fighting on the streets of bakhmut as russian forces continue their attempt to capture the ukrainian city. and prince harry describes writing his memoir as an act of service. he says he hopes sharing details of his life will help others. once the book came out, i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. after more than 15 years of negotiations, the countries of the united nations have agreed the first ever treaty to protect the world s oceans that lie outside national boundaries. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to pro
to create a number of new. it will create a new body and a couple of different committees that will help with facilitating implementation and compliance. china s annual parliamentary session has opened in beijing. the chinese premier li keqiang has been delivering the government s work report. he s announced an economic growth target of about 5% one of the lowest in years. and china s defence spending is to rise by more than 7% this year marginally up on last year. let s speak to our correspondent stephen mcdonell in beijing. it s interesting that they have a lot of convincing to do to foreign and national investors. in other countries it might seem ambitious, but not really
can put it to you that way. and this is, again, why questions are being asked. is this the leadership team that will be able to move china forward? 5%, around 5% gdp growth, many countries would love to have a bit of that. and it is going to take off this year. imagine china s growth going up quite quickly, but it s coming at a very low base. the fear is that that might start to plateau, and the measures that have been put in place, we might have too many rigidities, it stifles the economy, and big questions are being asked about where the new drivers are going to come. i’m drivers are going to come. i m sure we will drivers are going to come. i m sure we will be drivers are going to come. i m sure we will be talking to you over the next week. thank you very much, steven mcdonnell in beijing for us. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bakhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deput
this is bbc world news. i m vishala sri pathma. our top stories. a un summit reaches a legally binding agreement, on an environmental treaty for protecting high seas bio diversity. we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. a reduced growth rate, increased defence spending, and army training in combat conditions some of the things china announces at the start of its annual parliamentary session. in israel, up to 200,000 people take part in protests against the government s planned judicial reforms.
things turned violent. some people broke down barricades and blocked highways. the police used water cannons to clear the crowds. and things are getting increasingly tense. earlier this week, police in tel aviv fired stand grenades at protesters. but with many people fearing that democracy in israel is under threat, tensions are likely to get worse. sofia bettiza, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines. a un summit has reached a legally binding agreement on an environmental treaty for protecting high seas biodiversity. china has announced a reduced growth target and greater defence spending at the start of the annual parliamentary