the early hospitals did exist in 8th and 9th century baghdad. but these were just more than hostiles for the sick, offering care, but not much in the way of kill. however, hospitals, as we recognise them today, giving treatment and offering medicine for free, they begin to appear around the empire in cities such as cairo cord of damascus. ah, in order for these hospitals to provide care, they needed a knowledge of medicines and surgery. the most important work of the golden age was written by the great 10th century philosopher and physician, had been seen, are better known by his last name at the center. this is my personal copy of his great text, the canon of medicine upon noon for the full work was a multi volume group of texts that took on where the greeks left off positions like galen and hypocrisy. in his 1st volume. he describes human anatomy in great detail and what i love is that he talks about things like tertiary in which the muscles of the stakes and then goes on to talk about the muscles of the forward, the muscles of the eyeball. ev

anchor: speaking to us from baghdad. at least 10 people have been killed and 500 arrested in violent protests triggered by the jailing of the former south african president. the military has been deployed after days of riots. south africa's top court's hearing application to review his jail sentence. he turned himself into police last week after being found guilty of failing to appear at a corruption inquiry. his supporters say they are victims of a politically motivated crackdown by the current president. while addressing the nation earlier, he warned that the food -- country made face shortages and the vaccination shortages will be disrupted. >> although this may be opportunistic acts of looting driven by hardship and property, the poor and marginalized bear the ultimate front that is underway. their shops have been looted and infrastructure has been destroyed. this means that our sick cannot get medication pharmacies, food does not reach supermarket shelves. health workers cannot go to work. anchor: a little earlier,

in iraq, a bomb blast kills at least 34 people in a ts muslim area of baghdad.r well over a year, almost all covid restrictions in england have been lifted. the prime minister, borisjohnson who is self isolating, has urged people to exercise great caution, and encouraged young people to get vaccinated, as infections continue to soar. but there's been fierce criticism of the policy from opposition parties. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. three, two, one! cheering. welcome back, everyone. for some, this is what freedom looks like, no social distancing and very few masks. many nightclubs across england reopened at midnight, 16 months since they were shut in the first lockdown. it felt like a dream. i feel like we have waited for this moment for a long time. i literally cannot stress how much i have missed being able to go out and just dance, and have a laugh. it has been the best night. but from the end of september, full vaccination will be a condition of entry to crowded venues like this. we want everybody to be able to take back their freedom... the pri

in other news: a bomb blast in iraq kills at least 3a people in a mainly shia muslim area of baghdad. billionairejeff bezos prepares to blast into space. on board will be the oldest and youngest people to ever leave the earth's atmosphere. hello from tokyo, where after a year—long delay, the olympics games are now just three days away. we're here at tokyo bay, in the south of the japanese capital, to bring you all the build up and then the sport when it gets underway, for the most controversial olympics for a generation, with tokyo hosting the games in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. the olympic village, which hosts the athletes, has been hit by four coronavirus cases. two south african footballers were the first to test positive there, followed by a czech beach volleyball player and an american gymnast. there've also been cases reported among media and other personnel, and we've just heard that 2 members of mexico's olympic baseball team have tested postive before they were due to leave forjapan. the city of tokyo has entered its fourth state of emergency as cases rise. but t

so, we have to be very careful about the very delicate balance of politics there in baghdad. david: let's turn back to afghanistan and, in particular, the focus of our program this morning, which is the situation for the afghan interpreters who risked their own lives to help u.s. forces in afghanistan. you and your longtime diplomatic colleague, ryan crocker, wrote a letter to secretary of state blinken recently, urging him to dramatically accelerate the issuance of visas for these afghani interpreters. how do you think that's going? and what do you think is going to be the cost for us in terms of america's reputation if we can't get those people who risked their lives for us out of the country? gen. petraeus: well, i think we have a moral obligation to individuals who shared risk and hardship alongside our soldiers on the battlefield. these are battlefield interpreters, by and large, for two or more years. that's the criteria to apply for a special immigrant visa. and not only that, they risk their own lives and the lives of their family members as well because the taliban g

the blast. lot with the head is in baghdad with this update.

