this is bbc news. the headlines: the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his centrist challenger benny gantz have both made victory speeches as partial vote tallies from tuesday's election show the ruling likud party marginally ahead. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: he is also about to hear details of no clear winner in israel's general election. current prime minister benjamin netanyahu could be in a stronger corruption charges which he denies. position to form a coalition. european union leaders meet in brussels on wednesday to consider a request by the uk's prime minister to delay brexit also claiming victory, benny gantz, until the end ofjune. the president of the european leader of the centrist blue council, donald tusk, and white party. has suggested the uk may be asked to accept a much longer extension, up to a year. britain's prime minister meets germany's chancellor to discuss a short delay to brexit. after the worst out rate of measles there are signs the eu favours a longer extension, which could mean more in nearly three decades, the new york mayor has declared a public trouble for mrs may. health emergency in some parts of still awaiting more details brooklyn. residents have been want from the mueller report. the us attorney general says to get vaccinated or risk paying a he will let congress and the public see a redacted version within a week. no pause in the protests in algeria, fine. you are up—to—date on the as a new interim president is sworn in.

headlines. time now for panorama. huawei — it's the chinese tech giant that's taking over the world. very soon, our government will decide if the company will be allowed to build our next generation mobile network, which will transform the way we live. with votes still being counted in israel's closely fought general election, both the current it's like going from earth to mars. prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his centrist challenger it's not a faster world — benny gantz have claimed victory. it's a different world. one exit poll by israel tv has likud but huawei is also winning 36 seats in the knesset, blue and white on 37, a controversial company. and labour coming next, with eight seats. look, we have met the enemy, and it is huawei, and it is china — make no doubt about that. the fear is that they could but, with 61 seats needed take down our country. for a majority, coalitions we've got to be sure, with smaller parties are the norm in israel. we've got to be certain, mr netanyahu's likud looks otherwise, in 10 years, 20 years, to have the clearest path that could just come back and bite to a governing coalition. us really badly. the bbc‘s yolande knell sent this report from tel aviv. at the end of the voting came the first predictions, this poll giving political newcomer benny gantz a narrow lead over

the prime minister. but both men have now claimed victory. translation: the largest party is the one that needs to be mandated by the president and form the government. translation: i want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart. you have brought an amazing, almost inconceivable achievement. it is an almost unimaginable achievement, in the face of hostile media, and the likud has actually grown dramatically. benjamin netanyahu, who has corruption charges looming, has been fighting a tough campaign to win a fifth term in office. his rival has gained popular support, with his strong military record and promise of change. some in israel vote along religious lines, others on key issues like security.

in this poll, there were more than a0 parties to choose from. the next prime minister will have to build and lead a coalition government. during this campaign, a pledge to makejewish settlements in the west bank into part of israel was mr netanyahu's way to reach out to right—wing voters. they are widely seen as illegal, and palestinians want this land for a future state. but, in this settlement supermarket, israelis made their election picks expecting a new approach to solving a decades—old conflict. yes, it's very important who wins this election, and who — and who will be handling that whole process. this shopper tells me she is surprised gantz hasn't really revealed his position. excitement among backers

of benny gantz when exit polls came through, although these have to be treated with caution. likud headquarters were less crowded, but the mood was positive. here among mr netanyahu's supporters, there is still high hope that he will stay in power, with help from smaller right—wing parties. this vote has been a referendum on his leadership, and it has shown a country that is deeply split. we will have more on this later in the programme, and you can keep up to date with the results as they come in by going to our website. you will also find profiles of the main candidates and a guide to key things about israel's election system. that is all at bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. let's get some of the day's other news: sudan's police have been ordered not to intervene against thousands of protesters who are spending a fourth night outside the military headquarters in the capital,

khartoum, according to a statement from the police spokesman. the demonstrators are calling on the president to resign. the police statement says the sudanese people should unite for an agreement which would support the peaceful transition of power. the dalai lama has been admitted to hospital in the indian capital, new delhi, with a chest infection. his aides say his condition is stable. the spiritual leader of the gelug school of tibetan buddhism is 83. he has lived in northern india since fleeing tibet 60 years ago, after a failed uprising against chinese rule. japan's defence ministry is investigating a jet fighter missing in the pacific. they found wreckage thought to be from it and a search for the pilot goes on. similar japanese jets have been for the pilot goes on. similar japanesejets have been grounded. just three days before the uk is officially due to leave

the european union, there are signs the eu may be favouring a long extension to the brexit process, longer than the brief extension the british prime minister has been seeking. if so, it is likely to cause further problems for theresa may at home, particularly in her own party. she spent tuesday visiting germany's chancellor and france's president, and meets all 27 eu leaders for a summit on wednesday. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. no—one could accuse the prime minister of not covering the ground, but clocking up the miles isn't the same is convincing your audience. theresa may landed in berlin first, to plead for more time. but the normal red carpet was rather lonely today. the prime minister had to wait for a welcome, before the two leaders headed back outside for the usual snaps and smiles. the mission, though — notjust to ask for a delay, but to give the answer why.

