by past governments. head to head for the only time before sunday s french presidential election. emmanual macron and marine le pen clash, in a tough televised debate. and in a virginia courtroom, the actorjohnny depp says he felt driven to drugs and alcohol, because of arguments with his then partner, amber heard. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in his latest initiative to save the lives of thousands of people trapped in the ukrainian city of mariupol, president zelensky has offered to exchange russian prisoners of war for a guarantee of safe passage
welcome to bbc news. our top stories: the port city of mariupol remains under heavy russian bombardment ukraine offers to send negotiators into the city. a guarantee of safe passage for ukrainians is the condition for an exchange of russian prisoners of war, as the people of mariupol try to flee to safety. translation: we need a break after the shelling, after this whole nightmare. we have been hiding in basement for 30 days. russia shows off a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. president putin says it will make the country s enemies think twice. germany promises to stop importing russian oil by the end of the year, describing the current dependence on their energy as a miscalculation
by past governments. israeli aircraft have reportedly struck gaza with multiple strikes, in response to a rocket the israel defence forces say was fired from the territory by palestinian militants. police said a fragment from the rocket had landed near a house in the southern israeli city of sderot, but there had been no injuries. another four rockets are also reported to have been fired from gaza. there have been days of clashes between israeli police and palestinian protesters injerusalem, with many palestinians injured or detained. on wednesday, israeli police blocked far right nationalists from marching in the city s muslim quarter. in just a few days time the voters of france will choose their next president and it s proving to be a bruising contest between the current head of state, emmanuel macron, and marine le pen, representing the party known at the national rally, formerly the national front. this evening, the two candidates faced each other
on wednesday israeli police blocked far right nationalists from marching in the city s muslim quarter. a study has shown that insect populations have fallen by about half in some parts of the world, because of climate change and intensive agriculture. researchers at university college london said the combined pressure of global heating and farming was driving a substantial decline in the number of insects across the globe. prince harry has said he s trying to ensure queen elizabeth is protected and has the right people around her. speaking to the american tv network, nbc, the duke of sussex said he and meghan had a great time with the queen, when they went to see her at windsor castle last week. it was just so nice to see her. you know, she s on great form. she has always got a great sense of humour with me. and i m just making sure that she is protected and got the right people around her. you make her laugh did you do it again? yes, idid. both meghan and i had tea
so that does then the question what remains that require such an agreement with china? head to head for the only time before sunday s french presidential election. marine le pen and emmanual macron clash in a tough televised debate. in a virginia courtroom the actorjohnny depp says he felt driven to drugs and alcohol because of clashes with his then partner amber heard. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in his latest initiative to save the lives of thousands of people trapped in the ukrainian city of mariupol, president zelensky has offered to exchange russian prisoners of war for a guarantee of safe passage for his fellow citizens.