she rejected claims that the decisions she made were politically motivated to try to advance the cause of independence. ms sturgeon also admitted deleting whatsapp messages from her phone. outside the inquiry some of those bereaved during the pandemic accused nicola sturgeon of crocodile tears. our scotland editor, james cook, is in edinburgh. yes, this was nicola sturgeon as we have rarely seen her before, recalling her role running scotland s government during the pandemic was a raw experience for her. it pandemic was a raw experience for her. . , , ., ., ., ., ., her. it appeared emotional and traumatic times. her. it appeared emotional and traumatic times. but her. it appeared emotional and traumatic times. but there - her. it appeared emotional and| traumatic times. but there were still some tough questions for to answer. shouting. in the darkest hours of the pandemic, many people in scotland turned to nicola sturgeon. now, the country has questions for her. i do s
council spokespersonjohn kirby. we believe that the attack injordan was a planned resource facilitated by in umbrella group called the islamic resistance of iraq, by an umbrella group called the islamic resistance of iraq, which contains multiple groups including the kateib hezbollah. former uk defence secretary ben wallace spoke to the bbc. kateib says it has suspended forces to to embarrassment. us presidentjoe biden said he has decided how to return to the attack, in a manner of our choosing. iran warned it would retaliate against any attack on what it called its interest. what we make of all this? mary anne marsh is still with us. and philip rycroft. philip, we ve got this morning that the us will not hesitate to strike. at the same time, walking really fine line between making sure the tensions in the middle east do not escalate into a wider conflict, particularly when it comes to iran and the groups that it comes to iran and the groups that it controls throughout that
cnn central starts right now. strong words and the most direct condemnation yet of civilian deaths coming from america s top diplomats. secretary of state antony blinken saying, quote, too many palestinians have been killed in the israel-hamas war. and election officials on alert this morning after a string of suspicious letters were mailed to election officers across the country, some containing fentanyl. one georgia election official calling it domestic terrorism. we are now days out from yet another government shutdown. right now congress has no plans and no clear path to avoid it. i m kate bolduan. john and sara are off. this is cnn central. secretary of state blinken coming out with his strongest comments really yet in urging israel to do more to protect civilians in gazaa. israel has agreed to small windows, pauses each day for civilians to get out of the combat zone in northern gaza. just ending minutes ago. blinken making sure the administration doesn t think th
business news live from singapore. investors cheered the results of the first round of voting in the french elections. and singapore is aiming to be the first smart nation ever. but is it learning fast enough to keep up with the competition? good morning, asia and hello, world. this is monday and thank you for joining us. we start off with the french elections and voters have indeed spoken. from 11 presidential candidates, the pro european candidates, the pro european candidate emmanual macron will be facing far right marine le pen in a run off election on may seven. the winner will lead the second largest economy in europe and one of the seven largest in the world. let s have a look at the currency board and the eurojumps to a have a look at the currency board and the euro jumps to a five month high against the us dollar following the election result. a relief rally for the euro. there were worries that if marine le pen won the presidency outright that would spur funds to