unity government in israel netanyahu in cancer green to rotate the leadership face with a cup of nineteen crisis a doctoratee inconclusive electctn months. decide to bury the political hatchet. thank you very much for being with us the curve it nineteen pandemic is claim perhaps its most unexpected victim amid all the human suffering on we'll have all the developments on that moment there has been a story for. the price of oil about- in minus thihis issue the latest of figures w we can it takes some believing in some computing they show the extent of the crisis on the energyy sector the effect that you see one sec then. i remarkable- state of affairs will have that the analysis from this added capability in a moment first our report. with much of the world understated home orders because of the corona virus demand for oil has dried up. now storage facilities are alalmost filled to the brim. there are concerns the world could run o out of plalaces to storore the excess supply. those worries. west media it's not seen in more than three decades. earlier this month opec plus a group that incl

coronavirus walk down the pandemic has actually had an impact on politics in israel since it forced reluctant partners benjamin netanyahu and bibi guns to form a coalition government at least in part to deal with the pandemic meanwhile people in israel are wondering when restrictions on their daily lives will start to be eased. so there are no customers but i slung keeps the place ready for guests and how 6 weeks ago she had to close the pam lease restaurant in the kibbutz just outside of jerusalem because of the cope with 19 pandemic says she supports the overall handling of the health crisis by the government led by benyamin netanyahu but she thinks 3 me worried about her family's life the hood. the. weekly that after a month and a half of lockdown we are still completely closed except for deliveries and take away. but that is just a drop in the ocean. independent business is a very much on edge not knowing if we are going to survive. that of all that. every morning daniela and her husband prepare pizza to take away this very government is taking steps to reopen the economy and allow some businesses to start operating

some breaking news coming to us out of israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have just agreed to form an emergency unity government let's go straight over to harry for so he joins us now live from west jerusalem what does this government look like exactly. well it looks like one that benny gantz said was necessary in a time of national emergency to fight the coronavirus he of course was someone who'd dedicated his pretty short political career albeit including 3 consecutive inconclusive elections to trying to unseat benjamin netanyahu but he decided last month that he would join him in a unity government but those negotiations have been extremely rocky ever since and there was a real danger or for those who are against it a real hope that they might fall apart there was always the possibility that benny gantz might use the piece of leverage in his back pocket that he did have available which was at least allowing if not sponsoring a bill which could have legislated against someone facing corruption charges as

the coronavirus breaks israel's political deadlock after 3 elections and less than a year prime minister benjamin netanyahu old agrees to form an emergency unity government with his rival any gaps. hello i'm christine one welcome to the program germany's chancellor and get a magical has warned that people should not risk all germany has achieved in achieved in containing the coronavirus excuse me in other words it's a danger to become complacent about physical distancing now medical's message comes as germany begins to ease some of the restrictions it put in place several weeks ago she warns that if new infections start growing rapidly again a return to tighter restrictions will be unavoidable. beat shopping but not as we knew it had to store in cologne customers are required to keep a safe distance apart but will that happen when more people come. chancellor merkel announced the easing of germany's strict lockdown just days ago but now she says she's worried people may think the pandemic is no longer a problem. with india so we must proceed slowly step by step and with caution and really it would be a rea

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it and a year long for this crisis and prevents a fulfilling action the past say that will stand the country through the coronavirus outbreak the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half they can't for the 2nd half netanyahu has to stand trial for corruption and denies all charges. you're watching on g.'s there are these all the top stories in the u.s. president donald trump says he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the u.s. he says it's to protect american jobs after the coronavirus pandemic left at least 22000000 people applying for unemployment benefits. for the 1st time in history u.s. oil prices have crashed below 0 dollars this produces a fast running out of space to store their oil early trading in asian stock markets has seen it rise slightly sitting at just $2.00 a barrel lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic have produced a massive slump in demand for energy

and now the news israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government and they head long for this crisis and prevent the 4th election the pair say they will stay in the country through the coronavirus operatic the government will offer for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st off in bed against for the 2nd and now has to send trial for corruption and denies all charges by force that has more from western slim. people in this country very much sick and tired of this ongoing grinding crisis 3 inconclusive elections it was 7 weeks ago this very evening that nelson you know was celebrating what he said was a sweet the sweetest political victory of his career only to find that the numbers didn't quite tally up in his favor i mean how do all these weeks where everything of course as changed as far as what he's got out of this deal though he's got the most important thing which is his continued presence in the office of prime minister the most powerful place he could imagine to be in to try to f

