israeli court is calling its 1st witnesses today as the corruption trial of prime minister benjamin netanyahu resumes netanyahu has appeared in court where he faces multiple corruption charges including bribery and fraud he could be jailed if guilty but the trial is expected to last 4 years israeli politics are in chaos soft and incontinence of election last month political parties are meeting with the president today to decide who will be tossed with forming a new government. and for more on the story i'm joined by the cream cheese in jerusalem hi time yes so a prime minister is now is in course at the same time he's trying to form a government how is he managing this. what is actually a coincidence that these 2 so important events for this country are happening almost at the same time as you said you have on the one hand prime minister benjamin netanyahu he has to appear in court today this morning hearing the opening remarks of the state prosecutor and he is. being he cold there for the evidence phase of the trial from now on key that this is will be called every week here into the trial o

because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. t perfect, but he didn't do anything, he didn't do any of what they're saying. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. here, a week today pubs and bars in england are set to reopen to serve outdoors, but how have our drinking habits changed over the past year? the royal college of psychiatrists is warning there could be a spike in the number of people suffering the effects of alcohol misuse and dependency as lockdown ends. ellie costello has this report. this has become a familiar sight — pubs and bars locked down. but, despite ourfavourite establishments having closed their doors, many of us are drinking more frequently than we did before. it sort of became a way to punctuate the day. lauren o'neill is a journalist who has been writing about her changing relationship

because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. police divers have been deployed as part of the investigation into the disappearance of the student richard 0korogheye. the 19—year—old hasn't been seen since the 22nd of march, and was last seen walking towards epping forest. officials in indonesia say flooding and landslides caused by a cyclone have killed nearly 80 people in the east of the country. rescue workers are trying to evacuate thousands of people from the area who have fled their homes. floods are common in indonesia during rainy season but environmentalists have warned they are getting worse because of deforestation. thousands of people have been forced into shelters. after a weekend of glorious sunshine for many, it's been a rather different story today for large parts of

because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. netanyahu the defendant is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years, and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. the conservative mp dame cheryl gillan has died at the age of 68, after a long illness. the prime minister described dame cheryl as a "great servant" and said she was much loved on all sides of the house of commons. a former welsh secretary, dame cheryl had been mp for chesham & amersham since 1992. now, with the day's sports news, here'sjohn watson, at the bbc sport centre. many thanks indeed. good evening. west ham boosted their chances of qualifying for next season's champions league with victory over wolves in the premier league tonight. but everton�*s hopes of a top four finish suffered a setback in their draw with crystal palace. as katie gornall reports. carlo ancelotti has seen and won it all in europe, and leading everton that would coun

at this court, benjamin netanyahu beginning his corruption trial in earnest.tion accuses him of accepting expensive gifts from businessmen and offering favors for more positive news coverage. charges he denies. meanwhile, across the city, the president has talks about who should be given the first chance of given a new coalition government after the election. israel's fourth in two years. he is known as the great survivor. this is another day when benjamin netanyahu's personal and political fate hangs in the balance. simply put, israel is divided into two camps, both for and against the prime minister. and there are small groups of both here outside the court. anti netanyahu protesters accused him of putting his personal interests before those of the country. they want him to resign. >> the last year has proved that he is doing everything that he can to escape justice, actually. and he will take 9 million israeli citizens down the drain only to escape justice. >> but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witchhunt. >> now they are trying to do

about mcleod this is out there and live from doha also coming up in the program benjamin netanyahu gets the mandate from israel's president to form a new government after the 4th alexion in 2 years throws up another political stalemate. a u.s. police chief testifies against his own officer accused of killing george floyd and says he violated policy. disagreement that was the previous course for that situation. and north korea is the 1st country to drop out of the tokyo limpid games citing coronavirus concern. so that iran says negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal on the right path all the major players are gathered for talks in vienna but american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly with iran signed the nuclear deal back in 2015 with the so-called p 5 plus one that's made up of france the u.k. china russia the united states and germany it was designed to limit tehran's nuclear ambitions in exchange for sank. relief but it may 2018 then president donald trump withdrew the u.s. and began re imposing sanctions on iran the following year iranian president hassan

pressure mounts on benjamin netanyahu the 1st witnesses all caught in the israeli prime minister's corruption trial and the country's president prepares to launch coalition talks that could see them to know whose side. as people on the streets of hungary begin taking off their covert 19 mosques me here is how the government is mastering the free press from reporting exactly what's going on inside the hospitals. let's meet the singing coach helping long covert patients to breathe again. and for some of them it's a bit too hard work at the moment but what it does is it just a lousy old voice and little bit of a chance to run the impression. hello i'm christine it's good to have your company. jordan same as it has foiled a plot by a former crown prince to destabilize the kingdom the government maintains homes have been hussein and others were undermining security with the help of foreign policy now as many as 20 high level officials have been arrested denies being part of a conspiracy and sais he is being silenced. according to jordan security officials the king's half brother bin hussein had be

