Agunfight between members of Security Force kills a pregnant woman on the second day of a nationwide strike. And an arrest on the spanish , anday island of mallorca the mexican president s first major corruption crackdown. Israel is headed for a second snapped election after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ran out of time to form a coalition government. Netanyahus likud party faced a 42 day deadline. Net tanakh you couldnt netanyahu could not form a parliamentary majority. Al jazeera is monitoring those developments. Their secondfacing election in a year . Y thats right. It has never happened before that there has been an election and then a failure to form a government thereafter. There have been to elections in the space of the same year. And i think you could see on the face of Benjamin Netanyahu an extraordinary situation he found himself in. Embodiment of where we, cold fury as he came into the knesset hall, the Israeli Parliament building, to sit and cast his own vote as members of 7445 in favored of new elections. He then came out and an extremely emotive terms blamed the whole thing on his former defense minister, a former political aide, a longterm relationship that he had. And he said he never wanted to form the government. He wanted to bring it down that he had deceived his voters, that just a few weeks ago netanyahu had beennetanyahu conferred the Prime Minister aide went against those wishes and decided to drag the nation through another set of elections for the second time. Because you remember last year, lieberman resigned from his post as defense minister, bringing about the series of events which led in part to this reelection that was called in april. He said, for the second time, lieberman had done it again. At the heart of all this is the fact lieberman leads a Secular Party that is opposed to any increase of religious influence in israeli public life, saying he doesnt want israel to be a religious state. He wanted to see a law passed that would see an increase in the number of ultra orthodox, members of the ultraorthodox community drafted to National Service in the israeli army. The ultraorthodox polities parties, which would also be a key part of any coalition, they wanted a softening of that law and a netanyahu, despite all his efforts, could not offer anything to those ive urgent positions to engineer a coalition. So now he finds himself taking this other extraordinary option of urging his own members of parliament to vote for new elections. Thank you. Lets discuss this further with International Relations at regions university. So we are going through another election in israel, the second in a year, as harry was saying, unprecedented. Would netanyahu have enough support . Guest im not sure, but one thing we can guarantee, is going to be nasty, it is going to be vicious. It is completely uncharted territory that netanyahu couldnt get his way. He is so used to getting his way and forming a coalition, even if goes all the way to the wire, the last minute, he finds this kind of formula to form a coalition. Now he is wounded, hiding not only fighting not only for his political life but fighting to stay out of court and out of jail. Facing he is basically three corruption cases, allegations, and he is hoping that by being president , that will guarantee him immunity. Is that right . Guest that is what he wanted to do and that is why he failed. That was part of the coalition and no one in the knesset is granting immunity. It is general to say that everyone who is serving in an official capacity, but this was obvious, his name was all over this piece of legislation, and also to weaken the supreme court. But it is obvious to everyone that this undermines the very pillars of his pillars of israeli democracy. So it is going to be a vicious election. We saw the way he is campaigning, we saw it in the past, he wont stop at anything, inciting against all his rivals, inciting against the minority. Someone alled leftist. There is nothing leftist about them. Amongare enough people the voters that believe him, but i think it is an opportunity to look at life beyond netanyahu, and i think the parties that tilted the election, they look at some of the coalition and if they dont want a repeat of all of this in september, lets assume they would get the same amount of votes as april, or going to see the same thing . If there is anyone else instead can bein the likud, it very different in a coalition can be very different, and they can form different coalitions. Anchor is the likud party going to be willing to kick him out . Has proved to be very vocal with the electorate. But you are overstating his popularity because he is still winning less than one third of the vote. There is no majority for him as such. Think it will take one courageous person in the likud party to stand against him and say, this is the end of the era, thank you very much for the service. Stop believing in the myth that he is the only one that can win elections for the likud. The party is bigger than the Prime Minister and they can move on. I think the likud party should become, they have been almost addicted to netanyahu that he is the only one that could win the some othernd politician should go up and believe that they can replace him. Anchor thank you. U. S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has made his first Public Comments since releasing his report on possible russian collusion during the 2016 president ial election. Mueller said his twoyear investigation was never going to end with charges against President Trump, as that would have been deemed unconstitutional. He also said his report did not clear trump of wrongdoing. Barbara jordan has details. Barbara for more than two years Robert Mueller has not spoken about his investigation into charges russia interfered in the 2016 president ial election. On wednesday mueller told reporters, this will be the first and last time that they and congress will hear from him. Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. It contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made. We chose those words carefully, and the work speaks for itself. At the report is my testimony. I would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress. Barbara House Democrats had wanted mueller to testify about all he learned during the twoyear investigation. One legislator implied muellers intentional appearance would not be as important as what he has already confirmed. President trump interfered in the election. Toif mueller wanted exonerate the president from having committed a crime, he would have said so. Instead the special counsel makes clear that obstruction, which he found substantial evidence of, is a serious crime and strikes at the core of our justice system. Barbara mueller has been criticized for not charging trump with obstruction, despite new reports saying he had considered doing so. The special counsel explained why he didnt. Longstanding department policy, a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office. That is unconstitutional. Even if the charges kept under seal and hidden from public view, that too is prohibited. The special counsels office is part of the department of justice and by regulation it was bound by that departments policy. Charging the president with a crime is therefore not an option could consider. Barbara mueller also underscored a couple of points. He said there is no doubt the russian government meddled in the 2016 race. And mueller did not criticize the way attorney general bill barr handled release of the final report, despite many stories he thought barr mischaracterized his teams conclusion. Trump quickly we acted on twitter. Nothing changes from the mueller report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, and our country, a person is innocent. The case is closed. Thank you. Some Congressional Democrats say the time for impeaching the trump is at hand, but the House Speaker refuses to go that far. We do want to make such a compelling case, such an ironclad case, that even the republican senate, which at the time seems to be not an objective jerry, will be not an objective jury, will be aware of the path we have to take as a country. Barbara mueller did not clear trump of wrongdoing but he also made it clear, while he cap told the president accountable, others can do so if they want. Al jazeera, washington. Anchor the iranian Supreme Leader said iran will not negotiate with the u. S. Over its nuclear and missile programs. Earlier Americas National security advisor blamed iranian oill mines for damaging freighters earlier this month. John bolton did not provide evidence to support the allegation. And the between iran u. S. Are expected to be the main focus of a Security Summit in saudi arabia thursday. Minister is due to attend the event, the first highlevel meeting since a blockade was imposed two years ago. Diplomats from saudi arabia, the uae, kuwait and other countries will gather in mecca. At least 10 civilians have been killed in the latest wave of attacks and airstrikes in northwest syria. Government and Russian Forces launched the attacks wednesday. The Syrian Civil Defense department tried to rescue the carpet bombing effort. Still ahead on the program, the quickest way to hospital in kenya. How many in rural areas now rely on two wheels for help. Winter blastof a across southeast australia, the coldest may day in melbourne since 2012. Snow over the australian ups, only a levy in celsius for melbourne, not much better in hobart. Warmer temperatures in the west, 24 in perth thursday, more clouds coming in friday to tamp down temperatures a little. Temperatures will edge up to victoria, 13 degrees by friday, and 18 in cindy, 19 brisbane. The wet weather is running toward new zealand, increasingly cloudy skies coming through, wet and windy weather piling onto south island initially and gradually making its way across north island friday. Temperatures around 17 in auckland, a high of 14 a little further south. Rain on the eastern side of japan recently, clearer skies now, 25 celsius tokyo. Clouds make their way in from the west. Our top stories on al jazeera. Israeli politicians have voted to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a second election after Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a government in time. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has made his first public hisents since investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. He says president he says charging President Trump was never an option available to him. And a Security Summit in saudi arabia thursday, a qatar official the highest level official to visit the saudi kingdom since a blockade was imposed on it two years ago. A saudi dissident living in the u. K. Has launched a legal case against the u. K. He says the kingdom hacked his phone and stole personal data. Reporter his mobile phone is new but he is still not confident it is secure. If someone wants to hack it, they will find a way, says the saudi satirist. He is convinced they have done it before. He is bringing a legal case against saudi arabia in u. K. Courts. Investigators believe a saudi operator sent him Text Messages pegasusicious links to spyware developed by an Israeli Company. A friend told me there are too many dissidents that have been hacked into and i should get my phone check. Surprise surprise, i was in fact hacked. Reporter he hired lawyers to look at the phone. Three malicious Text Messages containing links. Reporter his satire is on youtube, videos often critical of the saudi really saudi royal family. They have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. He says his social media accounts were attacked before, and last september he was verbally and physically abused by two men in central london. We contacted the kingdom of saudi arabia for their response to the allegations, that is but as of yet we have had no answer. The Israeli Company did not want to comment but said, nso develops products lyse and exclusively to government intelligent and Law Enforcement agencies to investigate the activities of terrorists and criminals. Nso does not operate on the tech now operate the technology, and it has saved thousands of lives. Saudi arabia has been accused by other dissidents, human rights activists and journalists of digital spying. Bezos, the billionaire behind amazon and the washington post, believes