politics is in chaos following another inconclusive general election last month president move in rivlin is holding talks with political parties to work out who would be asked to form a new government. strategy w correspondent tanya kraemer in jerusalem welcome tanya how will those efforts to form a coalition government be affected by the fact that mr netanyahu is also in court on trial. well it all hangs still in the balance and you know these 2 major events today are basically a coincidence and show how many problems this country is facing some the one hand as you said the evidence phase of this trial that started last year has now started that's considered to be very important prime minister binyamin netanyahu was in court today he listened to the opening remarks by the state prosecutor and then he left on the other hand the consultation process has started to present rivlin is since the morning he's meeting with party delegations those party who have made it into the knesset the israeli parliament and they would recommend who they would like him to toss this point being the next coal

israel's president reagan rivlin says no candidate has a real chance of forming a government so he's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try rivlin has been holding consultations with the political parties after an inconclusive election after a year of anti-government protests across the country india's governing b j p is facing a test at the polls but it seems underway on the biggest day of state assembly elections being seen as a measure of support for the party of prime minister nuri and remove the death toll from flash floods and landslides in indonesia and east timor has been revised down to about 120 with at least 100 more missing rescuers are calling for more heavy equipment to help reach isolated communities and you zealand and australia have agreed to create a quarantine free travel bubble from april the 18th people will be able to travel freely between the countries restrictions will be reimposed if new cases are. there to take their lines more news after witness the italian doctor. we understand the difference is similarities of cultures across the wound sentimental value

israel's president riven rivlin says that no candidate has a real chance of for me a government whose last prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try rivlin has been holding consultations with the political parties after an inconclusive election. the palestinian election board has officially approved $36.00 candidates to run in may's parliamentary elections its 1st such poll in 15 years the vote is said to be part of an effort by the 2 leading groups fattah and mass to boost international support for palestinian governance may be abraham as this. iraq or a number of palestinians are running in parliamentary elections scheduled for may some say it shows how eager people are for elections and all those argue it highlights his deep divide in palestinian politics members of fatah the ruling party in the occupied west bank are running on 3 different lists the official one and another backed by the ousted strongman. the 3rd is a joint list how did by former fighter. and back by marwan but also a popular fetish leader serving multiple life sentences in prison in israel nurul it is a member of

politics is in chaos following another inconclusive general election last month president reuven rivlin is holding talks with political parties to work out who will be asked to form a new government. straight to d.w. correspondent tanya kraemer in jerusalem welcome tanya how will those efforts to form a coalition government be affected by the fact that mr netanyahu is also in court on trial. well it all hangs still in the balance and you know these 2 major events today are basically a coincidence they show how many problems this country is facing some the one hand as you said the evidence phase of this trial that started last year has now started that's considered to be very important prime minister binyamin netanyahu was in court today he listened to the opening remarks by the state prosecutor and then he left on the other hand the consultation process has started to present rivlin is since the morning he's meeting with party delegations those party who have made it into the knesset the israeli parliament and they will recommend who they would like him to task this morning the next coa

to israel now where the president ruben rivlin says that no candidate has a real chance of forming a government there is the israeli president speaking live on t.v. in western islam right now he has been holding consultations with political parties after yet another inconclusive election that prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he could party had appeared to have the most support among the potential international partners but on monday rivlin said he would take ethical considerations into account and netanyahu is currently fighting corruption charges and hearings in that trial resumed on monday and netanyahu has accused the prosecutors of attempted coup he denies charges of bribery breach of trust and fraud as supporters of a and opponents of the prime minister held rival rallies out side the court. still ahead here on al-jazeera back in control most of the top says the town of parma is now safe every 2 weeks after we seized on the group. and we look at how climate change is impacting the diversity i mean life. it has stopped raining in eastern indonesia down here but that was the

