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. -- prime minister benjamin netanyahu.his comes as the european union attempts to salvage the 2015 iran n nuclear deal, which is something prime minister benjamin netanyahu is opposed to. most of the talks will be held on thursday with the leaders expected to discuss foreign and security policy as well as regional issues. dw's israel correspondent has more. repoporter: it is a short visit here for chancellor merkel, the cabinet, and a business delegation. in less than 24 hours she will receive her thihird honoraryy doctororate from an israelili university, andnd head for thths yeyear's government consultatio. chancellor m merkel oftenn described israraeli german relations as unique, given the shared history of both countries. this year's consultations are to fofocus on the economy, technology, anand innovation. it is expected that merkel and netanyah are also discscussing tocscs they disisagree about.. the iran deal, in particular the u.s. cuts in funding for the u.n. agency fofor palestinian refugees. the visisit might al

in israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu led a moment of silence before his weekly cabinet meeting, while u.s. and israeli flags were projected on the walls of jerusalem's old city. at home the pittsburgh steelers and cleveland browns held a moment of silence before sunday's game at heinz field. >> the tragedy in pittsburgh is a reminder of the strong bonds that tie a neighborhood together. especially in the worst of times. many talk of the resilience there and what it means to be part of a community. one of them is journalist howard fineman, an nbc contribute history grew up in that pittsburgh neighborhood. >> i grew up there. i keep in touch with people there. i go back frequently. it is, after all, my home. it's the most peaceful, pleasant and nonviolent place you could imagine in a city that respects its ethnic neighborhoods one after another. squirrel hill is a uniquely, in my view, american jewish place. it stands for the proposition

three hundred to syria the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned president putin that providing advanced weapons systems to air responsible actors will magnify dangers in the region the u.s. state department has also reacted says russia's air defense deployment in syria could escalate the situation in the region even further. french authorities say that they have frozen the assets of iran's intelligence agency that is after all alleging tehran planned to bomb an iranian opposition group rally near paris u.s. state department has backed that move we've seen what iran has done in syria we've seen right iran has done in other countries we see iran's devastation that it causes around the world as the world's top sponsor of terrorism. that comes after iran's ambassador to the u.n. accused saudi arabia of sponsoring terrorism during his address add to the recent

a bit hammy the edges here at the dead sea in jordan israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made a surprise visit to the gulf state of oman matter moms were. to discuss the middle east peace process the last time an israeli leader visited her mom was in one nine hundred ninety six netanyahu visit comes just days after palestinian president mahmoud abbas made a three day trip to the sultanate amman's foreign minister says his government is not officially mediating. because when it comes to many issues we are not mediate we don't mediate between parties who are capable of achieving what they agree on we are facilitators in many situations that can help convince opposing parties on how to reach an agreement when it comes to the palestinian issue we believe the mediator that has to play a new role is the u.s. and particularly president trump. the members of the european union will meet in istanbul for a summit on the syrian conflict they're hoping to find common ground with turkey

israel also launched as strikes on three hundred targets in the gaza strip meanwhile benjamin netanyahu has made the first state visit to amman by an israeli leader in twenty four years as a yahoo in the amani leaders sultan qaboos discussed ways to advance the middle east peace process the israeli prime minister as was invited to muscat after a lengthy behind the scenes contact. and news of his visit only imagined after he had for tent israel visit comes just days after the palestinian president mahmoud abbas also made a three day trip to the sultanate. i keep al-douri says senior columnist for the news website he says publishing the photos of the two leaders meeting in amman is significant i think we have to look at the true. love those of. us of the our peace initiative from two thousand and two members of the arab league and neighbors of the saudi arabia to take a small lead of the process mahmoud abbas and hamas and the mind recently

