people who identify as lgbtq. anyone found guilty faces up to ten years in prison. the oscar—winning hollywood star, gwyneth paltrow, we are going to reinforce the law process to make sure homosexuals have no place in uganda. the oscar—winning hollywood star, gwyneth paltrow, is in court after a ski—slope collision. mr sanderson is seeking $300,000 saying he got a brain injury and broken ribs. she is making a counterclaim for a symbolic $1. and in paris, notre—dame cathedral�*s famous statues are being carefully re—created four years after the fire that gutted the world heritage site.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president putin says russia will be forced to react, if the uk goes ahead with a plan to give ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. he made the threat while hosting a joint news conference with china's president xijinping in moscow. the two leaders have been discussing what's been described as a peace plan for ukraine put forward by beijing. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been following events. take two world leaders... ..a dash of kremlin choreography... ..and you get this. the symbolism was clear. 0n the world stage, xi and putin, china and russia, are coming together to forge what they claim is a strong partnership. the talk at the table was about expanding

cooperation, but equal partners they are not. russia, under pressure over its war in ukraine, is increasingly dependent on china. and vladimir putin is increasingly critical of the west. later, he slammed the uk for deciding to provide ammunition to ukraine that contains depleted uranium. translation: i would like to note that if this | happens, then russia will be forced to take action accordingly. i'm talking about the fact that the west is already starting to use weapons with a nuclear component. tonight, this warning from moscow has sparked a reaction from london. the uk ministry of defence has pointed out that depleted uranium has nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities. it says it's a standard component the british army has been using for decades and that russia is deliberately trying to disinform.

a chinese peace initiative for ukraine made little headway. president putin blamed kyiv and the west. but this is a war he started, and he shows no sign he's ready to pull out his troops. might beijing be ready to supply russia with weapons? that key question was left unanswered. in any case, xi's visit is seen here as a diplomatic coup. at last, the kremlin has something to celebrate. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. well, at thatjoint news conference, xijinping made clear his continued support for russia. translation: iwould like to emphasise that| on the issue of the ukraine crisis, china has always followed the principles of the un charter — holding an objective and fair stance, actively promoting peace talks.

china is always standing firmly on the side of peace, dialogue and on the right side of history. as we just heard in the previous report, china published a twelve—point plan calling for dialogue on the war. here's what vladimir putin had to say. translation: we believe that many of the provisions - in the peace plan put forward by china are consistent with russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when they're ready for it in the west and in kyiv. however, so far, we've not seen such readiness on their part. i'm joined now byjake werner who's a historian of modern i'm joined now byjake werner china and a research fellow at the quincy institute. thank you for taking time to come on the programme. both leaders, russia and china have discussed this plan from beijing, do you think anything

substantial will come out of it? ., , ., ., it? the odds are not looking terribly good _ it? the odds are not looking terribly good right _ it? the odds are not looking terribly good right now. - it? the odds are not looking terribly good right now. the| terribly good right now. the china put forward these principles and russia has said that it supports them even so some of the principles are contrary to russian behaviour, president zelenskiy of ukraine has also supported some of it in particular the first principle which is about territorial integrity and sovereignty. as you heard vladimir putin said he would be willing to talk when the west and ukraine are willing to talk on his terms, they obviously are not right now. so there is no, no indication china is going to assert pressure to force russia to the table so the prospects don't look very good right now.— the prospects don't look very good right now. china says they remain neutral— good right now. china says they remain neutral and _ good right now. china says they remain neutral and they - good right now. china says they remain neutral and they have i remain neutral and they have come up with this plan, do you think china can maintain this

diplomatic balancing act? china is in a very _ diplomatic balancing act? china is in a very awkward _ diplomatic balancing act? china is in a very awkward position i is in a very awkward position here. the idea of territorial integrity and sovereignty is the bedrock foundation, the most cherished principle, according to chinese leaders, and obviously russia has fundamentally violated that principle. so china at the same time china does not want to see russia defeated, does not want to see russia destabilised, china feels besieged right now by the united states and the west, and russia is really the only other country that it can count on, if they were to come to a serious conflict. china does not want to see and of course russia is also an enormous countryjust on the chinese border so for self—interested reasons doesn't want to see russia destabilised. china is in a

difficult position trying to portray itself as neutral while at the same time making sure russia isn't pushed with its back to the wall. it's a difficult position but thus far they have tried to maintain that kind of ambiguous position on both sides. you that kind of ambiguous position on both sides.— that kind of ambiguous position on both sides. you mention some ambiguity. _ on both sides. you mention some ambiguity, washington _ on both sides. you mention some ambiguity, washington has - on both sides. you mention some ambiguity, washington has been| ambiguity, washington has been calling for china to press russia to withdraw those troops from ukraine, do you think china will react to any type of international pressure? generally speaking, international pressure on china's counter—productive, just raises nationalist outrage and china pushes back against it, a much more promising strategy on the part of the us would be to praise the parts of the chinese piece principles that united states supports, and welcome cooperation with china and bringing russia to the table, the prospects are

