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the election can see burundi the ruling party has confidence was named a winner of the presidential vote but the opposition vows to contest what it says was an electoral farce. i'm phil gal welcome to the program the top german court has ruled that volkswagen must pay compensation to customers who bought v.w. diesel cars fitted with software that manipulated emissions test results the landmark ruling in the diesel gate scandal paves the way for tens of thousands of others to receive damages. the federal court of justice said anyone who bought a v.w. car equipped with software that manipulated emissions tests is entitled to compensation they can return the vehicle and receive partial financial reimbursement from the car maker. ikey got off with a plaintive can request compensation from the defendant on the purchase price of his vehicle but they must take into account that the car has been used and they must make the vehicle available to v.w. . the plaintiff was this retiree he had sought a full refund from fox falcon of around 31500 euros for a v.w. sharan he bought in 2014. day and a gre

hello again i'm the star and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up voting takes place for burundi's new president despite a number of obstacles including the corona virus outbreak. raiders in south sudan killed more than 100 people the latest violence in a centuries old dispute between cattle farming tribes. the changing color of antarctica how global warming is giving us a green a tinge. now a powerful fight has slammed ashore in eastern india and bangladesh forcing more than 3000000 people to seek shelter cyclon on point as the region's fiercest storm ever recorded and we can still play before making landfall that is still packing winds of up to 170 kilometers an hour elizabeth bronner reports from new delhi are . sounding the alarm india's national disaster response force ward people of the state of west bank gold ahead of cycling making landfall the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds are pushing trees. more than half a 1000000 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters in west bengal and another 150000 to the state of disarray bond with their issues of actuating aro

and polls close in burundi's presidential election voters have been praising the threat of violence and the ongoing pandemic in order to pick a replacement for the country's long time leader in currency. i'm for welcome to the program cycle has hit to northeastern india and bangladesh where millions have fled to emergency shelters at least 3 deaths have been blamed on the storm so far north r.c. say there is a risk of devastating floods along the low lying coast well thoughts are also worried about the spread of coronavirus inside for shelters where they say social distancing is impossible. howling winds and driving rain cyclon unleashed its formidable force. as it made landfall. the storm 1st touched down in the indian state of west bengal the coastline there and neighboring bangladesh of bearing the brunt of the cycle and. with wind gusts of up to 190 kilometers per hour the storm is the strongest to hit the area in over a decade the flood prone region is densely populated with many vulnerable communities. over 2 and a half 1000000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas and a

possibly even the show in the barn mangrove forest in other world news an election is underway in burundi despite the risk of coronavirus voters are choosing a new president with longtime leader here who are stepping down after 15 years in power placed obstacles in the way of observers entering the country they were told they must quarantine for 14 days effectively backing them from the mission al-jazeera is malcolm webb is following the story from kenya he says people are concerned about both the fanous and the health impacts on the. rights activist complain the government hasn't really taken any serious measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus either today during the polling people are lining up at polling stations we have no sign of distancing and also during the campaigns when thousands of supporters have attended both the rallies of the ruling party and of the opposition people are concerned that this has been an opportunity for the virus to spread widely but today. only reported about 40 cases of the virus again activists and health experts have been critical of an inadequa

millions of people in burundi her expected to cast ballots on wednesday to choose a new president pierre incans easer is stepping down after 15 years in power 7 candidates are competing to take his place the run up to the election has been plagued by violence those were the headlines next it's inside story with bernard smith do stay with us. libya's war. is forced into a retreat an important advice near the capital tripoli is back in the hands of the un recognized government pulis prolong the civil war all kick start talks between the warring factions this is inside still. hello welcome to the program and it's. told the world he's the only mum who can bring stability back to lou.

