high voter turnout across zambia as the country decides on its president.he polls say the election is too close to call. nearly 70 dead in algeria's fire emergency as the nation begins three days of morning. >> with three months to go but for the climate conference, i'm jonah hull and ended borrow -- in edinburgh. returning their attention toward the next big crisis of our time. ♪ lauren: hello. it has been a dramatic day and afghanistan where the taliban are capturing board major targets. the city of gaza me, three hours from the capital, and the taliban's most significant price so far, hereafter the country's third-largest city. now there is fighting in afghanistan's second city, kandahar. 11 capitals have fallen. the advance seems to be heading toward kabul. the u.k. and u.s. are dispatching troops to kabul to help pull out embassy staff and civilians. we begin our coverage with charlotte bellus. charlie: charlotte: we can confirm that herat has fallen. residents, we talked to half a dozen people who say there were taliban and all the streets in the cent

and a landslide victory for zambia's new president. he manages to win election after standing for a sixth time. despite the unfolding crisis in afghanistan, the u.s. president has strongly defended his decision to pull out of the country. joe biden made his first public appearance more than a day after the taliban seized control on the capital of kabul. biden said there was never a good time to withdraw and in this military intervention was not the solution. the events developed quicker than expected although he blamed afghan leaders for the collapse. >> i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i have learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. that is why we are still there. we were clear eyed about the risks, we plan for every contingency but i always promise to the american people i would be straight with you. the truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. so what has happened? afghanistan political leaders give up and fled the country -- gave up and fled the country

zambia's new president has been sworn in. he vowed to turn around a flagging economy. in the u.s. worried doctors may run out of that hospitals may run out of space to treat covid-19. there has been a surge of pediatric cases that have hit new pandemic records. the vaccine is authorized for kids 12 and up, leaving younger ones vulnerable. >> aurora is three and battling covid inside an oklahoma hospital. his mother is a nurse who said she likely past the virus to her daughter. the mother posted these videos on social media to show the world her -- the price heard daughter is paying. if you choose not to be vaccinated, you have made a choice for my daughter too. your choice led to my daughter being hospitalized. pediatric intensive care units across the u.s. are filling with children diagnosed with covid who are too young to be vaccinated. >> these patients can't breathe. we have to help them -- help breathe through them. >> since the delta variant took cold, it has been busy at children's hospital, new orleans. a state where vaccinations are among the lowest. >> before

vote so being counted in zambia as the election, the president controversially seeking a 3rd term and bangladesh is seen deforestation at nearly doubling the global average. look at the impact of having on villages and animals. ah. hello, the taliban claims to have made its most significant gains yet in its efforts to take over afghan territory as foreign forces withdraw. local sources of toll dodge is here to the taliban. a seized 2 more provincial capitals. one of them kandahar afghans on 2nd biggest city and the arm groups birthplace. the other is laska god, the capital of hellman province in the south of canister. government hasn't confirmed this on the diplomat take front a 3rd day of emergency talks in the hall between the afghan government and the taliban ended in deadlock. and as the taller bomb presses its advance, the u. s. and u. k. are dispatching more than 3 and a half 1000 troops to cobble to help with the evacuation of embassy staff and others. let's speak now to rob mcbride, who is live in cobble force. so rob 1st will tell us more about those operations in kandahar an

the votes have encountered in zambia, where president edgarland, who is seeking a controversial 3rd term and no one is above the law, the u. k police say they are reviewing allegations against prince andrew is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl in the united states. ah, very fast moving situation in afghanistan with a taliban made some of its most significant gains since this offensive began. now seize control of her arts, which is the countries 3rd largest city, the 11th provincial capital to fall in the past week. taliban fighters also captured the city of because ne, that happened on thursday. and there's been an escalation fighting in the southern cities of kandahar and laska, in fact, us officials, fear capital, cobble could fall inside 90 days. we've also had a 3rd day of emergency talks between the african when men and the taliban here in doha. but it's ended and stalemate. international calls now for an urgent piece process to begin. all of this leading the united states in the u. k. to dispatch 3600 troops to cobble to help pull out empathy staff, and local interpreters.

