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BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST, CONNECT THE WORLD: Well, you looking at live pictures from the White House, where later today, Britain's Prime Minister
will attempt to sway President Trump back towards Ukraine. It's 09:00 a.m. in Washington, 06:00 p.m. here in Abu Dhabi. I'm Becky Anderson, you're
watching "Connect the World".
Also, ahead this hour, Israel receives the bodies of four more hostages as the fragile ceasefire with Hamas is set to expire soon. Legendary Actor
Gene Hackman and his wife found dead in their New Mexico home. And tech titan Nvidia keeps investors happy after doubling its profits for 2024.
We'll have a look at market reaction later in this show. And it is that reaction that we are looking for on the stock markets in New York, which
open about 30 minutes from now. The picture is a bit mixed, but on the NASDAQ front, at least, where you see a lot of tech stocks, of course.
Those strong results from Nvidia out after the closing bell on Wednesday, seem to be providing some relief for investors. Let's see if that lasts 30
minutes from now, 09:30 a.m. of course, Eastern time, New York time is when those markets open. We start with another leader heading to the White House
and another critical meeting focused on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will sit down with U.S. President Donald Trump in a few hours after urging the U.S. to provide a security
quote, backstop to European peace keepers in any future peace deal. Now the prime minister's visit coming in the midst of what has been a jarring
couple of weeks of diplomacy over Ukraine.
That started with French President Emmanuel Macron strip to Washington, and will continue on Friday, when Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy
arrives there to possibly sign natural resources deal with President Trump. Well, all of this happening under the long shadow of Vladimir Putin and Mr.
Trump's pivots towards the Russian Leader.
There is a lot going on, and no one better to talk about it with then CNN's Stephen Collinson. Stephen is a good friend of the show. And in your latest
analysis, CNN digital, you write quote, Starmer is visiting a president taking previously unfathomable steps to threaten the rules based global
order sketched out by Winston Churchill with President Franklin Roosevelt, early in World War Two. Just explain.
STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN POLITICS SENIOR REPORTER: Yeah, it's interesting that no president since Roosevelt has tried to bring down that Western-led,
rules-based order from inside like President Donald Trump has. He is casting doubt on the idea that America will always stand with its friends
in Europe.
He is siding openly over the last few weeks with a country that has been invaded rather -- with an invader, rather than a country that has been
invaded that goes against the U.N. Charter that was, as I said, sketched out earlier in World War II by Churchill and Roosevelt.
So that is the environment that star is coming into. He's got a few tasks today. He has to try and peel Trump away from Putin to ensure that Europe
and Ukraine have a role in the peace talks. Of course, they were kept out of those U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia recently.
And he's looking for security guarantees for Ukraine from the United States, because the Europeans argue that any peace deal with Vladimir Putin
is worth nothing unless the United States is prepared to guarantee it. Flying across the Atlantic yesterday, Starmer also called for that backstop
you were talking about, protection of European troops that might go into Ukraine after a peace deal.
But in his cabinet meeting yesterday, Trump basically said that he's not really interested in security guarantees. The United States doesn't seem
that interested in the future security of Europe after a peace deal. So, these leaders, although I'm sure it will be very cordial on policy here and
inclination, I think they're very much at odds.
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ANDERSON: Let's have a listen to how Donald Trump described the world order in a meeting yesterday.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Well, I'm not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We're going to have
Europe do that because it's in you know, we're talking about Europe is their next-door neighbor.
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ANDERSON: We've heard from Donald Trump. We know that this is a tall task that Starmer faces in getting Donald Trump to pivot back to the sort of
traditional U.S.-European relationship when it comes to security. And there is a window, a very small window, some 24 hours perhaps before Volodymyr
Zelenskyy arrives in Washington.
So, what do you think can be achieved between now and that meeting? And frankly, what do you expect the message from Donald Trump to be when the
Ukrainian President arrives Friday?
COLLINSON: Well, I would say that for Ukrainians, the fact that Zelenskyy is coming, and he appears to have talked down Donald Trump on some of the
more extreme aspects of that deal to exploit Ukraine's minerals after a peace deal shows that perhaps there is a chance that United States will
remain engaged in Ukraine if Trump can be convinced there's something in it for Washington.
