Overshadowed by covert 19 Iraqs Parliament approves the new government led by me. But i got a medical call for courage and caution as germany prepares to reopen all shops and even restart top level football. On a drinking story out of venezuela where state television has broadcast video of a man it says is one of 2 u. S. Mercenaries captured after an alleged plot against president Nicolas Maduro they and others were detained after what moore and his government described as a failed Beach Landing the u. S. Government is denying any involvement the full story not interest. 2 former u. S. Soldiers who are part of what Dennis Willis has was a plan to overthrow precedent. They were part of a group of around 60 people that say they were hoping to help venezuelans regain freedom but the plan did not work out 8 of them were killed and at least 13 others detained when they tried to reach the venezuelan coast in a speedboat. On wednesday nicole at my little gave a press conference where he showed the video of interrogation of one of the former u. S. Soldiers involved my responsibilities to sue in court there he explained his job was to train venezuelans and help them take control of the airport and get a gas mother once again blame donald trump colombias president and Opposition Leader why the for the plot to oust him the 3 of them have denied involvement but it will matter who organized this mercenary and terrorist incursion if it wanted to fill venezuela with violence who did it who gave the order who financed it these are the answers were getting every day he also showed a contract that was allegedly signed by why the un ga then go to the u. S. War veteran that owns silvercorp the Security Company hired for the failed military operation matador said he would request his extradition from the United States and. The captured americans would be tried in venezuela u. S. Secretary of state mike bumpier said he would do everything in his power to secure their release were going to work on this its a counsellor matter in the sense of anytime there are americans that are detained some place will work to get them back we are we will start the process of trying to figure a way if ever in fact these are americans that are there that we can figure a path forward its not the 1st time venezuela accuses the u. S. Of supporting plans to get muddled out of office its been used as a smokescreen to cover the many problems venezuelans face today but the detention of 2 u. S. Former soldiers in the country raised questions about who was behind a plot that most analysts say was doomed from the start that is how will i just. With us on skype now from washington d. C. Eric farnsworth he is the Vice President of the council of the americas nice to see you eric. Whats going on whats your take on all of this whos whos behind it all is the u. S. Do you believe the u. S. When they say they have nothing to do with it i come all its going to join you again it does seem to be very curious circumstance doesnt it sounds like a rogue operation from some people who are trying to be heroes maybe thought that they had some support and even Financial Support from the interim government of venezuela but after contacts were broken off at the end of last year they decided to go forward anyway and try to force the issue remove the stream of europe i do believe the United States when they say that they dont have any direct connection to this activity and the reason why i say that is because this was an ill advised amateurish afr and indeed if the United States were involved it would have presumably been done very very differently so do you know anything of this this group so vocal. I dont personally know anything about them but from press reports which indicates its a its a group of mercenaries essentially who sell Security Services around the world ok does this doesnt they sold just play directly into the hands of a president maduro who can hold up to former apparently u. S. Soldiers and say these guys were trying to enter our country yeah i mean its a propaganda coup for him no doubt about it you know they had u. S. Passports and they clearly had service and the u. S. Military years ago and and they were caught doing things that they should have been doing in venezuela it is a clear propaganda victory for them and their regime and look it comes with a very opportune time for mr monroe who is under indictment by the United States who has a collapsing economy who has coronavirus worries and concerns of the price of oil is that lows that cant sustain the minister of the economy so its a really difficult period of time for him this is a Political Boost for him and so i think the timing of it is very curious as well and where does that leave his main rival the man who has declared himself the leader of venezuela and some countries have even accepted that. You know more than 50 countries almost 60 countries indeed have recognized and continue to recognize one word that was the interim president of venezuela including the United States it does hurt him that we consider it is not an effort that i think he would be proud of indeed hes just about any knowledge of it having said that there does seem to have been some contact between the interim government and the perpetrators of this act or worst couple days that were going on at least. You know toward the end of last year so there are do seem to be some contacts there i think people are going to have to explore that a little bit further but at the end of the day this could not help the interim government ok just funny from your position there in and washington in in your knowledge as you alluded to earlier of what the u. S. Whether it was involved or not