Meanwhile 8 people have been killed in yemen by strikes led by the saudi and u. A. E. Coalition and 5 of them were children warplanes struck a residential area and if you think controlled part of thais city fighting in southern yemen also coq 12 yemeni soldiers and 8 truth the rebels the United Nations special representative for children in conflict says the yemeni people are being held hostage by the war which is now in its 5th year. A report in the New York Times says the u. S. State department is investigating how American Made weapons got into the hands of fighters loyal to the libyan warlord cliff the half that several antitank missiles were found on friday after forces of libyas internationally recognized government we took rianne city which is south of the capital tripoli the 2 sides have been locked in conflict ever since have to march on the capital in april libyan media ed these images showing the American Made weapons branded with the u. A. E. As the recipient an inquiry is now under way. To seize the weapons and ammunitions have been sent to the specialized experts and have been documented the military commanders and the political leaders are now fully aware of these weapons and ammunitions to make the right decisions that will be announced our correspondent mark went out the wire here is in the libyan capital tripoli the a. T. G. Missiles these. Missiles tank misses were found dozens of them were found by the Government Forces as the recaptured this throughout egypt town of do it again about 80 kilometers to the south from the capital tripoli but we know that the United Arab Emirates has according to the government spokesman today the United Arab Emirates has supplied those weapons and other weapons including get drawn and. Fighter jets to the world have that we understand that the United States has been providing have to do with weapons ammunition and fighter jets since he launched his military campaign not only to recapture or to take control of the capital tripoli but in 2000 of routine when he 1st launches his military campaign known as Operation Dignity in the east of libya and rob reynolds has more on us reaction from washington d. C. The weapons in question here theyre called javelin antitank rockets and theyre manufactured by the us defense giants raytheon and Lockheed Martin jointly and according to the markings on the boxes the crates of these weapons were shipped and they were sold from the United States to the United Arab Emirates in 2008 now the. Weapons themselves are very sophisticated theyre capable of taking out any tank anywhere in the world be it russian or chinese or other types of tanks and we did contact the state department and received the following communication from them the state Department Spokesperson telling aljazeera we take all allegations of misuse of u. S. Origin defense articles very seriously we are aware of these reports and we are seeking Additional Information we expect all recipients of u. S. Origin defense equipment to abide by the end user obligations and what that means is that end user obligations simply means that when the United States sells a weapons system to another country that country agrees not to resell or rescind that weapon to another country a 3rd country a regime under u. N. Sanctions or in this case apparently a warlord also under u. N. Sanctions so its unclear what the United States would do if it were proven definitively that the u. A. E. Had done this and violated the end user agreement but we do know that President Trump considers the u. A. E. Of very important ally of the United States and that also the president has valued the u. S. Arm sales very highly especially to the region theres plenty more ahead on this news hour including albania and local elections on sunday but they are a center for the government. Regional security and via. Tops the agenda as west African Leaders meeting nigeria. Tell you about the plan has fired a warning shot ahead of. Details coming up later. Military council has warned that no damage or destruction will be tolerated at mass rallies planned for sunday protest leaders are calling for a 1000000 man march to keep up their demand to civilian rule Rights Groups want to facials to guarantee the safety of the protesters but the Sudanese Professionals Association which is led the protests says the Security Forces raided its headquarters earlier and stopped it from holding a news conference. The soonest possible a government that is accepted by all students people who want to say to those. Demonstrations that we are not against the people and we are not against beef but we have to understand that if. Theyre there and theyre willing to upload their hidden agendas we dont need troubles and dont need to. And a spokeswoman for the Sudanese Professionals Association. Says Security Forces are blocking communication to the outside wild. Internet services are being blocked any form of communication between. Them if you please. The stuff this is not to show that you really need one its obvious that 9 they are worried about people wanting to watch. 