I think that, the interesting thing here is that Starmer is trying to, I think, convince Trump that there is something for him to be gained in a
fair peace deal, other than just going directly to Putin, having a summit with Putin, which is what Trump really wants, and then doing a deal with
Putin.
We saw the same thing with French President Emmanuel Macron this week, who is in Washington. It's all about trying to present Trump with circumstances
that he sees as advantages to the United States and his idea of himself as a great deal maker. So that's what everyone in this equation is trying to
do.
They're playing into the president's desire to be seen as a great peacemaker. He wants to win the Nobel Prize and a deal maker. So, they have
to put something on the table that he's going to find attractive. The problem is Starmer and Macron can come to Washington. They can make their
case.
It can be a good case, but as soon as Trump gets in a room with President Vladimir Putin in the summit, which he said could happen within weeks, that
could all change. So, this is the hazard that foreign leaders have when dealing with Trump, who is basically a president who doesn't see any
distinguishing characteristics between allies and adversaries.
ANDERSON: It's always good to have you Stephen, thank you very much indeed. Teeing up the meeting between President Donald Trump and the British Prime
Minister, which should happen about three hours from now, at the White House. Thank you. Well, new developments here in the Middle East.
Sources saying Israel won't withdraw its forces from the Gaza-Egypt border. That announcement comes just days before the first phase of what was a
ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas is set to expire. And the IDF is expected to leave the border area as part of a potential second phase of
the deal or certainly was.
Well, Israel says it's sending negotiators to Cairo to continue talks. Earlier, the Israeli government confirmed the deaths of four hostages whose
bodies were returned by Hamas hours ago. Now, this comes as Israel releases hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in turn, in the final exchange of what
was the phase one ceasefire agreement.
CNN's Paula Hancocks set here with me now in our Abu Dhabi studio. So, what are we hearing about these two issues? Firstly, that Israel says it will
not now remove its forces from the what's known as the Philadelphia corridor, effectively on the Gaza side of the Egypt-Gaza border.
And indeed, what more do we know about the beginning of or the potential for these talks to begin again.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: So, starting with the Philadelphia corridor, as we know, Becky, this was always the sticking point. Before we
even got to phase one, this was what threatened to derail these talks, and it seems the same again.
We heard from an Israeli source that Israel is not going to withdraw from this area because they don't want to see smuggling that they say was
happening before the war and during up until May of last year, when they took over the area for Hamas to rearm itself. Now we have heard that,
confirmed by the Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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He has basically said that they want to stay in the areas certain outposts that they have within Gaza, including this border. He also went on to say
there's areas of Southern Syria, Southern Lebanon, that they want to stay in indefinitely. They don't have a time limit for it, because this is how
they are going to have these so-called security zones --
ANDERSON: They describe these as buffer zones --
HANCOCKS: Buffer zones, exactly. So, he said that there's not going to be a time zone on this. Now, Hamas reacted to what Katz said very quickly,
saying this is a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement, and it's an effort to cause this agreement to fail. This is a red line for Hamas for
the Palestinians in Gaza, because as part of this phase two, Israel is supposed to withdraw their military out of Gaza.
Clearly, they are not ready to do that at this point. They believe that, that will just allow Hamas to rearm itself and become a threat in the
future.
ANDERSON: So where does this leave us?
HANCOCKS: There is a delegation, as you say, from Israel on its way to Cairo. Hamas has given a statement today saying that they're ready to talk
about phase two. But we also know, from an Israeli source familiar with the matter that they want to just extend this phase one, try and secure as many
hostages as they possibly can, as many releases as they possibly can, without having to do the difficult commitments of phase two.
ANDERSON: -- ceasefire.
HANCOCKS: Exactly, and having to withdraw the military out of Gaza. So up until now, with, it's not even clear if they have even started to discuss
phase two. All of these talks that have been ongoing up until now have been trying to keep phase one on track. There have been a number of hurdles, a
number of delays, and that is what the negotiations have been ongoing with, with Egypt, with Qatar, with the U.S. as mediators.
