benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu has benjamin netanyahu has described iran as the greatest threatthe world, not just to iran as the greatest threat to the world, notjust to israel. you can ta ke world, notjust to israel. you can take back with you a message to the tyra nts take back with you a message to the tyrants of terror and —— tehran. do not test israel's resolve. also, emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. and at 2.30, preeti shenoy will be with us for talking books. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. save the children says the widower of the murdered labour mp, jo cox, resigned from a senior role at the charity in 2015 before an inquiry into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour was completed. brendan cox this morning stepped down from two organisations set up in his wife's memory after admitting he had behaved inappropriately three years ago. but he rejects a

the police leibler benjamin netanyahu the police leibler benjamin neta nyahu received lavish the policeer benjamin netanyahu received lavish presence of champagne, cigars and jewellery. the second is about manipulation of the media. officers say that mr netanyahu the media. officers say that mr neta nyahu negotiated favourable coverage from one major newspaper in exchange for curtailing the circulation of one of its rivals. israel's leader has dismissed police recommendations. translation: over the years, there have been pressures to open no fewer than 15 investigations would be aim of toppling me from power. all began with explosive headlines, live broadcast and thunderous police recommendations. all these results endedin recommendations. all these results ended in nothing. this time as well they will result in nothing. the opposition calls on mr netanyahu to step aside. it's a sad day for israeli democracy when the prime minister is suspected in bribery. this is why we believe really should remove himself, even until this whole thing is sorted out legally. but there is no legal reason

benjamin franklin parkway, the numbered streets 17th and 24th. spring garden, kelly drive, mlk drive shut down at 5:00 a.m. reopening at 67 -- 6:00 p.m. there are more on my facebook page. >>> we're live 0 in south philadelphia, jam on i-95 southbound at broad street a big accident blocks two lanes. we've had a lot of accidents already this morning. lincoln drive blocked in both directions a big accident at wissahickon avenue. other issues valley hill road and ship road we have an accident possum hollow road is an together -- sanatoga road. and accident in glenolden. 23 in quakertown, 28 in center city. 28 in hammonton and dover, feels like the teens. we wish it felt like the 20s, tam. >> new this morning, we learned that eagles quarterback carson wentz has a busy day coming up. first there's the parade. then he is not done he's going to washington, d.c. to headline a big event. keynote speaker in honor of the national prayer breakfast. kevin kramer made the announcement yesterday. wentz will replace mike pence who is in south south korea fore op

benjamin: i absolutely do.here are long-term structural winners that we can continue to be enthusiastic about. does have to be ever mindful of evaluations in a more volatile market, take profits of stretch levels and add at lower levels. i think the structural challenge markets, investors are not going to pay a lot for hope and expectation, and the quality businesses we focus on at reasonable valuations, you will see investors quite well through this volatile period. vonnie: you focus on the international equity fund, $1.7 billion in assets under management. u.k., switzerland, japan, and france -- interesting countries to choose. why those countries? benjamin: i think for different reasons. switzerland is the base for great multinationals. we are not excited about switzerland per se, but more the companies located there. japan is a market with tremendous innovation, particularly around consumer products. factory automation. the u.k. has really high-quality multinationals, significantly operating in the u.s. for

the parade goes up broad street and around city to the benjamin franklin parkway. benjamin franklin parkway same people walking around driving around, it's open right now, but expect it to shut down at 5:00 a.m., and that lasts until 6:00 p.m. we'll be talking about closures throughout the day. for now you can move around. look at the people. they are walking around, staking out there spot. it is expected to be open by tomorrow morning's rush. they will have a quick turn around. schuylkill expressway, heading toward south street. construction blocks both lanes, cones set up on the schuylkill expressway eastbound westbound, we have a lane blocked, as well. that will be cleared by 5:00 a.m. we're watching for slick spots seeing a hand of accidents. we'll talk about that coming up. championsh pipade is on. >> millions will be flocking to the city almost in delirium over the celebration of the first super bowl tilings in team history. -- super bowl title in team history. many people have been camped out all night. jeanette reyes is allock the -- along the streets. >> r