we knew was wendy somewhere around baghdad. rex so i guess when did you officially find out what your mission was and how did that go? >> will my first mission was at new york national guard unit was a calvary troupe they were leaving they within a couple weeks of leaving. our commander met with their commander said hey we want to do some right left right it's an outgoing unit would bring in an incoming unit and would let you ride passenger to see their tactics. and at the end they switch places and the guy said yes i think you got it. they ago about their way and pick up a mission. so we were there probably just a few days and the commander came and told me is the first platoon sergeant said you are first up. leo out with the new york cab troop okay, and i mean we were not on that mission and hour before we were in a firefight with troops that we don't normally work with. he was with another platoon. i was with the commander of that troop in his vehicle. we round up getting in a firefight in southwest baghdad. so i remember i

the public could see the true horror of this war in baghdad. the families with the victims learned the circumstances of what happened in the man driving the van died that the boy you saved by ethan mccord survived just and she she only because ah, well good afternoon to you. i am doing rad against breaking news this afternoon. a shopping graphic video from iraq, apparently showing us troops gunning down innocent civilians and just dropping my kids school back in april, 2010. and i went home, grab a cup of coffee, sat down on the couch and turned on the news. and there i was running across the screen of my own television carrying a child. i knew immediately what it was and it actually felt like a huge slap in the face. i had spent so much time trying to forget that incident. and then here it was being pushed to my face again. ethan mccord was discharged from the army in 2010. said then he has been an anti war activist. the 6 of the clutter motor released was, was very important. the video is eye clinic with symbolic. it was a stunning testimony

in baghdad, the families of the victims learned the circumstances of what happened in the man driving the van died. but the boy you saved by ethan mccord. survived. i'm doing good job. and she she said that she knew she was only because ah, well, good afternoon to you. i am doing rad against breaking news this afternoon. a shocking and graphic video from iraq, apparently showing us troops and gunning down innocent civilians. and just dropping my kids up at school back in april, 2010. and i went home, grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down on the couch and turned on the news. and there i was running across the screen of my own television. i'm carrying a child. i knew immediately what it was. and it actually felt like a huge slap in the face. i've spent so much time trying to forget that incident. and then here it was being pushed in my face again. ethan mccord was discharged from the army in 2010. said then he has been an anti war activist. the 6th of the clutter on the release was, was very important. the video is iconic, symbolic. it was a stunning testimony of a war crime. there was no q

a bomb went off in the crowded area in the city of the capital, baghdad, iraq comedians, reporting more than 30 people, died tuesday is the 1st official day of eden iraq. and many people were out shopping for the national hold in. when you more of that story, nation, interesting. if you open engineers working on africa's largest hydroelectric dam have reached a controversial milestone. the 2nd phase of filling the colossal reservoir behind the ground, if you can, race on them, has been completed as a huge source of worry for neighboring egypt. and you're done. they argue that by manipulating the flow of the river. now if you, if you can deprive them of crucial fresh water, the country says it needs the dam to help its economy and people. catherine saw it has more for me, i just have a the minister for airy geisha has been teasing about the completion of the filling of the dom. and he said that it has stored enough water now to run to the top, binds to generate electricity in the coming months. it has res, regional tensions with both egypt and so down. worried about how this could impact

the footages from july 2007 and shoes and apache helicopter, flying over a neighborhood in baghdad. the on board cameras, boats, a group of iraqis on the ground to look to be carrying weapons or the pilot and radio contact with his face requests permission to fire. or once, once i started discovering more and more detail, this is when it became more emotional to understand that yes, this person was a journalist and this was a driver from res among the victims wiki leaks identified with each mall of reuters driver and photographer. now me an l d in the helicopter pilot, obviously season on site. the insurgent institute, the sites that the, the comment us weapons we are all on the right the the thing was 6th grade or one a lot of 2 minutes later the nature of the and then change is the ab or mission becomes a war cry lean a black van approaches to it with the wounded. inside, there are no come the can just 2 men with 2 children. the pilot reports an imminent threat and request permission to fire again. during the quarter clare around where on the grounds there are courses everywhere.