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has appeared in court as his much—delayed corruption trial extraordinary day both legally and politically. members of the public are really watching two locations across different parts ofjerusalem at the same time. here atjerusalem district court, the prime minister, israel's longest serving prime minister, was in court for the opening statement by the prosecutors in his trial. his trial really beginning in earnest now. and the first witness in the case has now taken to the stand and we are expecting that this court will continue to sit three times a week, going forward, to hear all the evidence in the case against benjamin netanyahu, he, of course, denies any wrongdoing. meanwhile, just a couple of miles away, where the president has his office, he has begun meeting representatives of the 13 different political parties that all won seats in the last general election, israel's fourth general election in two years, that was two weeks ago. and the task of the president is to decide out of all of these parties' members, who should be given the

now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is thes not perfect, but he didn't do anything. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. a new study has found evidence of climate change nigerian authorities say prisoners have escaped from a prison. they say heavily timed —— heavily armed attackers stormed the facility. six have returned to the jail and 35 refused to escape. there is a correspondent.— refused to escape. there is a correspondent. they released a statement _ correspondent. they released a statement not _ correspondent. they released a statement not too _ correspondent. they released a statement not too long - correspondent. they released a statement not too long ago - statement not too long ago saying that describing more detail what happened on easter monday morning when many people were resting after easter

now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is thedn't do anything. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get some of the day's other news. bangladesh has imposed a seven day coronavirus lockdown, after a recent surge in cases. all domestic travel services are suspended, malls and shops are shut, and banks will be allowed to open for just two and a half hours per day. new yorkers have rallied outside a courthouse, where a man charged with assaulting a 65—year—old asian woman in a hate crime, is due to face his first hearing. police identified brandon elliot as the man seen in a video kicking the woman to the ground last month near times square. new research shows hate crimes reported against asian americans have increased 149% in 16 major us cities. a second fissure has opened up and begun spraying lava into t

now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is thehing, he didn't do any of what they're saying. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. remote learning has been difficult for many parents and students, but it's also unleashed a boom in the education sector. the bbc�*s samira hussain is the exhausted parent of one remote learner and she sent us this report from new york. for millions of students across the country, learning no longer happens in the classroom, but on a computer. students as young as five years old can spend hours online learning. welcome to kindergarten in the pandemic. bye! and it's notjust at my house. this has been tough on students, teachers and parents. but one group has seen a real benefit. newsela is an online educational resource, a sort of netflix for learning. it takes content from a variety

now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is theut he didn't do anything. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. nigerian authorities say at least 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in the town of owerri. prison authorities say heavily armed attackers stormed the facility in the middle of the night and used explosives to breach walls and doors. six prisoners have returned to the jail — 35 apparently refused to escape. here's our nigeria correspondent, mayenijones. nigerian correctional service released a statement not too long ago, saying with more detail on what happened in this easter monday morning that a lot of people around owerri in nigeria were resting after easter sunday. they say that gunmen stormed this correctional facility in owerri, that they use explosives to open the front gates to blast the ad

because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won�*t be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. the russian president vladimir putin has signed a law that will allow him to serve for two more terms. the legislation could potentially see him stay in office until 2036. it limits future presidents to two terms but discounts the time that president putin has already served. the change was backed in a public vote last summer. remote learning has been difficult for many parents and students, but it�*s also unleashed a boom in the education sector. the bbc�*s samira hussain is the exhausted parent of one remote learner and she sent us this report from new york. for millions of students across the country, learning no longer happens in the classroom, but on a computer. students as young as five years old can spend hours online learning. welcome to kindergart

