Orders banks to block business with officials connected to hong kongs new security law. And residents on the remote Easter Island celebrate 100 days without a case of corona virus. The trial of 20 saudi nationals accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi has begun in turkey his fiance had teach agendas has been giving her testimony shes been vocal over the past 18 months about bringing his killers to justice because of the saudi consulate in istanbul drew widespread condemnation including from the un special rapporteur who spend months investigating the case to this day his remains have never been found but has more. This is the last moment jamal who shows he was seen alive its october the 2nd 2018 the journalist who wrote for the Washington Post newspaper had gone to the saudi consulate in istanbul to get documents he needed for his wedding his turkish fiance had e. G. Ching is waited for him outside turkish prosecutors say he was murdered his body dismembered and the remains never found 20 sandys indicted for murder to be tried in their absence in a court in Istanbul Police say Security Camera video and photographs show the saudi suspects arriving in istanbul on the day who shows he was killed other Video Evidence shows them checking into a hotel going to the consulate before returning to the airport and leaving that night you stumble prosecutors accuse former deputy head of saudi general intelligence of medulla siri a former royal advisor Sar Odell Qahtani of instigating murder with monstrous intent the 18 other defendants include this man may have no trouble who frequently traveled with the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salma on her show shes murder closed widespread revulsion around the world hed been selfimposed exile for around a year because he was afraid of being arrested if he returned home he formally been close to the saudi royal family but in recent years became a vocal critic of the Saudi Crown Prince some western governments and the cia said they believe muhammad bin solomon ordered the killing the kingdom denies that last december a saudi Court Sentenced 5 men to dance and 3 to jail after a long and secretive trial. The uns special rapporteur on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions in his column who completed a 6 month investigation into crucial hes murder said the saudi trial made a mockery of justice none of the guilty officially named last may he shows his sons said they forgave the murderers but Rights Groups said the pardon had been forced come on sit it was another saudi example of a parody of justice turkey accuses the saudi government of obstructing the Murder Investigation the saudis say the istanbul prosecutor didnt comply with requests to share information the Saudi Crown Prince has denied ordering the murder but admitted bearing responsibility is the kingdoms effective leader stand again for aging can some on the shows hes feeling say how do you teaching says she hopes the trial will at least shed light on where his body is chance transferred aljazeera. Thats going live not as in cause or whos outside the court in istanbul and sort of give us an update on whats happening in the courtroom. Follow around the court heard how to judge and as i should just feel and say as a witness you know how to do is also at the complainant of this case and thats how the turkish persecutors were able to launch a case against the perpetrators charenton 6 the court this hearing dr yassin dr i think is a former acquired t. M. C. And former advisor is my advisor to the president and he was a very close friend of jamal for celtic actually yes he knocked i is the person who informed the police that i offer entering inside the consulate and that there was no sound from him and did not die in his searing mentioned player how Jamal Khashoggi escaped saudi arabia and fly to United States at the. Time when many people were praising and clouding mohamed bin sound mans policies. Actually. He was supportive to monmouth been some months policies back then but after the everything changed in yemen saudi arabia became very aggressive in the man of war should turn his back against m. B. s. Explain these and he also explained that after tomorrow to shoot you went to the coast late to make an appointment for the marriage papers he roared to saying that you shouldnt go again to this consulate building it is then juries and he said in the courtroom that she didnt listen to him her and so the hearing is under way and also the media is there and also representative of reporters there without borders is watching the hearing. How much coverage is this trial guessing in turkey. More everybody is here all news outlets circus media foreign media all News Agencies local and international theyre all here and theyre all gathered in front of the block that i have to judge angus and agnes call them our it will be exiting and we are expecting a press briefing from one to judge angus of course to the hearing is under way and there can always be a new evidence that can be added on the foil yes these people are being tried in up enough sent to but. Attention to the cases is very high because especially the 4 churches since the murder was committed inside consulate but on turkish territory everybodys following up. Following up whats going to happen yes Everybody Knows its going to take some time because the suspects are not physically here but the tension is high despite the political reactions are lower than compared to 18 months ago ok sentimentally thanks for the updates will keep coming back to you as the trial continues to proceed throughout the day our correspondent john shell covered this story from istanbul in the early days of the investigation joins us now on certain jamal we heard the teacher is giving her testimony and others who knew. For all that this is a political trial for others it does remained intensely personal and do them and this is something that we can forget because of. You know all the things that have transpired with regards to saudi circus relations with the fact that you know you have people in the spotlight like the crown prince palmer been some Everything Else but ultimately this is the story of a journalist who went into his countrys consulate to get some paper never to come out again left if you dont see outside reaching left children who never see him again and true this they havent been able to even conduct the most basic of rights for somebody whos deceased which is a burial because nobody knows where his body is where the remains of those bodies are. So the question then is what does this trial do to maybe ease that pain for his loved ones the reality is short of some symbolic kind of elements to it that this is a trial that establishes that there are people out there who havent forgotten about this crime who are trying to embark on some sort of quest of justice there isnt going to be very much in terms of actual tangible outcomes of it because those criminals behind the assassination either those who directly participated in it physically or those who gave the political order or the political cover they are you know out of reach from the turkish judicial system theyre not going to get out of the law see the former. Head of saudi intelligence or. Who was a travel associate of the crown prince and somebody who worked in Diplomatic Missions including the one in london the best that is going to come out of this is maybe trying to bring back that spotlight on this this murder so take it so well to keep this case in the spotlight but after this trial is that the end of the right well well as far as turkey is concerned well it seems so i mean it seems that they kind of hint of the road off to the shared what they had in terms of the recordings with all these different entities including the u. N. Special reports or including the cia and other intelligence agencies this trial maybe is an attempt to try and find some sort of leverage albeit from a Public Relations perspective or an International Media perspective as far as turkey is concerned