and they've also been stretching north, pushing into bulgaria and north macedonia. bulgaria plans to send dozens of firefighters and trucks to its neighbors to help with the fires that. but then in turkey, the emergency is now extended into its 2nd week about 95000 to hector's have been bunt intensity of the 5 as rich new levels according to the ease of observation program, copernicus, or sewell florida, is reporting on what's happening that he is in mon, i've got in an tally a province we are in cuz ill that in the town or from man i will got, which is one of the most do i say to district cows by the wildfires in turkey. a massive forest fire broke out yesterday here, and it continued overnight. hundreds of hackers of land have been burned. the fire fighters continue to cool down the areas to prevent why fi from spreading to other areas. hum, that is of willis years how to create their houses and the security forces are blocking the roads to prevent people from getting back to their houses, as it is too risky. i have talked to the when a jurors and they all have one come and wish we

what homes have been damaged as wildfires broke out in north macedonia. blazes. there had been threatening the city of shawnee, but they were extinguished several 100 heck to the far as will burned and some animals were also killed. there's also been huge fries in italy with hot weather, continuing to wash and condition that harrison locals have been evacuated from coastal cities like could tanya and scar a 55 to say they have faced hundreds of blazes and populated areas in the past few days. but they are starting to get the situation under some control. mm. the taliban as war is warning of further attacks against top afghan officials. there was an explosion, air defense facility and the capital cobble on wednesday, just hours after a comp on blast and gum battle in the house of defense minister, milan hammer. the taliban says it was behind that attack on diplomatic editor. james bass has more in recent hours, the taliban has shown that currently pursuing 2 very different types of warfare. in cobble, this blast targeted. one of the men leading the government's mi

the fires have also stretched north, pushing into bulgaria and north macedonia.ulgaria plans to send dozens of firefighters and trucks to its neighbor to help with the fires there. in turkey, the emergency is extended into its second week, about 95,000 hectors have been burned. the intensity of the fire have reached new levels according to the eu's observation program copernicus. >> we are in one of the most devastated districts caused by the wildfires in turkey. a massive wildfire broke out yesterday here, and it continues overnight. hundreds of hectors of land have been burned. fire fighters continue to cool down the areas to prevent wildfires from spreading to other areas. hundreds of villagers had to evacuate their houses, and the security forces are blocking the roads to prevent people from getting out of their houses, as it is too risky. i have talked to the villagers, and they all have one common wish -- going back to their houses to see if they can save anything. there has been hundreds of wildfires across turkey since last week. more than 180 wildfires h

in north macedonia, the army has joined efforts to quell blazes.arge parts of the balkans and russia also being affected. this comes as a report describes the mediterranean region as a climate change hotspot, and warns of more heat waves, droughts and fires to come. let's get in this with this dr. carrying out a postdoctoral research into climate change at the university in ireland. welcome to dw. consensus is that these extreme events are a consequence of man-made climate change. while international bodies are negotiating agreements like the paris accord, what can we do now to mitigate the climate driven disasters we have heard about? >> well, that is very difficult because what you can see right now are the conseences th climate resechers have warned for for decades. we know that while, change does not start a fire, global warming creates warm and dry conditions in these regions that help fires spread. what has to be done to mitigate it is the job of the local authorities, but as a community we have to stop global warming. the best way to do that

along with the u.s., israel, lebanon, montenegro and the republic of north macedonia are included in this new recommendation. this guidance is nonbinding. however, u.s. travelers should expect travel rules across the continent. >>> a large school district in the east bay is looking into a vaccine mandate for its students. west contra costa county unified could take its lead from another district down south. nbc bay area's bob redell is outside hercules middle school with more. >> reporter: the superintendent of the west contra costa unified school district is reaching out to the culver city unified school district in southern california. that's because that district has already announced mandates for its students, vaccine mandates. the idea is the superintendent here wants to learn about lessons learned down there. which would be any student 12 years of age and up. >> i think it's up to the parents. i don't think that the school should do it, but it's my opinion. i don't know how other people feel about it. >> but your kids attend school here? >> yeah. and they're both vaccinated, bu

