and honestly, i don't think that belgrade kind of applies to either of those.erception held by some in the international community that belgrade, and serbia as a whole, are intolerant to minorities. we do have this legacy of retrograde attitudes towards minorities but we must all keep in mind that all those things were in the past. in recent years, we have had successful gay prides in belgrade — although with huge support from police security — but comparing to the first years of organising gay pride, when it was almost impossible to imagine that it would be held, the things have changed a lot. and the face of the city is changing too. 3 billion euros have been pumped into regenerating belgrade‘s waterfront. it's a project that's been controversial with some locals, but that it's hoped will bring investment and tourism to the capital. it's clear that whatever the future holds for belgrade, the river will still be at its very heart. and so, my near—1,000km voyage down the river sava, through the balkans, is complete. and what a trip it's been. sings in serbian.

the first is belgrade and serbia are all stricken and belgrade is basically this new berlin, eastern found utopia for all the clubbers. i do not think belgrade applies to either one of theirs. the city is specific in its own way. she hopes a city can start to shake the perception held by some in the international community that they are intolerant to minorities. they do have a c -- a legacy to erect regard attitudes to minorities. we have had successful gay prides with huge support from police security. comparing to the first years of organising gay pride, when it was almost impossible to imagine it would be held, things have changed a lot. the face of the city is changing as well. 3 billion euros have been pumped into regenerating the belgrade waterfront, a project that has been controversial with some locals but it is hoped will bring investment and tourism to the capital. it is clear whatever the future holds for belgrade, the weather will still be at its very heart. so, my near 1000 kilometre voyage down the river sava to the balkans is complete and what a trip it has been! i hav

mighty river sava, flowing for nearly 1,000 kilometres from the alps in slovenia, right across to belgradeerbia. it's the longest river within the balkans. a vital artery that's borne witness to so much history, stretching all the way back to ancient and medieval times and of course the turmoil of recent decades. today, the sava connects four countries that just a generation ago were at war. 0n myjourney i'll be exploring how today this river is healing wounds by boosting trade and tourism and creating a new identity for the region. and finding out why locals call this the ‘vital heart of the balkans'. a nation ofjust 2 million people, slovenia prides itself on its close relationship with nature. it's one of the most densely forested countries in europe and nearly two thirds of its landscape is green space. this river, the sava, has been a crucial trading route for centuries, dating back to 400 bc, when the celts named it after their river god savus, protector of merchants and travellers. and this is the river's source, the magnificent savica waterfall, bursting from two separate points on

intention is to follow the river from here, at its very beginning, until it meets the danube, in belgradekilometre course, flowing through four countries that just over 25 years ago werejoined as part of yugoslavia. the emerald waters snake through the cliffs and then widen into one of the sava‘s main tributaries, which has now become famous for watersports. and i‘m getting a face first perspective. this is bellyaking. and, yep, there‘s a hint in the name. it looks like a kayak, but you lay on top of it and use your hands to paddle. like many slovenian kids, luka grew up in the countryside and the sava was a huge part of his childhood. i spent my whole life in the same house about 50 metres away from the river, so when i wake up, if i had my window open, i can already hear it. here in slovenia, the river isn‘t just used for watersports — it‘s an important source of hydropower, and luka thinks the river also has an important role to play in uniting the communities who live throughout its course. we were formerly part of yugoslavia, so we are sort of still connected. while our languages may

that was like news for for everyone i don't think that a lot of people in belgrade paid much attentionto that even though some media did pick up that story but the person is not really well known in bollywood right so we got it and many people they pay attention to. what you think the purpose of that meeting would be just a publicity publicity stunt or does it have some kind of political white well difficult to say she's now in lithuania and i guess at least partly the program of watch it does and who should meet its is shaped by some people there at the white what's the intentions and thoughts behind that on the part of those people were it's really hard to say. he's considered as i understand to be a famous french intellectual do his views carry a lot of weight the with the public or within political circles. well again not not really and by the roots i mean of course he's very well known to those who you know follow his writings and speeches but that's perhaps a few people in on the intellectuals in belgrade so again i don't think that it did attract any attention among the broader