just where is u. S. Policy with regards to venezuela at the moment i just think back over the last few months as we say that backs want to i dont know there was john bolton Walking Around with a with a note pad that said 5000 troops to colombia you know all these sorts of things what is the u. S. Policy on venezuela at the moment. Well the stated policy is to support the interim government of those one border as the interim president and to create conditions or help create conditions in benefit will that will lead to free and fair democratic elections now there are various things that the government and the Us Government has been doing to try to create those conditions and they are pursuing what they call a policy of maximum pressure and this maximum pressure takes the form of indictments against senior officials clearly sanctions against senior officials and of course since the early not 2019 sanctions against the oil and Energy Sector as well and then also pressure on International Allies like china russia and cuba to the extent there is any sort of contact with between the u. S. And cuba to try to reduce their support for the others well and james so its really an effort of pressure to try to convince mr maduro essentially to allow free and Fair Elections but as of today that their effort does not seem to be leading to fruition perhaps in the near term ok eric fans are talking venezuela with us thank you for your time thanks for having me its going to be with you on to other news and Yemeni Government soldiers on the island of support for our bracing for attacks after saudi forces supporting them against separatists withdraw from checkpoints u. A. E. Backed separatists known as the Southern Transitional council launched an offensive on the islands biggest city of last week fighting came to a temporary halt after saudi forces took control of checkpoints and mediated to ceasefire separatists of sense brought in further reinforcements to socalled. Shelling south of libyas capital tripoli has killed at least 6 people and injured 19 others the attack targeted a coastal road in the town of tajoura as well as other districts in the capital the shellings been linked to fight as loyal to the warlord khalifa haftar. The iraqi Prime Minister. Has formally taken office after parliament approved a partial cabinet he takes the reins at the time of severe economic crisis brought about by coronavirus on top of iraqs existing financial problems the previoUs Government collapsed last year after mass protests that were often violent the u. S. Says to help the new government succeed it is moving ahead with a 120 day sanctions waiver allowing iraq to continue buying iranian electricity more details from Simona Fulton in. Keeping the lights on is just one of many challenges what weve seen during this government formation process is the Political Parties directing the formation of the government especially sided on the party of work that outsider is said to have wielded a vast amount of influence over the selection of ministers but of course also the other major parties including fatah which is led by how the body until the last minute they were demanding more ministerial portfolios to put their support behind carbon based on the one hand we have a Prime Minister here who comes into office after months of political crisis where many challenges ahead of him including the his clinic anomic crisis including the coronavirus pandemic but also a resurgence of iceland some rule parts of iraq but on the other hand he is in a way beholden to the political establishment and to the same powers that to some extent have brought about these crisis and that will certainly limit his ability to push through really aggressive reforms and to deliver on the change that he has promised that his government program. On to the latest coronavirus developments now in the white house has described the u. S. China relationship as both disappointing and frustrating as the rift deepens over the origins of the virus President Donald Trump says the virus came from a chinese lab but hes also now saying that the fallout from the pandemic is worse for the u. S. Than both the japanese attack on pearl harbor 941 and 911 this is really the worst attack weve ever had this is worse than pearl harbor this is worse than the World Trade Center its never been there like this. And it should never have and could have been stopped at the source could have been stopped in china it should have been separated the source and it wasnt earlier beijing it hit back at the claims saying there was no evidence for that also saying that chinese or tariffs should not be used as a weapon on china after trump threatened to impose them lets talk to my canner about this our correspondent in washington d. C. Hi mike if youre going to invoke things like pearl harbor and 911. 00 those sacred moments in u. S. History you have to be careful about the language and he was saying this now is an attack like those. Indeed portraying the virus as some kind of enemy thats clear attacking the United States as happened in those incidents those tragedies that he mentioned certainly this is part of an uptick in the rhetoric that President Trump is using about china it was a rhetoric echoed by his secretary of state earlier today and for a number of weeks now basically saying that the virus originated in china saying without any evidence whatsoever that it originated in a chinese lab now the nations top for ologist antony felt she has completely denied this saying that all the science points to the fact that the virus in fact originated in a mammal like a bat and basically did a species jump and infected humans but President Trump and his