And covert 19 infections skyrocket across brazil worst affected country in latin america. We begin in hong kong where police have 5 volleys of tear gas and demonstrators after thousands turned out to protest against chinas proposed National Security law demonstrators blocked the streets a popular shopping district causeway bay the bill would ban all activities considered subversive activists say it would be the end of hong kongs autonomy. Over now to adrian brown it joins us live from hong kong the streets look like now adrian. As you can see behind me this is. The busiest part of is in hong kong the police are still trying to clear it of protesters those protests. Began several hours ago in fact this is the biggest protest hong kong the seen really since kovac 1000 arrived in hong kong in january and of course these protests have grown really because of the decision by Chinas National Peoples Congress to impose a new security law on hong it is demonstrating here i think that what were seeing is that these protesters are not going to be easily to target because even though the police had said that this was going to be a no that the people taking part in the protests today would be participating in Unauthorized Assembly theyve also decided to basically defy social distancing laws by turning out and those laws mean that at the moment groups are no more than 8 people can gather on the streets but as you can see that just simply hasnt been happening now tear gas has been fired the police have also used water cannon the protesters have been carrying some banners that in chinas eyes at least are pretty inflammatory some of the posters say that you know heaven will destroy the Chinese Communist party people have been waving the hong kong flag of independence also flying the former British Colonial flag and of course you know if this new law does take effect soon then presumably you know that sort of sentiment could get people into a lot of trouble custody all sentences the even and this is exactly what chinas government wants to crack down on they say that you know there are foreign hands at play here and they want to end the sedition and subversion thats been going on in hong kong and they say that what weve seen today is an example of what they want to now to stamp out. A very brown there thanks so much. And chinas foreign minister has reiterated that anything to do with hong kong is an internal matter hes warning other countries against meddling in its affairs on the Still Holding a Media Briefing in beijing or the door cannot you know you assure you from where you live since the turbulence over proposed legislative amendments last june we have seeing increasingly rampant activities by hong kong independence organizations and radical local lists in hong kong escalating violence and terrorist activities as well as excessive unlawful foreign meddling in Hong Kong Affairs all those displaced National Security in serious jeopardy and posed a grave threat to hong kongs prosperity and stability and the practice of one country 2 systems from all the spring in katrina you in beijing katrina sounds like beijing is not in the mood to take any kind of conciliatory approach from hong kong. Thats right at the press Conference Today one he is not budging one bit in fact he almost expressed some surprise that people around the world and certainly in hong kong were making such a big deal of this he was actually saying that the Hong Kong Government and all relevant parties have voiced support for this National Security law he also said that hong kong is a part of china and it is the responsibility of the Central Government to enact security laws for the whole country and this is a wide practice around the world and this is really just beijing doing its job he also said he singled out these protesters not as the masses not as the majority of people hong kong but he called them radical moyle ist escalating violence and even terrorist activity so very much sidelining them as extremists and he said that this law would be good for hong kong stability and people should stop worrying and basically start looking to the positivity of hong kongs future that this would not have any negative impact he said but it would be a good thing for hong kong stability and its position as an International Financial center but as we heard from adrian earlier hes going to have a quite a hard time convincing the people hong kong of that very also made some comments indicating beijing perhaps concerned about tension with the u. S. In these fragile economic times. Thats right he had a number of questions about the china u. S. Relationship and not surprising this bilateral relationship has been on the rocks for months and some people have said that its in a phase of a new cold war and he seems to have agreed he was saying that china and us as the biggest developed country in the biggest developing country have more to gain from working together than competing with each other he also said that china does not want to change all replace the u. S. And the u. S. Should stop trying to change china system and basically the 2 should recognize that they treat both have different political systems and respect each other he also said that many in the us are wanting to smear china and he spoke specifically of a political virus that is circulating in china in the u. S. And he said that u. S. Leaders would do better to use their precious time to save lives affected by the corner virus rather than placing the blame on chinas doorstep lets have a listen to what more you have to say about. She being with us in its most regrettable thats wild the coronavirus stew out there the political virus is also spreading in the u. S. And jumping at any opportunity