united states has criticised the opec plus, to cut production. the president called shortsighted. move pushed up prices to three week eyes. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. as my guest today. maggie haberman has covered trump s rise in new york city to his presidential campaign, presidency, and difficult period after leaving office. now this pulitzer prize winning journalist, who is a new york times star reporter, has published a new book about him called confidence man. her book has been making headlines, but has also brought criticisms, with accusations that she has withheld information about trump that was relevant to ongoing investigations about his actions. has she put profits before principles? and what is the responsibility of a good journalist? maggie haberman in new york, welcome to hardtalk. now, you ve been covering donald trump since the 90s, more than anybody else, perhaps, yet you say that he still remains a bit of an enigm
major oil producers to cut production is described as short sighted after oil prices are pushed to a three week high. and a symbol of the economic crisis facing lebanon. the bbc speaks to a lebanese mp who held up a bank, to take out her own money. i apologise to all the people i frightened, but how does that compare to the despair, anger and grief i feel every day? hello and welcome. russia and china have been accused of shielding north korea from further un sanctions over its weapons programme. at a security council meeting, the us ambassador said they d given pyongyang blanket protection. shortly afterwards, north korea fired two new ballistic missiles into the sea. the un security council discussed north korea s test firing of another ballistic missile overjapan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,500km before falling into the pacific ocean. well, here s what the us ambassador had to say. the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. washington accuses beijing and moscow of protecting north korea from tougher un sanctions after pyongyang fires two new missiles into the sea of japan. french fuel stations run dry as strike action over pay and conditions puts 60% of the nation s oil refineries out of action. translation: the french are beginning to see the consequences at the pumps, we are seeing a shortage of diesel and petrol at all service stations. the decision by the world s