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is saying that he will continue to lead the country despite the police recommending that he be indicted for corruption and bribery now it's alleged that netanyahu and his wife received illicit gifts worth tens of billions of dollars from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer that is following this developing story and joins us now live from west jerusalem we see a very defiant reaction from prime minister benjamin netanyahu he is adamant that the recommendations the police recommendations against him will end with nothing he says. that's right i think and i'm sort of us but we should start with just one quick corrective it's not tens of billions of dollars that would be an enormously huge corruption case it's more like tens of thousands of dollars perhaps more than one hundred thousands of one hundred thousand dollars in the form of gifts of cigars and champagne this is in case one thousand a case which according to the leaks that came from the investigation jury in its course they suggested that sorry netanyahu and benj

berlin israel's prime minister under fire after a year long graft investigation israeli police say benjamin netanyahu took bribes and are recommending that he be charged with corruption we will get the latest from our correspondent in jerusalem. also coming up germany's oldest political party the s.p.d. looks set to decide on its first female leader but can andrea ballasts unify a deeply divided social democrats and sea levels are rising fast and threatening the coastlines on full flow line islands and larger nations that's according to a new u.s. study based on twenty five years of satellite data. i'm sorry kelly welcome and thanks for joining us we begin with reports that israeli police have enough evidence to recommend that prosecutors charge prime minister benjamin netanyahu with bribery following a fourteen month investigation the recommendation has been handed to the country's attorney general that yahoo denies wrongdoing in a live t.v. address he said that all recommendations against him will quote end with nothing he said that he will continue to lead israel responsibly and to faith

the benjamin franklin parkway numbered streets from 17th to 24th. spring garden between the parkway and 22nd. the ramp from the vine westbound to 22nd street. kelly drive between the parkway and strawberry mansion. mlk drive eakens oval and montgomery drive. if you're driving around 5:00 a.m. and not reopening until 6:00 p.m. a lot of road closures in the area. now you can head out super early. it is the time to do it. we have temperature well below freezing, watch for slick spots. in fact here in chester county we have an accident in brandywine township horseshoe pike a vehicle ran into a tree, there were people injured at the scene. be careful as you head out early. you have to head out early if you're heading to the city for the parade. >> senators reached a bipartisan government deal to keep the budget going past midnight providing an extra $300 billion over the next two years. some are happy it does not addressmmigtion.y pelosi used a record-breaking speech of more than 8 hours to push for legislation for dreams undocumented immigrants who arri

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu should face bribery charges but the attorney general will have the final say on prosecution. i'm richelle carey and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. what we have seen so far is cruel and barbaric to top it off they have the gall to blame the media the united nations puts more pressure on me and maurice government to deal with the row hensher crisis. oxfam international chairman faces corruption charges in his home country the latest crisis hit the charity mired in a deepening abuse scandal. and confronting racism and canada how the case of him and indigenous me and killed by a white farmer could change the country's criminal justice system. a defiant israeli prime minister says he'll keep plaguing the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benjamin that is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts from billionaire benefit benefactors he's also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper for favorable coverage reports. the corruption scandal

israeli police say though recommended benjamin netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges the prime minister says it will never happen. and the president's chief of staff it had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance. another key trump aide is force out of the white house this one accused of abusing two ex-wives. almost two hundred people have been killed in the past three days alone in rebel held parts of syria after some of the most intense fighting and shelling in months thirty four people died oh when. a rebel on klav on the outskirts of damascus where four hundred thousand people are thought to be besieged by government forces since twenty four others died in a province which has been the target of recent chemical attacks a government offensive backed by russian air support has been underway there for weeks russian bombing in the areas being ramped up since a pilot was shot down and killed on saturday both. supposed to be part of so-called the escalation zones where fighting in air strikes were to be scaled back the attacks take the death toll to at leas

well benjamin netanyahu has for many months been at the center of a swirling corruption scandal but never this intensity this is the most dramatic moment so far with the recommendations coming from the israeli police that he be indicted in cases one thousand and two thousand as they're known case one thousand involves gifts of cigars and champagne given to benjamin netanyahu and his wife sarra they are according to leaks from the investigation that came out during its course or they were gifts given requested by the couple as they were running low on stocks gifts that came from the hollywood based israeli born mogul. and the astray and billionaire james packer now in the case of mr sharon the recommendation letter appears to suggest that netanyahu backed legislation in the israeli parliament the knesset which would have allowed him to repatriate to israel without large financial penalty then you know how seventy received gifts from long term friends but there was no quid pro quo and that he would never have done such a thing in return for cigars he merely helped him with his visa because