being counted in zambia, where president edgarland grew. if seeking a controversial 3rd time. i'm the federal in the diary and gap with come here to talk to the migrant, to the 1000 migrant that are crossing through this dangerous jungle to make it to north america. ah afghanistan. first of all, where local sources have told al jazeera in the last hour that the taliban has now seized control of another 2 provincial capitals. the fall of laska and candy would be the most significant gain for the group since the slightest offensive began. can it's important afghanistan, 2nd largest city, the spiritual home of the taliban. already the cities of her up and cause me of a captured on thursday. it means nearly a dozen provincial capitals are confirmed to fall into the group in the past. there has been a 3rd day of emergency talks. meanwhile, here in dog ha, between the african government and the taliban. maybe no surprise that it ended in deadlock. there are international calls now for an urgent piece process. and it's all leading the united states in the u. k to dispatch 3600 troops

the poles have opened in zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections during the worst economic crisis in decades with a tight race expected for the top job. we look at how this turkish lake has gone from being home to dozens of species of animals to looking like this in just a few months. also ahead, desperate for a new start leaders from across latin america discuss the ongoing migration and humanitarian crisis on the panama, columbia. border me a developing aspect to what's going on. and i'm gonna start this out. the taliban says it's captured another city as afghan. histones military struggles to stop its lightning advance. gafney is the 10th provincial capital claimed by the group within one week. it's about 150 kilometers south of the capital city. cobble earlier a us defense official told the reuters news agency. the taliban could surround the african capital within one months. the same source, his warning. cobble could fall to the taliban within 9 t days. let's go straight life to rob mcbride, who's in, cobble, rob, what else do we know? well, this is, as you said, the 1

this is the world news from al jazeera boats being counted in zambia, where president edgar longer with a controversial surgeon term also in the news 22 people are arrested in algeria. they are accused of being behind some of the most devastating wildfires in the country's history. and choosing corndogs, the corona virus, the largest and new gatherings opens in the united states. ah, i hated early friday morning, an afghan stone, where the taliban has made some of its most significant gains since the slightest defensive began. the group has seized control of her ups, the country, the 3rd largest city that makes it the 11th provincial capital to fall in the past week. taliban fighters also captured the city of cows, me earlier on thursday. there was really been an escalation of fighting in the southern cities of kandahar and lush had gone to the point where us officials now fee of a capital cobble could fall in $90.00 days. the 3rd day of emergency talks, meanwhile, between the afghan government and the taliban. has ended here in doha in stalemate . there are international calls for an u

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government governance and bring in other figures still ahead on al jazeera, the change of god in zambia, after winning an election that is attend, the president lex lays out his vision on the u. s. government class, a water shortage in the west. as west was around the region dropped to dangerously low level. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. hello. thank you for tuning in the southwest monsoon. not is active toward the west coast of india, so we'll get some breaks in there, particularly toward the north, new delhi, a mix of funding cloud for the next 2 days, allowing your temperature to get pretty close to 40, where the rain will be intense is indian states as we head toward a dish right down to entre pradesh, the darker the colors, the more intense the rain is being filtered in from the base, been gall, and up against the himalayas. in baton, we can also expect some heavy falls off to asia pacific. great now and this weather front has just been slamming the south coast of japan. we know millions of people forced from their homes in this island eas

fear that any out all out war in europe, you will have them if occasions flop you want it's borders. zambia as newly elected president is already making some big changes. president, how kind of lame as appointed new military chiefs and replace the all police commissioners you labor says he owes to launch a new era in zambia by restoring the rule of law and respect for fundamental freedoms for me to mila has more from johannesburg, zambia, newly elected president icons here, emma says the new appointments have been made to replace what he calls the previous governments. heavy handedness rights groups had criticized his predecessor of cracking down on descent and opposition parties, including at that time now president, lemme, he'd been arrested several times as leader of opposition party the u b n. d. and they also continued to be some tensions during election. earlier this month, on sunday he spoke to church leaders and attendees saying no one would be sent to jail. but criticizing the u. p in the lines government and also that he pans to fix problem areas in the new government, which inclu