governments might prove reluctant to give up their new surveillance powers israel would be a case in point prime minister benjamin netanyahu now has the legal right to surveil israeli citizens in new ways and he acquired that right without even consulting parliament israel already has expertise in this field it has spent decades holding its ability and the technology required to monitor the movements of palestinians there listening post often now reporting from hall on the surveillance the palestinians have been subjected to and whether israelis can see what's coming . you must stay at home. quite simply stay at home the state has rarely been more present in people's lives more and poet right now there's a war on war on these vital leaders everywhere are using extraordinary measures to combat coronavirus in israel the government is leaning on the security services to provide a security solution to the pandemic so the time i do not know victor. cha along its path sending spies to procure medical equipment tasking secrets biological research center to find a vaccine and all through i think israel's domestic security service

some breaking news coming out of israel where the prime minister binyamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency unity government it ends a year of political deadlock with 3 inconclusive elections under the deal the leaders will rotate the premiership with netanyahu serving as prime minister 1st gantz walls as deputy. force it joins us now live from west jerusalem so harry take us through some more of the details concerning those thorny issues that help things up for so long how they've been resolved. yes well we don't have the the full running list just yet of exactly what has been agreed to but leaks are making their way into the israeli media and it does seem that benjamin netanyahu will be pretty happy with the result of course number one he stays in office for the 1st 18 months under this deal he will be able to fight off his corruption charges or at least try to fight them off from the prime minister's office rather than as just a normal citizen of israel on the key issue for him of the judicial appointments committee that had been a real stumbl

. >> in the most extreme case israel and netanyahu made a strange bet brought fbi into the principal response agency. but it is with those kinds of regimes. >> so in terms of establishing there are a lot of folks who want to turn attention to extremely vulnerable groups and what can you do about that? for example, prisoners. this is a huge potential conflagration across the country with the largest prison population in the world. there have been halting effects to get people released what do you think of that area? and another with those immigrants and attention that are undocumented, these are two big areas. your thoughts on those areas of what is happening or could be done? >> to be concentrate on specific groups 25 percent of people in this country have died so far in the pandemic. because outbreaks within the nursing homes across the country. i saw an article that said, i forget which prison if it was a federal prisoner state haven but those of the minority considered for early release are african-americans. so we expect in prisons and jails will be sent back home. even bernie ma

and mexico have been extended by 30 more days another news israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a year long political crisis that prevents a 4th election the government will last 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half benny gantz for the 2nd half and yahoo is due to stand trial for corruption and denies all charges. floods in western kenya have killed 12 people including policemen on a rescue mission the search is underway for others still missing the government says at least 4000 people have been displaced there are reports more rain is ahead and the government is urging people to move to higher ground. those are the headlines the news continues here on algis there are the crusades and arab perspective stay with us. the orlando. in the history of conflicts between east and west. the mightiest battle between cristiana to this land. a holy war in the name of religion. for the 1st time. the story of the crusades. from an arab perspective. love. love. love. the cr

now to some of the stories making news around the world israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with news political rival benny gantz this ends a year long political deadlock following 3 inconclusive elections protests were held over the weekend against this and yelled the faces trial on 3 charges of corruption he denies any wrongdoing. and brazil's president abel sonority joined crowds at a public rally in brasilia sunday and criticised coronavirus stopped on measures imposed by state governments brazil has the highest number of infections and less in america but also are has downplayed the threat and urged and reopening of the economy. u.s. oil prices have seen their biggest drop in more than 2 decades they fell by as much as 20 percent during trading on asian markets just last week the world's biggest oil producers came to an agreement to slash oil output but that hasn't solved the industry's problems. it's exactly a decade since the deepwater horizon oil spill brought catastrophe to seize off the united states now a very different

and in e israel, prnister benjamin netanyahu announced a gradual easing of the country's coronavis rustrictions. beginning today, some non-food shopping is permitted and workplace staffing levels can increase from 15%-30%. but large gatherings, including for prayer, remain banned. in oklahoma city today there wa the sound of silence. on the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the fred p. murrah federabuilding where 168 people died. there was no public cemony. this year, r the first time, the memorial site with its steel and glass chairs-- one for each olctim-- and a reflecting was empty. a pre-recorded remembranc service was livestreamed and broadcast on local television stations. oklahoma city mayor david lt called for more civil discourse. >> evil acts like the one that occurred behind me depend on the triumph of dehumanization, the idea, first perpetuated through than me.hat you're differt let this place be a reminder. we must have better conversations, we must reject dehumanization, we must love one another. >> sreenivasan: the names of all 16d-8 victims were read - including the 19 children

