Indias domestic flights take off again but infections aree stilill rising. The biggest daily increase yet. Hello. The closest advisor to the u. K. Prime minister has defied calls to apologize over accusations he broke lockdown rules. Cummings says he does not regret his actions. He traveled with his family to london to northeast england when his wife was unwell. Our reporter is in westminster. Reporter this was an unusual moment for a man more comfortable in the background of politics. The prime ministers teacher advisor has been under pressure to explain his trip to the northeast of england which appeared to defied the governments lockdown rules. A journey he was forced to take under exceptional circumstances, he said. I do not regret what i did. I think reasonable people may what i didee about in the circumstances, but i think what i did was tolerably utterly reasonable in the circumstances. A daily he has faced media storm outside his home says the journey to ensure his fouryearold son was looked after because his wife was suffering from coronavirus symptoms, something he would also develop. He said he remained in isolation , walkingrents estate the woods on his fathers land and returned to london after checking to see if he was fit to drive. The scandal has dominated the front page of mondays newspapers. Opposition mps are calling for an immediate inquiry and a growing number in his own party who wanted to design. His explanation goes some way to diffusing anger directed towards him but others are asking if they can have their own personal interpretation of the lockdown rules. Summer has come early to the british capital and with it a relaxed attitude to social distancing rules. At the height of restrictions, the British Government urged people to stay at home and save lives. A message most followed. But the scandal surrounding Dominic Cummings has eroded Peoples Trust in government. Anyone who thinks they are above the law is a maniac and they should all adhere to it as much as possible. He ought to go immediately. Why should we be following lockdown when there is no punishment if you dont . Reporter Boris Johnson defended his chief saying he acted lawfully and with integrity and following his parental instincts. Comments have enraged critics who accuse him of double standards over the lockdown rules. Everyone in the country has had to do this and Boris Johnson reputationhis entire in saying no. He says he did nothing wrong. Reporter the government is meant to be using the time to leave the country out of lockdown. Instead, they are struggling to silence the scandal at the heart of power. Organizationhealth has suspended a Clinical Trial of hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for covid19. The trial has been put on hold while safety data is reviewed. This comes after a paper published in a medical journal found people who take the drug are at a higher risk of death and heart problems. Donald trump previously said he was taking it as a precautionary measure against the virus but has since finished his dosage. The executive group has implemented a temporary pause of hydroxychloroquine within the solidarity trial well the safety the dataeviewed by safety monitoring board. The other arms of the trial are continuing. Our White House Correspondent has more on trumps history with the drug. Reporter the u. S. President has been out and about in the u. S. Honoring those who died serving their country. This is part of a memorial day tradition. Reporters tried to ask him what he did not have an answer, but there is no question this hydroxychloroquine is a drug that the president has been a major proponent of for weeks, even taking it himself. He just wrapped up a twoweek course of the drug. He told reporters last week that he was taking it. He said he dated in consultation with the white house physician after there was an outbreak of covid19 in the white house. Not only did the Vice President s press secretary test positive, but also the u. S. President s personal valet and while it was controversial it caused a firestorm in the u. S. When the president said he was taking it. Point toues to successful studies he says in italy and france even as the food and Drug Administration says taking the drug is very risky, that it is designed for malaria, not covid19 and those who take it even without the consultation of the doctor could be putting themselves at considerable risk, particularly since it is known to cause heart rhythm problems. Continuedesident has to advocate for the success of the drug, saying he has heard from several frontline workers that they take it as a preventive measures preventive measure and says he has received letters from people who have said it saved their lives. So the u. S. President , no reaction to the study from the World Health Organization who said they halt of the study because of safety concerns but the u. S. President almost never admits he is wrong so it is unlikely he will say anything about this study. Meanwhile, he has defended his decision to spend most of the Holiday Weekend playing golf as the death toll nears 100,000. He said its the first time he is play golf in almost three months and wanted to get some exercise. Before becoming president , he previously he repeatedly criticized obama for playing golf. Daye are memorial whomonies honoring members have fallen. Mask joe face biden abruptly canceled Campaign Rallies on the onset of the pandemic in march. He has been campaigning online from his home in wilmington. He will netanyahu says not miss what he described as a historic opportunity to extend israeli sovereignty towards parts of the west bank. The palestinians and others consider the step illegal. Our reporter has more from west jerusalem. Reporter it means the message staunchlyyahu remains in the direction, despite what has been happening since he negotiated the correlation deal with benny gantz in which he assured there would be no veto on that side of the government to netanyahus plans