a similar blaze in baghdad killed 82 people and injured over a huned others april. the latest disaster came as iraq recorded its highest daily infection rate of the pandemic. and as iraqis have been holding

but baghdad is hovering around 50 and has been, it seems for weeks now, you want to get a proper relief head south in ceylon where the hell is cut in knots. the western edge of the monsoon winds, which means is almost permanent. the clarity, drizzly, or even sometimes sundry. and it turns nice in gree, it's a rare area i have to say for most obviously it's dry and dusty, the very light winds. i don't know how 39 will be very humid, 39 now that mall as soon wind also of course, runs up the coast of africa for kenya and somalia, seeing increasing amounts of cloud and daily light showers, that a big shout out on the t a p and hardens and further west and sassy down in sudan itself, which means flash flooding returns. the something was going to change. anything really changed. this is systemic violence that needs to be addressed at its core. we are in a race against the barrier. know what to say. we are all looking at the world as it is right now, not the world. we like it to be. the devil is always going to be in the house. the bottom line, when i was just there on the covey. 1910, brittan

he's in baghdad for us live. we can see the crowds behind you just talk us through what's happening there. the robinson. these are the protests who are calling, as they say, on the government and on the international community to impunity. they say that they have the government has to bring those responsible for getting hundreds of protest in october 2019. just they tell you that there are also protesting condemn they get other crazy including get mismanagement corruption. we have been speaking with many professors here today. they gather the codes and excuse me, for the doses square and then they have been washing about to kill them because they want to teach that to you to quit the edits quit. this is where hundreds of professors was killed by security forces and helped to about 2019. now they have been chanting chance that reminds them of october, 2019 to ministration that led to that ignition of the government. then they say that it's about now about one year and a half and nothing has changed and they say th

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the bottom of the heat is in baghdad. and as the latest from the protest, these are the protests who are calling, as they say, on the government and on the international community to end impunity. they say that they have the government has to bring those responsible for killing hundreds of protests, sort of in october 2019. just they tell you that that also protest tank, condemn, they get other crated including get mismanagement corruption. we have been speaking with many protests here today. they gathered in goods, excuse me, and i put a dose of square and then they have been marching about to kill them because they want to reach that to have a good the head of the grid. this is where hundreds of protest was killed by security forces and over 2018 now they have been chanting chance that remind them of october 2019 demonstration that led to that ignition of either the government. then they say that it's about now about one year and a half and nothing has changed. they say that they will continue protesting. they would con

and the provision of basic services now with a bill where he is in baghdad at the protest. these are the protests who are calling, as they say, on the government and on the international community to end impunity. they say that they have the government has to bring those responsible for killing hundreds of protests in october, 2019 justice. they say that they're also protesting, condemned to get other crated including get mismanagement corruption. we have been speaking with many protests here today. they gathered in an excuse me and dosa square, and then they have been marching about 2 kilometers. they want to reach the to 100 is good, the head of the grid. this is where hundreds of protested was killed by security forces. and up to about 2019, now they have been chanting chance that remind them of october 2019 demonstration that led to that ignition of the government. then they say that it's about now about one year and a half and nothing has changed. they say that they will continue protesting. they would continue protesting. they want the boys to be heard. still to come

more from the why had to in baghdad. the reason for this is the same that happened in a pretty and healthy hospital in baghdad.

my dog had, he's live in baghdad for us. there was an explosion in a similar area just a few weeks ago. mark would want more to be know about this explosion. will laura, the information security said that belongs to the government of a prime minister academy described that tech as a terrorist attack? and also it stated that the attack was carried out by an explosive device. this is on so that a city, a suburban, a busy suburban, overcrowded, overpopulated, suburban in the capitol, dad. and it's inhabited by a majority of iraqis who are affiliated mostly to the share 3 digits and political leader mocked at that. so that now the majority of many women and children are among the victims, as you know, that this is the market of a lot or a lot in the local language. here is a busy market and we saw video circulated pro government with pages and media outlets showing women children and vendors, and people in the market completely terrified by the explosion. now, no going to zation has claimed responsibility as of yet. but as he me

