the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. that is expected to start any moment now. so we will follow that, 7:30 local time in israel, 12:30 east coast time. remember, this comes at a moment -- there's a lot of political turmoil in israel. netanyahu and his main opponent failed to form a government which could force a third, likely third election in the year in the country of israel. we were watch that and bring in the news and they get from tel aviv and jerusalem. in the meantime, we will get a break here. we might be about 30 minutes away from the hearing resuming. when it does, will have it for you. more analysis and news right after this. hi, my name is sam davis and i'm going to tell you about exciting plans available to anyone with medicare. many plans provide broad coverage and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with original medicare, you're covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits, but you have to meet a deductible for each and then you're still responsible for 20% of the

netanyahu said that israel did not seek a wider escalation yet he must have known that with a targeted assassination such as this and the inevitable rocket fire that would come in response the risks were very high much now depends on how hamas decides to respond it has spoken out very strongly in solidarity with islamic jihad if it matches those words with a big escalation in rocket fire as well and the risks of a wider conflict only rise are a force that al-jazeera southern israel protesters in hong kong have again for 2 with police as violence broke out at 2 universities tensions been high after a policeman shot one demonstrator at close range on monday a senior police officer says the city is now on the brink of total breakdown. a university campus turned into a battleground between protesters and riot police barricades set up and fire bomb thrown as crowds grew in response to calls on social media for support this conflict the chinese university is just one of many throughout the day. earlier tear gas was fired at the city university as students and protesters blocked roads as part

in israel, benjamin netanyahu is accusing law enforcement of trying to stage a coup against him. netanyahu was indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. even now sticky keep leaving the country. netanyahu is the first sitting leader to be indicted. tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in lebanon today to mark independence day. the unprecedented wave of national protests erupted five weeks ago, leading to the resignation of the prime minister on october 29. protesters waving lebanese flags packed central beirut where music blasted into the night. deeply divided politicians have yet to agree on a new government the united nations envoy for yemen says the momentum to end the country's war is building. aircraft its points to a nearly 80% drop in airstrikes nationwide in the last two weeks. and a cease-fire in a key port city as reason for optimism. griffiths told un security council members today that the slowing pet -- tempo of fighting could signal a move toward peace of the arab world's poorest country. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and @tict

in israel, benjamin netanyahu is accusing law enforcement of trying to stage a coup against him. netanyahu was indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. even now sticky keep leaving the country. netanyahu is the first sitting

benjamin netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges the israeli prime minister has called the move a coup and says he will not resign. and with the authorities in europe why failing to keep a lid on crime may visit shoppers in the capital taking security into their own. from helena humphrey glad you could join me hong kong's police chief is urging a handful of protesters still barricaded inside the polytechnic university to surrender peacefully they've been holed up there since occupying the campus over the weekend is the latest confrontation in hong kong 5 months of anti-government protests where mainland china has issued a series of increasingly tough warnings against the demonstrate his and well beijing has not directly intervened in the territorial thirty's has been targeting individual protests correspondent but i met with one of them who says that he was arrested and beaten by police at the hong kong china border to protect the activists identity but he has changed his voice in this next report. it started like a routine business trip and indeed in china's secret detention sy

all right we're starting in israel where the attorney general has charged prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption and it stems from 3 separate cases in which nathaniel who is accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust harry force that begins our coverage from western. there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grinding stalemate over forming a new government and to the new unprecedented phase the attorney general was ready with his own historical 1st. today i informed the representative of the prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu about my decision to try him under an inch document little clues 3 charges a day in which the attorney general decided to serve an indictment against a seated prime minister the serious crimes of corrupt governance is a heavy and sad day for the israeli public and for me personally. an hour later a shocked looking benjamin netanyahu began his battle to stay in office while indicted. tonight we are witnessing an attempted coup against the prime minister using false accusation and a systematically tainted and vice investigation

