and stonehenge is lit with pictures of queen elizabeth for herjubilee, we look at the image of britishness that she projects around the world. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 imposed 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 straight away at a summit in brussels, where hungary, heavily dependent on russian oil, resisted a full oil embargo. 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 got rid of coal and this was already very difficult. now we have basically the political agreement, how to face out oil in a clear timefram
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
european union leaders have agreed a compromise plan to block more than two thirds of russian oil imports. european council chief charles michel said the deal cut off a huge source of financing for the russian war machine. he added that it put maximum pressure on russia to end the war . european commission president ursula von der leyen praised the deal. i m very glad that the leaders were able to agree in principle on the sanctions package. this is very important, thanks to this council should now be able to finalise a ban on almost 90% of all russian oil imports by the end of the year. joining me now is janet mui, investment director, brewin dolphin. yesterday the oil price was up around $120 a barrel. what will this do to relieve the pressure on the oil price? this will incrementally support the oil prices, of course we also have the story that china is reopening shanghai so that will also put pressures on oil price. i think so far the supply from russia will be diverte
uefa and the parisian police have so many questions to answer. the united nations says a record 1 billion methamphetamine pills were seized in east and southeast asia last year. and as stonehenge is lit with pictures of queen elizabeth for herjubilee, we look at the image of britishness the queen projects around the world. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where russian forces have intensified their attack on the eastern donbas region. their renewed assault comes as president biden ruled out sending advanced long range rocket systems to ukraine to help it fight the russian invasion. meanwhile, the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged european union leaders meeting in brussels to resolve their disagreements and impose wider sanctions on russia. our correspondentjeremy bowen and cameraman fred scott have been in the donbas, where the russians are trying to encircle the city