are being locked down, and millions face compulsory testing, after a surge in coronavirus cases. and, could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break, to focus on their solo careers. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked plans by the british government to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda, under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred, and preparations for a second flight were underway. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. borisjohnson s rwanda plan to cut immigration grounded for now. this flight was originally meant to take over 100 asylum seekers to rwanda, thenjust a handful, when finally all passengers were removed following a series of legal challenges. it s particularly galling for the government, coming on the day more than 300 pe
the outbreaks have raised concerns about a city wide shutdown just as china s second largest city shanghai re emerged from a two month lockdown. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m steven sackur. russia s invasion of ukraine has raised anxiety levels across eastern europe, nowhere more so than moldova. this former outpost of the soviet empire shares a border with ukraine. it also hosts a pro moscow breakaway territory. it is poor, beset with corruption, and it could ultimately be in vladimir putin s sights. my guest is nicu popescu, moldova s foreign minister and deputy pm. how can moldova best protect itself? nicu popescu, in chisinau, welcome to hardtalk. it s good talking to you, stephen, hello. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. now, mr deputy prime minister, you ve had more than 100 days of observing vladimir putin s invasion strategy in ukraine. right now, do you fear that putin represents a threat to moldova, too? i think this war is making every
so let s get down to business and we begin in the us where the world s most powerful central bank wraps up its monthly meeting later. it s a given the federal reserve will increase the cost of borrowing. the question is by how much. with recent inflation data flashing red the sentiment on wall street has been grim. on monday the s&p 500 entered a bear market after the index fell by more than 20% from january s recent high. our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, has more from new york. this minnesota petrol station is letting customers know they share their frustration. skyrocketing fuel prices have helped drive up inflation, currently at a a0 year high. customers, our car coming up, ate her at her corolla and gets fuel and at $80, you can t know how much it hits home to people. how much it hits home to ”eole. ,, . , how much it hits home to n-eole. , . , ,, people. gas prices in the us hit a record people. gas prices in the us hit a record of people.
my guest is nicu popescu, moldova s foreign minister and deputy pm. how can moldova best protect itself? nicu popescu, in chisinau, welcome to hardtalk. it s good talking to you, stephen, hello. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. now, mr deputy prime minister, you ve had more than 100 days of observing vladimir putin s invasion strategy in ukraine. right now, do you fear that putin represents a threat to moldova, too? i think this war is making every single person living on the european continent not only feel the insecurity generated by this war, generated by this blatant breach of international law. and of course we, as all other people living on the european continent, feel the impact of this insecurity. of course, given our geography, our history, this insecurity in moldova is indeed felt quite strongly. at the same time, we are, of course, ready for all possible developments, for all possible contingencies. but in our assessment and this assessment is shared by o