not very high right now, but if the us and china were cooperating as they have in the past, they have cooperated in the past around iran and north korea, the us and china have a proven record of working together on security issues, because the us china relationship has deteriorated so badly in recent years, it will be difficult to follow on that positive track record unless the relationship can be improved. unless the relationship can be improved-— unless the relationship can be imroved. , ., ~ ~ ., ~ improved. jake wernher, thank ou ve improved. jake wernher, thank you very much _ improved. jake wernher, thank you very much for _ improved. jake wernher, thank you very much for your- you very much for your insights. well, while xijinping has been in moscow, japan's prime minister fumio kishida is in ukraine and has been visiting the town of bucha, just outside kyiv. tokyo has voiced support for ukraine since the beginning of war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. mr kishida had been the only g7 leader not to visit ukraine, until now. bucha's mayor has said more than 400 civilians were killed in the town last year

by russian forces, and mr kishida laid a wreath and observed a moment of silence. translation: as | step - on the ground of bucha today, i really feel great anger for all the atrocious acts. i would like to give my heartfelt condolences to all the victims and the wounded on behalf of the japanese nationals. at a joint press conference during his visit, ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, highlighted pledges of aid and reconstruction from japan. translation: we have enormous opportunities for such _ cooperation, thanks to japan's powerful technological potential and a strong aid package. since february 2a, 2022, it has reached more than 7 billion and it is already clear thatjapan can become one of ukraine's key partners in its reconstruction, and i am confident that this will be the case and i thank you once again for such

a powerful package. uganda's parliament has passed a bill which would criminalise people who identify as lgbtq, with those found guilty facing up to ten years in prison. under the proposed legislation, friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same—sex relationships to the authorities. homosexual acts are already illegal in the east african country, but the bill seeks to go further and criminalise people on the basis of their sexual identity. the bill passed with widespread support in uganda's parliament. in our country, we have our morals and we will protect our children, and we are making this law, we are making the law for ourselves, we are making this law for our children. we are making this law for the children of our children. this country will stand firm. and once it will pass, i would tell you madam speaker, we will enforce it to make sure that homosexuals have no place in uganda.

let's get some of the day's other news. a strong earthquake has struck northeastern afghanistan, causing tremors across the region. two people are reported to have been killed. the 6.5 magnitude quake was centred in the hindu kush. in neighbouring pakistan, at least nine people have been killed in the north—west of the country. more than half a million children have missed lessons in los angeles as schoolworkers started a three—day strike. bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants employed by los angeles unified school district, the second biggest in the us,are striking over what they say are "poverty wages." many teachers who aren't part of the dispute refused to cross picket lines so didn't go into school. the former british prime minister, borisjohnson, has accepted that he misled parliament over gatherings at 10 downing street during the covid lockdown. but mrjohnson also insisted his actions were not reckless or intentional. he made the admission

in a written defence of his actions, ahead of a televised appearance in parliament on wednesday. more protests have been taking place in various french cities after french president emmanuel macron used controversial executive powers to push through a pension reform without a vote in parliament. mr macron is due to give a rare tv interview on wednesday. he's facing a political crisis less than a year after his re—election to a second term. sofia bettiza reports. there is an outcry in france. in the past week, more than 1,500 protests have taken place all over the country. this was place de la republique last night. some protests turned violent. police clashed with demonstrators, and hundreds were arrested.

this all happened after president macron used controversial executive powers last week to push through his deeply unpopular pension reform. this means that the retirement age in france will now be raised from 62 to 64. translation: | think| today the fifth republic is showing its true face, which is that of a regime which is not democratic, since the president can decide to pass a law that is rejected by 90% of france people. translation: to think of all. those people who were already in really trying jobs will have to keep going until they are 64 is not right. theyjust see people as profits. translation: macron never listened to us i that this is war. i think that at one point, he won't have a choice. i he will have to - withdraw his reform. but president macron doesn't seem to have any intention of backing down. he said there would

be no government reshuffle, no fresh elections and no referendum on his pension reform. and after a week of not being seen in public, today he will give a rare tv interview. his hope will be to use the interview to calm things down and put an end to the protests but that's easier said than done. macron is facing his most serious challenge since the yellow vest riots four years ago. and with more strikes planned for thursday, the anger that many french people feel is not going away. sofia bettiza, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the famous statues high on notre—dame being carefully re—created four years after the fire that gutted the parisian cathedral.

applause i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, _ the committee has decided that south africa will be excluded from the 1970 competition. i chanting streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji.