saudi arabia took information from his phone. One famous saudi dissident had more than his data stolen. Shoggi visited the Saudi Embassy in istanbul, he was never seen again. Anchor sudan has arrested a soldier who opened fire during a gunfight between Security Forces, killing a pregnant woman and injuring several others. It happened on the second day of a nationwide strike. Demonstrators were on the streets of the capital when the shooting began. Heather morgan has more. Opposition Coalition Said the two day strike has been largely successful, but hasnt produced results they wanted, to bring back the military cancel negotiate terms of a transitional government, which they already agreed will last for three years. They say if the military council continues to dig its heels and stay away from the negotiating table, they will escalate road tests and call for civil disobedience. They say they are ready for any kind of escalation that will force the military council back to the negotiating table. This comes after tensions between the military and after the military and one faction known as rapid forces ended in the lossoflife with a woman. Theesters say they think military is trying to cause chaos to find a reason to infiltrate and come into this area and disperse them by force, because they dont want to hand over power. They say whatever has happened, they will be in front of Army Headquarters just like they have been for eight weeks now, and will put pressure on the military council. Patientsn kenya, needing hospital treatment often get their not by ambulance, but on two wheels. In the latest in our series on first responders, we report from marengo, where motorbikes are often the quickest way to get critical help. Callis ambulance has got a. This service is run by a local nonprofit that operates in remote villages across the country. Today the team stops at the home of a woman who is six months pregnant with her second child and getting an ultra scan an ultrasound scan for the first time. Im happy to see my baby. It is alive, healthy, and so playful. Reporter several mothers have brought their children to get tested for pneumonia. It is easy to treatment about 10,000 kenyan children die every year, mainly because they are taken to the hospital late. The rainy season is approaching on Health Workers are taking no chances. Hospitals are private and too expensive for many here. When we find Sick Children we take them to the main Government Hospital in time to help save lives. Kenya has more than 600 ambulances, a big improvement from a decade ago, when there were only 70. They fall short of the 1000 the World Health Organization recommends for a country like this, with a population of about 50 million they are mainly in areas like the capital of nairobi. Most dont come cheap. It is to ensure that there is a fund for all medical care. Somebody has to put more contacts in for the ambulances to make sure there are enough, which could be minimized by having a single number for emergencies. Reporter in this town there are only three private ambulances and a few government ones. This service is a lifeline. [speaking foreign language] thomas tells us he is not feeling to well and now has been taken to a Government Hospital that is not too far away. He says he is not Strong Enough to go to the hospital by himself. He gets to the Health Center in good time and is now recovering well. He is lucky. Many other patients and more and more villages dont have a status dont have a service like this to help them. Al jazeera, central kenya. People marched through the argentina capital to protest austerity measures. The nationwide strike also grounded flights. Here is more from buenos aires. Another National Strike in argentina since the president took office in 2015. Events are closed, public transport is down in the city and mostly around the country. You can see right behind me are some social movements giving away free food in this demonstration in the center of the capital. People here say the reason they are calling for a strike is the rising unemployment and poverty in the country. Austerity measures are affecting the argentine population and are dictated by the International Monetary fund. Last year salaries lost 15 of value. This year the same. Reporter argentina is facing an economic crisis that has had a severe effect on living standards. In 2018 reached almost 50 and has continued to rise in 2019, but wages are not keeping up the pace. This situation is a disaster. I have a soup kitchen in buenos aires and the amount of people coming continues to grow. We dont have enough. Reporter the government says this strike hurts their economy even more and that it has been organized by the president s political opponents. President ial elections are scheduled in october this year. The Economic Situation has deteriorated the president s popularity, and his reelection chances are at risk. Anchor a spanish judge sent the countrys biggest steelmaker to prison while authorities discuss his extradition to mexico. Mains arrested at the airport on the Spanish Island of my arco of mallorca. Beenrest warrant has also issued for the former chief executive of the mexican stateowned oil company pemex. Here is more from mexico city. John this is the president s slogan when he was campaigning and now as president , that we need to root out corruption. The is a source of more of countrys problems, he is fond of saying. But this is his first big effort to do this and he has taken on an emblematic case. A Brazilian Construction Company that basically admitted to bribing officials across latin america to get jobs done, a huge Corruption Scandal that saw president s fall, saw ministers get canned. In mexico it led to absolutely nothing happening under the previous president , enrique pena nieto. So there is a point to prove here for president manuel lopez over door Manuel Lopez Obra do, and to do that he has gone after the former director of the oil company pemex, also going after the director of one of mexicos major steelmakingg fi announcer on this episode of earth focus, Ocean Acidification caused by Global Warming is dramatically affecting marine life. 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