tony chang al jazeera, thankfully ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the 1st hours of a fragile ceasefire and garza appear to be holding rockets were still being launched in the minutes before the truce began. it was reached between israel and the armed groups known as palestinian islamic jihad, or p i, j, and mediated by egypt, u. s. president joe biden has welcomed the sci fi and says he supports an investigation into civilian casualties. since israel began its attack on friday, 44 people in garza had been killed. palestinian officials say at least a 3rd of those who died with civilians. the israeli government said it's been targeting members of the p i. j to senior leaders of the armed group have been killed, suffered, alkalis has more. from garza, this is by are, is still holding. now that even local governmental offices are public offices also announced that they will re open their doors for public universities also announced that they will open a re open their doors that they close ariel because because of the escalation for force, they will open

with the roar of the traffic overhead. life goes on while their complaints go unanswered. toni chang al jazeera, thankful this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the 1st hours of a french i'll cease fire and garza appear to be holding rockets were still being launched in the minutes before the truce began. it was rich between israel and the armed group known as palestinian islamic jihad or p, i, j, and mediated by egypt. you as president joe biden has welcomed the sci fi and says he supports an investigation into civilian casualties. since israel began its attack on friday, 44 people in garza have been killed. palestinian officials say at least a 3rd of those who died. it were civilians. the israeli government said it's been targeting members of the p i. j to senior leaders of the armed group have been killed south. what alkalis has more from garza? this says fire is still holding now that even local governmental offices or public offices also announced that they will re open their doors for public university is also announced that they will open re open their doors that they closed e

tony chang, al jazeera.h-anticipated artemis rocket has been postponed because of last-minute technical problems. it would've been usbs agencies first step towards a manned moon mission in 50 years. engineers encountered an issue with one of the engines pushing back the launch for at least four days. we have more from the kennedy space center in florida. reporter: officials at the kennedy space center have confirmed a hydrogen leak involving one of the four engines of the space launch system of the artemis one mission poses enough of a problem to force the agency to delay the mission. authorities here at cape canaveral were expecting anywhere from 100000 and and half a million spectators to be in attendance for today's launch so you can imagine the scale of the disappointment by so many people who were expecting to see the launch of the most powerful rock at nasa has ever constructed. this by no means represents a failure and it does mean the launch of artemis one will be delayed to no sooner than friday, se

tony chang al jazeera, rising inflation in sierra leone is pushing many families into extreme poverty and on to the streets. on wednesday, anti government protest turned violence, leading to the depths of $27.00 people, including 6 policemen. hammond address reports from free town. business is slowly picking up at 3 towns mean market. on wednesday, the country was rocked by the worst violence is the end of its been loving years civil war in response to the government announced a reduction in the price of petrol. the 3rd in less than a month. but for shop was like well yeah, my jello fuel wasn't the only issue. and the demonstrations did nothing to bring down the cost of food. just now i want to buy paper when i say it's 10000 units. i couldn't buy it because i lived the better like 3 days ago. it's 1000. i'm so these 10000. so i don't know what the problem people here say the price is especially of food aqua, higher than most people can afford. just 6 months ago. this couple prize was print to $0.01. now it's 50 percent more worth friends and buyers news as a result, making it harder

tony chang al jazeera monday, march 1 years since the taliban took control of afghanistan. it comes as concerns grow about the security situation in the country earlier this week. and i so so side bama assassinated, a key television figure, and a us drawing, striking cobble last month, killed l kind is later i m m l is hearing in an exclusive interview. if some of jane spoke to the senior taliban later on, connie, he asked him how the government would keep its promise not to let f gonna be used by outside groups. and organizations. thought that since the signing of the agreement, we have been honoring all obligations. we dare anybody to give a single example or a single occasion where our territories were to undermine other countries. security . the statement made by the islamic emerett explaining its position was very clear . we are committed to the doha. it clearly sets help the obligations later on, as well as us, if any violation was committed, it was the us who entered our territory without permission, even without notifying us. this was a clear violation on the part o

tony chang al jazeera. now stories about identity and belonging are always plentiful at the edinburgh arts festival. and this year is no different. the war in ukraine is providing a rich new stream of material for performers at the french, as john hall discovered look. but it is made sense of what the identity is an edinburgh festival perennial with shows up plenty about migration and refugees, safety and belonging is never more so than in a year of war. someone comes along to sort it all, i'm you know, who did he give me a call? when you think of russia imperial delusion cast a shadow across the post soviet optic in night lands a psychological thriller about russia and the rise of let me put in what happened decades later, rushes invasion of ukraine is the fabric of check ukrainian circus, some dance act boom, a show of youthful resilience in the face of adversity. it goes beyond its explosion of young gunners. also, they have a lot of tradition in, in the show check and they bring in traditions pretty muc