So, this could potentially be the first time they are even trying to deal with the difficulties of phase two. And bear in mind, phase one runs out
Saturday at midnight. That is when this temporary ceasefire effectively ends. So, it is a very tricky situation at this point. It shows the
fragility of this ceasefire as even at the beginning, everybody said, well, phase two is the difficult part, phase one is a lot easier.
ANDERSON: It's good to have you Paula, thank you. Tributes being paid to the Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman, who has died at the age of 95 he was
found dead at his home alongside the body of his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa. Police say they do not believe there was foul play will happen.
Film career, of course, span multiple decades, and including roles in iconic movies like Bonnie and Clyde and the French Connection. Elizabeth
Wagmeister is following the story from Los Angeles. And as I understand it, their bodies were found in their home in New Mexico. What more are police
saying about the death of Gene Hackman and his wife?
ELIZABETH WAGMEISTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: That's correct, Becky, it is a bizarre story, and such a sad ending to his illustrious
career and life. So, Gene Hackman and his wife, along with their dog, Becky, were all found dead in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Now
police are saying that there is no suspected foul play, but they have not given us any details or indication as to why.
They have said that they do not suspect foul play. There has been no cause of death given yet. This investigation is currently ongoing. They were
found yesterday in their home. So, this news breaking overnight. It's very early here in Los Angeles, and as the West Coast wakes up to this and the
Hollywood community, certainly, there's going to be a lot of sadness, but also shock, just in the manner of which Gene Hackman and his wife were
found.
Now, Becky, Gene Hackman had really stepped out of the limelight for more than 20 years. He retired from Hollywood in 2004 and he and his wife had
lived a private life in New Mexico since then. Now, remember, the Oscars are just three days away. I will be there and Gene Hackman, he won two
Oscars.
He was nominated for five, really one of the all-time greats on screen. And I anticipate that there will be a beautiful tribute to him that producers
are certainly scrambling now to include during that In Memoriam segment at the Oscars. Now, as I said, very early here on the West Coast.
So, we don't have many tributes yet, because many people have not woken up to this news yet. But Francis Ford Coppola, who directed him in a film in
1974 posted to pay tribute, and also George Takei, I want to read you Becky, what he had to say. He said, quote, we have lost one of the true
giants of the screen.
Gene Hackman could play anyone and you could feel a whole life behind it. He could be anyone and no one a towering presence or an everyday Joe.
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That's how powerful an actor he was. He will be missed, but his work will live on forever. So, a really beautiful tribute there from George Takei,
Becky.
ANDERSON: And testament to the success, the amazing success that Gene Hackman had, that people continue to watch those movies, the French
Connection. I sure even Gen Z would have at least heard about, if not seen amazing stuff. What a loss. Thank you, Elizabeth.
Coming up, we'll take you to USAID Headquarters, where employees are going to get their belongings after nearly the entire agency was put on leave.
Plus, the Trump Administration touts that it's arresting illegal migrants at a much faster pace than President Biden's last year in office. A closer
look at those numbers, up next.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back. You're watching "Connect the World" with me Becky Anderson. Well, the U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump Administration a
win last night, at least temporarily. Chief Justice John Roberts paused a midnight deadline that would have required the administration to release $2
billion of frozen foreign aid.
And happening right now in Washington, staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, are clearing out their desks after
nearly all their employees there were put on leave. CNN's Arlette Saenz is outside the agency headquarters.
ARLETTE SAENZ, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: These fired staffers have been giving 15-minute windows where they can come in and pack up their
desks and other items as they are preparing to leave the agency. As you can see right behind me, there are a little over a dozen people here who have
showed up.
They say this is not a protest, but this isn't meant to show support for those USAID staffers who are coming here to collect their belongings today.
On Sunday, about 2000 USAID staffers began to learn that they were being laid off and thousands more were put on administrative leave.
USAID is facing some of the most drastic cuts since President Trump came into office in this second term. And I had a chance to speak with a union
representative with the American Foreign Service Association about how they feel the administration has handled these cuts. Take a listen to that
moment.
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RANDY CHESTER, AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION: It's been quite tragic. I think there's been a lot of lack of communication in general
about what's happening to USAID staff don't know day in and day out what they're supposed to do. We've had our emails.