now the man hand-picked by burundi is a long time leader to replace him has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election the governing party candidate everest and me a one with nearly 30 percent of the vote but the opposition has called the result a fantasy shall about reports. that. after 15 years burundi is getting a new president but it doesn't mean change with 68.7 percent of the voters the ruling see indeedy f t d party won elections meaning long time president pierre cordons easer movie succeeded by his close ally an army general everest day she me a it's the country's 1st competitive presidential election since civil war erupted in 1903 when they were. the electoral preparation was nicely done because there was a big turnout of voters and elections were peaceful voting finished on time and without any problems. disputing that is brandi's main opposition leader agathon rwa who slim the results as a fantasy he received 24 percent of the vote but accuse the winning party of stuffing ballots and arresting all position members he's not alone in his concerns the gov

an election is underway in burundi despite the risk of the coronavirus. choosing a new president with long time either stepping down after 15 years in power. and opposition leaders in nicaragua are accusing president done you'll take of covering up virus stands by ordering hurried burials at night the health ministry reports 17 deaths doctors say the total could be much higher. now the united nations says global human development is set to decline this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that's the 1st time it's happened and that he is since the un started measuring the world's education health and living standards global pick capita income the cea is expected to fall by 4 percent 86 percent of primary school age children in the world's poorest countries and not getting an education and 20 percent in the world's richest countries women and children in particular and girls are earning and saving less than there's an increase in gender based violence well we can now speak to pedro consists out he's the director of the human development report offic

weapons and foreign involvement will make the conflict worse a presidential election underway in burundi despite warnings about coronavirus and international observers shut out those. who will not accept the beijing authorities use of one country 2 systems to downgrade taiwan and taiwan's president rejects china's sovereignty claims after being sore need for a 2nd time beijing says reunification is inevitably. a powerful psycho and has started dumping rain on bangladesh and eastern india's coast in india porn is expected to make landfall within the next few hours with winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour hundreds of thousands of people are being moved to shelters but preparations are complicated as many districts said dealing with coronavirus outbreaks people have been asked to maintain social distancing while staying in neighboring bang. the dash is attempting to evacuate 2200000 people to safety the country is on its highest level of alert 1200000 ringgit refugees in cox's bizarre have been asked to stay inside until the cycle and passes and speak talk or aswan and in bangladesh tanv

offices bazaar have been asked to stay inside until the cycle passes and an election is underway in burundi despite the risk of coronavirus voters and choosing a new president with longtime leader pm grandees are stepping down after 15 years maybe in power. other news now and a key figure in the genocide 26 years ago is appearing before a court in france's capital. was arrested in paris last week the court is set to decide whether to send him to the international criminal court in the hague for prosecution is accused of financing hutu militias that massacred as many as 800002 seize in 1990 for that speech natasha but miles outside the court in paris so natasha another court appearance for couple got what exactly are we expecting today . yes it's not certain where the computer himself will be in the court but his lawyers will be now they are expected to also the chamber for a delay to this hearing of one week which would take us to may the 27th it is expected that they will be a granted that delay now when this hearing does take place what the chamber will be looking at is the validity of th

voting is underway for burundi is new president despise a number of obstacles including the coronavirus outbreak. refusing to balance the pressure from china taiwan's president projects 3 unification sworn in for a 2nd time. and reunited after 32 years among those fine to find who was abducted as a toddler. and in sport n.f.l. owners back to rule change designed to increase diversity in the leak teams will now have to interview at least 2 minority candidates for head coaching positions. now a powerful storm is expected to make landfall in the hit eastern india and bangladesh within 2 hours cycling on point is bearing down on the bay of bengal with winds of up to 170 kilometers an hour it's already bringing heavy rain and strong winds to india where hundreds of thousands of people have been moved to shell says there are also been reports of injuries and a 2 month old baby has. science for the neighboring bangladesh just desperate efforts are underway to protect vulnerable coastal regions from the expected storm surge the government is attempting to evacuate millions of people to safety $

a presidential election underway in burundi despite warnings about the coronavirus. bodies buried in a hurry at night nicaragua's government.

stay inside until the psycho passes the polls are open in burundi despite the risk of coronavirus voters are choosing a new president as longtime native. is setting down after 15 years in power in taiwan the newly inaugurated president says she wants dialogue with china but rejects reunification after being sworn in for a 2nd and final term sighing when said relations have reached a story turning point with both having a duty to prevent antagonism and find ways to co-exists. brazil and mexico have suffered their worst daily toll of coronavirus registering more than $1000.00 related deaths in the past 24 hours brazil is now overtaken brain to become the 3rd worst hit country after the u.s. and russia more than 700000 people have died since the pandemic began well those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next year is to stream to stay with us. talk to al-jazeera. let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the moment you stop already 30 actually this is the moment it also trades on fighting every night we meet with global news make

