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the authorities in south sudan are facing calls to release journalists who were arrested after video footage appeared to show the countrys president wetting himself. welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took 15 rounds of voting for mr mccarthy to win the powerful role, even though his party has a majority in the cham...

hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. it is good to have you with us. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took 15 rounds of voting for mr mccarthy to win the powerful role, even though his party has a majority in the chamber. no government business can be carried out unless a speaker is in place, as our washington correspondent gary odonoghue explains. it took them...

environmental challenges. and for copp 27 agreement, help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe. that is global questions sri lanka, surviving climate change. as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have a panel from here and sri lanka were going to be answering questions from my audience here. ive got a panel from here in sri lanka who are going to be asking questions from my audience here. let me tell you whos in the hot seat for this edition of globa...

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". 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 congr...

iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions abhorrent. you are watching bbc news. now its time for click. as cop27 winds up in egypt, this week well look at some of the latest tech that is trying to clean up our planet. well muster up a mass of moss thats mopping up the mess in the air. thats easy for you to say! we will find out if hydrogen can do the heavy lifting. and check ou...

we begin in china where weve just had a slew of data that shows how deep the impact of both the pandemic and its demographics is having on society and the economy. data from the national bureau of statistics shows chinas economy grew by 2.9% year—on—year for the last three months of 2022. that beat expectations — reuters expected the economy to grow byjust1.8%. for the full year growth came in at 3% — far below chinas official target of 5.5%. excluding the year covid hit in 202...

prepare for lunar new year. and britains andy murray is out of the australian open. he lost to spains roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time at the tournament. hello and welcome. ukraine says it will keep pushing to be supplied with modern tanks after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german—made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this rep...

at the club, we panic. right, is everyone ready to go? if the club was to close, i think id be dead in about a year. i know a lot of people feel that when they walk through the doors, this club is where they belong. i am responsible for the club financially. the buck stops with me. do you want me to do it all green orjust half? no. — just leave it. i think it looks like shrek. we dont know whats around the corner. weve currently not got a signed lease so our landlords could serve us ...