Arrests in libya after dams collapsed, killing thousands. We begin with breaking news in bahrain. They say two soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in southern saudi arabia. Bahrain is accusing yemen rebels for the strike. They have been pushing for a ceasefire and you have been in yemen. Bahrain is one of the countries in the Saudi Led Coalition. Last week saudi officials had a round of talks. Saudi arabia said some promise was made during the talks but didnt give further detail. The war in yemen created what the United Nations calls the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. At beginning 2014 one forces captured the capital and demanded a new government. A Coalition Led by saudi arabia began a military campaign against the who these. The houthis. It is still mostly holding. Officials visited riyadh as part of efforts to end the conflict. Talks began in april. I spoke to i give many a yemeni political commentator. It is not secret that factions within the movement havent been satisfied with officials who are warming up with talking saudi arabia. They themselves have been able to hold the capital throughout the conflict, but they havent been able to gain more territory since the last time was 2020. The situation is at a stalemate. Someone wants to do something. I think it is important to approach this with caution because no one benefits, not even the houthis. They dont benefit from such escalation and i dont think the attack by itself is enough to get us back to square one back to the actual conflict. The Saudi Led Coalition warned houthi forces that such actions are not consistent with positive efforts being made to end the crisis. The droid forces the joint forces command condemns the attacks and says it reserves the right to respond to the appropriate time and place. A saudi researcher explains how the attack might affect peace between saudi and houthi officials. We can clearly tell from the attacks that this is something the saudis have been speaking about for a long time. I think this will illustrate what the saudis have been saying about how problematic many factions of the Houthi Rebels can be to obstructing a political solution to a yemeni political solution. It is clear from the statement that while saudi seems to be eager to react militarily, it hasnt been too hasty to react militarily. Even some of the statements, or a statement that was mentioned from the saudi press, i think they were careful to show or shed light that there was part of the houthis or some of the houthis that are provocative and provoking this kind of reaction. To illustrate that saudi is trying to keep this form of dialogue that only recently lauded a few days ago. I think this will be used in the political negotiations. I do not see any appetite to rush into the situation, but i also dont see saudi being passive. If this continues, i think reactions, we can anticipate military actions. To the u. S. Where there has been a growing crisis at the southern border. A large number of asylumseekers continue to cross from mexico. The mayor from el paso says the border city is at a breaking point while another city, eagle pass, declared a state of emergency. Nearly 9000 people arrived saturday alone. An agreement was made with the u. S. To deport migrants to their home countries to combat the surge in crossings. For many migrants come of the journey is perilous. Those from south America Cross and inhospitable stretch of jungle between colombia and panama. They are sent to mexico. Some seek asylum there while others move north. The at the border, migrants and jesus seek to enter the United States. Migrants and others seek to enter the United States. Many people are hoping to take great risks by crossing this river behind me. This is the rio grande, the barrier between the u. S. , where we are standing, and mexico on the others. We have seen continuous waves of people, sometimes families, sometimes groups of friends, wading across the water, stopping at the island to catch their breath before continuing across the final half of the river, which gets deeper. They arrive on the shores of the United States and in the sludge beneath us, they try to climb onto the shore to reach safety. This is in the way, razor wire fencing put here by Texas State Police and the national guard. We havent seen people crossing here. They put blankets here to try to shield themselves from the razors. It is still very sharp. We have seen people lifting their children to get across this. Then they walk past to waiting Border Patrol agent to take them into custody and take their information and start them on the long and really, with the odds stacked against them, journey of trying to claim asylum in the United States. Our correspondent has more on how the crisis is unfolding in mexico city. We are outside of a bus terminal where several hundred migrants and refugees have made a temporary stop on their journey north towards the United States. Most of the people we have encountered here are from venezuela. Many tell Us Transportation Companies are refusing to sell them bus tickets, but despite this, they are committed to finding a way to reach the United States. We want to continue our journey to the United States. I need to fight for my daughters. Im a single mother so i have to continue forward. Mexican officials have said the crisis has overwhelmed immigration authorities. In southern mexico, we have received reports that somewhere around 3000 people are arriving into mexico every day. Last week the Mexican Government announced an agreement had been reached with the United States to increase deportation flights