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tony chang al jazeera, rising inflation in sierra leone is pushing many families into extreme poverty and onto the streets. while sweep protests against government turn violence leading to the death of 27 people. out address has this report now from free time. business is slowly picking up a pre tones, mean market. on wednesday, the country was rocked by the worst violence is the end of its 11 year civil war. in response to the government announced a reduction in the price of petrol. the 3rd in less than a month. but for shop was like maria, my general fuel wasn't the only issue on the demonstrations did nothing to bring down the cost of food just now i want to my prepared room. i think it's 10000 units . i couldn't buy because i live the pepper like 3 days ago. it's 1000 us least 10000. so i don't know what the problem people here say the prices, especially of food aqua, higher than most people can afford just 6 months ago this couple price was print to $0.01. now it's 50 percent more worth friends and buyers lose as a result. making it harder for small traders like i wanted don't li

tony chang al jazeera. now the pacific island, the vener 2, has launched one of the world's most ambitious climate policies is already carbon negative, meaning it absorbs more than it produces a vanity, is committed to 100 percent renewable energy in electricity generation by the a 2030. and it wants to establish a loss and damage finance facility to support vulnerable communities. the island is pushing the international court of justice to issue an advisory opinion on climate change hom, implementing these measures will cost nearly a $178000000.00 for the country that is rated most at risk of natural disasters by the united nations. so let's explore this further. we can speak to tegler cooper, whose director of climate change resilience at the secretariat of the pacific regional environment program joined us. now from samara, appear in summer, taylor savannah to his in fact, 2000 kilometers g or east. but all the pacific islands, including of course summer in clear and present danger before we get into thi

tony chang al jazeera, the united nation says at least 77 people have died during storms and flash flooding and yemen in the past 2 weeks. around 35000 families have been affected. most of them had already been displaced by civil war last 8 years. homes and farms have been damaged and several roads remain cut off by foot waters in the south west and the capital santa. extreme weather looks at the continued for least another week. betcha, omar is a spokesman for the national commit to the red cross the oven, and he says the floods of adding to widespread suffering for millions of people. children and women. and you know, i internally displaced the b building. mad. jo dies everywhere, everywhere across, across yemen. they are losing their properties, you know, id be who are living in camps bid, there 10 have been completely destroyed and they become and they have become again no display. it's very difficult situation. and the condition so difficult, they need material support. they need to be assisted in different ways. the flood st. add, add another layer of difficulty and suffering the live

so tony chang, al jazeera banker, i, while fossil fuels power, the globe, semiconductors drive the digital economy, the tiny computer hits, so seen as the oil of the 21st century. they run everything from smartphones to missile defense systems. after a global shortage hit hard, many countries are racing to secure uninterrupted supplies. now, among them is the united states, which is just approved a multi $1000000000.00 bill to boost domestic production. the bipartisan bill includes more than $52000000000.00 and subsidies. the u. s. companies producing computer chips, as well as billions one tax credits to encourage investment and research in the industry. the u. s. fall is behind asia and ship manufacturing with a global share of at least 10 percent compared to almost 40 percent just a few decades ago. but it does lead in cutting edge shift design. well, let's hear what president joe biden had to say when he signed that bill and law. it's crystal clear. we need the semi conductors, not only for those javelin missiles, but also for weapons. this is the future that are going to be even more

tony chang al jazeera. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. 8 people have been injured by gunfire an occupied east. jerusalem is believed. a gunman targeted passengers on a boston and a car as well as pedestrians. police haven't rolled out the possibility of more than one shoot him. natasha can i'm has the lightest from occupied east jerusalem. according to media reports, at least one person ambushed a bus as it arrived at the western wall in the old city on sunday morning. witnesses say that as people were boarding the bus and it was packed, they heard gunshots screams shouting and warning that this was a terror attack. police flooded the area cordoned off the area near the western wall. and since then, have been reading several homes in a palestinian neighbourhood in occupied east jerusalem called still one. donald trump's lawyer signed the statements and june saying classified material that trump's florida home had been returned. that's according to the new york times. this statement wou

while their complaints go unanswered. toni chang al jazeera thankful lodge far the cuban oil depos grindsley being brought under control with help from mexico and venezuela. blaze was caused by a lightning strike at a storage facility. in the city of my chances, at least one persons died and more than a 120 people have been injured. 16 firefighters are missing. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories, the 1st stars of a fragile seas. foreign garza appear to be holding rockets were still being launched. and the minutes before the troops began to cease fire between israel and the on group known as palestinian islamic jihad or p i. j was mediated by egypt for the help from united nations and hotter. as president joe biden has welcomed the cease fire and says he supports an investigation into civilian casualties. since israel began its attack on friday, 44 people in garza have been killed. palestinian officials say at least a 3rd. busy of those who died were civilians is really government said it's been targeting members of the p i. j to senior leaders of the on group. i've been killed

