Benjamin netanyahu quit over corruption allegations and his response took over 19. And trying to keep a dying language on line if we need to kenyan try it with just a handful of traditional speakers lived. Under the program the president told bella ruse has sought help from russia as protests grow calling for him to step down Alexander Lukashenko as his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has agreed to help to ensure the security of the country if needed though theres been a 7th day of mass protests against his rule with members of the state media now joining the ranks step balancing reports from the capital minsk. Euphoria instead of fear under streets of minsk after Security Forces stayed to wait. From large rallies which right around the capital in the past 2 days where c the. Former military man came out to denounce the violence used by Security Forces in the past week where. Have come to show that the army in reality is with the nation it always has been thousands held a minute of silence at a metro station where 34 year old. He was killed during protests last monday in the morial new slee with a funeral quickly turned into a mass rally. I understand i could have been detained and beaten or dead like this one i consider the president of belarus to kind of. Is an illegitimate president this president must be judged he should get the strongest sentence possible women voters of injured detainees who were beaten and tortured by riot police during protests it could be your son this banner reads. Here in this crowd frustration but also fear and sadness in. The state. And the. Police. With protests and strikes spreading around the country president. Vladimir putin asking for help in a significant turnaround employees of state Television Networks joint in as well position in the city. I just want to say defending valorous is no less important than defending this holds. For the rest. Dont stand strong the way. But analysts dont expect put in to go out of his way to help look to remain in power. He has a relationship with. Quite badly shade of the. Some people say that look africa has a bit of. Touch of reality in that here a learned the wealth of the east and the west also now he is the spirit a put in this is lost hope a but putin has told acted in a way that give a signal that he is quoting to rescue will question cut any cost so far a possible russian intervention is not in the minds of these protesting by the russians who are increasingly dominating the country streets their immediate concern is to get rid of look at shankar and to have free and Fair Elections step pass and aljazeera menthe truly a chorus a liver is an associate professor at University College in london she says look you shanker cant rely on backing from moscow. Russia would know what one tool actually engage in. Providing support for. The russian authorities at the moment even sad theyve been behind the risk in bringing. Down for. Easy into the in. This case because 1st of all its a conflict. That definitely brings attention as attention of the International Community and. Actually to has a sanctions introduce against russia as well as and they already facing internal conflict and problems. Started about us and that support is already for 40 nearly 40 days and now. Striking to support the bill russians saw eve as a reason expression for support and interference in biller success now than i. Expect. This strikes will rule the whole country so and its what putin does not want to do so the risk of too high for him. U. S. President. He appointed as postmaster general despite accusations that hes trying to sabotage the system. President ial election the u. S. Postal service has warned millions of mail in vote may not arrive in time to be counted the reports. Protesters gathered outside the new postmaster general see home. Was a prominent republican fundraiser and those here in so steves effectively assisting President Trump in what amounts to focus suppression former president barack obama in rare public criticism accuse the president off and i quote kneecapping the Postal Service for political gain detroit has slashed overtime fired or reassigned Key Management figures and ordered the decommissioning of 10 percent of mail sorting machines the departments Inspector General has confirmed to congress that an investigation into problems in the Postal Service is under way but President Trump has only praise for his appointee making reference to his own Campaign Slogan yes. He wants to he wants to make the post office great again you ever hear the expression you want to make the post office great again. And the president repeated his absolute opposition to mail in voting you are going to have. A catastrophic situation with universal mail and votes and on top of it the democrats arent willing to give the people the money and the post office the money polls indicate that more democrats and republicans are likely to vote by mail vote ironically President Trump himself will be costing an absentee vote in an upcoming primary in florida the difference between an absentee vote and a mail in ballot is largely procedural in the form of voters request permission to vote by mail but in the 2nd case voters need no approval and simply post in their vote in all cases the vote is mailed its difficult to see why the president sees one process as acceptable