the canadian government has proposed new legislation to crack down on the sale, 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. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. uruguay is a beacon of prosperity and democratic stability and sometimes turbulent south america. a decade ago under left wing leadership, it was also a pioneer of progressive social policies. the legalisation of cannabis and abortion rights. my guest today is president luis lacalle pou. he is a fan of unfettered free market economics. does that swim against the tide of public opinion in latin america? president luis lacalle pou. welcome to hardtalk. mr president, what is it like being as centre right politician on the continent that is quite clearly moving to the centre left? you are swimming against the political tide. a coa
you lowlife ukrainian. mona lisa with cream cake, a man is held after attempting to deface the world famous portrait in the louvre museum in paris. hello and welcome to the programme. 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 impose 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, immediately, at a summit in brussels, where hungary, heavily dependent on russian oil, resisted a full oil embargo. the 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 gotten rid of cole and this was already very difficult. now we have basically the political agreement, how to phase out oil in a clear timeframe and we
this is bbc news, i m victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. european union leaders agree on a sanctions plan to block more than two thirds of russian oil imports. european football s governing body announces a full independent investigation into the chaos that marred the champions league final in paris. prisoner of war, we hear one ukrainian soldier s story of his treatment, at the hands of his russian captors. some nurses would taunt me by leaving food down in front of me and saying try to eat that,
this is bbc news, i m victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. european union leaders agree on a sanctions plan to block more than two thirds of russian oil imports. european football s governing body announces a full independent investigation into the chaos that marred the champions league final in paris. prisoner of war, we hear one ukrainian soldier s story of his treatment, at the hands of his russian captors. some nurses would taunt me by leaving food down in front of me and saying try to eat that,