ah, or ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is dw news live from berlin. donald trump hit with criminal charges, a grand jury and manhattan votes to indict trump the 1st time this has ever happened to a former us president. it threatens to up in the race for the white house next year

. we'll get more from washington in just a moment. also coming up a us journalist is arrested in russia on spine charges. evan gush coverage of the wall street journal is the 1st american reporter to be held for espionage since the cold war. the white house is condemned to the wrist. ah, i'm jared read. welcome to the shore. we're going to begin with some breaking news . former us president donald trump is being hit with criminal charges. a manhattan grand jury has voted to indict trump following a probe into hush money paid to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. trump has called the indictment political persecution and vowed his innocence. his legal team says that they will fight the indictment in court. trump is running to regain the white house

in 2024. he is the 1st former us president to ever face criminal charges. we can get the latest now from dw correspondent mikaela costner in washington, mikaela. hi there donald trump has been indicted. what happens now? is he going to be arrested? well, that's the open question, but 1st of all, that indictment is still under an official seal. it's still sealed, but so many sources have leak. this, that we can actually read from the reactions that this has almost been served. it will be formally delivered next week to donald trump and his attorneys already are saying that they will fight this. we had been expecting this to happen just not as fast. and what we weren't quite clear about is what exactly those charges will be, and we still do not know that it looks like the $130000.00 paid to stormy daniels

in house money. that in itself is nothing illegal here also under new york state law. but the circumstances how the meant money was passed on and how the accounting happened or didn't happen behind that. that seems to be the core issue here. michael cohen is former lawyer, who basically turned on him, said today that nobody is above the law that this proved this. and we've seen multiple statements coming out most prominently from donald trump, himself, already calling this as an attempt to manipulate the upcoming elections and the legal system being instrumentalist against them. this being once again a wish, which hunt as he called the same circumstance in 2016. interestingly, this seems to be the least of his legal worries, but it's the 1st that could serve him a formal indictment. the 1st time in us history that a former president would be indicted once this is actually made official. and

mckayla remind us how exactly did did donald trump get to this point? well, this is actually a called a zombie case. this particular case. and this is something that looked like it could lead to formal charges, then went away again. and it has been popping up time and time again. it does stretch back all the way back to 2016 now. it looks like it's become official because a jury decided to indict him a very likely way to suit still don't have it officially. but what we're seeing here is we're sink to say the very least a blurring of the line of the separation of powers in the united states. because the republican speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, immediately fired off a statement saying that he would direct the relevant committees to look into the actions of the district attorney in new york and who is taking this legal again action against donald trump. so it's not just a donald trump himself looking at it,

his chances of running once again as the republican candidate, it is his own party. it is congress itself that could take action here against the judiciary. so this is something that will have to be looked at very closely and that that should worry anyone who was interested in maintaining a separation of powers in the united states. mccullor, cause we're talking about this extraordinary situation where a former us president has been hit with criminal charges. you alluded to it there, but what type of implications does this huffy have including on the rice for the white house next year? look, 1st of all, i just want to remind us that for donald trump had predicted an arrest for himself last week. this sparked major security worries. we're, we're now hearing that n y p d, the new york police department is now ramping up security. there's a huge concern that this could lead to violence and, and politically strategically. and there is

a sense that this could either harm his chances of once again being nominated. but there's also a huge argument made by unless that this could actually strengthen him. if he manages a to harness this as a, something he sees as proof as a witch hunt against him and to make himself and a hero really over this champion against what he says is a legal system that is basically infiltrated by democrats. one has to know that also a judicial positions and not just state attorneys, but also judges are elected here in the united states. these are elected offices, and that's why the party lines, whether you're republican or democrat, goes right to the core of who is taking which legal step in these proceedings. so this is as politicized as it could possibly be. and it could either sink him with republicans feeling. he's simply too much trouble or boy,

his chances of once again running in 2024 as presidential candidate for the republicans. i was michaela cook, now dw, corresponded in washington mckayla. thank you for your analysis. well, the white house has condemned the arrest of an american journalist in russia on spine charges, russia security service. the fs. b accuses evan girth, coverage of trying to obtain classified information. his pleaded not guilty, and his employer, the wall street journal is demanding his immediate release. it's the 1st time in american reporter has been detained in russia as an alleged spy. since the cold war, washington is advising us citizens to leave guards at a moscow court bundled ivan gush given out of the building. following his brief appearance, the 31 year old pleaded not guilty to spying charges,

