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hello and welcome to bbc news. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar — a small town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia's claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured since july after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine's president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, reports. a salt mining ...

Luiz inacio lula da silva. the former president is in florida and didn't take part in the inauguration ceremony of his successor. with me now is the bbc world service's americas editor, leonardo rocha. thank you very much forjoining us. it's interesting timing because it's a good few days on sin storming happened and lots of questions were raised and clearly it is still stirring. why now?— clearly it is still stirring. why now? clearly it is still stirring. wh now? , ,, why now? this is a ma'or step. what we why now? this is a ma'or step. what we had * why now? this is a ma'or step. what we ...

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China has announced it will pilot a new property tax as authorities try to control the largest housing market in the world. state media say the long proposed measure would initially last five years and apply to residential and commercial property in selected urban areas. saudi arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has announced a goal of net—zero carbon emissions by the year 2060. the energy minister said the environmental targets could be met without adverse social or economic effects. well, to discuss the saudi pledge, i'mjoined now by paasha mahdavi, assistant professor of political s...