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is told to form a new government after the for the election in 2 years deepens its political stalemate. north korea is the 1st country to drop out of the tokyo olympic games citing coronavirus concern us. thanks for joining us tensions are deepening over ethiopia's mega down with sudan accusing it of breaking international law that's after 2 days of talks between if you o.p.'s to dine in egypt failed to reach an agreement if you know he has both the renaissance down to produce electricity but its neighbors fear it will impact there are a water supply have a morgan is joining us from hearts what reasons are being given for the breakdown of talks about. well daryn the whole focus of this round of negotiations in kinshasa was to try to come up with a roadmap for negotiations to continue especially before the 2nd filling which is european announced will be happening in july and we just had to store 13500000000 cubic meters that's 3 times more than the amount of water that was stored in the ground here in renaissance them during the 1st filling las

now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is thes not perfect, but he didn't do anything, he didn't do any of what they're saying. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. the us supreme court has handed google a major win in a long—running copyright battle with oracle, ruling that the use of the java programming language for the android mobile operating system was fair use. the 6—2 ruling had been closely watched as a key test of copyright in the digital era, and allows google to avoid paying out billions to its technology rival. here's the bbc�*s nada tawfik from new york. this case will have huge implications for silicon valley because it essentially sets a new precedent in how us copyright law applies to computer code. the supreme court ruled 6—2 in favour of google, the justice court ruled 6—2 in favour of goog

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has promised a thorough investigation.ve of the pandemic rages out of control. the us most restrict travel from india into the year starting from next week. the biggest uk military operation since iraq and afghanistan is under way in the west african state of mali. 300 british soldiers havejoined part of what the un is calling the most dangerous peacekeeping mission in the world ? nearly 250 un troops have lost their lives since the mission began eight years ago. mali is suffering from a rise in violent islamist extremism, coupled with severe poverty. it has a scattered population of 20 million people and the size of the country alone makes it very difficult to counter the threat with limited security forces. the bbc s defence correspondentjonathan beale and camera operatorjames anderson are the first broadcastjournalists to join british troops on patrol. british troops are back in harm's way, in their most dangerous deployment since the wars in iraq and afghanistan. this time as part of a un peacekeeping mission in mali,

calling its 1st witnesses today of the resumption of the corruption trial of prime minister benjamin netanyahu mr netanyahu has appeared in court where he faces multiple charges including bribery and fraud he could be jailed be found guilty of a trance expected to last years israeli politics is in chaos following another inconclusive general election last month president reuven rivlin is holding talks with political parties to work out who will be asked to form a new government. straight to d.w. correspondent tanya kraemer in jerusalem welcome tanya how will those efforts to form a coalition government be affected by the fact that mr netanyahu is also in court on trial. well it all hangs still in the balance and you know these 2 major events today are basically a coincidence they show how many problems this country is facing some the one hand as you said the evidence phase of this trial that started last year has now started that's considered to be very important prime minister binyamin netanyahu was in court today he listened to the opening remarks by the state prosecutor and then he left on

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has appeared in court as his much—delayed corruption triale case against mr netanyahu, the prosecution said he had sought personal favours. it comes as talks are due to begin as to whether his likud party can form a new government after it emerged from last month's election as the strongest party. let's speak to the bbc�*s yolande knell — who joins us live from jerusalem. this is an extraordinary day both legally and politically.— legally and politically. that's exactly right- _ legally and politically. that's exactly right. there - legally and politically. that's exactly right. there is - legally and politically. that's exactly right. there is one i legally and politically. that's - exactly right. there is one israeli journalist who is calling this israel �*s split screen moment because members of the public are really watching two locations across different parts ofjerusalem at the same time. here at thejerusalem district court prime minister, israel �*s longest serving prime minister was in court for the opening statement by the prosecutor

we just saw benjamin netanyahu leaving the courthouse after listening to the state prosecutor lay outof charges against him, three main cases for bribery fraud and breach of trust. while he was sitting in court less than two miles away, his likud party colleagues are trying to convince the israeli presidents that netanyahu is the one who should form the next government. so this is what benjamin netanyahu wanted to be doing monday morning, visiting the head of state, trying to convince the president to give him the mandate to form a governing coalition. >> translator: any other government that is formed that is not a right-wing government will be an unstable left-wing government that will be formed against what the majority wants. >> instead he will be at the corruption trial. and if they achieve success, that could help with his potential success in court says the head of the israeli democracy institute. >> the past two years the legal clock and the political clock are completely intertwined. nothing that happens in israeli politics can be really understood without understanding the t

because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. as no faults, maybe — he's not perfect, but he didn't do anything, he didn't do any of what they're saying. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the cold arctic air has arrived now, but many places will be dry today, with some sunshine. temperatures much lower than they were yesterday, and it feels colder because the winds are strong and gusty. gusts of 50 or 60 mph in northern scotland where we are seeing most of the snow showers at the moment. those will continue over night. some more snow showers coming into northern ireland overnight. they will push over the irish sea towards wales and even the southwest. many other areas overnight will be dry and clear. some icy conditions where we get thos

and iran won't hold direct talks benjamin netanyahu gets the mandate from israel's president to form a new government after the 4th election.