Most people have had their email accounts shut off, so they're getting notices third party from Facebook groups and from chat groups. So, it's
really a haphazard way to tell people what to do and how to do it.
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SAENZ: So, a lot of uncertainty that has been facing thousands of workers who are either direct to hire employees with USAID or federal contractors.
I was up on Capitol Hill, a bit earlier in the week with some people who had recently been laid off. One woman telling me that she had received a
notice on Sunday saying she had been placed on administrative leave, and just one day later, received another notification that she had been
terminated.
So here we are expecting to see staffers beginning to come pick up some of their belongings, a slice, a window into the human impact of some of these
cuts that have been made by the Trump Administration and the start of his term.
ANDERSON: Arlette Saenz reporting. Well, meanwhile, a court filing shows that the Pentagon is moving forward with Mr. Trump's plan to kick some
transgender individuals out of the U.S. military. A Pentagon policy memo says that service members diagnosed or with a history of gender dysphoria
will be processed for separation from service.
And it goes on to say, quote, the Department only recognizes two sexes, male and female, and that an individual's sex is immutable, unchanging
during a person's life. All service members will only serve in accordance with their sex. Well, the memo shows there are a couple of exceptions to
the policy.
For instance, if there is a quote, compelling government interest, or if the individual can demonstrate 36 months of stability in their sex. U.S.
President Donald Trump moving at a dizzying pace to enforce his hardline immigration policies just a month into what is this second term.
Of course, his administration says more than 20,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested since the president's return to the White House. Now
this pace far exceeds the 33,000 arrests during President Joe Biden's last year in office. Sources also tell CNN the Trump Administration is preparing
to invoke a little known 18 century law to speed up the president's mass deportation pledge.
Well CNN's Priscilla Alvarez following this story first from Washington? Priscilla, do help us? Help us understand the Trump Administration's plan
to invoke what is this, Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up mass deportations.
PRISCILLA ALVAREZ, CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yeah, Becky, this is a sweeping wartime authority that the president is planning to use, and it's
gained popularity among immigration hard liners because it would streamline the process to deport certain undocumented immigrants.
Now this measure was designed to be invoked when or if the U.S. was at war or under threat of invasion. And according to sources, there have been
ongoing discussions across multiple agencies and how to apply this and how to define it. Once was telling me that the primary target here would be the
notorious Venezuelan gang --
They are what they of course, recently were designated as a foreign terrorist organization. Now ultimately, this is a way for them to again
streamline the process, because detentions and deportations usually go through the immigration court system, and in this case, would not have to
do so.
So that is why it is seen as a tool to speed up deportations, particularly for this segment of the population that President Donald Trump has talked
about repeatedly, not only in office, but also while he was on the campaign trail. Now, of course, legal experts say that this is likely to face an
uphill court battle.
Simply because the U.S. would have to make the case that they are under an invasion or they are at war, and how exactly they define that to invoke
this act is still an open question. But sources say that they are very much working behind the scenes to do this. It was something that the president
previewed his first day in office, and something he plans to execute on in the coming days and weeks, Becky.
ANDERSON: Good to have you. Thank you very much indeed. Priscilla Alvarez on the story. Let's get you up to speed on some of the other key headlines
on our radar right now. And crowds of well-wishers continue to gather outside Rome's hospital where the pope, Pope Francis, is staying and hoping
and praying for a speedy recovery.
The Vatican says the 88-year-old pontiff is showing slight improvement as he recovers from pneumonia and his mild kidney failure has receded, they
say. But they add that his prognosis is still guarded. Pope Francis has been hospitalized for nearly two weeks now. Health officials in West Texas
and the United States say an unvaccinated school aged child has died from measles as the outbreak there grows.
It's the first measles death in the United States in a decade. More than 100 cases have now been confirmed in Texas, most of them are children with
18 hospitalized.
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un wants a stronger, more modern army ready for war. According to state media there, he made the remarks on Tuesday
while visiting an elite military academy where he was critical of the school's management and its educational facilities.
