The Postal Service amid controversy over mail in voting. I want near a word get in there but. I have 7 years of. Going on and god in a matter of seconds we meet some beirut residents whove lost everything theyve ever worked for. Both of the program a day after reaching out to russia for support the president of bella ruse has accused nato of deploying tanks and troops on the countrys western border Alexander Lukashenko is facing unprecedented public protests as more than 200000 people joined a demonstration in the capital minsk calling for his resignation a week after his disputed reelection never dence is mounting that look at shame because critics are being arrested and beaten protesters want look at shankar to face justice for the alleged torture but hes not backing down a step bassam reports from minsk. They went from fear. Defiance and from sadness to anger in just one week. Never before have so many people in bellows taken to the streets to protest hundreds of thousands marched through the main avenues of minsk to demand the president look up to step down. We wont forgive you de chant the accounts of torture and abuse of thousands of detainees has also and good lookers shanker supporters and people who were never interested in politics were protesting here against the bouncers happening is the reason we acknowledge that people can have different political views and preference us but under no condition can people be beaten up and raised in the Police Station as in eyes and ears and he must go away we dont need and as a blood with just me and peace and where. We want just honestly election whilst the planet the kind of guy the woman many voted for in last weekends election has gone into exile a Campaign Among kolesnik over addresses the crowd. Cheered she was the more we go on expressing our dissatisfaction the sooner change will come. For the 1st time in 26 years we feel that we are a free european nation and we are together together we shall win. I mentioned seeing 7 minutes silence changed into one we find only 5 words im sorry im going to be the sake im. In a desperate attempt to show he still has support because shankar organized a progovernment rally earlier in the day a few 1000 people were brought in on buses and trains and you pretty much though they dont understand theyre tearing the country apart. There will be no below rooms the embattled president sounded emotional and wondered again that Foreign Forces are trying to destabilize belarus for the i dont know them to jets are on standby within 15 minutes reachable border this is not for nothing nato forces a rattling tank tracks at our doors military power is building up on the western border of our country his words were lost on these protesters they called for a strike and to continue demonstrating for as long as the president clings onto power step last and aljazeera. The crew of our responder because her huge impact on the walls 3rd largest economy japan Just Announced its worst contraction in decades its economy has shrunk by a historic 7. 8 percent in the 2nd quarter or at an annualized rate of 27. 8 percent analysts say the pandemic has caused a slump in personal consumption including restaurants tourism and other sectors its also resulting in a sharp drop in exports of cars and car parts michael penn is president of the should get soon news agency he says itll take some time for japans economy to recover. Japan seen nothing like it since the country was destroyed in world war 2 so yeah id say you very much fits within the the bounds of whats historic and in the case of japan its not simply a function of the krona virus so though this last quarter clearly was relayed that japans recession actually began in october of last year when the when the government raised the consumption tax rate from 8 to 10 percent so essentially it took a big hit in the last quarter of 2019 and then the coronavirus effect began to come in in 2020 so the japanese economy is in a world of hurt yeah japan does seem to have had some particularly i would say somewhat unique features that make it harder for it to recover than perhaps some other advanced g 7 countries so for example you know the Japanese Business technologies were generally although japan you know you have an image of japans and high tech country probably in terms of the way that it functions in its daily Business Practices its actually been very low tech you know some decades behind you know uses a fax machines and and all face to face there was never really a chance a move towards digitization that was done here in a serious way and so i think that one of the major problems they faced is that when people had to move to teleworking and people had to move to more Digital Solutions japan was pretty unprepared for that compared to other advanced economies new benches making the use of face must mandatory in public spaces across spain have slowed protests and madrid thousands of people took to the streets of the spanish capital they chanted slogans denying the existence of the punjab because accusing the government of violating their rights saying that recorded nearly 3000. 00 cases on friday bringing the total to mold and 340000 the highest in western europe. Continues to spread across latin america. The fatigue restriction orders have sparked protests in the colombian capital. Has more from. The streets have been cordoned off in this Commercial Area of central as another 2 weeks long lockdown comes into effect in 7 neighborhoods of the city shops are closed but hundreds of informal vendors are still trying to sell their products. Police on foot and motorcycles pushing them away. We havent received any help from the mayor we were promised 20. 