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of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm—twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right of his party to back him, with a little help from a friend. i do want to especially thank president trump. i dont think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning....

the newly—elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said "i dont think anybody should doubt" mr trumps influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co—operating with this party. our washington correspondent gary odonoghue reports. it took them four...

iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions "abhorrent". hello to you in the uk and around the world in ukraine, vladimir putin had said his forces would stop fighting for 36 hours so orthodox christians could celebrate christmas this weekend. the ceasefire was supposed to run from 9am yesterday morning to 9pm today uk time. and while millions of ukrainians and russians were able...

the head of the catholic church, pope francis has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope—emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. benedict xvi — who is 95 — left office in 2013, the first pope to resign in six centuries. now on bbc news, our world: welcome to the metaverse around the world a new type of worker is emerging. they make big profits for companies but rarely leave home or break into a sweat. they generat...

[crowd chanting u.s.a.] all right, we got to do a show. all right. were broadcasting live from beautiful west palm beach in the free state of florida, and in just 12 days, youll decide the future of our great republic. tonight in just a moment well be joined by governor ron desantis, floridas first la lady, casey desantis will be with us. any marco rubio fans in the house? marco rubio will be here. senator rick scott will be here. rick scott fans here? all right. both desantis and rubi...

are struggling around the globe and russia is already getting a billion dollars every few days in oil and gas revenues, why did opec slash production? >> everything has a price. >> we will explain. but first, heres my take. one of the few issues on which there is a consensus in washington, d.c. is that american policy toward china was built on an intellectual tariff. liberals and conservatives both believe that beijings embrace of free markets and integration with the global market w...

two other people are also being questioned. the head of the catholic church, pope francis, has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. you are watching bbc news. now its time for review 2022. the death of her majesty the queen and accession of king charles created headlines around the world in september. just three months earlier, the royalfamily had marked queen elizabeths platinum jubilee. daniella relph reports on a year of upheav...

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youll find out the things you disagree upon are not insurmountable and we can finally get to resolutions and get to yes. >> the first test is -- well, first test was electing a speaker and that proved to be quite difficult. but im glad you can laugh about it now. the next one is rules package for anyone out there wonder what that means. its a package that dictates how the congress, the house in particular is going to run for the next couple of years. and its not clear whether or not ev...

from the united states all around the world, [ cheering ]>> the 15th time is a charm for kevin mccarthy, after four days and a bruising floor fight, the california republican is officially the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, all the dramatic scenes unfolding exactly 2 years after a violent mob stormed the capital in a failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election, we will show you how the white house marks the anniversary. >> the promised christmas fire fails, spending...