a mass shooting attack on a synagogue both benjamin netanyahu and president trump say and to submit to must be content coming off. the german chancellor faces the next big test as voters in the state of heads they go to the polls we'll tell you why the. regional election could spell disaster. in tragedy a helicopter plummets to the ground outside. the stadium sources have confirmed the club. was on board. thank you for joining us israel's government has observed a minute of silence for the victims of a deadly attack on a synagogue in the u.s. city of pittsburgh israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu and his cabinet stood in memory of the eleven victims killed in the shooting attack on saturday before. now netanyahu said the people of israel grieve with the families of the dead. forty six year old was was accused of shouting into semitics that is as he stormed the synagogue and. fire and wash. hundreds of people crammed onto a street intersection in pittsburgh on saturday evening they sang hebrew songs of worship to show support and sorrow for the victims and the community. it was a

city of pittsburgh israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his cabinet stood in memory of the eleven victims killed in the shooting attack on saturday before their weekend meeting netanyahu said the people of israel grieved with the families of the dead. forty six year old robot was accused of shouting to semitic slurs as he stormed the synagogue and opened fire. wow. hundreds of people crammed onto a street intersection in pittsburgh on saturday evening they saying hebrew songs of worship to show support and sorrow for the victims and the community. it was a local man police say who carried out the attack. village shooter robert powell is believed to have a history of anti semitic tirades online this is the synagogue where the shooting happened in the school hill neighborhood of the city normally it's a place of worship but on saturday morning a murder scene. authorities say eleven people were killed and several more injured including four police officers who took on the attacker president donald trump said the attack was an act of evil and called for tougher penalties i was. whethe

and german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with her israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu merkel says she will try to persuade the palestinians to start peace negotiations with israel. it has been an extra sweet year for germany's wine producers there had also as well have more on that story all your business headlines coming right up after a short break. that a little later. you're listening to. the fight against illegal logging.

tries to defrost relations with israel on a visit marked by political differences with her host benjamin netanyahu. and the german football club goes to sicily to help migrant integrate through sports will take a look at the borders project. i'm sorry so much kind of thank you for joining us the last privately operated ship dedicated to saving migrants from drowning in the mediterranean has docked in the port of mar say the aquarius has had its license withdrawn so it won't be able to head out to sea again legally this is part of a crackdown on migrants by italy the operators of the aquaria say this band jeopardizes the lives of many would be refugees. this ship has meant the difference between life and death for thirty thousand people say its operators the n.g.o.s a wes military and they launched the aquarius two and a half years ago the group says its work is vital. here and leave there is massive confusion in the mediterranean there's. no real coordination to manage the distress calls and lead rescue operations. the aquarius is out of action and there are no other private sea rescue vehicles op

we also heard from benjamin netanyahu as well. is touching people in so many different ways. and showing a real intolerance, you know, for acts of hate. >> right. >> and we know this is a federal investigation now, an act of hate. >> as an act of hate, the fbi has done these before, they know how to handle these kind of case, we have seen these kind of investigations take place, and we know just kind of what is going on at the scene right now, there are fbi investigators, they are collecting evidence and a lot of what we're not seeing is what is going on in the community from the fbi. that is that they're also assisting families. it is a very important part of what the fbi does in these kind of situations. and really what law enforcement does. and the other thing is they're knocking on doors, and they are going to people who know him, who know the shooter and going to his family, his friends, where he worked. >> right now, it is a great source of information on who robert bowers is, the 46-year-old really, his digital footprint, a

canada's justin trudeau and benjamin netanyahu. the vice president rejected any suggestion the president's rhetoric stoked the terror scene this week, including the mailed pipe bombs. >> frankly, people on both sides of the aisle use strong language about our political differences. i just don't think you can connect it to threats or acts of violence. >> president trump called for the death penalty and said armed security at the synagogue might have saved lives. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, the white house. >> joining me is julia manchester a reporter with the hill and a correspondent of bloomberg and native son of pennsylvania. >> i want to start with you. i want your reaction to how the president responded to this tragedy yesterday. he tweeted about it very quickly and rather than issuing a formal statement, he fielded questions and talked to reporters on the tarmac at joint base andrews. your sense of how this differs from previous presidents. >> good morning, david. well, this is a marked difference in terms of how the president's