and the other as fraudulent. Concern about the impact of failures in the u. S. Postal service on the election is becoming an increasingly bipartisan issue we could see a dramatic increase in the volume of mail of people returning their ballots which we would absolutely determine has to be done in a timely fashion so here ruins vote is counted theres no doubt that the. Long term financial challenge and those who need to be dealt with but now its not the time to be cutting back services sitting in congress is the Democratic PartyCoronavirus Relief bill that includes a 25000000000 dollar injection into the Postal Service a bull where President Trump insists he will not accept in its current form mike hanna aljazeera washington. Bruce following is a lawyer and former associate Deputy Attorney he says the president is trying to whip a controversy on an issue that he really has no control over. Clearly political gain President Trump has no authority 0 under the constitution neither does congress to prevent a state from deciding to accept mail in ballots electing electors for the president so he can say what he wants hes powerless to do anything about it this is a state law issue its been that way for 230 years now it may well be hes just trying to create atmosphere to suggest that if the states go ahead and do this his supporters should be skeptical of accepting the outcome if you want to challenge the outcome but even then hes powerless really to influence those ultimate decisions as which votes are valid or not and the only test case we really had when you had more than one slate of electors claiming that they were authorized to vote it was decided by congress this is 876 theyve created a commission that decided whether or not one slate or another should be accepted so even when it comes to determining whether or not the fraud that mr trump alleges is proven or not its outside of his hands its in good hands of congress double trumps younger Brother Robert has died from an undisclosed illness the us president visited him in a New York Hospital on saturday before he headed to his gold club at bettman in a statement donald trump describes 71 year old robert to us not just his brother but his best friend israel has loads and strikes into the gaza strip for the 5th consecutive nights the attacks are in retaliation for what israel describes as awesome balloons but hamas affiliated groups and across kansas border fence on sun today dozens of palestinians took part in a nighttime protest along the gaza Israel Border gazas Health Authorities say 2 demonstrators were wounded by israeli gunfire. Protests in west jerusalem near the official residence of israels Prime Minister calling for him to resign and demonstrations against ben youve been yahoo have been held on saturday evenings to several weeks now theres anger over the governments handling of the current virus pandemic and that yahoos ongoing trial for corruption will have a force that has the latest from west jerusalem once again this is another major protest not far from his residence at a square in west jerusalem thousands of gathered again the local reports suggest its a little bit smaller than the last 2 weekends when the numbers are well in excess of 10000 and the majority of those there are concerned with the coronavirus Pandemic Response and that in yahoos corruption trial which is due to start in earnest the evidence 3 phase in january but there are others there as well those not just from from if were going to zation is theres a group of doctors there there are groups representing self employed people whove been hit very hard by the the economic fallout of the pandemic and for all of the act of the diplomatic coup that has been trying to push this week in terms of the deal signed with the u. A. E. There are people here saying that that doesnt matter for those whove been hit so hard by whats happened during the pandemic. Still ahead on the program. Im wayne hay in bank called british design preparing to escalate the campaign to try to force the government out and reform the highest institution in thailands. Seeking to stray dogs into this question the effect to the souls that crowbar is known as rates of infection continue to climb 2 stories after the break. Hello there yes more hot dry weather across much of the middle east some cloud just bubbling up across areas of the south maybe wanted to like that really nothing more than that time of the cool civically in the mid to high fortys so this is what you do in dubai you had in those a 3 kilometers snow and 46. 00 nationalities took part to actually do this race of course homages were below freezing so it mustve felt very nice indeed typically weve got the the winds are strong coming from the north blowing that sundin just really quite a long way south across much of the castle time which is in the mid to high fortys celsius sent a story on monday but we could also see more of those shows on monday across these Western Areas of yemen but they are generally fairly light in time it was just 29. 