who tell us how the government plans to fight back against the tele bounce. recent polls open in zambia as presidential economy and tre elections during the worst economic crisis in decades. and tight rights is expected for the top jobs. and a 3rd of new coven infections has governments across asia and are shiana scrambling . and it's for chelsea going to huge boost ahead of their new english, primarily campaign. champions, league winters, be your only holders, villareal and penalty shoot out when the super ah we begin this news hour in afghanistan where the taliban has captured yet another provincial capital. the light is to fall in the city of gov. me strategically located on the main road between canada and the national capital cobble taliban have now taken 10 provincial capitals in just the past week, including inquiry and finds a bad in the north and ferocity in the south. while in doha, a 3rd day of talks involving representatives from afghanistan's government and the taliban is under wayne, the u. s. m. boy has met with diplomats from china, pakistan and russia, and other meeting

so coming up after trying for years to become president, zambia is new leader has been inaugurated, promising to turn around the economy, vulnerable and too young to be vaccinated. steve rise in child cove, in 19 cases, has dogs in the u. s. pleading fathers to get the job ah, jumped off to 1700 hours gmc and we keep our focus on the crisis in afghanistan, the head of the c, i a has held a meeting with the tyler bonds top leadership in cobble. it's the highest level talks between the biden administration and the tardy band since the arm group took control of the capitol. this 5 that the taliban insist it will not allow western troops to remain in cobbled beyond the august 31st deadline. that means the evacuation of thousands of foreign nationals and africans must happen before that date by the other one. ok here we will not allow an extension beyond august 31st. so the u. s. should remove and evacuate all personnel by the deadline. all their contractors must leave. we are not happy to extend the deadline. and after that we will have a separate stanton position following the deadline. this lum

his one of his priorities will be tackling zambia, did crisis, the country of more than $12000000000.00 to external companies. and linda, our message, linda is very simple. come to the table. the dead we have is an sustainable some of it was a crude, wrongly incompetent li. but we had dissent. people with this and t o he to lay my defeat is longer by more than a 1000000 votes. in the 6th attempt at winning the presidency is the 3rd time power has shifted peacefully from a governing party to the opposition. suzanne gained the payments from britain in 1900. 64 president was criticized for human rights to be massive. unemployment and corruption, president elect has a into his lima not to manage expectations. meanings, ambien want him to do think differently. the, the president elect is promising to turn around the country, fortunes saying it's 5 year term and often will be a new chapter, zambia, non meaning here was to see if you will deliver on his promises the us out to. c me and let's take you through some of the headlines here now just here now the situation cobble and for the stabiliz

chilly, and wolf, al jazeera, less than i had on edge data, ty, race expected for the top job in zambia. voting is underway in presidential and parliamentary elections in the worst economic crisis fair in decades. plus the us military service finding down the obligations in iraq in applied to sun. but inside the us, troops continue just later, all of trying to secure the area and the high. so why does not refer, ah hello, you know how the story goes for the middle east talk, sunshine and high temperature is so we take a look at some of them right now, tater, on 38 degrees, that is actually above average. so let's go for a closer look and see what exactly is average. okay, there you go. 33 and a half degrees. you're up to 38. plenty of sun and a nice breeze from the south. next, for pakistan, i want to put this on your radar. we're going to see the winds pick up toward the south impacts in places like karachi, we could see them with up to about 50 kilometers per hour. and we've got a major weather disturbance hope for the black sea. so i want to give you a wide book right now because it'

he should emma to be president elect or the republic of zambia. his defeat of incumbent president ed gallagher came when i try for the top office and his supporters are ecstatic. i the candidates when an outright majority of them both, which means there will be no one. but now the daughter task of turning around the economy begin. this country has got a lot of challenges. the challenges wish to be and people in their collective wisdom have decided to lump on the show does of this one man. but we must be quick to say that this one man is equal to the touch zambia. it was more than $12000000000.00 to external companies and linda's. the high cost of living, rising unemployment, and poverty will be concerned for voters president. it is promising to turn around the economy, saying he can attract investment, tax debt and corruption. the majority of registered voters will young people and they turned out on the election day. and in some areas, the tunnel was even higher, 90 percent. and this is really a cry out by the people of them that they want to be