9 0 but we are confident that the ones who want to be a big launch d. Im confident is to these people the problem is that theyre trying to build up the other courses to the world and prevent any form of communication well west African Leaders are calling for an urgent solution to end the threat posed by armed groups linked to al qaeda and i saw in the region the appeal was made as a regional summit taking place in nigeria where leaders also want to deal with rising violence between ethnic groups that interest has more details from the meeting in m. P. H. Or only a few west African Leaders are absent from todays summit one of the president microsoft is unavoidably absent because its not ending the g 20 summit now a lot of leaders who are here in person to participate in this summit and one of the common denominator in all the speeches delivered at the Opening Ceremony of this summit is the issue of security from the current chairman of the organization and mohamed one of the of Nigeria Today of course Commission Chairman and of course the special representative of the United Nations the issue of attacks and the rising violence in this hell and the west african sub region as a whole has occupied a very prominent place in their speeches president Mahmoud Abbas who said despite the progress of made the issue of violence that is spreading across the region is a source of concern. Or allude to this too that it could it is. Theres conflicts then terry and terror is at its over. These traits. In me have consequences are the keys for quit is. When meat is in. As well as the hoots so leaders are desperately trying to find solutions to these problems which the United Nations by the way has promised to assist in stabilizing the region however i exposed believe that the regional leaders need to do more to tackle the cases of rising violence in west africa. President is expected in the region where into ethnic fighting is forcing people from their homes almost half a 1000000 congolese have been displaced and at least 400 killed in fighting this month she said that is expected there to assess the humanitarian crisis or hear reports. About the thousands of congolese patiently waiting in drugs for answers from the government near the border between the democratic republic of congo and uganda they skate fighting between lendu and hammer armed groups in the Eastern Province of eatery many have been left stranded with barely enough to get by seeking safety and shelter in this Catholic School families who managed to escape say lendu fighters armed with machetes attacked their village if you do. Learn to militias came to my village killing people including my 2 children i dont know why this is why we run away to hide with all these other people without food or basic necessities but we are happy to see the arrival of the 1st humanitarian aid humanitarian aid has been slow getting in militia in eatery blocked roads which the army has reopened more than 400000 people have fled the province since the fighting started 3 weeks ago many trying to make it across the border there is growing pressure on the government to restore stability to the region. What happened in this region is a real disaster and is presenting a real challenge we need to deal with this is quickly as possible in order to bring back peace so that these people who go home and live a normal life. The motive for the latest attacks is unclear some congolese say they are fighting over farmland fishing rights and mineral wealth the conflict goes as far back as 20 years when tens of thousands were killed in similar tribal conflicts the. Congolese Army Commanders say an offensive launched a week ago has killed or captured dozens of rebel fighters weapons were seized and civilian hostages. Freed the military continue to patrol the forests and mountains in wa go. Weve lost many of our family members and friends and all our belongings to the attacks we thank our soldiers for chasing the ship from the area. Where. We are happy that the army is here and we call on our authorities to maintain a military presence so that we can finally live in peace. The u. N. Is calling for an investigation into the attacks on the government and the army tries to regain control peace and stability cant come soon enough for many here. Now albania is preparing to hold local elections on sunday and a test of democracy that could affect its bid to join the European Union voters will elect mayors and local councils in 61. 00 districts but the opposition is refusing to put up candidates in many areas and their affairs that that could embarrass the government as johnson reports from the suburbs of the capital to run a. Government work as a setting up a Voting Center at abraham rugova high school incomes a this is a safe seat for the opposition but it isnt fielding a candidate because its costing local elections nationwide the Democratic Party accuses the government of corruption and wants a general election instead its demanding the resignation of socialist prime minister. This is the culmination of months of opposition protests against alleged government corruption that have also seen the main opposition parties walk out of Parliament President has cancelled sundays elections saying they will damage albanians image as it prepares to begin membership talks with the European Union president canceled the polls but the government is proceeding regardless many albanians regard that as unconstitutional and legal challenges are expected to work on the only thing that can remove me from the office is peoples fault and not the decision of the Political Party we are not in north korea we are no longer under communism i shall not recognize these elections. This tough line from the Democratic Party led many of its supporters to try and prevent Voting Centers from being set up in the 24 cities the opposition controlled. In the city of skoda police dispersed protesters with tear gas police are now keeping Voting Centers under good incomes to prevent further incidents this municipality has a special status for the offices. It is a Democratic Party stronghold on the outskirts of tirana which is socialist dominated in the past 23 years the socialists have held it only once in 2000 when the democrats again abstained from the electoral process Democratic Party leader losing says hes asking his supporters to remain calm but could lose control after monday