you beat part is on belgrade a way to become the first irish team to get into europa league.ere would this stand in your club's history if you could get into the next qualifying round? that would be the greatest ever by an irish team. if we actually managed to mollify. jonathan roach. a look at some of this evening's other football headlines. aston villa captain jack grealish has been called up to the england squad for the first time. he's a late addition after the withdrawal

sits in the war zone notice the forecast of belgrade is a slow decline after sundered and tuesday with that 28 on wednesday as thunder turns into rain south of this the showers in africa are ones to watch and i mean this is where you get tend to get clumps and they drift slowly westwards the orange tops of the heaviest of those showers sunstorm so chad nigeria we see on sunday further west and there's a mass of them over liberia drifting up towards guinea and then leaving these could develop into tropical cyclones iraq into the heart of the season in the atlantic in southern africa wind direction is all important even in the middle of winter there's not much cloud wise there are a few showers at the beginning to mozambique and and beyond but look at the temperature in port elizabeth remember it is midwinter and that's $31.00 degrees it's not record breaking the wall is certainly well above where we should be. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines now specialists from mainland china have been deployed in hong kong to help contain a resurgence of coronavirus

be quite honest difference between vienna on monday and on sunday is off the order 10 degrees or belgrade hangs on to that heat but the difference of 10 degrees makes these thunderstorms really go up into the sky help to coast by the alps indeed as a thunderstorm warning in northern italy and slovenia as a result of that now about time we get to choose to pressure the progress to be made to be ours in towards belgrade which hangs on to that heat forecast wise and specifically for that city you've got $34.00 times $29.00 then $28.00 with a little bit of rain coming through the averages $24.00 so we stay above average whatever happens. through the hole to detroit into the whole part of north africa and these little clumps of showers now this is moving sand this is that was suppressed sound because there's no flow rain comes out of these things and when they go off the western side of north africa they do sometimes turn into tropical cyclons which we then talk about in the caribbean not necessarily need to be happening but look at those masses particular embalmer covered in thunderstorms. st

take to the streets of belgrade his capital in peaceful defiance thousands more are in prison following a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential elections. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us the announcement of a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates is receiving a cautious welcome by many but not all players in middle east politics as part of the u.s. brokered agreement israel must put on hold its plans to annex any further sections of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says that stipulation keeps alive the possibility of a 2 state solution it's calling the deal a win for diplomacy in the volatile region. i historic agreement the united arab emirates and israel 2 countries that never had any diplomatic relations until thursday's deal. and idea was very clear is that a. phone call would be united. do stopping and exceed suspending. him at the same time we will be able to also announce that we will begin what will what i would call a normal relationship with israel in various various areas israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu gree

qualifying has already started for the 2020/21 competition where former champions celtic and red star belgradeogressed to next week's second round while northern ireland champions linfield have gone out to polish champions legia warsaw... the opening game of the new french season has been postponed because of four positive coronavirus tests at marseille. .. they were supposed to face st etienne on friday — before several members of their squad returned positive tests for covid—19. it was the first of eight fixtures due to be played this weekend. no league football has been played since the last campaign ended early, back in april, because of the pandemic. tottenham on a free transfer. this is the announcement video from social media. he's signed a two year deal after leaving burnley at the end ofjune and will provide back up to first choice goalkeeper hugo lloris. ronald koeman has arrived in barcelona ahead of his expected appointment as their new head coach. the current boss of the netherlands has been linked to the post since the catalan side were thrashed 8—2 by bayern munich in the quarte