merkel travel to israel strikes after today celebrations ahead of talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu a visit is taking place to make deep policy disagreements between germany and israel of the palestinian territories and the round it comes as the european union attempts to salvage the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal which is something a prime minister benjamin netanyahu is a fiercely opposed to most of the talks will be held on thursday with the two leaders expected to discuss foreign and security policy as well as regional issues the w.'s israel correspondent as well. it is a short visit here for chancellor merkel her cabinet and a business delegation in less than twenty four hours she received her third on the rate doctorate from an israeli university meet with president rivlin and head together with prime minister netanyahu this us government consultations chancellor merkel often described israeli german relations as unique given the shared history of both countries this year's consultations are to focus on the economy technology and innovation however it is expected that merkel

have killed at least two hundred seven palestinians since the demonstrations began you know benjamin netanyahu has made the first official visit to amman by an israeli leader in twenty four years according to official statements he discussed ways to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict with sultan qaboos he was invited after lengthy behind the scenes meetings news of this visit there only emerged on benjamin netanyahu to return to israel this revenue man have had no official diplomatic relations in nearly twenty years. the remains of a twenty one year old gay student who was murdered in the u.s. is now being interred at the national cathedral in washington twenty years after his death. are we. not sure those are the right pictures but the cathedral has to the service for the public followed by a private ceremony for matthew shepard's ashes shepherd was studying at the university of wyoming in nine hundred ninety eight when he was kidnapped beaten and left for dead his case brought national attention and led to many u.s. states passing new laws against hate crimes were never break here on a

after palestinian president mahmoud abbas made it three day trip to all men prime minister benjamin netanyahu made a surprise visit to the sultan it is the first time an israeli leader has visited the gulf state in more than two decades in a joint statement prime minister netanyahu and there are many leaders certain couple said they discussed ways to advance the middle east peace process but a man foreign minister says the u.s. still needs to play its part. we are silla taters in many situations that can help convince opposing parties on how to reach an agreement when it comes to the palestinian issue we believe the media has to play a new role is the u.s. and particularly president from iran criticize the visit saying israel aims to create divisions between muslim countries in the region netanyahu and his wife were joined by a large delegation of israeli officials including mossad intelligence chief you'll see cohen a man in israel do not have official diplomatic ties but netanyahu insists relations between israel and gulf countries have been growing due in part to a shared opposition to ira

making news around the world german chancellor angela merkel has met israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu as part of a two day visit to jerusalem both leaders are keen to emphasize strong bilateral relations despite their disagreements on not several issues including the iran nuclear deal germany wants to preserve the accord while israel wants it scrapped but they do agree that iran should be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons. the last privately operated ship dedicated to saving refugees from drowning in the mediterranean has docked in must say the aquarius has panama had panamanian registration but now its flag has been revoked meaning it can no longer legally sail right to say panama is bearing to pressure from italy which is cracking down on illegal migration they say the move is putting people's lives at risk. united states the united kingdom australia canada and the netherlands are all accusing russian agents of involvement in a series of cyber attacks across the world the us has now indicted seven russians in connection with the attacks on domestic and international targets i

. >>> the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is no stranger to scandal.urs to come, his wife is going on trial. sarah netanyahu faces charges of fraud and breach of trust. cnn's oren liebermann has more on the case from jerusalem. >> reporter: sarah netanyahu is the constant companion to her prime minister husband, always by his side, whether it's a first visit to india or welcoming close friends to israel. the people of israel love us. and like the media one half of the power company in israeli politics, netanyahu's third wife regularly hosts world leaders at the prime minister's residence in jerusalem. always in the picture. this time, she has the headlines all to herself. sarah netanyahu's trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust is set to begin. the trial, focusing on the alleged misuse of taxpayer dollars at the couple's official residence. the case is all about catered meals. prosecutors say sarah netanyahu had ordered approximately $100,000 in meals. and spent thousands of dollars more on high-end chefs, illegal under israeli law when there's

