[000:00:00;00] the, this is the, the we news line from berlin, ty, legislators vote to legalize same sex marriage style incentive both overwhelmingly in favor of a marriage equality both becoming the 1st country in southeast asia. to do so, also males, north korea, for supporting his war in ukraine. ahead of a meeting with kim john own,

it will be his 1st visit to john young in twins. the welcome to the show i'm the call for these thailand, is that to become the 1st country in southeast asia to legalize same sex marriage. senators passed a landmark marriage equality bill overwhelmingly by 130 to 4 to allow same sex couples to tie the knot with 18 of sanctions. that is, the vote has been hailed as a victory by campaigners and members of the l. u. v t q community, many of whom gathered up parliament to welcome the vote. the last bill named ascend from tyler king after which it will come into force several months later. now, earlier we spoke too much important in she's a marriage equality advocate from thailand and we asked her about her feelings at the moment after this victory for her move, a really happy that finally we we and nope being i have been fighting for almost 10 . yeah. we've my own family include that,

my wife and my daughters. and if we cannot achieve these with our hard as strong as a platform, our ally is basically our community who was then in front of the smart way the quality movement. what will this mean and practical day to day terms for the l g. particular community and thailand, i think we had been struck go for almost to the kid to add one thing right to family for i would give you the i q b bow. the law, some of our colleagues along the way back we have the you will be with a lot of young activities these to my really quality achieve made. it means so much for our community is basically out to the i q young people who are out in front of a democracy. most men at my sales at the rainbow family advocate. these means so much for our family,

but it's not the meet that only thailand. and thailand is the 1st country. here we add that the country by new allow, globally, we still need to fight a lot for many, many pads of the will when thailand policy, but with the ad to pass out. there will also possible that these, the reason why these, these, our duty i hear a movement at cheap man is not only thailand. and today's decision in thailand has prompted you to make a pretty big announcement yourself as an tell us about your plans to get married yourself soon as we have been finding sol my read the quality and when his ex eve, man, i announced today that on the 23rd south november this. yeah, we are going to marry. it's in not to thailand and all of you are welcome to joy our see do based on all my read the quality and yes,

i will marry it as well. much important and thank you so much and congratulations will try to be there and nova. thank you so much and thank you for all of you as a part and thankful my come. when did the i, would you be a huge? why are you thailand in the poly men today? thank you. to russia as president is heading to north korea on his way. vladimir fulton stopped off in rushes, far eastern city of yeah, coats. after visiting technology and defense projects in the region, he is now traveling on to north korea's capital count again for talks with the ruler, came don't own that. you are expected to sign an official strategic partnership earlier put in praise north korea for its support of his war and ukraine is to day visit is his 1st trip to north korea and 24 years north korean leader, kim jong, and in russia last you shaking hands with his russian counts upon the lot to my present demand, he now caused an invincible come read the notes on this trip to north korea. and

his fed meeting with came the latest demonstration of deepening toys between moscow and fuel. yeah, the throughout the series of the united states of june closest since russia lost its full scale invasion of ukraine's finding friendship. i mean growing global life selection. but it's the relationship that spoken concerns in the west. south korean and us officials say the north has been feeding the russian war machine, sending millions of munitions to must go. they say russia in baton has provided north korea with military technology. and you can only kate, in defiance of un resolutions sold in washington, have housing, emergency cool to discuss the visit. but despite the western criticism, the kremlin said it has every right to develop ties with tone. yeah. and shouldn't be challenged for doing so. this comes this tensions on the korean peninsula.

steadly built the us and south career recently conducted joints. error exercises featuring a b one strategic boma to allow for the shooting for you did the 1st precision guided building drill in 7 years. south korea this month scrapped and military packed with the north, allowing it to resume combat drills on the shared folder. so for ritz pod said, it was responding to a barrels of north korean blooms, filled with the seas and trash that was sent toward the south. earlier i spoke about all this with james cheater and jake, i've seen welski that we use correspondence for east asia and russia, respectively. i began by asking j goes in riga, what this new strategic partnership between russia and north korea could possibly entail? well, nicole, we don't know the color of the deals yet. it is expected to be signed tomorrow. but we do know that the thing it puts in his expect it in continuing this support that he's been receiving from north korea for his war effort against ukraine. we know

russia has used north korea may have missed the ballistic marseilles in and against ukraine and the west and south korea. a warning that this flaw of munition from north korea to russia is increasing. now as to the official relations north korea used to have a very close alliance with the soviet union. their friendship, treaty of the time, even included a close on automatic military assistance in case one of the sides wants to be invaded at these relations have cooled off significantly after the collapse of the soviet union. but we are now doing the war in ukraine. we are seeing the renewal and we will be observing tomorrow just how far that the sizes will agree to go. officially, let's pass the ball over to james james. what is north korea's ruler conjunction? hoping to get out of his deepening ties with fluttering foot and like what i think in the 1st instance,