israel's benjamin netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges israeli prime minister has called the charges a coup and says he will not result. and chancellor merkel's conservatives launched their annual party conference with questions about its future direction after a string of regional elections setbacks the c.b.s. chair is under pressure and she could face a leadership. plus it is never too late to find a new passion take it from this cleaner in moscow at night trades in her pockets and mops were deep house and the dance school. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us on kong's police chief is urging the handful of protesters still barricaded inside the polytechnic university there to surrender peacefully now they've been. there since occupying the campus over the weekend it's the latest confrontation in hong kong's almost 6 months now of anti-government protests mainland china has issued a series of increasingly tough warnings against those demonstrators and although beijing has not directly intervened in the territory authorities have been targeting individual protesters he. me

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to fight song saying that he would step down after being charged with corruption he's called the indictment an attempted coup you know who's accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust the attorney general is charged him in 3 cases supporters and opponents of who's turned up to a protest at his residence following the announcement. reports now from west jerusalem. this whole thing is send a shockwave through israeli politics and through everybody watching really this is an unprecedented event that a sitting prime minister is invited is indicted especially for a charge as serious as bribery for crimes alleged to have committed while in office and then as you say he came to the microphones and gave this extraordinarily savage attack on various institutions of israeli establishment especially against the police and the prosecutors and the attorney general's decision to indict him in what he said was a tainted and biased investigation it was very clear from his words last night that he's going to do everything he possibly can to stay in

israel's benjamin netanyahu calls it an "historic day", while there's been a furious reaction from arab countries. we'll have the latest. after his bbc interview, calls for britain's prince andrew to give evidence about his links to jeffrey epstein. lawyers for the victims are demanding he apologises. the first words out of his mouth should be, iam the first words out of his mouth should be, i am sorry and, if there is anything i can do to assist these victims in any way, shape orform, i'd want to do that. the hong kong authorities trap hundreds of protestors on a university campus. outside, police use rubber bullets and tear gas, while students used petrol bombs, bricks, and bow and arrows. and a tiny book written by a teenage charlotte bronte has sold at auction in for eight hundred and 60 thousand dollars. we'll look at what's inside. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has announced that washington no longer considers israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank to be illegal. israel's army occupied the area in the 1960s. this is the area in question — land around jerus

netanyahu said that israel did not seek a wider escalation yet he must have known that with a targeted assassination such as this and the inevitable rocket fire that would come in response the risks were very high much now depends on how hamas decides to respond it has spoken out very strongly in solidarity with islamic jihad if it matches those words with a big escalation in rocket fire as well and the risks of a wider conflict only rise are a force that al-jazeera southern israel. emergency services say it will be weeks before they can extinguish all the bushfires sweeping through eastern australia at least 50 homes have been damaged or destroyed in new south wales in what's been labeled catastrophic conditions strong winds and hot have fanned the flames under thomas has more now from sydney. it's 25 degrees right now this time yesterday it was in the high 30 degrees celsius and the wind well you can see there's no wind a tall today but there were fierce winds all day on tuesday and it was those 2 factors combined with a very very dry landscape off the months of drought that made the

netanyahu said that israel did not seek a wider escalation yet he must have known that with a targeted assassination such as this and the inevitable rocket fire that would come in response the risks were very high much now depends on how hamas decides to respond it has spoken out very strongly in solidarity with islamic jihad if it matches those words with a big escalation in rocket fire as well and the risks of a wider conflict only rise every force at al-jazeera southern israel russian airstrikes are reported to have killed at least 3 civilians in syria's last rebel held province dozens of air raids have been launched in southwest did live this week activists say hospitals and schools have been hit the government declared a cease fire in late august but airstrikes have continued protestors in iraq have shut down schools government buildings and state media offices across the country dozens of people have been injured in the capital baghdad after security forces used tear gas and live rounds to disperse crowds the u.n. is now stepping up pressure on the government to natural forms and