hadn't speaker this is live from the house or coming up after trying for years to become president zambia as new leader has been inaugurated. and he's promising to turn around the economy and stalling vaccinations in haiti report on the challenges facing a much delayed drive to protect people against cupboard 19 and an escape from a life on the scenes children in gaza onto a bus to watch a movie. ah, hello, the toddler, bon says it will not allow foreign troops to remain in afghanistan beyond the agreed deadline of august 31st, which is exactly a week away. that means the evacuation of thousands of foreign nationals and african strength scrambling to get out must happen by them. the g 7 leaders are meeting this hour to decide on whether they will keep their troops in afghanistan beyond that deadline. and what they can do to convince the taliban what a press conference in cobble, the spokesman for the arm grew, says it does not want afghans to leave the country. by the other one. we will not allow an extension beyond august 31st. so the u. s. should remove and evacuate all personnel by the

border crossings that so they're prioritizing very specific places to hold. poles have opened in zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections. president edgar lewis, who is expected to face a strong challenge from his opposition rival, whose thanks again for the 3rd time soaring unemployment and corruption are among voters and biggest concerns. the del to, very into searching across the asia pacific region. south korea and malaysia have reported, i record number of cases, astronomy. as capital camera has gone into lockdown, 6 people have died in flags in turkey's northern black sea provinces. the area was heat hot by heavy rain this week. several homes have been destroyed and vehicles were swept away. graces government has pledged billions of dollars in aid for communities heat by wildfires. ryan overnight help to improve the situation in some areas, but flare ups continue on area and in the katie a region 5 has been ongoing for 2 weeks, fueled by the worst route in over 30 years. o g area is beginning at 3 days of morning to the number of people killed in wildfire rose to at leas

the poles have opened in zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections. the president at google is expected to face a strong challenge from his opposition rival, who spacing him for a 3rd time soaring unemployment. and corruption are among bushes. biggest concerns, how much is it? one pulling station in the capital lusaka with the long lines outside, many polling stations, and here in the south. now most people who've read the devote a young people, people, people younger than 34 years old and it depends on which party they support. and it depends on what they won from the candidates, those who support the ruling party they. they support the government pro poor policies. the government is promising to low attacks. they're promising to create jobs. they promised the more info structure, bridges, hospital power stations, more development in the country. the young people and other voters as while we're supporting the position to the government hasn't done enough in the 10 years or so . they've been in pilot a u. s. defense official has till the reuters news

that's where in many african countries like zambia more people seem to live. and that's way president lou who is hoping to get all the loss of his votes from the commission say that the reason why it's taking so long to announce or the result is because it's a manual counting process. so it's going to take time in some areas are remote, they're hoping they say to relieve all the results by sunday, but with the delays we be seeing it could be wrong of them that a day or 2. the general moods in the country is that of anxiety of people wait with the final result. if the com pin is a 10th. com here in the sock, i mean for example, on friday and even sometimes a day when a people see soldiers a dry past. you see some people looking a bit worried, palestinian n g o z and say there is a growing campaign, just stop them from operating in the occupied westbank. israeli forces of rated the offices of 5 palestinian organisation since the beginning of the year. 2 of them had been ordered to shut down. neither abraham, as our report from the hello guy has been able to farm

what people i think corruption is another issue for voters waste and donors have suspended aids to zambia, saying they are concerned about financial mismanagement. if we do not tackle corruption, then you find that we've got a distortion within the economy. and we have seen this in the last years that the people that seem to have the resources in the country. i not the private sector who run businesses, but people who fill the aged to political parties. and this is speaking to corruption, which is really negative to want to make. the country is relatively calm, but endless. predict this is going to be a hotly contested election. after they vote, if no candidates kill is an outright majority in the 1st round, then iran has to take place. 5 years ago, president edgarland narrowly defeated his rival, had he lemme resolve the opposition. it was rig, but they failed to overturn it in court. there has been some incidents of violence by governing party and opposition support of the cross the country in the run up to the vote. that's why president lincoln said he deployed the military to maintain

