off west africa as we go through the next couple days, joining up the showers all the way across. central africa towards the ethiopian highlands. big sway, the wet weather, coming through here. as per usual, some heavy down pulls there. i, which was the other side of the continent with some showers. the south africa ah, talk to al jazeera, we ask, who is really fighting? is russia visit wagner? or is it the russian or military? we listen, we started talking to me on my own so that this is the at your citizen issue to get them back. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera. ah, donald trump becomes the 1st you as president to be charged for

a crime in connection with a case of paying money to an adult film. star. trump calls that a witch hunt and says he'll fight back his opponents. welcome the verdict. ah, until mccrae, this is l 0 alive from dar also coming up jail. former malaysian prime minister energy for zach loses his last chance to overturn is corruption conviction. ah. and priscilla eco warriors. how an indigenous communities trying to save endangered pine trees. ah! for the 1st time in history of former us president has been charged with a crime. donald trump has been indicted by a grand jury in new york. the charge or charges have not yet been made public,

but the jury was investigating a hush money payment made by trump's former lawyer to an adult films stop. gabriel elizondo begins our coverage from new york. after more than a week of intense speculation and anticipation, manhattan district attorney ivan bragg leaves his office in new york. having just made history minutes later, a spokesperson confirmed that a grand jury bragg convened had voted to indict former president donald trump over alleged hush money to a former adult film star. and that prosecutors were working out the arrangements with trumps lawyers for the former president to turn himself into authorities. it wasn't long before a typically combative. trump responded through a post on social media. trump calling the indictment an attack on our country, the lakes of which has never been seen before. stormy daniels and her alleged sexual encounter with donald trump is at the center of the criminal case against

the former president. after she threatened to go public about the affair in the final days of trumps, 2016 presidential campaign trumps. then fixer michael cohen paid her a $130000.00 to keep quiet. cohen, who testified before the grand jury has said he made the payments at trump's direction, and in 2018 pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance was not revenge. right. what this is, is about accountability. i don't want to see any one, including donald trump indicted, prosecuted, convicted incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability . he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. trump has always denied the affair, and also initially denied any knowledge of the payment, but now says it took place as a legitimate legal expense ah.

under new york law, it is the falsification of business records, not the payment itself. that would be trumps cr time. a misdemeanor and only of prosecutors can prove he made the payment and falsified records. specifically to hide the affair right from the voters or the i r s. would it be a felony or a more serious crime that could come with jail time. the source of occasion of records for the purpose of committing tax evasion would be the addition, specific crime to elevate falsification of business records from a misdemeanor to a felony. the exact charges against donald trump in the indictment are still under seal, have not made public. it's expected early next week. trump will arrive here in new york to turn himself into authorities. he'll then base a judge and then be released. trump is the 1st current or former president of the

united states to ever face criminal charges. gabriel is on dough al jazeera new york. mike hannah is in washington dc and has reaction to the indictments reaction to the indictment has largely been along a partisan lines. republicans generally criticizing the decision to bring an indictment against donald trump. many describe it as a with an eye zation of the legal process. that is the words used by the speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy echoed as well by the governor of florida run to santos. who importantly also said that he would not cooperate in any attempt to extradite trump from florida to face trial in manhattan. this an important point should trump decide not to surrender himself to face the charges in a manhattan court. but on the other side, we heard from representative adam shift,

who was typical of the democratic reaction. basically saying that trump's criminal acts as he put it, have caught up with him and saying that no matter how rich and powerful nobody is above the law. but the interesting point from hearing from republicans that the electro system has been undermined by the district attorneys decision to bring charges against donald trump. this in itself ironic, given that under binding the electrical system or attempting to subvert the electro system, is a charge that donald trump may well be facing in georgia in the months ahead of clear finkelstein as a lawyer and the faculty director of this into effects and the rule of law, she says thompson diamond is the least serious charge among her, his possible court cases. of all the cases that could potentially come to fruition against donald trump. this is in a sense,

