races at belmont park in new york this weekend. both horses had the same trainer. and suffered leg injuries. in total four horses have died at belmont spring and summer races. the former leader of scotland, nicholas sturgeon was arrested as part of an investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. authorities allege over $750,000 raised a campaign for scottish independence. back in 2014. they were diverted elsewhere. surgeon stepped down from her position earlier this year. we ve got more, ayman, with ayman mohyeldin after this break. k. mpetitive brother. check. psych! really? dude, that s a foul! and now you re ready to settle the score. and if you don t have the right home insurance coverage, well you could end up paying for all this yourself.
former scottish first minister nicholas sturgeon has been released without charges after she was arrested in connection with a probe into the scottish national party s finances. police are investigating funds specifically earmarked for a second scottish independence referendum campaign, and this marks the third high-profile investigation, and the husband, back in april, released with no charges. sturgeon says she knows without doubt that she is incident of any wrongdoing. thank you for joining us, i am rosemary church, for international viewers, world sport is coming up next, for our viewers in the united states and canada, i will be back with more cnn newsroom in just a moment. s. this is iowa. we just haven t been properly introduced.
sturgeon, very famous woman, former head of the national scottish party. she says she has done nothing wrong, she has not been convicted, not just convicted, she hasn t been charged with anything and she s been released. the former british prime minister, boris johnson, he has not been accused of any current crimes, but he is under very, very strong censure by his own party, on the ongoing allegations regarding did he violate covid rules during the pandemic lockdown periods. christiane, it s a great point. this isn t something that is only happening here. it s happened throughout the world and in democracies and allies. one of the nato allies is hungary, allies might be a little bit of a strong term at this point. but i was struck by victor orban s response, putting out a tweet saying, your fight is a good fight, real donald trump, never give up. there s a lot going on behind the scenes and a lot of history here. what is your response to that? it s really actually very interesting,
advisor speaking to us the day after ukrainian president zelenskyy confirmed the long-awaited counteroffensive against russia had begun including american bradley fighting vehicles and german tanks admitted wreckage into key, he warned it would not be easy. i want to emphasize that rfi is ongoing. as for last week s blast spreading floods leading death and destruction in its wake they cast suspicion on russia and said it would not hold back ukrainian troops. the situation with the dam does not change anything with counteroffensive. our interview partner concluded as bluntly as he could. this is a war of tierney against democracy adding it is a war of evil against light, strong stuff. jon: greg palkot, thank you. here are some other headlines from around the globe. in scotland former first minister nicholas sturgeon has been arrested as part of a police investigation
up in this crucial moment right now where democracy is at stake. and they are some of the toughest people saying, don t give up this fight, we have to win this fight for democracy because it s also about women, children and the whole society. and there is leading so differently. they get a different criticism than other world leaders. always. criticized for dancing or going out. i asked her that. i said, how is it possible that in 2023 you were criticized for being a human being? right? and she says, don t worry, i have been dancing since. women do also, let s face it, jacinda ardern, she said i have no more the tank. nicholas sturgeon said i can t go on any more. there is a different and unacceptable pressure that is put on women leaders, holding them to very different standards and also the weight of misogyny and everyday sexism is something in our part of the world even in