post closed in zambia after long queues of people jammed voting centers into the night. the high turn out indicates a tight race between president edgar lou and his opposition rival according to his name. but as millions cost the balance activists say, social media platforms have been restricted. jerry is observing 3 days in the morning after the number of people killed in wildfires rose to at least 69 jury and president says most of the 5 were manmade. and that 22 people have been arrested. the government is appealed for international help to tackle the basis 11 east is up next, looking at the news edens environmental plan to read the country of creditors by 2050. that's birds. on the brink, you know, you can watch out for english streaming live channels plus thousands of our programs award winning documentaries. and to get new support described to you choose dot com forward slash al jazeera english ah. good watches paradigm. ah, it's taking countryside versions of the calculus variety of fed that creatures centrally. you don't have to be up to one that can be quite as

the polls have opened in zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections. president edgar longo is expected to face a strong challenge from his opposition rival who is running against him for a 3rd time. it follows a campaign dominated by a struggling economy and a fight against corruption. how remote tasa is it? one pulling station in the capital lusaka in the long lines outside, many polling say the least here in the south. now most people who've read the devote a young people, people, people younger than 34 years old. and it depends on which party they support and depends on what they want from the candidates. those who support the ruling party they. they support the government pro poor policies, a governance promising to low attacks. they're promising to create jobs, they promise the more infrastructure bridges, hospital power stations, more development in the country, the young people and other voters as while we're supporting the opposition to the government hasn't done enough in the 10 years or so. they've been in pilot algeria is beginning 3 days of morning after the number

the victims of violence speak out in zambia ahead of this week elections. i'm the richardson in focus. shame at finding out if the tow carolyn fixed lived up to its aim of being the recovery game for this region. ah, ah, it's time for the journey with sponsored by cattle airways. hello there. it's just been a barrage of weather systems for western australia after coming off your what is july and more than a quarter of a century. so 15 degrees on tuesday, we'll see some thunderstorms here and over the next few days. some hail is walt, but let's talk about the winds for perth. we'll see them 70 kilometers per hour. and we will also be dealing with unusually high tides and the potential for damaging surf. let's go to new zealand. great. now after that polar blast moved through both islands, where nudging up the temperatures a bit. so christ church 11 degrees in the sunshine and your wellington, over the past 24 hours saw windows and 4 kilometers per our next stop. se asia and we've got rain filling in across sumatra and the malay peninsula on tuesday. but if i

he would like on the most victims of violence speak out in zambia and this week selection and barcelona begin life often mfc with a when that's coming out with joe in polish. ah ah hello, a lot of ground to cover in this one. so let's get go and we're starting with an update on the wildfires, more than 500 firefighters trying to battle the flames on greece's 2nd largest island. and they are up against the lot. sure temperatures have fallen, but look at this humidity 10 percent. very dry. the winds also a factor as, while gusting pretty close to 50 kilometers per hour, fanning the flames. so all of this to say we've got explosive fire growth. now one province, silver and turkey. we're getting rain and all the wrong places toward the black sea region, which is still recovering from devastating flooding. we still have disturbed weather across the british isles of low countries and southern scandinavia could see some thunderstorms here as well. but hang tight london, you're about to see the sun and we'll nudge up your temperature a bit. speaking of high temperatures, this is several days ou

support as a battle to contain devastating wildfires in algeria and all eyes on the rural vote in zambia results from the fifty's give the opposition candidate li ah, me welcome to the program or the result of afghan forces continues to crumble in the face of the taliban insurgency, with one of the key government stronghold falling. mazata shareef was taken in the past few hours, giving the group most of the power in the north of the country. this means the taliban now claims 22 of 34 provincial capitals and the territory marked here in grey me while their forces are closing in on combo south of the city. the provincial capital tactic a province shar ana fell on saturday, followed by a solder bud and garden, which are both nearer to the capital, but the president remains defiant. i shall, connie spoke publicly for the 1st time and date of loss is for the government pledging not to give up 2 decades of gains. we'll have more on that shortly 1st. so rob mcbride updates us from cobble and what the form of missouri shareef means. the biggest shock is this loss. apparently all research has be

