, and bengal actually prided itself for a long time on, on being really, really low in the case of violence against women and being relatively safe for women. so the fact that it has happened to include the company's number one, number 2 is that it was the most important is that it has happened to a doctor. um, so this is being sort of the overlap of 2 kinds of vitamins. one is a violence against an oval what the medical profession of that often happens because of i read family members of somebody who dies out and then over what hospital and then there is violence that happens to a woman who is out late or somewhere and needs at night, now those things have put like you did in this case with a doctor who is a woman and to make it was she has been a gang raped and murdered in her own workplace. and nobody seemed to really know.

and when i went to a protest rally, organized by a feminist group, annoyed 3 yesterday, that is the point. many of the participants brought out that they felt really helpless and angry. that even the place of work is not safe, especially as one of the professor told me, this is a woman whose job is to care for others. and we could not do the minimum care for her. that institution could not care for, in the minimum, on the other hand, the institution had sort of expressed a laptop and but the and the, the victim's family has said that initially they were told she had committed suicide instead of being murdered. and when they rushed to the hospital for 3 or 4 hours, they would not allow us to see the body even though they were begging and pleading . right. all of that has kind of boys together. yes. very good to have one of that context. protest is also angry, like you saying about the way authorities have handled the investigation,

how much pressure is on the federal police now and the handling of this case as well. there's always a type of war between local police and federal police, especially if different political parties are in power include cup tablets as in debbie. so there will definitely be some kind of a political parties will try to take advantage of it. the local governments opposition will try to make this an issue of women safety in the state. the state government has said why, let's welcome the central police is welcome to take the case over. it's not like it's being able to crack, that's many cases will definitely. busy will be pressure, especially because the dollars extra time mr roy and just briefly because we don't have very long left politics aside. well, this case lead to real efforts to make women safer and india that's what the people hope, which is why tonight as india approaches its independence and the women are at 11 55 pm,

a gathering all over the stage in take back the night protests. the 2012 days did result in a women safety bill. people are pushing for this because they feel like if they give up at this moment and just go back to work, it will become business as usual. sunday. boy, thank you so much for your analysis and insights on the story. we really appreciate it. thank you. a major wall font and grease which broke out on sunday. on the outskirts of the capital, athens is now mostly under control. at least one person died and 66 others will engineer athens wall. 5 engraves have become a regular occurrence during the summer. as climate change has caused increased temperatures and reduced rain full to the lodge, far as bedding and bosnia and herzegovina is so to yes, good national park. it broke out on sunday and left many parts of a forest destroyed, including trees on touch for hundreds of years,

both in the us government as off neighboring sylvia and felicia to help extinguish the file. memorial tellico not on the costs. i appeal to the council of ministers