well, let's talk to mom and of the work and his life for us in baghdad. talk about, talk us through the situation that there is in baghdad and other iraqi cities. well, so i love her. these are the protests that have been called for by the she had a religious and political leader to move to the so the weeks ago, in fact, he called for that is ignatius of the electricity minister because of what they call his failure to deal with the power cuts problem the people today after the mass prayers in the duma prayers, they were calling on the government to find a solution to this problem and also accusing some a names in the government of corruption. in fact, many people here are suffering a lot. we spoke to people from but that families, they say they don't have electricity for almost 23 hours a day. many people are suffering families who have the students, especially those who have exams these days. they come up, study many people say they can't sleep at night because they cannot have an ac turn on at night and to bite generator power generating get machines.

s. embassy in baghdad has shot down a drone near the heavily fortify green zone. its defense system fall in full bust of high pad, but it says it approached the compound earlier. at least 3 rockets hit us based on the west of the country, no casualties were reported. i get a frequent power cuts spilling out onto the streets of iraq. has some, a temperatures saw corruption and mismanagement by successive government since the us led invasion in 2003. our blame for the crisis critic say as many as much as $80000000000.00 has been wasted in the electricity sector by mood. head reports for baghdad. this is a familiar sound at home, the streets of baghdad, and many other towns and cities across generators to provide in tricity with power outages from the national grid all to combine. iraq is, are desperate for alternative sources, especially in the heat of summer, for some owning generators and hiring them. our to neighbors has become a profitable business venture. but not all families can afford the costs involved. the n jose's are suffering as temperature, sor, there

my wife has more now from baghdad. this is the aftermath of the attack on the have that busy market in us of the city majority. she, i neighborhood in the east of the iraqi capital above dad. the did an injured include women and children. the marked was crowded with people who went out shopping for the muslim holiday over a day of her, i don't of either. the explosion happened here doing the busiest out in the market . this is the gate of the market in the blast occurred just when it became crowded . bodies were everywhere, would have worked on bodies of children and women, and the only people all human beings. even if you try to list a body, you couldn't. the government called it a terrorist attack and ordered the rest of the local police commander as part of an investigation less than 24 hours before the attack. security forces announced at the arrest of top iceland, commander, ice, and had carried out similar attacks in the area this year. observers a concern the country is likely to see similar attacks. as we appro

in iraqi a bomb blast kills at least 3a people in a sheer muslim area of baghdad. just days before the start of the tokyo olympics more positive covid—i9 cases among athletes and officials with some forced to withdraw from the games. we also highlight the games. we also highlight the athletes to keep an eye on and some of the new sports on offer at the 32nd olympiad. and president biden and dozens of western allies accused china of overseeing a massive cyber attack earlier in the year. hello and thank you forjoining us. dominic cummings, the former chief adviser to the prime minister has claimed that borisjohnson prime minister has claimed that boris johnson resisted tightening coronavirus restrictions again last autumn because the virus mainly affected the elderly. in a series of what's about messages seen by the bbc, borisjohnson appears to say that the people dying of covid were essentially all over 80 and he did not buy the idea of the national health service being overwhelmed full up service being overwhelmed full up number 10 service being overwhelmed full up

more from baghdad. reporter: the reason for this, the same thing happened in baghdad. badly stored oxygen cylinders being misused. there are no prevention measures, no safety measures. that is according to many people including health professionals. anchor: south africa's military has been deployed after protests turn violent. at the six people have been killed and hundreds arrested during days of riots and looting. the president has warned the unrest could result in food and medicine shortages in the next few weeks. u.s. president is blaming outside forces and u.s. sanctions for provoking the biggest antigovernment protest there in three decades. anchor after worsening economic crisis and the government's handling of the pandemic. england will lift him most all coronavirus restrictions next monday despite the number of cases rising. boris johnson says it is the right time to do it, but is urging caution. legal limits on social contact will go, venues will reopen, work from home will come to an end. record numbers of people in france are booking appointments to get the

