that. song had violated. all of his asylum that essentially he'd been to political he's mr marino said that while ecuador up held the generous conditions of his asylum mr a summons legally challenge in three different instances the legality of the protocol. now what seems to have broken the camel's back a is the paper's scandal which revolves around allegations of the ecuadorian president's corruptly benefited from an offshore accounts in panama and the ecuadorian say that it was wiki leaks that actually made all those documents public so that's essentially why the ecuadorians have fun he said and off as enough and they've given him up to the british police or and so he's in the custody of british police what happens to him next to get extradited. well that's the big question we don't have an

answer to that yet and it's interesting because the country that originally wanted to extradite him sweden has drops the charges against him sexual assault allegations in two thousand and seventeen they said well we're not going to get him and they gave up now the big question is so what happens to him next the reason why the british police have taken him into custody is because they had. a warrant out for him for. police bail basically all of a not appearing in court. so is this the end of it if he appears in a british court and he's charged with that allegation that charge that he could face up to a year in prison or a fine for that is that it or do the british extradite same to the united states the brits have never. that. officially been requested and the united states has

never really said whether he is a fish the charge there there was an interesting comment from the british foreign minister jeremy hunt foreign secretary who said that we have shown today that nobody is above the law judy mess and he's no hero east hidden from the truth for years and years and it's right that is future should be decided in the british judicial system but he added to that what has happened today is a result of years of careful diplomacy by the foreign office now it is likely that he's referring to diplomacy with the ecuadorians there but it could be that he's also referring so different diplomacy with the united states. all right thanks so much for a challenge in london. let's go back to our top story the situation in sudan where it's reported the president has been relieved of his juice he's the army taken over a lot of key institutions roads and bridges in the capital khartoum and thousands

of people have been streaming out over the last few hours heading over to the army camp awaiting an announcement by the army which is which the army has said for hours is coming soon who are joining us on the phone is no while a protester who is also a member of. a movement against violence towards women in sudan can you hear me. yes all right tell me your feelings is this a turning point for you as a city that yes it is a bit of protests around the world. and you know. there was thankfully now. people from all walks up from adi of all kind of a gender that all the same they also then need to hold the flag

they're not going to sue them vetted but i get to the i'm from and but she is addicted to i'm his grown son he's gone we have liberated now we've seen as the way i look at it from colonialism of the twenty second of the one she finds sensuality we have happy people that are so happy you cannot imagine that i have never seen something like this in my life you feel liberated is the revolution over for you yet today is the revolution ovo. it did but now we have been waiting for the understanding from the media city we don't know what the offer right now but we'd gone at this moment we want this idiom to go and then everything can be solved if out do you believe in god if you've been doing and if all making it

easier to good five to five to stand up so that on women and men you and young on all people it's almost of bashir to go is that with all being an announcement or a due process but because of the so that we are waiting for the big announcement we don't know if i may be daddy you know the military are going to and i will be you know the. that the government is gone if we owe me takes over in the transitional period is that's acceptable for any pleas to be is ok with you if the army takes over. we are quite sure that. the people of sudan then will get what they want

no one again is gone who am i going to repeat the same experience thank you p.t.p. paid this is why all that the r d r d part of this so now i can out there are to say when the when they are there waiting for a big announcement oh ok thank you very much for your thoughts still ahead of al jazeera strike me as prime minister announces the date of the general election will look ahead to the key issues. well after a recent spell of weather across the north korean peninsula across japan we got something a little quieter as we go through the next couple of days my weather systems

