Worst affected country in latin america. Now we begin in hong kong where police have 5 volleys of tear gas at demonstrators after thousands turned out in protest against chinas proposed National Security demonstrators have blocked streets in the territories popular shopping district calls way back the bill would ban all activities considered subversive activists say it would be the end of hong kong as autonomy adrian brown joins us live from hong kong we must be getting on towards the late in the day right now how those protests holding up. Well some of the protests have been going on now for about 4 hours. They are continuing the police still trying to clear one of hong kongs busiest sun affairs hennessy row which is right behind me but a short time ago they again fired tear gas to try to disperse those crowds theyve also been using water cannon there has been a large number of arrests were told local media is reporting more than 100 people have been detained but its the context of today that seem port and this is the 1st large demonstration weve seen in hong kong since kovac 19 arrived here also the protesters are not just defying social distancing rules theyre also defying an order by Hong Kong Police not to hold this Unauthorized Assembly today and of course there once more defying beijing this protest was a knish really called to demonstrate against a planned National Anthem norwich is due to be debated in hong kongs parliament on wednesday but of course it was the decision of chinas government to announce it was going to impose a new security law on hong kong the bought the crowds out on sunday and even greater numbers now some of the people have been holding banners calling for independence others have been holding posters saying that heaven will destroy the communist party now thats the sort of sentiment that one sister laura has passed could lead to people in hong kong being arrested even jailed for expressing such sentiments so i think that you know for the time being people see the next few months as being their one and only opportunity really to protest against the imposition of this school so i think the protests far from diminishing are actually going to continue in spite of covert 19 and in spite of warnings by police not to hold unauthorized protests. All right adrian brown there from hong kong. Trying his 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 is Still Holding a Media Briefing in beijing where the deal cannot 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 ists in hong kong escalating violence and terrorist activities as well as excessive unlawful foreign meddling in Hong Kong Affairs or 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 on this lets bring in Katrina Hughes she joins us from beijing so the. Comments there showing beijing is not taking a very conciliatory tone on hong kong right now. Now thats right minister one you showed no sign of giving in to any pressure from these protesters in fact the office said he was quite dismissive of any criticism of this National Security law and even expressed some surprise he mentioned that the Hong Kong Government has said that they support this law and reminded the International Community that hong kong is a part of china and therefore its the job of the Central Government in beijing to enforce National Security in its own country he also said that as you heard he called these protesters radical localist very much conveying that the people protesting are not the mainstream are not the the majority of hostesses but rather extremists who are who are out for themselves and who are only interested in destabilizing the region he urged hong kong residents and the International Community instead to stop worrying and that this National Security law would have no negative impact on the territory converse that he said that it would help to secure the citys future as an International Financial center so one you very much demonstrate in this vast disconnect between what beijing believes and what the people in hong kong want and feel also demonstrating katrina concern over tensions with the u. S. At these fragile times right. Who. Thats right this bilateral relationship has been deteriorating the some months and melissa one year expressed his concern saying that the relationship was on the brink of a cold war so thats a person without a Government Official really use those specific terms somebody at such a high level he also went on to say that the u. S. And china should be instead of arguing should be cooperating he said as the biggest developing country in the biggest developed country these 2 should be leaders and just because they had different systems doesnt mean that they cannot cooperate never more to gain from port raising in the International Community has more to play to gain from operating he also blamed the u. S. For this deteriorating relationship he didnt name any names specifically but he said that some u. S. Politicians were to blame saying the difference between china and some u. S. Politicians was a difference between facts and lies and he also said that these u. S. Politicians were engaging in spreading a political virus blaming china for coverage 1000 of that they would do better to use their precious time to protect the lives of their own citizens from this illness so lets have a listen as to what he had to say about that. Shes going to be with us in its most regrettable thats while 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 do 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 are taking china u. S. Relations hostage and pushing our 2 countries to the brink of a new cold war. Well he also acknowledged his growing international distrust of china and specifically he fielded a question about some u. S. Politicians and even u. S. States filing lawsuits against beijing because of the for causing the pandemic essentially now one you did not budge on this use some very Strong Language he called this attempt ludicrous and shoddy he said that these lawsuits had no basis in International Law and then he said that repeating this message again that china has acted responsibility responsibly has been transparent and basically he showed that beijing has no interest in answering any questions trying to call beijing into account for causing this coronavirus or thanks so much katrina you that. America one of the most sacred cities in islam public prayers to marcie the threats have been taking place but only a few dozen worshipers gathered at the great mosque saudi arabia has imposed a round the clock curfew after infections surged to nearly 70000. Its a different picture in pakistan though where a large gatherings have been spotted across the country in its biggest city karachi public prayers to mark either of taken place despite the threat of the virus spreading muslim scholars are urging people to follow social distancing during celebrations. Unlike