the most minor. the big concern here would have been campaign finance violations that the payments to stormy daniels issued through michael cohen, the president's former lawyer. um would have been a violation of campaign finance laws. that's not likely what this indictment is about. this indictment is likely about false financial statements. so of all the things georgia election interference, seditious conspiracy for january 6th possible espionage charges because of moral lago. this is the sort of lowest on the totem pole. um and i would be surprised if this alone resulted in jail time for donald trump. either way there will be profound consequences. first of all, if donald trump is indeed tried successfully prosecuted and sentenced, we'll send

a very important message that no one is above the law. beyond that, if this prosecution is unsuccessful, i'm very concerned about the impact that that could have on other prosecutions, such as any federal prosecution, either for moral logo or for the january 6 insurrection. ah, and that would be a profound concern because those more serious charges, if they are not prosecuted, if they are not punished, really would send a message to future precedence about the possibility that they can violate the law with impunity. to other news, malaysia's highest court has dismissed an attempt by former prime minister energy resolved to have his corruption conviction reviewed the jeep, is serving a 12 year sentence. the case relates to the embezzlement of the states investment fund. and one of the biggest financial scandals in history, he is the 1st former leader of the country to be jailed. florence louis has more

from column poor. this was not the brazos fine old chance to have his corruption conviction overturned through the judicial process. now that he has failed, he will have to return to prison to serve the remainder of his 12 year sentence while he seeks a royal pardon. his lawyers had hoped the highest court in malaysia would review it earlier. decision, not, your brother was found guilty of corruption, abuse of power and money laundering in 2020. that decision was subsequently reaffirmed by 2 different appellate courts in 20212022. now on friday, 4 out of 5 judges voted to dismiss nudges application. the majority decision said they were satisfied that there was been that there's been no miscarriage of justice and even said nudge. it was the quote author. a of his own misfortunes, unco not your faces. 3 other trials related to the one m d

b financial scandal. although he was recently acquitted of audit temporary, florence louis al jazeera who to jaya, malaysia. finland is a step closer to becoming a member of nice her to key is parliament has passed. a bill approving the finish application to join the military alliance. the turkish vote was the last one needed for the country to join finland and sweden applied for nato membership. after the russian invasion of you, crime and crew initially blocked both beds, citing disagreements on kurdish groups. it considers terrorists at least $35.00 people have died after a floor collapsed to the hindu temple. in central india, it happens in the city of indoor dozens of worshippers celebrating a religious festival plunged into a communal stair line. well, when the floor gave wife, rescue as had been working through the night, people out and recover bodies. dozens of palestinian football fans are accusing the

israeli army of attacking them with tear gas. while they were watching a local league final troops stormed the stadium an occupied east, jerusalem, and 5 t guess when the match was under way, some players were also affected by the tear guests. 3 people were injured. thousands of people gathered and telephone on thursday to support prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his plans to change that you discovery demonstrate as march to cross a major city highway. the rally led by far right organisations follows months of anti government protest. supposing netanyahu's proposals, bill and smith has more from television. after more than 3 months of protests against benjamin netanyahu is attempt to overhaul israel's judiciary and give more power to politicians, appointing supreme court judges. this is the 1st time supporters of those reforms have come out to protest. insignificant numbers here in tel aviv, in the liberal heart of israel,

where most of those anti reform protest have been taking place over the past 3 months. most of these people will have come from settlements in the occupied west bank and from towns and cities elsewhere in israel. the march organized by a far right group. and an indication really, although the numbers are less than those taking part in the anti reform protest, is still an indication of the real split that there is an israeli society. the people here been chanting the people voted for reform a reference to the election. the returned benjamin netanyahu to power towards the end of last year, and an indication about challenging is going to be the netanyahu to balance the demands of those who forced him persuade him or forced him to put the reforms to one side. and ours says he'll bring them back towards the end of the next parliamentary session in the next policy and mentor session in april. and the opposition who just won the reforms completely shelved. priscilla's former prison,

