fighters in afghanistan. hello and welcome to bbc news. the republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far, he s failed 13 times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. it comes on the second anniversary of the january the 6th attack on the us capitol building. the latest session has been adjourned for several hours, but mccarthy is just a handful of votes short of victory. with the latest, here s gary 0 donoghue. commemorating the heroes of january the 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification ofjoe biden s victory. you know, for those who lost someone on that day, they re proud as the devil that their kin are being honoured but, boy, is it hard. up on capitol hill, democrat members of the house mark
and the teacher, and then a round was fired. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas, in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. and prince harry faces a backlash from former prince harry faces a backlash from former members of the military over his account of killing taliban fighters in afghanistan. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 6th two years ago for their cou
of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexico s president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification of
accidental shooting. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexico s president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. the us republican kevin mccarthy has fallen agonisingly short in his latest attempt to be elected speaker of the house of representatives. he needed one more vote to secure victory, but has now failed 1a times, in a matter of days. there was a heated exchange on the floor of the chamber when mr mccarthy confronted one of the rebels, matt gaetz, who has repeatedly blocked his election. a 15th vote is now under way. david willis is our north america correspondent in washington. david, some extraordinary scenes on capitol hill. tell us what you saw from your perspective. what you
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. at least 50 more people have died in pakistan as torrential downpours and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in several parts of the country. most of the victims were from the north western khyber pakhtunkhwa province where the authorities have issued fresh warnings. the kabul river has broken its banks, sweeping away houses and hotels and residents in some districts have been asked to move to safer places. nearly a thousand people have been killed in rains and floods sincejune and the government is deploying the army to help rescue operations. the worst affected areas are in the provinces of balochistan and sindh in the south, from where our correspondent pumza fihlani sent this report. moving to higher ground. families wade through the water with the only belongings they could salvage. in southern pakistan, many streets have been turned into rivers. families have set up tents on the few roads that are sti