and mr netanyahu has missed has abused his power by strong words from her but netanyahu benyamin netanyahu has always said he denies all the charges and he has called it a rich hand against him and his family from his political opponents ok so he certainly got his hands full the court case and hoping to form the next government how does he how does this long serving prime minister manage these 2 critical events in his life. well he certainly about to clear his name but at the same time he wants to be the one to 4 in the next government but i'm not sure if that is really in his hands now because the trial or the pace will pick up now the judge just scheduled 3 hearings per week it will take a long time at the same time now the consultation process is in the hands of the israeli president he will have to decide by wednesday who he thinks has the best chances to form a coalition now this person will have 1028 days and even an extension to do so but it will be some more weeks until we know whether there will be a government or not in the coming weeks time here in jerusalem thank you. to jordan

netanyahu has always said he denies all the charges and he has called it a witch hunt against him and his family from his political opponents ok so he certainly got his hands full of a court case and hoping to form the next government how does he how does this long serving prime minister manage these 2 critical events in his life. well you know certainly about to clear his name but at the same time he wants to be the one to 4 in the next government but i'm not that is really in his hands now because the trial the pace will pick up now the church is scheduled 3 hearings per week it will take a long time at the same time now the consultation process is in the hands of the israeli president moving rivlin he will have to decide by wednesday who he things has the best chances of to form a coalition now this personal half then 28 days and even an extension to do so but it will be some more weeks until we know whether there will be a government or not in the coming weeks time here crap in jerusalem thank you. that's it you're up to date i'll have more world news at the top of the hour coming

and mr netanyahu has. has abused his power by a strong words from her but netanyahu binyamin netanyahu has always said he denies all the charges and he has called it a return to get him and his family from his political opponents ok so he certainly got his hands for the court case and hoping to form the next government how does he how does this this long serving prime minister manage these 2 critical events in his life. well he certainly about to clear his name but at the same time he wants to be the one to 4 in the next government but i'm not sure if that is really in his hands now because the trial the pace will pick up now the church just scheduled 3 hearings per week it will take a long time at the same time now the consultation process is in the hands of the israeli president. he will have to decide by wednesday who he thinks has the best chances to form a coalition now this person will have 1028 days and even an extension to do so but it will be some more weeks until we know whether there will be a g

pressure mounts on benjamin netanyahu the 1st witnesses on board in the israeli prime minister's corruption trial and the country's presidents prepares to launch a coalition told us that could see as a young side. hello i'm christine one it's good to have your company jordan's prince hamza say's he will not follow orders to restrict his freedom of movement and speech the whole crown prince was ordered and the house arrest amid charges that he and other high level officials were plotting to destabilize the kingdom that denies being part of a conspiracy and sais he is being silenced. according to jordan's security officials the king's half brother bin hussein had been under investigation for some time the country's foreign minister said the former crown prince was trying to mobilize tribal leaders against the government with support from abroad. the investigations monitored interference including calls with foreign parties regarding the suitable timing to start steps to shake the security of our steady jordan. 16 people including a former adviser to king abdullah and another member of the roy

netanyahu nizoral charges, which is why witnesses were called in.efore they could testify, netanyahu left the district court to the cries of opponents and supporters. >> i came here to support and strengthen my great leader. not only is he great. he is unique. he saved the jewish people and the people of israel. they cannot beat him. >> we came to demonstrate for the rule of law and for democracy in israel. we have been demonstrating for four years. nobody who has been accused of crimes should be prime minister of israel. this is the man who would decide whether net and yahoo! will remain prime minister. no political camp received a clear mandate after the elections two to go, forcing him to choose a candidate to form a new government. to help them decide, he has been consulting with the various parties elected to parliament. >> i think and i can say it now, after talking to you and the party, that the people of israel should be very concerned the situation could worsen enough to drag us into a fifth election. >> he hopes to decide by wednesday. eth

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. who wanted to know 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 to put up with i just 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 to help him decide he's been consulting with the various parties elected to parliament. i think and i can say that now after talking to you and the likud party that the people of israel should be very concerned that the situation could wors

mr netanyahu denies wrongdoing.g continues over who should be given the mandate to form the next coalition government. live now to our correspondent, yolande knell, who's injerusalem. israelis are watching all this news very closely. in a courtroom, just behind me, the first witness is giving his testimony in the criminal case against the country's longest serving prime minister. there will now be three days of hearings in the court every week. and it has been a day notjust of legal drama, but that has spilled over into political drama as well. 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

anti—netanyahu protesters accuse mr netanyahu of putting his personal interests before those of the countrye can to escape justice, actually. and he will take 9 million citizens, israeli citizens, down the drain, only to escape justice. but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witchhunt. now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it. because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. he has no faults, maybe he's 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. 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 w