but exactly what he's alleged to have done remains unclear. his lawyer says he wasn't even allowed in the courtroom remodels to the wrong. i can't say anything because i haven't seen the charges filed against them yet. i'm convinced that my client could only of acted legal and only due to gash coverage was arrested hundreds of kilometers away from moscow. in the city of yo, catherine burg. he's believe to have been working on a story about local attitudes to the war and ukraine, but russian authorities claim cash given was acting on behalf of the us to access state secrets. but he greets him malesky under the guise of journalistic activities . a journalistic visa and accreditation. judging by the investigative measures taken against him, he was engaged in completely different activities. nasir as civil shinla in lloyd's eagerness to gush coverage has been working in russia as a journalist since 2017. he's been with the wall street journal for just over

a year, and the paper has been quick to condemn his wrist. in a statement they demanded his immediate release. other journalists also expressing their grave concerns. it has a chilling effect on foreign journalists, especially western journalists. will try to inform international community international public opinion about the war and about what's going on in russia. gosh, coverage is the highest profile american arrested in russia since basketball and brittany greiner, who spend 10 months in jail on drug charges. for now, he will spend the next 2 months here in a pre trial detention center. his silence, i fear the blow to dwindling media freedoms and russia. ok, let's get

a round up of some other world headlines. now. turkey highs approved finland's application to join now. so ending months of delay during which turkey had blocked finland and sweden from joining the military lions. the parliament in anchor of voted unanimously in favor 2 weeks after president richard. type oh to one made his support clear. talkies void was the last hurdle, preventing finra from accession based on what to give you regarding the form of brazilian president i have also narrow, has returned home after spending 3 months in the united states. the far right former leader is under investigation over the storming of brazil's congress in january after he lost reelection. he could face jail and be made ineligible to run again for office. hundreds of rallied in nashville to coal for stronger gun laws protested into the tennessee capital building where they demanded lawmakers

take action in response to mondays, a deadly shooting. at an elementary school, the states republican leaders have avoided calling for gun reforms, advocating more security in schools instead around 30000 protest is in israel, have blocked a highway in tel aviv, in support of the government, controversial judicial reform bill. the proposed changes would allow parliament to override supreme court decisions with a simple majority. prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced this week that he was pope postponing the legislation following months of protest. and at least 8 hindu worshippers have died after plunging into a stairway leading to a well where a temple for collapsed in the central indian city of indoor a dozen people were rescued. incident happened during the hindu festival, or from navarre me well, here in germany, britons king charles has highlighted the ties between his country and germany and

become the 1st reigning monarch to address the german parliament. the 2nd day of the king's 3 day visit also included a trips to a military unit and an organic dairy farm and chase banker standing ovations for the king alternating between german and english britons. charles, the 3rd praised the british german friendship in a historic speech that frequently drew laughter from lawmakers. the purely gifted relative of course there is also rivalry of reason i'm thinking in particular of the encounters between our football teams for days and with that in mind, it was very special that the english women's soccer team, the lionesses,

became european champions by beating germany items the gig and deutschland are rude for most of rude but he also came with a serious political message. speaking of reconciliation and the need to learn from the past with europe. security once again threatened by russia's war of aggression against ukraine is barrios. devel technicians took the world, has not passively stood by isn't there should, even as we abhor the appalling scenes of destruction, we can take heart from our unity shop in defense of ukraine, of peace and freedom. the title craner decedents to fright. oh, charles then went on to visit some of the ukrainians who have taken refuge in germany since russia's invasion and highlighted how both germany and the u. k. are

providing support side by side. also, militarily, that was the message of his visit to join german, british military unit, outside of berlin. and last but not least at this eco village, charles got his hands down and dirty, helping to make cheese and discuss organic farming. since long before he became britain, sovereign environmental issues happen at the heart of his agenda. his 1st trip abroad, as britons monarch, as seen as an effort to reset britain's relations with the european union post breaks it self power through photo ops. so far it looks like it has been a piece of cake for charles. ok, is there a man to ne breaking you story we have for you a manhattan that grand jury has voted to indict form

a u. s. president donald trump following of tribe into hush money, i to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election drop has called the indictment political persecution, vowing to fight it in colds. and of course we'll have more on that to route the next hours here on to help you stay tuned up next on dw business. steven beasley has the latest including us president george biden's, cold for tougher rules for mid sized bags. to prevent failures is more and a w dot com and on social media to at t w. i'm jarrett great in building. thank you for truth . what secrets lie behind these wall discover new adventures in 360 degrees