to attack and slander china you some politicians ignore the basic facts and make up countless lies and conspiracy theories concerning china a core in the u. S. Side to stop wasting precious time and stop costing peoples lives it has come to our attention that some Political Forces in the us taking china u. S. Relations hostage and pushing our 2 countries to the brink of a new cold war. Theres also a growing drumbeat internationally of criticism targeting china because of this pandemic of course many countries and many leaders are raising questions as to the origin of this and questioning whether china is indeed being transparent about the origin of carbon 19 he also referred to questions about this specifically about u. S. Politicians are filing lawsuits against china sometimes whole states against china because of this pandemic one you had some very strong words say about this he said that this was ludicrous he also said that this these movements or these lawsuits have no basis in International Law and he continued to echo some of the words of president xi jinping as mentioned earlier when he last week during the World Health Organization summit saying that china has continued to act responsibility responsibly continue to be transparent and the difference between the u. S. Some u. S. Politicians and china he said was a difference in some sense between facts and law its also one you not budging when it comes to answering questions trying to call china to account because of the current of ours these are all right lets thank katrina you there from dating us on the situation from beijing now in mecca one of the most sacred cities in this public prayers tomography than for 3 have been taking place but only a few dozen worshipers gathered of the great mosque saudi arabia has imposed round the clock curfew after infection surged to nearly 70000 its a different picture in pakistan where large gatherings have been spotted across the country in its biggest city kharaj public prayers to model have taken place despite the throat virus spreading muslim scholars are urging people to follow social distancing during celebrations. Unlike many other countries on the Lockdown People in iran are being allowed to pray inside mosques president house and rouhani has been easing restrictions since april some businesses historical sites in the u. S eons of being allowed to reopen from sunday but the government is urging people not to travel during the holiday. Joins us now from tehran with the latest on this and this is not your average age spirit right now is that. Thats exactly right sami were here in downtown tehran and on any other either before the current virus pandemic this would have been a very different scene one of the main areas for prayers in the city where the Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei it would be prayers and then deliver a sermon iranians say millions would gather there to offer Prayer Services that was completely canceled in downtown some mosques were allowed to hold prayers that were limited prayer congregations across the city across the country in the mosque behind me there were plans to have prayers this morning but there were canceled last minute and people were moved to the mosque on the campus of to herat and university to facilitate the Prayer Services there but where there would have been on the streets outside the university in the University Campus inside the mosque where there would have been thousands this day there were only dozens certainly an impact of covert 19 really keeping people at home people still taking social distancing seriously when it comes to congregations like this one woman we met said it was the 1st time shed left her home since the control measures were put in place since the lockdown quarantine measures were put in place months ago another family we met said they were from the northern missouri on the run province one of the at the centers for the corona Virus Outbreak and theyd been stuck because they were observing the intercity travel ban that had been in place for weeks and months now that though has been lifted many people are not observing it in this something that the Health Ministry has warned people against during the no ruse the persian new year the travel across the country is something that helped spread the virus very quickly to all provinces in iraq. And the Health Ministry here before the day did warn people not to engage in that kind of travel however at the same time president Hassan Rouhani has said that tourist sites will begin to reopen that restaurants and cafes will begin to reopen later this week certainly the government is doing the calculus the math about an acceptable level of infection and death rates to start getting the country moving forward again. Thanks for the. Still ahead of aljazeera israels Prime Minister to go on trial for corruption we look back at how we got here and the crisis caused by coronavirus the World Food Program says more than 130000000 people could be pushed to the brink of starvation. Weve got warmer sunnier weather pushing into western parts of europe over the next couple of days area clash over its will cease to seizing outs of poland belarus nudging its way towards a western russia will be some lively outbreaks of right on this one but you see High Pressure comes back in behind lots of warm sunshine then as we go on through sunday well see temps getting up to 22 celsius there for paris and rising but that wessel whether that will continue a little further east we got some showers welcome showers there across germany pushing across into poland a cloud of rain comes down across ukraine into rumania and bold care where we push on into monday that rain does pep up for times it makes its way further race with still some showers coming back in behind cool enough them frightful warsaw in berlin the just around 15 celsius here we go with the warmer weather towards the west bank holiday in the u. K. 24. 