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In Pakistan’s southern Punjab province, where floods affect people, at least five people perished, and more than a dozen had to be saved after a boat carrying evacuees capsized.

The majority of the passengers were saved when the boat overturned on Saturday in the Multan district, according to the disaster management authority.

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More than 4,100 villages have been affected by the flooding from the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers, and Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabil Javed announced figures on Saturday.

After more than 1.5 million animals were relocated, authorities established 423 relief camps, 512 medical facilities, and 432 veterinary posts to safeguard both residents and animals.

According to data from the UN, nearly 900 people have died as a result of Pakistan’s monsoon floods since June.

According to Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, Multan’s Kamal Hyder reported that entire villages in the area have been deserted as a result of the floods.

People are attempting to save their lives by putting their belongings back together, he said. The majority of people do not have protection. There are lost tens of thousands of acres of standing crops. All mango orchards are submerged.

According to Hyder, the monsoon season would typically have ended by September, but the Meteorological Department was anticipating a 10-th monsoon spell in the near future.

According to a recent study, Pakistan, one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change, has seen increased monsoon rains this year due to global warming. In recent months, flash floods and landslides have erupted in the mountainous north and northwest due to downpours and cloudbursts.

Punjab, the nation’s top wheat producer, is a significant component of Pakistan’s agricultural sector. It produces 150 million tonnes of wheat annually.

In Pakistan’s east and south, huge swathes of crops were destroyed by flooding in 2022, prompting the prime minister to warn that the nation was in a food crisis.

Portugal’s winning start to its qualifying campaign was followed by a 5-0 win over Armenia, which is how Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest to play in a record-breaking sixth World Cup started.

The Portuguese’ first international game since Diogo Jota’s passing in a car crash in July, along with his brother Andre Silva, on Saturday marked a heartfelt day.

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Both teams observed a moment of silence before kickoff, and the stadium became quiet.

Ronaldo’s goals helped him reach 140 goals, extending his men’s international scoring record, and demonstrate his unwavering drive to continue to set new standards as a benchmark until his long,storied career ends.

The 40-year-old legend led Portugal to victory at the UEFA Nations League in June while recently signing a new deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.

He is unable to bring home any significant trophy, leaving Lionel Messi, 38, who won the sport’s biggest prize with Argentina in 2022.

When the tournament is held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Ronaldo’s best chance is probably to win it next year. Messi and he would both be competing in their sixth World Cup, setting them apart from any other players who had already appeared in five.

Ronaldo, a five-time champion of the Champions League and a member of his nation, also won the European Championship with his country in each half of Group F at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.

After just ten minutes, Joao Felix added two goals, including the opening goal. Portugal followed with a cruise.

The third goal was scored by Joao Cancelo for his team. In honor of Jota’s signature celebration, he marked the first-half strike by raising both hands to the sky in memory.

Portugal manager Roberto Martinez stated later, “I previously mentioned that the preparation was good as was the players’ behavior and the work they put in over the past few days.” We must now recover quickly. The challenge will be in the Tuesday match between Hungary and the United States.

Ronaldo scored in the 21st minute, Martinez added his thoughts, using Jota’s jersey number, which he bothwore for club and country. Our Diogo sent the “score in the 21st minute” he claimed.

England defeated Andorra to keep its winning streak alive.

With a 2-0 victory over Andorra at Villa Park, England maintained its 100 percent record for qualifying.

With four straight wins following Christian Garcia’s own goal and Declan Rice’s header, Thomas Tuchel’s team is now in Group K.

Ronaldo continued to gild his record, but Harry Kane was frustrated as Tuchel and England failed to persuade him once more.

One British newspaper called England’s “worst ever” after winning 1-0 against Andorra in June. Before the season’s conclusion, Senegal suffered a 3-1 home loss in a friendly before the season was over.

England struggled against the 174th-ranked Andorrans despite the fact that Tuchel made ten changes to his squad.

In the 25th minute, Garcia unintentionally glanced Noni Madueke’s inswinging cross into his own net to start the scoring.

After the break, England had more chances, and Andorra goalkeeper Iker Alvarez saved Eberechi Eze and Elliott Anderson with two excellent saves from close range.

Reece James’ cross sent Rice in from the far post in the 67th.

England’s all-time top scorer, Kane, was unable to improve. When he lacked a chance to connect with James’ opening cross with an open net to the right, his best chance came when he lacked a chance to make it.

At least 150 protesters were detained by London police during a ferocious altercation at a rally calling for the UK’s government to outlaw the Palestine Action group.

About 1,500 people showed up at the demonstration outside the UK Parliament in London, according to the campaign group Defend Our Juries, who was the rally’s organizers, and were at risk of being arrested under terrorism laws.

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“Met police brutally assault protesters and throw them to the ground, while they detain others for carrying cardboard signs that read “I oppose genocide.” I back Palestine Action, which was posted on X along with a video of the clashes, and Defend Our Juries.

BREAKING: Met police brutally assault and pelt protesters, and mass arrest others for holding cardboard signs that read: “Breaking:

“It is a genocide,” I say. I back the picture of Palestine Action. https://twitter.com/Ivzfcz2YNk

According to The Press Association, police reportedly drew their batons during the altercations, and a protester was seen with blood streaming down his face behind a barrier after being arrested.

Additionally, according to the report, police reportedly had verbal altercations with demonstrators, and that they were thrown water and plastic bottles at them while several protesters eventually fell over in a crush.

Around 150 people were detained by London’s Metropolitan Police for a variety of crimes, including assaulting a police officer and supporting a prohibited organization.

According to the Met, “Officers policing the Defend Our Juries protest in Parliament Square have been subjected to an extraordinary level of abuse, including verbal abuse, kicks, spitting, and objects being thrown,” according to the Met on X.

The “chilling effect”

The latest rally is one that denounces the UK government’s decision to outlaw Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 in July.

The group’s members entered an air force base in southern England earlier that month, causing an estimated 7 million pounds ($9.4 million) of damage to two aircraft, which was subject to the ban.

Membership in or support for the organization, which is now a criminal offense punishable by a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison, is supported by renowned authors like bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney and Massive Attack singer-songwriter Robert Del Naja.

The government wants to overturn the ban, but Palestine Action has received approval from the High Court to challenge it. A hearing is scheduled for September 25th, and the case is still ongoing.

The government’s decision to ban it as “catastrophic” for civil liberties was condemned by Huda Ammori, cofounder of Palestine Action, and said it would have a “much wider chilling effect on freedom of speech.”

Something is going very wrong in the UK, according to Amnesty International UK’s Kerry Moscogiuri, a member of the human rights advocacy group Amnesty International UK.

In this context, “criminalizing speech is only permitted when it encourages violence or fosters hatred.” By itself, showing support for Palestine Action does not meet this standard.

More than 700 people were detained at earlier protests, including 532 at a London rally on August 9, which was the largest mass arrest in the capital since the 1960s, and 138 have been charged under the Terrorism Act.

After making headlines for his arrest on August 9 and being blind and using a wheelchair, Mike Higgins, 62, resumed his protest on Saturday.

What options are there for me? he told The Press Association. There is no other way that the genocide is being stopped, aside from by us.