South Korean intelligence believes Kim may be preparing to send more troops to support Russia in its war in Ukraine, where they have reportedly
suffered heavy losses. Well, coming up, we're going to check in on the markets and on Nvidia. Its results out Wednesday evening after the bell,
and despite doubling its profits last year. Its stock price closed lower at the end of the trading day yesterday, and we will examine why.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back. I'm Becky Anderson in Abu Dhabi. It is 28 minutes past 6 here. You're watching "Connect the World". These are your headlines.
In just a few hours, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
He is expected to push the president to offer a security backstop for European peace keepers in any peace deal that ends Russia's war on Ukraine.
Right Wing social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother are headed to the United States three years after they were arrested in Romania.
The brothers face charges of rape, human trafficking and money laundering. Romanian Prosecutors say the men will return to the country for their next
court appearance. Both deny any wrong doing. The long-imprisoned leader of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, is calling on his followers to
disarm and dissolve the group.
Abdallah Ocalan made those comments just minutes ago. The PKK has been at war with the Turkish government for decades. Government run media say the
death toll in a military plane crash in Sudan has written risen to 46. The associated press reporting that the plane crash while taking off from an
air base north of Omdurman, not far from the capital Khartoum, is no word on the course.
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It is being described as one of the deadliest plane crashes in the Northeast African nation in two decades. Right, let's get you the closing
of the closing bell, let's get you the opening bell on Wall Street. We are out of the gate. The U.S. markets open. Shares looking rather mixed as they
were on the futures markets, although turning slightly higher now as they kick into gear.
Nvidia's results highly anticipated, of course, yesterday. Let's check in on how the industry, leading AI chip maker, is faring this morning. And the
report was pretty good. I have to say. It beat Wall Street expectations. Doubled its profits for 2024. Investors aren't used though, to pretty good
within Nvidia. Are they?
They are used to block buster. Let's get Clare Duffy up you. She's in New York. I'm just letting these markets settle a bit, Clare. And so, we will
get a chance to see what Nvidia's stock is doing this morning. Walk us through that earnings report, if you will.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN BUSINESS WRITER: Yeah. Becky, there was a lot of trepidation heading into this earnings report yesterday, because Nvidia
really is seen as a barometer for the wider tech sector, because it is really at the heart of this AI wave the company makes, as you said, the
chips that power many of these AI systems.
And there was a lot of nervousness, especially because there have been questions in recent weeks about whether AI tech giants are over spending on
artificial intelligence infrastructure, and that really is the core of Nvidia's business. But as you said, the company posted stunning results yet
again, doubling its full year profits, doubling its full year sales.
And as we see there, the stock investors seem to be happy about that this morning, but it is a more muted response than we've seen, because in the
past, Nvidia really has just blown expectations out of the water. It beat them slightly in this case. And so, I think we're starting to see the
market may be correct a little bit here.
You know, slow down the hype cycle just a little bit. But this company still really is on fire. It posts a, you know, said it's expecting better
than expected results for the current quarter, and CEO Jensen Huang also commented on DeepSeek, which has been raising many of these questions about
AI spending, because these Chinese start up figured out how to make a more efficient AI model.
But he said that even if AI models start to get more efficient, that ultimately is going to lead to more adoption and more widespread use of
artificial intelligence, which ultimately, at the end of the day, will be better for Nvidia's business. So, all really good signs for the company at
this point.
ANDERSON: I think it's really -- Yeah, I think it's important that you point out that the earnings report showed a slight drop in income margins
due to the uptick in the data center costs. It is all about data centers these days, isn't it? That's the big talk. And as you and I talk, it's
interesting, Clare.
The price, which started higher, is still higher on the open but it is coming off as the market settles somewhat. So, as we say, any sense that
there is a little bit of disappointment in numbers, like Nvidia's these days. And those costs associated with data centers, of course, is one of
those disappointments that's obviously going to affect the stock price up about 1.5 percent at present.
We'll keep an eye on that. Clare, it's good to have you. 133 spot 12 is what that price, what that stock is currently trading at, if you're on the
job hunt. Thank you, Clare. One industry stands out for hiring, and that is building artificial intelligence technology. And got some new research from
the University of Maryland in the last 24 hours, showing that jobs in the sector have surged in the past two years.
