well you. know. now. israel's prime minister remains defiant promising to stay in office despite corruption charges which he calls a coup attempt. on the scene any show without their life and also coming out this president believes he has a pulse a long beyond accountability. the u.s. impeachment inquiry takes a break or after a week of testimony president trump says he wants a senate trial if the house votes to impeach him. i'm.

dependent celebrations for lebanon as the government battles of political and economic crisis. and on nicholas hall to be solid watch law enforcement agency that's my brother 1st morgan state in africa i know that this is affecting all the presidential debate. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to fight on saying he won't step down this after he was charged with corruption and he's called the indictment an attempted coup and as you know he's accused of bribery for old and breach of trust the attorney generals charged him in 3 separate cases rival groups of mess and listen you know his supporters and his opponents turned up to protest 6 at his residence after the end. sent her

a 4th it is in less serious than the latest this whole thing is sent shock waves through israeli politics and through everybody watching really this is an unprecedented event that a sitting prime minister is invited is indicted especially for charges 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 office. 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 is ready with his own historical 1st. we don't consider that today i informed the

representative of the prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu about my decision to try him under an indictment that includes 3 charges a day in which the attorney general decide to serve an indictment against a seated prime minister the serious crimes of corrupt governments is the heavy and sad day for the israeli public and for me personally from 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 biased investigation. investigations began in december 26th seen into 3 separate cases case $1000.00 involves gifts including cigars and champagne worth more than $200000.00 received and often demanded by netanyahu and his wife sarah from billionaires. and james packer the charge and breach of trust

the same charges apply in case 2000 in which newspaper magnate on moser's is alleged to have offered favorable coverage in return for his hampering the activities of a rival but it was case $4000.00 involving show the main stakeholder in the country's biggest telecom company that attracted the most serious charge bribery netanyahu and his wife accused of dictating precise elements of coverage on elevates his news site wallah in return for regulator benefits worth $500000000.00 a recurring theme runs through these indictments netanyahu is obsession with his media coverage and the alleged lengths to which he was prepared to go to try to control it that these charges were expected hasn't lessened their impact this is an explosive moment in israel's political and legal history now the focus intensifies on netanyahu future. was ahead of him a twin battle to head off any contest for the party leadership in the run up to a likely 3rd election next march and

a potential supreme court case challenging his legal right to stay in office if he was a minister he would have to resign or be fired because he's the prime minister it's not clear what is clear is that there's a moral problem right now because it's not just that the attorney general recommended indicting him including for bribery these are things that happened while he was prime minister earlier israel's president officially gave the parliament the job of finding a member with enough support to form a government and prevent another election unprecedented and in the view of most unlikely to succeed. these are harsh dark days in the annals of the state of israel he said they may be harsh and dark a days to come for its longest serving prime minister are a force that al-jazeera west jerusalem. a former white house russia expert has said a fictional narrative was used to link ukraine to interference in the 26 seen us

presidential election fiona hill was testifying at the impeachment inquiry into iraq his asians president trump pressured ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden how did your castro reports raise your right hand i will begin by swearing you in the day's testimony began with a warning from the former white house policy expert on russia and ukraine some of you on this committee appear to believe that russia and its security services did not conduct a company against a country and the perhaps some how for some reason ukraine has this is a fictional novice if this is being perpetrated and propagated by the russian security services themselves the on a hill testified russia was watching the impeachment hearings and ultimately would benefit from republicans repeating the quote fictions that ukraine meddled in the 2016 elections with the help of democrats she said she had warned gordon saw when

the e.u. ambassador the same when she realized he was carrying out the president's personal political agenda by requesting ukraine open investigations into trump's political rivals and i did said to him gordon i think this is all going to blow up and here we are david homes of foreign service officer in the kiev embassy testified ukraine has been cleaning up corruption under its new president billowed amir's alinsky homesteads alinsky wanted an oval office meeting with trump but it was made clear that the linsky will. at the meeting unless he announced on c.n.n. that ukraine was investigating joe biden this was a demand that president selenski personally commit on a cable news channel to a specific investigation of president trump's political rival holmes testified he also had a clear impression that a hold on u.s. military aid was likely intended by trump to pressure ukraine for the investigation