yet the relationship between benjamin neta nyahu polarised, and yet the relationship between benjamin netanyahu being pretty strong. very strong. 0f president trump being pretty strong. very strong. of course his daughter is married to jared kushner, ajew. we have seen a rise in anti—semitism, in germany, it is a worrying trend. and thousands of mourners packing and emotional vigil, it is something we have been following very closely, and as we move on, the debate about gun laws in the united states. 0nce move on, the debate about gun laws in the united states. once again, how many more of these horrific incidents are we going to see before there is any change? we will see the mid—term elections, will we see a change on this? it is very unlikely double trouble change his position on this, but it is a ghastly common denominator throughout his mass killings. right, so let's move on to the front page of the independent, looking at the outpouring of grief in leicester after the helicopter crash killing the thai owner and chairman of leicester city football club. iam chairman of leicester city footb

german chancellor angela merkel has been meeting with israeli leader benjamin netanyahu as part of a two day visit to jerusalem both are keen to emphasize strong bilateral relations and that's despite disagreements on several issues including they ran your. uncle americal honors the six million holocaust victims at the yad vashem memorial site she wants to make it clear germany has a special relationship with israel and she makes this promise germany will always take a stand against anti-semitism zina phobia hatred and violence. with a plane she returns to every day politics while in jerusalem chancellor merkel meets israeli president rafi rivlin he appeals to the chancellor to support his country against the nuclear armament of the arch enemy iran really describes iran as a monster that should be starved and not fed. her next stop a meeting with the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu who also has differing views on the iran agreement there's no question you know it's not a no secret certainly not a state secret but i oppose the do would be wrong because our culture appears th

was not just a criminal act but it was actually an act of evil and prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu also came out now in a first response and said he was he was appalled and shocked by this attack which he calls and anti-semitic attack and he said that the people of israel stand with the jewish community of pittsburgh and with americans after this this heinous crime in pittsburgh all right these have me a correspondent michael take it from a washington state thank you. u.s. justice department officials have credited to d.n.a. a finger match print and misspellings for helping them find the man who allegedly sent of these thirteen suspicious packages and pipe bombs to prominent democrats fifty six year old. florida who was arrested on friday faces five federal charges in connection with the mail bomb plus a fingerprint was found on one on below and several misspelled words on some packages match those on his social media postings now investigators also found a d.n.a. sample that was a possible match to d.n.a. in the suspect was previously arrested. his president richard typer de wine

making news around the world german chancellor angela merkel has met israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu as part of a two day visit to jerusalem with the king to emphasize the strong bilateral relations despite disagreements on several issues including the iran nuclear deal germany wants to preserve the accord while israel wants it scrapped but they both agree that iran should be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons on. the last privately operated ship dedicated to saving refugees from drowning in the mediterranean has docked in moscow the aquarius had panamanian registration but had its flag but its flag has now been revoked meaning that it can no longer legally say the operators say part of ma is bearing to pressure from italy which is cracking down on illegal migration they say the movie is putting people's lives at risk. romania is preparing for a referendum on whether to limit the definition of family to heterosexual married couples it comes after three million people signed a petition demanding that the constitution explicitly state that marriage is between a man and the woman

during the israeli security cabinet meeting today, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu respondedmands saying there is no way israel will accept this offer. over the weekend, 30 rockets were fired by islamic jihad sparking a strong response from the israeli air force that included 95 strikes. according to the idf, the rocket fire was directed by the iranian regime with the human of the syrian government. a major threat for the country of israel continues the presence of iranian backed troops and weapons facilities on the ground in syria. if confirmed, the development could substantially increase the number of israeli strikes in syria. the israelis have launched more than 200 attacks in syria mostly linked to iran. with the iranians allegedly involved in the gaza rocket fire, the egyptian attempted a brokering settlement agreement are further complicated. the region waits for thursday ultimatum laid out by hamas to see what happens next. jon? jon: thank you. and in the middle east, syria's national museum in damascus reopened, more than six years after it was shut down and emptied