they've come down just a little bit from 50 to about 48 in baghdad. in q 8. the breeze is blowing. a dusty breeze curls in for it gets to the gulf water. so though half $39.00 will continue to be a seasonally normal, humid $39.00. this little change. what time you get to choose day very much the same, but just a few more showers, potentially on the eastern end of a long. that monsoon winds becoming quite active every now and again as it runs up the coast of canyon somalia, increasing the cloud, producing showers via it also indicates that sees when we get big sunstar beneath european through sassy, down and westwards. ah, the most people will never know what's beyond these doors, the deafening silence of $100.00 and how it feels to touch danger every day. most people will never know what it's like to work with. every breath is precious. with fear, it's not an option. but we're not most people oh the me watching i just need a reminder of our top stories, this our japanese channel. so those describe the situation in areas hardest hit by floods as surreal and terrifying angle america

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in baghdad, the families of the victims learned the circumstances of what happened in. ringback the man driving the van died, but the boy you saved by ethan mccord. survived. i'm doing a good job. and she she just. she only because ah, well good afternoon to you. i am doing rad against breaking news this afternoon. a shocking graphic video from iraq, apparently showing us troops getting down innocent civilians. and just then dropping my kids up at school back in april 2010. and i went home, grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down on the couch and turned on the news. and there i was running across the screen of my own television carrying a child. i knew immediately what it was and it actually felt like a huge slap in the face. i had spent so much time trying to forget that incident. and then here it was being pushed in my face again. ethan mccord was discharged from the army in 2010, said then he has been an anti war activists. on the clutter motor release was, was very important. the video is iconic, symbolic. it was a stunning testimony of a war crime. there was no question

part of free for reporting from baghdad. let's bring you up to speed now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the funeral has been held for georgia, cameraman, alexander bus corolla, who was found dead at his home in the capital tbilisi on sunday. he was one of several dozen journalists attacked and beaten by anti l. g b t q. protestors. adam march, earlier this month, mister last gruff as death, has prompted calls for georgia prime minister to step down. your space agency says it will soon launch a new re programmable telecomm sound lie, while the craft called quantum will allow control is to change the frequency power and direction of beams being broadcast down to earth. it could harold shift from custom design satellites to more flexible ones. frances anti trust regulator has fine google 500000000 years for failing to negotiate with media companies in good faith. the legal battle centers around google use of content for you media groups is the biggest find ever imposed by the regulator. google

least 3a people have been killed and more than 60 others injured in a bomb attack in the capital, baghdad. the homemade device exploded in a busy market in the mainly shia muslim sadr city district. the islamic state group says it carried out the attack. president biden has accused china of providing protection to hackers who carried out a massive cyber attack against microsoft. the us hasjoined a list of western countries that have accused the chinese government of allowing and encouraging cyber attacks. now on bbc news it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. pity the ii and a half million people of haiti. it's hard to think of a nation more comprehensively shattered by many decades of misrule and the ravages of natural disaster. in the latest lurch toward chaos the president jovenel moise was assassinated earlier this month. who ordered the hit is unclear. a retracted struggle for power seemed certain. my guest is former haitian prime minister laurent lamothe. can anything be done to end haiti's suffering? laurent lamothe in miami, florida, welcome to

a suburb of the capital baghdad, iraq media is reporting more than 30 people, died tuesday is the 1st official day of eden iraq. and many people out shopping for the national holiday, w y head is that the scene where we're now in a little halo market. this is, were the explosion happened, the attack that killed and injured dozens of innocent civilians including women and children, re behind me not far from where we're standing now. the explosion happened hours ago and no security forces say that it is an explosive device. investigations are still under way and the government of prime minister must have all kinds of he has arrest. again is the command of the police commander who is leading the security on it. patrolling the area construction on a controversial mega dam has hit another milestone, sending concerns along the river nile. the 2nd phase of filling the reservoir behind the ground. ethiopian renee sauce time has been completed. is a huge source of worry for neighboring egypt, and she done which both fear that if you will use it to control the waters, talks between the 3 nation

