leo harding al-jazeera crucible in north macedonia. and there's a problem in doha with the top stories on al-jazeera hong kong's a porsche thought he says it's obtained an injunction to stop protesters from disrupting operations or planes are flying again often demonstrations flooded terminal buildings for a 2nd day causing mass cancellations protests turned violent on tuesday when brought police moved in with batons and pepper spray well the u.n. human rights office wants hong kong's leaders to look into whether police have broken international law and the way they've dealt with the protest is. yes very concerned because the balance appears to be increasing. and. certainly segments of the population appear to be getting angry and this is one of the reasons why we call for a prompt impartial independent investigations the office is the hong kong authorities to act with restraint to ensure that the rights of those who are expressing their views peacefully are respected and protected. about $500.00 refugees and migrants is stranded in th

pilots participating al-jazeera is a leo holding reports from a cruise ship in north macedonia. like colorful birds in the breeze these paragliders are competing against each other and the wind there are $150.00 pilots from $48.00 countries taking part in these world championships air sports have helped to provide 50 percent boost to tourism in crucial next year the town will be an official world training site for me isn't the only of us then it is a this if for professional it is but maybe the biggest issue but if they ever did sport twice it's a weather dependent sport pilots rely on thermals or warm pockets of rising air to carry them through the course some go as high as 3000 meters and travel as fast as 60 kilometers per hour if you can't find a thermal you're forced to land the pilots are tracked by g.p.s. and have to fly along the course cortinas to get points for taking risks and breaking out of the pack and of course for finishing 1st this is one of those unique sports where men and women compete against each other c several of the countries have both men and women on t

harding reports from chris in north macedonia. like colorful birds in the breeze these paragliders are competing against each other in the wind there are $150.00 pilots from $48.00 countries taking part in these world championships their sports have helped provide 50 percent boost to tourism in crucible next year the town will be an official world training site for me is there not only of us then it is a receives for professional it is but maybe the biggest issue of whether they ever did for twice it's a weather dependent sport pilots rely on thermals or warm pockets of rising air to carry them through the course some go as high as 3000 meters and travel as fast as 60 kilometers per hour if you can't find a thermal you're forced to land the pilots are tracked by g.p.s. and have to fly along the course cordon it to get points for taking risks and breaking out of the pack and of course for finishing 1st this is one of those unique sports where men and women compete against each other c several of the countries have both men and wome

the world paragliding championships are taking place in north macedonia right now with 150 of the best pilots participating paragliding is a growing sport requiring years of finesse and skill. harding reports from crescendo in north donia. like colorful birds in the breeze these paragliders are competing against each other in the wind there are $150.00 pilots from $48.00 countries taking part in these world championships air sports have helped to provide a 50 percent boost to tourism in crucible next year the town will be an official world training site for me is there not only of us then it is a save sport professional it is a maybe the biggest issue of whether they ever did sport twice it's a weather dependent sport pilots rely on thermals or warm pockets of rising air to carry them through the course some go as high as 3000 meters and travel as fast as 60 kilometers per hour if you can't find a thermal you're forced to land the pilots are tracked by g.p.s. and have to fly along the course cortinas to get points for taking risks and breaking out of the pack and of course for finishin

harding al-jazeera crucial in north macedonia.e watching al-jazeera of meet the whole rob never mind of our top news stories planes are again flying in and out of hong kong international airport after violent clashes between police and protesters there were mass cancellations as demonstrators flooded terminal buildings for a 2nd consecutive day the u.n. human rights office won't hold khan's leaders to look at whether police have broken international law in the way they've dealt with protesters. yes very concerned because the violence appears to be increasing. and. certainly segments of the population appear to be getting angry and this is one of the reasons why we call for prompt impartial independent investigations the office is the hong kong authorities to act with restraint to ensure that the rights of those who are expressing their views peacefully are respected and protected. india's supreme court says the government needs more time to restore order in indian controlled kashmir the court has been hearing a petition against in

a hearty al-jazeera crucial in north macedonia less than 2 weeks until the u.s.open the year's final tennis grand slam starts am back pain has forced serena williams to pull out of the cincinnati open it means she is now retired or withdrawn from all 5 of her non grand slam events this season it was very different day for sister venus who moved into the 3rd round of the 39 year old that took a hard 43 say it's victory over defending champion kiki burton's of the netherlands in 2 hours and 90 minutes it's a relief to williams who came into this competition after the war straight losses. to wimbledon champion patrick of it's a virgo was also left packing her bags the 6th seed went down in 3 sets to maria's the car in the greek securing her 4th top 10 victory of the season. world number one novak djokovic 21st match since securing the wimbledon title back in july the suv moved in for the reigning champion battled past sam querrey 7561 to reach the 3rd round and roger federer has won more titles in cincinnati than anyone else with 7 on tuesday the swiss remained on c