asked prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try rivlin has been holding consultations with political parties after the 4th inconclusive election in 2 years after a year of antigovernment protests across india the governing b j p is facing a big test at the polls voting is under way on what's considered the most significant day in assembly elections in 4 states and a union territory there are being seen as a measure of support for prime minister narendra modi's b j p there was performed strongly in national elections its struggle to win majorities in state assemblies a chinese aircraft carrier group is holding exercises close to taiwanese waters and beijing says the drills will become regular it's the latest escalation in the taiwan strait as china increases military activity around the islands taipei has issued several complaints after china's air force entered its air defense identification zone repeatedly in recent months the death toll from flash floods and landslides in indonesia has been revised down to at least 84 people rescuers continue to search for the missing estimated to

state prosecutor and then he left on the other hand the consultation process has started to present rivlin is since the morning he's meeting with party delegations those party who have made it into the knesset the israeli parliament and they will we commend who they would like him to task is forming the next coalition government so you know on the one hand you have to political stalemate because none of the 2 blocs has really a direct or clear pass to form this coalition on the other hand you have a sitting prime minister who is now standing trial again in a busy court phase and how serious are the charges against him. whether it's 3 cases and in israel the known according to the filename so it's case 100-200-4000 mr netanyahu has been indicted for for fraud to preach of trust and in one case private this pertains to case 4000 that let's just said mr netanyahu olsen is position as communication minister has provided regulatory benefits in return for favorable media coverage and we heard one of the key witnesses today speaking about how the owner of one of the major websites in israel was a

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 worsen enough to drag us into a 5th elections. riven hopes the decide by wednesday ethical concerns may play a role he says hinting at how netanyahu is corruption trial could influence his decision. well midterm and then yahoo is already israel's longest serving leader and he seems to term and to stay in power even while standing trial for corruption earlier we spoke to off borg a former speaker of israel's knesset and former interim president of israel we asked him what this tells us about the state of israeli democracy it tells us that people both wait time and again and time and again and is a very very persuasive. servant the leader that there is a full generation who was born grew up whole way you could fit into

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 could worsen enough to drag us into a 5th elections. riven hopes the decide by wednesday ethical concerns might play a role he says hinting at how netanyahu is corruption trial could influence his decision. well wait a minute yahoo is already israel's longest serving leader and seems determined to stay in power even while standing trial for corruption earlier we spoke to offer home bore a former speaker of the knesset and former in the room president of israel we asked him what this tells us about the state of israeli democracy. as a people both with time and again and time and again and is a very very persuasive conservative leader that there is a full generation who was born grew up whole way and you created into the sit

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 worsen enough to drag us into a 5th elections. riven hopes to decide by wednesday ethical concerns may play a role he says hinting at how netanyahu is corruption trial could influence his decision. just before we go a reminder of our top story at this hour that of germany's governing c.d.u. party has called for a tougher lockdown to contain the country's covert 1000 surge army lash it says tougher restrictions are needed until more people in germany have been vaccinated against the virus. if you're a fan at this hour stay tuned for a documentary on turkmenistan ancient treasures and say richardson in for link them in the entire new scenes thanks for joining us. where all. this is a ship. take on the. miracle of the.

our ever american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly israel's president reagan rivlin says no candidate has a real transfer forming a government though he's asked prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try rivlin has been holding consultations with political parties after an inconclusive election. so the trial of for the murder of george floyd is set to resume in just a few moments where police officers are set to take the stand on tuesday and that's a day after the minneapolis police chief testified that the officer accused of murdering george floyd broke rules on respecting what he called the sanctity of life he said derek jovan acted in a way that was against police training by kneeling on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes allen fisher is live in minneapolis it's day 7 allen and we're expecting the prosecution to call more witnesses tell us what we should look out for. well we saw what the prosecution plan to do over the next couple of days with the the building blocks that the lead on monday 1st of all of course we had from the doctor who talked about shooting geo

prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try rivlin has been holding consultations with political parties after an inconclusive election the death toll from flash floods and landslides in indonesia has been revised down to at least 84 people and rescuers continue to search for the missing estimated to be more than 100 they're calling for more quick and to help reach people in a couple of communities east nusa tenggara and province has been hardest hit with thousands of people in shelters and the heavy rain is expected to continue for several days floods and landslides of also killed 34 people in neighboring east timor more than 7000 people have been displaced most of those were in the capital of dili. state with headlines here on al-jazeera we've got more news coming up right after inside story by for the. it's seen as a golden opportunity for hackers and cyber criminals the personal data of more than a half a 1000000000 facebook users shared online so who is responsible for the security breach and how can users be protected this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. it may s

