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been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. and millions of catholics around the world prepare to say a final farewell at the funeral of pope benedict xvi. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that cant function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been s...

now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. in russia, voicing opposition to putins war in ukraine is a crime. it can mean years injail. imagine, then, the resolve of a russian opposition activist who returned to his homeland after the ukraine invasion in order to speak out against the putin regime from within. not only that, vladimir kara—murza had already survived two apparent poisonings inside russia. he is now languishing in a russian prison. his wife, e...

a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadnt seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. 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 ...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadnt seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian ...

william "rick" singer was convicted of funnelling money from wealthy parents to university coaches — to secure a place for their children at various elite american colleges. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. in russia, voicing opposition to putins war in ukraine is a crime. it can mean years injail. imagine, then, the resolve of a russian opposition activist who returned to his homeland after the ukraine invasion in order to speak out against the ...

and viva new south wales — the australian festival celebrating the king of rock and roll. hello and welcome. we begin int the us where the house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that cant function is embarrassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refus...

the us federal reserve ona charge! uk sales of electric cars overtook diesels last year for the first time. but its still a long road to recovery for the auto industry. a wave of strike action, a growing cost—of—living crisis and huge pressure on health services — just some of the problems mounting up for the uk this winter. so on wednesday prime minister rishi sunak used his first major speech of the year to promise to fix the uk economy. alongside pledges to tackle long waiting...

strong leader, karl rove says its bad. very bad. the president is out of touch, and thats the thing that that is worst from from a political perspective for anybody worried about democratic chances as selection is looking like they dont get it and he doesnt look like he gets it. when it comes to 2020 for nearly 1/5 of voters and the presidents own party say theyd like to see a different candidate on the ballot. the list of democratic candidates ducking and dodging questions on a potent...

classified documents in a closet at the biden penn think-tank in washington. that was days before the mid-terms. but that story was kept under wraps. >> november 14th garland appointed a u.s. attorney to look at the case. december 20th president attorneys found another batch of document. these pages stored in his garage and home in delaware. >> dana: the story broke on january 9th. additional document was found three days later. that same day, the attorney general appointed a special c...

hello. good afternoon to you. it is so mild out there. many of us have not had to use the thick coats for quite some time now. this is not going to change over the next few days. exceedingly mild weather conditions, with this air stream coming in all the way from the southern climes, actually a pattern that we sometimes see during the summer months. at low pressure is also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the time. far from it, also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the ti...