this is not the zambia that their parents grew up with. and this generation is more politically engaged if you like, more active on, on social media. they're going to want to see real change and they're gonna want to see it soon. so what does, what does he, lamer need to do to keep them on side? well i think he hasn't definitely walk out with regards to keeping the on site, i think ultimately trying to diversify the fact to bring in much needed on investment. and it's really important in order to to see job creation. although this is the, we're looking at probably $23.00 is about to really make a difference to, to people on the ground. i think really showing up the value of the question, the local currency, getting a kind of handle on such inflation. i mean that's the thing cost. so really hit household recently and under president monday, that balloon from 36 to 110 percent of g d p. and i really think that president his dilemma will really have to address issues that are really high in household pockets in order to keep the use on the si

as the number of dead rises, a tight race expected for the top job in zambia. voting is underway in presidential and parliamentary elections during the worst economic crisis and decor ah, fighting is intensifying for afghanistan, 2nd largest city of kandahar tyler bond continues to gain more territory across the country earlier. it captured another major provincial city, rodney, which is just a couple of hours drive from the national capital. it confirms us officials concerns that cobble could fall to the top bond within 90 days. rodney strategically located on the main road between kandahar and cobble it means the top one has taken 10 provincial capitals in the past week, including fully camry and fears are bad in the north and ferocity in the south while the fighting continues to control kandahar and to other provincial capitals, head up, and last got gone. well, the 3rd day of talks on the situation in afghanistan, wrapping up here in doha. international envoys have been meeting with government and tyler bond delegations, hama jim. jim has the latest we are trying to find out exactly what is

intensifies, it looked like people are supposed to be like on the move, the victims of violence in zambia i had of this week's election plus i'm the richardson in folk ashima finding out if the tow carolyn fixed lived up to attain of being the recovery games for this region. ah. so our planet is facing a serious crisis and we need to do something about it. now. that's the message from the world's top climate scientists. the intergovernmental panel on climate change says, changes to our planet or so devastating. some may even be irreversible. the world is about one degree warmer today than it was an $850.00. and within a generation we will likely see the arctic sea free of any ice for the 1st time. the greenhouse gas emissions will lead to irreversible changes, especially to oceans. i, sheets, and sea levels and extreme weather events become more common. that means weather monsoons, longer droughts, and extreme heat events. it is indisputable that human causing climate change and making extreme weather events more frequent and severe. second, it shows that climate changes affecting every r

report for you, an amnesty said mc international is said, this is a quote is what we have seen in zambia, especially in the past 5 years. is it increasingly brutal crackdown on human rights characterized by brazen attacks on any form of descent? so you're describing piece, but piece at what cost, what, what are the measures that you're using to maintain the so call piece. if you look at is i'm been part m and for instance, as a major, if there's a brutal crack down on descent, it's one of the most vibrant vitamins, probably in the entire africa. you have a very vibrant of position that is able to stop a constitutional b from passing into low to achieve that, you need a very vibrant cbo. so say at that low be again, it's a government position and it's like ok, and i've been able to see that. okay, that's actually a good point. you're making, we have someone from the opposition here, anthony, do you feel that way? look it's i think it's disingenuous. and. busy misleading to narrow commissions of the 3 and say less purely to one single aspect. or we're always indicated and i think the repor

my headquarters here in doha, coming up in the next 30 minutes votes have been counted in zambia, were present at luke, who is seeking a controversial 3rd term. also 22 people are arrested in algeria accused of being behind some of the most devastating wildfires and the country's history. and no one is above the law, the u. k. please say that they're reviewing allegations against prince andrew. he's accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl in the us. ah, welcome to the program. we begin in afghanistan, where the taliban has made some of its may significant gains since the offensive began. in the last couple of vows, the armed group sees control of her ops, the countries 3rd largest city. it's the 11th provincial capital to fall in the past week. now telephone fight has captured the city of godly earlier on thursday, and there has been an escalation in fighting in the southern cities of kandahar and laska, ga us officials, fer the capital carbon could fall in just 90 days. now the 3rd day of emergency talks between the african government and the taliban has ended in doha, in a stalema