to alleviate the crisis. With so many people from many different nationalities, countries like honduras, ecuador, venezuela, countries in west africa, people arriving every single day, this underscores the need to address the root causes of migration from these countries of origin. Several people have been killed and more than 200 injured in nagornokarabakh. Many have been airlifted out of the region to receive treatment. The cause is unknown. It happened as thousands of Ethnic Armenians fled the region after azerbaijans takeover. More than 6000 and refugees have crossed into armenia. Azerbaijan has tightened its grip on the region after a ceasefire. They are preparing to take in thousands more who may we. Our report, from a Border Crossing in azerbaijan. Children in their laps. A bag for their belongings. Families setting out for armenia. These Ethnic Armenians have decided to leave the cara black region the nagornokarabakh region. Some left with three functioning wheels. Others packed their bags on farming equipment. Most women had nothing to say. Many in their old age, distraught at having to move. Fighters are putting down the rebels as part of the recent the reason as part of the recent ceasefire. Ethnic armenians have left in the thousands. People leaving living in the reason in the region are azerbaijani citizens. Everyone knows why we are leaving, this man says. I dont know where we are going. Some are hopeful about their return. Just visiting my family. I will come back, he says. People are also leaving from other towns and villages, in the region. Thousands of people have left, but tens of thousands remain in a place they call home. Sharing space with armenians and azerbaijanis are russians. They are not the only foreign power involved. The azerbaijani and turkish president s unveiled the foundations of a crossborder gas pipeline ankara is one of their Strongest Military partners. I congratulate the Azerbaijani Army for its historical success and humanitarian attitude towards civilians. Officials say when armenians took over their lands in the 1990s, it was a bloodbath. But they are offering amnesty and safety to Ethnic Armenians who choose to stay and after decades of violence and mistrust, thousands of people are not willing to take that chance. The first u. S. Made abrams tanks arrived in ukraine. President zelenskyy says they will refute reinforce ukrainian brigades. Washington has supplied 130 million in defense and humanitarian aid to ukraine. This is one of the most heavyduty pieces of equipment that ground units will receive so far from the United States. Joe biden pledged 31 abrams tanks earlier this year. They were supposed to be here sooner, during zelenskyys trip to new york he promised the first delivery would be happening this weekend now the ministry of defense is confirming the first set of tanks have arrived. What they are expected to change, there are problems. They are more difficult for ukrainians to operate compared to european tanks. They are more difficult to keep field. We can look at what the head of military intelligence has said. They will be used specifically for wellcrafted plans. They dont want to lose the tanks. They arent as numerous as the other equipment they received. We are likely to see them perhaps not to punch through russian lines. We are likely to see them used in the south of the country where the trainee terrain is flat. Probably not used to punch through russian lines but they are likely to be used to take and hold positions the ukrainians help to get a hold up in the coming days and weeks. Ukraine says it killed the commander of russias black sea elite and a missile strike last week. The admiral is reported to have been killed in an attack on the fleet in russian controlled crimea. Still ahead, striking hollywood writers reach an agreement but it is not a done deal yet. We visit Comiccon Africa, where creatives get to escape the real world. I think we will see a few more showers in new south wales. Temperatures have come down here. Sidney is 23. Showers could be a bit pokey near the capital, for example. It has been warm at night. Fairly cloudy, with rain in Western Australia but otherwise nothing much happening beyond the showers in new south wales. That cannot be said for new zealand. Heavy rain is hanging around, spreading self as far as christchurch. It doesnt look too bad. Forecast wise it looks nasty. The same can be said but for a different reason just off the coast of vietnam, potential development of a tropical cycling. It is producing heavy rain from North Vietnam into laos. Just catching the southwest of china but mostly, try to will have light rain, missing hong kong which issued a High Temperature warning. In tokyo temperatures will go up towards 31. It is almost heatwave territory again. From intimate moments to major social changes. From mans impact on the planet of the impact of man on itself. You have to give yourself love. Witness. Awardwinning films from around the world on al jazeera. You are watching al jazeera. A recap of top stories, bahrain says two soldiers have been killed in saudi arabia. Bahrains military since they died in an attack carried out by Houthi Rebels. Bahrain is one of the countries that has fought houthis in yemen. Asylumseekers continue to cross into the u. S. From mexico. Nearly 9000 arrived on saturday. The mayor of el paso in texas says the border city is on breaking point. Eagle pass has declared a state of emergency. Several people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a blast at a station in nagornokarabakh as thousands of Ethnic Armenians fled the region after azerbaijans