A bad way to exceed still west africa people stop me and tell me how much they appreciate our country and our focus is not just on their suffering but also on the more appreciative and Inspiring Stories people tracks algeria to tell them whats happening in their communities in a clear and 95 came down from africa and i couldnt be more proud to be automated. Were watching out to sara mind the top stories this hour the u. S. Democratic party has formally nominated senator come alive for Vice President it makes her the 1st woman of color on a Major Party Ticket paris told Democrats Convention that Donald Trumps leadership last night. And former u. S. President barack obama has delivered a stinging rebuke of his successor at the Democratic Convention he says donald trump has shown no interest in putting in the work and has sought only to help himself and his friends. President donald trump is demanding that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against iran trump says section of state might pompei will meet the un secretary general to start the process. Iran will never have market the market iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon when the United States entered into the iran deal it was clear that the United States would always have the right to restore the u. N. Sanctions that would prevent iran from developing a Nuclear Weapon we paid a fortune for a failed concept and a failed policy a policy that would have made it impossible to have peace in the middle east mike hanna has more from washington d. C. But terms of resolution 2231 which is the one which actually set out the or a new nuclear deal that makes very clear that snapback and sanctions can only be called by a country or a member who is a participant in that deal now remember President Trump will be us out of the deal back in 2018 so the very strong argument in the legal supposition would be there as no longer a party to that deal by its own definition the us has got no rights to demand anything let alone some kind of snapback effect like this and one must remember as well that the deal makes very clear that there are certain parameters that iran must stay within to avoid such a snapback the other members the other parties to the deal make very clear that they believe that iran has largely complied with the requirements in terms of their 2015 deal so very difficult to see what President Trumps basis for this is nevertheless he said to get secretary of state to the u. N. Tomorrow to meet with the secretarygeneral youll also be lobbying among other members of the Security Council to try and get some kind of support for the deal but you remember that iran meeting last friday when the u. S. Attempted to extend the arms embargo which expires in october and it was absolutely humiliating only the Dominican Republic voted with the United States the other normal allies such as france britain germany abstained russia and china didnt even need to use the veto that they threatened. Opposition supporters in bellary serve to defy warnings by president Alexander Lukashenko a tough new crackdown on dissent hes ordered Security Forces to clear the streets after nearly 2 weeks of mass rallies over disputed election results. Is warning workers who have gone on strike that they risk losing their jobs permanently. Well the European Union has announced new sanctions and says it wont recognize the election results. Well well have more on those sanctions in a moment but 1st step bassam reports from one of the largest protests Independence Square in the center of the capital minutes. It was a very different mood on the streets of furmans today compared to previous days not much of the euphoria and the festive mood that we felt that people had sort of found a new kind of freedom today it was more dominated by fear and tense because a person look at announced a new crackdown he has instructed his ministry to find those who have been organizing the rallies but still defiant protesters are back on the streets and a smaller number but theyre here and theyre still asking for new elections and to release all the political prisoners. This is. The but i mean. Its so more awful. And that this happens despite the threats and also the risk hundreds of people have gathered here again at the Independence Square saying the president is fired meanwhile the Coordination Council set up by the Opposition Leaders for the kind of guy held its 1st meeting and has issued a manifest calling for a dialogue about the transitional you know that the new elections. That this Council Illegal are going to say that it was planning a coup detat but the council says theres nothing illegal they just want to have a guardian with the president you know of course im afraid because i know the system used leading us to the present very near to where it. Was against which was. For me personally. We want to do a lot we propose any legal steps so why should we be punished why thats a challenge for the opposition to keep the same masses on the street they have made its clear protesters are not giving up yet but maybe. Its Alexander Lukashenko. With xander Lucas Shanker is feeling the pressure hes not showing its the man hes rubella risk for more than 25 years and officially won this months election with 80 percent of the vote says his leadership is not in doubt yes the thought that. If anyone thinks that the power here is staggering and shaking youre wrong i want to say that the power has someone to rely on so we will not waver we will follow up path as we should those who today especially abroad and this is clearly visible are plotting against us will get a serious rebuff. I was earlier the losing opposition candidate who fled to lithuania