this is bbc news: i'm david eades. our top stories. european union leaders agree further sanctions against russia over its invasion of ukraine, but stop short of imposing a total ban on russian oil. the battle for donbas, we report from the frontline as russian forces close in on ukraine's eastern region. this might all simply bejust in case. a contingency plan. but if the russians do blast their way through, they are going to need it. justin trudeau proposes new laws to crack down on on the sale, transfer and importation of handguns in canada.

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 timeframe. and, we started tonight and we will report tomorrow, to discuss the big energy package to power the eu, that the commission tabled which is the basis to be able, over time to completely diversify away from russian fossil fuels. diversify away from russian fossilfuels. that diversify away from russian fossil fuels. that is our goal and therefore we have now a very clear world map on the table. . , very clear world map on the table. ., , ~ , table. -- roadmap. a very positive — table. -- roadmap. a very positive message - table. -- roadmap. a very positive message from - table. -- roadmap. a very - positive message from ursula vonda line. i asked our reporter, mark lobel, how significant this agreement is.

there is no doubt the first feeling amongst eu leaders in brussels would be one of relief that they passed what had to be unanimous agreement as part of this package of sanctions on russia. it is a big deal, it is 90% of all the imports of oil from russia into the eu banned by the end of the year, it's what the president of the eu council called a remarkable achievement because it is going to take a real slice out of that financing of the war effort for russia as he put it, russia's war machine he said would be suffering as a result of what was a lot of money. so far, the eu has spent 30 billion euros since the beginning of the invasion on oil imports, they rely on about quarter of their crude import coming from russia but it is short of a full deal and just before they had agreed, president zelensky actually addressed them, saying they had to stop these internal quarrels from taking place, pressure was put on hungary but they couldn't get that extra 10%. where does that leave hungary because they have exemptions of sorts, dont they? of sorts, don't they? are they open ended,

when will they finish? will they ever get to a 100% ban? it is really interesting, there has been no public falling out, when the eu leaders were questioned about this, they said hungary's stance was fair, they also had to protect the eu citizen and their power supply but when you think of it, the pipeline which comes from russia into the eu, that supplies from the northern end germany and poland, germany and poland have said that they are happy to hand over their supply by the end of the year whereas the southern supply which goes to hungary and slovakia will still keep running until other supplies can be made. in answer to your question, it might take, they said, between 45 and 60 days to do some infrastructure changes in or order to use the adria pipeline into croatia. they said the refineries need updating, we also know the president orban who has been re—elected in hungary is an ally of president's even he has said that this invasion must stop, essentially, so a lot of people

will be suspicious there. and very briefly, you mentioned it is the sixth package of sanctions, oil is the issue that if one looks at but that was not all that is in it. yes, russia's biggest bank has been banned from using the swift payment system, three more russian broadcasters put on the banned list of broadcasting into the eu, there is also a ban on insuring russian ships or reinsuring russian ships, so all of these measures which needed unanimous support being brought on russia to try and stop them, to stop them in their tracks as they continue this war in ukraine. 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. our correspondentjeremy bowen and cameraman fred scott have been in the donbas where the russians are trying to encircle the city of severodonetsk.

they sent this report from bakhmut, a front line town about 60 kilometres away — that could become one of russia's next objectives in the region. life was never easy in donbas, at least it was familiar. now, the war is getting closer to their care home, and it's time to go. these women have no families to support them. one of the ukrainian volunteers said, "the russian soldiers are worse than animals, we can't leave these women behind." they're taking them west out of donbas, away from the russian advance. a russian strike did this close by in bakhmut. most of the residents had evacuated by the time it was hit last week. the man who lived in this flat left the day before.

civilians here fear the russians will take all of donbas, including their town. roman and marina want to stay, but it's getting lonely, with the destructive power of the russian army on their doorstep. translation: so far, we made the decisionl that if it gets too bad, i don't know. we want to stay here, we want peace, we want our child to go to school here normally. we will rebuild the city. sonia, their daughter, turned eight this month. her school closed when the russians invaded. 0nline lessons are part of a wall of normality her parents are trying to build around her. it's looking very fragile. just down the road is a glimpse of the future they dread. the russians are around five miles away.