by coldingham benjamin netanyahu delusional. —— by calling benjamin netanyahu delusional.rence. as well as discussing tensions in the middle east he event has also reminded the world about the ongoing conflict in ukraine. a report has described the situation in ukraine as ‘a stumbling block in the path to better relations‘ between russia and the west. a reminder of some of the key points in that conflict. nearly four years ago, russia annexes the southern ukrainian region of crimea. it follows a controversial referendum on its status. moscow's actions are roundly criticised by the international community. by april 2014, heavy fighting is well underway in eastern ukraine between pro—russian separatists and the ukrainian army. kiev insists some of the pro—russian fighters are actually russian nationals, specifically sent over the border. byjuly 2014, matters escalate sharply, after malaysia airlines flight mh17 is blown out of the sky by a surface to air missile fired in rebel held territory. initially, pro—russian rebels prevent a proper investigation. after various failed

our top stories: israeli police say prime minister benjamin netanyahu should be charged with corruption. he says the allegations are baseless. american intelligence chiefs insist russia's election meddling isn't over. and the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. yet more pressure on south africa's president. but jacob zuma clings to office, as his own party calls for him to go. and can these canine casanovas find love, and a new home, on valentine's day? israel's prime minister has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. police say there's evidence benjamin netanyahu gave bribes to get positive media coverage, and helped rich friends after receiving lavish gifts. in an address on israeli television, mr netanyahu insisted nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. the bbc‘s james reynolds reports from jerusalem. the israeli police recommend charges against the country's prime minister in two separate cases. the first centres on gifts for favours and police believe that benjamin netanyahu gave special trea

our top stories: israeli police say prime minister benjamin netanyahu should be charged with corruptionhe says the allegations are baseless. us intelligence chiefs say moscow's election meddling isn't over. the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. putting pressure on south africa's president. jacob zuma clings to office, as his own party calls for him to go. and meghan markle meets one of the smallest recruits in the military, the mascot for the royal marines. israel's prime minister has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. poloice say there's evidence benjamin netanyahu gave bribes to get positive media coverage, and helped rich friends after receiving lavish gifts. in an address on israeli television, mr netanyahu insisted nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. the bbc‘s james reynolds reports from jerusalem. n0 audio. sorry about that. we seem to be having some audio problems with that. we will return as we possibly can. is bring you updated with what is happening in the senate. the leaders of

we're looking live at the benjamin franklin parkway shut down. vine street expressway, getting busy. expect the benjamin franklin parkway to be reopen tomorrow, but shut down through the day today and lots of closures, i've been twreeght -- tweeting these out. him we're in the first wave of closure. 17th and 24th. spring garden. the ramp from the vine westbound at 22nd street. kelly drive, martin luther king drive, lots of closures 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as people get ready for the parade day. just coming into us right now. a big accident on lincoln drive which is blocked right now, the accident happened southbound we're hearing both directions will be blocked lincoln drive at wissahickon avenue. we've had a lot of accidents and problems with icy spots on the road. apply car was encased in ice this morning. i-95 southbound approaching broad street a big accident blocking both lanes i'm are pushing off to the side to get around this. it started as a tractor-trailer that was disabled a couple of cars hit into it, after the walt whitman bridge on i-

the aenigma of benjamin franklin's faith with thomas kidd. benjamin franklin tells us in his autobiography he became a diest as a young man. franklin proposed that delegates open sessions with prayer. in this session, thomas kidd will explore the enigma of franklin's faith and the tension between his well-known skepticism and the enduring influence of his puritan upbringing on his familiarity with the boibl. thomas kidd is a distinguished professor of history at baylor university. he's the author of "benjamin franklin: the religious life of a founding father" please join me in welcoming dr. kidd. [ applause ] >> well, thank you to kay and thank you to the museum of the bible for hosting this wonderful event. it's a pleasure to be here at the museum. i hope to consult with some of the section on bible in america. it's just a wonderful thing to actually be here and see this lovely facility. so thank you for having us and thank you to those of you who are joining us online or on tv. it's great to be here. i do want to talk to you today about the

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his military has dealt serious blows to iran in syria the day after it carried out a series of air strikes that. the u.k. is threatening to withdraw funding from the charity oxfam in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. now north korea's olympic delegation has left south korea after a while when three days which ended in a diplomatic offer that aims to end seventy years of hostility the group which included the powerful sister of north korea's leader kim jong un left on a private plane on sunday on saturday can show young extended a rare invitation to the south korean president lungi in to visit pyongyang the delegation has been holding talks with the south korean government on the sidelines of the winter olympics but i'm sure going to him has more now from seoul. even as athletes competed on the snow and ice diplomatic developments continue to steal at least some of the spotlight during what's being called the peace olympics the last three days have been historic and a high point in her career in relations north korean leader kim

