iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions abhorrent . the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said i don t think anybody should doubt mr trump s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co operating with his party. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that w
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol building last year has voted unanimously to subpoena the former president, donald trump. the vote came at the end of a session in which the committee presented taped evidence from two of donald trump s closest supporters steve bannon and roger stone who were openly talking about stealing the election before the vote had even been counted. our north america editor, sarah smith, has this report. as a violent mob stormed the capitol trying to stop congress confirming confirming thejoe biden as president, elected members were rushed to safety. were rushed to safety, shown here on this previously unseen footage. at the same time, according to witnesses, donald trump was watching the violence on tv from inside the white house and refusing to tell his supporters to back down. the
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