, that could help spell success for netanyahu in court.e political spectrum say that netanyahu could take certain steps, for example, maybe appointing a new attorney general. that could affect how his court case goes on. to quickly run through how the case will work today in the courtroom, netanyahu has to sit through the deputy state prosecutor's opening speech but then he gets to leave. the first witness is the first witness in the most serious case against netanyahu. this is known as case 4,000, a case of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. state prosecutors allege netanyahu advanced regulatory reforms worth a lot of money, worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a businessman in exchange for the businessman changing the coverage on a news website that he owned in favor of netanyahu. but as we said, at the same time, as this courtroom drama will be going on, the netanyahu's colleagues will be trying to convince the israeli president to allow netanyahu to form a government, really a dramatic day here in jerusalem, michael. >> indeed. f

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

mr netanyahu denies wrongdoing.ment. 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 lies in the balance. —— 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 mr netanyahu of putting his personal interests before those of the country. they want him to resign. he is doi

but netanyahu presses on.ongest serving prime minister hoping to keep his streak going and keep himself out of jail. cnn, jerusalem. >>> spanish police have arrested 100 gang members they say accused of smuggling drugs from morocco to spain in high powered speed boats. police say they also used describe fruit trucks to drive toward france and supply dealers across europe. in a series of raids police seized more than 5 tons of husheegs and 240 kilos of marijuana and also seized two trucks. >>> leaders react to the decision to pull the all-star game out of atlanta. >> major league baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists. it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming for your business. >> when we back, why losing the right to host the baseball game could be just the start for a whole world of pain for georgia. (car horn) ♪ (splash) ♪ turn today's dreams into tomorrow's trips... with millions of flexible booking options. all in one place. expedia. dignity. this thing you can neither see

is the netanyahu was in the jerusalem court to face charges including bribery and fraud he could be jailed or found guilty the case is in for unfolding the country mild in the political crisis and struggling to form a government. 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 but netanyahu was 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. wanted to know 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 put up with i just 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

anti—netanyahu protesters accuse mr netanyahu of putting his personal interests before those of the countryroved that he is doing everything that he can to escape justice, actually. and he will take 9 million citizens, israeli citizens, down the drain, only to escape justice. but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witchhunt. now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. he has 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. 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 ac

netanyahu denies all charges which is why witnesses were called in. but the thought i could testify netanyahu left the district court in jerusalem to the cries of opponents. and supporters. who wanted to know 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 they can't beat him they can't i don't know what are we thank you demonstrate for the rule of law and the 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 camps received a clear mandate after the elections 2 weeks ago forcing rivlin to choose a candidate to form a new government to help him decide he's been consulting with the various parties elected to parliament. i think and i can say that now after talking to you and the likud party that the people of israel should be very concerned that the situation

because netanyahu is the only leader. he has no faults.erfect, but he did not do anything. >> leaving court, mr. netanyahu is quick to return to business as prime minister. it won't be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. this trial could last for years and look set to decide his legacy. katty: the chief of the minneapolis police department took the stand today inhe trial of derek chauvin. the white former police officer who is charged with the murder of george floyd. the jury also heard from the emergency room doctor who treated mr. floyd a pronounced him dead. the bbc has more from minneapolis. >> week two of the most significant trial in rect years. one that has reignited america's unresolved history of racial tension. derek chauvin is the latest police officer to stand accused of killing a black man. an event that reverberated around the world. >> do you swear that testimony is the truth and nothing but the truth? >> it's rare for a police chief to testify against one of his own, and this one did not mince words when it cam

and mr netanyahu has.his has abused his power by a strong words from her but netanyahu benyamin netanyahu has always said he denies all the charges and he has called it a return to against him and his family from his political opponents so he certainly got his hands for the court case and hoping to form the next government how does he how does this long serving prime minister manage these 2 critical events in his life. well he's certainly about to clear his name but at the same time he wants to be the one to 4 in the next government but i'm not sure if that is really in his hands now because the trial the pace will pick up now the church is scheduled 3 hearings per week it will take a long time at the same time now the consultation process is in the hands of the israeli president. he will have to decide by wednesday who he thinks has the best chances of to form a coalition now this person will have 1028 days and even an extension to do so but it will be some more weeks until we know whether there will be a

anti—netanyahu protesters accuse mr netanyahu of putting his personal interests before those of the countrye justice, actually. and he will take 9 million citizens, israeli citizens, down the drain, only to escape justice. but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witchhunt. now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it. because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. he has 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. 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

anti—netanyahu protesters accuse mr netanyahu of putting his personal interests before those of the countryved he's doing everything that he can, everything that he can to escape justice, actually. and he will take nine million citizens, israeli citizens, down the drain, only to escape justice. but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witch—hunt. now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. he has no faults, maybe, he's 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.