that's way in many african countries like zambia more people seem to live. and that's way president lou who is hoping to get a lot of his votes from the commission say that the reason why it's taking so long to announce or the result is because it's a manual counting process. so it's going to take time in some areas are remote, they're hoping they say to relieve all the results by sunday, but with the delays we be seeing it could be wrong in that a day or 2. the general moods in the country is that of anxiety of people wait with the final results. if the com pin is a 10th. com here in the sock, i mean, for example, on friday and even sometimes a day, whenever people feed soldiers a dry past i, you see some people looking a bit worried still ahead on al jazeera. why palace didn't n g o z are increasingly finding themselves targets of israel's military? the fighting back germany is ruling party candidate is aiming to found on the challenge from the left. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored my cattle airways. hello there. we seen incredible re

that's where in many african countries like zambia more people seem to live. and that's way president lou who is hoping to get a lot of his votes from the commission say that the reason why it's taking so long to announce all the results is because it's a manual counting process. so it's going to take time in some areas are remote, they're hoping they say to relieve all the results by sunday, but with the delays we be seeing it could be wrong of them that a day or 2. the general moods in the country is that of anxiety of people wait with the final results. if the com pin, if attend, come here in the sock. i mean, for example, on friday and even sometimes a day, whenever people feed soldiers a drive past, i, you see some people looking a bit worried. the red cross says at least 20 people have been killed in an explosion in northern lebanon. it happened that a fuel storage facility and i call region doesn't have been injured. i've been taken the lebanese city of tripoli for treatment. have been on central bank governor has no one is running the country as he def

also coming up to being counted in zambia were present at killing who is seeking a controversial term 22 people are arrested in algeria accused of being behind some of the most devastating wildfires in the country's history and with 3 months ago before the comp $26.00 climate conference in glasgow on jonah whole here in edinburgh with the creative arts just emerging from the pandemic for turning their attention towards the next big crisis of our time. ah, welcome to the target we begin and i've got to start with the taliban has made some of its most significant gains since the fence. it began in the last couple of hours, the armed groups, these control of harass the countries, 3rd largest city. it's the 11 provincial capital to fall in the past week. taliban site has captured the city of garden the earlier on thursday. and there's been an escalation in the fighting in southern cities of kandahar and logical gar, us officials from the capital cobble could fall in just 90 days. now the 3rd day of emergency talks between the african government and the taliban has ended in doha, in a stal

so the top job in zambia voting is underway and presidential and parliamentary elections between the worst economic crisis in decades plus the us military service finding out obligations in iraq and on. but inside us, troops continue to later or i'll try to secure that high. so why does our research and it was a great gesture of olympic sportsmanship, cutters, whatever. but she talks about, he shared golden mom. i all that's going to add the 1st a new wave of floods and land slides of sweat through turkeys, northern black sea region. at least 11 people have died while hundreds of others have been forced to leave their homes. russell said the ripples. turkey is still bothering natural disasters. if so was 154 weeks. now the note is on the water a to they don't for has taken hold of the black, the region. amount of the floats and lance lice killed 6 people in the area. almost a dozen people have now being forced from their homes, actually running as if we couldn't understand what was happening. came in a rush, took everything and went away. now we don't have any belongings or anything.

in algeria and all eyes on the rural vote in zambia is the results from mister. she's give the opposition canvas and me, [000:00:00;00] ah, hello very well. welcome to the program. will we begin with the continued conflict in afghanistan? the taliban insurgency is now as near as 11 kilometers from the capital cobble with concerns that a full takeover of the country is becoming more and more likely south of visiting the provincial capital of particular province. sharona was the latest for earlier on saturday, followed by i saw the board and guard as both nearer to cobble the province of bol because also fallen off to the taliban gain control of the crucial city of mazata shareef. and northern provincial capital that have been a bulwark of government power. taliban now claims 22 of 34 major cities in the country, but the president remains defiant. asher are gone. he spoke publicly for the 1st time in days of losses for the government pledging. not to get 2 decades of gains. so the latest on that and the pitcher across the country. charlotte bell is reports now from

