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the latest series of tornadoes to have ripped through parts of the united states has left at least eleven people dead. they were killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. some pictures coming through to us in the last couple of hours show the extent of the damage to homes in this residential area in the state of illinois. the picture is no better in arkansas where you can see homes have been completely flattened and b...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peters square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today, first at a mass for peace that was held in st peters basilica behind me. he talked about entrusting our beloved pope emeri...

and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peters square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today...

celebrations have taken place around the world to herald the start of 2023. we start in brazil, where crowds of people are gathering in the capital, brasilia, ahead of the inauguration of luiz inacio lula da silva as president. the veteran left—wing politician, known widely as lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010, and defeated jair bolsonaro in 0ctober�*s poll. there is tight security for sundays ceremony, amid fears that bolsonaro supporters may try to disrupt it. in t...

place around the world to herald the start of 2023. we start in brazil, where the inauguration of luiz inacio lula da silva as president is getting underway. this is the scene live in the capital brasilia. let in the capital brasilia. us go live to the images we witnessing let us go live to the images we are witnessing from brazils capital brasilia. this has been a numerous events have been taking place throughout day ahead oaf this, but this is the formal part of the session of the pr...

right now, he is receiving dignitaries from various people coming to the end of the day of ceremony. weve seen him out and about travelling on a very impressive motorcade, and the actual inauguration process itself, and that sash you can see there, the green and yellow sash has a lot of significance which we will come to in a moment. this is something that has been controversially seen. this is the moment he formally received it from a faneuil of people up on stage there —— a panel...

a warm welcome to bbc news. brazils new president, the veteran left—wing politician luiz inacio lula da silva, has vowed to make his country a "great environmental power". he was speaking at his inauguration ceremony in the capital, brasilia. large crowds gathered on the streets to watch lulas cavalcade travel to the event which followed a narrow election victory in october over the far—right leader, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsonaro, who refused to accept defeat, boycotted the inaugura...

and nearly a year into russias war with ukraine, we hear the story of a troupe of displaced ukrainian dancers unable to return home after fleeing the country. hello and welcome to bbc news. brazils new president, the veteran left—wing politician luiz inacio lula da silva, has vowed to make his country a "great environmental power". at his swearing—in ceremony in the capital brasilia, he told congress that he will rebuild the country from — as he put it — the "terrible ruins" he...

hello and welcome. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazils new president, 20 years after first becoming the countrys leader. almost five years ago — he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges that have since been annulled. hell now lead a deeply divided country. at his inauguration in the capital brasilia he told the crowds hed rebuild brazilfrom — what he called — the �*terrible ruins�* he had inherited from jair bolsonaro. our south america correspondent...

in the suffering of his wife, meghan. theres widespread condemnation of the storming of brazils congress by supporters of former president, jair bolsonaro. and history is about to be made here in cornwall, when later this evening the uk will be launching a rocket to send satellites up into space. and coming up on the bbc news channel, roberto martinez has been appointed as the new manager of portugal. the former everton boss left his role with belgium after the world cup. good afternoo...