home said he overheard a phone call between trump and ambassador saw on land discussing whether the linsky would cooperate so you heard president trump ask ambassador sohn when is he going to do the investigation yes or. what was ambassador sunless response he said oh yeah he's going to do it he'll do anything us that earn homes and this rebuke from republican congressman mike turner your statements that your interests are protecting ukraine are very dubious when you embarrass president zelinsky by making those statements even have to make who cares that ambassador summons who cares that question sums up a republican defense strategy to counter these 5 days of public testimony that democrats say show trump at best misused his office and at worst committed bribery but is not enough to move the american public the latest polls show that americans

remain evenly divided on whether to impeach trump and remove him from office and the vast majority say that these hearings will not change their minds hi peter castro al-jazeera washington. and after thursday's hearing white house spokesman hogan gidley issued a statement saying the hearings were a sham and that unless they ended president wants to have an impeachment trial in the senate because it's clearly the any chamber way you can expect fairness and receive due process under the constitution he went on to say we would expect to finally hear from witnesses who actually witnessed and possibly participated in corruption adam schiff joe biden 100 buy in the so-called whistle blower to name a few. the president trumps republican party holds a majority in the senate and while those impeachment proceedings are in progress on thursday he met with some of the senators at the white house and here's what one of

them said after the meeting. you talked about how to proceed it's not frustration is the. inability to be a lot of sound. but he did well obviously we didn't take up to believe he is part of our conversation by any. drunkards the president's appointed a cabinet with 2 of his brothers holding top jobs got a by rajapaksa was elected president last week he was the defense minister in the final days of the civil war and led a crackdown on the towel tyga separatists well he's picked his brother mahinda to be both prime minister and finance minister mahinda previously had served as president for a decade and then there's shamali rajapaksa he's been a minister of trade he was a speaker during mahinda is time in the top job well sort of barrack of his director of the center of conflict and humanitarian studies at the doha institute and he says tension that arose from the easter sunday bombings played

a large part in gaza by rajapaksa victory. i suspect the majority of the population voted for this coming president out of fear and seeking security because he is seen as someone who won a war a major war that was going on for about 30 years in the country now what this really means is that there's been polarization within the population of rancor not necessarily lead to additional lines of politics as it used to be but this time may be on the lines of religion so maybe you're what has. what to do with the elections are today in majority sinhalese buddhist voting for for the president as opposed to the minorities including including the muslims now this has its own implications for the minorities and a lot of people fear that it will strengthen the. feeling that the series

had when the war was won over the time it was back in 2009 that by force things cannot be done and there is no need for coexistence there's no need for sharing power there's no need for consultation and the minorities i've simply got to accept the rule of the majority and get on with it lebanon is marking its independence day after weeks of antigovernment protests festivities of the 76th anniversary what downsize pretty much because of the amref civil groups though they're organizing their own celebrations in the capital beirut demonstrations won a complete overhaul of the political system the protests force prime minister saad hariri and his cabinet to resign last month jamal has more from beirut. day kicks off with that military parade it is a customer one albeit this year's edition took place on the defense ministry usually would actually take place here in the center of the city march 1st where

would be a much bigger event the government said that they would downscaling gets this year as a response to the criticism in terms of the economic situation that is they were trying to implement some sort of austerity measures and therefore they were making go to the smaller scale the reality obviously is that on top of the demands for that down scaling in terms of spending there was also a problem in them holding it here because they have been people camped out here for several weeks demanding the overall of the political system not just the resignation of the government something which has caused a standstill in the country not just because of the people being opposed to the political establishment but because the political establishment itself being divided. including 2. why bush out in australia is spreading so quickly and some hasn't been starting.

