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
we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and because of its strategic importance, was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. a warning, it contains distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit near by between a block of homes. as the firemen worked, we heard the sound of
president vuchich said he would take all measures to protect his nation. ethnic serbs in northern kosovo have been demanding the release of a former serbian police officer. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. never has it felt more important to remember the lessons of the greatest crime of the 20th century, the nazi genocide of thejews. europe is again witnessing a war of aggression, anti semitism is on the rise and young people, according to the surveys, have an alarming level of ignorance about the holocaust. well, my guest today is tova friedman, one of the youngest survivors of the auschwitz death camp. now in her 80s, she s written a memoirand is using social media to tell her story. so is the world ready to listen and learn? tova friedman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a great pleasure to have you with me here in this synagogue. i am mindful that it is 77 years since you, as a six year old girl, were fin
hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of