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accidental shooting. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas — in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexicos president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. the us republican kevin mccarthy has fallen agonisingly short in his latest attemp...

as putins unilateral ceasfire appears to have had little effect on the frontline. iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests. youre watching bbc news. now its time for the media show. welcome to the media show. in a minute, were going to talk about the christmas period and what it taught us about advertising, both about what ads are working and where companies are wanting to spend their money. well also talk to stephen lambert from st...

are on a knife—edge. iran has hanged two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests which have lasted for more than three months. family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. as ukraine celebrates its orthodox christmas, russian—backed forces there say theyve downed a drone in breach of a temporary ceasefire. it appears to be another sign that the christmas truce called by president putin has been ignored. ...

in the south east of england. the sa year old singer and rapper, aaron carter has been found dead at his home in california. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. theres only three days to go until the midterm elections in the us — which will decide which party controls congress. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics have all chosen to head for the key battleground state of pennsylvania. donald trump will be holding a prime—time rally. but wit...

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...

in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the "blizzard of the century". thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption — nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant so...

people to pray for his predecessor, pope—emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long—established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes,...

and karim benzema of real madrid and france is crowned the worlds best footballer for the first time. hello and welcome. britains prime minister liz truss says she will not be stepping down as prime minister, despite her premiership hanging by a thread in the aftermath of the mini budget. in an interview with the bbc, ms truss apologised for what she called "mistakes" over the past six weeks but she insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next general election. but her insis...

hello and welcome. president putin is expected to hold a ceremony in the next few hours to declare that four ukrainian regions willjoin russia. the kremlin says luhansk, donetsk, zaporizhzhia and kherson voted to join russia in recent, self—styled referendums. but ukraine and the west have dismissed the votes as a sham. ukraine insists its goal of fully liberating the country will never change, regardless of any statements from moscow. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has...