00 degrees in santa that we had down into central and Southern Africa the usual showers and thunderstorms across those central areas as we go through sunday quite a few coastal quite heavy at times into the southern section of tons of air and also plenty of. In the way along the south and east coast of the south africa those rains in tanzania becoming more widespread as we head through monday and then to the south as i say it is a few days a fairly unsettled condition so rain for cape town on monday then it clears up time is not too bad a little bit below the average for this time of year and sunny but quite important for the next few days and cool winds from the west. Progress. Or a serious mistake. Artificial intelligence is slowly invading every aspect of our life. But very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. In a new documentary aljazeera explores the impact of they are accessing vast amounts of our personal data for data on aljazeera. But like youre watching officer of me said holroyd the reminder of our top stories the president of by the roots has sought help from russia as protests grow calling for him to step down thousands gathered at the spot where a man died on monday during a violent crackdown on demonstrators and the u. S. Postal service is warning it cant guarantee all ballots cast by mail in the november president ial election will arrive in time to be counted President Trump has continued to back his pick for postmaster general despite protests against him and there have been more demonstrations near the official residence of the israeli Prime Minister calling on him to resign protesters are angry and Benyamin Netanyahu is handling of the pandemic and is ongoing trial for corruption. But testers in thailand are planning another large rally on sunday as they continue their push to remove the government and reform the more the key the mainly student led protesters are calling for significant changes to the royal familys role in society which is considered a taboo subject in thailand when hays report contains some flash photography. Theres a new generation of protesters in thailand and theyre daring to go where few others have at times theyve been gathering in their thousands and speaking about an issue that supposed to be off limits. I just want to say that to speak out about the marquis something that we can do the royal family is protected by laws designed to prevent criticism but these protesters who are mainly students say they wont stay silent anymore along with calling for elections and a new constitution have announced a set of demands to reform the monarchy and reduce its political power the student to announce the demands on stage is wanted by police however i have mixed feelings im glad that ive started a conversation i think that im playing a crucial role in this movement but at the same time i feel bad because weve been suppressed for far too long and many people have been too afraid to speak up so far protests by royalist groups have been small but given the Strong Language from the students they could grow in the meantime theyre choosing to lay complaints with police but people have the right to protest but you have to do it correctly you have to follow the rules and the laws are not criticized the monarchy that criticism and questioning the role of the royal family has increased since the death in 2016 of king a do new day who reigned for 70 years his son king know what you are long gone spends most of his time in europe but has strengthened his position amending the constitution and taking full control of palace assets since 932 thailand has been a Constitutional Monarchy and the king as head of state is supposed to have limited power but in reality he is the ultimate political power and thats what the protesters say they want to change theyre not looking for an overthrow of the monarchy but an overhaul of the system for gathering peacefully and calling for that the protesters are risking their freedom for the whole of the american bar. If im arrested i will ask for bail because that would prevent me from talking about politics id rather spend a few years in prison and come out swinging thailand has a history of political upheaval and violence and given the unprecedented nature of these protests more could be on the way when hey al jazeera bangkok frances and the government not to release any taliban prisoners convicted of killing french citizens hundreds of fighters are due to be released as a precondition for the beginning of peace talks between the Afghan Government and the taliban the French ForeignMinistry Says among them of fighters who killed french soldiers and humanitarian workers now the number of migrants lundell italy shores has more than doubled in the past year the italian interior Ministry Says an economic crisis in tunisia has contributed to the 148 percent rise on last years figures since last august more than 21000 people reached italy with over 80 percent saying theyd come from tunisia or libya the italian interior minister will be meeting with the president of tunisia on monday. People in argentina have been locked down for 150 days yet the country has one of the highest rates of new infections in the world and thats leading to many to question the effectiveness of the shutdown. As more. It doesnt look much like a quarantine these residents of one osiris enjoying the glorious winter sunshine and escaping one of the worlds longest lock downs since march their movements of him restricted of the essential businesses have remained open and schools have been closed it seems to be working for theyre going to write an essay to it to avoid contagion and people cant sit on the