some breaking news out of israel where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former political rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency unity government it ends a year of political deadlock with 3 inconclusive elections under the deal the leaders who rotate the premiership with netanyahu serving as prime minister 1st all accounts will serve as his deputy let's bring in harry forsythia joins us now live from west jerusalem harry what about some of those divisive issues how are they resolved in this agreement. well they all seem to have been resolved pretty much in favor of benjamin netanyahu and his policy positions if you think back to just 7 weeks ago tonight i was in tel aviv listening to benjamin netanyahu talking about his sweetest political victory in that 3rd election as the numbers were tallied it didn't turn out by that indeed benny gantz was given the mandate to try to form a government and then there was this extraordinary reversal last month where john sued really put his whole political career around one issue of removing someone he said was corrupt and a

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a year long political crisis and prevents a 4th election the past say they will stay in the country through the coronavirus or break the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half of benny gantz for the 2nd but now who is due to stand trial for corruption he denies all charges. afghan officials say taliban fighters have killed $29.00 soldiers in a series of attacks on checkpoints the group hasn't claimed responsibility for sunday's attacks which come at a sensitive time for both sides the afghan government and the taliban are in the process of exchanging prisoners that's part of a deal the taliban signed with the us in the qatari capital doha 2 months ago. the death toll in canada's worst mass shooting has gone up to 19 including the gunman police are investigating a series of crime scenes scattered across the province of nova scotia the gunman had driven more than 100 kilometers shooting at people along the

in other news israel's a year long political crisis has come to an end with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz agreeing to form an emergency coalition government the pair issued a joint statement saying they had completed a deal to steer israel through the corona virus outbreak the agreement has prevented a force election the government will last 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half and benny gantz the 2nd as a now is the due to stand trial for corruption and denies all charges. the number of people killed in canada's worst mass shooting is increased to at least 18 the rampage began late on saturday in the province of nova scotia when a 51 year old man disguised as a police officer started shooting people in their homes and setting houses ablaze he was eventually killed a policewoman was also among the dead the motive for the killings is not yet known authorities though believe the suspect acted alone. ilia watching al-jazeera here's a reminder of our top stories for the 1st time benchmark us oil prices of crashed into negative territ

and israel have been enjoying a very good relations namely between president trump and prime minister netanyahu we've seen the u.s. move its embassy to jerusalem considering it is way to capital shut down the p.l.o. office in d.c. as well as cutting the funding for the honor roll which is the united nations organization that deals with refugees so all of that comes as i mean this is the mark happening today doesn't come as a surprise for many palestinians but indeed it takes the story to another level it it seems that they israelis are been given more of the green light to continue their actions on the ground of course we know must say that for palestinians living under occupation in the west bank the situation might not. on the ground as they are already doing on that military occupation to end but they still feel that israel is moving forward a swift as possible under the tenure of trump to kind of see what can be done and what is there and can get away with really in the era of. thanks so much nina abraham. now the united nations has previously condemned the an extension the spokes person fo

with them our views of this in a private setting his comments came 2 days after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and rival been against formed a national unity government and had taken 3 back to back a little shins and a year of negotiations for the 2 to form a power sharing deal revealed on monday was that part of the deal included an extinct parts of the occupied west bank against agreed netanyahu could look to extend israeli sovereignty to jewish settlements with the government vote from july the territory was captured by israel in the 1967 war and is under israeli military control an extension was also outlined in u.s. president donald trump's peace plan for the middle east in january it's very clear that this is moving forward israel is moving forward and it is doing so effectively with the open support of the united states mahmoud abbas president of the palestinian authority responded forcefully reminding pump a 0 emission yahoo landed talking about it's not theirs to determine adding if they continue with an exception plans the palestinian authority will cancel current agreements with the

israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his main rival — the knesset speaker, benny gantz —h the pandemic. mr netanyahu will be prime ministerfor the first 18 months. mr gantz would then take overfor the remainder of a three—year term. the british billionaire, richard branson, says he is willing to use his private caribbean island as collateral in order to raise money to help save some of his businesses. he said any money lent by the british government to his virgin atlantic airline would be paid back on commercial terms. saudi arabia has extended the suspension of public prayers at islam's two holiest sites during the fasting month of ramadan to limit the spread of the coronavirus. a shortened version of late—evening prayers will be held without worshippers at the grand mosque in mecca and the prophet's mosque in medina. the president of madagascar has officially launched a locally—produced herbal tea which he claims is both a prevention and a cure for the coronavirus. this is despite the fact that health experts say there is as yet no known cure or vaccine. the president c

israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his main rival, the knesset speaker, benny gantz, sayment of national unity to deal with the pandemic. mr netanyahu will be prime ministerfor the first 18 months. mr gantz would then take overfor the remainder of a 3—year term. virgin australia has confirmed that it's gone into voluntary administration. the airline is one of the first major corporate casualties of the covid—19 pandemic. the company said revenue dried up after it was forced to cancel nearly all flights due to the global health crisis. more than 10,000 jobs could be at risk. saudi arabia has extended the suspension of public prayers at islam's two holiest sites during the fasting month of ramadan to limit the spread of the coronavirus. a shortened version of late evening prayers will be held without worshippers at the grand mosque in mecca and the prophet's mosque in medina. the president of madagascar, andry rajoelina, has officially launched a locally produced herbal tea, which he claims is both a prevention and a cure for the coronavirus. this is despite the fact that h

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a year long political crisis and prevents a 4th election the pair say they will steer the country through the coronavirus outbreak the government will last 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half and benny gantz will take over for the 2nd half well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story i'll be back again at the top of the hour don't go away. as economic pain starts to bite worldwide here to the coronavirus pandemic many countries are now beginning to ease lock downs and reopen their economies but what are the risks of a blitz soften the financial impact of the pandemic this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan it's been described as the great lockdown by the international monetary fund and it could have created the worst recession in nearly a century both rich and poor countries are affected by measures taken to control the coronavirus pandemic and governments

let's get some of the day's other news: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his main rival an emergency government of national unity to deal with the pandemic. mr netanyahu will be prime minister for the first 18 months. mr gantz will then take overfor the remainder of a three—year term. virgin australia has announced it has gone into voluntary administration. it's one of the first major corporate casualties of the pandemic. the company said revenue dried up and it was forced to nearly council of lights. more than 10,000 jobs may be at risk. the president of madagascar, andry rajoelina, has officially launched a locally—produced herbal tea which he claims is both a prevention and a cure for coronavirus. this, despite the fact that health experts say there is as yet no known cure or vaccine. mr rajoelina claims it's proven to be effective and has cured, he says, two patients in the country. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how dangerous are conspiracy theories about coronavirus, where it comes and how it spreads? the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine h

other news were around the world israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival have agreed to form an emergency government under this deal if it acted benjamin netanyahu would remain the prime minister for the next 18 months and then he'll hand it over to benny gantz who would then hold it for another 18 and that move will likely avert possibly a 4th election and keep netanyahu in power while he faces trial on corruption charges. and tech giants like google and facebook now have to pay local media in australia for using their content this as advertising revenue takes a hit amid koeppen $18.00 now the australian government made that announcement on monday saying it will release draft rules for the tech giants to pay their fair compensation for content from news media. all right let's go over to regina hamm of the sports h.q. regina most of us are stuck inside we're trying to stay active in some way but some kids in italy found a way to kind of beat that boredom and they did a really good job because you know all the world of sports are put on hold especially in tennis a.t.p.

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government well that decision a year long political crisis and prevents a 4th election the per say they will steer the country through the virus outbreak the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half and benny gantz for the 2nd the palestine liberation organization says peace talks can only take place if the new government abandons plans to annex its illegal settlements. a search is under way in western kenya for at least 22 people who disappeared during a devastating flood homes and markets were swept away after the rain triggered a landslide killing 12 people the disaster is in the same area where a landslide killed dozens of kenyans 5 months ago before. flying over this scenic terrain in western kenya it's hard to miss the devastation on the ground it was caused by a huge market light after to revisit past their banks it's been raining for days in the more mountainous areas and the impact is felt in this area the kenyan cou

israel's year long political crisis appears to have come to an end with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz agreeing to form an emergency coalition government the pair issued a joint statement saying they had completed a deal to steer israel through the corona virus outbreak the agreement prevents for selection after 3 inconclusive votes the government will last 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half and body counts for the 2nd as it now is due to stand trial for corruption but then eyes all charges. let's cross to harry for said who is in west jerusalem for us harry i guess say in some ways it must be a source of relief for some people in israel least they avoid a 4th round of elections but what kind of government does this leave the country with. well it leaves a government that seems to be very much to the liking of benjamin netanyahu as you say yes people in this country very much sick and tired of this ongoing grinding crisis 3 inconclusive elections it was 7 weeks ago this very evening that netanyahu was celebrating what he sai