students inside a university to surrender and end their 6 days see. hello winter came in and winter when titan winter's coming back again they 1st got the revolving x. tropical storm running up into the size of the restraining cup in japan from the south and this cold lying in the real deep north if you like minus 16 is a high tension this is more or less the junction of that if lost or sworn up considerably in the last 24 hours and such they still see these last night and beijing 30 but there's the juncture of the coda it is trying to push slowly sas was between saturday and sunday will be snow in this part of china and siberia and just catching maybe the north of north korea but it's on its way this in this direction

is has got there by the end of the weekend similarly there is more winter coming out of the tibetan plateau and this is for sure you don't see it on saturday where it's quite quiet it's one of but in shanghai at 90 degrees it's still 60 inch and do but cloud will stream off the plateau and it was event eventually developed into rain in the south snow in the north but it's still 13 in children still $29.00 fans warmed up if you like in hong kong south of all this and the majority of the rays still falling in this trip from sumatra southern thailand towards the central philippines. this powerful social network is sculpting a global cyber society and regulation is playing catch up with us scandals begin to unfold they will witness is that we should not be in this position. while this

much strain contradistinction can undercover to gauge how ethics weigh against profit and how the rules are being written. inside facebook on al-jazeera. are on this have a look at the top stories here about. israel's prime minister says corruption charges against him are a coup attempt benjamin netanyahu is facing bribery fraud and breach of trust charges. former white house russia experts fear hill says president trump and his allies use a fictional narrative to link ukraine to u.s.

election interference in 2618 she testified at the impeachment inquiry on thursday . president's name his cabinet and 2 of his brothers hold senior positions got a buyer rajapakse his brother will be prime minister and finance minister another brother is trade minister. australia's bushes are growing with dozens sassing in the south adding to the hundreds already burning in new south wales and queensland think smokers blanketed sydney while the state of victoria issued its 1st code red alert in the decade that's the worst possible fire condition. so the best reports. ripping through forests and farmland the bushfires no no limit spreading to every corner of the country with the official start to summer still 10 days away this is unprecedented. firefighters in the states of victoria and south australia have

joined colleagues in new south wales and queensland in a battle to control the flames dousing them by land in the air using helicopters light planes even a boeing 737. in south australia the fire danger warning is labeled as catastrophic and wednesday along the 50 new fires were cancelled. a code red alert was issued in parts of victoria state for the 1st time since 20 tain meaning would be fast moving unpredictable and likely uncontrollable melbourne sweltered in its hottest november day since 8094 we've seen hot weather we've seen strong winds and we predicted there would be fawaz in this particular point i want to commit to of 2 a number around those fours but at the moment we've we've got more than 64 hours that have happened across the state. it's important to point out this particular point on that we still have

a long way to go and. winds gusting at more than 100 kilometers an hour fanned the flames and knocked out power to thousands the winds whipped up a strained his trademark orange soil coating city such as mature. since the fires began last month they have burned $1000000.00 hectares of land an area the size of laban on destroying more than $600.00 homes and wiping out wildlife. it's believed about 350 qualis have died as a natural habitats turn to ash 2. smokers cloaking various states forcing the closure of major roads strong winds or ensuring even a stray far from the fires feel the consequences. a stubborn thick haze reach to stray is largest city on tuesday as a quality worsened in sydney the elderly and children move against going outside meaning dawned facemasks the world today to help noses irritated throat.