with standard operation procedure issues in tear gas and ammunition israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made a surprise visit to the gulf state of oman. ruler sultan qaboos to discuss the middle east peace process the last time an israeli leader visited oman was in one thousand nine hundred eighty six and now his visit comes just days after palestinian president mahmoud abbas made a three day trip to this alternate of on's foreign minister insists his government is not officially mediating there who will be in a mood to look because when it comes to many issues we are not mediate we don't mediate between parties who are capable of achieving what do you agree on. facilitate in many situations that can help convince opposing parties on how to reach an agreement when it comes to the palestinian issue we believe the media to has to play a new role is the u.s. and particularly president. hadi amr is a visiting fellow at the brookings institution and a former special envoy for israeli palestinian negotiations with the u.s. state department he says netanyahu is trying to improve relations

benjamin netanyahu was a suspect in three separate criminal investigations.e say they have enough evidence to charge him with fraud, bribery and breach of trust. he, too has repeatedly insisted he's innocent, often saying there will be nothing because there is nothing. in one of those cases, investigators have said sarah netanyahu is also suspected of bribery. her lawyer is firing back calling it an absurd suspicion and saying these things never happened. formal charges in all of these cases remain in the hands of israel's attorney general. for now it is sarah netanyahu alone who is on trial. and her legal team has fired off a response in the public domain. in a statement earlier today, they pinned the blame on this for the former caretaker who has led his own protests and larger protests against what he says is alleged corruption in the prime minister's residence. sarah netanyahu's legal team say the laws that governing ordering meals inside the residence. perhaps a preview of the legal defense they'll mount. >> where do things stand with the corruption prob

and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made a surprise visit to the gulf state up oman and i don't monsoreau or to discuss the middle east peace process those are the headlines to keep it on al-jazeera there's more to more news to come out returning now to correspondent. in baltimore maryland black people are three times more likely than white to be living in poverty. i want to know what that means for the people living. rick fontayne works for the city he grew up in a public housing project and has been helping disadvantaged youths in baltimore for over ten years. housing projects is primarily black ok out of you know thousands of people maybe like ten white people that live in the projects. it's no resources you have a city you have a saw story it. someone you know they call you know. i support my house this jay i've missed a tough one of us to tough the soldiers. some of the kids squeegee and they earn money that way but a lot of kids on they sell bottled waters and bottled drinks four dollars i mean all my bottles thank you thank you. keep with the legal hassles are rig

benjamin netanyahu and emmanuel macron. >> told the rooms is about 119.e footage is close to 70,000 square feet. full-time staff of 15. >>chris: in effect, it's a hotel. >> we consider it a home, bed-and-breakfast. >>chris: - - bought the house in 1836 four $6500. that's just the start of its place in history. >> this is the lincoln room. it's called that because when lincoln was president, he often came over here to get advice from the blair's. >>chris: blair house took on a new role in 1942 during world war ii. when churchill used to stay at the white house. >> he would be up late at night having a drink or two. waking up the president and mrs. roosevelt had had enough. >>chris: so they bought blair house. >> the trumans arrive at their new home ready to set up housekeeping. the presidential address is the blair house. >>chris: starting in 1948, harry truman lived here for years while the white house was under renovation. >> this is what's called the lee dining room. back in trumans days, he used this table in these chairs as his cabinet room. it was al

with standard operation for seizures using tear gas and ammunition israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made a surprise visit to the gulf state of oman they met oman's ruler sultan qaboos to discuss the middle east peace process the last time an israeli leader visited oman was in one thousand nine hundred six that yahoo's visit comes just days after callisto name president mahmoud abbas made a three day surprise trip three day trip made to this alternate. oman's foreign minister insists his government is not officially mediating. being a minute i love because when it comes to many issues we are not mediate we don't mediate between parties who are capable of achieving what they agree on we facilitate as in many situations that can help convince opposing parties on how to reach an agreement when it comes to the palestinian issue we believe the media to that has to play a new role is the u.s. and particularly president trump. as a visiting fellow at the brookings institution and former special envoy for israel a palestinian negotiations with the u.s. state department he says not that n