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to continue military operations inside syria a day after israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes there he says israel is determined not to allow iran to intrench itself militarily in syria on saturday israel targeted areas in syrian territory after intercepting an iranian drone in its airspace and israeli fighter jet was then shot down which led to it which led to israel carrying out more raids netanyahu says the operation dealt a serious blow to iran. more. than a month of crucial yesterday we landed hard blows in the forces of iran and syria we made unequivocally clear to everyone that our modus operandi has not changed one jot we will continue to hit back for every intent to harm us for any blow flick to do us this is been our policy and this remain our policy. out his air is how i foresee it has more from west jerusalem well as weekly cabinet meeting the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was talking about severe blows being struck by israel against both iranian and syrian forces inside syrian territory in respons

you were in the plenary when benjamin netanyahu was addressing it should give us an idea of the mood in the reception that his speech received. well to one degree there was no real surprise kitty israel is visibly angered but people did hold their breath when he held up this piece of drone that iran still continues to deny its own that it knows this drone into the air space really the message that came through here is not just that iran is seen as a threat seen as a power that tries to extend its power base now into syria something that benjamin netanyahu was adamant he simply would not let happen but there was also a scathing condemnation of the iranian nuclear deal with john kerry the former u.s. secretary of state actually sitting in the audience he's one of the key architects of the people who helped this to actually come together after more than a decade of negotiation and it is seen in europe and amongst particular democrat in the united states as a breakthrough in international demoed diplomacy also leading the way in resolving other potential to potentially nuclear conflict l

well as weekly cabinet meeting the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was talking about severe blows being struck by israel against both iranian and syrian forces inside syrian territory in response to this downing of an israeli fighter plane the first such incident since one nine hundred eighty two meriting as far as israel israel is concerned a very serious response targeting twelve separate installations within syrian territory he said that it demonstrated that israel retain the right to act and strike back in any way it sees fit this is despite the message coming from the russians which is that israel needs to be careful not to escalate tensions further israel not really talking about russia in its language very much targeting its are at iran and syria but israel has been trying very hard to improve relations with the russian government especially trying to coordinate on exactly how it can and intends to act inside syria in response to what benjamin netanyahu is talking about as a growing threat from iran as the syrian security situation remains so unstable we are also gett

that police have enough evidence to recommend that prosecutors consider charging prime minister benjamin netanyahu with bribery tanya thank you for your reporting. ukrainian opposition leader mikhail saakashvili has said that he will continue his fight against corruption and rally people against the country's authorities despite being deported yesterday he was dragged out of a restaurant forcibly detained and sent to poland his lawyer says that he was kidnapped. dozens of mikhail saakashvili supporters braved the cold kiev night to protest his deportation they're backing his call for president pro tempore sankoh to resign accusing him of corruption the ukrainian government says saakashvili is trying to stage a russian sponsored through here saakashvili is attorney has called kiev's actions outrageous with them when it's a kidnapping and not the detention because the detention would be based on either a court decision or other documents and dispose of the case. the surveillance footage reportedly shows the moment border police arrested saakashvili for deportation saying he was an illegal

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling iran the greatest straight to the world and mohammed zarif dismissed it as cartoonish and didn't deserve a response he was talking about the defeat of iceland he welcomed that but also that the root cause is still exist and they need to be addressed what iran wants he said reasons strong region and not a strong man and he called for fresh regional security architecture and multi lateral ism to step into place and also he said the nuclear deal is the only deal in town. so let's deal with israel first he really dismissed israel the comments made by benjamin netanyahu but he was still able to get a dig in wasn't. absolutely a.j. i mean it didn't take the iranians long to hit back the comments made by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. you've heard a remark by the iranian prime minister mohammad joy is that if when his this is a. he does not deserve any response from the iranian government has basically been very critical of the israelis saying that they are the ones responsible for many of the atrocities committed against the s

israeli police say benjamin netanyahu should be indicted on charges in two separate corruption cases but the prime minister is hitting back saying the claims are baseless we'll get the latest from jerusalem. and it is exactly one year since the german turkish journalist done as you joel was jailed in turkey and still there's been no indictment and no trial we'll take a look at how this case continues to affect relations between ankara and berlin. i'm brian thomas welcome to the show south african police have arrested three people in raids on a business family with close ties to president jacob zuma and now the raids on a number of properties in johannesburg included this compound belonging to the group the family there accused of corruption links with the embattled president both sides now deny any wrongdoing the raids come just a day after the governing a.n.c. demanded that president zuma step down from office. our correspondent christine manuel joins us now in the studio for more good morning christine can you tell us something about the gupta family and why police really raided no