takeover this week. Malis military leadership expects a small delay to the president ial election in february. A statement said this was for technical reasons. The president led a military coup that seized power the previous year. Nicholas is following developments. A slight delay for this president ial election, but no date given yet. The reason given by the military junta is not the deteriorating security situation, but they are blaming a French Company. The French Company holds the database of a large portion of the voters in this election. The French Company is saying it is owed money, over 8 million, and it will hand over the database to the military junta when it pays up. But of course, the delay comes as no surprise given the deteriorating security situation. Half a Million People cant go to school because schools are closed and schools are used as holding stations. There is an uptick of attacks led by the al qaeda affiliate in the area that has put in place almost a blockade of the Historic Town of timbuktu, and another town. The number of displaced, the number of people fleeing their homes because of these attacks, continues to rise. Al jazeera spoke to a member of parliament and molly in mali. Speaking of the delay, the postponement of the election, we believe the ministry past with this process tasked with this process is more aware and more knowledgeable of the reasons behind the delay. Among these reasons are mostly technical, which, some is attributed to social factors. In addition to those affairs relating to the registry, the French Agency responsible for administering the register is pressuring or blackmailing authorities in mali. The delay is taking place because of them. If we speak about the people of mali, consider that people of the north are suffering, or have been suffering from instability for more than a decade. What is more important for our people in the north is to restore stability. They are also eager to restore normal ways of living. To them, the election is not a big deal. For them, improving living conditions, improving their livelihood, is paramount. 16 officials have been arrested as part of the investigation in libya into a Flood Disaster that killed thousands after two dams broke. Cleanup continues after hundreds of bodies washed up after the devastating floods. An International Conference is planned to help reconstruction efforts. Fighter groups say iraqi detainees held at abu ghraib and other facilities are still waiting for justice. Human rights watchs washington of failing to provide compensation to those tortured by american forces. 100,000 iraqis were detained between 20032009. Many still suffer from the longterm effects of torture. Sarah from Human Rights Watch tract donor torture survivor detailed the physical and mental suffering. [speaking nonenglish language] s mental and physical health deteriorated. He began to self harm by biting his hands and arms. [speaking nonenglish language] u. S. President biden says he is working with congress on a plan to invest 40 million in Pacific Island nations. Washington is hosting a summit of Pacific Island leaders in a bid to counter chinese influence in the region. Climate change and Sustainable Development are on the agenda. The message to china today. It is the second time the Pacific Island nations and territories have gathered at the white house for a single purpose, countering china in their region. The u. S. Is committed to securing a region that is free, open, prosperous and secure. Monday, 18 leaders met with President Biden as the u. S. Offered economic assistance and security guarantees including to fight Illegal Fishing in an effort to bolster engagement. The u. S. Wants the Pacific Islands to think it is not all about china when i think we all know it really is. Among u. S. Promises, billions for infrastructure, including undersea cable connectivity and the establishment of diplomatic recognition with the cook islands. Embassies established in tonga and the Solomon Islands. Despite the new Solomon Islands embassy, the Prime Minister was absent from the from and last week at the uns general assembly, he raised china praised china for its less restrictive policies. The settlement Solomon Islands signed a pact with china as a shift in beijings control of the region. This takes on various forms in the u. S. For the pacific it represents the ability to provide our people with security. The white house knows it needs to be strategic, offering Pacific Island leaders engagement as a means of countering the influence of the United States largest geopolitical rival. Writers and Hollywood Studios have reached a tentative deal to end a strike. Thousands of television and film writers demanded better pay, greater rewards for successful shows and protection of their work from artificial intelligence. Comiccon africa is back in johannesburg. It is where superhero and scifi fans can get excitement and Comiccon Africa is a place to see superheroes, familiar character errors and a few villains. Some fans come dressed in elaborate costumes. Enthusiasts like tanya. This costume is from a spanish folklore. It is a woman who haunts small children, a tale they tell so no children will walk away from their parents. They will be too scared to see me. Local creators are exhibiting here for the first time, showcasing locally produced content by africans. It is the first animated african netflix. We are seeing the genre come up and become popular. Africa is getting an opportunity to tell their stories within that, rather than us just consuming from japan and the u. S. 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