she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
as part of a strike over the rising cost of living. millions were plunged into darkness after union members prevented operators at the country s power control rooms from working, shutting down electricity substations. passengers were stranded at the country s busiest airports. tibetan spiritual leader, the dalai lama, will travel to the us this month to undergo medical treatment for his knees, according to his representatives. the 88 year old lives in dharamsala in indian s himalayas. he fled to the country in 1959 after a failed uprising against chinese rule in tibet. thanks for watching, stay on bbc news. things are set to turn cooler for the rest of this week as we pick up arctic air, which will spread southwards across the uk during the course of tuesday. so it s going to be pretty disappointingly cool for the time of year, with some really chilly nights to come gardeners and growers take note and we ll see a mixture of sunshine and showers. it s all thanks to this area of low
burning. it derailed after an ied explosion. now, the train we understand was carrying oil and construction equipment from the reports. in this video you see what is literally left of those train cars. so far it s not clear who is behind the attack, but recently we have seen attacks on russian ammo depots and electricity substations. the video that you re looking at now actually was a strike in a currently russian occupied part of ukraine. in a moment ago to speak to a special ops advisor, out front regular south jones. it can tell you exactly what he thinks these attacks show. but first it comes as the real price putin is paying for this war becomes clearer. u.s. intelligence now estimating that russia has lost a staggering numbering of men in just the last few months. just since december, we estimate that russia suffered more than 100,000 casualties, including over 20,000 children. to do the math here, that it