israeli media is saying that the police a jew to recommend prime minister benjamin netanyahu be indicted on charges of corruption mr netanyahu and his wife are suspected of receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer he's also alleged to have been involved in a deal with a leading newspaper which would have weakened a rival day in return for favorable coverage the prime minister denies the allegations and says he's confident the attorney general will not pursue the case more now from our correspondent in iran come prime minister benjamin netanyahu has long been defined of all of these accusations he said they are political in nature and he's used various different platforms to talk about how this is a political witch hunt against him now what he's normally done is take to his facebook page there is a facebook page has been very active of late talking about the operations going on in the west bank but what he's done is say to the israeli public that what is going on with them is a witch hunt against him but more importantly that the attorney g

police recommend the israeli prime minister's a document on corruption charges but benjamin netanyahu says nothing will come of it plus. a mentor thomas in sydney well autistic responded to the incidents recorded at australia's offshore refugee person. trouble is mounting for south african president jacob zuma who's facing pressure to resign after a corruption probe the ruling african national congress says it will move a no confidence motion against zuma if he doesn't step down by thursday meanwhile police have raided the home of the prominent business family with close ties to the president and arrested three people they sailed off the roads around the globe. the family home and to harrisburg with the area designated a crime scene. is accused of being influenced by the first to make government decisions and cabinet appointments investigation is also looking at whether the group does and some of the family members were involved and international money laundering that's just one of many corruption accusations against the south african president has been linked to bribery over a line n

prime minister benjamin netanyahu says this is going nowhere now the case has been really recommended by the police they say an indictment should be issued that's been given to the attorney general the attorney general then house to discuss with the state's attorney and come up with a decision whether to indict or not promise to benjamin netanyahu much like president donald trump uses social media to get his message across he's been on his facebook page he's been saying that this is going nowhere let's take a look at exactly what he had to say. many of you asked what will happen so i want to reassure you there will be nothing because i know the truth the state of israel is a state of law the law says of the one to determine whether there is evidence against the prime minister is the attorney general and he consults with the state attorney the state prosecutor said recently and mesh it not about half of the police recommendations and with nothing so what happens next what we're looking at evidence being gathered and taking a look at by the state's attorney with the attorney general it'

israel's prime minister benjamin bibi netanyahu has held the post nine years but now his political future seems the best. for many months a special police unit has been investigating serious allegations against the prime minister these probes known to israelis as cases one and two thousand. case one thousand netanyahu and his family is suspected of accepting lavish gifts from business people and rich friends champagne cigars and other items worth tens of thousands of israeli shekels in case two thousand the prime minister allegedly tried to influence the publisher of a daily newspaper in order to receive more favorable coverage. netanyahu has built his career on the image of mr security according to surveys he's still the favorite prime minister of many israelis but in the last few months some israelis have gone out to protest calling the attorney general to speed up the investigation. it's now up to the attorney general to decide whether to follow the recommendations of the police. netanyahu himself has denied all accusations and called the investigations a witch hunt against him and his

charges being brought against the prime minister benjamin netanyahu harriet what were you hearing . well yes i have to preface this by saying that we still are waiting for the full official publication of the israeli police's recommendations on whether to indict benjamin netanyahu but all through the israeli media there are now reports that that is exactly what will happen and specifically we've just had some information through the media again about case one thousand that is the case which alleges that netanyahu was bribed or least suspected of being bribed by wealthy foreign business figures with lavish gifts of cigars and champagne amounting to hundreds of thousands of shekels are in a one hundred thousand dollars in this and one of those figures are known mishan who is a former israeli citizen who became a hollywood based us movie producer and mogul the allegation at least in the in the reporting of this of this forthcoming recommendation that it is that the prime minister tried to push a legislation which would have allowed to repatriate to israel without losing a significant c