pulling out into the northwest pacific dry weather coming in behind a little bit of cloud day to see pushing across south korea through q.c. southern parts of honshu a few spots of rain all that certainly a possibility but it isn't too bad twelve or thirteen degrees quite widely getting up into the seventeen's across the korean peninsula maybe a twenty two there for beijing on the friday at the on the saturday by saturday those seven same state making their way into japan as well looking far to dry light winds that really will feel quite pleasant and a bit more spring like be more like with we want to say with respect to say this time of the year for the south we're getting similar temperatures there to shanghai and deposit of china down to the south rather back to spell of weather really tucking in now hong kong doesn't that say bad temperatures twenty seven celsius some friday going into sas day still generally escaping leo west of the cloud and the right now what with it's pushing up towards central and eastern areas for the start of the weekend and beyond small cells on the showers across southeast asia

some lavish i was coming into the philippines from time to time much of malaysia are also seeing some rather wet weather that will see it in these. a life time of a relation struck by stroud copying the monster sending reproductions can pay the panels but frustrate the artist. a pilgrimage to discover his hero inspires an awakening that it's more rewarding to create them to imitate. dreaming of vincent a witness documentary on al-jazeera. we're

watching out just time to recap our headlines now sudan's army is due to make an announcement soon but it's understood president are going to bashir has been relieved of his duties tens of thousands of people are out on the streets in the capital khartoum reports several senior officials have been detailed to. julian assange is under arrest after seven years hiding in ecuador's embassy in london police dragged him out after his asylum status was withdrawn for what i could or calls repeated violations song just wanted in the u.s. after wiki leaks released hundreds of thousands of classified military documents. october the thirty first is the new date set for breaks it forty eight hours before britain was jus' a crash out of the european union an emergency summit of e.u.

leaders agreed to the six month extension there warning britain's politicians not to waste the extra time to finally thrash out what is so far proved to be impossible for them. i continue to believe we need to leave the e.u. with a deal as soon as possible and finally the e.u. have agreed that the extension can be terminated when the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which is my key request of my fellow leaders for example this means that if we are able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of may we will not have to take part in european elections and will officially leave the e.u. on saturday the first of june i will be making a statement to the house of commons further talks will also take place between the government and the opposition to seek a way forward ok we'll continue to see a corporation as a full member state with all its rights and as a close friend and trusted ally in the future let me finish with

a lesson to our british friends. this extension as flexible as expected. and a little bit shorter than i expected but that still enough to find the best possible solution please. do not waste this time. of journal joins us now live from london you heard the warning there though why is this one does why spends that have any idea how to avoid that. well tourism i will be back here in westminster in the next hour or so dressing m.p.'s in the house of commons updating them giving them the details on the terms of that extension the second extension of course to the brakes a deadline in just a matter of a couple of weeks it's six months october the thirty first longer than she doest for shorter though than many had expected i don't think she'll get much in the way

of thanks certainly not from her own backbenches m.p.'s in the conservative party voted by a majority on tuesday night against this extension process they'll be outraged that britain may now have to take part in e.u. parliamentary elections there will be some who will call for treason made to step down though of course the party no longer has a formal mechanism to force her to be able to do so and i think they will be a real sense of an ease about what this six month period might open up the options that may is now arise over which they have very limited control the possibility of a softer briggs's deal with the opposition labor party the possibility of trees of make going yet again. only deal trying to get it through parliament after three times being refused maybe a general election that the conservative party has no guarantee of winning and of course what no one can count out the possibility as well of a second referendum giving britain the chance should it decide to cancel breaks it

all together. all right john holl that in on the. voting is underway now in the first phase of the world's biggest election ever people in india are casting their ballots in a parliamentary election prime minister narendra modi is seeking a second term polling is taking place over seven phases to allow india's estimated nine hundred million registered voters to take part results are due out on may the twenty third elizabeth has more from the city of noida india's most populous state of utter pradesh. i am in noida and india's most populous state for the two hundred million of those nine hundred million eligible voters that you mention come from this state and that is why that's one of the reasons why it's so important because it is so populous and also because so many of the big issues that

are affecting people in this country and the key campaign issues island focus here in there but they said we have been talking to people who've been coming in and voting all day not just of this polling station but elsewhere in the constituency and they tell us that they watch jobs that they want to development and these are of course promises that in from already made when he came to power in twenty fourteen these remain big issues and these issues are what the opposition parties attacking this government on because unemployment is at a forty five year high the economy has slowed down and those are two of some of the key issues other ones again that you see being played out here in with it has a very large minority muslim population twenty percent they feel that under the standard national government their lives they live lee hoods have come under attack so community relations also very closely watched here as elsewhere in the country.