grass at the benches they can enjoy the public spaces with a mask on and always respecting other peoples distance. Covered 19 infections are now surging more than 6000 new cases reported on friday alone in manhattan found the world is sick the truth is the young medicine we have is to limit as far as possible the circulation in the meeting of people. The president blames the setbacks on those who dont respect the rules he has extended the lockdown until the end of august. Because the number of infections is rising and the already struggling economy is feeling the strain signs are increasingly questioning the effectiveness of the restrictions on the source of abuse only go to the current teen was used as the only measure it was not accompanied as it could have been done by a strategy of Early Detection isolation and blocking of bricks that was a big mistake that were paying for today. Many are simply bored of staying indoors and frustrated that when they are allowed out theres nowhere to go yes and we think. Its very difficult since it affects every aspect of life the social the human the economic and some of the Health Measures i too much. There are many things we cant do a lot of customs but its what weve got to come to terms with and we have to let those who make the decisions get on with it. A Study Released this week by the university of one osiris also found that the consumption of alcohol and medication for stress during the pandemic has increased dramatically the author it is of found that for the lock down measures to work effectively they need the support of the majority of the population easier while the figures alone but more difficult to impose at the infection rates rise and more and more people decide to leave their homes. And there are 201 osiris. A Prime Minister and his cabinet have resigned in the wake of a deepening economic crisis triggered by the pandemic president to theodora. The government hasnt fulfilled its policy objectives it also dissolve the capital back in 2018 now a new government is expected to be revealed in the coming days. A look and say is a lecturer at the university of aberdeen in scotland he says these resignations are unlikely to lead to meaningful change. This is a government. Or the head of state is needed in the least or wide and long time. And the family family has the neutral. Ends so the entire. Family has captured the state completely so you cannot remain in the game the head of state. Will be on the economic crisis so when Something Like this happens you have to blame someone else so hes kind of pushing away the lane onto a government backed lease to change that has happened in 2018 in the south in the game so its not really its the kind of drama that julian to our teeth a situation thats not in a. Change so it is very dependent on or forwards your sources is there we just entre in africa because it was as one of the smallest population in africa so when you take the oil money and divide it by a Little Nation when capita income comes very high that their reality is theyve been the oil money goes to very very few people at the top so look the dependence on oil corruption. On governance is the real problems. In oregon. The japanese ship that ran into a coral reef off the coast of mauritians has split apart spilling oil into the sea declared an environmental emergency and many no fear the spill will do irreversible damage to local wildlife or burgman the reports. The water flooding in oil using out the japanese own vessel and the rock a share has split apart and the oil is there spreading along the pristine coastline of eastern russia says. The ball carrier ran into a reef that point does need 3 weeks ago a 1000 tons of oil spilled into the ocean presenting a huge danger to Marine Wildlife some unique to the country. The area both colorful reefs mangrove forests protected wetlands and pristine beaches and environmental emergency was declared last week we are facing another threat of another 50 tons of fuel against being in the lagoon and in the long term were also looking at the in the longer term impacts of toxic elements containing the ship like the batteries toxic paints and other elements counting the ship which we seep into the sea and contaminate further will go and so the damage of the washer is not a short term damage its a very long term damage the japanese ship it company has issued an apology on its website saying its willing to pay compensation for damages japan am france responded to calls for assistance joining thousands of local volunteers who are bracing at the clock to protect the wildlife and some have got creative. Using booms made from human hair and husks from sugarcane to soak up as much of the oil and sludge as possible the island of 1300000 people relies heavily on tourism many are angry the government did not act quickly enough it blamed bad weather for the slow response and is investigating why the ship came so close to the sure it was supposed to say at least 16 kilometers away many doubt fear the spill could impact the local economy for decades i did irreversible damage to the local wildlife youre about a man the aljazeera. 