at least 7 people have been killed. madame de la reports from baghdad, a tax on tricity facilities in many areas of iraq has increased. recently, dozens of public operations have been reported in the beginning of this year and especially recently with the heat wave hitting in many areas, especially in central and southern provinces of iraq. the problem is accepted bated and no group has claimed responsibility yet over the recent attacks. but last week, i still, according to the popular mobilization courses, i said claimed responsibility for an attack. not to think that some of our power plant noticed that now the electricity crisis in iraq has triggered a demonstration and anger in many areas and in many govern rate. angry with us have been taken to st. do you know thing. and through deciding the government, in fact, they say that the government is not doing enough to provide electricity for the people. on the other hand, the ministry of interior, it's conducting operations using ruins, to protect our facilities and to prevent any possible sabotaged operations. the government of tajik

hold up the wide reports from baghdad. this is a familiar sound at home, the streets of baghdad, and many other towns and cities across generators to provide a tricity with power outages from the national grid all to combine. iraqis are desperate for alternative sources, specially in the heat of summer for some owning generators and hiring them out to neighbors has become a profitable business venture. but not all families can afford the costs involved. the n jose's are suffering as temperature. sor, there are power black outs almost every day, and for a very long periods, a my wife molecular why no one is so poor. we don't have cold water to drink. our children cannot bear the heat and they splash each other with water to cool off youth hand fans to provide ventilation for them, said he can sleep until that have been angry demonstrations in many cities. protesters are furious at what they see as the corruption and mismanagement of consecutive governments. i'm a, we are in an open strike. we want to terminal solution. we d

you were on a helicopter leaving baghdad, and you suddenly wanted to turn it around.you wrote in sea stories, my life in several special operations, i was having one of those feelings again, inexplicable, powerful, eerie. when i couldn't shake and i certainly couldn't rationalize. but it wasn't the first time i had a premonition. as i would find out later, it wouldn't be the last time. tell me about that premonition. >> it was a c-130, i was heading out of the rack, heading to meet with the commander. as i say in the book, inexplicably, i just had this feeling that, this was going to be the night that we got saddam hussein. i would offer that i use the word premonition, but it was the fact that my brain was connecting the dots. i received an intelligence brief the night before, from one of the great noncommissioned officers that was part of the saddam hunt, i had been talking to the leader of the army task force, so all of those clicked in my mind, and something said we've got to úturn around and get back becaue tonight is going to be the night. by the time i landed b

that bill where he'd is live for us in baghdad . would good to see you. what is the latest that we know about that fire? will according to the health authorities in the city, the car govern rate, about 360 kilometer south of the number of dead people has risen to 41 person now so far and the search is still ongoing for more victims. now, the history is also announced that the civil defense teams have managed to contain the fire must have a cause to me, the prime minister has declared the state of emergency in the government rate. many people have taken 2 streets in another year and in front of the a member has seen hospital that the hospital where the incident happened. now, the health, the manager of the amendment hussain hospital in the 3 year has, has resigned on account of this accident. now we know that this, this entity is not the 1st one. it reminds us of the, a similar incident that happened in april in the hospital in both. what 82 coven patients are. also a died of, of the fire that broke out in the hospital in, in april, according to health. al

the assault in baghdad brought shocking off a deadly attack in removing saddam hussein from power. he had weapons of master. was the argument. none. whatever phoned george bush declared mission accomplished in me. 2003. it was the fighting continued more american life were iraqi lies were lost. i saw grew in strength in the area, a new enemy, a new challenge, a new fight. donald trump push hard against deisel, cutting its land, killing its leadership, reducing its influence. and then he cut trip numbers to $2500.00. i saw remains the threat group killed 30 people when it bombed to baghdad market last week. jo biden's decision on combat missions in the us won't be leaving, but it's clear it's priorities lie elsewhere. i don't think any plausible reasonable policy y'all is ever going to be achievable by this crazy invasion. and so it's a matter of trying to find a reasonable way out of and one of the worst foreign policy blunders in us history . filling curb side of afghan, a stan scaling back in iraq. joe biden is recalibrating us involvement in the region for the 1st time in more t