quite honest difference between vienna all monday and on sunday is of the order of 10 degrees the belgrade hangs on to that heat but the difference of 10 degrees makes these thunderstorms really go up into the sky help to coast by the alps indeed as a thunderstorm morning in northern italy and slovenia as a result of that now about time we get to choose a pressure the progress be made to be ours in towards belgrade which hangs on to that heat forecast wise and specifically for that city you've got $34.00 times 20 then $28.00 with a little bit of rain coming through the averages 24 so we stay above average whatever happens through the hottest right into the hot part of north africa and these little clumps of showers now this is moving sand this is there was suppressed sound because there's no flow rain comes out of these things and when they go off the western side of north africa they do sometimes turn into tropical cyclones which we then talk about in the caribbean not necessarily immediately happening but look at those masses particularly in bamako covered in thunderstorms. that costs us

i spent three years living in belgrade. one of my presence. the i'm fascinated with the role that you think that played in all of this. it's been very crucial in the priorities of some of the powers involved. could have occurred without some of the tension in the balkans leading up to all of this. you have great power of a rivalry. they came close to war. in 19 '06. the balkans work particularly dangerous because of where they were. not just a local interest. give a series of very local nationalisms. what you also had was great power interest. in the warm water port was much more important. it was hugely important for russia. over half its grain exports went that way. and you have italy you have a combination that was very dangerous. with outside powers been dragged in. you can probably respond to this as well. since you first wrote this a quarter-century ago. i had five or six books to read that i know of. to learn what fresher research i've never been asked to this kind of conference or penal on the subject. the fellow that things the russia

also coming up the political crisis in belgrade was deepens as the authorities crack down on government opponents protesters in the capital min.

sits in the war zone noticed a forecast of belgrade is a slow decline after a sunder dan tuesday with that 28 on wednesday is thunder turns into rain south of this the showers in africa are ones to watch and i mean this is where you get tend to get clumps and they drift slowly westwards the orange tops of the heaviest of those showers sunstorm so chad nigeria we see on sunday further west and there's a mass of them over liberia drifting up towards guinea and then leaving these could develop into tropical cyclones iraq into the heart of the season in the atlantic in southern africa wind direction is all unfold even in the middle of winter there's not much cloud wise there are a few showers at the beginning to mozambique and and beyond but look at the temperature in port elizabeth remembered as midwinter and that's $31.00 degrees it's not record breaking the wall is certainly well above where it should be. once welcome to now fear. and dividing a nation. al-jazeera explores germany's long term economic strategy of pursuing immigrants from the arab world i feel more judgment on syria. i

her car 6 and they've been celebrations in belgrade only montenegrin oppositions victory and election. the neck and neck brace for the ruling pro western democratic party of socialists securing 34 percent of the vote of the opposition for the future of montenegro alliance having the 3 point one percent. the ecuadorian government and the international monetary fund have struck a new 6 and a half $1000000000.00 economic relief deal the lifeline has prompted fears of more painful austerity austerity measures could always been in the grip of an economic crisis for years the i.m.f. is help prop it up financially with loans to secure them. slashed funding for the public and health care sectors critics say others left the country vulnerable during the pandemic it is among the hardest hit by covert 19 in all of latin america. i am i am. i am. i think the everyone in the entire population had this corona virus but we did not have medical help because the doctors did not come here they are only in the city and we had to go and look for them so people used home remedies. like. i am. in a can you

the day before gatherings like this are not so much for a look at but in support of stuff i did in belgrade and maintain and good relations with russia when the e.u. has confirmed a strong up sanctions against balor russian officials who are suspected of election fraud and violence against protesters they block hasn't disclosed yet whether or not alexander lukashenko is on that list in fact brussels lifted penalties on him 4 years ago while if he were a news bound lucas anchor and 31 other better russian officials from entering the country. of the e.u. stress that there should be no foreign meddling in the belarus crisis moscow points out though vilnius is doing precisely that with its sanctions on the. wednesday evening the european union held an emergency video conference on the crisis to block you know mostly rejected the results of the disputed election and expressed full support for the opposition parties them quarter looks at how bad sits with the e.u. self declared neutrality. for the west bank it was always europe's last dictator the european union never liked the guy but they did t