the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has appeared in court injerusalem for the resumption ahu denies wrongdoing. the hearing comes as wrangling continues over who should be given the mandate to form the next coalition government. 0ur correspondent injerusalem yolande knell sent this report. it has been called israel's split screen moment. at thisjerusalem court, benjamin netanyahu beginning his corruption trial in earnest. the prosecution accuses him of accepting expensive gifts from businessmen and offering favours for more positive news coverage. charges he denies. meanwhile, across the city at the president's office, talks start on who should be given the first chance to form a new coalition government after last month's election, israel's fourth in two years. he is known as the great survivor, but this is another day when benjamin netanyahu's personal and politicalfate hangs in the balance. simply put, israel is divided into two camps — those for and against the prime minister. and you've got small groups of both here outside the court. anti—netanyahu protesters accuse

and iran won't hold direct talks benjamin netanyahu gets the mandate from israel's president to form a new government after the 4th election in 2 years throws up another political stalemate a u.s. police chief testifies against his own officer accused of killing george floyd and says he violated policy. disagreement so you're forced to. read you know the elections in 4 engine states see this crucial to prime minister narendra modi's efforts to expand his party's influence over the south and east. and in sport north korea says it's pulling out of the summer olympics it's the 1st country to drop out of the tokyo games coronavirus concerns. hello welcome to the news hour iran negotiations to revive the 2050 nuclear deal are on the right path now all the major players are gathered for talks in vienna but american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly we have our correspondents standing by to discuss those talks but 1st let's catch up on how we got here so iran signed the nuclear deal in 2015 with the so-called p 5 plus one that's made up of france the u.k. china russia

benjamin netanyahu's trial continues. prominent new side to flatter his family and smear his opponents. thank you for joining us. covid as the country enters a third lockdown. 197 more have lost their lives. 5433 are in intensive care. over 9.3 people got their first jab. the french interior minister has launched an investigation into a covid busted diners club. >> a surprise inspection in this cafe. despite being closed to the public, tables have been set in the back. the owner is not expecting customers. for police, it has the makings of an illegal restaurant. >> [speaking french] >> it was one of hundreds of similar police operations since december. french authorities are attempting to cut down on illegal gatherings. >> [speaking french] >> the debate surrounding illegal gatherings took on center stage and france. the owner is suspected of having organized high skilled dinners and claimed to have dined along government ministers, a claim officis denied and which was later retracted. the french interior minister launche

o. a the iran nuclear deal the government of benjamin netanyahu is very much opposed unless very serious set of. requirements from israel are met which are unlikely to be met in any such return so what was interesting was that any guidance in the comments that you heard earlier was talking about working closely with the united states to trying to make the best of any deal that's very different from the language you're getting from benjamin netanyahu recent days saying that israel would not be bound by any deal that would simply pave the way to iran getting nuclear weapons in the future as for lloyd austin himself he was also talking about how the alliance remains a strong as ever. 970 people have died during fighting in yemen's marred region just in the past 24 hours according to government forces a battle for control of the oil rich region intensified over the weekend with more than 50 killed on saturday iran back to the rebels launched an offensive on mars back in february the u.s. and the u.n. have increased diplomatic efforts for a cease fire deal to try to end yemen 6 year civil war

at the scene, prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it "a national disaster", and promised a full they began burying the dead. amid the grief and the funerals, questions mount over whether it could have been prevented. after a night of ritual, this was the one no—one wanted. tom bateman, bbc news, mount meron in the galilee. the mount meron in the galilee. united states will res1 travel the united states will restrict travel from india next week to stop the spread of covid—i9. the measures come into force on tuesday. vice president kamala harris said at the same time the us would send more than $100 million worth of supplies. it is important to know, as i said earlier, that we have a responsibility as the united states in particular as it relates to the people we are partnered with over the years, to step up when people are at a time of need and as it relates to the people of india, we have long—standing decades of the rate at which infections are rising, this kind of aid may fall short.— are rising, this kind of aid may fall short. one way they are battling _ may fall short. one