to continue with talks of annexation any from july 1 on had the ability to bring it. The complicating factor for him is that the United States seems to be dampening expectations since the visit of mike pompeo 10 days ago, the u. S. Secretary of state. They have been talking about a need for there to be negotiations ongoing with the palestinians under which process israel would be allowed to occupy parts of the west bank. So that was interpreted as an obvious slowdown message from the u. S. Also the palestinian president declared an end to cooperation with israel as a result of annexation. Supporters, he said this is an opportunity that had not consisted since 1948 and he was not going to miss it. In the past few minutes, polls have closed where a despiteresident being convicted of murder. He was found guilty of an in 1982 last year. He has appealed his prison conviction. He denies charges. Our reporter is in mexico city. What is the likelihood of the president obtaining a third term and how does his murder conviction play into the election . To unpackquite a bit when it comes to these elections. Theyre waiting to hear the preliminary results of the parliamentary election which will determine the countrys next president. Controversial figure. Murder charges against him were announced in november of last year and he was found guilty of ordering the killing of 15 prominent political opponents in 1982 and last year he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. So this is on the minds of people in sir now. We spoke with an analyst he said the country is split between ayalists and people who have let the past die mindset and who have lost the confidence of the president they might have had in the past. Their eyes are focused on the economy which has taken a nosedive because of the pandemic and impact in south america. There was a recent discovery of offshore oil that raised hopes of raising the standard of living in the country. The coronavirus pandemic and effect on oil prices have squashed the dreams. There is an expectation the company will be reduced by 4. 9 as expected by imf through 2020 and on top of that you have the sentencing. 20 years in prison for the president. The minds of people as they took to the polls. How is the government managing the coronavirus contagion . Reporter unlike other countries in the region, they have managed to mitigate the spread of the virus better than others. As of may 25 there were 11 registered cases. Only one is active. Only one reported death. Unlike neighboring countries, they are between French Guiana and guiana and sharing a border with brazil, brazil being the america. In latin something on the minds of officials in the country. But given their ability to mitigate contagion well, they have begun lifting restrictions. They lifted curfews so people could go out and vote monday and the parliamentary elections. Restrictions are being lifted but orders remain closed. Thank you. , a sense ofe normality returns as cafes and restaurants open across europe. Many say they will struggle without foreign tourists. And the first of five arabian oil tankers arrived to venezuela, bring in more than one Million Barrels of desperately needed fuel. L. A lot of dry weather in australia. To the west, the storm of the decade has been moving further east. The remains of the Tropical Cyclone will make its way. To the southwest, it is starting to ease through tuesday. Heavy rain still a possibility toward kimberly far north of wa. Wet weather will slide toward adelaide. A little cool to the southeast of australia. 18 in melbourne. 19 in sydney. Similar temperatures wednesday. Some damp weather pushing to the western side of victoria. Dry weather coming behind it. Still a little wet in the northwest. Showers will use in this will brighten up. Rain breaking away from japan at the moment. A little wet weather across the loc pushing into north korea. Very heavy rain with this system across central and eastern parts of china. Kong with the top temperature of 30. The top stories on al jazeera, u. K. Prime ministers closest advisor has defied calls to quit or apologize over accusations he broke virus lockdown rules. Dominic coming says he acted reasonably when he traveled 400 kilometers with his son and wife, who had coronavirus. The World Health Organization is holding testing on hydroxychloroquine over fears it risks increases the risk of death. Willmin netanyahu says he go ahead with the historic opportunity to annex parts of the occupied west bank. The move draws consternation from several countries and support from the u. S. More russian mercenaries have left the front lines at the battlefield in the libyan capital of tripoli according to you and backed government. Russians have been fighting on behalf of a warlord against forces who backed the tripoli government, including turkey. He has been trying to capture the capital for 13 months. Over thepublic anger presence of the mercenaries. Several flights have been landing in the airport to carry russian mercenaries. Onre is no clear information when where they are living where they are leaving, in or out of libya but the russian mercenaries who left the front lines have been carried by land transportation to a military base in central libya. Mercenaries are not welcome. The elderly counsel is protesting the presence of the russian mercenaries because they say they have taken part in attacking libyan cities and attacking, killing, and wounding innocent civilians. Thatsay they are worried some of the russian mercenaries might stay longer. Russian prosecutors seek an 18 year jail sentence for it former u. S. Marine accused of smiling. He was detained in a Moscow Hotel Room in 2018 but says he was framed. The prosecution accuses him of being a ranking u. S. Military intelligence colonel caught trying to obtain secrets. He says he took a usb drive from an acquaintance thinking it contained holiday photos. He holds british, canadian, and irish passports as well. Venezuela air force has escorted the first of five arabian oil tankers into their waters carrying more than one Million Barrels of fuel. The second doctor not long ago. The United States, which has impose sanctions on both countries, says it is monitoring the condo. Venezuela and iran have warned russian not to interfere with delivery. The Iranian Oil Tanker fortune is courted by the Venezuelan Military and the caribbean sea. It is one of five tankers carrying over 1. 