a parole board in california has recommended that the man who assassinated robert f kennedy, the brother of presidentjohn f kennedy, should be released from prison. sirhan sirhan has served more than 50 years injailfor the killing in 1968, which was one of the defining events of 20th century us politics. the recommendation does not mean sirhan will be freed automatically, however it would have to be approved by the governor of california. one of the world s most successful footballers, christiano ronaldo, has agreed new terms to return to his old club manchester united. he first played for united back in 2003 when he was just 18 and now he s leaving juventus in italy. jon donnison has the full story. 12 years after he wore a united shirt, guess who s back? most of the faces at old trafford may have changed, but speaking just before the signing was announced, the new boss clearly excited. cristiano has been a legend of this club. he is a legend of this club.
nomia iqbal. nomia, good to see you, remind us, who was sirhan sirhan? sirhan sirhan is a palestinian christian refugee, he immigrated to the us when he was very young, and in terms of what happened that day, it is worth reminding that robert f kennedy was a political superstar in the making, his rise came less than five years after the assassination of his brother, presidentjohn f. kennedy, and he was seen as the democratic party s guy. he could have been president himself, as you mentioned, that was during his presidential campaign, he hadjust was during his presidential campaign, he had just won a very crucial primary in california, he was heading back to his hotel and was shot by sirhan sirhan. sirhan sirhan denied the killing, he said that he couldn t remember it, but he did go on later to say that as a palestinian christian, he was really angry at mr kennedy s support for
kennedy, the brother of presidentjohn f kennedy, should be released from prison. sirhan sirhan has served more than 50 years injail for the killing in 1968. the recommendation does not mean sirhan will be freed automatically it would have to be approved by the governor of california. president biden has accused china of blocking an investigation by the us into the cause of the coronavirus. a 3 month investigation by american intelligence agencies failed to agree on whether the virus stemmed from exposure to an infected animal or an incident in a laboratory in the chinese city of wuhan. meanwhile, china has consistently rejected claims that the virus originated from an incident at a government facility, and has even suggested that it might have escaped from a lab in the us. one of the world s most successful footballers cristiano ronaldo has agreed new terms to return to his old club, manchester united.
hindered the investigations. china said the report lacked credibility. a parole board in california has recommended that the man who assassinated robert f kennedy should be released from prison. sirhan sirhan has now served more than 50 years in jail for the killing in 1968 a shocking act which came only five years after the assassination of kennedy s brother, the us presidentjohn f kennedy. dr shane 0 sullivan is a film maker and author whose work extensively focuses on the murder of robert f kennedy. he told the bbc that he supported sirhan s release. this event came two months after the assassination of martin luther king, and brother kennedy had spoke to crowds in the us to appease them after the tragic death of martin luther king. robert kennedy. and then, two months later, he was poised to be a major contender for the 68 election. he had to win the california primary he did. he went to speak to supporters just after midnight