jaya bosner, has returned home where he's facing investigations for crimes including inciting riots. party officials are hoping he will lead the opposition against president lula the sofa. monica yankee of reports from the capital priscilla. ah, hundreds and supporters gathered from view the hours at the capital 0 port hoping to greet the former president on his return to brazil. that general police had other plans for symbol scenario to leave by a side door and shattering his hopes of an open corporate through the streets of brazil on yes, so as i had traveled 1500 kilometers just to greet her political hero. she says both amount of supporters have been vilified since his election loss and was disappointed that she could not see. so don't they my saying to keep are gonna we have been called terrorists when most of us are peaceful. brazilians who are

committed to a cause, work hard to get both and our backing power. tensions in brazil have been high since bosom out of fail to formerly acknowledged defeat in october's divisive election. i've only been right and then refused to pass the sasha, his successor, present reason as to lula thus your vote. instead he flew to florida last december, 2 days before leaving office. one week later, thousands of his supporters stormed the presidential palace. congress in the supreme court, claiming the election was rigged for the court to not. oh, so nato is at risk of being charged and imprisoned or made ineligible for future offices wont dumb with? he is the target of 20 investigations. he has been accused of spreading dis information about the election result and of allegedly stirring up the insurrection . but his supporters believe he will lead them to victory in 2026. ask if there

were missiles. bolton aro, has already laid out his mission for he has said he will travel over brazil to rally support for his liberal party from now until them when his people elections next year. he hopes to help elect at least 1000 men and strengthened the grip of the brazilian conservatives near. it's a global sonata told this party he will pursue. oh, here we are practically holding 20 percent of the benches in congress. in addition, having the support of parliamentarians from other parties, we have a majority within congress. we want the best for our country today, the boards in your court. i'm sure that you will lead brazil to a safe haven is with great pride that i return. also, nato himself has said that he will not lead the opposition in brazil, but the return of the former president from his self imposed exile has raised hopes among his supporters. they say he's the only one capable of uniting the brazilian right. again, monica inactive, al jazeera, brazilian,

brazil was still ahead on al jazeera. i'm harder mikasa in south africa, the governing african national congress. these the supports of powerful changing is to maintain majority, but weren't this was straight to buy the economy getting agitated. keep wanting to find out more. and south korea enjoys the 2nd earliest cherry blossoms season on rick holt. oh. in south korea generations titan, the stage shaking up social media session. any time when i, when ace made the world's oldest influence on al jazeera, each year, european fishing vessels source, at least half a 1000000 tons of fish from west africa. this is just to feed livestock in europe and asia. what the going by

with serene and buy is a former senegalese fisherman and migrant rights activist in madrid. he runs in the regional elections in spain, aid and when she r. where was the prescott key in the spices field? appeals? didn't it can basis go more synagogue with what it am i i hear call you but they will make your mother he with as a newly elected m. p. serene, confront policy makers at the heart of the european union with his findings. ah

ah. you're watching, you'll just hear a reminder of our top stories, the salad for me, you as president donald trump has been indicted by a new york grand jury. the pedal was investigating money paid by trump's form of lawyer to an adult film star. life as high as court has dismissed an attempt by former prime minister in the g resolved to have his conviction reviewed. the jeep is civic, 12 years sentence for corruption involving the embezzlement of the states investment funds and took his parliament has passed a bill of proving felons application to join. nice vote was the last needed for the country to become part of the military alliance. with 5 people have been arrested in mexico in connection with the deaths of 39 people during a fire at a migrant detention center. the attorney general's office is 6 warrants were issued

against immigration officers, private security staff, and the person who reportedly started the fire and sealed out hot is a sub africa's governing african national congress has for years. relied on the support of trade unions to cement it's hold on power, but labor activists hurt by the countries economic crisis. so they're getting frustrated with the a and see how renew tasser reports from johannesburg. protest in south africa happened a lot. sometimes every day, low ages rising poverty, the high cost of living and corruption, a some of the issues raised by workers. the country's biggest trade union group casado to feels the governing african national congress at times excludes it from crucial decision making processes. we hope that will begin as we started to reconfigure the alliance board as the call of course i to, we want to reconfigure elias records regarding dallas means that any program that