for her own safety and whose husband is in jail in belarus called on european leaders to get tough mr last order a jitter mysie in the eyes of our nation and. On the off year all i corps here to support. Those e. U. Leaders gathered online for an emergency meeting convened by shell michel head of the European Council after talks broke up he outlined how theyd agreed to respond to an election they say was not free or fair and the subsequent crackdowns on protesters we stand firmly behind the writers belarusian people to determine their own food and the e. U. Will impose shortly sentients on a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence repression and election fruit on top of those sanctions that use making money available for prodemocracy groups in belarus as well as for its Health Sector and the European Commission will mobilize now an additional 53000000. 00 euros to support the belorussian people in these challenging times. 2000000 euro want to assist the victims of repression and unacceptable state violence. 1000000 year old to support Civil Society and independent media. And 50000000 euros of coronavirus in america emergency support. Well this of course is seen by the russian government as meddling a day after president Vladimir Putin wants his german counterpart not to interfere his foreign minister rejected calls for russia to press president Lucas Shanker to talk to the opposition go at each through the deals through the that is news to everybody believing mediation is the only way out i implore them not to forget the way out west and colleagues mediated in 2014 during the my down in kiev when the esteemed representatives of the European Union mediated reached an agreement i will remember what that led to. So for now with the president threatening to go after dissenters in belarus and his main ally rejecting outside involvement and dialogue the fear and uncertainty that surrounded the elections still there the dean barber al jazeera the 1st person charged on the hong kongs new National Security law is back in court 23 year old tong young kit is charged with terrorism and inciting secession for allegedly driving his motorcycle into Police Offices during a protest back in july his case is being seen as a test for hong kongs existing laws and beijings new legislation lets go Straight Talk correspondent david plan who is in hong kong for us divya i believe the court case is being heard now what more can you tell us. Thats right he is asking for bail because under this new law the premise is guilty under proven until proven innocent unlike hong kongs normal rule of floor common law here he was charged last month he has faced more than 2 appearances in courts and was not granted bail that he is facing charges that could get him up to life in prison he was at a protest last month where he was holding up a banner calling for liberation of hong kong which now under the National Security law could be seen as a violation and a serious offense he also allegedly drove his motorcycle into policemen injuring 3 of them and that is where the terrorism charges stem from theres a lot of interest in this case as is one of the 1st to be prosecuted it is running alongside hong kongs common law and one of the main issues here is that the judge the magistrate was hand picked by the chief executive hes one of 6 that was handpicked by hong kongs government that will be overseeing the National Security cases so there are many concerns about the fairness of this process and how it will work with hong kongs courts which is always very had very clearly defined lines and another reason many will be watching this also in recent weeks very some very high profile activists have also been arrested and will potentially be seeing be facing this court system to moline and this law is not just creating tensions domestically its also creating tensions internationally particularly with the u. S. Can you explain the. Thats right so the United States has Just Announced that its will suspend its extradition treaty with hong kong there has been very little reaction to this so far as it was largely expected several countries have preceded this including the us sorry the u. K. Australia canada. New zealand now one of the main issues with this law thats causing concern worldwide is the fact that it has no borders so anyone anywhere in the world can to violate this law in fact theres an arrest warrant for a pro democracy activists an american citizen who works at the washington send based on democracy vocus e group and if this law is still a story if the extradition treaty still remained in place the hong kong authorities would be able to bring him over to the courts here or even in Mainland China to face justice but this is not the only move the u. S. Has made since that National Security law came into place the u. S. Has broken off other trade treaties hong kongs preferential preferential status hong kong was always regarded as separate from the rest of china and the u. S. Government says this is just one of many steps its planning to take meanwhile in hong kong here the chief executive has said that they also plan to take action or at least response to the u. S. Moves particularly in the washingtons latest move to not label goods that are made in hong kong as made in china to underline the fact that they do not see hong kong separate from the rest of china and hong kongs chief executive says they are going to go to the World Trade Organization to address this. Many thanks for speaking to us there from hong kong. Mali Opposition Leader says hell step down from politics after meeting soldiers who ousted the president in a coup the new military rulers have ordered Civil Servants