since march thirtieth palestinians have helped protest along the fence israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made a surprise visit to the gulf state of oman that amman's for a war sultan qaboos to discuss the middle east peace process those are the headlines to keep it on al-jazeera much more to come in the meantime inside story is up next. united states says it's time to pull out of a nuclear arms pact to the russia so i moved in thirty years ago helped end the cold war but president donald trump wants to rip it up why now and does it mean a return to the nuclear arms race and an increase in the risk of conflict this isn't a story. hello i'm wrong this is inside story from the united states and the old soviet union well once on the brink of nuclear war they called it the cold war and it dragged on for decades but in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven u.s. president ronald reagan and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev signed the into mediate range of nuclear forces or i.n.f. treaty defusing the arms race now there are more phase another one could be about to start because president dona

here is what israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu had to say in response. >> i was heart brokenack on a pittsburgh synagogue today. the entire people of israel grieve with the families of the dead. we stand together with the jewish community of pittsburgh, we stand together with the american people, in the face of this horrendous anti-semitic brutality. and we all pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded. >> joining me now is cnn's correspondent in jerusalem, oren liebermann. as i mentioned, many of in this community had close ties to israel. i was listening to someone who had just gotten back from there. how are people in israel reacting to this tragedy? >> reporter: alex, especially at times like this, after a shooting attack like this at a synagogue, those ties are stronger than ever and there will always be that connection between jews living overseas whether in suru.s., south ameri europe, and wells, it is put on display. and let me put this in context of the weekend here. it was already a tense weekend, with a sharp escalation between israel and gaza. alex, you have rep

meantime, in israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is heartbroken and appalled.ur correspondent oren liebermann is live for us this evening in jerusalem. and oren, you tell me. what's the reaction you're hearing there? >> reporter: brooke, we've heard so many responsibilities from israeli politicians, leaders, as well as jewish community leaders who either live here or were here for some sort of vacation or some sort of trip. and the sentiment from awful them is very similar. an attack on a jewish community anywhere is an attack on the entire jewish community everywhere. and that is at the center of the messages we're seeing. it was the middle of sabbath services in pittsburgh, seven hours ahead here, just the time zone differences. it was coming toward the end of the sabbath. it had already been a difficult weekend here with a sharp escalation between israel and gaza, and that was already weighing oefn everyone's mind. then just as the sabbath was coming to an end news of the shooting at the pittsburgh synagogue came through here and that is when the messages st

. >> benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel has been a kushner family friend. he slept in jared kushner's bed on a visit to the kushner family home many years ago. >> american politicians spent time with the curb ners as well. >> charlie was a enormous contributor to the democratic party. he knew all the politicians, i can't tell you how many of his friends told mow that they met bill clinton in his office. >> charlie kushner reportedly used his influence and fortune to help his oldest son. >> people who went to school with him did not think that jared was going to be the first person in the class to on his own get accepted into harvard so jared was lucky he had a father who was very well connected politically and had deep pockets. >> a journalist wrote that charlie kushner pledged $2.5 million to harvard the year that jared applied. even though he had no personal connection to the school. jared was accepted. charlie kushner's representatives have said he was a generous doan tore many causes. harvard does not comment on specific admissions cases. >> jared kushn

meanwhile, the wife of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appeared in a jerusalem courtroom on sunday, facing trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust. sara netanyahu is accused of spending about $100,000 to hire celebrity chefs to prepare meals for the netanyahus and their guests, even though the prime minister's residence has a full-time chef. the trial comes as prosecutors have recommended indictments against prime minister benjamin netanyahu for accepting bribes and trading political favors for positive news coverage. in bulgaria, police found the body o of a 30-y-year-old journt saturday in the northern town of ruse after she disappeared shortly after reporting on alleged corruption by local authorities. police say viktoria marinova's body showed signs she'd been raped, bludgeoned to the head, and suffocated. she's the third journalist murdered in the european union over the past year. secretary of state mike pompeo says north korea will let international inspectors into nuclear sites and missile testing facilities. pompmpeo's comments came after e wrapped up talks wi