also israeli police chief say that they will recommend benjamin netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges the prime minister says it will never happen plus and the president's chief of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance. yes another key donald trump aide is forced to leave the white house this one accused of abusing two ex-wives. welcome to the program we begin in syria where all those two hundred people have been killed in the past three days in rebel held parts of the country this after some of the most intense airstrikes fighting and shelling in months thirty four people died on wednesday in eastern guta a rebel on klav in the outskirts of the capital damascus where four hundred thousand people are estimated to be besieged by government forces since twenty thirty. four others died that province which has been the target of recent chemical attacks a government offensive backed by russia has called has been underway there for weeks russian bombing in the area has been ramped up since the pilot was shot down and killed saturday. supposed to be pa

israeli police say benjamin netanyahu should be charged with corruption.e dutch foreign minister resigns after admitting he lied about a meeting with president putin. a group of 15 latin american nations have criticised venezuela's president nicolas maduro for his decision to call a presidential election. foreign ministers of the 'lima group' — which includes canada — have released a statement saying as long as there are political prisoners in venezuela, elections cannot be free nor fair. katie silver reports. in venezuela's capital, caracas, hundreds queue outside the peruvian embassy seeking an escape from the crippling economic crisis. embassy seeking an escape from a crippling economic crisis. with food unable to get in, they are desperately trying to get out. critical shortages have seen a number of mass anti—government protests in recent years, some of which have turned violent. on monday, students marched in memory president nicola smith euro has promised fresh elections by the end of april, telling supporters he is ready to do another six years. ——

. >>> next, a conversation about benjamin franklin's faith. baylor university history professor thomas kidd argued franklin's skepticism to writings undermined his confidence in christian. this event was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to museum of the bible. i'm kay penniger and i'm the director of museum education. we're delighted you join us today for our february program speakers. our program consists of three sessions followed by a roundtable discussion later on this afternoon. following the roundtable discussion, we'll have a book signing with our speakers. at museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made a powerful impact on world history and cultures. it has influenced nations, laws and political structures. it's guided debates, shaped political -- shaped pivotal events and inspired views of prominent individuals, both past and present. the bible is hidden in plain sight. in everyday life from common expressions th

as well ok so we'll let me stop you there once and i'm sorry to interrupt let me but let me let benjamin pick up on that point as well then i'll get back to my original question to you benjamin from your perspective have there been positive steps when it comes to combating statelessness and is there a country now that is showing leadership on this issue. well thailand has taken some some additions to in the past several months to confer statements that start to confer nationality on earth while stateless people in the north of the country some of what are called the hill tribe people it was surprising about that is that thailand at present is under a military government and one of the sort of. with the whole the silver lining of such but one of the realities of this of this military government is that it's able to take action in a manner that is much more expedient and much more direct than we're finding under democratic governments not only in thailand but elsewhere in the world and it's very rare however to see a military government using that sort of power to confer rights as opposed

respond appropriately i send my wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to address the munich security conference shortly we'll cross to that as soon as it gets underway but first let's bring in bernard smith in west jerusalem ben at this seems to be contradicting reports about the two palestinians and how they died what more do you know about this incident. well we know a little bit more these reilley say the two palestinians young men were trying to cross the border from the garza side is impossible for them to say what they were trying to do but from the garza side they were simply near the border it's worth pointing out that neither of these men it seems were members of any of the fighting groups that are active in garza we know this because if any of these fighting groups members are killed in exchanges with the israelis or by the israelis and these groups will claim them as members or nobody's claim these two young men as members so to all intents and purposes they were civilians and they were near the border and they happened

rights violated on account of an example being set as far away as washington i'm of building on what benjamin just said how much harder does that make the work that you and your colleagues do in trying to stand up for human rights in the regions where you work. well we were globally on the on the sure statelessness which we see very much as. one of the most fundamental human rights issues and what the amnesty international report very powerful e can with is that states increasingly. using nationality using migration status or a lack of migration status as a means of discrimination and exclusion against minority groups and we see this having a terrible impact in terms of the right to nationality and the rights that flow once people do have a nationality and then in the report itself there are examples from the dominican republic from bahrain obviously me and my in the ring a situation and many others which could to this very important. overlap between the right to nationality and the right to other rights and the role that discrimination plays in terms of. denying people who have been denied t

benjamin netanyahu is accused of accepting gifts from businessmen worth around 250,000 euros.etanyahu attempted to shape the narrative before the police findings were made public, saying the recommendations were politically motivated and word amounts to nothing. >> during my time as prime minister, great pressures have been placed to open at least 15 investigations against me. the aim of toppling me from power. it all began with explosive shows,es, live tv somewhat thunderous recommend patients -- police recommendations, like this evening. this will all end without anything. the police recommendations are the most serious level against the prime minister. he is set to remain in office until july 2019, but that now remains in doubt. >> he is the reason that we in the opposition believe that netanyahu should remove himself, not only because of what he is suspected of, but because of the way he attacked all of the establishments of the democracy of israel on his way to shield himself from this. >> benjamin netanyahu has so far refused calls to step down. his future now lies in th