sydney is barely recognizable and it's an ominous outlook with a dry hot summer on the way up alice. iraq's top shia leader ayatollah ali al sistani is urging the government to reform election laws more anti-government protests are expected on friday a day after security forces killed at least 8 people in baghdad police used tear gas and live ammunition on crowds who were demonstrating against corruption and unemployment meanwhile in the southern city of basra are security forces dispersed protests is there they've been occupying a port since monday. mohammed germ june is in the capital baghdad. today here in tahrir square as is usually the case this early in the day on a friday it is a relatively festive atmosphere there are thousands of people that are out many families parents bringing their children to try to witness what they are calling

a historic moment here in that up tomorrow there is going to be a parliamentary session or a parliamentary session i should say is expected several times in the past 2 weeks there have been parliamentary sense of the been expected they could not be formed they have not been happening but there is a parliamentary session expected tomorrow in which a 2nd reading of this electoral reform law is to happen that's what we're told from political sources now the reason that is important is because one of the key things that the government has been saying here to try to placate the demonstrators is that they were going to pass electoral reform in some form or fashion now there was a 1st reading of this bill just a few days ago the 2nd reading happens and then is expected about 4 days after that they can finally vote on it the fact is though will that be enough to actually placate these protests because every time i speak with the people that are out here we've been out here just about every day since i've gotten the they say they just don't trust what the government is telling them they think that the rhetoric is more of the same they don't believe that the parliament is in a hurry to try to pass substantial reforms to try to meet the demands of the

protesters and because of that they say they're going to continue to come out day after day no matter any threat that might be posed to them because they want to continue to send a message that to the government that they will not stop until their demands are met. hong kong police commissioners called on dozens of protesters who remain inside a university to leave the politics that universe has been the scene of some of the worst violence in 6 months of protests many students have been injured in confrontations with the police commissioner ping kuhn says he wants a peaceful resolution to the occupation. has more from hong kong. this weekend is hong kong's district council elections a record number of 4300000 people have registered to vote now the increase of the surge has been in the 18 to 35 year old age group and this will be the 1st test of public sentiment and government support since these protests began around 6 months ago it was a test for the support for the protesters now the newly appointed police commissioner

chris time held a press conference on friday and he's confirmed that right place will be at the polling booth to guarantee the safety of those people going to bars you know. if there's any violence where they will get immediate hesitation the place commissioners also confirmed that several dozen protesters remain barricaded up inside the polytechnic university in color in but he's asked them to leave peacefully if they can but he said there's no deadline and we can't confirm around $1000.00 of left of the last few days and around $300.00 of those are under the age of 18 and the place commissioner also confirmed that those under the age of 18 won't be charged with writing but those over the age of 18 will be investigated and could face writing charges down the track. violence is broken out between police and protesters in chile's capital santiago at least 32 people were killed more than 2000 were injured since the protests began just several months ago on thursday amnesty international published a report detailing human rights abuses by the security forces demonstrations 1st

began over a hike in transit fares and expanded into demands for greater equality. and the police in bolivia have fired tear gas to break up a funeral procession in the main city love has thousands of people are demanding that the interim president resign they are blaming her for the latest deaths of protesters in violence with the police and military mariana sanchez reports from. a peaceful march of thousands of believe ians mourners escorting the coffins of 8 victims of clashes with the military and police on tuesday. they were about to hold a vigil near the presidential palace and then the unthinkable. the police opened fire with tear gas as police dispersed the funeral procession one van with the coffins tried to make its way out another one pushed by the police were

stuck on the road other mourners had to leave other coffins on the ground and flee the gas. the. we've come here empty handed i want to die kill me i'm ready. protestors didn't clash with police no rocks were thrown they just fled the gases which are not actually covering the we've come here with our dead how is it possible that they fired tear gas at us we even came with our children. they had been marching for nearly 4 hours from demanding the interim precedence for signees sion 29 years past the supreme decree that clears the military and police from any responsibility in securing peace in the country. these believe ians blamed the police for the deaths. an autopsy preliminary report says the 8 victims died after projectiles were fired at them but an investigation is pending. that is that they're killing our

people there's no justice for our humble people. the government says security forces must bring peace to bolivia. 15 believe ians have died in clashes with police since president evo morales resigned and took exile in mexico leaving the country in turmoil. over. the way these bully girls will stop protesting it will get in the assurance that their voices will be heard in a new vote in a late night session on wednesday members of a woman ellis' mass party agreed to recognize janine and use as the interim president they said they will participate in the next elections without a role model yes. many believe the ends here the days of seem to be over the aren't demanding his return anymore but they say they will continue to fight for their right to justice over the deaths of 8 men who still cannot be laid to rest in peace