israel's president has granted prime minister binyamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz more time. time to form a new government they now have 2 more days in which to overcome their differences in coalition talks that yahoo and guns have campaigned against each other in 3 inconclusive elections in the past year. u.s. senator bernie sanders has endorsed and joe biden as the democratic party's candidate for president sanders appeared on biden's live stream encouraging followers to unite to defeat donald trump in november's election rush sanders last week with drew from the race to become the party's nominee. and much of the world's population has been driven into lockdown to prevent the spread of the corona virus and that's created a lot of stress for those stuck at home but also allowed creativity to flourish let's take a look at how people from indonesia are getting to grips with those social distancing measures. when the moon comes out ghosts roaming the streets of indonesia's java province. but they're not souls damned to wander while repenting their sins they're volunteers scari

the time to take a look now at other news around the world israel's president has granted prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz more time to form a new government they now have 2 more days in which to overcome their differences in coalition talks that in yahoo and dance have complained against each other in 3 inconclusive elections in the past year. u.s. senator bernie sanders has endorsed joe biden as the democratic party's candidate for president sanders appeared on biden's live stream encouraging followers to unite to defeat donald trump in november's election sanders last week with drew from the race to become the party's nominee. a sailor who was stationed on board the u.s.s. theodore roosevelt aircraft carrier has died of cove at 19 the u.s. navy said he died in intensive care at the naval hospital in guam where the ship's been docked since the end of march is the 1st day tally of more than $500.00 confirmed cases among the crew. amazon is hiring an additional $75000.00 workers in the u.s. amid a surge in demand for online orders that's on top of $100000.00 new jobs that has fil

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government to see through the crisis their power sharing deals due to last for 3 years who will be prime minister for the 1st afghan's the 2nd he agreement follows 12 months of political paralysis and 3 inconclusive general elections. remember also netanyahu is about to stand trial for bribery or false it with more from west or isn't. people in this country very much sick inside of this ongoing grinding crisis 3 inconclusive elections it was 7 weeks ago this very evening that nelson you know was celebrating what he said was a sweet the sweetest political victory of his career only to find that the numbers didn't quite tally up in his favor i mean how do all these weeks where everything of course as changed as far as what he's got out of this deal though he's got the most important thing which is his continued presence in the office of prime minister the most powerful place he could imagine to be and to try to fight off this corruption case which is due this trial due to star

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is back in isolation after after the country's health minister tested positive follicle that 19. men and his wife was also confirmed to have the virus are in cornton or are said to be feeling well as had already quarantine for 2 weeks away and aids contracted called in 1000 he has tested negative. now on to other world news and venezuela's opposition leader has refused to appear before prosecutors on charges of a coup were tend 5 of those associates have been detained in what is seen as an attempt to intimidate the opposition analysts say the arrests are in response to u.s. pressure on nicolas maduro us government the sea and human reports. this video shows the news wailing she could police taking away and. one of 5 people close to opposition leader why the law and snatched from their homes on monday it was victim c.d.o. and garcia and tuesday morning 2 more members of the idol's team were taken away only and that has been released. this was the lead up to a summons by prosecutors against why they're all on suspicion of participating in an allege

something past my forehead i was in israel before that they do in israel look at israel's a democracy and prime minister netanyahu shut it down wouldn't allow people even have sitters with people who are not members of their family the president of israel was criticized you see invited his daughter to come to his seder he's a widower and he was all alone so you know democracies can be very tough and if they're tough they can be effective and we have to make sure we always strike the balance where it's funny acceptable is for partisans to use this to try to promote their own partisan agenda for example trying to shut down abortion clinics as outrageous people who have the need for abortion have to be able to go to a clinic and get it it's time sensitive it's urgent and if abortion is a constitutional right people who are opposed to abortion shouldn't be using this pandemic as a way of furthering their own partisan or ideological agenda. alan isn't what we do know this constitution and you deal with it all the time is this is this tough dealing with there are so many examples where you can give one side of the othe

in israel, primeinister benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz reported significant progress towardming a ity government. the country's president, reuven rivlin, extended their deadldae until wedn an agreement could end a year- long political deadlock. north korea has fired a barrage of short-range missiles, in a new, high-profile weapons test. south korea's military says the missil were launched from both the ground and air, and landing at sea. north korea has fired off a series of weapons in recent months. back in this country, the death toll rose to 34 today after severe storms ravaged the south on easter. the national weather service said that it appears at least 27 tornadoes hit the regn. in alabama and half a dozen other states, crews began clearing debris and removingll trees. officials said social distancing and other coronavirus restrictions could complicate the effort.he and,nvironmental protection agency says that it will not tighten the air qualitp standard flution from soot. tougher regulationad recommended the auto and power industries p.opposed any change, and adminis