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celebrations to mark the start of 2023 are being held around the world — with rio the latest city to welcome the new year in the past hour. earlier, crowds thronged the streets of capitals from warsaw and stockholm in the east, to brussels, paris, madrid and london — where the countdown was projected within the london eye as midnight approached. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes, in what was thought to be the largest display in europe, with over ...

good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, alice. its subpoena night here at msnbc. with mike pence making little history. could be the first vice president ever. we >> should never lose sight of the fact that the vice president is getting a subpoena to talk about the actions on the part of his own president as it relates to potentially fomenting an insurrection at the capitol to undermine democracy. the gravity should not be lost on us. >> yet another unique entry in the mike pence posi...

presidential history. once again. >> its looking like a long history at this point, lawrence. >> the breaking news tonight, as you just heard, is that mike pence has made history once again. this time as the first former vice president in history to receive a subpoena from a prosecutor investigating possible crimes committed by the president who the vice president served. special counsel jack smith has subpoenaed mike pence to give under oath grand jury testimony. the washington post r...

and you congressional class will be sworn in republicans will officially take back control of the health of representatives. let us pause and reflect on that for a moment. less than two years after i violent -- stormed the capitol in attempt to stop biden from becoming president. -- well be back in control of the lower chamber of commerce. many of the republicans returning to congress or joining it for the first time this week supported the big lie that led to that armed insurrection. ...

reaching the finish line — the british man who has run a marathon every day of this year to raise a million pounds for charity. celebrations are under way to mark the start of 2023 — this is the scene live in paris with the first new years eve fireworks since 2019 and covid pandemic. they are clearly making the most of that. its the same across much of europe. we can show you the pictures from the dread. again, the party is well under way as we see and the new year. another look at...

and urge people to do what they can to help. palestinian authories welcome a vote by the un general assembly to ask the international court ofjustice to give a legal opinion on the israeli occupation of palestinian territories. hello and welcome to bbc news. lets start with some breaking news. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years unti...

a lack of leadership from government. a sentiment that is shared by republicans, democrats, and everyone in between who say they are fed up with the instability in washington and its effects on the future of this country. >> john: is this a wake-up call for the president and leaders in congress? steve moore and doug holtz eakin, and florida michael waltz. >> conditions are at bad or worse than the randalls island refugee camp, and the men came back and warned the residents of the hotel...

good morning. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. vatican spokesman, matteo bruni, said in a statement... bells tolling this was the moment of the confirmation of his death...

the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. bells tolling this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome. you can hear the ...

his funeral will be held on the 5th ofjanuary and will be presided over by pope francis. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data, as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. queen guitarist brian may and members of englands womens football team are among those celebrated in the uks new years honours list. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. hi...