breaking news to bring israel's attorney general has indicted the prime minister benjamin netanyahu on multiple corruption charges and he has said that he is not guilty in any of these cases of course all this is happening as israel is in the middle of a basically a political stalemate let's get our harry foster's gap and more information on this so harry this is kind of been hanging over benjamin netanyahu said for quite a while tell us what's happening. for years indeed yes that the corruption case the investigation at least arson in december 26th 18 and the attorney general recommended that he be indicted in these 3 separate corruption cases back in february and now finally we have the indictment now this is never happened in israel before that a sitting prime minister has been charged with offenses a serious as these most importantly in one of the 3 cases he's been charged with bribery so let's quickly go through the cases in question in that case this is known as case 4000 here in israel netanyahu is alleged to have used his powers of then communications minister as well as prime

a defiant benjamin netanyahu denounces charges of corruption and says he'll carry on as israel's leader. pelosi welcome to al-jazeera live from doha. also coming up let's just say a different channel in operation and relations to ukraine one that was domestic and political in nature. a former white house russia expert testifies at the impeachment hearing shedding more light on efforts to pressure ukraine. after weeks of unrest the lebanese take appalls to mark their independence day. palestinian journalist where i patches in solidarity with a colleague who was shot in the eye by israeli forces. but 1st prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been charged with bribery fraud and breach of trust he rejects accusations says that part of a coup attempt howry force it ripples out from west jerusalem there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grinding stalemate over forming a new government and to the new unprecedented phase the attorney general was ready with his own historical 1st. not today i informed the representative of the prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu a

among the story still ahead israel's political crisis deepens as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is charged with bribery and fraud and assess the implications of this just after the break. join me every 1st day on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get off of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back without a night tens of thousands have taken to the streets in colombia's capital pockets start to protest against the right wing government of u.s. backed president event dk what started as a largely peaceful march led to clashes with police i. was. colombian trade union students opposition parties and the south american countries and degenerate organizations challenge the case economic social and security policies a festive atmosphere in the plaza turned ugly when a small group of people began to help project police who then responded with tear gas popularity to kay's right wing government to kate u.s. ally has been on the wane since his election 18 months ago police say around 200000 people took part in protests in several cities.

netanyahu said that israel did not seek a wider escalation yet he must have known that with the targeted assassinations arches this and the inevitable rocket fire that would come in response the risks were very high much now depends on how hamas decides to respond it has spoken out very strongly in solidarity with islamic jihad if it matches those words with a big escalation in rocket fire as well and the risks of a wider conflict only rise are a force that al-jazeera southern israel russian air strikes are reported to have killed at least 3 civilians in syria's last rebel held province dozens of air raids have been launched in southwest it live this week activists say hospitals and schools have been hit the government declared a cease fire in late august but there strikes have continued. amounts been shot dead in lebanon not an older cation as he was blocking a road during anti-government protests demonstrators have stopped traffic in beirut by burning tires after president michel aoun told them to go home earlier he said the next government must be made up of technocrats and politician

our richard engel has details. >> reporter: he's a survivor but tonight benjamin netanyahu is in trouble. after long deliberations, israel's attorney general, one of netanyahu's former close advisers, indicted the prime minister on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. netanyahu called it a political coup he's also called it a witch hunt the charge sheet says differently. netanyahu is accused of doling out favors to media tycoons in exchange for flattering news coverage and hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts netanyahu is down but not out. politics are in turmoil in israel. two elections and three attempts to form a coalition have failed to produce a new government for a year president trump a big supporter, has been trying to help the israeli leader, changing four decades of american policy legitimizing jewish settlements, a step netanyahu has been calling for. he's hoping voters in israel will reward him for his close relations with the president of the united states. netanyahu could face a new election within a month and this indictment may be a major factor polls in i

a defiant benjamin netanyahu announces charges of corruption and says he will carry on as israel's leader. and on the list to be so we watch law enforcement agency describes their farcical in africa i know that this is a little on the presidential level. but again in iraq where security forces have killed 3 protesters in the capital baghdad and that takes the total number killed since the beginning of october to at least $329.00 demonstrators have been rallying against corruption and unemployment the government has responded by promising political and social reforms simona holton in fact that. it's been a not a violent day in baghdad but here's where i spoke to several eyewitnesses both protesters as well as volunteer who say they. are one of the major protests here in baghdad near our budget where security forces the board of tear gas as well as live ammunition to discourse disperse protesters around and i also spoke to one of the volunteer medics and one of those men. clinics read. he has treated several injured protesters have received blood i mean it's not it's important to say that s

