transfer and importation of handguns. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives, except for hunting or sports shooting. ahead of the platinum jubilee celebrations this week, eight supersize images of queen elizabeth have been projected onto stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in the south west of england and each image marks a decade of her reign. for many, the queen projects an enduring image of britishness around the world. in this jubilee week, our royal correspondent, daniela relph, looks at the queen s iconic public image. one of the most photographed and painted people in the world. sometimes a vivid presence in public life, orjust a quiet part of our everyday. being king or queen is an exclusive club. jordan s king abdullah is in a unique position to understand the pressures and privilege of monarchy. his father, king hussein, became king in 1952, the same year as the queen s accession. a close family bond
and stonehenge is lit with pictures of queen elizabeth for herjubilee, we look at the image of britishness that she projects around the world. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. by the end of the year, the eu will be blocking 90% of its oil imports from russia. that is the message coming from the eu member states as they imposed further sanctions against vladimir putin s government over its invasion of ukraine. the bloc agreed to ban more than two thirds of russian oil imports straight away at a summit in brussels, where hungary, heavily dependent on russian oil, resisted a full oil embargo. european commission president, ursula von der leyen said the agreement was very significant for reasons of climate as well as dealing with moscow. it isa it is a big step forward what we did today because indeed we now have got rid of coal and this was already very difficult. now we have basically the political agreement, how to face out oil in a clear timefram
indicated he would like an assault weapons ban sank it makes no sense for people to be able to purchase a weapon with 300 rounds. he called on congress to cooperate and say his powers don t go that far. this saturday he also urged our country to unite honoring sacrifices of our troops. president biden remembering americans you made the ultimate sacrifice in what he calledle a sacred ritual. we must never betray the lives [indiscernible] hety depended democracy amon the war in ukraine. he stood alongside goldstar families. he addressed the families of th service members who lost their lives in afghanistan but make specific mention of the 13 who died under his watch during the withdrawal, the only armed forc to diet by enemy attacks since he took office. the ceremony is coming one day after he privately grieved for the shattered community in uvalde, texas, telling reporter there s some hope for gun control agreement in congress, encouraged by mitch mcconnell to find com
charging fewer suspects. what would you say to the police? please, get off your arse and help people in need. i m in need of help. i need some help. gunfire can ukraine s troops hold back the russian advance in the east? we report from a front line town. a new measure of the price of basic ingredients shows essential food prices rising in one case by up to 50% in a year. and, as stonehenge is lit with pictures of the queen for herjubilee, we look at the image of britishness the queen projects around the world. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it s official chelsea s £4.25 billion sale to the consortium led by la dodgers part owner todd boehly has been completed. hello, good evening. european football s governing body uefa has tonight announced an independent investigation into what went on at the champions league final in paris at the weekend. the french government, after emergency talks earlier today with police and football officials, blamed industrial scale ti
uefa and the parisian police have so many questions to answer. the united nations says a record 1 billion methamphetamine pills were seized in east and southeast asia last year. and as stonehenge is lit with pictures of queen elizabeth for herjubilee, we look at the image of britishness the queen projects around the world. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where russian forces have intensified their attack on the eastern donbas region. their renewed assault comes as president biden ruled out sending advanced long range rocket systems to ukraine to help it fight the russian invasion. meanwhile, the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged european union leaders meeting in brussels to resolve their disagreements and impose wider sanctions on russia. our correspondentjeremy bowen and cameraman fred scott have been in the donbas, where the russians are trying to encircle the city