they're hitting bakhmut regularly, but not constantly yet. doggedly, civilians clutch at routine, as their old lives disappear. the town waits on big decisions. for the few civilians left about leaving or staying, how to survive, but also for the ukrainian army. some powerful american—made howitzers have just arrived, but not enough to stop the russian advance to severodonetsk. ukraine's generals must decide how many more troops to sacrifice in what could be a losing battle for this part of donbas. a fighting retreat to more defensible positions looks likely if the russian offensive doesn't stall.

new trench networks, well back from the existing front line, are ready. kramatorsk, one of the donbas towns that must be on the russian target list, is about 15 minutes' drive that way. the rest of the ukraine is there. this might all simply bejust in case, a contingency plan, but if the russians do blast their way through, they're going to need it. maxsym's unit was ordered to retreat closer to bakhmut after weeks of heavy fighting. he's one of thousands of ukrainian volunteers. the aircraft. back in kyiv, just after the invasion, he signed up with his friend dymitro. i'm studying economy. and i am studying biology.

the two students fought in the victory in kyiv. dymitro is still there. ukrainians have to put aside the deliverance they felt then. in donbas, maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle. we are defending this area's chemical factory. i think that there is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences, and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more

ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war. millions of refugees — a wider war is a clear risk. more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen, bbc news, donbas. i spoke tojohn herbst, a former us ambassador to ukraine and currently director of the eurasia center at the atlantic council. i asked him what difference it would make to ukraine if longer range missiles were to be made available from the us? if the united states was resolute in supporting ukraine, biden has done a good dealfor ukraine but he has done it incrementally

and timidly. if he was resolute in supporting ukraine, sending all the weapons ukraine has been asking for for months, then our experts understand the situation they believe ukraine needs. the russian offensive in eastern ukraine which right now is enjoying some incremental success would be stopped in its tracks. so you would have no issue, john, of providing missiles which could be fired well into russia? correct, although i don't think the ukrainians would use those missiles for that purpose. what they would use those missiles for would be to offset the vast russian superiority at the present time in tanks, artillery, long—distance missiles and planes, and they can therefore strike russian supplies as they enter ukraine, they could strike russian artillery that is anywhere in ukraine and these would be things that it makes perfect sense for us to provide because putin's aggression against ukraine is also a sign

of an aggressive foreign policy that is going to come for nato allies if putin succeeds in ukraine. can i ask you then what do you think russia will make of that biden decision? because there seems to be a clearer approach towards the donbas region at the moment from russian forces. you've used the word "incremental" two or three times there, perhaps that will be a fair word to use in terms of their approach to dealing with the donbas. do you think they will feel they are getting it right this time? yes, the united states and nato and the eu are far more powerful than russia in every aspect with the exception of nuclear weapons where the us and russia are peer powers. putin's bet is that western leadership is weak, western leadership can be bluffed and biden�*s statement that came a day or two after russia threatened us and threatened

nato looks like classic weakness so it emboldens putin to be more aggressive. so it is a very serious strategic mistake. that was a us ambassador to ukraine. let's get some of the day's other news. the un nuclear watchdog says iran's stockpile of enriched uranium has continued to grow substantially and tehran has done little to answer questions about traces of uranium found at three undeclared sites. the iaea says the amount of uranium enriched iran has is many times beyond the limit imposed by the international nuclear deal agreed in 2015. the authorities in nepal have located the bodies of all but one of 22 people on board a plane that crashed in the himalayas on sunday. two germans, four indians and i6 nepalis were on the flight which normally lasts just 20 minutes. an investigation into the cause

of the crash has been launched. presidentjair bolsonaro has sent his condolences to the families of 91 people who died in torrential rains in northeastern brazil, as rescue workers continued to search for 26 people that are still missing. the city of recife has been worst affected, after days of downpours triggered flooding and landslides that swept away almost everything in their path. stay with us on bbc news, lots more to come. singing an investigation is launched into the murder of a popular punjabi singer just a day after his security cover was reduced. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given,

the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the . end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc world news.