00 a month and food aid i havent seen it we need to be outside working because hunger doesnt wait. On saturday dozens of shop owners took to the streets to protest against the new measures they dressed in mourning saying they were staging a funeral for the dying Retail Business in the city. Every day the corn team is killing off the retailers the retailers cant take it anymore we have to pay rent. Growing in this in other countries in latin america as a struggle to deal with persistent high levels of infection or well. As mayor said she hoped this will be the last lockdown before cases start to decrease in september she asked people to be patient as the city goes through the peak of the outbreak. Also reinstated some stay at home orders mandatory lock downs are being imposed on sundays and family reunions have been banned as cases soar once again you know a country with one of the highest number of deaths per capita and where people advocate nor the rules. Fine but people dont listen they say sanction people but do you think those who have family. Getting being sanctioned no nothing happens left in america is accounted for almost half of all the coronavirus related deaths in the world in the past 7 days an alarming trend that has left most governments with few options but to remain pows restrictions which have become increasingly difficult to enforce alison the template to just you know what that new zealands Prime Minister has delayed his election by for weeks as the country looks to contain a 2nd quote a virus our break just and our turn says that she made the decision to push back septembers election after consulting with rival Political Parties and the Electoral Commission becomes a new zealand largest city all plans went back into lockdown following a new break of cases order and says the election wont be delayed a 2nd time. The u. S. House of representatives is being recalled to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service the postmaster general an ally of President Trump has made cutbacks to the department and has been summoned to testify before a Congressional Committee it comes as protesters accuse louis to joy of trying to sabotage the mound that work ahead of novembers president ial election like kind of has more from washington d. C. For the 2nd straight day protesters gathered outside the postmaster generals home they accuse him of sabotaging the Postal Service with a view to restricting mail in ballots in the election essentially backing President Trump in what many view as naked Voter Suppression he encouraged you dont have the right you know where were not frogs slowly boiling in a pot we see whats happening and were going to fight against it were going to exercise our vote and were going to get rid of this corrupt. A president created this situation and then my estimation and many others i mean this is its its a maneuver by him to. To improve his chances in the election and of its all its all about he and mr de joy there theyre pulling the strings here. Democrats in congress of mt summoned louis de joy to appear before an Oversight Committee in a weeks time and if mr joy refuses to appear. He should be stamped return to sender he shouldnt be allowed to be the postmaster general if there are all this destruction he can answer to the American People what he is doing the Oversight Committee chairperson Carolyn Maloney has also proposed to pull that would reverse the changes detroit has made since taking over in may be using clude an end to overtime the firing all reassignment of senior managers the decommissioning of at least 10 percent of automatic mail sorting machines and even the removal of large numbers of mail boxes all this he has maintained in the interest of cost cutting House Speaker nancy pelosi says shes calling house members to interrupt their summer recess later in the week to vote on the bill the Postal Service is the only Government Department with a public approval rate of over 90 percent and pelosi has move puts immense pressure on the Republican Controlled Senate to also return from recess and consider the bull or face a Massive Public backlash if passed by the senate the final question will be whether it would be signed into law by President Trump who has expressed full support and confidence in a postmaster general who is both a major donor and friend mike hanna aljazeera Washington Well still ahead here on aljazeera troubled waters why garzas fishermen are caught up in cross border financing with palestine and israel. And demanding a new election than constitutional reform her students are leading the call for change in thailand to stay with us. Hello the United States is definitely a country of 2 hols at the moment across the north and through much of the east the southeast in particular some pretty strong thunderstorms some flash floods have certainly occurred as well particularly into the midwest and then out across the west it is dry and it is hot now of course the fire danger remains very extreme but of course down by the coast very pleasant helping starting to cool down the temperature is really all very high as much as 10 degrees above average and this is one particular very close to the to the border in california not far out and just look at the size of this in fact the 9000. 00 have been what youre looking at that is actually a fun nato which is exactly what it sounds like its a column of fire that twists and spins just like a tornado say some very extreme weather for a fire for the next few days across the entire area it is dry the winds are gusting the humidity is low in the town which is all very high look about 46. 