. >> benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel has been a kushner family friend. he slept in jared kushner's bed on a visit to the kushner family home many years ago. >> american politicians spent time with the curb ners as well. >> charlie was a enormous contributor to the democratic party. he knew all the politicians, i can't tell you how many of his friends told mow that they met bill clinton in his office. >> charlie kushner reportedly used his influence and fortune to help his oldest son. >> people who went to school with him did not think that jared was going to be the first person in the class to on his own get accepted into harvard so jared was lucky he had a father who was very well connected politically and had deep pockets. >> a journalist wrote that charlie kushner pledged $2.5 million to harvard the year that jared applied. even though he had no personal connection to the school. jared was accepted. charlie kushner's representatives have said he was a generous doan tore many causes. harvard does not comment on specific admissions cases. >> jared kushn

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a plan to demolish a palestinian village in the occupied west bank to make way for illegal settlements will go ahead but his security cabinet say it will be put on hold for a number of weeks to allow time for negotiations on the evacuation of the residents in afghanistan voting has ended after some polling stations opened on sunday for people on able to take part in saturday's parliamentary election forty five people were killed and more than two hundred twenty wounded in taliban attacks on polling centers and a passenger train has derailed in northeast taiwan killing at least twenty two people in the island's worst rail disaster in over three decades more than one hundred sixty others were injured and several carriages of the train came off the track in union county an investigation into what caused the accident is now under way we'll talk to al-jazeera is next with the bolshoi ballet's prima ballerina svetlana. you mean the war will move. move. she's devoted her life to ballet since being accepted to the academy of choreography and her na

german chancellor angela merkel hosted benjamin netanyahu as part of a two-day visit. there was disagreement on several issues, including the iran nuclear deal. they agree that iran should be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons. the last privately operated ship dedicated to saving refugees from drowning in the mediterranean was dumped in marseilles. his flack has been revoked, meaning it can no longer legally sale. italy is cracking down on illegal migration. they say the move is putting people's lives at risk. romania is preparing for a referendum on whether to limit the definition of family to heterosexual and married couples. comes after 3 million people signed a petition to manning that the constitution explicitly state that marriage is between a man and a woman. dozens of e.u. lawmakers oppose this weakens vote. -- weekend's vote. wherever people go, pollution always seems to follow. barely that is just as true in space as he is here on earth. this week, thousands of expert got together in germany to look for solution to the ever-increasing problem of space j

with grief redemptive hammy the edges here at the dead sea in jordan israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made a surprise visit to the gulf state of a man he met a man's ruler. to discuss the middle east peace process the last time an israeli leader visited the country was in one thousand nine hundred ninety six netanyahu his visit comes just days after palestinian president mahmoud on bass made a three day trip to the sultanate. armand's foreign minister says his government is not officially mediating there. because when it comes to many issues we are not mediate we don't mediate between parties who are capable of achieving what they agree on we are facilitators in many situations that can help convince opposing parties on how to reach an agreement when it comes to the palestinian issue we believe the media to that has to play a new role is the u.s. and particularly president trump. the u.k. based charity oxfam has again called on the u.s. the u.k. and other governments to stop supplying arms to saudi arabia which is leading a coalition against yemen's hooty rebels oxfam says one civ

canada's justin trudeau and israel's benjamin netanyahu. speaking to nbc news in las vegas, the vice president rejected any suggestion the president's rhetoric stoked the terror seen this week, including the mailed pipe bombs. >> frankly people on both sides of the aisle use strong language about our political differences. but i just you can connect it to threats or acts of violence. >> reporter: president trump called for the death penalty in today's shooting and said armed security at the synagogue might have saved lives. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, the white house. >>> tonight, the president is at another rally in the small town of murfreesboro, illinois. nbc's jeff bennett spent part of this day talking with people who came out to hear the president, is here for us tonight. jeff, what did they have to say? >> reporter: jose, in a week that saw america's overheated political climate reach a boiling point, we talked to some of president trump's most devoted supporters not just about this fraught are political moment but about the president