tony chang al jazeera rail passengers in the u. k. have faced major disruptions as train drivers go on strike . thousands of employees at 9 rail companies are calling for bitter pie and working conditions. harry faucet reports from central london. one of london's busiest stations closed the business to the unlucky if constant stream of would be travellers arriving at london, houston, the same story, confusion disappointment, a hasty remaking of plans, but a time when so many a struggling with a mounting cost of living, notably little condemnation of the striking rail workers, people cleaning and listening, working plus people say we can't afford it. so maybe this will help. it's a shame, but i think for the great good after a rail holiday through europe, shawn's frustration was with the ro companies as he had his friends struggled to get home to dublin. this is plans, you know, it wasn't, they didn't decide to not turn up to work today. so this absolutely could have been avoided, planned around alternatives offered or at the very leas

tony chang al jazeera, the agents for authors, some undersea says he is no longer on a ventilator and is on the long road to recovery. a man accused of stabbing him has been identified as 24 year old had the mater. he's pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. rusty was stabbed while speaking at a literary event in new york state on friday. relatives of 10 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in mexico, of urge authorities to do more to find them. rescue workers of pumped water out of the shaft, but haven't been able to enter victoria gate and be report. the 10 miners have been trapped under ground for almost 2 weeks. they were digging for colon co wheeler, in mexico, when a tunnel wall collapsed and the shaft was flooded. rescue workers have been pumping water out of the mine. families are frustrated at how long it's taking it out in the north and not a must work day and night. they shouldn't stop, but they do because the pumps get blocked. if the men are alive, they must be desperate. it's too much. that is why we're speaking out because we want help. more than 300 soldiers and othe

but in taking on a government that by generals, it faces a formidable foe. toni chang, al jazeera banker balance of being counted and then go live most closely for presidential election since the countries independence in 1975. the m. p a. a party has ruled the orange southern african nation for nearly 50 years, but it's facing its strongest ever challenge fuel by growing discontent at high levels of poverty and unemployment. the result isn't expected for several days. stephanie deca as more this could be the 1st step towards major change. for the 1st time in 47 years, opposition whitey nita, stanza, strong chance to contest the ruling and pill. a party as governed angola since its independence in portugal. in 1975 spread, amazon grande, we expect a big day and i believe, and golden people will look at it as a celebration because it is a democracy. many people say democracy does not exist in angola, but the effects of democracy will be seen as all and garland head to the poles. president jewelry a su cost, his vote early on wednesday, surrounded by tight security. as did opposition leade

tony chang al jazeera, a break from the heaths is coming for england. here is jeff or the forecast. there are signs the heat is finally starting to break across to england. can't wait to share the details with ya. hey everyone. so let's hop right into at the extreme heat warning has been dropped for england and wales as well as temperatures fallen below 30 degrees. we've got some fender down ports for the islands of ireland and britain. more showers may sneak into london. here's the 3 day forecast. more clouds floating in that's for sure. on monday there's those showers, maybe even some thunderstorms for you as well. that's going to kick back your temperature to 23, which is where you should be for this something you're thunderstorms, rumbling across the boss for a straight on mondays. so it's stumble. your temperature is knocked back a bit as well to 27 degrees. and then we've got these waves of atlantic re moving west to east so largely unsettled across europe. we can find some bigger downpours toward eastern poland, southwest ukraine, and central portions of romania dry for spain

tony chang al jazeera philip had hair on out his era. 8 people are injured as a gunman, targets a boss, an occupied east, jerusalem mixing religion with politics, my f, i, brazilian community affairs, more persecution at the upcoming presidential election. and in sports, some hair raising action from the cliff diving series in norway. ah you know the name of the game, this is your update for the middle east and africa will begin this one in the middle east and still seen some more downpours around humans. capital santa, we did have a deadly deluge there, so that is not good news to see some more rain in the forecast. lot of sand and dust in the empty quarter of saudi but i want to take you to pockets down where the rain is still falling for sin province baluchistan. same goes for punjab is while getting into a pretty good down port there for the hor, and we're going to track out this moist through this mess coming in for western portions of india. so more rain on the way for buckets on sundry downpours are moving into its stumble. that's going to knock back your temperature a bit to 27

