Im melissa chan youre watching d. W. News asia thank you for joining us a group of indian journalists lawyers and academics are demanding answers from their government after their phones were hacked as part of a massive surveillance scandal it comes after whats happened to the Rights Groups citizen lab informed the victims they had been targeted using a software called pegasus one of the most sophisticated spying tools we know of in the world the use of pegasus has also been detected among other Asian Countries including pakistan bangladesh and thailand the hackers got access by calling the targets phone through whatsapp that move actually launches the spyware heres how one Senior Researcher described the result. Becomes a spy. Camera the microphone takes a massive hears anything else on the phone or are susceptible to monitor. And if so the Israeli Company that created the pegasus Surveillance Program says it only sells to governments getting many to point the finger at Prime Minister
Alliance. I am the leadership of blue and White Alliance. Iam proud the leadership of blue and White Alliance. I am proud to call you my friend. Because it is not only a political pastor but friend. The most honest in israeli politics, i am proud to call you my partner and gabby, the leader, a man, a friend and partner who burnt the field. Together with you, in all directions, i want to remind you that we were in tel aviv lately, i am not sure where you are now but i thank you from the bottom of my heart and i want to thank the members of parliament, raise your hand so i can see you. You all worked and acted in areas and communities throughout the country and you have done a wonderfuljob and you have done a wonderfuljob andi and you have done a wonderfuljob and i want to thank the campaign tea m and i want to thank the Campaign Team and most importantly a big thank you to all our activists and those who voted blue and White Alliance. You are my friend, a significant part in the oncomin
Coalition after the election back in april, the first time israel has experienced two elections within one year. So Benjamin Netanyahu there addressing his supporters. We will ta ke addressing his supporters. We will take a pause from these Election Results now and cross over to singapore for as a business report. Is singapore for as a business report. Isa singapore for as a business report. Is a business report. Strength but without the baggage that Benjamin Netanyahu brings. The price of crude rises. Output will return to normal by the end of this month. The world s Biggest Social Network unveils its plan for an independent oversight board. Good morning asia, hello world. It isa good morning asia, hello world. It is a wednesday. Glad you could join us is a wednesday. Glad you could join us foran is a wednesday. Glad you could join us for an exciting mid week Asia Business report. Oil prices have fallen sharply overnight. This as a saudi arabia says its crude output will return to nor
The palestinian Prime Minister talks to newsnight what chance of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the middle east . The question is, how do you get out of the crisis . There is a report out today that while israel is also a crisis, that there is a need to sit down and end the conflict. To discuss the palestinian Prime Ministers view that this war provides an opportunity, well bejoined by the Israeli Government spokesperson, eylon levy. Well also be assessing the impact the Israeli Military campaign is having on hamas with hugh lovatt, an expert in the middle east. And as the number of signatures to a petition in support of britishjews passes more than 38,000, including names such as sir tom stoppard, Vanessa Feltz and sir richard dearlove, we speak to the tv presenter rachel riley about the rise in Anti Semitism since October The 7th. Also tonight, we speak to the victims of serious crimes, forced to pay thousands of pounds if they want the transcipts of their trial. They did s
People were killed and 16 people were injured. We are not clear how he got that information, we are not clear whether it is true, it certainly hasnt been verified yet. One of the things he said was that two russian generals had been badly injured in the attack. One is part of the operation in zaporizhzhia, which lies to the north east of crimea, and the other person is linked to russias north sea fleet. Both those people apparently, according to Ukrainian Military intelligence, badly injured. Mr budanov did not comment on reports that the admiral of russias Black Sea Fleet was killed, so that certainly, even from the ukrainian side, hasnt stood up in any way. Ukraine Special Forces have also commented on this. They have said basically the attack was timed to coincide with a meeting of the leadership of russias naval forces, but again they gave no evidence for that claim and it hasnt been independently verified. Russia on the other hand has stayed remarkably quiet. In fact, they have go