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prosecutors accusing him of trading in favors while in office at the same time the israeli president reuben rivlin is consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government. flash floods and landslides have killed at least 90 people in indonesia and neighboring east timor indonesia's disaster relief agency says thousands have been displaced hundreds of protesters a 1000000 more are marching against the military coup there has been a major crackdown on the sense and the gentle seize power in february more than 560 protesters have been killed in the u.k. people living in england will soon be able to get tested for coronavirus twice a week the move comes as prime minister boris johnson seeks to continue easing england's lockdown witness is next on al-jazeera. to even. imagine. a full victor alexander krauts. i am a across 4 and a filmmaker. the advent of ebola. in sierra leone. is something that i think baby seals. because it's touches my life. it's touched my faith in so she is the very foundation of might be. yet. was was was the only. the death toll is now well over 1500

israeli politics is in chaos following a inconclusive general election last month present wife and rivlins holding talks with political parties to work out who is to form a new government. straight to data because by the time you're crammed in jerusalem welcome tanya how will those efforts to form a coalition government be affected by the fact that mr netanyahu is also in court on trial. well it all hangs still in the balance and you know these 2 major events today are basically a coincidence they show how many problems this country is facing some the one hand as he said the evidence phase of this trial that started last year has now started that's considered to be very important prime minister binyamin netanyahu was in court today he listened to the opening remarks by the state prosecutor and then he left on the other hand the consultation process has started president rivlin is since the morning he's meeting with party delegations those party who have made it into the knesset the israeli parliament and they will recommend who they would like him to task is forming the next coalition gov

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 worsen enough to drag us into a 5th elections. riven hopes the decide by wednesday ethical concerns may play a role he says hinting at how netanyahu is corruption trial could influence his decision. or better when netanyahu is israel's longest serving and seems to me to stay in power even ask tried. from former speaker of israel's knesset and the country's interim president we asked him what this tells us about the state of israel and democracy. people both in time and again and is a very very persuasive conservative leader that there is a 4th generation who was born rule way and you can get it into the situation of anybody else but netanyahu so the fact that he is such a strong leader like i don't want to call it wa

likud party was in a slightly better position than even the national who is on trial for corruption rivlin said he doesn't have the power to rule them out well al jazeera senior political analyst marwan bashara says they're all competing political ambitions involved here. they've been playing musical chairs and inch and you know every time that one stops and usually the tune it's like the it's the to play it's it is the author of the possible someone is left standing and leaves the scene and nothing else will always somehow grabs his chair the main chair so once again we are in the process of a musical chair game in israel and the main reason for that the main reason for the 4 elections is benjamin netanyahu his insistence on maintaining his leadership in israel because he doesn't only have political ambition he also has the personal ambition of protecting themselves from prosecution otherwise what we have today in israel is stupid tension coalitions and both of them and right wing or extreme right wing coalition both of them don't give a damn about what's happening next door in the occupi

has lit it 45 candles the king of jordan abdullah has spoken summits of mr rivlin as well offering his condolences for what took place and more personally there are people here and indeed in lots of places around israel who are mourning who had been seeking loved ones on social media some of them getting good news some getting bad news 8 funerals we understand are going to take place in the next few hours but there are many other bodies still yet to be identified and so this will be a a long process a grieving and of burying the dead for such a moment thanks very much let's join the guild hoffman now he's the chief political correspondent of the jerusalem post joins me now from west jerusalem could tell you with us again on the program mr hoffman i mean was this an accident waiting to happen i mean just on the information that we have in terms of the volume of people the space available and this being an annual event. for your people the crowd and what do you. think that it was a miracle that of. that horrible bar of that a cleaner than that there are only what a barrier is what the ri

