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that the fascists were gonna try to take over. there are gonna try to mount a physical fascist coup. to defend against that, you wanted to call it the military to defend rome. to stop the coup. but the king at the time wouldnt agree to that. so the military wasnt called to defend the capital. and instead, what the king did is he caved to the fascists. he invited the leader of the fascists to form a government. to become the new prime minister. and the head of the fascists, enthusiastic...

fascists to form a government, to become the new prime minister and head of the fascists enthusiastically agreed and the tens of thousands of his supporters who he had threatened would march on rome to seize power in a coup. they didnt march on rome to seize power. instead, they marched on rome in a victory parade because just the threat of them had made it so that he was handed power bloodlessly. that is how the fascists took power in italy 100 years ago next month. they threatened to...

torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman — the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour — celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini—budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. hed originally been expected to return back t...

that is how cold it gets on the border of belarus and poland in the month of february. that is about 19 degrees fahrenheit below freezing. that is the low. the high is a bombing 30 degrees fahrenheit. negative one degrees celsius. still below the freezing point. that is why it looked like this on polands border with belarus in february, when a 24-year-old refugee arrived there. he got stuck there on the border between the two countries and a frozen forest lined with barbed wire, becaus...

hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. authorities in south korea say pyongyang has fired at least 17 missiles, including one which crossed what is known as the northern limit line — in effect, the border at sea between the two countries. that missile, a short—range ballistic device, came down near the south korean island of ulleung, to the east. people living on the island took shelter, but there was no damage, nor any casualties. its the first time sin...

us financal watchdogs target two more big names, the exchange genesis, and the crypto lender gemini. plus, pack your bags, travel is back. but where are people going? well hear from the boss of hotel booking site trivago. we start here in the uk, where we could get confirmation, in the next hour or so, that the economy is heading into recession. figures for november are expected to show a fall in britains gdp, gross domestic product or economic output, after growth ofjust 0.5% in octob...

>> on the asteroid. i was telling alex before when we were talking about this, when i kept hearing this incredible story yesterday about smashing into the asteroid, come on, what was i thinking. i was thinking aerosmith "i dont want to miss a thing," hear the news story ♪ i dont want to close my eyes ♪ >> it was incredible. >> willie, stop him. >> a sappy summer movie. they tried to do this last night. >> you got bruce. you throw affleck in there, mika, if you dont know what were t...

more compelling. twitter confirms that the worlds richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. # well, i was born a coalminer�*s daughter... #. and musicians and fans pay tribute to the american country music star loretta lynn, whos died at the age of 90. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with ukraine where the countrys forces have retaken more territory from the russians in the south. the focus is near the city of kh...

to buy the company. protecting the planet from plastic pollution — scientists discover saliva from the lowly wax worm can degrade the additives that make it hard to break down. # diamond art forever, forever... and proving that "nobody does it better" — 60 years after the world premiere of the first james bond film, a special concert honouring the super spy�*s film music. a very warm welcome to the programme and we start in the uk. the british prime minister will attempt to get h...

with election day fast approaching. is his message resonating right now as cnns exclusive new poll drives home voters worries about the u.s. economy. >> also tonight, the trump organizations tax fraud trial is now under way in new york, after years of investigation. jurors being chosen to decide if crimes were committed by the former presidents business. >> and as the battle for southern ukraine rages, russia is now accusing ukrainian forces of planning to detonate a nuclear-laced dirt...