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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 can't function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refuse to back him. witho...

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 hadn't 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 battle has been described as a meat grinder — with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almo...

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 hadn't 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 battle has been described as a "meat...

and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let's take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american—israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage — she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. he...

truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today's releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let's take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an...