we want to understand what the uk need this extension for. there's a real effort to try to bring structure to brexit. you know, we've had extraordinary division, really. we still need clarity from the uk side. newsreader: theresa may has arrived in berlin... the reason for the delay this time is to give more space for talks to play out at home. those aren't government ministers on the march at whitehall... good morning. we're here to continue our discussions, and we're looking forward to hearing what the government has to say, so we're just going to start those discussions now. . . but labour's team, invited again for negotiations. if the prime minister can't get her brexit deal through parliament with tory votes, they could compromise to get labour numbers too. there's not really been any fundamental shift, of a change in position in the deal itself, but we're hopeful that progress can be made. we're continuing discussions

with the government over the coming days. both sides are engaged seriously on a number of issues. we are looking for a way forward. as you'd expect, there are a number of areas where we differ, but we are anxious to ensure that we can carry on with this process. the immediatejob is hardest here in paris, the prime minister to persuade the reluctant president that pressing pause on brexit will be worthwhile. but he is just one of 27 leaders who will have to agree a draft of an accord seen by the bbc tonight, which shows the eu club is poised to offer a delay to the uk. but for how long? eight xs in the space where a date should be — the crucial blank to be filled in tomorrow night. emmanuel macron has long been theresa may's toughest eu customer, so she is here tonight to ask for help — let brexit wait. he and other eu leaders are not likely to refuse her, but there is political cost to delay at home, and it might comes

with strings attached. talks just a warm—up, really, for the main event in brussels tomorrow. but the prime minister has no doubt learnt, on this painfuljourney, even neighbours can be friends and allies — but rivals too. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, paris. the us attorney general had to field a barrage of questions about the mueller report on capitol hill on tuesday. he was there to talk budgets to a congressional subcommittee, but since william barr issued a brief summary of the special counsel's findings last month, democrats have been demanding to see the full report. he has promised a redacted version, at least, soon. mr mueller‘s team did not play a role in drafting the document. within a week, i will be in a position to release the report to the public, and then i will engage with the chairman of both judiciary

committees about that report. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more on the latest develeopments. well, i think if the sub—hearing committee show anything, it is that the fight over the report is not over. we may have the summary of the findings coming from the us attorney, bill barr, but democrats are making clear they want to see the whole thing, and they still have many, many questions. there were tough moments in this hearing, in which democrats suggested there was a danger that barr had cherry picked information, you may remember that his conclusions were that there was no collusion, but then there was the question of whether the president had obstructed justice, and on that the special counsel made no decision. he said, frankly, he wasn't prepared to go either way.

he left it to the us attorney general to make that call. it was barr that said he was concerned there was no evidence that justice had been obstructed. democrats must say that because they have not seen the full report, there is a danger that barr had cherry—picked, and that his summary had left more questions than answers. now, it's difficult for democrats to say that information has been cherry—picked, because they have not seen the full report, and indeed, barr has not given a guarantee that they could see the full report. but that issue of questions and answers — certainly there is a lot that has not been settled, and not even the publication of the report, it will have sections blacked out. i'm not sure it's going to answer all the questions, also, can they satisfy the democrats? suspicions are also raised when it emerged that mueller had provided his own summary of his own report. he chose that it not be used.

yeah, and the other question is why he chose, and this is the democrats putting this, why he chose not to show the summary that he was putting in beforehand. but there were all these questions aboutjust how happy the special counsel and his investigators are. both the new york times at the washington post have quoted people who are part of the mueller team, although not named, who have said they feel it does not fairly represent their conclusions, and the report isn't full, as far as bill barr's summary. that is the question going forward. he said he would look at concerns that people had that he is committed to putting this report out within a week which gives people a chance to have a look at it. and he says that anything that is redacted, that is blacked out, he will put notes in to say why it has happened. it could be, for example, because there's an ongoing criminal investigation, or because it was sensitive grand jury information. i don't think anyone is going end up satisfied here with the questions

about the report. the investigations are going to dog the president, and they're going to continue to cause suspicions within democrats. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the worst measles outbreak in nearly 30 years. residents in parts of brooklyn are told get vaccinated orface fines. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today, it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past.