these companies could grab, it must have a support of their lives. of course are do calmness but the amc as governor of africa since white minority rule ended in 1994. but it hasn't been easy. unions have a lot of bargaining power here. the governing at the national congress is part of an alliance along with congress. opposite applicants, 8 unions and the south african communist party and the agency needs their votes and can't afford to ignore them. differences about who in house of africa should be run, has seen some unions threatened to pull out of the alliance with the and see and form their own political party. those differences have dollars been there and there was always been able to dissolve those differences is not the 1st time, but some within cassandra might have felt that don't want to leave the alliance to consistently engage. and we found common ground some into common spots yet or so

for that build one to contest elections. i don't miss the fucked. those contradictions are there, but consistently we to gait president sir ama processes as administration is working on turning iraq economy, create more jobs and deal with those implicated in corruption elections or next year. analysts say, if a spit were to ever happen between trade unions answer that because governing party that could hurt the aims, his chances of holding on to its majority had with us alger, janice, work, human rights organizations say prisons and pakistan holding up to 60 percent or inmates than their authorized capacity, human rights watch report, documented what it says are widespread deficiencies and the prison system. as it bag reports from fossil about this cell is it meant to hold this many people. human rights watch says these prisons are overcrowded and detainees akin to tell us what they're going through. your bid out numbers on it. every time i go to court,

the judge is in there. if you late the police beat you and ask you for bribes, then they tell you to get ready. how can you get ready on time when there are 3 washrooms for over a 100 people? bathrooms on that? there aren't enough bathrooms. there's no cleanliness and the food is terrible. lewis have to speak to the clients through bars. you know what? i'll put it back. i found on the flag. the main reason for over crowding in prisons across pakistan is the pulled you diesel system. prisoners don't have clean water prisoners sit on cold flaws and if there's a toilet meant to be used by 10 people is being used by over a 100, a normal person, congo inside there. it's so disgusting, kill, but you're out. but some are making attempts to increase standards. authorities here love is that there is an issue of overcrowding within prisons, but they say it's not a problem for the present system. they say the problem is with a plaything and justice system. it takes consider a time for trials to start and for verdicts to be handed out. at this prison,

fessler paused dickie show was their arrangement for visitors to acknowledge the facility is hold him twice, its capacity. 93040 the capacity of this is one department. and today's bonding is 2019 prisoner in the of the zill. and it is definitely over overpopulated. jill, we are getting constructed to 7 marty story better for the business. and it in sooner the, this problem of or political before they tell us medical staff are available for prisoners 24 hours a day. and meals have been put together with the help of nutritionists from the cities university. the prison is a legacy of colonialism. it was built by the british in the 19th century, but with the country in economic and political crisis still bringing it up to 21st century. western standards may take some time. as that bag, i'll jazeera fessler bud focused on

a decline in the number of pine trees and southern brazil is posing a threat to a local indigenous community. one group of eco warriors is trying to save them from dying out. braylan mohammed reports the vast evergreen i'd o korea on goosey folly trees, also known as the brazilian pine, have long been revered in brazil's southern highlands standing up to 40 meters. they can live for 400 years. they're deeply intertwined with the local ecosystem. and with the culture of the indigenous, chuckling people. but now the trees are close to disappearing. this family are doing what they can to save them, trying to dial up his fame in order to be able to take the tree out of the extreme risk of extinction. we need millions of trees so far. we've succeeded in planting thousands, but we need to reach millions. the loss of trees is threatening the communities way of life, going out of crowded. it was to us, injures, vicky, noisy. i usually say that the chuckling did not exist without outdoor cardio to