to return to work and promised to oversee democratic elections within a reasonable time Frame International community has condemned tuesdays coup with some announcing sanctions on it interests has more story. Jubilation on the streets of by michael after months of demonstrations that resulted in death and injuries too and to government protesters opposition supporters are now ecstatic about the potential for change to the government. Yeah im a member of one of the way this regime fell was a good thing it was good for us so what the military did is not a coup what they did will support the people in order to alleviate the suffering in democracy the power belongs to the people the same people who gave the power to the president but he was unable to achieve what the people expected of him oh let me tell. You the military needs to organize a transition and that some point they can return it to the civilians to the Political Parties what i asked today is that they sit down hold talks and find a Global Solution for the problems of mali. Majlis new military rulers a Group Calling themselves the National Committee for the salvation of the people said the intervention was necessary and they vowed to return mali to democratic war money and money and people of mali we are not holding on to power but we are holding on to the stability of the country which will allow us to organize within an agreed reasonable timeframe general elections to equip mali with strong institutions which are able to better manage our everyday lives and restore confidence between the government and the government. On tuesday the military leaders overthrew president Brian Katulis government arresting him and members of the cabinet and see the Army Officers their cues the president and the others of failing to protect and following corruption to flourish. The promise of a return to constitutional democracy is welcome news to the opposition but there are also concerns that the army we seek to hold on to power something the opposition say they will resist but we have a. Beer. Too early for us. There was a. Fight just like. Make sure that he and. International reactions to the coup was swift the United Nations france and the United States have condemned the cool with the African Union suspending malice membership of the organization the regional bloc they can have a community of West African States and i was to list of sanctions and land and air blockade of the landlocked country is in effect it will also restrict financial flows from Member States to the country measures that could worsen the already tough Living Conditions for mandaeans. Aljazeera. The u. N. Security council held an emergency meeting on wednesday condemning the coup and cold for law and order to be restored secretary general strongly condemned the military which culminated in the arrest of president. Members of his government and the secretary general calls food immediate restoration of Constitutional Order and while you read rates his call for negotiating a solution peaceful resolution of their differences and expresses this full support for the African Union ecowas in their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Current Crisis including through the good offices of a special representative. They reports hundreds of people have been abducted following an attack in northeast nigeria the ice a linked group is believed to have targeted the town of capella in borno state attack as looted and torch government buildings farming equipment and people started returning to their homes in. This month after spending many 2 years in displacement camps northeast nigeria has been ravaged by a decade Long Campaign led by boko haram tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. But least 45. 00 refugees and migrants including 5 children have died in what the un says is the deadliest shipwreck off libyas coast this year the boats engine exploded off the port of the wire on monday nearly 40 others were rescued by local fisherman and later detained. Well the 20000 iranians have now died from coronavirus iran has been struggling to bring the middle east worst outbreak on the control 350000 cases have now been confirmed but International Health experts believe the true figure could be much higher or despite that University Entrance exams are going ahead for more than 1000000 students some of those struggling with the disease sap exams from their hospital beds. All producing nations say the markets taking longer than expected to recover from the collapse in demand because of 19 ministers a warning that a 2nd prolonged a wave is a major risk for the markets recovery saudi arabias oil minister said Global Demand should recover to preplan demick levels before the end of the year. Former commanders of columbias rebel group fox thats the revolutionary armed forces of colombia began their testimony in front of a peace tribunals on wednesday they addressed the forced recruitment of children into their ranks during the countrys 50 years long civil conflict there are reports from but. He didnt behind tinted windows form a far commander of look at the book entered columbias peace tribe you know known as scare when hes the 1st of 15 commanders offering testimony behind closed doors on the recruitment in abuse of minors by the former Guerrilla Group in the thickets long war against the colombian state rules we want to tell the truth i want to tell the truth in the context of building the peace. Both the fark as long been accused of using child soldiers in hiding abuses such as forced abortions but until now the rebel group has always denied these accusations i think. But things might be changing commander victorious and you know now a