uganda's parliament passes a bill, which criminalises people who identify as lgbtq. anyone found guilty faces up to ten years in prison. we will reinforce to make sure homosexuals have no space in uganda. the oscar—winning hollywood star, gwyneth paltrow, is in court, after a ski—slope collision. seeking $300,000, saying he sustained a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. his lawyer said he's overstating his injuries. and in paris, notre dame cathedral�*s famous statues are being carefully recreated, four years after the fire that gutted the world heritage site.

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 ta ke two take two world leaders, a dash of kremlin choreography, and you get this. the symbolism was clear — on 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 inincreasingly dependent on china and vladimir putin is increasingly critical of the west. later he slammed the uk for deciding to provide ammunition to ukraine which contains depleted uranium. translation: i would like to note 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 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 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. well, at thatjoint news conference, xijinping made clear his continued support for russia. translation: i would like to emphasise on the issue of the ukraine crisis china has always followed the principles of the un charter. upholding 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 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 setment 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've been speaking to jake werner — a historian of modern china and a research fellow at the quincy institute — and he told me he's not confident the meeting between the two leaders will bring any substantial change. the odds are not looking terribly good right now. china

put forward these principles and russia has said it supports them, even though some of the principles are directly contrary to russian behaviour. zelenskyy of ukraine has also supported some of it, in particular the first principle, which is about territorial integrity and sovereignty. so, as you heard, 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, there is now. so there is no, there is no indication that china is going to assert pressure to force russia to the table. so the prospects don't look very good now. the prospects don't look very good "ow-— the prospects don't look very good nova— the prospects don't look very good now. china asserts they remain neutral— good now. china asserts they remain neutral and _ good now. china asserts they remain neutral and have - good now. china asserts they| remain neutral and have come good now. china asserts they - remain neutral and 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. 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 us and the west. and russia is really the only other country that it can count on, if it were to come to serious conflict. so, china does not want to see, and of course russia is an enormous country, just on the chinese border. so for its own reasons doesn't want to see russia destabilised. china is in a lthlthlthlth position and trying to portray itself as neutral and at the same time making sure that russia isn't

with its back to the wall. it's a difficult position but thus far they've tried to maintain that kind of ambiguous position on both sides of the fence. you mentioned _ on both sides of the fence. you mentioned ambiguity and washington has been calling on china to pressure russia to withdraw those troops from ukraine. do you think china will react to any type of international pressure? generally speaker, international pressure on china is lthlthlthlth productive and itjust —— and it just —— counterproductive and itjust —— counterproductive and raises nationalist outrage. a much more promising strategy on the part of the us would be to praise the parts of the chinese peace principles that the us supports and welcome cooperation with china in bringing russia to the table. the prospects are not very high right now but if the us and china were, they have cooperated in the past around

iran, around north korea, so the us and china have a proven record of working together on security issues but because the us—china relationship has detear lthlthlthed so badly in recent years, it will be hard to —— hard to follow in that positive track record. unless the relationship can be improved. 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 g—7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. mr kishida had been the only g—7 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 i step on the ground today i feel great anger for all the atrocious acts. i would like to give my heart—felt 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, it has reached more than seven billion dollars and already clearjapan can become one of ukraine's key partners. i'm confident 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'll protect our children and we are making this law and making this law for ourselves. we're making this law for our children. we're making this law for the children of our children. i can tell you we are going to reinforce the law enforcement to make sure that homosexuals have no space in uganda. 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 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. our 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 sharon to the then us president george w. bush. in this regard, nearly 20 years ago. and this effectively is a breach of that agreement. the state department spokesman said, "advancing settlements is an obstacle to peace and the

achievement of a 2—state solution." as to whether there would be any repercussions from this move, the state department spokesman was asked repeatedly that question and all he 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 regional meeting on sunday. could this move potentially risk inflaming tensions that are already there? we've seen that there has been clashes between both sides?- between both sides? well, there's certainly _ between both sides? well, there's certainly growing i there's certainly growing lthlth here in the us over us. they threaten with their challenges to governmental systems and into the legal systems and into the legal system in israel to undermine the sort of values that have been part of, they've served as the bedrock of us—israeli

relations over the decades. the feeling is that if any country in the world is to put a brake on these sort of developments, thenit on these sort of developments, then it is the us and after all contributes nearly $4 billion a yearin contributes 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 that he needs to put his foot down. it is worth mentioning, though, that binyamin netanyahu has not been invited to undertake a state visit to the us. nearly three months after the new government was installed there in israel, that is seen as unusual. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the famous statues high on notre dame being carefully recreated, 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. 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 so now 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. chanting

and with more strikes planned for thursday, the anger that many french people feel is not going away. sofia bettiza, bbc news. 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 3 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. 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 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 a head 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 2,000 milejourney. 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. 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's all for you, thanks for your company. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lmmisztak. 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. our 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. for kyiv since the start this is bbc news. the headlines: the headlines: president putin has hosted president putin has hosted a joint news conference a joint news conference with china's president xijinping in moscow. with china's president xijinping in moscow. mr putin said russia mr putin said russia will be forced to react, will be forced to react, if the uk goes ahead if the uk goes ahead with a plan to give ukraine with a plan to give ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. ammunition containing depleted uranium. the leaders also discussed the leaders also discussed what they called a peace plan. what they called a peace plan. the japanese prime minister, the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida has been fumio kishida has been in ukraine — where he visited in ukraine — where he visited

the town of bucha. the town of bucha. japan has voiced its support 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