but the situation still dire, in fact, for north macedonia, the country has declared a crisis for the next 30 days. where across europe, we are watching energy bubble across the alps, particularly for eastern portions of france into switzerland. and you know, for the british house, we've got a weather maker swirling around. it's giving us what wendy and stormy conditions. and that is also slamming into portions of the low countries and southern scandinavia. off to africa, the southwest corner of molly has scooped up more than a months worth of rain in the past 24 hours. we have our storms along the gulf of guinea, but they are really dialing back as we head towards saturday. that sure weather update catch you later the yugoslavia disintegrated. war descended on its inhabitants.

but the situation still dire, in fact, for north macedonia, the country has declared a crisis for the next 30 days. where across europe, we are watching energy bubble across the alps, particularly for eastern portions of france into switzerland. and you know, for the british house, we've got a weather maker swirling around. it's giving us what wendy and stormy conditions. and that is also slamming into portions of the low countries and southern scandinavia. after africa, the southwest corner of molly has scooped up more than a months worth of rain. in the past 24 hours. we have our storms along the gulf of guinea, but they are really dialing back as we head toward saturday. that's your weather update. catch you later the from the world's most populated region, the until the story from across asia and the pacific. to discover the current events with diverse coaches. and conflicting politics. ah, when i went east on out there of the the me you without the iran things off the top stories the united nations has been worn down, astound heading for a catastrophe. so serious because the quot

sarina wiegman will take charge of her first england match next month as the lionesses take on north macedoniauthampton. her side's opening 2023 world cup qualifier will take place at st mary's on the 17th of september. wiegman succeeds phil neville as permanent manager after hege riise took interim charge. bibiana steinhaus, who was the first woman to referee in the men's bundesliga, will take charge of match officials across the top two english women's leagues from this season. steinhaus retired after the tokyo olympics and stepped away from on—field refereeing last year. just before we go — britain's athletes have been arriving back from tokyo — and reflecting on a successful olympics — where they equalled the total medal haul of london 2012. the last couple of weeks has seen some real stars emerge — none more so than the 800 metres silver medallist keely hodgkinson. she's been speaking to austin halewood — about the tactics that helped her secure a medal, and break a long standing british record from 1995. yes, it's one of the standout performances on the track for team gb in tokyo and i'm

burn in those hot and dry conditions continue on friday, not just here, but for turkey, for north macedonia, albania, and southern areas of italy where we are seeing those wildfires continue to burn, but things do change on saturday, with a change of wind was seen to temperatures, it dipped down slightly. and when we looked at the 3 day for athens will be nearing the average. by the time we get into saturday, there's also some wet weather on the way for parts of turkey. and there's weather in the west. if we take a look, we can see some pretty heavy thunderstorms and downpours, affecting eastern areas of france moving into switzerland. we could see some flooding where those rains are heaviest. we've got unsettled weather for the british mild thanks to a swirling weather system. and scandinavia, seeing temperatures dipped down and remain rather cool thanks to a weather system, bringing the wet and windy weather with it. but further down south, it does remain rather hot and dry and it's a similar story in egypt with a temperature at 42 in cairo. the crime that shook japan or people get killed

spain, some big storms through the balkans, continuing eastern shores of the adrian, sea, albania, macedonia, and into bulgarian. you know, for parts of italy, naples, a hailstorm, we saw the hail about 5 centimeters and the weather disturbance still play games can deviate into the baltic states. it's pressing further toward the south. it becomes a story for central europe and winds a big story here as wal scandinavia baltic states got up to 80. but particularly along the west coast of norway, germany southern germany could also see similar wind speeds and the netherlands. your winds could wind up to about 50 kilometers per hour con, across greece and turkey. i don't think that's what weather is going to scoop in to swoop in, i should say to it's stumble, just some increasing cloud cover with the high 31 degrees across africa. we've got storm clouds gathering rate across nigeria. so lycos has a high of 29 degrees on thursday. that's a snapshot of your weather see in a bit. ah, that light emitted from history kept alive only in the family tales of those justifying. had to release for people w