3rd of the worlds languages come from africa but the uns Cultural Organization you know says as many as 200 of the languages spoken in african countries may disappear within the next century some are already classified as extinct including the language in kenya welcome weapon went to meet some of its last surviving speakers. And. There are fewer than 10 people in the world who can speak the language. To reduce is one of them he doesnt know exactly how old he is but when we met him before the Global Pandemic all of the remaining speakers were over 70. Male were you. Now women and im with it as does the. Language of the yard an ethnic group of about 4000 people most now speak other languages they live in the hills of Central Kenya near the town of dull dull this nearby building used to be a center for yahoo culture and language it was built about 20 years ago with charitable donations people used to sit around the fire here and sing songs but about 7 years ago it was abandoned during a conflict between some borough and messiah a neighboring ethnic group both more populous and both with their own language still in use so the cultural artifacts and books that were kept inside were taken away and put in storage and the gathering stopped but about the arc of people used to be hunter gatherers living in a nearby forest was on the show to be do now heard livestock instead. The most i a larger ethnic group of herders moved into the area about a 100 years ago these people realized if we embrace massey we. Try to transact with these people we can own the cattle and the koran we came with their language the rest of to reduce family dont know how to speak. They speak the messiah language my home his daughter when i speak swahili with her friends you know. I would like to speak at school she can learn it at home because i dont know it if she learned in school then she can teach us. But school so that we can see its mostly english in the language of education and business in kenya ever since british colonise ation and it was White British settlers who displaced the messiah into the ark is homeland. Traditional yaku song about living in caves and hunting in the forest. Its a way of life thats long gone. And soon the language and the culture and identity that come with it gone to. Aljazeera dog kenya. d means the whole rub a reminder of all top news stories the president of dello russo sought help from russia as protests grow calling for him to step down thousands gathered at the spot where a man died on monday during a violent crackdown on demonstrators. President trump us continue to back his pick for the postmaster general despite accusations that hes purposely trying to sabotage mail in voting ahead of the vendors of president ial election the u. S. Postal service is warning it cant guarantee all ballots will arrive in time to be counted. Yes hes a fantastic man who wants to he wants to make the post office great again you ever hear the expression he wants to make the post office great again i dont know what hes doing i can only tell you hes a very smart man hell be a great postmaster general and he needs obviously if youre going to do these millions of dollars out of nowhere hes going to obviously need funding but the democrats arent willing to provide other things and therefore theyre not going to get the funding for that but youre going to have a catastrophic situation with universal mail and its and on top of it the democrats arent willing to give the people the money and the post office the money. Doldrums younger Brother Robert has died from an undisclosed illness the us president visited him in a New York Hospital on saturday before he headed to his Golf Club Bedminster well in a statement donald trump describes 71 year old robert does not just his brother but his best friend israel has launched airstrikes into the gaza strip for a 5th consecutive night their talents are in retaliation for what israel describes as arson balloons that hamas affiliated groups and across garzas border fence on saturday dozens of palestinians took part in a nighttime protest along the gaza Israel Border gazas Health Authorities say 2 demonstrators were wounded by israeli gunfire and there have been more protests in West Friesland near the official residence of the israeli Prime Minister calling on him to resign protesters are angry about even netanyahu is handling of the pandemic and his ongoing trial for corruption france has asked the Afghan Government not to release any taliban prisoners convicted of killing french soldiers and humanitarian workers hundreds of fighters ag. To be released as a precondition of the beginning of peace talks between the Afghan Government and the armed group. Equitorial getting his Prime Minister and his cabinet have resigned in the wake of a deepening economic crisis triggered by the pandemic president Theodora Obiang says the government hasnt fulfilled its policy objectives those are the headlines more news in half an hour not all jews or people in power. History has called it the great war in the 2nd have assumed the declining autumn an empire forges its alliance with germany and the central powers as the war gives birth to 3 nationalist movements the road to time and the future world war one through our of the eyes on aljazeera. Best known to tourists for its beautiful beaches and dramatic coastline italian island of sardinia is also a Major Company that makes the rest of locals the longer these tests of how toxic affect the health for years the authorities have refuted those playing reporter Emma Alberici went to investigate