military sources say there are several casualties and injured, with the syrian observatory for human rights putting the number of dead at four. since the war in gaza broke out in october, israel has escalated its attacks on what it says are iranian backed militia targets. we ll have more on this story as it develops. let s turn to the us where a federal court of appeal has ruled that donald trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. the former president had argued that his executive immunity meant he should not face charges for criminal acts. but the three judge panel rejected that claim. mr trump is expected to appeal against the ruling. our correspondent gary o donoghue has been following the story from washington. of all the cases donald trump is facing, this is the most serious one. it deals with those accusations that he tried to overturn the 2020 election. now, he argued that he had immunity fr
presidentjose ramos horta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you in the studio. i think it s fair to say you ve given most of your life to the struggle for freedom in timor leste, east timor, as we used to know it, and you have served as its president, not just once, but twice. you decided to come back in 2022 to seek the presidency again. was that a tough decision, to come back? yes. on a personal basis, yes. it was not in my plan, but then mr xanana gusmao, now prime minister, whom i deeply respect, he asked me to run again. ..to put timor leste back on the map of the world, because it was neglected, forgotten for a few years, because we ve been living in peace and tranquillity, so we did not constitute news. but at the same time, with so many conflicts in the world, we were running the risk of being forgotten. so. and then our asean accession. so i was asked to serve, to be the visible face of the campaign for our asean accession.
united oppositionjust might appeal to more voters at the next election. is to more voters at the next election. is that to more voters at the next election. is that a to more voters at the next election. is that a fair to more voters at the next election. is that a fair point, hugh bennett, is the launch of this really going to help rishi sunak when the next election? i to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ ., , election? i do not think that unity is necessarily election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the problem. - election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the problem. but . is necessarily the problem. but united parties do not win elections. the way the politicians presented the event today it was clear that this is not about leadership and they fully support rishi sunak leading them into the next election. but there is a dis
but the three judge panel rejected that claim. mr trump is expected to appeal against the ruling, so the case could ultimately be decided by the supreme court. in the last hour we ve heard from the former us president. in a lengthy post on his truthsocial platform, mr trump said. a nation destroying ruling like this cannot be allowed to stand. adding if not overturned, as it shoudld be, this decision would not only injure the presidency but the life breath and success of our country. from outside the court where the ruling took place our north america correspondent gary o donoghue explains what the ruling could mean for trump. donald trump s lawyers were arguing that as president and during his official duties, he conducted various investigations into the election and that anything related to that meant he should have immunity from prosecution. the court heard that case and the special counsel made their case, which said that he wasn t immune from prosecution. and at the