host: dean in belgrade, montana. leandra is in ontario, california. this is an american moment, not a partisan moment. what you think? caller: i think -- thank you for having me. i do think it is an american moment right now because we are all americans. donald trump does not seem to get the fact that it is not -- he does not treat people as people. he treats them as animals. you are not a person. he just points the finger and says that if it is not his way, then it is not the right way. that is not the way the president is supposed to be. the president is supposed to be bipartisan. the president is supposed to reach across the aisle and come to an even mind and come across and say, it might not be the way i wanted to be, but let's come to an agreement on whatever the subject may be. let's come to an agreement to figure out whatever the subject may be. let's get this together. let's figure it out. i think joe biden is going to make a great president and kamala harris is going to make a great vice president. i will be at the polls, me and my family. i

style as belgrade and previously ok well what we do know this is that taken over sky has supporters not to confront the police to think or say violence calm down in better race i think that the calm does not suit the agendas of external players i mean the american interest washington's interest to be at more accurate will be a failed state another failed state on russia's borders hopefully with russia getting the blame for the situation the americans will certainly want the better russian population to be aided mated for any talk of unity with russia so what they really want is for the situation to get worse not better certainly in the short and medium term i don't know what the russian population will get out of that because ukraine is certainly population didn't get too much out of their regime changes i don't think that it will be any luckier ok just lastly a market what do you predict will be next. well he's a he's tried to win western approval by taking an anti too soon position and it has to some extent protected it and so far i think once he realizes that he's considered as a lit

which is really what we should be saying for this time of year of course as a say when in september belgrade again is in the story that rain on the way but the sunny skies remain in bucharest. 0 we earth is the government not taking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues that we listen i still think that air travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the phone to 0 every generation has higher purpose. hours if . your child is here a reminder of our top stories this hour the italian coast guard has transferred 49 migrants to lump a doozer after taking them off a stranded rescue vessel there among 200 people who were picked up by a rescue boat funded by the british street artist banksy. more protests are expected in bello who said day after thousands of women marched to condemn state violence authorities have detained thousands of people since antigovernment protests began more than 3 weeks ago. to venture rain and floods have submerged many parts of sudan's capital of whom the go

believers and the only official and recognized serbian orthodox church with its leader sitting in belgradein neighboring serbia sense it's a national serbian orthodox church it's to magically a political issue in this year here in montenegro so there's a struggle between. those 2 forces montenegro and parties and those who are preserve me and. further divisions happened after montenegro parliament adopted a controversial law on religious freedom by the end of the last year. could provide . a state could give a state an opportunity to take over control to take control over all the religious societies which were built before 18 when montenegro joined union with serbia so serbian orthodox church believes its main target of the day organize a huge protest almost every day throughout this country they also excommunicated main political leaders in power in montenegro from church and from christianity and they now openly called their believers and their followers. in these elections for main prosser be an oriented opposition and that prosser be an opposition would love to see closer ties monteneg

of that still getting up to some decent temperatures getting up to around 35 in bucharest and in belgrade but the temperatures for the vienna for warsaw they're going to be falling away as we go on through the next couple of days still some showers there across the northwest and possibly down across the low countries and on towards scandinavia temperatures about where they should be for the time if you're in a similar picture as we go on into a monday perhaps a little more cloud around for england and wales perhaps want to havea showers in the process the heavier showers will be a little further south than a some heavy downpours there just around the else then that law in of wet weather that's going to continue pushing its way further east with best of the sunshine is into southern parts of the robber few showers there in sioux italy one to 2 shows to the eastern parts of spain heavy showers meanwhile continue across central parts of africa they are still a little further than they should be creeping up into the sun help us see some wet weather there even into new ship with some cloud and