but 1st voters in burundi are going to the polls in a crucial presidential election that could see the 1st democratic transfer of power in decades there now this comes after 5 years of political violence following the last election over accusations of the result was unconstitutional the coronavirus could also pose a threat to voter turnout. since 2005 but surprised by not seeking a 4th term. success or ever rescind is an army general considered too close to the government's alleged crimes nor as someone who tried to stop them in other words a compromise candidate. i would like to tell you that since founding no president has supported his successor because i too have never benefited from the support of my predecessors. that sentiment reflects. us history in the transfer of political power. to the top in 2005 as the result of a peace deal that ended over a decade of. critics say his decision to run for another 5 year term in 2015 violated that deal the resulting violence cost at least $1200.00 lives that's on top of hundreds of thousands of deaths from ethnic strife in the decade since.

well votes being counted the presidential election in burundi they passed peacefully despite fears of political violence in the country however shortly after the polls close the main opposition party. of opposition leader. electoral service from his had been chased away from polling stations independent observers on election day. since 2005 but surprised many by not seeking a 4th term he's annoyed that successor ever recent is an army general considered too close to the government's alleged crimes nor as someone who tried to stop them in other words a compromise candidate. i would like to tell you that since found no president has supported his successor because i too have never benefited from the support of my predecessors. that sentiment reflects. his history in the transfer of political power. to the top in 2005 as the result of a peace deal that ended over a decade of civil war critics say his decision to run for another 5 year term in 2015 violated that deal the resulting violence cost at least $1200.00 lives that's on top of hundreds of thousands of deaths from ethnic strife in

thousands of deaths from ethnic strife in the decades since he came from belgium in 962 landlocked burundi is one of africa's smallest and poorest countries the world bank estimates that 75 percent of its 11000000 people live in poverty. there's no money or nothing since morning we've just been sitting here looking but we can't find any customers and. the un has warned the government's efforts to repress criticism and new cycle of violence. currency's as party and its youth wing has been accused of rape torture and murder rights groups say the president himself has encouraged crimes against humanity and campaigning has gone ahead without regard for the coronavirus pandemic as has public life in general critics accuse the government of covering up the true scale of the public health crisis something the winner of today's vote might not have the luxury to ignore. although the vote was peaceful a number of election observers are saying that burundi fails to meet conditions for a free and credible polls his friend move from d.w. south africa to ask. barriers are there from brandy and people an

burundi has held a crucial presidential election despite the current virus pandemic. is stepping down after 15 years in power but there are concerns over transparency of the international observers were barred malcolm where possible. no sign of social distancing people lined up to vote in the relief capital put in poor health experts have criticized the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic governments told people not to worry that the election should go ahead. with the results burundian should welcome and accept whoever the winner will be the rights groups say people on free to express critical views political violence have been widespread since the last elections 5 years ago they're taking place in the context of. crackdowns on civil society on the independent media we see reports of killings arrests even disappearances of opposition members in the last few weeks in the run up the election so we're very concerned about the context that are taking place in the. international observers were actively excluded after being told they'd be quarantined for 14 da

still ahead on al-jazeera the man hand-picked by burundi's long time president to replace him is declared the winner of a contentious election. and forgoing ancient traditions iraqis use technology to mark a holiday overshadowed by coronavirus. and they're off to a couple of cool a day show us across northern sections of the middle east the heat really is back in place play skies and also as you were showers across into areas of psyche that clearing fairly rapidly although there's another system working its way in from the west on tuesday but at least as much as 29 in jerusalem the same in damascus and the hot and baghdad on shoes of the high the a 40 degrees celsius and then those temperatures set to rise as we head through wednesday up to 35 in damascus 44 in baghdad some pretty brisk winds coming from the interior so the hot dry winds coming down towards areas accounts also $36.00 in doha 40 celsius in riyadh and always the chance of those showers yet again into will southern and western areas of yemen and then down into southern africa now there's been a fairly vigorous storm system w