in north macedonia. like colorful birds in the breeze these paragliders are competing against each other and the wind there are $150.00 pilots from $48.00 countries taking part in these world championships sports have helped provide 50 percent boost to tourism in crucible next year the town will be an official world training site for me is the most only of us then it is a let's see if for professional it is but maybe the biggest issue for they ever did for twice it's a weather dependent sport pilots rely on thermals or warm pockets of rising air to carry them through the course some go as high as 3000 meters and travel as fast as 60 kilometers per hour if you can't find a thermal you're forced to land the pilots are tracked by g.p.s. and have to fly along the course quarter nets to get points for taking risks and breaking out of the pack and of course for finishing 1st this is one of those unique sports where men and women compete against each other c several of the countries have both men and women on t

and at the whim of the wind the best paragliding pilots take to the skies of north macedonia for the world championships. yemen's hoofy rebels say they've launched drone attacks on an airport in saudi arabia a saudi led coalition has denied the attack on airport it says an explosive laden drone fell inside yemeni territory is the latest in a series of drone attacks by the who fees in the past few months of fighting between the saudi coalition and the who the rebels continues yemenis are living in hardship before the half year war has displaced millions from their homes and pushed the country to the brink of famine mohammed i met a number of families struggling to survive and says this report. this year many victims of 4 are living next to graveyard 1000 kilometers from their homes fighting force them to move south from radar problems to aden but now they face a different threat poverty and hunger they don't have the money to pay for the most basic commodities. that we consist of 11 families who have fled. we have found no shelter except this graveyard we are scattered between the gra

pilots take to the skies of north macedonia for the world championships. you know that picture across much of the middle east we've been watching the ones who of course push across much of pakistan in the last couple of days wednesday should be a drive day few karate which is a good thing but the rains are still around by thursday there is a chance of them becoming more widespread and 2nd again pushing into the south you could see some more of those heavy monsoon rain some thunderstorms just adding to the flooding problems 45 celsius in baghdad and a very hot 46 for the south into kuwait city damages on the high side across the arabian peninsula there's a bit of cloud there bubbling up just along the southern and central portions of the coast into oman and again into the southwest of yemen we might just see a shot but it will remain largely dry at temperatures 43 celsius in mecca and 39 celsius on thursday in doha that we have down into southern africa 1st of all across into madagascan and we might just see a little bit bring some showers the far north eas

milan is coming up in just a few minutes we'll leave you with images from the crowded skies over north macedonia and the world kerrick landing championships and we're serious when we say crowded skies here you can see there were hundreds of men and women from some 60 countries competing over and around the town of for several events stretched over a weekend after the final day covering the last 100 kilometers enjoy the ride. in a puzzle yourself it's not easy to go to another country and know nothing about. do this because we can't stay on venezuela. that. closely global news that matters d.w. made for mines you know that 77 percent. are younger than 60. that's me and me and you.

you know david stokes al-jazeera rather well powered lighting chairmanships are taking place in north macedonia right now 150 pilots from all over the world are competing in harding is there. it's another day of competition here at the paragliding world championships we have $150.00 file it's from $49.00 different countries from iceland to india peru and the philippines now age and gender are not an issue here we actually have men and women competing against each other it's one of the rare sports where that's possible we also have 18 year olds up against people in their fifty's now while you have to be relatively fit to fly it's definitely much more of a mental sport now race organizers gather every day they gather the pilots together to give them the race briefing what the task of the day is going to be that's largely so that the pilots can't prepare in advance it is a very weather dependent sport though pilots are needing thermals or these hot air pockets to rise up from the ground to give them lift the pilots are sometimes at several 1000 meters hopscotching if you will their way through the

the former special prosecutor for organised crime in north macedonia has been arrested in connectionrofile corruption scandal. katica janeva is accused of abusing her authority and accepting what's described as a substantial benefit, in the form of property, after dropping corruption charges against a businessman. ms janeva denies the allegations and has not been formally charged. police in the spanish capital have arrested a man on suspicion of taking upskirt videos of more than 500 women and posting much of the content online. the man, who's colombian, is accused of using a mobile phone hidden in a backpack. police say many of the women were targeted on madrid's metro system. the new sudanese prime minister has been sworn in. it's part of a transition that is supposed to lead sudan eventually to civilian rule, after months of unrest. let's turn to our top business story — uk—based pilots at ryanair have begun a 48—hour strike over pay and conditions after the airline failed in its legal attempt to block the action. europe's biggest budget airline is promising all its flights will r

the world paragliding championships are underway in north macedonia unlike many sports men and women compete against each other even at the highest level one woman taking on the guys is a pilot from the u.s. she's hoping to inspire the next generation of paragliders here's her story. hi my name is eric i am 45 years old it and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa am actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high off the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful. and like flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet and actually. it's literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a pair of. harness you sit in a reserve parachute it's a good head that of course some solid shoes so it's a cumulative little bit with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but then you can once you have your you can use

the world paragliding championships are underway in north macedonia unlike many sports men and women compete against each other even at the highest level one woman taking on the guys is a pilot from the u.s. she's hoping to inspire the next generation of paragliders here's her story. hi my name is eric i am 45 years on it and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa and i'm actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high off the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful. and like flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet actually so it's literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a paraglider harness to sit in reserve parachute it's a good head that of course some solid shoes so it's a cumulative little bit so with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but then you can once you have the year you