straightly as prime minister called the general election for maybe eighteen for the campaign expected to focus on taxation climate change and inequality scott morrison is conservative coalition is seeking a third term in office but opinion polls for the opposition labor party well ahead the coalition slipped into a minority government last year and will need to win seats to govern in its own rights. the turkish government has promised financial reforms to revive its ailing economy in the past year turkey has faced high inflation and recession partly national currency the euro has plunged nearly thirty percent in value many consumers are now finding it difficult to afford imported goods if mark has more from istanbul. turkey is troubled economy is affecting people who could afford to buy. onions a mainstay of turkish cuisine have almost doubled in price in the past few weeks

consumers are feeling the squeeze much better. told me the prices all things i wanted i had to give them back they were too expensive for me turkey is heavily dependent on foreign imports on everything from food to building materials the national currency the lira has plunged by a third in value causing costs to saw for the past three months the government has been trying to control the soaring cost of food by buying goods directly from farmers and selling directly to consumers by cutting out the middleman they hope to push down prices they've also lifted some tariffs on certain goods as well but many are now questioning how long this manipulation of the market can really last overall inflation is now at twenty percent last year the economy went into recession for the first time in a decade some analysts fear there's more to come the country deliberately focused on. industrial production and services and for the last decade or so

on services i grew culture has been neglected and as a result obviously we became more dependent on foreign imports turkey's finance minister insists the worst is over the government to promise to inject billions of dollars into state banks and support turkish exports. turkey's main focus now is or reforming the economy in order to achieve the goal of the instructor it's necessary to introduce structural reforms. the impact of the economic downturn could be seen on istanbul skyline it's a city of stalled building sites for the past sixteen years present turn construction into a vehicle of growth new developments have gone after breakneck speed but with the leader of hauling the cost of importing raw. materials and surfacing from a blow to sawed last year the u.s.

double tariffs on turkish steel an element of a bid worsening relations the two countries already all observe an increasing number of issues including turkey's growing ties with russia plans to buy a russian missile defense system president said the u.s. tariffs were a big obstacle to turkish trade. rising prices were a major election issue for many turks the ruling party his popularity for so long built around strong growth in improved living standards now depends on creating a road to recovery the park al-jazeera istanbul. let's recap the had. now sudan's army is due to make an announcement of its understood presence on model bashir has been relieved of his duties tens of thousands of people are out on the streets in the capital call to the roar of

several senior officials have been detained have morgan has more from car two. people are still waiting for the statement but thousands of people around sudan have been making their way to the various army headquarters not just in the capital but around the country in various states to say to celebrate they say that this is the end of this year's thirty year rule and now let's remember that they've been staging a sit in for more than five days demanding that the army take a stand with the protesters people have been protesting for more than four months demanding that president obama to end his thirty year rule and step down him and his government and the ruling party and interim independent council. julian our sound under arrest start a seven years hiding in ecuador's embassy in london police dragged him out after his asylum status was withdrawn for what i could or calls repeated violations songes wanted in the us after we can leaks released hundreds of thousands of

classified military documents rory chalons has more from london the reason why the british police have taken him into custody is because they had. a warrant out for him for. skipping police. not appearing in court. so is this the end of it if he appears in a british court and he's charged with that allegation that charge and he could face up to a year in prison or a fine for that is that it or do the british extradite him to the united states voting is underway in india in the first phase of the world's biggest election ever a parliamentary poll is taking place over seven phases to allow an estimated nine hundred million registered voters to take part prime minister narendra modi is seeking a second term. as the headlines the news continues here in al-jazeera after

inside story. they fought an extremely tight race now embattled prime minister benjamin netanyahu looks likely to form israel's next government but as a country appears to drift further to the extreme right what sort of government might that be and how will it impact both israel and the region this is inside story.