tony chang al jazeera stella had on the al jazeera news hour. we have an exclusive interview with senior taliban leader and us have connie. he tells us about the groups achievements and failures, and seizing power in afghanistan. the cost of living increases in sierra leone, rampant inflation as pushing families into extreme poverty. and, and sport some hair raising action from the cliff, diving series in norway. the, me ah, they're sweating it out in western europe. hi, everyone. thanks for joining in. here's the proof for the 2nd day, the republic of ireland set a national temperature record for the month of august. so never before has the temperature hit 32 point one degrees except for yesterday. so still another day of intense heat to go. here's the forecastle london 34 degrees for you on sunday, but this will all come crashing down on monday. we've got some thunder. downpours for the islands of ireland and britain that will last through tuesday as well. so midway through the week, london, a big change in those temperatures also black it wit

tony chang al jazeera. as her turn now to our top story, the church fire in egypt that killed 41. people. sorry, kara is the founder and director of the european north african center for research . and a former journalist, she joins us now from car. i, thanks very much for being with us to tell us what you know about this tragedy today. well, cairo of the population of pharaoh has woken up to a tri judea, as you mentioned. and that fire is in a church and one of the oldest neighborhoods, anna cairo. well, this tragedy turns out to be our electricity accident and the cherished unfortunately, are wear out the generators difference between the generators. the electricity turned out of course, because of the heat that egypt is facing these days, and it was loaded up with a christian fellow citizens. and unfortunately, the fire started because of the cut off in the electricity. i mean, it didn't, it didn't because the sort of electrical fires, they're not uncommon. are they in egypt? and yet this was a building that was filled with 5000 people. what sort of safety measures were in plac

tony chang that from bangkok still ahead on al jazeera ivy, is after the exit is from man man, danny, a 1000000 were hang a miss lindsey, still trapped in bangladesh. and i suppose is if argentina's vice president hit back out to prosecute his seat to put behind us. ah hello there. we'll have a look at africa in a moment. the 1st to the middle east, and it's largely hot and dry picture across the northern half of the region. we've got a shamar wind blowing out of iraq. that's going to kick up some dust across the gulf, pushing the humidity down, but picking temperatures up for the likes of red and doe has sitting in the early forty's. on thursday, the rain continues to affect the southwest of saudi arabia. some of the heavier falls as well in western areas of yemen where we have already seen flooding. and the devastating flooding that we've seen in sudan is likely to continue as more rain is set to fall. we got another easily wave that's going to work its way west bringing some of the heavier falls to northern areas of nigeria on thursday. we have another one ahead of that, and that's

tony chang live in bangkok and still ahead on al jazeera a former. oh, former detective pleads guilty to her role in the killing of brianna taylor, a case that sponsor protests about racial injustice in awe. he has begun the full world copies on its way to the castle. travel package to the hello there. it's still a story of relentless, dangerous heat, across parts of east asia. in particular, for china that's been battling a heat wave for more than 2 months. and that's cause levels in its largest fresh water lake it to decline the satellite, shows that the klein over 10 years. now we've seen red alerts for the past 12 days, extreme heat continuing, but we are going to the temperatures start to come down as wet or whether it works its way in. we've got a tropical storm that's going to edge into coastal areas on wednesday bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the lights of hong kong. see that temperature dip by about 5 degrees by thursday. it will start to work its way into the southwest of china. at the end of the week, we'll see temperatures c

for those of you watching us here on al jazeera, let's crossover back to tony chang. tony, of course we were talking about are the military operations in the chinese straits, but obviously the chinese again adamantly are expressing their position on the situation. and. and now quoting un, historical un resolutions about the one china policy really standing very firm about where tie one stands within that they are. and i think that is entirely predictable to a certain extent, that they are very angry about this visit. i don't think isn't in a doubt. i think everyone is very aware of deposition. but i mean, i think also it's important to state that nancy pelosi herself is maintained that this doesn't change us from policy. they're not changing that. that position as such. they still believe in a one china policy, but they are also exercising their right very clearly to visit to taiwan and to show support for the time when he's government as well. i think what is going to be interesting to see is just how far china is prepared to go. we were already seeing the military m

okay, believe it there, tony chang in bangkok, her thank you very much. indeed. marcella heads on al jazeera ah . iraq's influential sheer lead them of todd al serra tells his followers to leave parliament and continue their protest outside. ah hello, we got some warmer weather. pushing back into parts of western europe for a time at the moment. the main feature you noticed is its mass of cloud rolling in the cross c, pretty shouts through the allan vall, some wet weather coming through here for a fact, i suppose, some breezy weather as well. that wet weather will gradually make its way across c, and are we to see pushing into norway, showers longest bells of rain coming in to west sweden for a time more than passing their mark or to sing some of that wet weather, but it does dry up across southern parts there, england wells, not too bad as we go on through wednesday, but we need the rain. having said that 27 celsius here, 35 celsius, the power says at warmer weather, coming through that was will, grassy. not a little further east, which as we go through thursday, 36 celsius there in berlin.