i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the israeli prime minister and his main opponent have both claimed victory as votes are counted following a closely fought general election. britain's prime minister has met germany's chancellor to discuss a short delay to brexit. there are signs the eu favours a longer extension, which could mean more trouble for mrs may. let's get more on our top story: joshua davidovich, deputy editor of the times of israeljoins me

now from jerusalem. thank you for your time. i'm sure you're very busy. how do you think this is looking? it seems to be a clear victory. the most current numbers put him about even with his main challenger, they are getting about 35 or 36 seats. but the current president is going for is that he's going to have a clear path in the coalition with his right wing partners who have performed just as well, not just as partners who have performed just as well, notjust as well but have managed to get enough seats. how it's looking now, he's had a big party and is declaring victory. his go to confidently form a coalition once everything is settled. what about the corruption charges he is about the corruption charges he is

about to face? within hours he is getting presented with those documents. out of this impact? me and that his fifth term, his record fifth term is rather short? he will probably have a chance to start is term whether he is able to finish it asa term whether he is able to finish it as a whole other question. there are talks about possibly asking the coalition partners to try and legislate some sort of law to give him immunity but short of that, in the next few months we could see how it plays out, he could be indicted and the attorney general will ask him to step down, his political allies could also force him out but as of now, it's really not clear how it's going to go. are going to have to wait and see once the actual indictment is filed. how it all plays out. what do you think all this is about the future direction of the israeli government?” this is about the future direction of the israeli government? i think it says that the government will continue to be very right—wing, at least for the time being, his last

coalition was called the most right—wing the country ‘s history and his coalition that he looks set to put together now will be at least as right—wing if not more further to the right than it is now. it ought in the extremist party into the unified right—wing parties coalition and is seems that they will enter his government so if anything, it's moving further to the right than it was in the past. there wasn't much of the peace process for the palestinians, really to speak of, anyway, how do you think it impacts on them together? it's not great. i before the election they put out a message talking about wanting to annex all west bank settlements, not just made settlement box but isolated settlements as well. which

would essentially make a palestinian state impossible. it's not clear yet whether there was an election ploy thatis whether there was an election ploy that is looking to, he was just doing it to try and grab votes on the right ring or his going to push forward with that but, for the last ten years, since he's been in power, there would pretty much no movement of the solution and i don't see it moving forward in any meaningful way right now. thank you very much for that. at least nine people have been killed by flash floods in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro. authorities have declared a crisis after heavy rains turned streets into rivers and swept away vehicles. three victims were found dead in their car while two others died when the floodwaters poured through their home. more than 30 centimetres of rain are reported to have fallen in some parts of the city over a 2k hour period. residents of a japanese town

near the fukushima nuclear power plant have been allowed to move back there for the first time since it was destroyed by a tsunami eight years ago. okuma has been a ghost town since a wave, triggered by an earthquake, caused the world's worst nuclear disaster in decades. the town has undergone an intense cleaning process to reduce the levels of radiation but officials say only 40% of it is safe to return to so far. in algeria, thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the latest protests against the government. last week, the country's long—serving president, abdelaziz bouteflika, stood down. his decision was meant to appease demonstrators, who first took to the streets 8 weeks ago. on tuesday one of the former president's close colleagues was named interim president, and that has led to even greater anger, as our correspondent, orla guerin reports from the capital algiers. new tension on the streets of algiers. a change in the air, after weeks of peaceful mass protests. young revolutionaries facing down the police who tried

to ban this demonstration. but the protesters gathered anyway. they won't be swept away easily. the landscape has changed here. what mis missing is fear. well, the security presence has been building here. in the last half an hour or so, we've had tear gas and water cannon being used. the authorities are trying to control what is happening here on the streets, to stop the protests. old habits die hard. but the demonstrators say it's too late for that. algeria's vast young population has found its voice, another generation in the arab world trying to break with the past. i don't think i've ever dreamt of living in such interesting times, but i'm very grateful, and i'm very happy that i got to witness this and i got to be part of it and contribute to it. do you feel free now?