5 million liters of gasoline. It is headed toward a refinery. Maduro sayscolas his country has a right to import gasoline. We have the right to trade sky,y in the sea, the between iran and venezuela, to exchange and sell products. Reporter not everyone agrees. Especially the United States. Washington has already impose sanctions on both countries and is considering new ones. Gasoline in venezuela due to a nearcomplete breakdown of refining network. Years of mismanagement and lack of investment have had a devastating effect into what once was one of the biggest Oil Exporters in the world. The venezuelan government imposed a Strict Lockdown almost two months ago to deter the spread of covid19. Most gas stations in caracas are closed and those that are open, people have to line up for hours. I come here every month and it takes us one night. I came at 5 00 and have to stay until the next day. I only get 20 leaders. Liters. Gasoline boat change anything. There are political reasons. The authorities should give us gas and let us move. It lasts only a few months. Reporter iran has become a Strategic Partner for venezuela. In the past month, venezuela relied on companies for gasoline but the situation has changed in the last year. The company stopped being mistreated in venezuela because stopped being interested in venezuela because of sanctions. It is about strategic decisions. Iran is a desperate measure for a country that has been collapsing for years. Reporter Desperate Measures that will give some air in the months ahehead but will not sole the troubles venezuela is facing today. In india, soldiers have been deployed to help with relief efforts after a powerful storm hit last week. The cyclone destroyed homes, uprooted trees and flooded hundreds of villages and destroyed the livelihoods of many people who say they have few options left. The lush green fields of western goal have turned into a wasteland. Five days after the cyclone made india, the destruction is becoming more clear. Was caught in the eye of the storm. This sixyearold lost his harvest. This 60yearold lost his harvest. Water has been contaminated and it will take years of rain to wash it away. I am 60 years old. What can i do now . I have nothing left. I have no option but to die. The grain that took him months to harvest is gone. The fish in the pond have died. This fisherman has lost all of his income. I was taking refuge with my family and i shelter. After returning, i see that everything is gone. I hope the government can help us with the crisis. Reporter this region is a cluster of more than 100 islands. One of the Worlds Largest mangrove forests. It is home to an endangered tiger. Of people in this part of india live in poverty. Seawater inof the these ecologically sensitive region is devastating for the poor farming and fishing communities. There are no vegetables left and the trees and plants have died from the saltwater. The way the fish are dying, it will be difficult for families to put food on the table. Coronavirus already had an impact. Reporter the pandemic and lockdown are also making it harder for families from these regions to go to work. For people like this man, the future remains uncertain unless help arrived soon. Arrives soon. Have resumed india for the first time in two months but Health Authorities are concerned about the raised number of coronavirus cases. Almost 7000 new infections were announced sunday. Reporter it is and do normal at indias airport. Sanitizing passengers bags before they enter the terminal. The disinfectant spray is one of many measures as flights resume. Temperatures are checked before and after flying. Masks are compulsory throughout the journey. Some take extra precautions. Some took extra precautions. We have to take all of the measures and accept it. Reporter only passengers with symptoms will be tested and quarantined upon arrival but aviationhe Civil Ministry tweeted that not everything went to plan. Canceled without notice, leaving people frustrated. Said withials theyumber of cases rising, have agreed to allow 25 arrivals a day after initially refusing to accept flights. West bengal said flights cannot land for another three days as they deal with the aftermath of the cyclone. I just heard it in the airport. I am heading back home. They planned to resume a third of their domestic flights as they attempt to restart the economy but the industry faces challenges. The Supreme Court has ordered social distancing must be observed in airports and flights, forcing airlines to keep the middle seats vacant. They say the government should be more worried about the health of citizens rather than the health of airlines. The u. K. Government says thousands of retail shops and Outdoor Markets can reopen next month as more lockdown restrictions are eased. Much of europe has lifted her in a virus measures in the hopes of salvaging the summer tourist season. For the first time in restaurantsmadrid and copy shops are in business. For now, this is the new normal coffee shops are in business. For now, this is the new normal. Chairs cleaned after every customer. They roam the square disinfecting the area. Some customers say they are willing to adapt. I spends the entire lockdown spent thehis i entire lockdown alone so this is nice. Its tough with social distancing, but i missed it. Reporter in the canary islands, locals are out enjoying the weather. Tourists are missing. Tourism accounts for 12 of the economy. Businesses are waiting for july when the country is scheduled to reopen borders to internat