hello everyone welcome to inside story on kemal santamaria there is no doubt saying benjamin netanyahu is a political survivor the israeli prime minister first took office way back in one thousand nine hundred ninety six and now in israel's twenty nineteen election he is once again in prime position to bring together a ruling coalition now that is not to say israel's elections weren't close they definitely were but it is ready politics is all about partnerships and the way netanyahu positioned himself before the vote has been finding support after it will be far easier for him and his likud party but what will it all mean for israel and the wider region remember netanyahu promised a lot before the vote controversial plans like an exciting west bank settlements but don't forget he's also been indicted on multiple counts of corruption in the first hearings could happen within weeks here's how some israelis felt about the election results. i think they may be naive because they felt that it be a change for you to change for the better change going forward towards peace

towards. everything that it's better and i. am a bit scared to tell you always a great leader. is rarely a strong country. it's the world's country and i think it would be better. i don't think there'd. be enough experience with surrounded by right wing radical people who want to any more serious juries in this part when never going to have peace and i'm terribly upset to hear of these tangents and the shock of my life i was sure that this time we would win. terrible you can't just come out of nowhere and become a prime minister and the b.b.c. has all the experience and big achievement on his personal account it remains to be

seen what's going to happen with it. ok let's get into it let's bring in our panel for today starting in brussels with a key elder who was a columnist for al monitor israel pulse in london you'll see michael berg a professor in international relations at regents university specializes in israeli politics and rounding out the panel in west jerusalem mitchell barak is the c.e.o. of kievan global research but was also an advisor to the former israeli president shimon peres so welcome to all three of you gentlemen my first question it's a very simple one and i might get just a quick view from each of you on this is how did he do this benjamin netanyahu benny gantz was supposed to be a serious threats to him this time around and in fact even though it was close likud picked up five more seats than it did back in twenty fifteen. akiva let's start with your welcome all first of all i think they're the reason is that netanyahu know is

a magician he can play at the same time the big hero the master of. not only his whereabouts he can. drive the whole world was you know his is side and see who are the first to congratulate him erotica rides in italy would be from india now evil president trump said this is unbelievable this is good news for peace so an ateneo can best israelis that he is the number one diplomat not only israel not only the middle east in the world and. it seems that if you look at the votes in the south near gaza he got a majority of the people who keep complaining that they have to run for shelters and the government is not protecting them and yet he got the majority so the

message is that these wherries are afraid of change more than they are afraid of precise you'll see macabre what do you reckon baby the magician. it is definitely a very skillful politician he knows how to play there is audiences in it not only you manage to regroup his base but also increases poll i think in many ways to a court said just a minute ago it's a place between the victim hood and playing the statesman it does almost to perfection any position himself in the to form a new government. in many in many cases actually to see what happens happen next but he can it can in many ways assemble around him that aren't in a way that the left which of the last decimated in this and this election and

pushing the entire agenda in a way that is convenient for him politically and it's very difficult to l.-u. if the result is he fortune not only for a split because survivor but also surviving out of a cold case and probably of jane mitchell barack i can't wait to hear what you've got to say because you've been smiling and shaking your head there tell me what you think. well i wouldn't call him a magician although a lot of people do because a magician means it's kind of a sleight of hand or an illusion and there's nothing sleight of hand about what he does he's very clear the people who vote for him know exactly what they're voting for i think the illusion really happens before the election the media is creating it maybe the attorney general in this case was creating it and that's the kind of illusion that takes place and that the new outcomes and says just like was said previously he's not only the best diplomat and representative of israel he's one of the most skilled diplomats in the world the most skilled leaders in the world and