secretary of state really pushing back against the science and the interesting enough the take in president trance rhetoric is anti china rhetoric really began about a week ago before that he was referring to the chinese leaders might very good friend but a week ago he had a meeting with his Campaign Manager brit to scale and its off to the set you got this uptick in rhetoric and some surmising that this is because hes been persuaded that the chinese bashing is a very good political strategy that will delight his Political Base but whatever the reason for this change in President Trumps demeanor certainly this is going to have an immense impact on the relationship with china remembering still that the u. S. Is dependent on china in many ways not the least getting medical equipment in this latest crisis mike you mentioned dr anthony. An expert who i think people in the United States of really looked to for guidance amid all the political chaos hes on the White House Coronavirus task force what is the actual status of that task force because there was a month certainty of about. Well there was indeed 24 hours a day President Trump was saying that he was going to disband the task force and form another group that would focus on the economy a safe opening as he put it but then in the course of the day hes suddenly done a turn about said that he realized that people really appreciated the task force as he put it said he had calls from very influential people to keep the task force together so this narky is going to do although he says he will add some personnel to earth particularly with economic expertise but there was something of a sigh of relief come all around the country because those people that you mentioned like anthony found she very much faces that the american citizens have grown to trust through this particular crisis the faces and voices in which they have some kind of confidence and which have been giving some kind of rational. Information about what is going on in the midst of chaos or sometimes of what happens at those White House Task force briefings so certainly a great sigh of relief the fear was that President Trump in disbanding the task force was going to get rid of those sane medical voices around him who are the one set of people whove kept the American Public informed mike hanna taking us through the ups and downs in washington on wednesday thank you mike in the news ahead rescued from sea now stranded on an island rights activists raise the alarm about raising the refugees who fled mian long. Hours to anyone in santiago chile when they went for the rubbish collectors langholm the most of the stench on johns and now one of the most dangerous. Well i was just rained heavily in some passage about recently and particular thinking ok our this frontal system on its way through it is going away so you should have most japan a couple of dry days coming up not very warm but warming 20 you may be rising to more beijing is cooling down and this rain forming over a good part of Central China becoming quite heavy for a time through han and to the northeast that churning back through shanghai believes hong kong hot 33 degrees with occasional thunderstorms possibly and humid weather but i think the 33 is the thing to stick or not is quite high for this time the year its more typical throughout the tropics of course where you see daily big showers those monies they were now the concentration on the heavier ones its maybe ranson away see the eastern side of indonesia we see more in sumatra but its really gathering in the water here and you expect to see it start to move up towards the southern by a bang go over the next week or so leaving the land masses with a scattering of showers but no more than that now we have seen some big sun storms recently in the northeast of india and bangladesh got a mass of rain coming up into sri lanka and maybe into carola but the immediate next 2 days theres a very well scattered showers. But. They say to me only know someone he must walk a mile in their shoes. Follow in their footsteps stay for today way in the water. Aljazeera shares these personal journeys. Inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. Witness documentaries on aljazeera. The top stories on aljazeera this hour venezuelan state television has broadcast video of a man it says is one of 2 u. S. Mercenaries captured after an alleged plot against president Nicolas Maduro they and others were detained after what matilda described as a failed Beach Landing. Iraqi Prime Minister muster for them is formally taken office after parliament approved a partial cabinet he takes the reins at a time of economic crisis brought on by coronavirus and the countrys existing financial problems. And shelling south of libyas capital tripoli has killed at least 6 people and injured 19 others the attack targeted a coastal road in the town of as well as other districts in tripoli shelling which is building to fighters loyal to the warlord how the fast are. Still with libya and United Nations report says about 1000. 00 mercenaries from the wagner group in russia are operating in libya to support it also says half his forces of recruits up to 2000 fighters from syria to back their battle against libyas u. N. Recognized government are diplomatic editor james bass has more from the u. N. In new york. Spoke to a number of Security Council members whove confirmed whats in the report weve known for a long time there are russian mercenaries operating in libya we didnt perhaps know the scale of the operations of the Russian Company the wagon the group it has about a 1000 operatives its believed in the country including about 40 snipers who are on the front lines try