many other countries under Lockdown People in iran are being allowed to pray inside mosques president Hassan Rouhani has been easing restrictions since april some businesses historical sites and museums are being allowed to reopen from sunday but the government is urging people not to travel during the holiday same bus or obvious been talking to people in the capital. Were here in downtown tehran and on any other either before the coronavirus pandemic this would have been a very different scene one of the main areas for prayers in the city where the Supreme LeaderAyatollah Khomeini would lead 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 there were limited prayer congregations across the city across the country the mosque behind me there were plans to have prayers this morning but they were cancelled 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 dozen 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 exerting 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 iran 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. Seeing gaza have reopened for aid frazz its just the 2nd time theyve been allowed in since restrictions came into effect in march its conditional on people maintaining social distancing and other protective measures gaza reported its 1st covert 19 related death on saturday but. There is serenity among people here because theyre able to visit mosques were taking all the necessary Protection Measures so people can safely practice their prius the measures that the ministry of health has put in place include putting on a mosque instructing everyone to bring their own premier and keeping at least one meter of distance between worshippers people are happy that they can do their prison mosques after a long break especially during 8. Still ahead of al jazeera it might be one of the poorest places in the u. K. A very small town is taking coronavirus in its stride. But everyone can make it happen we know how some distance off far away from their families during the. Hello we got some place the sun shot across much of Southeast Asia but the usual showers the heaviest ones look likely to be around vietnam cambodia pushing across into thailand without some of the showers coming through monday and going on into tuesday not too bad on monday full bore but to the heat of the day ships to brew up in the afternoon i think theyll be a little more widespread here as we go on into choose to see some rather heavy rain at times into and also down into java some very heavy rain making its way towards western parts of australia that western side of w. A. Because of a warnings in force for a good part of the that the coast they say is extropical cyclon a manga interacting with a cold front and as it does so were looking at some very strong winds winds of around 100 Kilometers Per Hour gusting maybe as high as a 130 Kilometers Per Hour pixie swell lots of heavy rain we could see as much is maybe 100. 00 millimeters of rain over the next 24 hours or so so those warnings certainly enforced there for good parts of the region some wet weather there lingering around perth where the weather a little further north as well the cloud of rain will make its way a little further east was we still got some blustery showers there for that eastern side of new south wales. I care bring your people back to life im sorry walked out on the best of aljazeera documentaries in the living room close the book of the close and noble you like and the other student green line continues with spirit child who do stories that have impacts on suicides i testify in the court of law to make sure that the bad guys i put behind bad as so many people have gone to jail as a result of my work rewind on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera time to recap our Headlines Police in hong kong fired tear gas at protesters after thousands turned out against pages proposed security the bill would ban all activities considered sub verse of acts of a say it will end hong kongs autonomy. Meanwhile 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. Slims in iran are marking either for with prayers inside mosques the government has been relaxing coronavirus restrictions since april some businesses historical sites and museums are also allowed to cope with. Israels Prime Minister is set to face trial in the next few hours in 3 separate Corruption CasesBenyamin Netanyahu has been charged with bribery fraud and breach of trust which he denies he had asked to be excused from attending the 1st hearing but the court rejected his request. How a full set is live for us on the court in occupied East Jerusalem so its going to be quite an unusual unprecedented situation to have a sitting Prime Minister in the defendant can we expect from betty i mean Benyamin Netanyahu today. If indeed it is it is something that it is really have got used to in the past seeing senior politicians fall foul of the law that almost former Prime Minister was jailed for corruption and served 16 months in prison but the operative word there is formally he was no longer Prime Minister at the time of his trial and conviction indeed he resigned in ounces resurrection in 2008 under investigation by contrast Benjamin Netanyahu has for tooth and nail through nearly 18 months of political crisis in the 3 elections to remain in office and many analysts see that as part of his defense against these legal charges that he wanted to retain his Prime Minister status at a time when he would be going to trial and now just a week after he was sworn into office as Prime Minister thats exactly what is happening and he had his request to skip this 1st procedural day rejected so what were expecting to see today sunday is a capitulation of the case against him to make sure that he understands the charges and potentially some arguments between his lawyers and the prosecution as to exactly what kind of evidentiary access they will get the charges facing him are indeed serious in 3 separate cases in one that he received done solicited lavish gifts from wealthy Business Associates in the 2nd that he dealt with one newspaper magnate offering him to d to try to hamper the the operations of a rival paper in return for favorable coverage and in the most serious case the 3rd case. Is when he is charged for bribery for trying to offer regulator e. Breaks to a telecoms owner in return for favorable coverage in the new site that was owned by that telecoms and a series of very serious charges potentially resulting in jail time if convicted and its a case which could last many years all right harry false and then from occupied East Jerusalem. Brazils president. Coming out of increasing pressure thats after he dismissed 19 as being mild and the many restrictions to stop it spreading. Reports hes now had to defend 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. 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