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 worsen enough to drag us into a 5th elections. riven hopes the decide by wednesday ethical concerns may play a role he says hinting at how netanyahu is corruption trial could influence his decision. well benjamin netanyahu is already israel's longest serving leader and seems determined to stay in power even while standing trial for corruption earlier we spoke to avraham borg a former speaker of israel's knesset and a former interim president of israel we asked him what this tells us about the state of israeli democracy. as a people both with time and again and time and again and is a very very persuasive conservative leader that the reason for generation who was born grew up whole way and you created into the situati

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 world for so many for so many years is in a way a very good point to his site to the downside of it is it looks as if the opposition known it which feels it is corrupt it is. he cannot believe her anymore she prioritizes. age

he received the most indorsements from parliamentary faxes during talks hosted by presenter riven rivlin on monday. diplomats of meeting in austria's capital vienna for talks aimed at salvaging the iran nuclear deal the us wants to be 5 the cold which the trumpet ministration withdrew from in 2018 iran is refusing direct talks with the us calling for sanctions to be lifted 1st european countries to seek to mediate between the 2 sides ahead of today's meeting us into arabian officials laid out there and our overarching goal is to ensure that iran's nuclear program is permanently and verifiably constrained and that on a permanent and verifiable basis iran will not be able to obtain a nuclear weapon. who to call whether the joint commissions agenda produces a result or not depends on the europeans and reminding the us of its obligations and the americans acting on their commitments. it was good move from brussels correspondent to teri schultz welcome back terry there have been some developments from vienna breaks up today. that's right phil of the man who is heading up the e.u.'s job of med

government even though he believes no candidate has a real chance of finalizing a coalition riven rivlin has been holding consultations with political parties after the 4th inconclusive election in 2 years he said that's a party was in a slightly better position i need didn't have the power to rule out netanyahu while he is fighting corruption charges much have given the state of things with there was no majority supporting a specific candid it and in the absence of the considerations indicating the chances of any of the candidates forming a government i've come to my decision according to the map of recommendations which indicates being germination yahoo has a slightly higher chance of forming a government accordingly i've decided to entrust him with the task of forming a government this is not an easy decision for me morally and ethically al-jazeera senior political analyst says there are competing political ambitions in the negotiations. they've been playing musical chairs and inch and you know every time that one stops and usually the tune it's like the it's the to play it's it is th

an unprecedented political stalemate and create a governing majority talks held by presenter ruben rivlin on monday is netanyahu received the most in toss wins from parliamentary factions. top european union officials have been meeting with president roger type ankara today to see how serious the president is about repairing relations with rolled out the blue carpet for his counterparts saying he wants to turn a new page in relations with the bloc european leaders have criticized his record on human rights and increasingly assertive policy of recent years officials from the red means he will lead to a new chapter in relations after a period of president attention. thousands of istanbul citizens protesting turkey's recent decision to leave the convention named after their cities a treaty aimed at fighting violence against women it's one of many points of dispute between turkey and a state the european union but since the end of last year relations seem to have improved turkey has toned down its rhetoric and shown renewed interest in reconnecting with the e.u. that's been welcomed in brusse

political stalemate and cobble together a governing majority in consultations held by president reagan rivlin on monday that yahoo received the most endorsements from parliamentary factions. and top diplomats are meeting in austrian capital fianna for talks aimed at salvaging the iran nuclear deal with the us wants to revive the accord which former president trump withdrew from in 2018 iran is refusing direct talks calling for sanctions to be lifted 1st european nations will mediate between the 2 sides. top european union officials are meeting with a fair to one and today to see how serious the turkish president is about repairing relations everyone rolled out the blue carpet for its counterparts he said he wishes to turn a new page in relations with the e.u. european leaders have criticized her his record on human rights an increasingly assertive foreign policy in recent years officials hope the rare meeting will lead to a new chapter in relations after a period of unprecedented tension. thousands of istanbul citizens protesting turkey's recent decision to leave the convention named after th