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israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust this comes amid an ongoing political crisis with the prospect of a 3rd general election this year looking increasingly likely netanyahu though has vowed to appeal. a political witch hunt israeli prime minister had hoped to avoid the charges by passing special legislation however that proved to be impossible after his failure to form a coalition government following september's election this is the 1st time a serving israeli prime minister has been indicted israeli journalist i mean born told this netanyahu indictment is likely to have major political repercussions. he has the ability to ask the knesset the israeli parliament for immunity but it doesn't seem like there will be a majority in the current medical to give immunity from prosecution if you 1st receive. these good good corollary 5 stories the nuisance. of course you are innocent until going otherwise it's the most duty of anything but he is the 1st every very prime minister to be indicted while he's in office and of lit

prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption but then you know he faces charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in connection with 3 separate cases are forcing reports from western recently there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grinding stalemate over forming a new government and to the new unprecedented phase the attorney general was ready with his own historical 1st. if not today i informed the representative of the prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu about my decision to try him under in jacmel includes 3 charges a day in which the attorney general decided to serve an indictment against a c. to try and minister the serious crimes of corrupt governance is a heavy and sad day for the israeli public and for me personally. and i later shocked looking benjamin netanyahu began his battle to stay in office while indicted or one of one of them tonight we are witnessing an attempted coup against the prime minister using false accusation and a systematically tainted and biased investigation. investigations began in december 26th seen into 3 separat

ahead this hour israel's political crisis think prince is the prime minister benjamin netanyahu he was charged with bribery and fraud for the sas the implications of this stuff. you know world big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever. we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the 1st one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest ratings in truth to stand down in the news business you just need as the right questions and demand the right answer. questions there. again tens of thousands have taken to the streets in colombia's capital bogota to protest against the right wing government of the u.s. backed president even dk what started as a largely peaceful march led to clashes with police. colombian trade

minister benjamin netanyahu have turned out in cities across the country one side called for his regular resignation while the other urged him to continue as an yahoo has been charged with bribery breach of trust and fraud but insists he will not step down. romanians go to the polls to elect a new president voters will decide between the incumbent president klaus your highness and former prime minister. whose government was recently ousted the run up to the poll has been dominated by public anger over allegations of corruption. anti-government protesters in colombia have taken to the streets for a 3rd consecutive day thousands marched in the capital but were stopped and dispersed by police the protesters are angry at president economic social and security policy. lawmakers in bolivia have passed a bill that paves the way for a new election with out x. president evo morales once rubberstamp the law will cancel the results of a disputed poll last month that vote morales win an unprecedented 4th term but then resigned after facing pressure from the military dozens of people have since died

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcomed the news and said the us review of the legality of west bank settlements recognizes the rights of the jewish people to "settle in their land". translation: people of israel, this is a historic day, and another great achievement to our policy. the us administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. i thank president trump and i thank the secretary of state pompeo. the palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, added that "this is turning the international community from the rules of international law, the rules of solving conflicts by peaceful means, into the rules of the jungle." israeli settlements including injerusalem are not only illegal under international law, they are war crimes. and the statement of pompeo — secretary of state to the united states — is absolutely rejected and must be condemned because once superpowers, once the trump administration decides to undermine international law, once they become a administration that is pro—israeli occupation, pro—israeli war crimes, this constitutes

israel's benjamin netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges israeli prime minister has called the charges a coup and says he will not result. and chancellor merkel's conservatives launched their.