is a former army general he was handpicked by burundi's long time president who is stepping down after 15 years in power the election was marred by allegations of fraud and harrison and. still to come here on al-jazeera staying at home and feeling ignored how disabled people are struggling behind closed doors. also ahead forgoing ancient traditions iraqis use technology to mark a holiday overshadowed by coronavirus. and other more rain across southern and central areas of china can see the cloud in the last year as it's on its way across towards the korean peninsula eventually on tools japan says $73.00 cheese a week of missing if you want to still to clear away from central areas of honshu 23 celsius in tokyo with their shows some temperature in seoul again more rain in the forecast and this rain eventually work its way further southward into southern china but a down couple of days ahead into hong kong that rain on its way towards the taiwan as well such as we head through wednesday and at times that could be fairly heavy carrying up across the korean peninsula on a warm day and beij

and after 15 years burundi is getting a new president but it doesn't mean change with 68.7 percent of the voters the ruling see indeedy f t d party won elections meaning long time president. will be succeeded by his close ally an army general everest's day she mia and it's the country's 1st competitive presidential election since civil war erupted in 1903 when they were. the electoral preparation was nicely done because there was a big turnout of voters at elections were peaceful voting finished on time and without any problems. disputing that is brandi's main opposition leader agathon rwa who slim the results as a fantasy he received 24 percent of the vote but accuse the winning party of stuffing ballots and arresting all position members he's not alone in his concerns the government blocks most international observers those who were allowed in we're told that have to quarantine for 2 weeks meaning that miss the vote. is not serious as a democratic. i think you know power has just been given to general memories. and the position of course has said. they've won the election by 58 perc

years in power the united nations has questioned how free and fair the vote is going to be because burundi has refused to allow in u.n. observers but the run up to the election has been plagued by violence and fears about the coronavirus pandemic catherine sawyer reports. general every sunday she is hardly new to this politics he's a ruling c n d d f the party secretary general a former rebel commander and present in this close ally joined the president's rebel movement in the 1990 s. against that then government who's a key signatory of the 2003 peace deal which ended a 12 year ethnic based civil war that caused the deaths of up to 300000 people knowing your i am from the north and the south i am the child of burundi each one of you has delegated me and i am at your disposal i come to be the servant of all my dear burundians the opposition's main candidate agathon is also an ex rebel having fought in the civil war between hutu and tutsi ethnic communities. he has run for president twice before but lost he says his victory was stolen by president quinn's inza who's not standing this time w

accusations of vote rigging joining burundi's presidential election have deepened with the catholic church now saying it observed many irregularities every east and they shimmy a from the ruling party was declared the winner last week with nearly 70 percent of the vote the church says its observers witnessed ballot box tampering housman to voters and proxies registered to the place of dead people. donald trump a sudden to shut down social media companies a day off to twitter labeled 2 of his tweets as misleading for the 1st time the us president says twitter is stifling free speech after it referred users to a fact check page and bryan reports was arguably twice as most famous using the us president donald trump has even said to us one him the white house thank you very much everybody now he's at the center of a twist a storm after the social media company flagged 2 of his tweets as misleading for the 1st time trumpeted tweeted to his 80000000 follow as that mail in ballots would lead to fraud twista said his claims were false and had been debunked by fact check is there are 2 areas where

political campaigns in burundi have ended ahead of wednesday's general election they've been marred by violence and hate speech with both sides blaming each other and as catherine saw reports health experts are concerned there were not enough restrictions to help contain the spread of covered 95. supporters of coolies main opposition candidate. on the streets of the capital. they hope that he'll win wednesday's general election he has run for president twice before but lost he says his victory was stolen by a president. who is not standing this time campaigns have been marred by sporadic violence between supporters of the ruling c n b d f d d party. in congress for liberty party government officials say 3 people have died this injured and many arrested all of this is meant to intimidate the opposition so as to guarantee the victory of the ruling party but this is quite clear nonsense . at the other end of town thousands attend the ruling parties final campaign president who accompanies his preferred candidate every session to supporters are confident victory belongs to them that she is