times israeli politics is in chaos following another inconclusive election president writes in a rivlin is holding talks with political parties to work out who will form a new government. this is the news coming to you from berlin you can follow us on twitter and facebook or you can go to our web site that's g.w. dot com. on both sides of the atlantic in the u.s. and the u.k. the speed of corona virus vaccinations is going from fast to faster there are so many vaccinated people that the centers for disease control has issued new travel guidelines in america if you've had the shot you can fly again the british were hoping to hear something similar today when the prime minister announced an easing of lockdown restrictions nonessential stores and restaurants will soon reopen but will there be summer holidays tonight the official line is yes but best not to book anything just yet i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we don't want to see the virus being reimported into this country and. i think it's going to take a while for the whole world oh well to do the global travel to our schools

a government even though he believes nobody has a real chance of building a coalition rather than rivlin has been holding talks with political parties after the 4th inconclusive election in 2 years he said that in a owsley could the party had the best chance and insisted it was possible to avoid a 5th vote that the sitting coincided with the 2nd day of the prime minister's bribery trial. much happier given the state of things with there is no majority supporting a specific candidate it and in the absence of other considerations indicating the chances of any of the candidates forming a government i've come to my decision according to the map recommendations which indicates binge admonition yahoo has a slightly higher chance of forming a government accordingly i've decided to entrust him with the task of forming a government this is not an easy decision for me morally and ethically. ok let's take you back to the courtroom in minneapolis for a force the trial of their ex show been charged with the murder of george floyd we are getting a new witness taking his oath let's listen. uses . his l

a government even though he believes that nobody has a real chance of building a coalition proven rivlin said that netanyahu isn't the crew of the party had the best chance and insists that it was possible to avoid a faith election those are the new top stories my colleagues and though how we'll have more in half an hour football is the next thanks for watching. judge need to see there will be no closure until justice is served and the identities of those people the bombings are revealed details coverage there's something else significant about this plot it represents an invisible dividing line between the wealthier and the poor from around the world the man who knelt on his neck he has spent the week in a minneapolis courtroom with a court selecting jurors to decide if he should be convicted of murder. i'm going to. study this until. one time it was for me to see. that you don't. understand. there is a serious. emotional but it is true but it is like that it. took me. in about a. misimpression. in a brought them to with which set it. up but to see all fail. among those in the 40 didn't

political stalemate and cobble together a governing majority and consultations held by president reagan rivlin on monday that yahoo received the most indorsements from parliamentary fractions. the death toll from a ferry accident in bangladesh has risen to 34 rescue efforts had been halted on monday but were resumed after pressure from the relatives of people still missing leading to the recovery of further bodies the ferry carrying more than 50 passengers sank on sunday evening after being hit by a cargo vessel. rescuers are searching for dozens of people still missing after floods and landslides swept away villages in indonesia and east timor of the weekend indonesia's disaster agency says at least 86 people have died that is a lower death toll than previously reported authorities say a miscommunication with local agencies was to pull. that diplomats from the world's most powerful countries are meeting in austria capital vienna today for talks to try and salvage the iran nuclear deal u.s. president joe biden said ministration wants to revive the accord after negotiations iran is refusing dir