israel's benjamin netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges israeli prime minister has called the charges for true and says he will not resign. and with authorities in uruguay failing to keep a lid on crime neighbors and shop owners in the capital are joining forces to fill the security vacuum. plus it is never too late to find a new passion take it from this cleaner in moscow at night she trades in her pockets and mops deep house and hip. i'm dr thomas thanks so much for joining us on kong's police chief is urging the handful of protesters still barricaded inside the polytechnic university there to surrender peacefully beijing has issued a series of increasingly tough warnings against the demonstrators and although it has not directly intervened stories have been targeting individual protesters did have used mathias met with one of them he says he was arrested and beaten by police at the hong kong china border. it started like a routine business trip and indeed in china's secret detention system stanley was crossing the border to mainland china when he was stopped border police searched

but the move is music to the ears of the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. translation: people of israel, this is a historic day and another great achievement to our policy. the us administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. i thank president trump and i thank secretary of state pompeo. america's new policy on the israeli settlements leaves it at odds with both the european union and the united nations, not to mention its allies in the middle east. it would also seem to signal an end to any prospect of a two—state solution in the region. the eu, in response, is urging israel to end its settlement activity, which it says is undermining hopes of a lasting peace. the headlines on bbc news: prince andrew faces new calls to talk to us investigators about his friendship with sex offenderjeffrey epstein from a woman who claims to be one of epstein's victims. in hong kong, dozens of anti—government protesters are still thought to be barricaded inside a university, which has been under siege by police. the green party of england and

thank you and what is happening is benjamin netanyahu the prime minister of israel just had a press conference i think it's still going on pardon me where he is and defending himself against charges that the attorney general just announced a few hours ago that he is indicted in jimmy netanyahu on bribery and corruption charges multiple charges. not netanyahu pardon me and said that he has an ascension is called this an attempt to who we will keep you posted as he continues to made. remarks about this this president really situation that he finds himself in another extremely rare situation is continuing to happen in washington a a u.s. president is the focus of an impeachment inquiry for only the 4th time. in u.s. history so. back to the impeachment now hearings that are happening in washington. in january of 2017 but been a long time between then and october and you gave me a copy and i went back and read it again because i think it actually is extraordinary important it gets to this issue here. mr vogel points out that the ukrainian government's again you know they wouldn't have do

benjamin netanyahu remains in charge of a caretaker administration after a 2nd inconclusive election within the space of a year he's just appointing today is the day that natalee bennett a new defense minister takes over israel says it is prepared for whatever happens that it is preparing its military to respond as is required but certainly this is a potentially extremely serious step up in this sort of long running confrontation of rockets and strikes that we've been seeing for well over a year now and how they just briefly are reluctant to see any response from the palestinian on groups in gaza. well yes well really the rockets coming out the idea of a senior commander such as this is going to require a response troops in particular islamic jihad obviously israel says that it holds hamas responsible for everything that comes out of the gaza strip that is its policy however it has been making a distinction to some extent with these rockets when the when they've been fired they've been talking about islamic jihad they've been talking about potential divisions within the armed faction

benjamin netanyahu trying to form his government and clearly donald trump is facing election too and he needs lots of money from his donors. i should have thank you for that shep attending live for us in washington d.c. well let's get more reaction now from the region shortly we'll hear from al-jazeera in ramallah chris harry fossett. well benjamin netanyahu was in celebration removed after this announcement from the united states he said that it righted historical wrong that of course comes as well at a very sensitive time for him and for israeli politics in general his main rival from the 2nd inconclusive election this year the election back in september he has just 2 days left benny gantz on his his ability his mandate to try to form a coalition government and benjamin netanyahu has been arguing very strongly in recent days against any prospect of benny gantz forming a minority administration with support from the outside of palestinian israeli parties saying that would be a threat to the entire state of israel and the terrorists would celebrate should such a thing take place well

. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on allegations of corruption. the decision caps a three-year-long investigation and is the first in israel's history. nikole killion reports. >> reporter: a defiant israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowed to stay in power, calling the criminal charges against him an attempted coup. on thursday, israel's attorney general indicted the 70-year-old for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, saying the decision was not a choice but a duty. the charges against the prime minister stem from three separate corruption cases. they cold -- they include claims that he offered bribes in exchange for favorable news coverage, and that he accepted gifts totaling more than a quarter of a million dollars from billionaire friends in exchange for political favors. >> it's an honor to have you at the oval office. thank you. >> reporter: a strong ally of the u.s. and close friend of president trump, netanyahu who has ruled israeli politics for ten years has been seeking a fifth term as prime minister. the nation could be on the

later benny gantz and prime minister benjamin netanyahu have failed to form a government but the monday it was given back to the president and he will just hand it now and that's quite interesting to the parliament now actually podium and members have now 21 days and any of those members of knesset could now say. they are able to form a coalition government if they get those $61.00 seats together to form such a coalition government. and the guns has said you know there will still be and talks and also prime minister netanyahu that will still be talks and you know they were trying to get a unity government together but that's highly unlikely so it looks more likely that we might have for another election a certain election after that period. authorities in multiple have arrested a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of the leading investigative journalist stephanie. the car bomb killing 2 years ago aroused worldwide outrage the maltese government has been strongly criticized for its handling of the case. stopped by the military the maltese businessman's luxury yacht appar

more now from a senior political analyst mullen bashar who says prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now using this conflict to divert attention from his own political problems. most israelis who know him and know what's going on is or understand that there's a personal stake in all of this because again everyone knows he's facing major corruption charges 3 of them he's facing imminent indictment and potentially he's going to go to prison unless he stays prime minister hen hence he has a fundamental reason to deflect attention from his own corruption and court cases and so so forth and then interest into forming a coalition government he failed the last time around the time before that and the his best way forward for a national coalition government is to bring back his old friends i think believe a man was even more to the light of prime minister netanyahu and he probably reckons a major escalation in gaza an assassination of this kind will probably bring him back in he already brought even a more extremists right wing politician enough that he bennett and i signed him minister of d

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu described him as a ticking bomb, posing an imminent risk to israeli civilians and soldiers and that's why he said this operation took place. as for the palestinians, the dominant militant group in gaza, hamas, said this action crossed a red line, vowing a response and so we've had rocket attacks from islamichhad all day into israel, sirens continuing, and those air strikes, with israel now targeting militant sites, killing another three palestinians according to health officials in gaza. what happens now, i think, in the next few hours or so will be decisive, to see whether or not this escalation continues. the militants in gaza have vowed to resist, to respond. the israelis have said that they don't seek an escalation but they are prepared for one. protests in chile have entered their fourth week as thousands vent their anger at the cost of living and inequality and call for the resignation of president pinero. andy beatt reports. santiago at a standstill. more mass protests in the capital and across the country, with no end in sight. preside

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges and will face trial for bribery fraud and breach of trust he's rejected the indictments as an attempted coup. fears of russian meddling in the u.k. his forthcoming elections have been rigged knighted evidence has emerged linking the prime minister boris johnson to a russian oligarch alexander lebedev british media have reported that mr johnson that the billionaire and former k.g.b. officer in 2018 at a party until recently is that medvedev had denied the meeting took place. and police and protesters have clashed during rallies in the colombian capital bachata tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to the policies of president yvonne to create call for more economic equality and they are concerned about alleged plans to raise the minimum age the minimum to raise the pension age and lower the minimum wage this is deja news from burnet for more followers on twitter the to be used or visit our website w dot com. don't forget you can always get the w.'s on the go just download the app for google play it f

prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to fight on saying that he won't step down this after he was charged with corruption he's called the indictment an attempted coup was accused of bribery fraud and breach of try.

israel's benjamin netanyahu calls it an "historic day", while there's been a furious reaction from arab countries. we'll have the latest. after his bbc interview, calls for britain's prince andrew to give evidence about his links to jeffrey epstein. lawyers for the victims are demanding he apologises. the first words out of his mouth should be, iam the first words out of his mouth should be, i am sorry and, if there is anything

benjamin netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges the israeli prime minister has called the move a coup and says he will not resign. and will forward he's in europe why failing to keep a lid on crime may.