really put in a lot of props in the world paragliding championships are coming to a close the north macedonia unlike many sportsmen and women compete against each other even at the highest level one woman taking on the guys is a pilot from the u.s. she's hoping to inspire the next generation of paragliders here's her story hi my name is bianca heinrich i am 45 years old and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa i am actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high off the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful. and like flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet and actually. it's literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a paraglider harness you sit in reserve parachute it's a good head that of course some solid shoes so do you cumulus a little bit so with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but

before we go we want to leave you with images from the crowded skies over north macedonia as the worldparagliding championships were serious about crowded skies here as you can tell you can see the hundreds of men and women from some 50 countries competing over and around the city as critical and events fresh over a week and a half with the final day covering almost 100 kilometers enjoy the right. the number of hopes for a couple or a cancer is building stadiums to host of these soccer events of 2022 and the appear to be big changes afoot in the state itself is how much progress is really being made behind the scenes i'm extremely surprised to hear that is anything remotely resembling a democracy lifting the veil in qatar. close up next on the w. t f. the water starts rising people cite force of. her clearly dangerous. floods and droughts will climate change become the main driver of mass migration you can write any again if not if you want and probably most of the book of. climate exodus starts september 5th on d w. how does taiwan taste their. w correspondent susan her if she. was to

haven't really put in a lot of props the world paragliding championships are coming to a close and north macedonia unlike many sportsmen and women compete against each other even at the highest level one woman taking on the guys is a pilot from the u.s. she's hoping to inspire the next generation of paragliders here's her story. hi my name is jackie heinrich i am 45 years on it and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa i am actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high off the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful. and like flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet and actually. is literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a paraglider harness you sit in a reserve parachute it's a good head that of course some solid shoes so do you cumulus a little bit with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but

the world paragliding championships are underway in north macedonia unlike many sportsmen and women compete against each other even at the highest level one woman taking on the guys is a pilot from the u.s. she's hoping to inspire the next generation of paragliders here's her story. hi my name is jackie heinrich i am 45 years on it and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa am actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high up the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful and unlike flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet and actually. it's literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a paraglider harness you sit in reserve parachute it's a good head that of course some solid shoes so take you relates a little bit so with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but then you can once you have the year y

are going to leave you now with us some images from the crowded skies over north macedonia this yearis the world paragliding championships and we're serious about crowded it is guys there you can see there were hundreds of men and women from some 50 countries competing over and around the town just a shameful event stretched over a week in ample final day coverage almost 100 kilometers enjoy their time. cause for. the quiet melody rizzo's michael light of the mood. ready of repeat resonate within its soul. the moonlight and the music. be told in 1st bond 2019 from september 6th to september 29th. as so west europe the european night is in crisis. if it's to have a future it will be champions young champions. meeting bottom is what add that's must be enough for a long time i took peace and i think as we valued out of europe for granted that now i sense this may be something that we know people in particular need to fight acknowledge that the. temple. for activists from for a new countries. they are pushing for the dream the vision to church. didn't stand a chance. and they saved ravin

and i'm we are starting in north macedonia where pilots and the sport of paragliding are taking off. but 1st iran's president is criticizing the united states for its military buildup in the gulf has some rouhani says foreign forces aren't needed because gulf states the region american and british warships started joint naval patrols to protect shipping after iranian forces seized the british oil tanker last month. all talks about establishing a new coalition in the persian gulf. going to be practical no doubt that it won't help the security of the region there is no need for the presence of foreign forces to provide security. has more from to her on. well it's the 1st time president rouhani has addressed reports that israel may be participating in this u.s. led naval coalition in the region which the united states says is to guarantee freedom of navigation in the gulf now president rouhani said that the idea is a little bit taking part because of the security is absurd and that if israel was able to provide security it should do so in its own region you also said that wherever israe

the world paragliding championships are coming to a close in north macedonia unlike many sports men and women compete against each other even at the highest level one woman taking on the men is a pilot from the u.s. she's hoping to inspire the next generation of paragliders this is her story. hi my name is jackie heinrich i am 45 years on it and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa i am actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high off the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful. and like flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet and actually. it's literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a paraglider harness to sit in reserve parachute it's a good helmet of course some solid shoes so do you cumulus a little bit so with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but then you can once you have

the world paragliding championships are coming to a close in north and macedonia like many sports men and women compete against each other one woman taken on the guys is a pilot from the u.s. here's her story. hi my name is eric i am 45 years on it and i am a cross-country paradine a pilot for the team usa i'm actually german originally though i've been living in the states for 20 years so i fly 14 u.s. the views of a new high up the you can get high and high on the horizon drops and jobs and the views just laid out in front of you it is so beautiful. and like flying like a bird you have no engine just you and the wind and it's very quiet and actually. it's literally flying like a bird and who doesn't want to fly like a bird you have to have a paraglider harness you sit in reserve parachute it's a good head that of course some solid shoes so do you cumulus a little bit with the course together it's a few $1000.00 where a lot of people shy away from that expense but then you can once you have the your you can use it for many many years still the nice thing about paragliding be i mean y