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much more to come on the program including a friend turned cold with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is former confidant agrees to testify against him in a graft. hello again across central southern parts of china it's looking fairly wet during the course of thursday temperatures nothing special but hong kong just eighteen degrees for noise should be may need to arrive with a mix of twenty two but i think the risk of showers will continue across parts of vietnam through into laos as we head into friday but the rain across much of china will be on its way out of the stage hot and humid across much of me and my yang on there thirty four degrees into south asia looking largely fine but we have got an area of cloud developing pushing some rain indeed a higher elevation snow across parts of afghanistan into pakistan over they said they are so but for much of the region plenty of sunshine thirty is a high in delhi well in the way of clover shrank up but it should stay largely dry in colombo and then heading into friday you see that khloe pushing across pakistan with some patchy r

keep a lady in the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benjamin netanyahu is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts from billionaire benefactors he's also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper for favorable coverage harry fawcett reports on mr islam. the corruption scandal has swirled around him for months but never at this intensity addressing the nation benjamin netanyahu was determined to project resilience and confidence i'm sure will be with you not too slow but i will continue to lead israel responsibly and faithfully as long as you the citizens of israel choose me to lead you i am certain i am certain that the truth will be revealed and i am certain that at the next elections which will be held on schedule i will earn your trust again israeli police are recommending that he be charged in two cases the first case one thousand involves gifts of cigars and champagne made to the prime minister and his wife sarra the gift givers israeli born hollywood mogul. and australian billionaire

benjamin is an interesting character. did have a jewish upbringing but out of the faith and his story is intriguing. he rose to the top of the ranks in the confederacy. the reason he turned down the appointment was he had just been chosen by the louisiana legislator to be the senator. were days before the 17th amendment, so senators were chosen by the state legislature and not by direct vote. he thought all things considered, being a senator was a better job for him. he may have envisioned that if he had been on the court it wouldn't have been too many years before he had to resign. >> we have a question. justice ginsburg: i want to say something more. although he was a leader of the confederacy, he was a slaveholder. he was subject to virulent anti-semitism by others high in the ranks of the confederacy. they referred to him as judas iscariot. >> and i know we ran a story about confederate monuments because there's so much controversy but there is no monument to him even though he was leader of the confederacy. it may be

i'm brian thomas' a warm welcome to the show the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is future is in doubt this morning the country's police force is saying it has enough evidence to recommend he be charged with bribery fraud a breach of trust israel's turny general must now examine the police recommendation and decide whether to file charges and a live t.v. address netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing but remember lolo in my years as prime minister i have been subject to at least fifteen inquiries and investigations with the aim of toppling me from power to motion. those attempts resulted in nothing and this time too they will come to nothing. i'm sure it will really i will continue to lead israel responsibly and faithfully for as long as you know the citizens of israel jews me to lead you well the prime minister has been questioned a number of times over the past year and as a suspect in two separate corruption cases. israel's prime minister benjamin bibi netanyahu has held the post the ninety years but now his political future seems at best. for many months a special police u

they have even compared benjamin netanyahu's wife to lady macbeth and benjamin netanyahu as the obedientvant following her to his downfall. genie: you had a special guest at london fashion week. dheepthika: that guest was britain's reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. she was sitting next to another queen, the queen of fashion herself, anna wintour, which you see on the front page of "the daily mail." she certainly looks the part in a blue tweed dress and jacket with swarovski crystalals. she is not there just to admire the latest trends for fall 2018. she was also there to but still the inaugural queen elizabeth ii award to a young designer, a former do your in tour in turn dior intern who has been commended for getting back to the community. youe: i like the headline saw before. let's go back to france where the founder of the far right national front party, jean-marie le pen, has written a book about his life. it is coming out next week. dheepthika: it is the first volume of his autobiography. he claims it is really important because this is a guy who has been through a big chunk of

welcome to the program on top story israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel will continue to resist any iranian attempt to establish itself inside syria after an israeli fighter jet was down by anti-aircraft fire during an air raid in syria the israelis say the raid was in response to the discovery of an iranian drone launched from syria flying in space iran can reports from leicester asylum. in the early hours of saturday morning syria's war escalated to a new level for the first time in thirty years israel lost a fighter jet to enemy fire israel confirmed syrian air defense shot at one of its of sixteen fighter jets the israeli prime minister was blunt israel holds iran and its syria responsible for today's aggression we will continue to do whatever is necessary. to protect our sovereignty and our security the crusher followed the shooting down of a drone israeli army video shows what they say is that iranian drone flying towards the northern golan heights before it was downed in retaliation the israeli air force at twelve targets in syria including the suspected drone c