and the western balcony got a 30 day stative emergency declared in north macedonia where they continue to battle those fires. now as we go to saturday, there's going to be some welcome, wet weather, arriving in turkey as it moves across the black sea. but temperatures are going to pick up as we get into next week, and we'll be touching 40 degrees in ontario. by the time we get into monday, now it's looking rather wet across the northwest and got some via font, thunderstorms rolling across east, the east of france and into switzerland and northern areas of italy. we could see more flooding here. and it's assumed a story for the british isles. we've seen flooding in the streets of belfast as funder storms hit. northern island. now that unsettled weather is expected to last the weekend. not just here, but in poland. we've got really heavy rain coming and that's going to sweep up into west and russia and into scandinavia. sponsored pay cut on airways. in 2011 al jazeera gains rare access to the young gang film academy. and some of north korea's brightest young stars. what did it take to se

there are 5 for the north to in belgrade area and northern macedonia. bulgaria plans to send dozens of firefighters and trucks to its neighbors to help with the fire there. while in turkey, the emergency has now extended into a 2nd wake about 95000 a hectic have been burned. the intensity of the fires have reached new levels according to use earth observation program. russell sada is following developments from a man of gas in and tell you a problem. we are in because ill in the town of man i got which is one of the most fatal districts caused by the wildfires in turkey. a message for us fire broke out yesterday here and it continued overnight. hundreds of hackers of land have been burned. the fire fighters continue to cool down the areas to prevent why fi from spreading to other areas. hum that is of will years how to recreate their houses. and the security forces are blocking the road to prevent people from getting back to their houses. as it is too risky, i have talked to the winner years and they all have one come and wish we me back to their houses and to see if they can save and

and then 5 also stretch north, pushing into bulgaria and north macedonia will carry a plans to san dozens of fire fighters and trucks to its neighbor to help with the fires there. and then in turkey, the emergency is now extended into its 2nd week about 95000 heck as have been burned. the intensity of the 5 has reached new levels. according to the use of observation program, panic, us algebra or suicide, to reports to us. now from now got in antalya province, we are in cuz ill that in the town or for me and i will got, which is one of the most do i say to districts caused by the wildfires in turkey. a message for us fire broke out yesterday here, and it continued overnight. hundreds of hackers of land have been burnt. the fire fighters continue to cool down the areas to prevent why fi from spreading to other areas. hum that as well as yours. how to create their houses and the security forces are blocking the roads to prevent people from getting back to their houses. as it is too risky. i have talked to the winner jurors and they all have one common wish. when back to their houses and to s

here is the first group of 1a9 people arriving at skopje international airport in northern macedonia quite complicated and with so many people applying for a us visa, it may take more than what was said. in the meantime, we know that for sure we are ready to welcome them to stay and if they want to settle in albania, they can do it. and finally in europe, let's look at turkey, which is thought to have evacuated around a00 afghanistan nationals but says it cannot take what the foreign minister described as a new refugee "burden" after hosting thousands of syrians who have fled the civil war. among the feelings of fear and uncertainty that we've been hearing afghans who are embarking on new lives after leaving their country are enduring — there are also moments ofjoy. two afghan athletes are currently participating in the tokyo paralympics, having arrived in the city on saturday after being evacuated to france. hossain rasouli, who lost his left hand in a mine explosion, came last in the men's long jump event but managed to achieve a personal best. rasouli's only teammate, zakia khuda—