i've said it in the studio very few leaders can say they have a great relationship with president trump and very few can say they have a great relationship with vladimir putin he can say both and a lot of people go for the whole geo political package and say we want stability we want a leader we want someone that can keep the country moving forward the economy and everything else is we're on the right track so it didn't matter then michel to the electorate that prime minister netanyahu has been indicted for corruption and the hearings could begin quite soon i mean from the outside looking in it seems like that should be a major factor in people's thinking. right well first of all he hasn't been indicted yet the attorney general recommends an indictment he gets a pre-hearing we're about a year away of possibly getting an indictment but no because what happened is it just embolden the people's preconceived notion of him meaning for the people that didn't like it and wanted him out and thought he's corrupt that this was just proof

that the attorney general has found corruption charges for the people that believe he's not only a great leader but he's being attacked unfairly by the media that he's being attacked unfairly by the police and what he says that because the left can't change the government and overthrow him in the ballot box they're doing it in the court room so they believe that and he was able to leverage out and use that and that's what he successfully did so it did it matter to the people just to to to reassure them what they had felt or read or gentlemen let's talk about the potential coalition composition you'll see that me start with you we know that prime minister netanyahu has the better chance of creating this but it will be forgive my phrasing his very it's a base he wanted a lot of smaller policies in which he will have to rely and will be going i suspect even more right wing. yes and the completion of course if you want stability this is the first time that the two biggest parties have more than half

of the vote in the old and you know on seventy but this small spot really not going to happen it means that he have to to start coalition negotiations. the additional horse trading with the small parties there's no reason to make it easy for them though you might see the outcome the endgame of all of it they know that he needs them more than ever all for both surviving in power and also to deal potentially for if not being indicted and i think the potential of being indicted and probably watch quicker than what was suggested is there. a might try to pass a legislation to stop it wiley's in office they understand the power that they have now and they would joke for positions within the ministry that would serve their their party's bear in mind those parties are not kitchell parties but more niche sector parties and they will try to fight for if each other and the likud party for

the best position so we can take much longer than one expects you make the point you'll see that these two parties have more than half the vote is the idea of a blue and white i even against. likud coalition is that completely out of out of the question do you think it's just just the way the numbers stack up is interesting. well the number suggested that it's tempting but it depends what you believe what bending down said in public or to send behind closed doors and we called it that he might do it i think some of the blue and white as light as members of the likud to come over to germany from there and they might want to be part of the next government but i think there would be great resistance wishing the blue and white it's been resistant so so imo among the likud party so i think at the end of the day it will go it will go to delight for the blue and white because it's not a real it's an alliance if they want to find any group to stay together staying in

the position and do it would be better that they were going into government and we'll talk more about the future of that party in a moment and i'll be back with akiva eldar shortly but i do just when i have a little think about what prime minister netanyahu stands for what's the likely shape of his next term well top of the list or something netanyahu often pushes to the top of the list is iran he sees it as of course israel's biggest threat has called for much tougher sanctions against the islamic republic which is actually meant a bit of a thawing of relations with some arab countries he's taken steps to minimize the chances of palestinians ever having their own state even suggested his new government would an extent legal jewish settlements in the occupied west bank all of this of course comes as we've heard under the renewed support for the united states president trump already recognized jerusalem as israel's capital and then included the occupied golan heights as israeli territory just before the election but on the flip side as we've discussed netanyahu is fighting for political

survival in the face of a series of corruption allegations against him a key in brussels all those things i mentioned there things like the prospect of there not being a palestinian state the prospect of an exciting settlements in the west bank are these just things do you think which prime minister netanyahu has said in the lead up to the election or do you think these are the types of things he will follow through on. no matter what he said before the elections and i just said that he how is a magician but even attorney how is not able to find the magic touch to have the magic touch and the magic formula how to have the territories how to indicate and still have a jewish and democratic state he doesn't have an answer that he wants or next area c. and eeprom made some promises to see is sixty percent of the territories.