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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

anti—netanyahu protesters accuse mr netanyahu of putting his personal interests before those of the countryey want him to resign. he is doing everything that he can, and the last year has proved that he is doing everything that he can to escape justice, actually. and he will take 9 million citizens, israeli citizens, down the drain, only to escape justice. but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witchhunt. now they're trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it. because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. he has 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

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. who wanted to know 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 the 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 to help him decide he's been consulting with the various parties elected to parliament. i think and i can say that now after talking to you and the likud party that the people of israel should be very concerned that the situation could

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

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 all that say in a volley that's according to his lawyers the kremlin critic has lost 8 kilograms since going on hunger strike last month the felony 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 website that's t w dot com. for. more. 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 are among merkel's conservative sister parties it is down

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

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 in a volley that's according to his lawyers the kremlin critic has lost 8 kilograms since going on hunger strike last month the felony 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 steve 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 m

resumes netanyahu has appeared in court where he faces multiple corruption charges including bribery and fraud he could be jailed or found guilty but the trial is expected to last for years israeli politics are in chaos after an inconclusive election last month political parties are holding talks with president reuven rivlin to decide who will be tasked with forming a new government. board he's a former speaker of israel's knesset and once served as the country's interim president he's now an author and businessman thanks for being with us mr boyd benyamin netanyahu is already israel's longest serving leader and seems determined to stay in power even while standing trial for corruption what does this tell us about the state of israeli democracy. it tells us that people both ways dominate again in time and again and he is a very very persuasive. servitude leader that there is a full generation who was born rule awful way educated into the situation of nobody else but. so the fact that he is such a strong leader like cole was at a time in germany like other leaders around the world the

netanyahu is a symbol of corruption. he wants to stay out of jail.art of the reason he intensifies tension across the board is because he wants to stay out of jail. but the americans have to make a choice. do they want to spend more trillions of dollars in this region at a time when their economy is facing such severe pressures and where the combined amount of bailout money they have spent is less than the money they have wasted in this region and have lost influence as a result? the decision is that of the united states. iran will not give up its sovereignty and will continue to oppose the apartheid regime just like it opposed apartheid in south africa. the solution is basically that the united states, if it wanted nuclear deal, it has to abide by that deal. the u.s. regime has to verify its acts as well. >> hillary, last word to you, where do things had next? >> the longer the united states has delayed doing what it needs to do to come back into compliance with the jcpoa by lifting the sanctions trump imposed, the longer the united states delays th

if netanyahu stays in power, and if he gets the majority he needs, he could advance some changes. make some appointments, perhaps, that could help his court case perhaps even potentially make it go away. it's important for him and his personal future to stay in power. what is interesting about this case, also, unless netanyahu gets permission, laura, he has to potentially be in the courtroom three days a week as this case continues. >> that will be fascinating to see. we know you'll be following it all. thank you. >>> still ahead, a school district in tulsa, oklahoma looking forward to welcoming students back to classrooms at full capacity. we'll show you how they plan to use covid relief money to do it. start your day with secret. secret stops sweat 3x more than ordinary antiperspirants. the new provitamin b5 formula is gentle on skin. with secret, outlast anything! no sweat. secret (man) so when in doubt, just say, "let me talk to my manager." next, carvana's 100% online shopping experience. oh, man. carvana lets people buy a car-- get this-- from their couch. oh, how disruptive

we also know netanyahu has strongly opposed a u.s. quick return to the iran nuclear the biden administration takehat their time and use the leverage they have with sanctions to pressureran to concle a stronger, deeper, more thorough al. that is obviously a no go for tehran. so it will be quite difficult for the negotiators to try and shelter the nuclear discussions from these activities. >> thank you very much for agreeing to comment on this story. i put you on the spot, but thank you for giving your thoughts. i'm wondering, the context of what we are hearing, it is being reported as an iranian spy ship by the israelis. looking forward about these talks, do you feel there are reasons to be positive about the next phase? >> i hope so. i think we are working with a very narrow window, both for tehran and washington. iran is about to go into its presidential election cycle, where campaigning will begin, and it will be much harder for the administration to shephd through negotiations in a more competitive, domestilandscap in tehran. this