that's how soon a reports from baghdad. bullet holes riddle this s u. v. where i made a bill summit was murdered in basra in january. the prominent television journalist and father of 3 young children was driving home after covering an anti government protest. his photographer was also killed. the lot of the top of our lives are in danger. we could be killed at any 2nd. there is no security, there is no government just on grooves and political parties for men have been arrested in connection with the murders. no trial date has been set in iraq. abdul some ads case is a rare instance where arrests have been made. the rocky high commission for human rights says since anti government protest began in 201935 journalists and activists have been murdered, and there have been 82 assassination attempts. no one has been convicted. armed groups are widely suspected with elections due in october. the commission believes the assassinations will increase a negative non legal, illegal competition. and if we can say it is criminal competition between the traditional part

i'm traveling to, to baghdad in, in a few days in order to find a solution. and solution can, has to be, to way 2 ways. one thing is that we need governments and use actually support in order to inform people that they are being lied to, their being promised and easy passage to europe. where to free life in europe. this is not going to happen. the 2nd thing is we need to find a way for people to come back. it is very important because if the route is not stopped, then not only seen it but other countries that germany would be, again, facing waves and waves of refugees while legally traveling to answering europe. and you country have to close a state of emergency and its now building away the wire broke and its border to be loose instead necessary. with this we yes, because we have to take into account that not only this is a hybrid through to fanny european union, but in few months, lithuania, and while european union will be facing a extensive military exercise that will be happening in bell russian territory where russian and bella, russian troops will, wil

with the latest on the firing nasiriyah speaking to us from baghdad, latham thank you. now at least 10 people have been killed and almost 500 arrested in violent protests triggered by the jailing former some african president, jacob juma. the military has been deployed after days of riots and looting in the provinces of course natal and helping south africa. the top quarter is hearing an application buys luma to review his 15 month jail sentence. he turned himself into police last week. after being found guilty of failing to appear at a corruption inquiry who went in the porter said they are victims of a politically motivated crackdown by the current president. i am opposed while addressing the nation earlier. i'm opposed to warned that the country may face food and medicine shortages in the next few weeks. he also said the country's current of ours vaccination program will be disrupted due to the looting and protests. although these may be opportunistic x of looting, driven by hardship and poverty. the poor and marginalized bad that are to made branch of the destructio

with impunity, natasha name al jazeera baghdad. the palestinian presidents mahmoud abbas is on a 3 day visit to turkey to meet president or tuan talks or focusing on ways to boost bilateral cooperation and ease the humanitarian situation across the occupied territories. reconciliation efforts between rival palestinian factions and plans to go through a delayed elections role. so high on that agenda. businesses across britain are being effected by an unprecedented shortage of truck drivers. haulage bosses have appealed to the prime minister to personally intervene or face empty supermarket shelves and a supply chain collapse. charlie angela reports the team at toes the seeds has spent the last 5 years. developing a 170 different varieties of leak producing seeds. it will be resistant to disease . they will eventually account the 15 percent of leak for g for delays distribution mean they might now miss their windows for getting into the ground. a shortage of truck drivers is impacting businesses up and down the country. it's going to

this is the mum i'll hussein hospital in nasty, about 350 kilometers south east of the capital. baghdad, which is where our cars, one must mood, a bill while it is with an update. what more of you got? my move will come 3 days in the morning across the country has been and i was hit by the government of prime minister. most of i'll call to me who is currently holding an emergency meeting with civil government officials and on top of them, health officials 58. this is the latest this toll. according to health officials in the car govern government rate, dozens of injured the whole were rescued by not only 2 teams, but civilians in the area. oh volunteered to help and that is q operation. in fact, they have been circulating, feed use of graphic, graphic pictures including get charged the buddy buddy parts and they have been shouting the and i was seeing and criticizing what they call the government and health officials, negligence. in fact, they say that the fact that the same mistake is repeated only within 2 months, as you know, referring to the new, the incident, the where 82 people we

