welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest, questioning and release, of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she s been released, without charge pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. i am certain i have committed no offence, she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program president biden finished a round of meetings with world leaders in japan as the debt ceiling drama continues back home in washington. we ll talk about all that plus ukraine s coming counter offensive and much more with the smart panel just back from kyiv. also, pakistan is on edge after its former prime minister imran khan was arrested and released last week. now he fears for his life, and he will join me for his side of the story. but first, here s my take. many of us had high hopes f turkey s general election believing that a flat-out victory for the opposition could mark a break with the worldwide trend toward in-liberal democracy, but perhaps we were all misguided and seduced by the lure of free elections and trusting ultimately in the will of the people. in fact, what happened in turkey
biden just finished a important round of meetings with world leaders in japan as the debt ceiling dromma continues back home in washington. we ll talk about all of that and plus ukraine s counter offensive and more much with a smart panel just back from kyiv. also, pakistan is on edge after its former prime minister khan was arrested and released last week. now he fears for his life and he will join me for his side of the story. but first here is my take. many of us had high hopes for turkey s recent general election, believing that a flat out victory for the opposition could make a break with the worldwide trend tordil liberal democracy. but perhaps we were misguided, with free elections and trusting in the will of the people. in fact, what happened in turkey last week highlights the latest and most disturbing trend in the rise of ill liberal democracy. the results last weekend were a victory all the same. he did better than the polls predicted and came out well ahead of