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the russian and chinese presidents stress their political ties and discuss what they say could be a possible road to peace in ukraine. but in kyiv, japan's prime minister kishida voices his country's support for ukraine in the war. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament to allow israeli citizens back into four evacuated settlements in the occupied west bank. a spokesman in washington condemned the move as as provocative, he said it violated promises to the us. all settlements in occupied territory are deemed illegal under international law. there's been widespread criticism of the move, including from the palestinian authority and the european union. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has more on that story.

the us state department has strongly condemned this move, calling it provocative and extremely troubling and making the point that there was a commitment by former israeli prime minister ariel charone to the then us president george w bushin the then us president george w bush in this regard nearly 20 years ago, and that this effectively is a breach of that agreement —— ariel sharon. "advancing settlements is an obstacle to peace and the achievement of a two state solution." as to whether there would be any repercussions from this move, well, the state department spokesman was asked repeatedly that question and all you could say was basically there would be representations made to israeli officials. that after assurances were given in this regard to president biden in the last few days and to a

regional meeting in sharm el—sheikh on sunday. regional meeting in sharm el-sheikh on sunday. could this move potentially _ el-sheikh on sunday. could this move potentially risk— el-sheikh on sunday. could this move potentially risk framing i move potentially risk framing tensions that are all ready their —— inflaming changes that are already there. we have seen in the last few months clashes between both sides.— between both sides. there are certainly growing _ between both sides. there are certainly growing concern - between both sides. there are certainly growing concern here in the us over the possibility that the new government of benjamin netanyahu, the right—wing government, threatens its challenges to the legal system and the governments of the system to undermine the sort of values that have been part of dust they have served as the bedrock of us israeli relations over the decade. the feeling is that if any country in the world is to put a break on these sort of developments, then it is the united states. after all the contributors nearly $4 billion a year in aid to israel. but there are those who criticise there are those who criticise the biden administration's so—called wait—and—see policy

in regard to this new government. they say that he has been too timid and he needs to put his foot down. it is worth mentioning, though, that benjamin netanyahu has not been invited to undertake a state visit to the us. nearly three months after being installed in israel, that is seen as unusual. police in major us cities are preparing for potential unrest in case former president donald trump is arrested this week as part of a hush money investigation. a manhattan prosecutor may charge mr trump over how over how he declared a payment to a adult film star, stormy daniels, to keep quiet about an alleged affair. it would be the first criminal case brought against a former us president. nada tawfik has more details. the world's media has descended on lower manhattan. they've been camped out here ever since news broke that donald trump might be arrested this week. the focus right now is on this building, the office

of the manhattan district attorney. now, just a few steps away from here is where trump's aides and michael cohen, his former lawyer and current antagonist, have been testifying to a grand jury. if the da pulls the trigger and charges former president trump, his lawyers would likely negotiate a time for trump to turn himself in voluntarily. he would be formally booked, meaning he would be fingerprinted, have his mug shot taken, and be read his miranda rights, just like anyone else under arrest. but unlike a typical person, he will be escorted throughout the whole process by his secret service detail. a trial would ultimately take place at the manhattan criminal court, opening up what could be a long, drawn out legal battle that could last well into, if not past, the 2024 presidential campaign. the nypd are already working on security plans in case of protests, after donald trump urged his supporters to turn out.

the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow has appeared in court in utah, accused of crashing into a man in a skiing accident in 2016, causing ahead injury and broken ribs. terry sanderson, who's now 76, alleges he was hit from behind, but ms paltrow says it was mr sanderson�*s own fault. the case, which is drawing media attention worldwide, is expected to last eight days, as our correspondent sophie long reports. the oscar—winning actress was used to gracing the red carpet and appearing on the silver screen, before founding her wellness company, goop. today, she appeared in court, accused of a human hit and run. this is the case of terry sanderson versus gwyneth paltrow. at the centre of this case is who hit whom on the slopes of park city, an upmarket mountain resort and celebrity hang—out that hosts the sundance film festival. 76—year—old terry sanderson says she was skiing recklessly and struck him from behind,

smashing his body to the ground, before continuing her descent down the mountain, leaving him stunned and seriously injured. ms paltrow has sentimental feelings about skiing. her dad, who left this life too early, took her skiing as a kid at alta. but her lawyer said she's a conservative skier, and he was the culprit in the collision, and she who received the full body blow. the court will decide who should pay damages. mr sanderson is seeking $300,000, saying he sustained a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. but miss paltrow�*s lawyers say he's overstating his injuries and filed a counterclaim for a symbolic $1. the central question is who had right of way, who was further down the slope when they slammed into each other? miss paltrow is expected to testify in the case, which continues. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.