Since open AI launched its revolutionary chatbot, ChatGPT. The overall job postings in the United States are down 17 percent since the end of 2022,
but jobs in the AI field, get this, are up 68 percent. Now that has come at the expense of other tech jobs, non-AI related IT job postings are down
more than a quarter.
Well to the English Premier League next, where leaders Liverpool continued their march towards the EPL title. More on that coming your way.
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ANDERSON: Well self-described misogynist and social media influencer Andrew Tate now heading back to the United States. Tate and his brother Tristan
have boarded a private jet in Romania bound for Florida. Now their lawyer says, that a travel ban on the pair, which had been in place since their
arrest in 2022 has now been modified.
Brothers are accused of human trafficking, sex with a minor, and money laundering. Both men who hold dual U.S.-British citizenship deny any
wrongdoing. CNN's Nada Bashir joins me now from London with more. There is certainly criticism mounting, not least in Romania, over the decision to
let these brothers return to the U.S. while they are under investigation. What more do we know about this?
NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely, Becky. There is mounting backlash now growing against this decision by Romanian prosecutors to lift
this travel ban which had been in place since 2022 considering the severity of the challenges that both brothers are facing, as you mentioned,
including human trafficking, rape and money laundering.
But of course, there is real questions around the timing, around this decision from the Romanian prosecutors, and questions around the possible
connection with the Trump Administration now. We had previously seen reporting from the Financial Times citing sources that they had spoken to
that there had been mounting pressure from the Trump Administration pressing Romanian authorities to lift these travel restrictions.
It's understood that there had been phone calls between Trump officials and Romanian officials, and also a meeting between Trump's Special Envoy and
the Romanian Foreign Minister during the Munich Security Conference, which took place just a week ago. And we have since had confirmation from
Romania's Foreign Minister that there had indeed been discussions with U.S. officials around the situation facing the Tate brothers.
Although the Romanian Foreign Ministry has been careful to underscore that there was no direct or explicit pressure coming from the Trump
Administration to ensure that this travel restriction was lifted. But of course, as you mentioned, that backlash today is mounting.
We've heard from a British lawyer representing some of the alleged victims of Andrew Tate, who has said that the evidence against the Tate brothers is
clear that this decision is an embarrassment for Romanian authorities. And in fact, we've heard from four British women who have alleged that Andrew
Tate raped and coercively controlled them.
They have said that they feel re-traumatized upon hearing the news that the Tate brothers have now been allowed to leave Romania and travel onwards to
the United States. And of course, we've been hearing backlash as well from within Romania. Romania's presidential hopeful Elena Lasconi describing
this as an embarrassment, as potentially tarnishing Romania's reputation in allowing this sort of impunity for those with money or influence.
But of course, what is important to underscore here is that Romanian authorities have been clear that while the travel restrictions have now
been lifted by the prosecution, that they are still under other legal obligations, namely, they are required to appear in court upon further
legal proceedings.
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And of course, we are expecting to see yet another hearing for the Tate brothers taking place in less than a month, that's scheduled for March
24th. But again, real questions as to what this means for the next steps in terms of the charges that they are facing, the further steps for the legal
proceedings. And of course, what this could mean in terms of the Trump Administration's influence on cases like this, Becky.
ANDERSON: Nada, thank you. Well, Liverpool continued their charge towards the English Premier League title last night, a 2-0 win over Newcastle put
some 13 points clear at the top of the table. And that is well, many saying, and that is a lead that is insurmountable. Andy joining me now.
Pretty much a deal done then, Andy.
ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Pretty much, Becky -- one team ever has been able to come back from down 13 and end up winning the Premier
League title. That was Arsenal back in the 97, 98 season, it was Man U that blew that lead. So, it's pretty much all over, you know, off the stats
given Liverpool at 98 percent chance of winning the Premier League.
They've got 10 games left, 6 of them at home. So, it's pretty much all she wrote there for this season. What a year two for Arne Slot, one of the best
first year ever for a manager.
ANDERSON: I'm sure you're going to do more on that in "World Sport", that is up after the break with Andy Scholes. I'm back in 15 minutes time with
the second hour of "Connect the World". Stay with us.
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