ill be shocked by the normal reaction of International Community to mr ramos now proved connections to organized crime through which he gained power in 2017 this is a very dangerous situation and it could potentially lead to civil unrest social unrest come monday if there is not a clear condemnation of the farce that has already happened. You talks have already been postponed for 6 months if albania is political crisis deepens political leaders worry that it could put those talks of for years jumps up plus comes now still ahead on aljazeera the captain of a rescue boat as a rested for defying italys government by bringing thousands of refugees ashore. I miss reza highlights how politics is increasingly taking center stage in the countrys music scene. And ferrari set the pace ahead of the austrian ground plane. In force. Hello again welcome back were here crossing ited states were still dealing with a very intense heat situation going on and thats going to continue over the next several days and millions of people are still being affected in at risk for excessive heat watches that are in place right now take a look at the forecast map and you can see where those temperatures are quite high where. Talkie will pick at 30 minneapolis at 33 and all the way down into the Central Plains in the Southern Plains there whats going to be happening though as we go from sunday and into monday the hits can extend over here towards the east as well so were talking almost a half of the country dealing with temperatures over 30 degrees as we can see some rain showers going to cool things off a little bit up here towards the north but really for most of the southeast and also the east it is still going to be quite a hot day as make our way down here towards the caribbean we are looking at some nicer conditions across much of the north as well as the east fairly dry where we are seeing the rain is mexico cozumel the yucatan peninsula heavy rain few here on sunday extending all the way down towards guatemala as well as into nicaragua a little bit of a break for mexico here on monday mostly cloudy conditions across much of the peninsula but over towards mexico city and into mexico those showers will be quite heavy with the tempter at 22 and guatemala a temperature of 23 as well. Hello again im. Reminded of the news this hour u. S. President donald trump has extended an invitation to meet with kim jong il and the demilitarized are in separating north and south korea trump is in seoul at the moment the invitation has yet to be accepted about pyongyangs Nuclear Program is likely to be the focus of talks in seoul. The summit of the worlds top economies has ended in japan g. 20 leaders put up a unified front on trade but failed to reach consensus on Climate Change. The u. S. State department is investigating how libyan war could be for huffed us forces obtained American Made antitank missiles forces loyal to the u. N. Backed government said they found the weapons after retaking a city near the capital tripoli earlier this week. Or more now on the g 20 summit on the u. S. Has once again rejected calls for a joint fight against Climate Change 19 nations pledged to keep working towards reducing Global Warming by recommitting to the 2015 Paris Congress agreement a communique issued by the leaders says theyve made progress since last years g 20 summit but urgent action is needed to tackle the Climate Emergency but the u. S. Reiterated its decision to withdraw from the agreement saying it didnt work for american taxpayers and that hasnt stopped other leaders from doubling down on their commitment to the fight. Because it did us to we are more and more disconnected from the world scientists remind us. Of our duty about Climate Change and biodiversity every day our youth in a lot of countries every week remind us of our duty and we are still debating whether we deserve the right to use the name of the Paris Agreement or the ritual beyond what you know if you Climate Change can since the future of mankind so i generations we must make the right choice and a wave of extreme weather in europe is highlighting just how important tackling Climate Change is people have been confirmed dead as a direct result of the heat wave from the past 6 days in spain firefighters are still battling wildfires in catalonia and close to the capital madrid although temperatures are now believed to have peaked and will begin to fall on sunday france has a Record National high of 45. 9 degrees celsius and special cooling measures have been put in place in the capital paris meanwhile water shortages are nearing crisis levels in a region of southern pakistan as are some a binge of aid reports from topica the government there says it will declare a drought if theres no rain within the next 2 months. The wild has a special place in portland folklore southern part of the bird is considered sacred and killing it a sin but in the last few years peacocks have died in their hundreds more humanistic over their habitat their numbers continue to do an. Environmentalist believe in addition to human intervention Climate Change is also to blame. The desert ecosystem is sustained by replenishing the underground water table but its depletion has accelerated but no rain and rapid extraction. From time to get it dried up water sources are hurting the biodiversity here theres a lack of rain and very strong winds through the dry season and of course the decline in peacocks india is harming the beauty of. In addition to drought and persistently high temperatures a lot of damage has been done by humans to this fragile ecosystem well for the local population and mega projects such as pakistans largest open pit coal mine also use high volumes of water the Mining Company says