conservationists say they're concerned about the shrinking population of monarch butterflies in north america. every year millions of the butterflies migrate from canada to mexico on a two—thousand mile journey. but the world wildlife fund says the numbers are down by nearly a quarter, this year alone. experts say climate change is having a "considerable impact" on the butterflies' migration pattern. the reconstruction of notre—dame cathedral in paris has undergone many challenges in the four years since it was gutted by a fire. and now with much of the structural work done, teams there are narrowing their focus to recreating the famous statues said to be its protectors from harm. though maybe the new guard will do a slightly betterjob at that, as stephanie prentice reports. they sit up high on historic buildings, tasked with redirecting rainwater from roofs, and also said to provide spiritual protection from the wrath of heaven by scaring off evil spirits.

no self—respecting cathedral could operate without its gargoyles, but some of them didn't survive the fire in 2019, and a dozen of france's finest sculptors were called in. translation: it is very fine. there are edges that are very fine, well drawn. we have to reproduce them as they were originally done. it's our duty. these new creatures are being made out of clay, or huge blocks of stone shipped down the seine, but some of the older ones are also being saved. translation: this is older, it's not a viollet-le-duc. - i think it dates from a restoration in the 18th century. you can recognise the style, it is very busy. you can see on the column there are lots of little spikes. each piece takes at least three weeks to complete, and after that, of course, the task of getting them into position begins.

translation: these are stones that will now be part _ of the cathedralfor 400, 500, 600 years. this is another element that shows that the cathedral is rising from its ashes. and notre—dame, or our lady, is set to rise again as paris's gothic masterpiece in 2024. stephanie prentice, bbc news. that sitter now. thank you for watching. —— that is it for now. hello. scotland had its warmest day of the year so far on tuesday, with temperatures reaching 16 degrees in fyvie castle in aberdeenshire. overall, it was a brighter kind of day, but we still had a number of showers around and those rainfall totals continue to mount up. of course, it's already been a wet month. there are quite a few places now that have seen more than one and a half times the march average rainfall, but there's loads more to come. and, indeed, as we look at this satellite picture, we've got a current batch of rain falling from this

cloud, working its way eastwards right now. and the rain's quite heavy, actually, across parts of scotland, england and wales. it will be clearing over the next few hours in northern ireland, but we'll have some heavy showers flowing in here. all the while, south—westerly winds will be picking up in strength. of course, it means it's going to be a mild start to the day on wednesday, temperatures for some into double figures. but for wednesday, it is another unsettled one. more rain around. and we're going to see some strong winds particularly affecting western scotland. it's here where, through the morning, we could see gusts of around 75mph for a time, so potentially seeing some disruption from those very strong winds. elsewhere, it will be blustery, gusts of wind generally around 40—50mph. and it is a day of sunshine and showers. the showers will be heavy and thundery at times, but at least they won't hang around. they'll be blown across the sky pretty quickly, thanks to those strong winds. another mild one, temperatures up to 14 or 15 degrees. thursday sees another showery day and, again, the showers will be heavy, some of them with a bit of thunder mixed in. temperatures still on the mild side and anotherfairly blustery kind of day, the winds still coming in from a south—westerly direction. now, thursday night, we may well see a more prolonged spell of rain work

into parts of eastern england, this and certainly it looks pretty wet across western areas of the uk as well. well, that sends us on to friday's forecast and the low pressure is still with us. still fairly brisk winds around, still loads and loads of showers, some of them heavy with hail and thunder. 0ur temperatures just coming down a little bit across northern scotland — highs of around 8 or 9 degrees here — but otherwise, we're staying into double figure temperatures. now, for the weekend, we're going to start to get some slightly cooler airjust working into northernmost areas of scotland. there will be more showers around, so for most of us, it's more of the same, really. but across the far north of scotland, we'll start to see some of those showers turn wintry for a time.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president putin has hosted a joint news conference with china's president xijinping in moscow. mr putin said russia will be forced to react, if the uk goes ahead with a plan to give ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. the leaders also discussed what they called a peace plan.

the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida has been in ukraine — where he visited the town of bucha. japan has voiced its support for kyiv since the start of the war — and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament — to allow its citizens back into four evacuated settlements in the occupied west bank there's been widespread criticism of the move. now on bbc news — panorama. now on bbc news — panorama. people are struggling. costs people are struggling. costs are going through the roof. are going through the roof. roof over our head. _ anai am not sure there is any anai am not sure there is any of stopping it. of stopping it. anai am not sure there is any of stopping it— anai am not sure there is any of stopping it— of stopping it. there are lots of stopping it. there are lots of stopping it. there are lots of people — of stopping it. there are lots of people currently - of stopping it. there are lots of people currently working | of people currently working 'ust of stopping it. there are lots of people — of stopping it. there are lots of people currently - of stopping it. there are lots of people currently working | of people currently working 'ust of people currently working just to _ of people currently working just to pay the bills, not of people currently working just to _ of people currently working just to pay the bills, not having _ just to pay the bills, not having any sort of life. we having _ just to pay the bills, not having any sort of life. we struggle — having any sort of life. we struggle — having any sort of life. we

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