one of the really critical things is going to be legitimacy. remember, it's a fairly rare occurrence to see the head of states of another country visiting appeal young and can join, being able to receive an international leader of this magnitude is housing points around this cations symbolic key. of course, when it comes to the material, things that came jolen is going to be looking for the u. s. and south korean officials. and the lead on to this was, this have been really stressing that concerned that in exchange for what they believe is nor creating weapons transfers to russia to sustain it's ongoing invasion of the, of ukraine that russia in were ton, is going to be offering assistance for the spice satellite program affords weapons program. that would be, of course, in contravention of un resolutions, but the pro, to context a devoted to a political context is that these are 2 countries that view themselves as natural bedfellows. now really that they view that the us will be in different environments is looking to rein in these 2 countries in coincide with it, satellites,

whether that's nice. so in year or for the u. s. as in the pacific allies that in asia and the context of this, the backdrop we're going switch, this meeting is taking place is of course, rising tensions in the korean peninsula. some reports and concerns today that was an exchange of fire across the team and to try something between the 2 chris. those were a james taylor and the w's east asia, corresponding from taipei and jake ross. you my know ski rush correspondence from rica and we will have more on that topic on asked d. w at 60 now or cmt. the show were your questions take center stage. if you join us on our youtube channel, you'll be able to submit questions and comments that i will then put to our panel of experts just don't miss out. but 1st, let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. the rain and nobel peace prize lori of narco small hummadi, has been sentenced to a year in prison for a publishing propaganda against the states. the activist has been in jail since

november 2021, for protesting against the like a tory and job for women. she spent much of the last 20 years in an out of jail for campaigning, for human rights in iran. at least 18 people have been killed in lance lives triggered by heavy rains across central america. el salvador, ecuador, and guatemala. had been hid, particularly hard with scores of people injured or missing. thousands more have had to evacuate their homes that are staying in temporary shelters. south korean government has ordered doctors to go back to work a made a prolong strike. medical professionals have been participating in a month long striving to protest increasing medical school admissions. under the law doctor is defying the return to work order can face suspensions of their licenses or to sit down. now were the ones of civil war has this place to more than 9000000 people?

a lot number is rising steadily. the u. s. has blessed $350000000.00 and an efforts to head off a famine. much of the violence is taking place in the long suffering dar 4 region with ordinary people, paying the heaviest price war rages and so done. as the paramilitary rapids support forces fights the government for control of the country, a conflict that has been going on for over a year now. the contested waste and region of the floor has been a major flash point, still scarred by a genocide that took place 20 years ago. also committed by malicious. the medical charity doctors without borders says the city of al sasha's last functioning hospital was forced to close up to receive militants open fire on medical stuff and patients. the international criminal court says it's investigation possible. war crimes. the evidence my office has collected to date seems to show credible, repeated,

expanding continuous allegations of attacks against the civilian population. in particular, attacks direct to the gains comes for internally displaced persons. it seems to show the wide spread prevalent use of rate and other forms of sexual violence. multiple attempts by the us to stop the fighting have failed, as both sides seem to still think they can win. meanwhile, the union has full in fashion with its goal and an appeal for humanitarian funds. while semen looms for more than 2 thirds of the population, the mala mala joined us earlier on the show. she's the chief humanitarian officer for care or organization is deliveries. humanitarian a to student is people effective by the conflict. and i asked her to describe everyday life in the country for us every day life is done. so a country of 45000000 people,

more than half of which originally need to manage it and assistance more than 18000000 people are acutely hungry. this also includes $3600000.00 children quarter to be managed. and every passing day, with this ongoing conflict with all the struct, it is and with the unfunded humanitarian response, but situation already gets worse and a lot of them are getting closer to death. basic services, even like hes, are pretty much non existent, the system is on its knees. and let me say one thing. this conflict has created a one on women from gender. this one is to sexually widens displacement eating lease, not having as services. it is a lot on women. now the daily life, it was before this crisis before this one meter, people had hopes, dreams, aspirations. but now what we hear is about stories of this despair,

frustration of feeling of abandonment. we are hearing very extreme measures by people having to resort to eating slowly and even these and then just means no words. this humanitarian crisis is not because of a shortage on his limited use disaster or some bad harvest. all these factors have contributed certainty, like the only reason is ongoing conflict between the parties and destruction of humanity and a to the mileage. you call it a war on women. there are reports, we heard it there of the widespread use of sexual violence against internally displaced persons your organization. care focuses on gender and balances in conflict situations. what can be done in, in your opinion, to better protect the most vulnerable from these kinds of crimes as absolutely dom and goes, have phased have been phasing and continue to phase the brand of this conflict, which include section violent as a webinar for the 1st thing said it is need to be protected,

and secular wireless as a weapon of war must be stopped. the comment which made under the international humanitarian rule and the recently voted un security council. resolution must be respected by our bodies to the conflict. each of us, each single one of our candidly who here, of course, the parties to the conflict have it in the fall, or to see the hostility. and that in the international community does play a role in 1st by not looking away. but i think this your money didn't response supporting women led organizations back towards get it does. because let's not think about women as big things. they are the 1st responders in a crisis. it is not about the needs never was, never should be. it is about their rights, they are the 1st responders data on the ground. they know the problem, they understand the context and they have the solution. so let us come together to