the latest headlines: european union leaders have agreed to ban 90% of russian oil imports by the end of the year, in a compromise deal to put more pressure on vladimir putin over the war in ukraine. ukrainian soldiers are facing a fierce battle in the east of the country, as russian forces close in on the key city of severodonetsk. the canadian government has introduced tough new legislation to crack down on the sale, transfer, and importation of handguns. rifle magazines will also be limited to no more than five rounds. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives except for hunting or sports shooting. he said the government had a duty to act against rising gun violence. we are introducing legislation to implement a nationalfreeze on handgun ownership. what this means is that it will no longer be possible

to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in canada. earlier, i spoke to canada's safety minister, marco mendicino, and i asked him about the new legislation he introduced to parliament. insured, this is the most legislation that we've introduced on gun policy in a generation. it provides for a national freeze on handguns in a way that will have a decisive and immediate impact to reduce the alarming trend around handgun violence in the country. it takes on organised crime, including some of the provisions which you mentioned in your introductory comments. were going to make sure that we raise maximum penalties against serious offenders who use guns as part of their criminal

endeavours. and we're also going tackle gender—based violence in connection to gun violence in connection to gun violence introducing what we refer to as red flag protocols, which will allow anyone to go to a court to seize guns and revoke licences where an individual who is the business of that license poses a threat to anyone or to themselves stop and when you combine these measures with the other things that we've done, like banning a fifteens, which we did two years ago, right across the country, as well as a $250 million building safer communities one to address crime matters causes, this is a sweeping conference of strategy. sweeping conference of strategy-— sweeping conference of strate: . �* ., �* strategy. right. and i don't want to make _ strategy. right. and i don't want to make a _ strategy. right. and i don't want to make a direct - strategy. right. and i don't- want to make a direct equation between what happens in canada and what happens a little bit further south, of course, and what happens a little bit furthersouth, of course, but many of the most heinous crimes we have seen recently have involved mass killings with military style assault weapons. is that an area you can ever go in canada as well, can you wipe

out anything that might lead to mass killings? irate out anything that might lead to mass killings?— out anything that might lead to mass killings? we are certainly doinu mass killings? we are certainly doing everything _ mass killings? we are certainly doing everything that _ mass killings? we are certainly doing everything that we - mass killings? we are certainly doing everything that we can i doing everything that we can within our legislative powers to do so, including banning ar-is to do so, including banning ar—15 assault style and results are rivals, which we did two mavrias ago, as an extension of that policy will be introducing a mandatory buyback policy, because they have no place in any civilised society... crosstalk. and you can just hand them over, can you, you say a buyback?— over, can you, you say a bu back? ~ . , ., buyback? what we planned it was with industry _ buyback? what we planned it was with industry leaders _ buyback? what we planned it was with industry leaders to _ buyback? what we planned it was with industry leaders to come - with industry leaders to come up with industry leaders to come up with a fair compensation system and we're going to be more details about that this summer. there will also be an option for those who have previously possessed that type of assault rifle to decommission or deactivate them so as to render them inoperable.— so as to render them ino erable. ., inoperable. the government minister. — inoperable. the government minister, marco _ inoperable. the government minister, marco mendicino, | minister, marco mendicino, talking to me earlier there. the rapper drake has led tributes to the indian singer and rapper sidhu moose wala, who's been shot dead near his home in the north indian state of punjab.

mr moose wala had a huge global following. this report from rajini vaidyanathan contains flashing images from the start. described as one of india's most forceful music exports, sidhu moose wala's music racked up more than 5 billion views. known for his trademark punjabi vocals, mixed with rap, hip—hop and drill beats. creative but controversial. seen here with bestselling uk rapper stefflon don. some of his songs, like this, glorified gun culture. sidhu moose wala had been charged with indian police for sharing violent contact on social media, and it was a shooting that claimed his life on sunday. cctv shows two cars trailing his black suv. officials say at least 30 shots were fired by the gunmen. police initially said it could be gang—related, but they're still investigating. a career that was just getting started. a budding politician who'd also acted in films.

so, sidhu moose wala has been called a pioneer, an icon, a legend already, and he was only 28. what this means is that this person has been able to create this mind—blowing legacy which goes beyond music. his artistry was truly inspiring and i think that what he was able to do, which is what we love about him, and what people love about him, is provoke. sidhu moose wala's final release was called the last ride. the lyrics of the song were chillingly prophetic. the funeral will happen in youth. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. ahead of the platinum jubilee celebrations this week, eight supersize images of queen elizabeth have been projected onto stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in the south—west of england, and each image marks a decade of her reign. for many, the queen projects an enduring image of britishness around the world. in thisjubilee week our royal