the polls have closed in burundi as presidential general election has been marred by reports of widespread political violence rights abuses and allegations that voting is neither free nor voters are replacing piano crews easy to stepping down after 15 years in power the government allowed the election to go ahead despite critics saying it's failed to reach to prevent the spread of coronavirus. still ahead here on our bodies buried in a hurry at night the crank us government accused of covering up the size of its corona virus outbreak. the changing color of antarctica how global warming could be a green. hello in the summer is traditionally hot and humid in the gulf states but we're not quite in summer and it's already hot and he with his friends will wind around so temperatures in the high thirty's a low forty's from dubai out towards q 8 tends to suggest pretty unpleasant weather is much drier in baghdad it's a little hotter $43.00 it won't feel quite a sight to be honest i've got plenty of cloud on the western side of society encouraging showers to build in the mountains in the west or a

votes are being counted after burundi's presidential election day passed peacefully spiked fears of violence the main opposition parties accuse authorities of electoral fraud saying its observers were chased away from polling stations there are few independent observers in the country at this time. while greek police have been accused of beating up migrants and illegally deporting them back to turkey reports of greek security forces physically assaulted migrants emerged earlier this year that was when thousands gathered in a border areas after turkey encouraged them to travel to europe. to w. and other investigative reporters have now been able to confirm some of the accounts of abuse and illegal deportations after tracking down victims there alleging that greek police took them into custody and forced them on to boats and back to turkey. to diffuse foreign schmidt's as one of the co-authors of that report joins us now from the greek city of thessaloniki good morning to you florian what have you been hearing from the migrants who say they've been beaten by greek police. well my friends that

burundi has ordered the expulsion of a team of world health organization experts coordinating the country's response to the pandemic the w.h.o. has previously voiced concerns about crowded political rallies ahead of the country's presidential election next week the u.n. says it deeply regrets the expulsion. u.n. u.s. republican senator richard burr has stepped aside as chairman of the senate intelligence committee hours after f.b.i. agents served a search warrant for his phone it's part of a probe into whether he exploited advance information when he sold as much as $1700000.00 in stocks during the corona virus outbreak. list away near latvia and estonia have opened their borders to each other creating the 1st travel bubble within the european union since the corona virus outbreak citizens and residents of the baltic nations will be free to travel within the region they've seen few new infections recently with just a total of 7 reported on wednesday. south africa has banned the sale of a product that some consider essential alcohol the ban is part of some of the toughest anti pandemic restr

burundi has ordered the expulsion of a team of world health organization experts coordinating the country's response to the pandemic the w.h.o. has previously voiced concerns about crowded political rallies ahead of the country's presidential election next week the un says it deeply regrets the expulsion. the chinese city of the original source of the corona virus outbreak is conducting mass testing of all its 11000000 residents over the next 10 days a cluster of fresh cases of raised fears of a 2nd wave of infection. lithuania latvia and estonia have opened their borders to each other creating the 1st travel bubble within the european union since the corona virus outbreak citizens and residents of the baltic nations will be free to travel within the region they've seen few new infections recently with just a total of 7 reported on wednesday. countries around the world are entering a new phase of responses to the pandemic loosening lock downs and reopening their economies but achieving the balance between returning to normality and containing the virus could prove difficult authorities in l

burundi has ordered the expulsion of a team of world health organization experts coordinating the country's response to the pandemic the w.h.o. has previously voiced concerns about crowded political rallies ahead of the country's presidential election next week the un says it deeply regrets the expulsion. the chinese city of the original source of the corona virus outbreak is conducting mass testing of all its 11000000 residents over the next 10 days a cluster of fresh cases raised fears of a 2nd wave of infection. u.s. republican senator richard burr has stepped aside as chairman of the senate intelligence committee hours after f.b.i. agents served a search warrant for his phone as part of a probe into whether he exploited advance information when he sold as much as $1700000.00 in stocks during the corona virus outbreak. a typhoon has slammed into the eastern philippines as authorities struggle to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people but many of the emergency shelters are overcrowded without proper safety gear against the coronavirus typhoon is expected to sweep across densely populate

in burundi the ruling parties can't leave has won last week's presidential election with more than 60 percent of the vote every stay in the will take over from president pierre. after he was stepping down after 15 years in office the main opposition leader is disputing the result claiming widespread voting irregularities. hong kong's security chief says that terrorism in the territory is on the increase after police arrested $180.00 protesters tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against a planned national security law that they say will undermine the chinese territories similarly autonomous status for the last traces of protests are swept away 24 hours earlier hong kong streets were packed with people rallying against beijing's proposed security laws and the stakes could not be higher for the territories future. yeah yeah. a lot of people think that we exploited their freedom when coming out to protest. but i think the national security no ill effects our freedom in the future and the freedom of future generations a morning like. that yet on. the scenes on s