middle east, but it really is on the hot side a hotter than when a cookie waits, full cost of 51. baghdad at 49. now miss lee, it's not as bad the further west you go, the onshore breezes keep you cooler in beirut and jerusalem, even here is pretty woman about 30 degrees. the he overlay the temperature. you see this is the area real heat. it extends into the mountains of western iran. enough is half as they could be because they're above sea level. but baghdad is hovering around 50 and has been, it seems for weeks now, you want a bit of proper relief, head south in ceylon where the hell is cut in knots. the western edge of the monsoon winds, which means is almost permanent. the clarity, drizzling, or even sometimes sundry, and it turns nice and green. it's a rare area i have to say for most obviously it's dry and dusty, the very light winds i doe house. $39.00 will be very humid, $39.00. now that mall soon wind also, of course, runs up the coast of africa for kenya and somalia, seeing increasing amounts of cloud and daily light showers, that a big shout out in the therapy and highlands an

they've been demonstrating in the capital, baghdad about this. the countries dealing with a heat wave with temperatures climbing to 50 degrees, southern provinces in the country, a worst hit by regular blackouts. the energy ministry saying a major power line might have been sabotaged under why it has more from baghdad. angry protesters. it took 2 streets in, but the, and many other iraqi cities, including an edge of caribella enough for the year. but for was that and in some areas they blocked the streets and set fire on a tires to protest against the frequent power outages in many provinces in iraq. and this comes after a call from the she had political and religious leader of a sudden. now, following that is ignatius of the electricity minister last tuesday, the government of prime minister must have called me and said the formation of a crisis committee to deal with this problem and try to find solution to this power outage problem. now this tuition is getting worse, especially with these summer months as the temperature is exceeding 56 years

the group killed 30 people when it bombed the baghdad market last week. you'll biden's decision on combat missions in the us won't be leaving, but it's clear it's priorities lie elsewhere. i don't think any plausible reasonable policy y'all is ever going to be achievable by this crazy invasion. and so it's a matter of trying to find a reasonable way out of a, one of the worst foreign policy blunders in us history. philip trip side of afghanistan, scaling back in iraq. joe biden is recalibrating us involvement in the region for the 1st time in more than 2 decades. he sees the bigger threat to us national security coming from cyber attacks and china. but he's been around a long time, and you'll know that while he can scale back, he can fully take his eye off the middle east. alan fisher, i'll do it at the white house. still to come in this half hour. the un says a record number of afghan civilians were killed or injured in the 1st half of this year. and this back to the future for lebanon's government, a billionaire businessman is chosen as prime minister f

it says that the channels baghdad correspondent astra, as our way has been detained by the iraqi security forces. at the moment he is reportedly being taken to an unknown location. security forces have also sealed off our t arabic office in iraq, and we will be staying across this developing story. and of course, bring you any updates that might be the beautiful game, but it's not looking good for the fight against cove. it. it feared that sundays euro 2020 final could result in a huge spike in cases as the victorious italian t paraded their trophy through the centre of rome. the enormous crowd gave little thought to colbert regulations, and that came just a day after tens of thousands of unmasked fans crammed together during the match in london. the world health organization has described the event as devastating. am i supposed to be enjoying watching transmission happening in front of my eyes? the cool read 19 pandemic is not taking a break to night. sorry, covey to delta baron will take advantage of an vaccinated people in crowded settings, unmasked screaming, shout, and singing. devas

this is one of baghdad's busy crowded outdoor neighborhoods markets in a predominantly shia area.children along, dragging them by their hands, trying to make sure they didn't get lost in the crowd, stuffing their bags with produce to prepare their meal, grabbing some last-minute gifts. kids would've been so excited because the next day they would have been able to eat all the sticky sweets that they want and gotten their presents, and then all of a sudden in an instant that detonation that just brings back so many memories of all of the violence that iraq has gone through, the death toll now is at more than 30 dead, more than 50 wounded. among them, women and children. and, jake, this goes beyond the devastating impact on the families that lost loved ones. this reverberates throughout every single iraqi household, bringing back the fear that the violence of the past may very well be happening again, jake. >> and that's what i was going to ask you about next because blasts like this, horrific, suicide bombers, it used to be common in iraq in the aftermath of the iraq war. what is t