fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and a mountain and a ski lift, but where s the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe s winter sports. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s defence ministry says officials will be held accountable after ukrainian forces located and destroyed an army barracks in the occupied town of makiivka, killing dozens of troops. russia now says 89 people were killed. ukraine says the number was much higher. russia says the unauthorised use of mobile phones by russian troops allowed ukraine to target its troops because they were able to use the signal to find the soldiers location. here s some more of the russian military statememt. translation: circumstances of the incident are currently being investigated, but it is already obvious that the main reason, despite the restri
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but at the same time a little sad, as i d hoped it would be my fists, my gloves, which would bring cuba victory. that wasn t possible, but i m still here, ready to do my part. as well as coming to the fight a decade too late, cuba s women boxers also face unique challenges to other competitors. the island is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since the cold war. essentials like boxing gloves, punching bags and skipping ropes have long been hard to come by. these days it s tough even to find enough food or vitamins, especially for an elite fighter s regime. it s like boxing with one arm tied behind your back, says heavyweightjoanna rodriguez, who works as a bouncer in a bar at night to make ends meet. for years, women were excluded from combat sports in cuba through a misplaced sense of protection, largely from raul castro s late wife, vilma espin. today, though, these boxeadoras are determined to bring
who voted instead forjim jordan, who d earlier said kevin mccarthy was the right person for the job. he was opposed by 19 members during the first two rounds, and then 20 in the third round. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. it leaves the house in disarray, unable to move on with the business of running the country. but differences in political ideology also lie at the centre of this impasse with disagreement over the future direction of the republicans. there had been indications that there was going to be this fight going back weeks. obviously, this is not the way the republicans in the house wanted to start their majority, but there had been these indications, and both sides have dug in, and there is no indication yet of when this is going to end. so far, kevin mccarthy has doggedly refused to drop out of the race. it is the first time in 100 years that a speaker has not been elected
but only if most of them agree. kevin mccarthy is the front runner. the republican leader enjoys wide support and has been campaigning for the role for months. and i think kevin mccarthy s the right guy to lead us, i really do, or i wouldn t be standing up here, giving this speech. i came in with kevin, we came in the same time, 16 years ago. we haven t always agreed on everything, but i like his fight, i like his tenacity and i like the. i remember kevin told me, i actually wrote about this in a book. i remember kevin told me, he said, the toughest times in life are when you get knocked down. the question is can you come back? and i have always seen him be able to do that. but this could be a knockdown from which there is no comeback. mr mccarthy is a polarising figure and not universally popular in his party. and that was obvious when the voting started round after round, three times, he failed to win the majority needed to be declared the new speaker. it was down to a small