Family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes the announcement of the us supplying ukraine with Armoured Fighting Vehicles for the first time. Meanwhile, russias unilateral ceasefire appears to have had little effect on the front line. Youre watching bbc news. Now, its time for talking business. A hundred years ago, oil was the most sought after commodity. Today, its these chips that run the world. They provide the Processing Power for everything we use, from smartphones to aircraft and cars to microwaves. But the fight for who controls the Supply Chains, the network of companies that make these devices, is escalating. Translation we will focus on National Strategic needs l and pool our resources together to boost Cutting Edge Research in science and technology domestically, and resolutely win the battle in key technologies. So instead of relying on chips made overseas in places like china, the supply chain for
this is bbc world news. the headlines: after dramatic scenes in the us house of representatives, the republican kevin mccarthy is finally elected speaker. it took 15 rounds of voting for mr mccarthy to win the job, despite his party having a majority in the chamber. the british prime minister, health secretary, and ministers from the treasury are meeting health experts in downing street to try to tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs in england. senior doctors say hospitals are on a knife edge. iran has hanged two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests which have lasted for more than three months. family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. president volodymyr zelensky welcomes the announcement of the us suppling ukraine with armoured fighting vehicles for the first time. meanwhile, russia s unilateral ceasefire appears to have had little effect on the front line. you re watching bbc news. n
hello and welcome to bbc world news. 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 four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. it took 15
family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. president volodymyr zelensky welcomes the announcement of the us supplying ukraine with armoured fighting vehicles for the first time. meanwhile, russia s unilateral ceasefire appears to have had little effect on the front line. you re watching bbc news. now, it s time for talking business. a hundred years ago, oil was the most sought after commodity. today, it s these chips that run the world. they provide the processing power for everything we use, from smartphones to aircraft and cars to microwaves. but the fight for who controls the supply chains, the network of companies that make these devices, is escalating. translation: we will focus on national strategic needs l and pool our resources together to boost cutting edge research in science and technology domestically, and resolutely win the battle in key technologies. so instead of relying on chips made overseas in places like china, the s
kyiv with long range missiles. and blast off for three chinese astronauts heading towards a space station that s still under construction. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the queen has greeted a huge crowd from the balcony of buckingham palace, the climax of four days of events celebrating her 70 years as monarch. more than 10,000 people, including the military, performers and key workers, took part in the parade, which depicted the highlights from each decade of her 70 year reign. sir cliff richard and ed sheeran were among the celebrities taking part. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching. cheering the closing moments of a memorablejubilee celebration. back on to the palace balcony came the queen accompanied by prince charles and the duchess of cornwall and the cambridges. 0ne current and three future monarchs, charles, william, and george. it was the image which the crowd had been hopi