says there is no oral carrier without the sha claim. therefore, both our people and our culture also at risk of extinction because we no longer have our traditional food. they eat the seeds similar to large pine nuts and rely on the trees for medicine and spiritual practice before planting the shock line, begin a ritual with dance and prayer. o. calling for the seedlings protection . oh, golden. it could take a tree 12 to 15 years to produce seeds of its own. around 97 percent of the pine forest has been lost to deforestation through logging and urbanized asian. the shock line, people say former president terrible scenarios, hostile attitude toward them has made their lives worse. after decades of persecution, lost bobs in northern thumbs up with them. but in law we indigenous people are not in care of this only for ourselves. we're thing care of it for the whole planet. so

the challenge is to keep this force intact because there are many people. would vale indigenous land to hunt to extract the wood that we have, which is our wealthy, they are also miners gold miners. they see planting the trees as a form of resistance, trying to save their culture and environment for generations to come. really, mohammed al jazeera and south korea. crowds have been enjoying the peak of the cherry blossom season festivals were scaled down or cancelled during the crone of iris pandemic. but the changing climate means the flowers blooming earlier every year. rub mcbride reports. it's the sure sign of springs arrival that is eagerly anticipated in south korea. more so through the pandemic, when from the 1st year in 2020, the cherry blossom season coincided with the end of the 1st surge of the virus. the delicate beauty of the bloom coming to symbolize the hope of new life. and it's

great to come back with friends and even better with my baby. oh, wait a minute. it's nice coming not to see the flowers after such a long time from now the one blessed with a 3rd of a 1000000 cherry trees or long gold railway lines and streams. the town of gin hay has the longest established blossom festival in south korea. and in this 1st full year of welcoming back the crowds, it's hoping for nearly 5000000 visitors with warming temperatures. this southeast corner of south korea traditionally seized the cherry blossom 1st before it rolls north up the peninsula in a wave of color. but it's already bloomed in soul. the 2nd earliest date on record, the earliest being set just 2 years ago. in this district in sole, the annual celebration of the forsythia bloom has been brought forward

a week because the flowers have bloomed early. neighboring japan is also experiencing earlier cherry blossom tokyo this year, equalling the record for the 1st bloom and back in the southeast of south korea as the city of young ju prepares for its festival. the blossoms are already falling with several days to go. by listening to him, it seems to be passing earlier each year, which makes you think about the environmental, nature's beautiful, but seemingly ominous barometer of dangerously changing times. rub mcbride al jazeera, young jew, south korea. so that's all for me, tom mccray. so now the news continues though ornell to sarah after inside story, which is coming up next. ah

hello we got so very wet and windy weather piling in to west a year be will be mild as we go on for the next couple of days. having said that, you see the large, massive paddles stretches way into central parts over towards yeast. it's not too bad here. brightest skies coming through little ridge of high pressure keeping it settled lest look out to the west. what a nasty looking area of low pressure will tumble its way. we've had blustery showers fresh spring like weather. in recent days, more of the same as we go on for the next few days and quite a squeeze on those i supposed quite a tribe, a very strong winds, pushing in across the english channel, nor the parts of france wins could. gaston excessive 100 kilometers per hour over the next a day or 2. so some damaging winds coming through here with that wet weather. on the miles i 15 celsius there for paris should see some mild weather coming into the southeast as we go on for the next few days. usually plenty of rain into central areas of europe and that will slip its way further south was down towards the balcony. anchor goes from 6 houses to round 15 celsius. as you go through sat,

they say things cheering up here, but it will be pretty wet to cross, sir. but he central western parts of you are a little bit of rain that into northern areas of spain as well, much as spain and portugal will be fine and dry, as is the case across northern parts of africa. and we got the usual showers just around west africa. ah, the latest news as it breaks evidence in a place like this, where people say just a few bodies have been recovered, complete to the number of people missing. we detailed countries on the government policies are making difficult for them to expose on climate change has also impacted supply from around the world. their rescue plants showed their confidence in 1st republic and banks of all sides that which are critical to the functioning of the financial system. what's driving the recent unrest in kenya.