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at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the �*blizzard of the century.�* the storm has affected a vast area — from canada in the north, down through the us and reaching as far as mexico. taiwan's president has announced that mandatory military service for all eligible men will rise from four months to a year. troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduce in 2024 and come after a review of the island's defences. now on bbc news, our world: the hunt...

heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. every month apart from december has been warmer than average. you are watching bbc news. now, ourworld: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought—after villas, and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia's invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world's most powerful nations and some of russia's richest men. there was a real frenzy around th...

Senior officers called him a traitor for being anti—war, but he points out that he gave an oath to protect his country, not to attack another. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the eu has pledged to double the military aid programme for ukraine by training an extra 15,000 soldiers. ahead of a war summit in kyiv on friday, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, said the eu will have a tenth package of russian sanctions in place by 2a february — the first anniversary of the invasion. meawnhile, the chair of russia's council on foreign and defense policy, sergey karag—ano...

Making steel for his tanks. he's got bankers in there. putin calls the meeting, really, for two reasons. the first is to make them, if you like, complicit in the action. he is saying that, "these are my people, they support me." the second was to say, "if you wanted to keep your wealth and your power in russia, you've got to be with me and all the consequences that that entails." but putin's war summit failed to spark much enthusiasm among his audience. i know for a fact that there were lots of oligarchs who really did not want to be in that room. you only have to look at the faces of the olig...

Wealth and your power "in russia, you've got to be with me "and all the consequences that that entails." but putin's war summit failed to spark much enthusiasm among his audience. i know for a fact that there were lots of oligarchs who really did not want to be in that room. you only have to look at the faces of the oligarchs — they knew that this invasion was going to destroy their investments, and almost certainly lead to their sanctioning. as russian troops made their way into ukraine, western governments, led by president biden, were preparing to hit back with an unprecedented campaign o...