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we start with the war in ukraine. well look at whats happening on the ground in a moment. first to sanctions. eu leaders have finally agreed on a partial embargo of russian oil imports. it will affect oil that arrives by sea. thats around two—thirds of imports. this is the second day of the summit. we know that the eu has been trying to work out a way to ban russian oil imports for months. well get into why its been so complicated in a minute. first, this is the president of the euro...

press for a blockade on ukrainian grain k3 exports. where the possible discussions stand and how the impact is felt far beyond the battlefield. and we begin in uvalde a community still very much in mourning after the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead at an elementary school. amid the devastation, were also seeing an outpouring of support from that community and beyond. on saturday, you see them there is a long line of mourners waiting to lay flowers at a memorial s...

school. >> reporter: lexi rubio loved sports, and at 10 years old, she dreamed of traveling the world. >> she wanted to go to australia. >> and she wanted to go to law school. at st. marys. >> reporter: jackies father called her a firecracker. posting his range of emotion. first at the freaking cowardly way his daughter was killed, it hurts to our souls. then a note to his daughter. be in peace with the rest of the angels, sweet heart. baby girl, we love you with all our hearts. ♪ �...

aimed at countering chinas growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the united nations world food programme has described russias blockade of ukrainian ports as a "declaration of war on global food security" that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. it echoes concerns raised by the ukrainian government and wider accusations that the kremlin is deliberately targe...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. ukraine produces enough grain every year to feed 400 million people. along with russia, it exports one third of the worlds entire wheat harvest — or, at least, it should. but russias blockade of ukrainian ports means millions of tonnes of grain are going nowhere, prompting the head of the uns world food programme to call it a "declaration of war on global food security" that could push tens of millions of people into sev...

ukraine produces enough grain every year to feed 400 million people. along with russia, it exports one third of the worlds entire wheat harvest. or, at least, it should. but russias blockade of ukrainian ports means millions of tonnes of grain are going nowhere, prompting the head of the uns world food programme to call it a "declaration of war on global food security" that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. our economics editor faisal islam reports. acro...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. ukraine produces enough grain every year to feed 400 million people. along with russia, it exports one third of the worlds entire wheat harvest. or at least it should. but russias blockade of ukrainian ports means millions of tonnes of grain are going nowhere, prompting the head of the uns world food programme to call it a "declaration of war on global food security", that could push tens of millions of people into severe f...

aimed at countering chinas influence. (singing). and we meet the nigerian queen who fits in her role as a royal with entertaining her subjects. hello and welcome. documents seen by the bbc that are said to have been hacked from chinese police computers show that uyghur prisoners in the western region of xinjiang are shot on sight if they are caught trying to escape. thousands of photographs shed light on a secretive system of mass incarceration. the chinese government has dismissed as ...

was a "disaster" and a "betrayal" according to an inquiry conducted by members of parliament. all police officers in england and wales are to be given anti—racism training as part of plans to tackle discrimination. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the met police are facing fresh questions after photos emerged street during lockdown. but this is an event that borisjohnson was not fined for attending. it happened in november 2020 — at a time when ind...

scientists say they are still unsure whats causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news: nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello, welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week once described herself as you...