senator was the 1st one to concede that abuses have happened while denying they were fark spa lasy. I recognize this did have happened in our organization i dont know the details but they have happened because we were in the context of war the fisa court offers for our commanders involved in these crimes the possibility to avoid in prison if they confess and acknowledge their responsibility they can serve alternative sentences such as Community Service is that is if they tell the full truth. Alexander virus was just 10 years old when he entered the fark he escaped after losing a leg at 212 and mine he says many children joined the group to scape poverty their prevention or paramilitary violence but they were also deceived and forced to remain in the ranks against their will i said under the meat of all recruitment is forced because we didnt know our rights because they took advantage of our innocence of the needs of the poverty of our families to took away our dreams and expectations were lies. Many International Observers say the fark should take advantage of the opportunity offered by the peace tribunal but he still already. Solid and reliable every day it shows that peace with. The usual as well. And i would also wish. Terrible wish that you. Go. By the commanders. It is important for the country to know all that to a painful past that is sadly still alive as the remaining armed groups in colombia continue to recruit children in remote parts of the country i listen to them and. Hundreds of wildfires raging across california tens of thousands of people have been forced to me. The state is appealing for extra resources and battle extreme heat high winds and lightning strikes reports. More than 360 known wildfires are burning the length and breadth of california with nearly 2 dozen major blazes raging from the wine country in the north to the rugged mountains east of los angeles thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes i could see the red glow and i was hearing explosions so hoping to get this thing out before it burns down every day in napa valley this resident tried to escape the flames but instead wound up driving right through them hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazes struggling to contain fires in the San Francisco bay area which have burned at least 18000 hectors californias governor has declared a state of emergency and additional firefighters are being dispatched from as far away as texas what is occurred over the last 72 hours is certainly stretched the resources of this state enormous clouds of smoke mounted into the sky worsening air quality across the region the Northern California blazes began with thousands of lightning strikes spawned by unusual dry thunderstorms hitting on one of the hottest nights of the year in voc avila town of 100000 people midway between San Francisco and sacramento residents were roused from their beds overnight by police and firefighters and told to flee immediately an unknown number of houses and other structures have been destroyed additional fires are raging on the states Central Coast near monterey and on the outskirts of Silicon Valley high winds are fanning the flames a resident of last and. County caught video of this rare funnel shaped fire tornado were ruling across burning grasslands california and much of the southwestern United States are in the grip of a brutal heat wave following months of extremely dry weather temperatures soared to over 43. 00 degrees celsius in many areas rob reynolds 0 los angeles. Now a different kind of visitor has been taking advantage of the smaller crowds at european beaches take a look at these pictures dolphins have been spotted swimming much closer to the shore than usual in the adriatic sea the current virus has seen reduced tourist numbers ok youre up to date well have more on the days news at the top of the hour. After years of overgrazing the damage caused to the precious grasslands of chile is being reversed with one of the worlds biggest ever conservation projects. Theyre pretty emblematic of the patagonians out if theyre plentiful and theyre calm like this one is when you know that the system is coming back and that they feel no threats and thats why your eyes are rewilding patagonia on aljazeera the latest news as it breaks there is increasing pressure for nandan to turn its back on beijing and the u. K. Is finding itself caught between 2 superpowers with detailed coverage israels missed opportunities on testing and tracing is now being seen as part of a wider political failure to tackle the time that from around the world human Rights Groups say that at least 12 people have been either killed or disappeared by argentinas Security Forces. A face can tell a story without uttering a single word. And knowing god can guide us to. A simple touch. Inform us. The unconventionality of life witnessed through the lens of the human eye. Is what inspires us. Witness documentaries on how to 0. Progress. Or a serious mistake. Artificial intelligence is slowly invading every aspect of our lives. But very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. In a new documentary ill just 0 explores the impact of a are accessing vast amounts of our personal data. Data land on aljazeera. No interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more we always show that we can use to get the attention he craves former us president barack obama breaks with convention launches a scathing attack on donald trump about my endorse joe biden the president. We must elect a president who will bring Something Different to what she come on the harris outlines her vision for a more inclusive america as she accepts the democratic nomination for Vice President