having said that if some sort of arrest warrants were made in turkey although turkey doesnt have bilateral extradition treaties with saudi it may have treaties with other countries that would allow it make it more difficult for those who are invited by the turkish courts to travel to those countries sort of my have one for example with you know a 3rd but lets say the United Kingdom or any other country which. Would mean that while those indicts of cant travel to turkey they also controverts of those countries because sarkozy judicial arms could reach them there so that may be the other thing that can come out of this but in terms of actual practicality it seems that so far the most that the turks will be getting out of this is to show that theyre still trying to seek justice for slain journalist and that theyre still kind of after this case until somebody is held accountable and how much for mentum is there for a u. N. International investigation if there wasnt one announced at the height of the global concern when all the worlds media was camped outside the consulates when all the worlds leaders were talking about this when there was pressure in press conferences around the world powers london washington for something to be done and still the u. N. Never came out and said they were going to do Something Like this its very difficult to see it now the u. N. Has always said its not its duty to proactively come out it needs a Member States to request it turkey was reluctant to do that because it felt that it still wanted to have kind of back channels with the saudi authorities not destroy that relationship between them maybe its high time that does come out requests from the u. N. Secretary general the same way the pakistanis did it when Benazir Bhutto was assassinated and come out and ask for Something Like this to happen its unlikely though that they will ok jim off moment thanks very much. Francis Prime Minister has resigned and its a move that paves the way for a Cabinet Reshuffle and what felipe stepping down automatically triggers the resignation of his whole cabinet earlier this week felipe was elected as the local mayor of support city in northern france and get more on this go live to our correspondent sasha butler shes in paris was this a resignation that was expected. It was expected in so much that the french president a man or mark karr has said for a few weeks now that he intended to reshuffle his cabinet we just didnt know when that would take place but of course now we do with the resignation of the french Prime Minister and what they need and the cabinet he gave his resignation to the president earlier today and it was excepted what were waiting for now is to know when the next a french government will be appointed and we are expecting that to be in the course of the day now what to him at all mark or has said is that he wishes to use the next 2 years of his presidency before the next elections e. U. He wishes to reinvent himself that is something that he said during the current virus pandemic in one of his speeches he said he wants to become a president theres even more in touch with the people so what were expecting is perhaps to see a new cabinet with some ministers that could be for example from the greens party or with more of an environmental bent because in last weeks local elections the greens did very well indeed and thats something that the french president has certainly noted he is also expected perhaps to appoint more women just tell us a little bit more about the speculation over whether felipe may actually stay on in the role. Yes will Prime Minister edward the lead decided to run it in frances local elections as the mayor of the northern french port of law of the night he was the mayor of that city in the past and when he decided to do that there was some speculation that perhaps this was at wofully choosing to distance himself from him at all mark on the french government even though i have to say that in france a Prime Minister can also be the mayor of a city those 2 positions can be held at the same time but it was it was thought that perhaps it was believed was planning to leave the government perhaps he was considering relaunching his career in the future and even running for president is worth noting the ed what felipe even though he joined him at all micro or in 2017 as Prime Minister he has never quit his own conservative party hes remained a part of the Republican Conservative Party hes never signed up to emanuel microns policy and thats always been something between the 2 men thats acted as a bit of a point of division never the less so a matter of might be better off some say keeping it at wofully on side because felipe has proved to be quite a popular Prime Minister his popularity rating certainly much higher than him at all mark roles over the past months during the current virus pandemic could be better to keep him on side politically but there is a lot of speculation here today in the french media that ed wofully could be replaced ok Natasha Butler many thanks for joining us from paris. Still ahead here on aljazeera indias Prime Minister visits the disputed border area at the center of tensions with china. The knife has been pulled out about 3 inches that doesnt mean that the economy is now healthy and why and not everyone is celebrating better than expected u. S. Jobs vegas. 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As we go through the next couple days but has been at around 21 so shes a few showers possible just around the east coast of New South Wales and still seeing that blustery feel to things across a good part of victoria further west is generate dry but we have got some cloud and rain which will make its way into perth as we go on through sunday cloudy right also making its way into new zealand turning very wet and windy here. Malaysian authorities are targeting Migrant Workers. If they see the fictive bars control or discrimination which is the era. Of tensions could Global Economic growth by 700000000000. 00 bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in the government has shifted focus from lot to saving the economy. Counting the cost on aljazeera. The. Hello again youre watching aljazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour the trial of 20 saudi nationals accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi has begun in turkey and. Giving her testimony she was murdered and dismembered at the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 2008. And the french Prime Minister and his cabinet resigning paves the way for a widely expected government reshuffle palace as a new Prime Minister will be named the next few hours. The United Nations and to Health Organizations have struck a deal to buy medication that will be used to treat coronavirus patients in poor countries a british study found that dexamethasone reduced the risk of death and critically ill patients the cheap and widely available steroid as known for its anti inflammatory and immuno suppressant effects up to 4 and a half 1000000 people will have access to the drug. In england is dropping Coronavirus Travel restrictions for travelers coming from more than 50 countries in the 10th of july passengers arriving from places viewed as low risk will not need to self isolate for 14 days rule was brought in last month has been fiercely opposed by the travel industry a full list of exempted countries hasnt yet been released but it is set to include germany france spain and italy. China has threatened to retaliate after the u. S. Congress approves sanctions against beijing over its new security law in hong kong the bill which still needs to be approved by the president would penalize banks doing business with chinese officials connected to the new legislation beijing said this u. S. Move has grossly interfered in chinas internal affairs and seriously violated International Law as well as the basic norms governing International Relations if the us side is bent on going down the wrong path china will resolutely respond with all necessary Count