and i think we're going to keep firing up and that's also indication of dropping temperatures of belgrade will see the temperature go down to some degree that's where the deep reds are the moment germany balti coast and these are bright red for most of eastern europe but that will not last warsaw sees the heat start to leak away as thunderstorms come in from tuesday techies up to thursday but was this happens another key happening because happening further west i'm looking at these various centers of low pressure they look like winter storms are certainly autumn storms and they're driving up towards the british isles that they do actually induce quite a warm breeze up through border paris that'll be quite hot but if you look at island you would want to be the windy hand wet weather not particularly cold again even london benefits briefly for a bit of warmth and the rest of europe a sun come out again. rewind returns with a new series. and brand new updates on the best about his ears documentaries. need. to. rewind continues would have to be an afghan have a president i've got has got and

orthodox world usually recognize jersey serbian orthodox church which has its leader sitting in belgrade in neighboring serbia and this is a national church so the national serbian church so it's automatically a political dispute in this country further divisions happened by the end of the last year when. parliament in montenegro adopted a controversial law on the freedom of religion and that law. should allow a state to take control over religious sites in this country which were build before night the night he 18 before montenegro joined the union with serbia still serbian orthodox churches the largest religious organization in this country believe that the primary primary target of this law so they organize the brought this throughout this country almost every day they even excommunicated all the leading politicians and power in montenegro from church and from christianity and they openly call their followers to vote for prosperity and opposition at least elections. now all options are on the table to resolve protests over racial injustice in the u.s. city of portland that's according

of that now but time we get to choose to pressure the progress to be made to be ours in towards belgrade which hangs on to that heat for crosswise and specifically for that city you've got $3420.00 than $28.00 with a little bit of rain coming through the averages 24 so we stay above average whatever happens. through the heart of the trade into the hot part of north africa and these little clumps of showers now this is moving sand this is those suppressed sand because there's no flow rain comes out of these things and when they go off the western side of north africa they do sometimes turn into tropical cycles which we then talk about in the caribbean not necessarily immediately happening but look at those masses particularly in bamako are covered in thunderstorms. as a weapon of war leaves the very deepest scars. scars so rule that the victims men and women can barely talk about it. they are the only witnesses who can help bring about justice al-jazeera follows human rights campaigners in libya investigating since the 2000. unspeakable crime on al-jazeera. the earth. back look at the hea

they really needed to do something and they decided we are going to make this and they bombarded belgrade and occupied. they were going to strike france down first six weeks to paris. it didn't turn out that way. they were known for the great thinking. this clearly failed so what lessons can we draw from this kind of a dynamic today is this dangerous moment in international relations where you have those such as germany that are in power but not very tactful in watching their place in the sun and the nations that have been hegemonic powers to do enough to accommodate these powers. i think that the management on both sides and i hope that is something that i'm not saying it is a declining birth is no longer as powerful as it once was. >> we had so many relationships why did it work then? >> in the end, the rulers of the country world cousins but in the end identified completely with the country so when they felt that god had put them there and felt very much the same, they identified themselves deeply with the country. but i think that what you had was nationalist forces pushing. we all th

. - [graham] this week we're in belgrade, serbia with 17 time grand slam champ novak djokovic. - don't put me on the spot here (laughing). - [graham] just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world we got an all access look into the tennis star's life. how confident are you that you'll have the career grand slam record? djokovic shares his changed attitude about the war that threatens his family and country. - i see these stealth planes just (air howling) flying and just dropping things. - [graham] opens up about marital challenges. - and i realized actually up to that moment that relationship with some of the close people in my life were quite superficial and shallow. - [graham] and his wife reveals the moment he nearly quit the sport. - he just gathered all of us and said