in burundi the ruling party's candidate has won last week's presidential election with more than 68 percent of the vote every day in the asian mir will take over from president here. who is stepping down after 15 years in office the main opposition leader is disputing the results claiming widespread voting irregularities. domestic flights are resuming partial operations in india even as coronavirus cases continue to rise new rules for travelers includes thermal scans and masks security personnel are also checking that passengers have downloaded a state backed contact tracing app authorities say the app will allow for safe movement in public spaces activists however have raised concerns about privacy rights as michelle jones while reports from delhi. traveling home within a new normal long stops and security checks abound as india exists it's a beats no knock down. i decided i had to wait 2 weeks to get a ticket home to him that bad but it isn't just tickets and temperatures that matter he also have to download india's on track tracing app you see it is monday tree for all passengers to use

votes are being counted in a landmark presidential election in burundi the day he's fully despite fears of political violence in the east african country however shortly after polls closed at the main opposition party accuse authorities of vote rigging opposition leader. said the electoral observers from his party have been chased away from calling stations there were no independent observers on election day here's more long lines no social distancing and a touch of handwashing. amid the pandemic the people at the randi crowded polling stations to vote for a new president the run up to the elections was marred by repression and arbitrary arrests and on voting day social media platforms were blocked. hardly any foreign observers were out putting stations after the government said they would be forced to spend 14 days in quarantine due to coronavirus. despite lingering distrust of the government voting was peaceful in a country used to violence and ethnic tensions the incumbent president. has left the country for a divisive 15 years coming to power after a brutal civil war his chosen succ

votes are being counted after yesterday's presidential election in burundi the day passed peacefully despite fears of violence the main opposition party has accused authorities of electoral fraud saying its observers were chased away from polling stations there were a few independent observers on election day. officials in sri lanka say 3 people have died in a stampede in the capital colombo they say residents were scrambling to receive aid distributed to people who have lost their livelihoods due to coronavirus restrictions. the german i love tons us confront it's close to sealing the deal with the german government to secure a 9000000000 euro rescue package the airline and its subsidiaries have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in april fewer than 3000 passengers a day traveled with lufthansa with a prepare an average of around 350000. the deal is the culmination of weeks of wrangling between chancellor angela merkel's c.d.u. conservatives and they're seen to lift junior partners in the s.p.d. over the details of any live tons of bailout pro-business politicians in miracles

now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world in burundi voters are going to the polls in a crucial presidential election that could see the 1st democratic transfer of power in decades the vote is taking place despite fears of political violence and the corona virus and. at least 11 people have been killed in 2 separate gun attacks in afghanistan in one gunmen stormed a mosque in power want profits the other attack in eastern cost province targeted a family returning from a mosque the taliban has denied involvement the so-called islamic state has carried out similar attacks in the past. taiwan's president. been sworn in for a 2nd term in office and you know he will speech try rejected china's claim of sovereignty over taiwan and called for talks so that both sides could core exist beijing responded by saying it would never tolerate taiwan's independence. in germany a special government committee has met for the 1st time to discuss the rise of right wing extremism the meeting comes some 3 months after an attack in the town of harlowe where a german

some other stories making headlines around the world now starting in burundi which is sort of the exposing of a team of world health organization experts coordinating the country's response to the pandemic the w.h.o. has previously voiced concerns about crowded political rallies ahead of the country's presidential election the un says it deeply regrets the expulsions. the chinese city of the original source of the krona virus pandemic is conducting mass testing of its 11000000 residents over the next 10 days a cluster of fresh cases has raised fears of a 2nd wave infection. 5 people have died in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan the vehicle blew up near a military court in the eastern city of god dess wounding at least 20 others including civilians and military personnel taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility. for the swearing in of israel's new unity government has been delayed until sunday prime minister benjamin netanyahu former rival and new coalition partner benny gantz for the 3 day delay mr netanyahu says he needs more time to finalize copiers appointments from within his l