military aid but the key issue of difference between the new by the ministration and that of benjamin netanyahu is continues as israel's prime minister now in this is caretaker role after the most recent election is the issue of iran and very different set of policy priorities on that front the biden ministration has said that it wants at least to get back to the j.c. p.o.v. the iran nuclear deal of course setting conditions on that iran is in a similar position while the very stark differences remain towards getting to an agreement and so after 4 years of the trumpet ministration the ministration talking in almost identical language about the iran issue today will be interesting to see how the 2 men lloyd austin and benjamin netanyahu how they convey their messages from the from the podium. thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in the caribbean island a. volcano erupted. for have been reported as far as the island of barbados and 200 kilometers away authorities say the eruption could go on for weeks . a towering plume of smoke and ash filled the sky over st vincent as laws

by demonstration austin is expected to meet with his israeli counterpart and prime minister benjamin netanyahu and frantic and says discussions will cover priorities by both nations high force that is in west jerusalem covering this visit and harry plenty to be discusses the 1st official visit from a senior biden ministration official but no question that the main issue is going to be iran. that's right i mean as you say that that pentagon statement talked about a range of priorities about reaffirming israel's military superiority in the region in the u.s. commitment to that which of course comes most notably in the form of nearly $4000000000.00 a year in u.s. military aid but the key issue of difference between the new by the ministration and that of benjamin netanyahu is continues as israel's prime minister now in this is caretaker role after the most recent election is the issue of iran and very different set of policy priorities on that front the biden ministration has said that it wants at least to get back to the j.c. p.o. a the iran nuclear deal of course setting conditions on that iran

and iran won't hold direct talks the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is told to form a new government after the 4th election in 2 years deepens its political stalemate marine ecosystems under threat as warming waters pushed thousands of species away from the equator. and in support north korea says it's pulling out of the summer olympics it's the 1st country to drop out of the tokyo games due to coronavirus concern. hello welcome to the news hour tensions are now deepening over ethiopia as megha down with 2 don accusing it of breaking international law that's after 2 days of talks between if you sudan and egypt fail to reach an agreement if european has built the renaissance dam to produce electricity but its neighbors fear it will impact their water supply what morgan will join us from hard to tell us what reasons are being given for the breakdown of talks and effectively no progress being made. yes indeed now sudan is saying that would if europe is trying to do is try to impose reality on the 3 countries especially sudan and egypt it says that the rounds of talks have pro

o'brien, al jazeera. >> the country's president is holding talks to decide whether or not to ask benjamin netanyahu. a fifth vote could be in the cards. his corruption trial resumed. prosecutors accused him of bribery and reach of office while in office. charges he has denied. netanyahu said the prosecutors are only interested in trying to oust him. >> one thing cannot be hidden, that is what an improper use of governmental power looks like. that is how they are trying to topple a strong prime minister from the right. this is only one month before the first elections. un

continue in his role, even when facing charges. >> israel's president on the nomination of benjamin netanyahu to try and form a coalition. the top official at the european medicines agency says there is a link between the astrazeneca vaccine and rare blood clots that have resulted in fatalities. it is unclear what the connection is, and the benefits of taking the shots still outweigh the risk of getting covid-19. astrazeneca has announced it is stopping criminal trials. marty francis has this. >> with tens of millions of astrazeneca's covid vaccine already given out, a bombshell announcement from a top official at the european medicines agency. the head of anti-infectives and vaccines told the italian newspaper "it is becoming more and more difficult to affirm there isn't a cause and effect relationship between astrazeneca vaccines and the very rare cases of blood clots associated with a low level of platelets." the comments come as oxford university has suspended its own trials on children, amid new worries about the shock. the emaas not released an official statement, but the news the probl

not new -- benjamin netanyahu is already israel's longest later.arlier, we spoke to a former speaker of israel's -- and former interim president of israel. we asked him what this tells us about the state of israeli democracy. >> he is a very persuasive conservative leader. there is a full generation who was born or grew up or were educated into the situation of nobody else but netanyahu. the fact he is such a strong leader, like other leaders around the world where for so many years is in a way a very good point to his side. the downside of that is it looks as if the opposition of no netanyahu, which feels it is corrupt, it is stagnated, he cannot deliver anymore, he prioritized personal agenda over the state agenda. so now the jury is out. is it possible netanyahu will have his cabinet or will an alternative arise? today, negotiations started. the jury is out. brent: authorities in indonesia say dozens of people have been killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by a tropical cyclone. if he and torrential rain pounded a cluster of islands.