of that still getting up to some decent temperatures getting up to around 35 in bucharest and in belgrade but the temperatures the vienna for warsaw they are going to be falling away as we go on through the next. top of day still some showers there across northwest and possibly down across the low countries and on towards scandinavia temperatures about where they should be for the time of year is a similar picture as we go on into a monday perhaps a little more cloud around for england and wales perhaps one of 2 heaviest showers in the process the heavier showers will be a little further south than a some heavy downpours there just around the else then that law and of wet weather that's going to continue pushing its way further east with best of the sunshine is into southern parts of the robber few showers there in sioux italy want to show it to the eastern parts of spain heavy showers meanwhile continue across central parts of africa they are still a little further than they should be creeping up into the sun held will see some wet weather there even into new ship with some crowd and rig

intention is to follow the river from here, at its very beginning, until it meets the danube, in belgradeen into one of the sava's main tributaries, which has now become famous for watersports. and i'm getting a face first perspective. this is bellyaking. and, yep, there's a hint in the name. it looks like a kayak, but you lay on top of it and use your hands to peddle. like many slovenian kids, luka grew up in the countryside and the sava was a huge part of his childhood. i spent my whole life in the same house about 50 metres away from the river, so when i wake up, if i had my window open, i can already hear it. further down the valley, two tributaries merge and the sava starts its journey proper. and at the fork in the rivers lies this majestic castle, lake bled, and its historic castle of the same name. this is slovenia's oldest castle, first built in medieval times. it's got a kind of fairytale ambience to it and, because of its location, it's been a strategic lookout for 1,000 years. and standing here, i can kind of get why. you can see for miles! this place is legendary in slovenian

greece and i think we're going to keep firing up and that's also indication a drop in temperature belgrade will see the temperature go down to some degree that's where the deep reds are the moment germany balti coast and it's sort of bright red for most of eastern europe but that will not last warsaw sees the heat start to leak away as thunderstorms come in from tuesday techies up to search but was that happens and that will keep happening because happening further west i'm looking at these various senses of low pressure they look like winter storms are certainly autumn storms and they're driving up towards the british isles that they do actually induce quite a warm breeze up through border peristyle be quite hot but if you look at all and you would want to be there when the hand wet weather not particularly cold again even london benefits briefly for a bit of warmth and the rest of europe sun's come out again. it starts in poor communities with the promise of a prosperous marriage. but countless young indian women find themselves jews commodified souls and sold again. to toil by day. only

recognized in the orthodox world recognized the serbian orthodox church which has its leader sitting in belgrade in neighboring serbia and this is a national church so the national serbian. automatically a political dispute in this country further divisions happened by the end of the last year when. parliament in montenegro adopted a controversial law on the freedom of religion and that. should allow a state to take control over religious sites in this country which were build before night the night he 18 before montenegro joined the union with serbia so serbian orthodox church is the largest i don't you just going to zation in this country believe that the primary primary target of this war so they organize the brought this this country almost every day they even excommunicated all leading politicians from power in montenegro from church and from christianity and they openly called their followers to vote for prosser be an opposition in. these elections so be an opposition primarily. and for. closer ties with serbia and with russia and i have to mention that montenegro joined nato alliance 3 ye

next week i be heading to bosnia and herzegovina and then east all the way to serbia's capital, belgradeed — one senior conservative mp calls it farcical. the end of shielding in the uk, as wales becomes the last nation to suspend its guidance for the most vulnerable. manchester city crash out of the champions league. a missed opportunity once again, as a series of blunders sees them beaten by lyon to miss out on the last four for the third year in a row. # take me to the lakes, where all the poets went to die... taylor swift's tribute to the the lake district — and what the locals make of it. good morning. grey, misty and murky for much of the uk today, lots of cloud out there, lots of humidity as well and later on this afternoon, particularly, i think, the threat of some intense thundery showers spreading into the south again with a further risk of flooding. more details as ever coming up. it's sunday the 16th of august. our top story... the exams regulator in england has withdrawn its guidance on appealing against a—level grades — just hours after publishing it. on saturday 0fqual out