Israel PM charged with corruption

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He is alleged to have accepted gifts and dispensed favours to secure positive press coverage. The prime minister described the charges as an "attempted coup", blaming them on a "tainted" process.

Also in the programme: National strikes in Colombia see the country’s borders closed; and the film industry issues new guidelines on how to shoot nudity and sex scenes.

(Picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2019. Credit: AFP)