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german chancellor angela merkel in jerusalem where she's meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who agreed that iran's military presence in syria and lebanon was a threat to israel. and there during anger merkel's a visit palestinians school students had a message for saul is back with that or more. wall they certainly made it loud and clear on wednesday schoolchildren in the palestinian village of mar they helped placards in front of representative office of germany in the law now the banners read we're not sleeping and photos of angela merkel as well they held now they've been appealing to her to intervene against the demolition order of their homes and schools handed down by an israeli court now last month the european parliament described the order to make way for an illegal israeli settlement as a grave breach of international humanitarian law and this was the scene just a few hours ago in the village itself. oh. they sang traditional palestinian bedouin song about forty five families live it was the village itself was built by refugees in one thousand nine hundred fifty tw

tolls a minute's silence for eleven people killed in a mass shooting attack on a synagogue both benjamin netanyahu and president trump thing and just semitism must be counted also coming up. the german chancellor faces the next big test as voters in the states opeth they go to the polls we'll tell you why this regional election could spell disaster for i'm going to back up.

be demolished had been reports in israeli media and a planned demolition would be suspended benjamin netanyahu says it will happen those are the headlights. on the tenth of may he twenty eighty the wife of a libyan politician of non-tonal lawyers held up an historic document a letter of apology from the british prime minister the u.k. lost its way when i got mixed up in the rendition of an innocent pregnant woman and to get off it just didn't but today i think it stood on the right side of history by recognizing its mistakes and by apologizing. abdulhakim bell high and his wife fatima bouchard had been fighting for six years to get the british government to admit it rendered them handed them over to the regime of moammar gadhafi in two thousand and four knowing that as libyan dissidents bay would be in serious person danger on behalf of her majesty's government i apologize reservedly we are profoundly sorry for the ordeal that you both suffered and our role in it. this film follows the troubling story of the opponents of gadhafi who were imprisoned tortured and in some cases killed because the

three hundred to syria the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned president putin that providing advanced weapons systems to air responsible actors will magnify dangers in the region. while some of the other initial reaction the u.s. state department says that russia's deployment to syria could escalate the situation in the region. hundreds of people gathered earlier in rome in support of the man of a small italian town after he was arrested for allegedly helping immigrants remain in the country illegally the demonstrators said that the man had the wide support of the population despite the government's charges against him protesters also claimed his arrest in danger the freedom and future of it. all over again the scandal surrounding donald trump's supreme court nominee is far from cooling down with the president receiving an avalanche of questions about his nominee a coven or is facing sexual assault allegations from several women with some people suggesting that he may not have told the truth when he denied the claims at a senate committee hearing from says he agrees that nobo

in trudeau and benjamin netanyahu. the vice president rejected any suggestion the president's rhetoric stoked the terror scene this week, including the mailed pipe bombs. people on both sides of the aisle use strong language about ourli cal differences. i don't think you can connect it to threats or acts of violence. >> reporter: president ump called for the death penalty in today's shooting and said armed security at the synagogue may have saved lives. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, the white house. >> tonight the president is at thother rally i small town of murfreesboro, illinois. jeff bennett spent part of this d talking with people who came out to hear the president, he's here for us tonight.je , what did they have to say? k>> reporter: jose, in a what saw america's overheated political climate reach a boiling point, we talked to president trump's most devoted supporters about the president's role in it. >> what do you make of the climate here now? >> i think the rhetoric needs to be toned down on both sides. >> i bel

attempt to undermine egypt's efforts to broker a new long term truce and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu s issued a warning to palestinians responsible for the violence so. israel regards these attacks in the most serious way the attacks on the border fence on the communities residing next to the border. everywhere as i sit at the opening of the cabinet meeting this week these attacks will not stop we will stop them and i want to tell you today israel will act with great force. chinese state media has released video of internment camps for weaker muslims in the western province of shane chang now despite international criticism the government has defended its treatment of the minority group it claims it is reeducating people so they can be part of a modern civilized world up to a million leaders have reportedly been detained in those counts. canada is now the second country in the world after your quietude legalized cannabis for recreational use smokers started lining up well before midnight on tuesday to get their hands on legally sold weed and a lock reports from toronto. you. see shou

tries to defrost relations with israel on a visit marked by political differences with her host benjamin netanyahu. and a german football club goes to sicily to help migrants integrate through sports.