00 in phoenix about 6 degrees above the average discussion you shot across the south are really the bulk of the rains working their way through the midwest and through eastern as a kind of. 3 cheese day and still theres a rash of thunderstorms across the southeast some heaviest cells like you crossed into florida as i say that also flash flood warnings in place meanwhile its hot and dry out across the west. Rewind returns with a new series. And brand new updates on the best about his english documentaries. And. Rewind continues we have to be an afghan and have a president that has not and this is the powders day hour by hour by life that was a real turning point because that gives them a lot of confidence that they can beat any team in a shoe on aljazeera. Or. Hold. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera with me as a whole robin a reminder of our top stories seen the largest protests yet against Alexander Lukashenko 7 days after the election in which he declared an overwhelming victory and we still positioned say it was rigged but the longtime leader told supporters he would be calling a new election and accuse nato of mobilizing the forces of the border the quote a virus pandemic has had a huge impact on the worlds 3rd largest economy japans Gross Domestic Product shrunk by a record 7. 8 percent in the 2nd quarter. Of the u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the chamber will vote later this week on legislation to protect the Postal Service is a bit claims that President Trump is using it to suppress many voters. Thousands of people have joined student led rallies and thailands capital calling for political reform the biggest antigovernment protest in years that abandoning a new election and the bended constitution and this way he reports from bangkok sometimes a touching a sensitive subject with calls for reform of the molecule. In big numbers they came to the center of bangkok to escalate their call to change protesters gathered around democracy monument a symbol of what they say thailand doesnt have. I cant pick the fact that the government is so corrupt its been in power for far too long and things arent getting any better. After weeks of peaceful protests led mainly by students this was by far the largest and most diverse attracting thais from different sectors of society including other groups who staged mass rallies in the past. Im glad more people have come out today the pair of young people and students alone cant force change we need everyone to work together. The protesters say thailands entire political system needs to change including the monarchy its a dangerous and sensitive issue to take on because the royal family is protected by strict laws designed to prevent criticism demonstrators also want the government gone and on thursday thailands Prime Minister the army general who led the military coup in 2014 addressed the nation he urged unity at a time when the economy is being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Right now we must focus on the economic survival of the 10s of millions of people here lets get the economy going 1st get that done by working together then we can look at fixing the other issues collaboratively later but the protesters say the pen demick is proving and highlighting one of their points that thailand is an economically Unequal Society and must change time. To political protest but there is a sense this is Something Different a movement centered around generation making unprecedented demands and wanting something profoundly different for thailand. In recent weeks the government has warned the protesters to be careful what they say and arrested 3 protest leaders but if that was a tactic to try to scare them and bring an end to the movement it hasnt worked and judging by the size of this crowd it may be having the opposite effect when hey al jazeera bangkok. Somali Security Forces have ended a 5 hour siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected shootout at the elite hotel in lido beach saw at least 6 People Killed and 40 others injured government officials are bugs the day of Group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. I had a feeling that i could buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attackers from alshabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting at everyone they came across i saw many dead bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. So barbaras government is accusing me of an Influential Group of catholic clergy are being evil im trying to promote a civil war that follows a statement from the countrys bishops that was read out to all Catholic Churches on sunday blaming the government for the economic collapse and human rights abuses a number of government protesters have been arrested of allegedly tortured during the crackdown in recent weeks over go to is a former spokesman for the Opposition Movement for Democratic Change party he thinks its unlikely the churches of barclay will let this issue escalate. Is one of the key christian players in zimbabwe and i know i know from experience i dont mean born and bred in this country that the end of the day the change will coupons if it is central role in the lives of more people in zimbabwe can i give please see that this 80 to 90 percent of zimbabweans are practicing christians or this somehow believe in christianity so at the end of the day the church is a very important board deep in the lives of the majority of the people of the public and promoting not the Catholic Church is some of the most you know not prominent peacemakers i can mention him by now is the father then it will go on henri is that people will do a dinner a very huge role in the lead but its not this country and i