with the innocent just just past believe. them or has called the united kingdom an illegal colonial occupier today friday is the deadline for the u.k. to return the trigger silence but it says it has no intention of doing so the un told britain it had 6 months to give the archipelago back to marie britain took possession of the islands in a 914 where russia says it was forced to give them up. after years of protests and political turmoil voters in getting this hour hoping sunday's presidential election will finally lead to peace the incumbent jersey maria val's wants another term despite failing to stabilize the economy and to deal with a growing illegal trade in drugs our correspondent there is now from the outskirts of the capital this hour. a last ditch effort to cling on to power in this

campaign incumbent president joseph vast calls himself a man of the people the one that can bring peace and stability to the nation but his mandate has been anything but stephen after dismissing all 8 of his government since taking office in 2014 he called on the military to step in on his behalf days before the election fear of a military coup still looms as night falls hundreds gathered to hear him speak among the crowd are west african troops from nigeria and senegal here as a stabilizing force to keep a close watch on fast and his military entourage val says we have to get to work together to bring an end to the political crisis accusing foreign powers of wanting to steal the country's wealth and tells the crowd to be careful with fake news. he then invites us on stage what was supposed to be a one on one interview is used to galvanize the crowd may.

see this journalist he accuses me of creating instability i tell you what. you have to be careful with what you say listen i will accept the election results even if i lose. with 20 attempted military coups and dozens of political assassinations never has there been a peaceful transition of power since guinea-bissau has returned to democracy 25 years ago the united states drugs in forstmann agency believes latin american drug traffickers are profiting from the political instability senior military commanders in cahoots with elected politicians are using the harbor to facilitate the smuggling of drugs from latin america through getting to your. own. dream fastest time in office 25 tons of cocaine was seized still his political opponents accuse him of using cocaine money to finance his reelection campaign and

i.q. zation he denies they say drug money has made it into the campaign we have to make an effort to end this vote for me and starting november 24th no drugs will interview navy cell. is about to become the 1st president of going to be south to complete his mandate but as the campaign comes to a close he seems even more determined to hold on to power by any means possible for as long as he can. because hawk al jazeera. tireless have a look at the top stories here it is here israel's prime minister says corruption charges against him are a coup attempt benjamin netanyahu is facing bribery fraud and breach of trust charges are a false it has more from west jerusalem. on the legal front netanyahu many legal

commentators do believe that he as prime minister will have the right to stay on even if indicted right up until the point where he's exhausted every legal opportunity to even appeal a conviction if one comes through however there are those who also believe that the law which mandates a minister steps down if indicted could also in some way be applied to a prime minister so the label gesture party for one is preparing a legal challenge for the high court former white house russia expert here in the hill has president trump and his allies use a fix a fictional narrative to link ukraine to u.s. election interference into the 16 she was testifying at the impeachment inquiry on thursday sri lanka as the president has named his cabinet and 2 of his brothers hold senior positions got a buyer rajapakse his brother may in their well be prime minister and finance minister another brother takes the trade ministry iraqi security forces have

opened fire on protesters within the last few hours in baghdad at least 3 people have been killed and also fired tear gas on demonstrators blocking a bridge when the 300 people have been killed since the start of the rest in october. lebanon marks its independence day after weeks of anti-government protests . festivities for the 76th anniversary were downsized because of the arrest demonstrators won a complete overhaul of the political system the protests forced prime minister saad hariri and his cabinet to resign last month. there's are the latest headlines inside stories next.

who's to govern israel another deadline to agree a government has come and gone after benny gantz gave up trying the mandate is now with the knesset but will it be able to move things forward so what's causing this breakdown in this really politics this is inside story. or welcome to the program. israel is facing an unprecedented 1st election in a year that's after opposition leader benny gantz was unable to form a coalition government last attack.