honors israeli politics is in chaos following another inconclusive election for president rife in a rivlin is holding talks with political parties to work out who will form a new government. is the news coming to you from berlin you can follow us on twitter and facebook or you can go to our web site that's g.w. dot com. on both sides of the atlantic in the u.s. and the u.k. the speed of corona virus vaccinations is going from fast to faster there are so many vaccinated people that the centers for disease control has issued new travel guidelines in america if you've had the shot you can fly again the british were hoping to hear something similar today when the prime minister announced an easing of lockdown restrictions nonessential stores and restaurants will soon reopen but will there be summer holidays tonight the official line is yes but best not to book anything just yet i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we don't want to see the virus being reimported into this country and. i think it's going to take a while for the world globally to do the global travel top schools is going to s

honors israeli politics is in chaos following another inconclusive election president writes in a rivlin is holding talks with political parties to work out who will form a new government. is the news coming to you from berlin you can follow us on twitter and facebook or you can go to our web site that's g.w. dot com. on both sides of the atlantic in the u.s. and the u.k. the speed of corona virus vaccinations is going from fast to faster there are so many vaccinated people that the centers for disease control has issued new travel guidelines in america if you've had the shot you can fly again the british were hoping to hear something similar today when the prime minister announced an easing of lockdown restrictions nonessential stores and restaurants will soon reopen but will there be summer holidays tonight the official line is yes but best not to book anything just yet i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we don't want to see the virus being reimported into this country. i think it's going to take a while for the whole world know what we're going to do that this group will travel

accusing him of trading in favors while in office but at the same time israeli president hu rubin rivlin is consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government those were the headlines more news with dream in half an hour next its inside story to stay with us. corona virus infections are on the rise in europe tougher restrictions and lock downs are back in place in many countries but why are they struggling to contain the pandemic and what went wrong with the rollout of vaccines this is inside story . hello and welcome to the program i'm how much of june europe saw a downturn in coronavirus cases at the beginning of this year but now infections are soaring in the majority of countries with more than 1600000 cases recorded last week the world health organization says the rapid surge is worrying and it's warned what it calls the continent's unacceptably slow rollout of vaccines could prolong the pandemic europe's inoculation program has been hit partly by delivery delays and that's led some countries to reimpose restrictions and lockdowns with many tightening

a government even though he believes that nobody has a real chance of building a coalition roven rivlin has been holding talks with political parties after the 4th incl close of election in 2 years he said that had me i was likud the party had the best chance and insisted it was possible to avoid a 5th vote this isn't coincided with the 2nd day of the prime minister's bribery trial. given the state of things with there is no majority supporting a specific candid it and in the absence of other considerations indicating the chances of any of the candidates forming a government i've come to my decision according to the map of recommendations which indicates benjamin netanyahu has a slightly higher chance of forming a government accordingly i've decided to entrust him with the task of forming a government this is not an easy decision for me morally and ethically. still to come on the program moving the goal posts france transforms its national stadium into a vaccination center with the hope of inoculating more than 2000000 people this week and fears of an oil slick off the coast of norway a

the allegations of bribery breach of trust and fraud at the same time that israeli president reuben rivlin is consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government after last month's inconclusive election the trial was a major issue in the votes. partial results in bulgaria as election point to a victory for the prime minister a center right party. seeking a 4th term but with a drop in support and without a clear majority is likely to struggle to form a coalition borisov is calling on his opponents to join forces for the sake of stability burnet smith has more from sophia hall cobar self will be offered a mandate to form the next government if his job party remains the largest in parliament but the success of the anti establishment parties means it's going to be very difficult to form a bar itself led coalition although the prime minister has made the offer. i offer you peace let's appoint the best experience and put the maximum if it into getting out of the pandemic by december it seems the idea of this short term government is to concentrate on managing e.u. c

the allegations of bribery breach of trust and fraud at the same time israeli president of rubin rivlin is consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government after last month's inconclusive election a trial was the major issue in the vote. flash floods and landslides have killed at least 90 people in indonesia and neighboring east timor traditional rain caused a structure and destruction across a chain of islands in the ages disaster relief agency says thousands of people have been displaced rescue workers are struggling to reach remote areas with roads blocked and bridges washed away jessica washington has the latest from the capital jakarta. it is a massive challenge for indonesian authorities because of the scale of this disaster it's also difficult to get a sense of exactly what's needed on the ground but authorities say they are trying desperately to get reinforcements to under an hour we understand that is the island that was worst affected by this flash flooding we received from of these rescue workers on the ground and it shows them digging with th

