In every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity the u. K. Prime minister of defense is chief adviser whos under pressure to resign over claims he reached the lock down. And hong kong protesters mobilizing their south rallying against chinas plan to close the National Security. Hello welcome to the program israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu launched a tirade against the nations Justice System as his long awaited corruption trial got underway hes facing several charges in a series of cases stemming from ties to wealthy associates Benjamin Netanyahu is israels 1st sitting Prime Minister to ever go on trial he was sworn back into office as head of a rare unity government just a week ago every force that has more now from occupied East Jerusalem. This was always going to be an extraordinary moment in israeli politics Benjamin Netanyahu decided to make it clear in his intention to fight not just within the core group but outside in public against the whole concept of this prosecution but citizens of israel whats on trial today is the wish to eliminate the will of the people the attempt to topple me in the right wing camp for over a decade the lift didnt succeed in doing so in the polls so in recent years they came up with a new pattern so says that the police and Attorneys Office joined together with the lift wing newspapers i call them the just not being. The bunch of baseless cases and imaginary charges the objective is to depose a strong right wing Prime Minister and thats to remove the nationalist came from the leadership of the state for many years. In the courtroom itself what could become a defining image of israels longest serving Prime Minister in the dock facing criminal trial just a week after he was sworn in for a 5th term after the cameras were rejected his legal team asked for delays in calling witnesses well they argued about access to evidence the strategy to push the start of the main phase of the trial well into next year outside supporters saying in chanted and amplified the Prime Ministers message of persecution already in its 1st day of this trial is a window into just how polarized israeli politics is and Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies making no bones about it i think supporters like these on the basis of the trial is not a criminal one rather a political coup designed to ousted from office but there are warnings that such a strategy risks further division this was the main anti netanyahu demonstration outside his residence netanyahu is accused of asking for and taking lavish gifts from wealthy friends of offering to hinder one newspaper to get better coverage in another of exchanging hundreds of millions of dollars worth of regulator help to a telecoms chief again but better coverage on his news site. Before caught a glimpse of the parallel worlds to come for a Prime Minister on trial leading his 1st Cabinet Meeting of the new coalition talking about iran the economy and governing for all his former fierce opponent and now alternate Prime Minister in a rotating Coalition Deal benny gantz released a statement saying netanyahu was innocent until Proven Guilty calling for reconciliation so. Benjamin netanyahu says this will be his last term in office spend a good deal of it fighting not just for his innocence in court but against the very institutions that accused of breaking the law. Occupied East Jerusalem in libya russian mercenaries whove been fighting in support of the warlord holy for half are leaving the country the mayor of the town of bani walid has confirmed that theyre evacuating through the airport there there after withdrawing from the capital tripoli it follows a series of setbacks for have terrorist forces who been fighting to take territory from libyas internationally recognized government who would have been well head is in tripoli. They measured advancement after us forces achieved over the past year is mainly attributed to that all of the russian mercenaries from the bag no group that have been recruited by have to us forces and as you know that last month when the reports reveal that about 1200. 00 russian mercenaries from the wagner group have been fighting along with us forces in southern tripoli so the mayor of benny will lead the city south of the city after he stated that 3 flights took off from the airport of bernie will lead carrying get russian mercenaries who have been fighting along with half that as force we do not know for certain why did leaving the country at this crucial time because as you know couldnt lee have to his forces are losing the momentum on the ground because they have been losing strategic locations including military camps in southern tripoli and also did so it is a need that near the tunisian border and the Government Forces have been advancing on have to his forces recently there was that all of the russian bursaries could have major consequences on half their forces on the ground. U. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has backed his key adviser over allegations that he breached virus restrictions that many comings travelled from london to the north east of england at the end of march while suffering coronavirus symptoms government advice at the time was for all citizens to stay at their primary residence but boston insists cummings acted responsibly and legally. Dominic cummings had little to say to journalists outside his home on sunday its alleged the Prime Ministers chief advisor broke a lockdown rules travelling hundreds of kilometers to daraa in northeast english to his parents estate in the height of restrictions in march and get to meet his he was and if things went awkward enough for cummings cue the arrival of a protest vote and with a reminder of boys johnsons address to the nation to stay at home you must stay here coming said the trip was to ensure his 4 year old son was looked after because his wife was suffering from coronavirus symptoms something he would also develop he said he remained in isolation in a separate property on his parents estate but eyewitnesses claim cummings left locked down to visit india by beauty spot and that he made another trip to the northeast after returning to london in april all to allegations the Prime Minister was quick to dismiss an unshared told appearance at the daily downing street Coronavirus Briefing there have been many other allegations about what happened when he was in so feisal ation and thereafter some of them probably false i believe. That in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity despite support from the top cummings faces a storm of criticism from figures in the Police Health service and Scientific Community some m. P. s in his own party want him to quit i think his position is untenable its because of dominics slogans around the these rules that mums and dads grannies and grandpas across the country will have felt that they have to stay at home if coded go into their families and of course they too care about their children but they knew they had they must stay at home 7 days the 1st person 14 days for the others and now it turns out they could have been driving around the country with symptoms this isnt just a story about one man this is about faith in a government that sets rules and regulations demanding selfdiscipline and sacrifice of people stopping the spread of the virus is meant to be a collective endeavor no exceptions. Dominate cummings is one of the most divisive figures in british politics the mastermind behind the campaign to leave the e. U. Who together with Boris Johnson plotted to revolutionize british politics hes a non elected official but wields more power and influence the many people are comfortable with opposition m. P. s are now calling for a full inquiry into all of the allegations against cummings at a time when trust in government has rarely been needed more needs barker aljazeera westminster. Well for more on this were joined by nadine barber whos been following the latest developments a they me was remarkable really at that news briefing just a few hours ago just tell strongly the Prime Minister stood by hes a key adviser has that made that the tractor is go away are not oh certainly not barbara its if anything its in raged even more people i mean already in the last 24 hours the government has got the backs up of a large section of the media by claiming that there had been false reporting for example saying that Durham Police had not spoken to the family of Dominic Cummings and then Durham Police said actually we did speak to mr cummings his father about the matter and just a series of refusals to engage really with whether or not this was a good thing to do no matter whether it was done with good intentions or not you heard Boris Johnson saying that he believed mr cummings had acted responsibly legally and with integrity will as you heard in needs report there are many people including a growing number of conservative politicians who are saying that this is sending out a message that there are 2 standards of all those thousands of people who for example were not allowed to visit loved one who was dying in hospital of covered 19 because of the regulations who couldnt see their Sick Children in the hospital and so its sending a message to these people whove made sacrifices that you do you think it was in vain that its ok to act as Boris Johnson said in this Daily Briefing according to your instincts rather than according to the rules or the guidelines i think thats really worrying a lot of conservative m. P. s the Opposition Leader because starmer has called not for cummings to be sacked but for an urgent inquiry and now at least 3 people who serve on the governments scientific. Boys are a group specifically for behavioral scientists have come out and issued a damning world backed a damning tweet that says that Boris Johnson has in their words trashed the advice of the efforts that theyve been making to gain public trust with an id to easing the lockdown bar because lets not forget that theyre trying to get people to send their children back to school and get people back to work as far as possible and you think how that school comment was actually sort of shoehorn day in the middle of that News Conference at the separation element was one of the most is one of the most painful parts of the lockdown then other members of the u. K. Response to the coronavirus have had the step down because they were found to break at lock that lock down restrictions so what is it that makes cummings so invaluable to the Prime Minister that hes fighting from so much its a question lots of people are wondering of you were referring to a Senior Scientist on the Advisory Group known as sage who was found to have been visited by a lover and another senior official Health Official in scotland both step down now matt hancock the Health Secretary welcomed the resignation of that scientific advisor in england and said it was a matter for the police to deal with and now