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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...

and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition, after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime nfl game. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle. for the first time in 100 years, the house failed to elect a speaker in the first ballo...

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...

Here is the moment when the latest result was announced. the honourable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. cheering and applause. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. muted cheering and applause. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. 0ur correspondent on capitol hill, will grant told me more about the significance of this deadlock. it is really significant....

Wear the other down. in this battle of endurance. bbc news, bakhmut. to other stories now. and its day two of the speaker drama in the us house of representatives, as once again kevin mccarthy tried to become one of the most important elected officials in the us government. despite receiving on wednesday the backing of former president donald trump, who urged republicans to "vote for kevin and close the deal" — mr mccarthy lost a sixth consecutive vote for speaker, as a small group of far righ...