i'm getting closer to my freedom, yeah. having seen off algeria's veteran leader, abdelaziz bouteflika, they believe they can remove his allies and cronies, known here as le pouvoir. it's going to be complicated. it's going to take some time. it's going, probably, to take a long time. but it's going to happen sooner or later. we believe in this. but, across town, parliamentarians gathered for what looked like a rerun of the past. standing in as president, abdelkader bensalah, a bouteflika loyalist from the old school. this former prime minister told me his appointment sends the wrong message. translation: it's a provocation that hurts the dignity of the nation. it's not a good sign, but i'm sure the only way forward is to listen to the people.

they'll be back on the streets again on friday, and insist they won't follow the same path as syria or libya, where hopes of a change ended in chaos and bloodshed. orla guerin, bbc news, algiers. the mayor of new york has declared a public emergency in part of the city, and ordered all its residents to get vaccinated orface fines. bill de blasio said the order applied to everyone living in part of north—west brooklyn — an area with a high ultra—orthodox jewish population, where many people oppose vaccination on religious grounds. it follows other recent outbreaks in new york state, washington, california, texas and illinois. caroline rigby reports. this, a gotta the mayor of new york is the epicentre of the largest measles art rake in the city since 1991. a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease which had

eradicated from the us two decades ago. the area is home to a high ultraorthodox jewish ago. the area is home to a high ultraorthodoxjewish population, many of whom oppose immunisation on religious grounds. that's combined with lingering fears over the safety of vaccines bred by the so—called anti— vaccine movement hazard officials in new york to take drastic action. today we are declaring a public health of agency effective immediately. the only way to stop this up wake is to ensure —— outbreak. to ensure those who get the vaccine. it's important people to understand that the vaccine works. it is safe, it is effective, it is time—tested. works. it is safe, it is effective, it is time-tested. under the order, anyone who has been vaccinated must be immunised within 48 hours. or they could face a fine of up to $1000. some residents remain unconvinced by the move. my rabbi

said otherwise. i will not name. what is the basis for saying no? i could go on and on and on. just like asset, the preventative measures are not a reason to inject toxins into my child's body. it's an overstep to get people to essentially say, you have to do this. so that you can do every other things. i note with other people injeopardy, in some regard, but there are some legitimate reasons why people feared taking vaccines. officials say the brooklyn art has been traced to an unvaccinated child became infected ona trip unvaccinated child became infected on a trip to israel. as each day passes, more cases emerge with almost 300 reported in new york city since october. the vast majority of those affected children and although they have been no deaths, 21 people have been hospitalised. just two weeks ago, the state of new york declared a state of emergency over

its own out. attractive and unvaccinated children from public spaces at the move was overturned a judge. yet, as the number of confirmed measles cases continues to rise, officials say they will appeal against what they have described as for the logic that gets in the way of public health. magicjohnson will step down as the leg as president of basketball. he has had the chopper two years, he has had the chopper two years, he has been key to performance and ability to bring in big signings including the brian james. ability to bring in big signings including the brianjames. his decision was difficult, he says he couldn't face the team ‘s owner. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley.

hello, good morning. temperatures on a downward trend over the next few days and nights. we manage 16 degrees in western scotland, cold air is coming down from scandinavia over the north sea so it will feel chilly for the next few days. but at least we're going to get some sunshine, a bit like we did here. tuesday was still cold and grey and wet at times across southern england and it will be southern england that sees the biggest change in the weather for wednesday because the cloud that was sitting there bringing some rain at times, is finally moving southward into the english channel. still a bit of cloud, along the south coast, otherwise dry. clear skies further north,

the winds mean we are more likely to have a frost. temperatures down to —2, —3. it will warm up to a certain extent on wednesday in the sunshine, the cloud moves away from the south—west, otherwise a dry day. fairweather cloud building up in north—east england. a noticeable wind down the eastern side of england especially in the south—east, it will add to that chill at at least the sunshine will be out, still only nine degrees along those north sea coast, further west highs of 12 or 13 celsius. those temperatures will fall away in the evening and overnight and we'll have clear skies. except for northern scotland where there is more cloud coming in so it won't be as cold. a frost possible for the way out was the west country by thursday morning. as we head towards the end of the week, high pressure dominating the weather, building down from scandinavia across the uk, looking all the weather

fronts for the time being. a lot of dry weather, there's cloud in northern scotland and there might be a few spots of drizzle over the hills. increasing cloud over central and eastern parts of england, northern ireland, sunshine. typical temperature still only 10 or 11 degrees. light winds on thursday, but that changes on friday. dry sunshine at times, sunshine as we head into the weekend but the winds are going to be strengthening. it might feel a bit cold out there, with pressure lowering out to the west, chance of rain from northern ireland and essentially high pressure still in charge with the south—east of, it should get less cold next week.