benjamin netanyahu described as a national disaster.is being seen as one of if not the worst civilian disasters the country has ever faced. a lot of focus is going to be not just what went wrong, but how to prevent it in the future. the point that you mentioned about the vaccination program is quite important. israel had rolled out the fastest vaccination program in the world. the fact that covid restrictions had been eased that had seen the ability for people to come back. that created country what -- a lot of controversy. coming out of e pandemic into this, this was the biggest public gathering since the coronavirus restrictions were eased. it has become an important part of how the people are looking at the story and whether or not people have got the balance right. whether or not they can go forward with these kinds of numbers if there are the right precautions in place. laura: thank you. now to the west african state of mali. our correspondent has been traveling alongside a group of u.k. forces who are beginning with the you and is

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has described it as a "heavy disaster" and said he was praying fors. our middle east correspondent tom bateman sent this report from the scene. and a warning, it contains distressing images. they sing. they came to celebrate and to be blessed — tens of thousands ofjewish pilgrims at the mountain tomb of an ancient rabbi. but instead, they were met with panic and a deadly crush. as crowds left the gravesite, descending a narrow walkway, they surged. those at the front were trapped. people tried tearing away metal barricades to free them. all of a sudden, we saw paramedics running by, like, mid—cpr on kids, and then one after the other, started coming out in ambulances. then we understood, like, something's going on here. pilgrimsjoined paramedics in a desperate search. dozens had been suffocated or trampled on. children became separated from parents, and army helicopters evacuated the wounded. in the hospitals, there's been anguish as relatives wait for news. many of the dead still haven't been formally identified. this man took his two young sons to

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will never allow iran to obtain nuclear weapons mr netanyahu made the comments after tehran blamed israel for sabotaging its largest nuclear facility israel has not directly claimed responsibility but israeli media reported that an israeli cyber attack was behind the incident a spokesman for iran's foreign ministry meanwhile said his country will retaliate against israel in due time the natanz enrichment site suffered a large scale blackout on sunday just hours after uranium enrichment was restarted at the plant is that it took place barely a week after e.u. back talks in vienna are reviving the international nuclear accord with iraq. i'd like to welcome and now mr anon to buy in distilled or if an iran analysts are a very warm welcome what do we know about who and what was behind the cyber attack i guess we're still in the zone alls more or less educated guesses and it makes perfect sense to describe the rationale behind this attack to the israeli government and its intelligence. organization mossad we know the israeli position on

israel's president gave benjamin netanyahu the option to form a government although he believes no oneas a real chance of building a coalition. he has been holding talks with political parties after the fourth inconclusive election in two years. he says netanyahu's party had the best chance and it was possible to avoid a fifth vote. the decision coincided with the second day of the prime minister's bribery trial. >> given the state of things where there is no majority supporting a specific candidate and in the absence of other considerations indicating the chances of any of the candidates forming a government, i have come to my decision according to the map of recommendations which indicates benjamin netanyahu has a slightly higher chance of forming a government. i have decided to entrust him with the task of forming a government. this is not an easy decision for me morally and ethically. >> still to come, moving the goal posts. france france forms its national stadium into a vaccination center -- transforms its national stadium into a vaccination center. fears of an oil slick off the

we turn our attention now to the mideast where israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will never allow iran to obtain nuclear weapons mr netanyahu made their comments after tehran blamed israel for sabotaging its largest nuclear facility israel has not directly claimed responsibility but israeli media reported that an israeli cyber attack was behind the incident a spokesman for iran's foreign ministry said his country will retaliate against israel in due time the natanz enrichment site suffered a large scale blackout on sunday just hours after uranium enrichment was restarted at the plant the incident took place barely a week after you back talks in vienna are reviving the international nuclear accord with iran. i'd like to welcome and now mr anon tabata by in distilled or if in iran analysts or a very warm welcome what do we know about who and what was behind the cyber attack . i guess we're still in the zone alls more or less educated guesses and it makes perfect sense to describe the rationale behind this attack to the israeli government and its intelligence. organi