an inconclusive election last month were political parties are holding talks with president reuven rivlin to decide who will be tasked with forming a new government. well speak to bourg 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 1st of all 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 time and again and time and again and it is a very very persuasive conservative leader that the reason full generation who was born grew up whole way educated into the situation of nobody else but me. so the fact that he is such a strong leader like him will call was at a time in germany like other leaders around the world the world for so many for so many years is in no way a very good point to his side to the downside of it is it looks as if the opposition known it which feels it is corrupt it is stuck in a tit he ca

an unprecedented political stalemate and create a governing majority talks held by president ruben rivlin on monday is that new on who received the most indorsements from parliamentary factions. top european union officials have been meeting with president roger type in ankara today to see how serious the president is about repairing relations with a role that the blue carpet for his counterparts saying he wants to turn a new page in relations with the bloc european leaders have criticized his record on human rights and increasingly assertive foreign policy over recent years officials have the red means he will lead to a new chapter in relations after a period of unprecedented tension. thousands of istanbul citizens protesting turkey suisun decision to leave the convention named after their cities a treaty aimed at fighting violence against women it's one of many points of dispute between turkey and a state of the european union but since the end of last year relations seem to have improved.

political stalemate and cobble together a governing majority in consultations held by president reagan rivlin on monday netanyahu received the most indorsements from parliamentary factions. north korea has become the 1st country to drop out of this year's tokyo olympics authorities say they made the decision to protect athletes from covert 19 south korea has expressed regret over the decision saying it had hoped that the games would provide an opportunity to improve relations. rescuers are searching for dozens of people still missing after floods and landslides swept away villages in indonesia and east timor of the weekend indonesia's disaster agency says at least 86 people have died that is a lower death toll and than previously reported authorities say a miscommunication with local agencies was to blame. jordon state news agency says that the country's public prosecutor has banned media coverage of a dispute between king abdullah and his half brother prince comes up i have been under house arrest for allegedly plotting to destabilize the country earlier homes are pledged allegiance to the k

morning and on the other hand we have the consultation process the israeli president who've been rivlin is meeting today with the party delegations all the parties that have made it into the knesset the israeli parliament and they would recommend what they would like to see him tasking with forming the next corelation he has to make that decision afterwards so it's kind of this don lemon of the countries and on the one hand you have a political process that doesn't really go forward with 2 blocs that neither of them has really a clear past to form a coalition and and a sitting prime minister who wants to form the next government but to is standing trial now in despair you busy face of the trial how serious is this corruption case against the president. where there are 3. cases here and they're known in israel as cases 100-200-4000 he has been indicted for fraud breach of trust and in one case for privacy that is case 4000 we heard a key witness speaking in that case this morning that pertains to allegations against benyamin netanyahu as communication minister at the time that he would h

israel's president reuven rivlin made the announcement today in jerusalem, and addressed concerns about netanyahu being on trial. >> ( translated ): i know very well the position held by many, that the president should not give the role to a candidate that is facing criminal charges, but according to the law and the decision of the courts, a prime minister can continue in his role even when he is facing charges. that's the decision of the supreme court after it was asked to rule on the matter. >> woodruff: today's move comes after israel had its fourth inconclusive election in two years. netanyahu now has up to six weeks to form a governing coalition. back in this country, arkansas has become the first state in the nation to ban gender- affirming medical treatment for transgender youth. republican governor asa hutchinson vetoed the bill yesterday. but today, the state's republican-controlled house and senate voted to override his veto. on wall street today, stocks fell from record levels. the dow jones industrial average lost 97 points to close at 33,430. the nasdaq fell seven points, a

