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why countries in east asia and the pacific region are among the worst affected. we start in ukraine where a battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a �*meat grinder�* — with high numbers of casualties on both s...

paid their last respects to the former pope — benedict 16th — before his funeral at the vatican on thursday. its seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine, where a ukrainian battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting there is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault...

Each side trying to wear the other down. wear the other down in this battle of endurance. bbc news, bakhmut. to other stories now and in the next hour the us house of representatives will reconvene to try and elect a speaker — one of the most important elected officials in the us government. republican kevin mccarthy earlier lost a sixth consecutive vote as a small group of far right republicans rebelled — and voted for somone else. the total number of votes cast is 433, of which the honoura...

The honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 201. cheering and applause. the honourable byron donald is of the state of florida has received 20. applause. with one recorded as present. no member elect having received a majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. our washington correspondent gary odonoghue gave us the latest from capitol hill. two days, six votes, nine and a half hours and theres still no closer to reaching a conclusion than they were at t...