going to court and trying to form a new government at the same time israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu launches coalition talks as witnesses are called in his corruption trial. i'm brant coffee it's good to have you with us after half a year of walk downs germany may be headed for even tougher coronavirus restrictions tonight more german leaders are calling for a harder lockdown easter weekend has seen a slowdown in cuba 1000 vaccinations in several german states vaccination centers have been closed and appointments restricted as local health officials blame a lack of vaccine supply. the country's health minister has promised that the program will pick up pace in april and supplies increase and local doctors begin administering the vaccines arming law shit is head of germany's most populous state north ryde was failure he leads chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party. would disrupt. and in votes why i think we need a break locked on we have to build the bridge to the point in time where a lot of people are vaccinated i'm. i know that a lot of people are tired of the pandem

but it'll be interesting to see the language used by his political rival the prime minister benjamin netanyahu long the most vehement opponent of any such deal when he meets the u.s. defense secretary on monday ari force at al-jazeera west jerusalem. china's top disease control officials says locally produced vaccines aren't highly effective it's a rare admission by the centers for disease control china has produced 4 different over 1000 jobs and has shipped millions of them abroad health officials are reviewing their vaccine strategy and considering mixing different brands one study found the sign of a can jab has a success rate of just above 50 percent and the maker of a sign of acas recommending longer interviews intervals between the 2 doses to increase the japs effectiveness and spacemen that mensa vaccine could work better in some countries than others emails about we started out with the protection rate of the vaccine is affected by many factors such as the intensity of the local outbreak the vax. immunization program different virus strains the criteria for determining a case the age r

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu didn't want to appear in court but he had no choice the judges insisted on his presence while the prosecution read out the charges against him. he's accused of trying to orchestrate positive coverage in israeli media a massive abuse of power. netanyahu denies all charges which is why witnesses were called in. but before they could testify netanyahu left the district court in jerusalem to the cries of opponents. and supporters. there i came here to support and strengthen my great leader only as the great he's unique he saved the jewish people and the people of israel i can't beat him they can't i don't know what are we trying to demonstrate for the rule of law and for democracy in israel we've been demonstrating for 4 years nobody who has been accused of crimes should be prime minister of israel. and this is the man who would decide that the netanyahu will remain prime minister israel's president wife and rivlin no political camp received a clear mandate after the elections 2 weeks ago forcing rivlin to choose a candidate to form a new government

but it'll be interesting to see the language used by his political rival the prime minister benjamin netanyahu long the most vehement opponent of any such deal when he meets the u.s. defense secretary on monday ari force at al-jazeera west jerusalem. a 2nd wave of cases in india is pushing covert infection numbers to unprecedented levels more than 152000 people tested positive on sunday that is a new high but it's the 6th time the daily case record has been passed in the last week alone with the right a pairing to accelerate in all this means more than 13000000 people have tested positive this is the 3rd highest total in the well right now but india is also leading the vaccine race in numbers alone it's 100000000 doses behind only the united states and china the problem is that it that it's a drop in the ocean when you think about the population of india at one point. 35000000000 people well over a 1000000000 people rajeeb does got here is a professor at the center of social medicine and community health at u.r.l. there university he says campaigning for regional elections has made the situati

nuclear weapon for iran so i think a lot of eyes and ears will be on the words coming from benjamin netanyahu when he meets austin early this afternoon absolutely and we will keep checking back in with the throughout the day for that how for the moment there thanks very much. kovac 19 infections are surging to dangerous new highs in many countries but in some restrictions are easing as cases decline india has soared past brazil to become the 2nd most affected country in terms of total number of cases on monday it recorded a staggering 169000 new cases and a new wave in germany has pushed infections past 3000000 with health officials warning hospitals could be overwhelmed if tougher measures are not taken japan has imposed more structures in its capital with the hopes of preventing any outbreaks in the run up to the ticket or limping games but england has seen a drop in infections prompting an easing of restrictions which include opening pubs restaurants and head dresses. there's a problem is it in new delhi and she has more on the situation across india. for the past 6 days the cases have bee