hes actually been defending over the last 24 hours hes been defending Dominic Cummings so this feeds into this sense that that its not quite consistent what the government has been saying why are they so solidly behind somebody whos creating such a headache for them Dominic CummingsSenior Advisor to Boris Johnson came in last year and basically got rid of lots of the cabinet who didnt see eye to eye with himself and Boris Johnson on bricks that he headed the Vote Leave Campaign hes very controversial and he was found to be in contempt of parliament for refusing to answer questions one stage and he certainly doesnt suffer fools gladly hes very abrupt with the press but in terms of his standing and his popularity amongst conservative supporters as well that seem to be on the wane as well. With the latest from london thank you still to come here on aljazeera remaining defiant to brazils president ignores coronavirus guidelines to embrace his supporters forward growing on muslims mark the end of ramadan but the coronavirus makes it in the. Header that things will be at mass across much of western europe consequent the same about central and eastern areas this cloud is bringing with it well a cloudy picture but also plenty of rain which will work its way east was over the next couple of days mostly fine and dry throughout much of the mediterranean and look at this at the eastern end of the mad into cyprus now a pretty windy few days it has to be said but some glorious sunshine so people are finally getting out and about social distancing at the beach but finally enjoying the lovely warm weather but quite as busy on the beach in england but this is certainly where the weather is actually set to improve now the winds have been very strong for the last few days and these winds finally easy as we head through monday sunny across much of southern areas of the u. K. A high of 24. 00 celsius in london on monday a warm day in paris plenty of trout across the central safely messy picture plenty of rain across into areas of germany on into poland across into ukraine and then across the south one of 2 showers likely in and around greece and maybe in a few showers in 3 will central areas of spain but really for the whole its a fairly good picture if that woman get further on tuesday 26 in paris but plenty of class still bubbling up across the central and southeastern areas widespread rain again across the southeast i mean could see one or 2 severe thunderstorms. This powerful social network is sculpting a global Cyber Society and regulation is playing catch up but as scandals begin to unfold they will witness is that we should not be in this position. Undercover to gauge how ethics weigh against profit and how the rules are being written. Inside facebook on aljazeera. The. Welcome back heres a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has accused police and prosecutors of conspiring to topple him in any way possible he made the comment says his long awaited corruption trial got underway in occupied East Jerusalem russian mercenaries who have been fighting in support of libyan warlord honey for half that are leaving the country its not clear where theyre headed it follows a series of setbacks for half the us forces in its year long battle to seize the capital tripoli. And u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has backed his key adviser over allegations that he breached the virus restrictions on a cummings traveled from london to northeast england at the end of march despite suffering from colorado symptoms. In scenes that reminiscent of the violence that rocked hong kong for months last year police a fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters they returned to the streets to denounce beijings plan to impose National Security laws on the city from here is a drone brah. The panic of protest running from police dispersing crowds gathered in defiance of social distancing rules. A familiar arsenal was deployed to clear the streets of demonstrators angry about the chinese governments plans to impose a security law on the city why the whole concept through a series of really critical. 3 are very gutsy the authors try this communist party which person ought to be able to offer it to the press powerful people in thailand all pay the communist party is far more dangerous than covert 19 you know and it could soon be dangerous the way flags like this calling for an independent hong kong oban is predicting the destruction of the communist party under the proposed law such sentiments could be defined as subversion. Familia slogans rang through the causeway bay shopping district there was not a place for families on this sunday afternoon there were many arrests as protest has occupied some of the citys busiest roads hong kong finds itself caught in the middle of a deepening cold war between china and the United States and it could be more economic pain on the way because washington is now warning that its going to review the special trading relationship that hong kong currently enjoys with the u. S. Another sign of what chinas top diplomat says is foreign meddling in hong kongs affairs languishing external forces are illegally interfering in hong kong the fears which is cause serious harm to chinas National Security interests 5 it is still not clear if the new law will restrict protests like the chinas foreign minister insists it will only target a narrow category of x. The law is not expected to take effect until august but before then are