correspondent, daniela relph, looks at the queen's iconic public image. one of the most photographed and painted people in the world. sometimes a vivid presence in public life, orjust a quiet part of our everyday. being king or queen is an exclusive club. jordan's king abdullah is in a unique position to understand the pressures and privilege of monarchy. his father, king hussein, became king in 1952, the same year as the queen's accession. a close family bond that continues today. when you look at her majesty, you look at consistency, and i think putting the moral bar at the highest point possible. again, if you look at 70 years of british history, you've had good days and bad days. her majesty, i think, was a beacon of light, of hope, and continues to be,

i believe, for your nation and for many of us around the world. but for most of the past 70 years, the queen's public image has been largely unchanged, and tied to a sense of national identity. i think that the queen's presence makes britain kind of larger than it is because it has such a global attention. i mean, we don't care what the royals in the netherlands are like or are doing. we don't care what the king of spain is doing, you know, next week. we have no idea. but people are very, very involved with, invested in, focused on what the british royal family are doing at any given point of the day. 0fficial photographs are the defining images of monarchy. for the goldenjubilee, the photographer rankin took this picture. he captured the queen laughing when he dropped some camera equipment — an unusual, off—guard official photo. when i was waiting in the throne room, where she knights people, i was watching her walk towards me with a footman, and they were laughing. i remember her walking

through the door, and ifelt this incredible sort of wave of power. the power in the room. 70 years on the throne gives you that impact. from all angles, perhaps the most recognisable figure in public life. daniela relph, bbc news. and a big few days coming up for the queen, of course, and for the queen, of course, and for pretty much everyone else coming up across the uk. finally, the world's most famous painting, the mona lisa, has had cake thrown at it. the piece was left with white cream smeared across its protective glass. a man disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair attacked leonardo da vinci's artwork in paris. visitors to the louvre said the man was heard shouting "think of the earth" as he was escorted out by security. he was later arrested.

and that is bbc news. goodbye for now. hello there. the week has started with plenty of heavy showers. the big question mark is around how many of those heavy showers will remain by the end of week for the platinumjubilee. we will talk more about that at the moment, but we start with a look back at the recent satellite picture. shower clouds rotating on top of the uk, underneath an area of low pressure, which stays with us through tuesday, so there will be further showers — this frontal system being the risk of more persistent rain in northern ireland. quite a chilly start of the morning and there will be some spells and sunshine around, but some showers from the word go. and those will develop quite widely into the afternoon and some will be heavy, some will be thundery. parts of wales in the south—west could dry out a little bit towards the end of the day. sunshine — 17 degrees for cardiff and plymouth. cooler for the north and 12 in newcastle. 11 for aberdeen. and this band of cloud

will bring some rain across northern ireland through the evening. that then moving to the irish sea, across the isle of man, and south—west scotland, as well north—west england and parts of wales, as we head into wednesday morning. elsewhere, some clear spells and one or two showers on wednesday, again, getting off to a relatively chilly start in some places. no prizes for guessing — wednesday is another sunshine and showers day, but the showers increasingly will become focused across central and eastern parts of the uk. 0ut towards the west, not as many showers, more in the way of sunshine. and with more sunshine, generally, temperatures will be a little bit higher — 17, 18, maybe 19 degrees. then, getting into the start of the long weekend, for thursday on the face of it, things don't look too bad, plenty of sunshine, one or two rogue showers. this cloud in the frontal system does threaten to introduce some rain into northern ireland to the afternoon. where we do get sunshine, it will be warmer. temperatures between 18—21 degrees. some headaches then on the forecast for the weekend. this frontal system pushing up to the north—west. this broad low to the south could throw some into southern

england by the world as we had to saturday and into sunday. the big question mark is about how many showers we will see. the chance is certainly there. that said, it should often be dry and where we see some sunshine, it will feel fairly warm.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the eu has agreed to cut almost 90% of oil imports from russia by the end of the year, in their latest response to the invasion of ukraine. leaders will impose an immediate ban on more than two—thirds of russian oil imports, but leaders could not agree to a total ban as hungary was granted an exemption. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, says the situation in the eastern donbas region remains extremely difficult, as russian forces continue their offensive there. he said the russian army had gathered its maximum combat power to put more and more pressure on the defenders.

the canadian government has proposed new legislation to crack down on the sale, transfer and importation