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery fraud a breach of trust the decision comes amid the ongoing political crisis with israel facing potentially a 3rd general election in just this year alone and you know he has denied any wrongdoing and says he'll appeal the decision he had hoped to avoid indicted by passing legislation over that proved impossible after his failure to form a coalition government following september's election the 1st time a serving israeli prime minister has been indicted. he's been serving as. 2009 not the 1st time he's taken the job he previously held the position from 96 to 909 is well known for his close relationship with trump with the help of the us president he's achieved several of his goals. store. for general. ladies and gentlemen this is. truly a story. political and security analyst to live a rough of its believes the indictment puts the country in a difficult position. it was a very long investigation and we're also in the middle of an electoral process still not over so all together tonight israelis waiting

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust the decision comes amid the ongoing political crisis with israel facing a 3rd general election this year alone who has denied any wrongdoing and says he will appeal the decision he had hoped to avoid the indictment by passing legislation however that proved impossible after his failure to form a coalition government following september's election this is the 1st time a serving israeli prime minister has been indicted binyamin netanyahu has been serving as israeli prime minister since 2009. and it's not his 1st time in the job he previously held the top position from 1906 to 1909 years well known for his close relationship with donald trump and with the help of the u.s. president he has achieved a number of his goals. so. this is a store. that will be for the hardcore fans for journalists because. this resident ladies and gentlemen this is. truly no story. technically he has the ability to ask the knesset the israeli parliament for unity but it doesn't seem likely there will be a

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust the decision comes amid the ongoing political crisis with israel facing potentially the general election just this year alone that he was denied any wrongdoing and says he'll appeal the decision he had hoped to avoid a dime in. by passing legislation that proved impossible after its failure to form a coalition government following september's election this is the 1st time a serving israeli prime minister has been indicted. he's been serving as israel's pm since 2009 and it's not his 1st time in the position he previously held it from 96 to 99 he's well known for his close relationship with donald trump and with the help of the u.s. president he's achieved a number of his goals. scored . for. ladies and gentlemen this is. truly your own story. ok let's bring in. the washington correspondent for newspaper pleasure to have you on the air. does this indictment mean for. well 1st of all it means the time you know will very soon become a green leaf ended and he will have to go to cour

netanyahu said that israel did not seek a wider escalation yet he must have known that with the targeted assassinations arches this and the inevitable rocket fire that would come in response the risks were very high much now depends on how hamas decides to respond it has spoken out very strongly in solidarity with islamic jihad if it matches those words with a big escalation in rocket fire as well and the risks of a wider conflict only rise are a force that al-jazeera southern israel has more from a senior political analyst who says prime minister benjamin netanyahu is using the conflict to divert attention from his own political problems. most israelis who know him and know what's going on his or understand that there's a personal stake in all of this because again everyone knows he's facing major corruption charges 3 of them he's facing imminent indictment and potentially he's going to go to prison unless he stays prime minister hen hence he has a fundamental reason to deflect attention from his own corruption and court cases and so so forth and then interest into forming a coalition g

for the breaking news that is coming out of israel in the past hour the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been formally charged with fraud breach of trust and accepting bribes the attorney general announced this decision a short while ago that yahoo has for years tonight any wrongdoing in this investigation has been going on for years he is really under no legal obligation to resign after being charged that perhaps may be challenged in the courts but this is all happening as the country is really in a political stalemate let's go to our correspondent gary foster who is in west jerusalem so as you pointed out just a few minutes ago harry this is breaking now but it's actually been developing for years. that's right this has been a long running investigation it was opened in december 26th in the police recommended charges in 2018 and in february this year the attorney general said that he was minded to prosecute nessun yahoo on exactly these charges in these 3 separate cases now there were pretty indictment hearings that were acquired before that happened and they took place in october

