A couple of hours ago. Hes charged with 3a counts of fraud, relating to hush money allegedly paid to the former adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 president ial election. Hes now in the courthouse itself for the start ofJury Selection. Prosecutors accuse him, of arranging payments to Stormy Daniels in an effort to buy her silence. Donald trump has pleaded not guiltydescribing the case as a witchhunt. He spoke to the media just before heading into the courtroom. Hes been in the courts for around an hour and a half. Lets hear what he had to say. Something like this has never happened before. Theres never been anything like it. Every legal scholar said this case is nonsense, it should never have been brought. It doesnt deserve anything like this. There is no case, and theyve said it. People that dont necessarily follow or like donald trump said this is an outrage that this case was brought. This is political persecution. This is a persecution like never before. Nobodys ever se
Which almost ended his life in new york two years ago. A new report paints a bleak picture of the future of coral reefs us Officials Say another mass bleaching event is underway. Hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start in israel, where the countrys war cabinet has been meeting, to consider its response to irans Weekend Drone and missile attack. Iran has called on western nations to appreciate its restraint after its attack in retaliation for a Deadly Strike on its consulate in syria. It comes as International Pressure for restraint mounts, with the un Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning israel to step back from the brink and in the past hour, the british Prime Minister, rishi sunak, telling parliament that his government is working urgently to prevent further escalation in the region. Lets cross straight to our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet, in jerusalem. I think its f
Of its choosing. Oil prices are particularly volatile, given the regions role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the Global Economy. Well, oil prices have actually been falling and thats because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. The American Bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above 100 a barrel. And its likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and Finance Ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual International Montary fund and world bank meetings. Ahead of that, the head of the imf Kristalina Georgieva has been warning the Global Economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. Any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. And inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil prices go up, inflation goes
Trial of donald trump. Lets do it. Tensions are high in the middle east as the world waits on israels next moves in the aftermath of irans retaliation attack. Israels united envoy issued a stark warning earlier. We are not a frog in boiling water. We are a nation of lions. The entire world let alone israel can not set foreign action. We will defend our future. This comes as President Biden is cautioning israel not to retaliation against iran. Nbc news chief Foreign Affairs respond ant said biden told Benjamin Netanyahu that the u. S. Will not participate in offensive military actions against iran. With top officials subsequently telling nbc news that biden has privately expressed concern that Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to Drag Washington into a brooder conflict. Israel has been facing widespread and growing criticism over the military approach to gaza. And the latest escalation raising major excoalitions how it will proceed for a ceasefire from World Leaders around the glob. The Mili