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says nothing will come of a police recommendation that he be indicted on corruption charges plus. what we have seen so far is cruel and barbaric to top it off they have the gall to blame the media. the united nations steps up the pressure on young must government over the crisis. we began to in south africa where police have raided the home of a prominent business family with toews to president jacob zuma and arrested three people the roads around the home of the family in johannesburg have been sealed off of the area designated a crime scene. president zuma is under investigation of alleged corruption linked to the family let's get more on this now our correspondent found in the minutes joining us live from johannesburg what more can you tell us about what's happening around the cop the family home and father. elizabeth as you mentioned the three people have been arrested so far we understand that one of them is a member of the group to family and one other it business associate just to give you a better idea who the spammy is and why this dev

al-jazeera live from doha for the battle also coming up israeli police recommend charging prime minister benjamin netanyahu with bribery but the final say on prosecution will rest with the attorney general also some international chairman faces corruption charges in his home country the latest crisis to hit the charity and goldstein an abuse scandal and how the case of an indigenous man killed by a white farmer could change canada's criminal justice system. government has been accused of handing ranger muslims a death sentence the damning words come from the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley a group of u.s. senators is intent on introducing sanctions against myanmar military leaders aimed at those implicated in abuses against residents in rakhine state mike hanna has our report from washington the plight of the routing is highlighted in the six additional capital. around the table discussion on the crisis is joined by some of the senators who are adamant that the time has come for military leaders to be held accountable for the well documented abuse suffered in iraq kind state and

whether there's the evidence there to really move forward with the case now all of prime minister benjamin netanyahu supporters say there's nothing there in fact a lot of polls have been a regarding this case for by israeli media talking to israelis themselves they don't think that there is enough evidence against the prime minister so that's why he's so confident that's why he thinks it's going to go nowhere so let's see what happens it's unlikely that we're going to see anything in the next few days because it's about the religious holiday or the religious a story coming up and so we won't see anything up until sunday maybe let's see what happens on sunday but it's unlikely and given the prime minister's bullishness i don't think we are going to see anything anytime soon what a month thank you very much for that for now that some of the nations from west jerusalem thank you. the prime minister of yemen has called on saudi arabia and its coalition to investigate recent deadly clashes in the coastal city of aden dozens of people were killed and many injured in three days of fighting betwee

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says nothing will come of the police recommendation that he be indicted on corruption charges. what we have seen so far is cruel and barbaric to top it off they have the gall to blame the media the united nations steps up the pressure on myanmar's government over the russian crisis. began in south africa where police have raided the home of a prominent business family with toys to president jacob zuma and arrested one person the roads around the home of the gulf the family in johannesburg have been sealed for the area designated a crime scene where president zuma is under investigation of alleged corruption linked to the family he's accused of being influenced by the group those to make government decisions and cabinet appointments zuma and some of his family members along with the gupta is being investigated on charges of international money laundering and that's just one of many corruption accusations against the south african president he's been led to bribery over a nine hundred ninety nine on steel he was also accused of spending twenty t

police recommend the israeli prime minister's indictment on corruption charges for benjamin netanyahu says nothing will come of it. on untruthfulness in sydney well this of responding to the woman incidents recorded it will strike you as a refugee person it's. a low pressure is growing on south africa's president to step down from his own party but jacob zuma says he's not going anywhere right now president said he had proposed a longer transition period handing over power after june the a.n.c. rejected that plan and demand that he step down by thursday. so i found it very strange that i'm going to be told by my organization you now must go. because. we now have two new president thomas comey not to following any policy of the a.n.c. there's nothing of that nature i need a miller has more now from pretoria. this is the first time that south africans have heard from jacob zuma throughout this period we calls for him to step down and grown in intensity jacob zuma held an interview with the state broadcaster and he used that interview to explain his position and essentially defend himsel