he had this fear of getting older, being relevant, and then i got out of hand hello and welcome to our viewers, joining us here in the united states around the world and streaming us on cnn max, i m rosemary church, just ahead. donald trump s last remaining republican rival picks up her first primary winner of the year. but with super tuesday on the horizon with nikki haley really be able to make up any real ground and the us presidential race us vice president kamala harris increases pressure on israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. and long lines and moscow as hundreds of people continue queuing up to mourn alexey navalny and lay flowers at his grave live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church good to have you with us, and we begin here in the united states, states, where a jam packed week of political events is about to unfold americans will cause crucial votes. and here, a critical speech as they sought through the possible c
meeting them in california, he emphasized that navalny s legacy lives on through those mourning his loss and fighting for freedom and democracy. the united states government is expected to announce a new package of sanctions against russia on friday. navalny s mother says she s finally seen his body, nearly a week after officials said he died in an arctic prison. lyudmila navalnaya said authorities took her to a morgue on wednesday night, where she was presented with a death certificate, which she signed. navalny s team said the document states he died of natural causes. translation: according to the law, they should l have given me his body immediately. but they didn t. instead, they blackmail me. they put conditions where, when and how alexei should be buried. this is illegal. they receive orders either from the kremlin or from the central office of the investigative committee. they want it done secretly, without a memorial service. they want to take me to the edge of a sem
while the g7 group of nations have again called on russia to fully clarify the circumstances of his death. navalny spokesperson kira yarmysh confirmed on x formerly known as twitter that the body had been released. she also wrote that they weren t sure if they could give him the funeral they said he deserves. the country s most vocal kremlin critic was found dead in a siberian prison nine days ago. according to russian accounts, the 47 year old took a short walk, said he felt unwell, then collapsed and never regained consciousness. on friday, his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, was given an ultimatum to hold a secret funeral for her son or he would be buried at the penal colony where he died. she was given three hours to make her decision. our correspondent olga ivshina from bbc russia provided some context to the returning of navalny s body. his sudden death came as a shock to many of his supporters and most of the people who follow russia, everyone was watching for this and
in particular, the us sanctioned three government officials involved in navalny s imprisonment. nearly 100 firms and individuals will face restrictions on exports. russia s main payment system, mir, is targeted in the fresh measures. additionally, companies involved in powering russia s war effort, its energy production, and its cooperation with iran on drone technology will also be hit. the penalties go beyond russia s borders, as people in china, the united arab emirates, vietnam and liechtenstein have also been sanctioned. they re accused of being connected to businesses that send materials to russia s military. against the backdrop of those sanctions, a spokeswoman for the late russian opposition leader says officials are threatening to bury mr navalny at the arctic prison where he died last week. his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, has reportedly been given the choice between accepting thatarrangement, oragreeing to a secret burial without mourners. the kremlin denies allega
two major political parties say they have reached an agreement to form a coalition government. this comes after a tense election campaign with allegations of vote rigging. these are the two men who will be taking the top jobs asif ali zardari, from the centre left pakistan people s party, will be the candidate for the presidency his second time in the role. and, set to reassume the prime ministerial role also for the second time from the centre right, pakistan muslim league s shehbaz sharif, the younger brother of former prime minister nawaz sharif. bbc urdu s farhat javed, has been following the election closely and had this update on the late night announcement. it was sort of expected that soon there would be some announcement from any of three major parties in pakistan. and what we saw today in a late night press conference, pakistan s people s party and nawaz sharif, pml n and muslim league nawaz they announced that they are going to form a coalition government. th