then over the border homes have been damaged by 5 in north macedonia. they've been threatening the city of china, but were extinguished in recent dollars. several 100 hacked as a forest were burned in some animals were killed. 2 4th street workers have been killed fighting fires in bulgaria. this happened in the region of sundance gay but wildfire the raging across the country up to 240 new ones are cropping up every day . care he's been going through a heat wave in the past street with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. and in the united states, a false moving wildfire rode through a town in northern california. the dixie fires at school has been burning for 3 weeks. it was wicked, up by strong wind that hit the town of greenville evacuation. most of the downtown area has been destroyed. the heat was so intense of street lights melted and bent to the grounds. now the new climate data shows last month was the 3rd hot of july ever recorded. if you want to draw a line between all of this, the observation made by scientists, the european union's cope

but the situation still dire, in fact, for north macedonia, the country has declared a crisis for the next 30 days. elsewhere across europe, we are watching energy bubble across the alps, particularly for eastern portions of france into switzerland. and you know, for the british house, we've got a weather maker swirling around. it's giving us what wendy and stormy conditions. and that is also slamming into portions of the low countries and southern scandinavia. off to africa, the southwest corner of molly has scooped up more than a months worth of rain in the past 24 hours. we have our storms along the gulf of guinea, but they are really dialing back as we head toward saturday. that sure weather update catch you later the joined the debate do not have back scenes reaching those who are most of the needs and amplify your voice. it allows a diverse community and how in array of different story know topic it's off the table. it's such a tough ethical debate where there is obvious discrimination and systematic discrimination of the play. people are thursdays for new, wasted, the stream wh

this is in scope yet north macedonia. recently the government declared a crisis for the next 30 days in terms of those temperatures in the balkans. 38 degrees for scope for your temperatures are coming up. next i want to take you to greece and turkey. there are more than $100.00 wildfires burning across greece. temperatures have backed off some, but they will pop up over the next few days. and we do have a disturbance over the black sea. it's driving down some what weather for parched areas of turkey, but it's going to take much more than that to help battle back against those wildfires. we do have storms rumbling through the help center. poland and eastern portions of the baltic states anywhere in the zone. could pick up about 60 millimeters of rain over the next 24 hours. it was still got that weather maker further. british shells sling in, wet and windy weather for that region, but also the low countries into southern portions of scandinavia on sundays in o. 4 parts of africa, toko northern areas, scooped up $54.00 millimeters of rain. and now as we look for those storm clouds to

now across the balkans we do have some rain falling for that southwest bulgaria into north macedonia and across greece and scattered showers through italy and then some heavier falls for southern areas of austria on friday. now for turkey, it's going to be white and wendy for the northeast portion of the black sea region, which of course is still trying to recover from some flooding. they're speaking of flooding, we have seen it toward northern gonna roads have buckled because of heavy rain that continues pushing into the ivory coast and liberia on friday. that sure weather update. the news for more than 10 years after the global financial crisis, you've taken home more than $480000000.00. your companies now bankrupt our economies in the state of crisis. i have a very casey question. many last at home, the us held responsible. i will be fabulously wealthy and i will not take any price for it. thank you, lloyd. the man who still was on al jazeera. there is no channel that covers world views like we do. and roaming, correspondent, i am constantly on the go covering topics from politics

of the border homes have been damaged by 5 north macedonia. the blazes had been threatening the city of christianity but were extinguished and recent of several 100 heck as a forest were burned with some animals killed. and 2 forestry workers have been killed while fighting fires in bulgaria. it happened in the region of sundown. ski boat wildfires raging across the country, the 240 new ones are cropping up every day. oak area has been going through a heat wave of the past week with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. newly released climate data shows last month was the 3rd hottest july ever recorded. the observation was made by scientists of the european union's copernicus, service unusually high temperatures, when ocean in regions from finland to the united states. they said, despite the swings from year to year, there's an underlying warming trend across the globe. it means the 400 gentle eyes on record have happened the last 5 years. in the us, a fast moving wildfire has rolled through a town in northern california. the dixie, far as

