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'A national embarrassment': political deadlock continues in the US

Deadlock and chaos: the historic failure of the US House of Representatives to elect a speaker for the second day running.

Our top story: the political deadlock in the US continues as the Republican party's choice for speaker of the House of Representatives fails to secure enough support in six straight votes.

We'll also head to Kiev to get an Ukrainian view on the recent rocket attack - seen as one of the worst Russian disasters of the war.

And fancy moving to the countryside? The Japanese government is paying citizens to leave urban areas to deal with the problem of overcrowding. We find out more in Tokyo.

50 minutes

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  • Thu 5 Jan 202305:06GMT