denies the allegations of bribery breach of trust and fraud at the same time the israeli president rivlin is consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government after lunch last month's inconclusive election the trial was a major issue in the vote. turkey has arrested 10 retired navy admiral is after they spoke out against the government which they say could jeopardize an international treaty the group authored a letter signed by a 100 former top naval officers they say a project to build a $9000000000.00 on the edge of istanbul could undermine the treaty governing the use of turkey's waterways but the government says the istanbul canal shipping traffic on the busy bosphorus strait ankara says the letter undermines the country's security and comes close to evoking a coup well the 1936 treaty of montreaux regulates transit through the bosphorus and dardanelles straits it guarantees free passage to civilian ships this means they can be charged transit fees and the route can't be closed off to them even during wartime the treaty also puts limits on the size and

allegations of bribery breach of trust and fraud and as his trial was going on israeli president rivlin was consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government after last month's inconclusive election netanyahu his trial was a major issue that voters will form of that malaysian prime minister najib razak is asking a court to overturn his conviction on corruption charges he was sentenced to 12 years in prison last year and fined $15000000.00 in a case involving the state investment fund one m.t.b. and that was found guilty of a criminal breach of trust abuse of power and money laundering fronts reports now from parnell. form a malaysian prime minister najib razak arrives in court for his appeal hearing last july he was found guilty of illegally receiving about $10000000.00 from s.r.c. international which was linked to the state owned investment fund one. the amount in this appeal is small compared to the $1000000000.00 prosecutors say he's received from the funds nudge if he's been convicted on 7 charges and still faces $35.00 more has denied all wrongdoings

israel's president, reuven rivlin, made the announcement today in jerusalem, and adjust the controversyund netanyahu. >> i know very well the position held by many, that the president should not give the role to a candidate that is facing criminal charges, but according to the law and the decision of the courts, a prime minister can continue in his role even when he is facing charges. that's the decision of the supreme court after it was asked to rule on the matter. stephanie: today's move comes after israel had its fourth inconclusive election in two years. netanyahu now has up to six weeks to form a governing coalition. utility company pacific gas and electric continues to feel the heat from past wildfires. pg&e has been charged with 33 criminal counts in the 2019 kincaid fire north of san francisco. the charges brought by the district attorney of sonoma county include recklessly causing a fire that injured six firefighters. the country's largest utility denied it committed any crimes, but has accepted its transmission line sparked the fire. arkansas has become the first state in the

form a government even though he believes nobody has a real chance of building a coalition proven rivlin has been holding talks with political parties after the force inconclusive election in 2 years he said nationally owsley could party had the best chance and insisted it was possible to avoid a 5th vote that decision coincided with the 2nd day of the prime minister's bribery trial much have given the state of things with there is no majority supporting a specific candid it and in the absence of other considerations indicating the chances of any of the candidates forming a government have come to my decision according to the map recommendations which indicates benjamin netanyahu has a slightly higher chance of forming a government accordingly i've decided to entrust him with the task of forming a government this is not an easy decision for me morally and ethically. there is senior political analyst marwan bashara says there are competing political ambitions involved. they've been playing musical chairs and in you know every time that one stops and usually the 2 when it's like the if the

allegations of bribery a breach of trust and fraud at the same time the israeli president driven rivlin is consulting with political parties about who he should choose to form a government after last month's inconclusive election the trial was a major issue in the votes turkey has arrested 10 retired navy admirals after they spoke out against the government would stay say could jeopardize an international treaty the group authored a letter signed by a 100 former top naval officers they say a project to build a $9000000000.00 can all on the edge of istanbul could undermine the treaty governing the use of turkey's waterways but the government says the istanbul canal will ship in traffic on the busy bosphorus straits ankara says the letter undermines the country's security and comes close to evoking a coup restore sars or has more from istanbul. the crux of the story is the declaration of this former admirals origen the government to preserve preserve the montreaux $330.00 but the government should reject that there is no such a palantir to somehow would walk the the convention so simply t

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