now across the balkans we do have some rain falling for the southwest bulgaria into north macedonia and across greece and scattered showers through italy. and then some heavier falls for southern areas of austria on friday. now for turkey, it's going to be white and wendy for the ne portion of the black sea region, which of course is still trying to recover from some flooding. they're speaking of flooding, we have seen it toward northern gonna roads have buckled because of heavy rain. that continues pushing into the ivory coast and liberia on friday. that sure weather update. the weather sponsored by cattle airways, boated world's best airline of 20. 21. joined the debate and do not have maxine reaching those who are most of the needs and amplify your voice. it allows a diverse community and how an array of different story know topic it off the table . it's such a tough ethical debate where there is an obvious discrimination in systematic discrimination of the play people or thursday for new boys. this dream, where a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. ah, ah, the

and a major blaze in athens has also been put house homes have been damaged by 5 at north macedonia. the blazes had been threatening the city of cassini, but were extinguished in recent of several 100 heck. there's of forest were burned with some animals killed and to forestry workers have been killed while fighting fires and bulgaria. this happened to the region of sandusky, but wildfires all raging across the country. up to 240 new ones, the cropping up every day. oak area has been going through a heat wave in the past week with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees and more fires burning in the us, leaving a town in northern california in ruins. the dixie fire with his cold has been turning for 3 weeks and was with delphi strong winds as it hit the town of greenville vacuum say. most of the downtown area has been destroyed and the heat was so intense that street lights melted and bent to the ground. new climate data shows last month was the 3rd hottest july ever recorded. the observation was made by scientists that the european union's copernicus service unusually high temperatu

control. st. basra b o 0 and then we cross the border where homes have been damaged by fire in north macedonia. the blazes have been threatening the city of cor johnny, but were extinguished in recent hours several 100 heck. as far as i was burned with some animal killed. and 2 4th street workers have been killed and fighting fights in bulgaria. as many as 240 new fires have been starting in bulk area every day. a heat way over the past week has kept daytime temperatures up around 40 degrees celsius. and then the united states were a fast moving wildfires rolled through a town in northern california, the calling at the dixie fire. its been burning for 3 weeks now. whipped up by strong wind that hit the town of greenville evacuation. most of the downtown area had been destroyed. the heat was so intense street lights melted and bent to the ground. extraordinary pictures there. let's go to lebanon. the grief, the anger, the demands for justice, which have triggered st. battles in beirut, one year after the catastrophic port explosion in lebanon's capital, no senior official has been held to accou

there are 5 further north too in bulgaria and north macedonia. bulgaria plans to send fire crews to help its neighbor across the board. while in turkey, the emergency has now extended into its 2nd wake about 950000 heck to have been bent, a wild fi that ripped through a forest on the outskirts of the great capital, athens has now receded, but has destroyed homes and businesses in its wake grace is facing its most v hate wave in 30 years with the high risk of more fire to come sane beds robbie reports from athens. one of the most dangerous wildfires of the season so far, it took 501st responders working around the clock. and countless aerial sort age to bring this blaze just north of the greek capital under control, volunteers working alongside police and fire rescue teams, managed to keep the flames from spreading to more populated areas of athens. outside the police coordinate, anxious residence, waited unable to go home. me, let me get that sort of thing. it's a total catastrophe. my neighbor's house burned down and i called him and he was distraught. we're talking about complete destr

burn and those hot and dry conditions continue on friday, not just here, but for turkey, for north macedonia, albania, and southern areas of italy where we are seeing those wildfires continue to burn, but things do change on saturday.