its doing all it can to minimize the Environmental Impact its not just the packers wildlife which is at stake this is what is happening to a major source of livelihood for the people here nomadic cattle herders who graze these lands for centuries are having to move because of extreme weather changes. The main source of income is agriculture in livestock in the sudden parker region. An estimated 6000000 cattle are a source of meat for all of pakistan. But with a persistent dry spell not enough fodder is available. And whats available is too expensive for many herders many are selling their cattle at a fraction of the market price. Though. There were no rains from the last few years its a drought no fire and no water have made my cows weaker and thats why were leaving this area. The government says it will have to declare a drought emergency in the region if there. No rains by august basically thought of out of. Nowhere to topple cars economy is based on agriculture and livestock both need to be modernized with drip irrigation kitchen gardening and modern cattle farming in order to save lives. Arid areas are at the highest risk from manmade and natural changes in the environment. And those whose ancestors have called this region home say their struggle to survive. Some of a job a delta 0 in the 3rd parker desert. Well another talking point of the g. 20 summit was the missing between President Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince despite questions over the murder of a Washington Post journalist praised mohammad been found said he was during a spectacular job. Reports thank you all very much for being here thank you another meeting between friends as u. S. President donald trump down with Saudi Crown Prince muhammad ali son man for breakfast and osaka on saturday the true leader is demonstrating just how from they are of each other and with you mr president we did a lot of great achievement in the political sides who decide. If your side and economical side specially been of of them before we saw i believe that will contribute in a lot both country good for g. D. P. Growth job creation and more safety for both countries trump who has consistently been asked by u. S. Politicians to sanction saudis implicated in the murder of journalists. Try to focus attention on other issues instead of crown prince of saudi arabia a friend of mine a man who has really done things in the last 5 years in terms of opening up saudi arabia and i think especially what youve done for women and seeing whats happening its like a revolution in a very positive way journalists however insisted on raising the issue of their murdered colleagues each time they did know trump ignored them and thank you all very much appreciate. It very much. Thank you very much at the start of the g. 20 summit the crown prince made a point of demonstrating that he still had a place at the center of the International Community the u. S. President s fared no effort to show how much he supported the saudi era parents widely believed to have been behind shes killing a recent u. N. Report slate blamed for the murder with the saudi states and called for an investigation of involvement at the highest level. Despite both u. S. And saudi attempts. To ignore last octobers murder in istanbul turkey as president roger tabor to one raise the case at a Media Conference during the summit insisting that the International Community has a duty to bring those responsible to accounts we she made. They dont need to look elsewhere for the perpetrator in fact there are the lies that the former foreign minister said and the lies they made in b. S. A. Its so clear what else should i say they need to reveal this the documents are there the recordings are there 1st and foremost a human was killed. Asked again later in the day and President Trumped this time trolls not to ignore the question saying he had faith in saudi arabias criminal Justice System did you raise the killing of jamal can show he went in and why was there yes yes i asked him what was happening and he was telling me that i think he said 13 but it could be more and i think he said more in the works that there are large numbers of people being prosecuted hes very angry about it hes very unhappy about it despite the photo ops and the warm welcomes there is still a great deal of stigma associated with mohamed bin said man who many believe is responsible for the killing. Unless an International Investigation is carried out questions will continue to be oscar especially who gave the order to murder the journalist and what happened to his corpse. Osaka. Prosecutors defending their decision to drop criminal charges and one of the west a manmade environmental disasters in u. S. History city leaders in flint michigan are accused of a crime against humanity by knowingly piping Drinking Water poisoned with lead into peoples homes. Or has more from. Inflamed justice is long awaited and elusive after thousands of the citys residents were poisoned with lead tainted tap water some dying and others with long long illnesses but government officials accused of knowing about the danger but say nothing have paid little for their mistake key to the criminal case is the decision of government workers to begin piping water from the flint river into peoples homes it was cheaper than the old water source but due to insufficient Water Treatment at least led into the Drinking Water prosecutors argue that certain officials should have known better if this is a plan if you and he talked about your method was it would not be in. A hall says his one year old nephew died from the poison water that his mother unknowingly put into the babys bottle and it was. Other children show developmental delays linked to lead poisoning