o. a the iran nuclear deal the government of benjamin netanyahu is very much opposed unless very serious set of of requirements from israel are met which are unlikely to be met in any such return so what was interesting was that any guidance in the comments that you heard earlier was talking about working closely with the united states to trying to make the best of any deal that's very different from the language you're getting from benjamin netanyahu recent days saying that israel would not be bound by any deal that would simply pave the way to iran getting nuclear weapons in the future as for lloyd austin himself he was also talking about how the alliance remains a strong as ever. research in israel suggests the finds are covert 1000 vaccine may be less effective against the variant 1st discovered in south africa scientists compared 800 people who tested positive for the virus half of them not vaccinated and the other half inoculated with the pfizer jobs the south african growth virus variant managed to penetrate the protection offered by 2 doses of the vaccine to some degree but the s

more political uncertainty for israel and its prime minister a 5th election is on the cards as benjamin netanyahu is corruption trial resumes. and the u.s. president faces a tough sell on taxes as he tries to offset the cost of his massive infrastructure plan those stories after the break. we've got a couple of days off from any particularly violent weather there is still snow falling in quebec the still snow falling out of this cloud across the cascades in the rockies montana is slowly drifting south to wyoming and then of course into the plain don't venture you can imagine what's going to happen we get a constant feed of warm moist air up through the plains states communicates this cold and that has developed into an area that really wants itself up gets angry produces sunder storms and we've seen that 3 times already in the last couple of weeks and it may well happen again you end up generating a line of thunderstorms core front if you like that run all the way from east texas up through our consoles for kentucky and tennessee yes they've been vicious reason they might be again but that's does

o. a the iran nuclear deal the government of benjamin netanyahu is very much opposed unless very serious set of of requirements from israel are met which are unlikely to be met in any such return so what was interesting was that any guidance in the comments that you heard earlier was talking about working closely with the united states to trying to make the best of any deal that's very different from the language you're getting from benjamin netanyahu recent days saying that israel would not be bound by any deal that would simply pave the way to iran getting nuclear weapons in the future as for lloyd austin himself he was also talking about how the alliance remains a strong as ever. jordan is king abdullah and his half brother have appeared together for the 1st time since their political rift former crown prince comes they join the monarch and other members of the royal family had a ceremony marking 100 years since independence last week the government accused of being involved in a plant to destabilize the country says he was put under house arrest after accusing the government of corru

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted that iran will never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons tehran has blamed israel for causing a power failure at its biggest nuclear facility media reports have also linked the incident to an israeli cyber attack world leaders are trying to revive a stalled international deal limiting iran's nuclear program. russian prison officials are threatening to force feed jailed opposition leader aleksei an avanti that's according to his lawyers the kremlin critic has lost 8 kilograms since going on hunger strike last month of ami is protesting against what he says is a lack of proper medical treatment he barely survived an assassination attempt last year. this is d w news from berlin you can find more headlines on our web site that's w dot com. or. in september voters here in germany will go to the polls to elect a new parliament but it is the new chancellor that the world will be interested in after 16 years until america will step down who will step up to replace her among merkel's conservative sister parties it is down to 2 men governors

of the evidentiary fphase of his government. >> this is what benjamin netanyahu wanted to be doing.y other government that is formed that is not a right wing government will be an unstable government that will be formed against a clear ideology against the majority. but the tour is part of the success that could help with his potential success in court. the head of the israeli democracy. >> the last few years the legal clock and the political clock are intertwined. nothing that happened in israeli politics can be understood without understanding the time line of netanyahu's trial. he does not want to only did the e process. >> he faced the most serious charge of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. prosecutors say he advanced hundreds of millions of dollars for regulatory reforms for a multimillionaire businessman in exchange for coverage in the businessman's website. they say the prosecutor saw favorable coverage from the publisher of one of the main rivals. it is something a public servant should not do. >> he denies all of the charges and says he wants the case to run it's course

a new candidate has real chance of forming a government though he has asked prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try a rivlin has been holding consultations with political parties after an inconclusive much. but death toll from flash floods and landslides in indonesia and east timor has been revised down to about 120 another 100 people are thought to be missing rescuers are calling for more heavy equipment to help reach people and cut off communities just to washington reports now from jakarta. indonesia east nusa tenggara rescue efforts are underway after flash floods and landslides in this village police and soldiers trying to pull people to safety. in my village the water is higher than my head it has not yet subsided many say they loved ones are still missing. at an hour in east flores was the worst hit a tropical low system is causing heavy rain strong winds and choppy seas in the area adding to the challenge of getting rescuers and essential to the island. in west timor hundreds are in evacuation centers who made the film without. the massive burn my house is by the sea the water rose u