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

and this war's been from the perspective of netanyahu and the saudis and others this would be quite a problem for them because they enjoy living on the american security umbrella and they don't want to lose it now if the u.s. now does face doesn't want to have it any longer seems to be of a lesser concern for nuts and now he's willing to fight to make sure that the united states remains stuck in the middle east just days before we run out of time the u.s. and israeli intelligence services they've worked together before in operations against iran do you think that this was an example where the israelis operated on their own without informing the americans. the question is partly as to whether there was cannot gratian and also if the united states was or wasn't informed it appears that collaboration may not have been the case it would be quite problematic for the united states it was doing this while at the same time claiming that they wanted to have diplomacy but the israelis probably did not completely surprised united states with this the question is how much of a heads up were they

mr netanyahu didn't stay in the courtroom for long.ly cigars and champagne — in exchange forfavours. another charge alleges he helped the controlling shareholder of telecoms giant bezeq in exchange for favourable coverage from a news website. he denies all charges. the resumption of his trial comes with talks due to begin as to whether his likud party can form a new government. 0ur correspondent yolande knell injerusalem said today was an 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 a

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

defense secretary, lloyd austin, is in israel where he's expected to meet with benjamin netanyahu. earlier mr. netanyahu slammed it. >> the situation that exist today doesn't mean it will be the same situation tomorrow. it's very difficult to explain what we have done here, in the transition from nothingness, complete helplessness to being a world power. yes, world power, which we built here. definitely a regional power but in certain areas a world power. >> we are joined live from jerusalem. israel's army chief seemed to hint possible israel involvement, and we are hearing about the defense secretary in israel at the moment. what is the timing and what does it tell us about this? >> very interesting timing, robin. we are seeing israel reports in the media reporting the finger at israel, and there's hints that fred was talking about from the army chief and from that comment that you just heard from netanyahu as you noted the timing of all of these comments are coming at a very interesting moment here because as we speak the u.s. defense secretary, lloyd austin, is in israel on a ve

do not yet know the jury's out now elections in israel keep producing a stalemate but each time netanyahu is likud party captures the motes most seats does that show that voters really do want to keep him around or is it that they're just a custom to voting. it's very very difficult to understand a system coming from a different system it's not the presidential system like the american one it's a very parliamentarian one though the voting has a lot of i would say person on a characteristics of you vote as if you want to win the individual you know you vote for a party and through the party you actually appoint also the next head of the bodies and it then you know is a kind of a combination between a very powerful and persuasive charisma the person in either party but the end of the day when you look at the numbers yes that we could is the largest body in the israeli parliament today 30 some members of knesset but at the same time since we have a $120.00 members of the knesset it means that only 25 percent of the israeli electorate wanted is the prime minister and the overwhelming majority

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in court on trialfor corruption — as his party seeks to form next government. it's easter monday, april the 5th. our top story. everyone in england will be offered two free rapid covid tests each week from this friday, under the government's plans to expand its testing programme. the health secretary, matt hancock, says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. our health correspondent jim reed reports. rapid lateral flow tests are already being used to test secondary school pupils, families with children and those who cannot work from home. from the end of the week, they will be offered to everyone in england. these devices give a result in 30 minutes. they can be picked up from a local testing centre or pharmacy or ordered online and delivered in the post. even when people have no symptoms, they may be infected and they may be infectious. and if we can catch those people early, then we can break transmission and that reduces the number of people who are infected, it reduc

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that his country will never allow iran to obtain nuclear weapons he made the comments after tehran blamed israel for sabotaging its largest nuclear facility israel has not to directly claim responsibility but israeli media are reporting that in 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 your radium enrichment was restarted at the facility and the incident took place barely a week after e.u. backed talks in vienna on reviving the international nuclear accord with iran. all right let's go now to trita parsi he's the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible state craft in washington d.c. he's an authority in america on us it really in relation to trade it's good to have you on the program again i know you tweeted today that the greater the prospects for a breakthrough in vienna with those talks the more aggressively israel will try to s

what could be more interesting from that is to see any difference in approach between gantz and netanyahu on sunday against was talking about working closely with the americans to try to make sure that any new deal protects israeli security in israeli interests netanyahu has been much less open to any such i idea he is very much against the deal per se has been talking about how israel would not be bound by a deal that would merely pave the way to a 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 ho

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well you've been listening there to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the u.s. secretary of defense nord austin holding a joint press conference as he wraps up a 2 day trip to israel this is the 1st cabinet level trip to the country for the biden administration they've reaffirmed their commitment to supporting each other closely as allies as well as their sched defense priorities well let's go now to our correspondent gary force that he's in west jerusalem for us harry no surprises there when it comes to the razor ration of their relationship as allies but what you make of the tone that when it comes to iran especially if netanyahu. well yes i mean he adopted the same tone that he has for many years now really he portrays himself here in israel as the key stuart defender of israel against what he classes is the major threat to the security of the nation and that's why he has been. talking in the terms that he has about the any possible return to the iran nuclear deal he didn't talk about that at all in that news conference which was interesting in itself secreta