public outrage over that move cummings says he has not considered resigning from his position in burundi the ruling party's candidate has won last week's presidential election with more than 68 percent of the vote counted every stay the day it will take over from president pierre nichiren season who is stepping down after 15 years in both the main opposition leader is disputing the result claiming widespread voting irregularities the world health organization has mourned that africa could face a silent epidemic if its leaders do not prioritize coronavirus testing africa has the fewest diagnosed cases of the virus so far accounting for less than 2 percent of the global total. hong kong's security chief says that terrorism in the city is on the increase after police arrested $180.00 protesters during renewed unrest tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against a planned national security law that they say will undermine the chinese territories similar autonomous status. the last traces of protests are swept away 24 hours earlier hong kong streets were packed with p

we are monitoring grundy -- grundy -- burundi. nicaragua too.e are concerned about reports of hospitals filling up antibodies being buried under cover of night, pointing to a more severe situation then the regime is acknowledging. we are concerned that individuals around the world, including journalists, have been publicd because of their statements or activities regarding covid-19. uses.s. condemns all such of the pandemic as a pretext for repression. on to better news. last week, we saw three huge diplomatic wins. -- united states sifted shifted his first over crude oil -- through a commitment we will work on this project so we would be lest dependent on crude royal -- crude oil from those who see the world differently. reducer oflargest oil and gas in the world. energy want enhanced security. come talk to us. in afghanistan, the united states welcomed the political settlement by the president. we urged the leaders channeled the momentum -- to channel the momentum to speed the government's entry into negotiations. we need all factions to get i

the kids were filmed in burundi little could they have imagined that 30 years later they'd be reunited on camera. an intimate portrayal spanning a lifetime probes the twists and turns of friendship survival and the quest for meaning. in another life i witnessed documentary on al-jazeera. what was described as the world's longest long down because the largest exodus and the creation of the end appended india and 947. experts believe india is still at an early stage of infection but the long down has already created a humanitarian crisis and driven the unemployment rate up from 6 to 23 percent and it's also highlighted an equality religious tensions and a health care system that isn't equipped to deal with a pandemic the following week school child of the peace and mass movement of people will also accelerate the spread of the corner water as from india cities to its rural hot. trains one of the only cities seen through the eyes of those who know it best. of course are going to. al-jazeera world goes on the road with palestinian taxi drivers living and work at the heart of one of the mos

votes are being counted after burundi's presidential election the day passed peacefully despite fears of violence the main opposition party has accused the saudis of electoral fraud saying its observers were chased away from polling stations there were a few independent observers on election day. police in greece have been accused of beating up migrants and illegally deporting them back to turkey reports that greek security forces physically assaulted migrants emerged earlier this year and thousands gathered in border areas of the turkey encourage them to travel to europe votes now t w and other investigative reporters have been able to confirm some stories of abuse and illegal the petitions of the tracking down victims in turkey they allege greek police arrested them without a warrant and forced them onto boats back to turkey. now and schmidt's is one of the co-authors of that report and joins us now from the greek city of tesler nicky florian what have you been hearing from the migrants who say they've been beaten by greek police. hello together with our partners like no yelling cat

myself in burundi the ruling party's congress has won last week's presidential election with more than 68 percent of the vote every day she may it will take over from president perrin currency's a new stepping down after 15 years in office the main opposition leader is disputing the results play the widespread voting irregularities. it is domestic flights have resumed air travel was suspended as part of the 2 months shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. hong kong security chief says terrorism in the city is on the increase after police arrested about 180 protesters during been used under arrest tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against a planned national security law that they say will undermine the chinese territory 70 autonomous status. the last traces of protests are swept away 24 hours earlier hong kong streets were packed with people rallying against beijing's proposed security laws and the stakes could not be higher for the territories future. yeah but with a lot of people think that we exploited their freedom when coming out to protest. but

when these young street kids were filmed in burundi little could they have imagined that 30 is later they'd be reunited on camera. an intimate portrayal spanning a lifetime probes the twists and turns of friendship survival and the quest for meaning. in another life and witness documentary on al-jazeera. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his own parliament that call means a lot of the country's fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in get a break that does not was a slogan that whatever the problem is of course jobs and counting the cost on al-jazeera. be the hero the world needs right. washington. taking his warning to politicians america's top infectious disease expert warns the clock could be turned back if lock downs are eased too quickly. i'm not mothers and this is all just a real live from doha also coming up back on track the busiest rail network gets moving again as india announces a major boost for businesses. newborn babies are among dozens killed in 2.

