Vladimir putin is a mobster whose gangsters killed her husband. Powerful Republican Senate leader, Mitch Mcconnell has announced he will step down later this year. He is the longest serving republican leader in the us senate, and says hell step down from the role in november of this year. The high court in Belfast Rules A Uk decision to offer immunity for crimes committed during the troubles is in breach of eu legislation. The cases brought by relatives of victims who claimed it was unconstitutional. With claims the death toll in gaza has reached nearly 30,000, new details emerge about a potential ceasefire. Good evening. The Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell, a towering figure in american politics, will step down as the gop leader in november. The Kentucky Republican said he will continue to serve, but from november he will hand the reigns of the Senate Republican conference to someone from the next generation. Mcconnell turned 82 last week. Heres part of his announcement this
Peter bowes has moran if this came as a surprise. Has more. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Convention season in the election is looming in november and one of donald trump tactics has always been to try to delay these Legal Proceedings ag
Mcconnell is the republican leader in the senate with a huge say in which laws make their way through congress. Hes masterminded some of his partys key achievements of recent years including the but he has a frosty relationship with donald trump and called him morally responsible for the january sixth attacks on the capitol. Mcconnell is the republican leader in the senate with a huge say in which laws make their way through congress. In a moment well speak with our correspondent in washington, but first lets hear from Mitch Mcconnell making his announcement on the floor of the senate just a short time ago. One of lifes most unappreciated talents is to know when its time to move on lifes next chapter. So i stand before you today, mr president , and my colleagues to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. Im not going anywhere anytime soon, however ill complete myjob my colleagues have given me until we select a new leader in november and they take the helm ne
But the Supreme Courts decision to take up the case could delay it beyond the election in november. Earlier, i asked our North America correspondent peter bowes if this announcement comes as a surprise. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Conv
Tortured for three years on president putins orders and then murdered. Applause in her address in strasbourg, which received a Standing Ovation, Yulia Navalnaya said that people outside russia need to understand that Vladimir Putin is not a politician, but the head of an organised crime gang. She said he cant be negotiated with, and is capable of anything. She promised to continue his work towards a free russia. Heres some of that speech. On his orders, alexei was tortured for three years. He was starved in a tiny stone cell, cut off from the outside world and denied visits, phone calls and then even letters. And then they killed him. Even after that, they abused his body and abused his mother. 0n the one hand, The Public Murder has once again showed everyone that putin is capable of anything and that you cannot negotiate with him. And lets just take a moment to remind ourselves of what we know about Alexei Navalny s death. He was of course a vocal critic of president putin. He died in