on friday a new team of prosecutors called a Community Meeting to explain why they dismissed charges against 8 government officials citing the shoddy investigation conducted by the Previous Administration needs to be done properly we know there are many out there that have yet to be investigated. And it is our obligation when we do this is their oath to represent people is the. To investigate those debts those families deserve it the incoming prosecutors say theyll likely file new charges possibly more serious ones than those dismissed but time is running out only 9 months remain before the statute of limitation kicks in they could wrap it up in 3 years and you know rub it up in one month. All of ours the government is asking the community to trust them that justice delayed isnt justice denied but for the people whove suffered and waited this is yet another drop of poison theyre asked to swallow heidi joe castro aljazeera flint michigan well melissa mays as a friend horse activist and she says shes extremely disappointed my faith and confidence in our government was thrown in the garbage along with those criminal trials everything got thrown away and yesterday there wasnt even an apology to plant residents for not letting us know ahead of time for the shock and the re traumatization and the fact that theyre making all these decisions about us without us and telling us just sit back were going to do our jobs you just sit there and wait and Just Trust Us these brand new people its terrible its this empty pit in my stomach and we saw it took 3 years to get to this part to get to this you know this time around to get you know to manslaughter trials to move forward and so i dont know how they going to do it 9 months and all they kept saying was big things last night wanting us to trust them but yet they dont trust us they didnt tell us about these decisions we heard about them through the news and through press releases and last night they were rude to people like me when i wasnt let mother who asked questions solicitor general was extremely rude to me and they shut people down in silence just didnt want to listen to our question so actually nothing has changed its the same state of michigan doing the theme cover up and think of the victims. That for 5 years. Quakes are a constant danger and many countries particularly the philippines and if the big one strikes there the government wants everyone to be prepared jamelle and are going to has more from the nullah. The Philippine Red Cross shows us the different kinds of Emergency Response needed when a major earthquake strikes its a 3 stage process extrication Ambulance Operations and 1st aid the Philippine Government says it is preparing for what it calls the big one a quake of magnitude 7. 00 or above are the pieces misses the mark enough in an earthquake like that would devastate not just the greater metropolis of manila but the many provincial regions surrounding it the philippines has experienced regular earthquakes the last few months its a big worry for the people who live here and there the big one is very frightening actually how ready are we now government is doing their share our favorites is doing their share we are doing the hazard maps and we are educating the public. This is a simulator meant to show people what to expect when the big earthquake strikes. That. The philippines is one of the top 10 countries in the world most vulnerable to natural disasters it is also within the pacific ring of fire an area prone to violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions the earthquake in the hall in 2013 devastated not just the province but the many other areas in the region more than 200 people were killed and millions more where this place is. The west valley fault line has been identified as a major hazard area by the government it covers more. 100 kilometers it cuts through them and the limit choppa less and extends into provinces further north and the biggest concern millions of filipinos live on and around these fault lines. For a minute and of course we are afraid we feel in trouble but we have nowhere to go so well just persevere. Now the government says it is trying to include the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response in School Curriculums helping to equip families to better respond to disasters similar to the ones that have devastated the country in the past jim duggan aljazeera manila. The captain of a charity rescue ship has been arrested in italy to directly defying Italian Government orders by docking on the island of Lampedusa Corona raquet say has been accused of deliberately ramming a police boat that was trying to stop him from entering the port. Interior minister has called it an act of war and. Judging by the welcome that she received on the italian island of Lampedusa Corona rickets 8 was seen as both a hero and a criminal. The captain of the sea watch 3 was arrested after defying the Italian Government and bringing the German Charity rescue ship into harbor she could face up to 10 years in prison for defying military orders. 40 migrants were finally allowed to disembark 16 days after their rescue off the libyan coast 13 others had earlier been allowed to leave the ship for medical reasons the rest were left marooned in the mediterranean during a fierce heat wave there is a lot of chairs sleeping on that made of floor and 2 it came up every morning were lazy you are still in the middle of a deal with. The stories of italys far right interior minister condemn the ships crew as outlaws accusing them of people trafficking place the shuttle building for. Pick a woman these are claiming a loss because a ship of hundreds of tons has round and damage to the investigations is now underway