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we are monitoring burundi. i ask all sides to refrain from provocations and allow there to an election and let citizens exercise their democratic rights. nicaragua, too. we are concerned about reports of hospitals filling up and bodies being buried under cover of night, pointing to a more severe situation then the regime is acknowledging. we are concerned that individuals around the world, including journalists, have been detained because of their public statements or activities regarding covid-19. the united states condemns all such uses of the pandemic as a pretext for repression. on to better news. last week, we saw three huge diplomatic wins. i would like to highlight them. -- made the we will work on this project so we would be lest dependent crude oil from those who see the world differently. we are the largest producer of oil and gas in the world. nations want enhanced energy security. come talk to us. we will get it done with the. -- with you. second, in afghanistan, the united states welcomed the polit

in burundi, the rulining partnes -- part of ---- parties candidae has one thehe vote.e.-won the vote. the main opposition leader is disputing the result, claiming widespread voting irregularities. russian prosecutors have asked the court for an 18-year prison sentence f for a former u.s. marine accused of spying. paul whelan also holds british and canadian and irish passports. he was detained in 2018. the court will deliberate on the 15th of june. hong kong's security chief says terrorism in the territory is on the increase after police arrested 180 protesters during renewed unrest. tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the planned national security law they say will undermine the semi upon a status -- semi autonomous status. >> the last traces of protests are swept away. 24 hours earlier, the streets were packed with people railing against beijing's proposed security laws and the stakes could not be higher for the territory's future. >> a lot of people think that we exploited their freedom when coming out to protest, but i think the nati

voting is underway for burundi is a new president despite a number of obstacles including the coronavirus outbreak. refusing to back out of pressure from china taiwan president project 3.

well though the vote was peaceful a number of election observers are saying that burundi fails to meet conditions for a free and credible polls his friend moved from d.w. south africa to ask. they're from brandy and people and the international community brewed in never accepted the international observers and then number 2 journalists were not allowed to come in the country and even 2 years at least 2 years before they suspended some of the international media organizations like b.b.c. voice of america and key international media houses and then there is also the problem of corner virus they said that they said that guys if you want to come and observe these elections you have to stay you have to be current for 14 days and this was announced just one week before devoid. of a coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a stress test for the european union like no other but the blocks stability has been challenge before few know that better than john claude younker he was european commission president from 2014 to 2019 he began his tenure during a currency a debt crisis that pitted a wealthy

a general election will be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival the vote is now just 9 days away burundi is proposing that stuff already in the country working for regional bloc the east african community take on the role of those un and civil society observers have already been refused permission to monitor the elections the last photos in 2015 was criticized as lacking credibility. authorities in malaysia have begun to arrest undocumented migrants in a targeted operation just outside the capital kuala lumpur a video released by local media showed crowds of migrants lining up after the arrival of a large group of police officers the malaysian government has already carried out civil operations of what it says is an effort to help contain the spread of the corona virus sounds serious florence louis in kuala lumpur explains why certain areas are being targeted. this is very similar to a rape that was carried out at apartment blocks in kuala lumpur on the 1st of may now these raids on monday morning are carried are in an area that is under lockdown which means residents in those areas are

burundi's electoral commission has declared the ruling party's presidential candidate victorious in a poll marred by allegations of fraud and harassment every said a took 68.72 percent of votes his main opponent. 24.1000 percent has denounced the results as a fantasy turnout was high despite the coronavirus the commission says 87.7 percent of registered voters cast their ballots so who is every state. he's a 52 year old army general who was handpicked to succeed outgoing president p.r. in currencies up a long time party member and secretary general of the governing party the army general has held several posts including minister of the interior and in 2015 he was made chief of staff to the presidency is also a former rebel commander who fought alongside during the civil war which ended in 2003 and speak to david also is a counterterrorism expert at global risk international he's joining us from london on this election thanks for talking with us on the al-jazeera news hour so this election is meant to usher in the 1st democratic transfer of power in 58 years of independence for burgund