news live from berlin political turmoil in israel and questions about benjamin netanyahu future the prime minister is facing multiple promotable corruption charges is called the indictments a coup will go live to jerusalem also coming up. chinese authorities are tightening their grip on hong kong as they step up border controls between the mainland and the territory we'll talk to a democracy protester who was arrested at the border coughed and hooded by chinese bullets. and chance all americans conservatives launched their annual party conference with questions about its future direction following a string of regional election setbacks the cd use chair is under pressure and she could face a leadership challenge. plus it's never too late to find a new passion take it from this building cleaner in moscow at night she's trading in her buckets and mops for deep house and. i'm dr thomas for to have you with us we begin with the political turmoil in israel after its attorney general announced he's filing criminal charges against the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu the israeli prime mi

decision to no longer consider israeli settlements illegal israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu celebrated the move as a huge achievement. now the u.n. has raised deep concern at avani and security forces use of live ammunition to disperse protesters the government says 6 protesters and 5 security officials have died since demonstrations began over a rise in fuel prices. and a swedish prosecutors have announced that they've dropped their rape investigation against julian assange prosecutors say the corroborating evidence was sufficient to prove the allegations assad is currently serving a 50 week sentence and bush and for jumping bail in 2012. well let's go back to one of our top stories now in the ongoing impeachment inquiry into the u.s. president we're joined now by lloyd greene a former justice department official and he is joining us live from new york very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so we i think house way through 2 weeks of hearings planned so far how would you say the democrats are doing in proving their case. i think the democrats are making their case that

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has become israel's first sitting prime minister to be indicted. he faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. but in a speech given an hour after the indictment, the prime minister urged israeli citizens to quote investigate the investigators. i wonder where we've heard that one. and he said that the country was quote witnessing an attempted coup. i wonder where we heard that one as well. netanyahu is facing a tough political battle to remain prime minister of that country and the indictment could make it more difficult for him, his rival benny gantz also failed to form a government and israelis may have to go to the poll force a third time in just under a year. if he is convicted of bribery, legal experts say that the prime minister could in fact, face up to ten years in prison. netanyahu has denied any wrong doing. >>> let's talk about this new book from donald trump jr. so "the new york times" is reporting, the republican national committee has admitted to buying thousands of copies of donald trump jr.'s new book, to ensure a spot in

contenders in israel's governing likud party are just for position after prime minister benjamin netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges former minister gideon sar has called for a party primary saying he would run israel or does not require netanyahu to step down unless he's convicted. 1st of all well pope francis has called upon wild leaders to scrap nuclear weapons the pontiff made the appeal during a visit to japan the only country to suffer nuclear attacks. huge crowds turned out and braved the rain to catch a glimpse of the pope it's the 1st papal visit to japan for nearly 4 decades and not exactly the pontiff laid a wreath at a grain see room oriel for the 10s of thousands of people including $8000.00 catholics who perished in an atomic bombing in the final days of world war 2. francis told the crowds that he believes a world without nuclear weapons is both possible and necessary and the money spent on them could be put to better use. you know give me children in the days world where millions of children and families live in inhumane conditions. the money that is wondered and t

still to come israel's political crisis deepens as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is charged with bribery and fraud the details on that in the 2nd half of the program. most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the 1st one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest race in truth to stand the news business you just need as the right questions and demand the right answers. questions. seem wrong. just don't all. get to shape out these days to educate and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome back tens of thousands have taken to the streets and colombia's capital to protest against the right wing government of u.s. backed president yvonne decay what started as a largely peaceful march led to clashes with police. colombian trade unions students opposition parties and the south american countries indigenous organizations challenge their case economic social and security policy it's a festive atmosphere in the positon ugly when i small group of people began hurl