people love voting and zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections. president ed go longer scene voting here is expected to face a strong challenge from his opposition rival facing him for the 3rd time. jerry is beginning, 3 days of mourning up to the number of people killed in wildfires rose to at least 69. the jewelry and red of prison says that more than a 1000 people have been injured. and hundreds of families are homeless. local media in afghanistan facing an uncertain future as the conflict intensifies. a radio station manager and a journalist was killed by suspected taliban fighters this week. now there are plans to evacuate. others to save countries. diplomatic editor james bank has this report. ah, this is going to stop the top rated tv network. tolo media was one of the successes of the country in the last 2 decades are over 200 tv outlet. so over 400 radio stations and over a 1000 newspapers and magazines, but work is getting harder every day is the conflict intensifies. talos needs director, full measure of his order holds his morning meeting to decide on the channels

he is out from london all eyes on the rural vote in zambia. as early results from the fifty's give the opposition candidates and lead by the fighting back japanese ruling party. candice is battling defend off a rising challenge from the last and the european champions, make an impressive start to the premier league. will have their goals turns for. the people evacuated from algeria as wildfire zone had been returning to find the homes destroyed. blazes of killed at least 71 people. nearly half of them soldiers sent to help. katya lopez had diane has more the real thick smoke above these mountains in north central julia concealed much of the devastation left by the wildfires. this was one of at least turn in and around the city of t 0 who were entire communities were destroyed. the delights home. it's still standing, but inside everything is gone. his few belongings are scattered and what now looks like an abandoned building. janos on the kitchen is younger, it was a fire like i've never seen before. the fire wasn't moving slowly. it was gustin

control of the minds as well as development projects built by the government and paid for by debt. zambia has more than $12000000000.00 of external debt, as well as an unknown amount of debt to china. but legal governing party supported believe the new roads, bridges, power stations, hospitals and airports are with it. all the people in the position is to accuse us of what i'm trying to accuse us of stealing because of the things that they cannot even 25. so they're losing us pretty much because you know, because we've tested the ground, we've read what people think corruption is another issue for voters waste and donors have suspended age to zambia, saying they are concerned about financial mismanagement. if we do not to tackle corruption, then you find that we have what a distortion within the economy. and we have seen this in the last years that the people that seem to have the resources in the country and not the private sector who run businesses. but people who affiliated to political parties, and this is speaking to corruption, which is really negative 3, want to make the country is

also the votes have encountered in zambia, where president ed galandes is seeking a controversial 3010 and no one's above the law. the u. k. police say they are reviewing allegations against prince andrew is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl in the united states. ah, friday morning and i've got to stand the taliban making some of its most significant gains since this most recent offensive began. it is now seized control of high rats, which is the country's 3rd largest city and is the 11th provincial capital, the fallen just the past week. town fight is also captured, the city of caused me on thursday. and there's been an escalation of fighting in the southern cities of kandahar and lush, gar, us, officials from the capital campbell could fall in. well, just 3 months. the 3rd day of emergency talks, meanwhile, between the african government, the taliban has ended here in doha. stow my, their, our international call is now for an urgent piece process. and all of this leading the u. s. and the u. k. to dispatch 3600 troops to cobble to help pull out embassy stuff and local interp

does that celebrations in zambia, where the opposition leader candy had sure lemme has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election. the tycoon successfully campaigned on using his business, experienced the sent around a struggling economy, or a transfer has more for us from the soccer di they will worth a damn be an opposition, need a hug i in the heat. lemme has waited years to hear what they said, his m to be a president, the leg on the republic of zambia, his defeat of incumbent, president edgar longer came when 6 try for the top office and support his are ecstatic. i the candidates when an outright majority wouldn't move, which means there will be no one. but now the door to the task of turning around the economy begin. this country has got a lot of challenges. the challenges wish to be, and people in their collective wisdom have decided to lump on the show does of this one man. but we must be quick to say that this one man is equal to the task that was more than $12000000000.00 to external companies. and linda's, the high cost of living, rising unemployment, an