space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards, we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools in most provinces, where women can t attend university, where women can t work for domestic or international ngos, they are barred from parks, swimming pools, gyms, public baths, where if they have to travel long distances they have to be escorted by a male relative, where they re expected to wear clothing with only their eyes visible. and for this latest restriction, the taliban aren t even giving a reason, especially and women are asking, this was a female only space. there s no interaction b
the price of oil on international markets is not high enough for them. oil and energy leaders are gathering again today in vienna for the latest opec summit. the biggest and most powerful player saudi arabia started this week with the news it s extending its voluntary output cut of1 million barrels per day to august. russia is making a similar move. but these cuts are failing to boost energy prices. why? jonathan robinsonjoins me now to explain he is global power & energy research director at frost and sullivan. just talk us through our oil is at the moment. just talk us through our oil is at the moment. oil, despite the cuts in production, at the moment. oil, despite the cuts in production, oil at the moment. oil, despite the cuts in production, oil prices- cuts in production, oil prices have stayed relatively low in what we have seen historically in the past year, 1.5 years. there are a few specific reasons for that. chinese demand, industrial out would, increasing
more confetti has been thrown on court 18 from just stop oil protesters. the british number one katie boulter was playing her match. the second protest of the day. these are the pictures from the first protest because this was also on court 18 and it was also confetti. jigsaw pieces. disrupting the first set of that match for a little while. the organisers of wimbledon had been talking about the prospect of this and they had made appeals for everyone to allow the crowds to enjoy the tennis and not get distracted by any sort of protests because we have seen these protests and other major sporting events, horse racing, snooker, and now tennis and we also saw the one at lord s where the test match was interrupted. this is the second protest byjust stop oil protesters, disrupting another match at wimbledon. we will be with our colleagues in just wimbledon. we will be with our colleagues injust a moment wimbledon. we will be with our colleagues in just a moment at bbc sport to get
To face far weaker Russian Defences ahead. Ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a Logistical Centre for russian forces. Last week, ukraines military said it had captured the village of robotyne, in the zaporizhzhia region, amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. Sources in the Ukrainian Army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. An adviser to president zelenskyy, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. Weve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. Weve been hoping that we would pierce through the Russian Defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe Military Experts when they talk about it. So hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. And perhaps hopeful
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