00 celsius glorious sunshine there for london will touch 25. 00 in paris 5 for spite of postschool but there are some showers across central parts of spain central possible gerri could see a shower will see from this little area of clabber for much of north africa it is going to be dry with pleasant sunshine largely showers around the gulf of guinea with heavy rain the southern nigeria. To 0. Let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in home. Still it is in yemen we listen this is the moment to stop old military action this is the moment to concentrate on fighting over the idea that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the edges 0 play an Important Role checking in with. The a. List. Or come back to watching out to syria time to recap our headlines now police in hong kong a fired tear gas at protesters after thousands turned out against beijings proposed security law the bill would ban all activities considered subversive activists say it will end hong kongs autonomy. And while chinas foreign minister has reiterated anything to do with hong kong is an internal matter its warning other countries against meddling in its affairs muslims in iran are marking evil fits with prayers inside mosques the government has been relaxing coronavirus restrictions since april some businesses historical sites and museums are also allowed. Brazil now has the 2nd highest number of covert 900 cases in the world behind the u. S. Its confirmed there are 350000 infections more than 22000 people have died its believed the total could be even higher as brazil was slow to introduce widespread testing the w. H. O. Says latin america is the new epicenter many countries are torn between easing restrictions for their economies or tightening them to fight the disease. Brazils president is coming under increasing pressure thats after. Being mild the many restrictions to stop it spreading. The reports. A tirade caught on video was the day after he was seen on video explaining why he wanted to sack the federal police chief in an expletive ridden Cabinet Meeting brazilian president was in damage control mode but without a hint of remorse. He dismissed accusations by his former Justice Minister said hugh morrow of trying to interfere into Police Investigations explaining that he was instead talking about his security detail and refusing to hand over his phone as requested by opposition parties in congress future another fast just collapsed theres not a 2nd in the video where someone could suspect in the federal police im sorry mr. Again posing as a victim i dont know what your interests are i will not be foolish enough to make false accusations i hope your happy and peace. Might be increasingly against the ropes but remains relentless in downplaying the devastating effects of the corona virus spread in this country which on saturday reached another depressing record brazil is now the 2nd worst affected nation in the world behind the United States and experts believe the reality of the pandemic is significantly worse than what the official numbers show. Government officials that made it that there are at least 11 thousands more deaths beyond the more than 21000. 00 confirmed cases that could be related to team but that nobody will be able to test. It i am very worried about the evolution of the disease but also with all the changes in the government there is a lot of instability those who should be informing us and. Taken care of the situation of being replaced but while most brazilians are horrified by the government response to the pandemic for the president s core base of supporters this is just a ploy to kick him out of office. You dont have to study politics very much to know what this is about the news about brazil today i think its a sickening country with more positive cases thats certainly a lie they want to overthrow our president by dividing us that brazil is not alone in seeing a dramatic increase in cases in latin america but its unique in its response from. Argentina a rise in cases means new measures are being put in place resilience instead can expect political fights taking center stage while the cemetery alison. Israels Prime Minister goes on trial on sunday in 3 separate Corruption CasesBenjamin Netanyahu wanted to be excused from attending the 1st hearing for the court rejected his request denies charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust herefore set of faults from west jerusalem. I need to be with them you know a week ago Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in for a record 5th term as israels Prime Minister after a political battle which lasted 17 months and through 3 inconclusive elections but his legal battle is only intensifying sunday is day one of his trial in 3 separate Corruption Cases in the 1st hes accused of asking for and accepting lavish gifts from rich acquaintances the charges fraud and breach of trust the same charges apply in the 2nd case it which hes alleged to have conspired with a newspaper owner to hamper the operations of a rival demanding Favorable Press Coverage in return a 3rd case is the most serious carrying the Additional Charge of bribery hes accused of trading regulator e concessions worth hundreds of millions of dollars to israels most powerful telecoms boss in return for extraordinary influence over the News Coverage on his website now senior who denies all the charges but as long as he is Prime Minister you know what if theres a 2nd wave of corona where he really is the courts as he did in ma