north macedonia said that. uganda did. could you give us a few details about the plan here for these countries in terms of numbers and what is the latest in the negotiations with kuwait as far as siv applicants? mr. price: let me remember all that. reporter: i wove her my do. mr. price: i'm sure you will. when it comes to our engagement with the taliban, we make clear that as the situation began to change markedly over the course of the last week, we remain engaged -- remained engaged with taliban interlocutors. this is the channel that had been operative for some time. we use it together with the international community to support the intra-afghan dialogue. through our support for the intra-afghan dialogue, we took part in separate discussions on a regular basis every time the special representative for afghan reconciliation was in doha, he would meet separately delete with reppo's separately with representatives of the government of afghanistan and the taliban representatives. that has continued. that continued over the

albania, canada, colombia, costa rica, chilly, kosovo, north macedonia, mexico, poland, qatar, rwanda, ukraine, and uganda have also made generous offers regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk afghans. we deeply appreciate the support they have offered and are proud to partner with them in their shared support for the afghan people. we are encouraged to other countries are also considering providing additional support and this is something we will continue to be focused. finally this morning secretary blinken stated in a virtual meeting of nato foreign ministers to discuss the ongoing situation afghanistan to safely evacuate our citizens and afghan allies who may be at risk. the allies agreed that any future government must adhere to afghanistan's international obligations, safeguard the human rights of all afghans, and that includes of course women, children, and minorities, uphold the rule of law, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and ensure afghanistan never again serves as a safe haven for terrorism. secretary blinken also conveyed his deep appreciation for allied sacrif

other countries removed from the safe travel list are israel lebanon, kosovo montenegro and north macedonia. in california. today is the last day to register to vote in the recall election, people can register to vote online on the california secretary of state's website at the dmv, the post office and other locations. those vote in person on election day. tuesday september 14th a long list of republicans is on the ballot in the effort to remove governor gavin newsom from. office we continue to follow the latest developments out of the cow door fire. the new evacuation ordered now in place that affects the entire city of south lake tahoe, and how the hazard is there is really presenting even more challenges for those firefighters out there on the front line. plus we never image that that it could be up and like that. it was very difficult, but we don't have other choice as we approach the deadline for the u. s to pull out of afghanistan. we hear the stories from bay area family. those who were able to get back to the united states. they're concerned for other family members who entire e was

albania, kosovo, macedonia, mexico, poland, qatar, ukraine and uganda have made generous offers regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk afghans. we appreciate the support. we're very encouraged other countries are also considering providing additional support, this is something that we will continue to be focused. finally this morning, secretary blinken participated in a virtual meeting to discuss the on going security

albania, kosovo, macedonia, mexico, poland, qatar, ukraine and uganda have made generous offers regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk afghans. we appreciate the support. we're very encouraged other countries are also considering providing additional support, this is something that we will continue to be focused. finally this morning, secretary blinken participated in a virtual meeting to discuss the on going security situation in afghanistan and others to safely evacuate our it is ens and afghan allies that may be at risk. the allies agreed that any future government must adhere to afghanistan's international obligations, safeguard the human rights of afghans, women, children and minority, uphold the rule of law and allow unhindered access and ensure that afghanistan never serves as a safe haven for terrorism. secretary blinken appreciated all the service in afghanistan and our enduring commitment to the alliance going forward. one additional element. today in concert with the united kingdom, the u.s. is imposing additional costs on the one-year anniversary of the poisoning of russ

lebanon kosovo montenegro and north macedonia. those countries are all experiencing increasing infection rates. the eu doesn't have a unified policy, so it's up to each member nation to decide whether to follow the recommendation. coming up much more on the cowl door fire threatening south lake tahoe after the break we hear from a former fema presidential appointee about the strain that fire is having on the state's resources plus had the poor air quality near the lake is impacting the firefight. also ahead. the ruling from california's supreme court that could restore life insurance payments to thousands of people before half get the ball to start the second half and the 49ers plans for rookie trade. lance may have hit a little bit of a speed bump if you will are sports director marco baniyas will be here later. tell us why trey lance is going to be forced woman: from our classrooms... man: ...to the playing fields. maybe more than ever before, we are ready for this school year. i'm so excited to see all of my students. we're doi

we will hear from the pakistan and macedonia.is a crisis that draws in neighbours and allies from far away. this is a crisis of far—reaching proportions. over the next hours i will be joined by my colleague philippa thomas in london. we will be talking to experts around the world but also want to draw on your deep knowledge of afghanistan. you have been reporting for us from afghanistan for so many years and know a lot of people including some of those feeling really desperate. are you hearing people are feeling that chanceis hearing people are feeling that chance is to escape the taliban are slipping away today? i think with every day that passes people feel the window is closing. there are fewer crowds gathering in the centre of kabul then we saw yesterday hoping against hope not only to get a flight butjust to reach the airport. a taliban spokesman telling us those trying to help afghans reach the airport the taliban say only afghans with a foreign passport will be a load to move through the checkpoints to get to the airport.

lebanon kosovo montenegro and north macedonia.countries are also experiencing rising infection rates. the eu doesn't have a unified policies, so it's up to each member nation to decide whether. to follow the recommendation. travel agents say some people are changing their travel plans due to the rising number of covid infections around the world. reporter heather sullivan shares some tips on what travelers can do ahead of time to save money, tom and beverly taylor were passengers on the carnival cruise ship that reported 26 crew members and a passenger. tested positive for covid 19 and believes despite 99.98 of the crew and 96% of passengers being vaccinated. so wednesday when they found out they had all these people, you know 26 27 that god had the virus. almost all crew members. and then we had to wear a mask. uh anywhere that we're add inside the taylor say they develop symptoms hours after returning home in galveston. beverly, then tested positive. tom tested negative. it wasn't real bad, but it was a cough. you know, we didn'

in fact, an ambassador was called in macedonia last night and told not to accept any of these peoplewe were trying to get them off of the tarmac here to keep the airport flowing and getting these christians out. we haven't really been able to move anybody for about 12 hours. our mission is now changing greatly. we have to send people into even greater danger to try to smuggle these christians out who are marked not just for death, but to be set on fire alive because they are converted christians. if also tomorrow and getting back onto another plane, so you know, not funded by the nazarene fund, nothing i'm doing here -- i am paying for this here. copeland ministries has let me borrow their jet, but we are going someplace else to open up two countries, and i don't even want to say who they are, because i'm afraid our state department will call them and threaten them. but we are going to move these people to new homes and they are going to be a blessing to some country. i don't know why we have open borders -- i mean, it's really interesting. we have open borders and closed airports. o

than 150 fires raging across greece in recent days, as well as in neighbouring turkey and north macedoniay, and must be terrifying. explain with the last few days have been like. i’m explain with the last few days have been like. �* ., ., , been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. _ been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. i'm _ been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. i'm very, - been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. i'm very, very| centre of athens. i'm very, very near the northern district of athens, close to the actual fires, and ijust came back momentarily from the front line of this fire and the scenes there are little literally harrowing. government officials i have spoken to are saying this is a nightmarish scenario. and obviously the big gambit and race right now that they are facing is mobilising this herculean effort and getting water dropping planes to stop this fire from further moving into these residential pockets within athens within the next couple of hours. by 9pm local time when the sun sets. and when meteorologists exp

north macedonia says it'll accept about a50 afghan refugees.life." closer to afghanistan — and there's pressure on neighbouring iran and pakistan to keep their borders open. bbc urdu's sarah atiq has visited the torkham crossing in the northwest of pakistan and sent us this report. iamat i am at pakistan on the border where control is been taken by the televangelist two days ago. —— taliban. they have taken control of the border security and when the border was taking over by taliban, it was later on open for pedestrian crossing. the security officials of told me that the situation in afghanistan has increased procedures coming into pakistan. that is the process is taking longer. the situation at the border seems to be a bit intense. the officers are not allowing us to speak to anyone who is coming from afghanistan are leaving pakistan. we have seen the citizens are interacting with the taliban fighters and their standing at a safe distance. last week when we visited, it was under the control of the security forces and the tension was high even