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who identifies publicly as l g. b t q could face up to 10 years in prison. and why a visit by germany's education minister to taiwan is provoking angry reactions in beijing. plus in football, germany starts a new era after the world cup of 6 new players, 5 could have played for other nations, but chose hon. z flicks side instead. ah, i'm bri. gov is good to have you with us and shine. is she jumping and rushes by them who didn't have signed an agreement to extend their strategic partnership? the deal focuses particularly on expanding bilateral trade and energy ties on russia's war and ukraine. she today said that china remains impartial and committed to appease one reputed, held in china's peace plan as

a basis for ending the war. western leaders of course, have been skeptical saying that beijing is not a credible mediator when it comes to ukraine. it you would want to be down here at the table is our chief international editor, richard walker. richard, let's start with the war in ukraine to me. i said at the top of the show the chinese position on ukraine unchanged. and yeah, and of course we're seeing a little bit of sort of flashing out of with signals from, from what we're seeing in the statements. and what they've said in the televised comments here. he was a fully kind of picture of, you know, what, what china really means by this plan. but there's been a lot of questions, but it came out a few weeks ago, a lot of curiosity about what exactly is china doing here? and what have we learned from days? i mean, i think 1st of all, vladimir putin said in his comments that essentially that he's open to following

china's approach that it can work with these kind of principles that china has drawn up putting companies a much else that of course, i mean, you can't say no, of course we're not done with any of this china, very much the senior partner in this relationship so. so pushing kind of kind of has to do that. but if we look at what china is saying, and china is allowed to be said in concluding statements, china, since that is neutral, and the rhetorically, it's really very closely aligned with the russian position. and if you look at the statement that they put out, there's a lot of talk about kind of confrontation, basically putting the blame on nato for this conflicts. loan passages complaining about nature, not just in europe, but also complaining back kind of west in military sort of aligns building in asia . so kind of like this alignment of kind of views of the state of the world and the united states kind of leading opposition against these 2 countries. and there's one

quote that i want to read to brent for, from this statement, because it really is quite something to see the same. so this is in translation about ukraine war. the parties call for an end to all steps that contribute to the escalation of tensions and prolonged hostilities. the parties now respect, mean it, but that sounds like something, i mean, russia invaded ukraine. exactly. russia is, is trying to, you know, take ukraine pretty much off the map for it to say sign a statement, saying that the parties call for an end to steps to contribute to the escalation. and i think this will be seen as cynical to the point a also have to know that it is helping to finance this war with these agreements that were signed today that give china and russia closure economic ties would be someone has to buy rushes oil

. yes. right, and that's going to be john. yeah, i mean, of course russia has lost europe pretty much as a market for oil and gas. russia is looking around for, for new customers for that with oil. it's not that difficult. you just put oil on a tank or they can go somewhere else. it can be quite complicated. this is quite interesting also in terms of the messaging here. so there's been a lot of speculation about whether the 2 sides would announce that they've agreed on, on opening up a new gas pipeline from russia to china, passing through mongolian territory. vladimir putin in his televised remark said, you know, where we've pretty much done that. you know, it's pretty much a done deal, but when you look at the statement that it's not quite as confirmed that this pipeline is very important to russia, it needs to be able to sell this gas that they can no longer sell to europe, i think is quite interesting that, that, that is not as much of a done deal evidently as who is saying. i think that sort of also points to the

fact of the inequality in this relationship. he needs it more than the chinese in a very good point. richard walker is always we appreciate your analysis, but i want to get the view. now from you crate where our correspondent connelly here standing by in she, nick, it's good to see you. she's being by them putting, held, in their words, very constructive talks, but we have to remind ourselves that she is not coming to kiva for talk with the ukrainian president of a while. not only that, but it also seems if her comment by print zalinski edge is an inch go by. there isn't even a date or timing yet for this promised phone call between the ukrainian leader and his chinese counterparts. even the kind of compensation, the price is not necessarily a done deal. i think it's not much of a surprise for ukrainians, pull it ukraine's positions that the chinese did. it wasn't gonna come here to a country that is at war and alter this war. china's been helping russia has been

helping rush to get around. western sanctions has been buying at all that russian energy that is no longer going to europe. but i think they're really worried that these could mark a change in the kind of quality the relationship between beijing and moscow, and that we could actually see chinese made weapons making their way to the front lines here. so far, it's be more about ships may be some drones, but nothing on a large scale in china is after all, basically the only country with the resources and the kind of breadth to really make a huge difference to russia's ability to produce weapons and keep on fighting here in crane and in ukraine had another high profile gift today at an unannounced one in fact, and that was japan's prime minister vimeo cuz she did. what do you make of the timing of this visit to major visitor or leaders from asia visiting one, russia or the other? you great. lucy lot has been made of that looks of pundits convinced that this is something that was specially organized to coincide with that

chinese visit to moscow has to be said, though, there are lots of caveats. these things take a lot of time coming to key of nowadays is not the same as getting on the plane to moscow. you have to get on a train of security considerations. so a little bit of steps and there, whether this was actually possible to kind of make that happen at on demand. but certainly there is a sense that japan has upped its defense pennies has been this war is moving away from its more traditional kind of pacifist starts and has sent a lot of money to ukraine for rebuilding helped ukraine to. we kind of work. it's energy stems off till those russian attacks on the electricity grid here. but it has to be said that this is not a visit that is comparable to the one we've seen in moscow. japan just doesn't have the weapons in the weapons building capacity that even say south korea has that could really help ukraine. but i think it's become just kind of symptom of fat that this ukraine war is now so important globally that everyone feels need earlier or later to arrive here and key of to get on that training to meet flimsy lensky. yeah

. the dividing lines right now. geopolitical the body lines becoming clearer and clearer in the grade. that is for sure. nicolai and heated i. nick, thank you. in brussels, nato secretary general un stoughton bag today called for more ambitious spending targets to ensure continued support for you. great. thornburg was presenting the alliance, his annual report, detailing he decisions on the war in ukraine. he described russia as europe's biggest, ongoing threat to security, alongside the threat of terrorism. president putin wants different europe. he sees democracy and freedom as effects. and it's easy to control its neighbors. so even if the war in ukraine ended to morrow, the security environment has changed for the long term. good things, sir. invasion last year was the shock. but it was not a surprise. it was the culmination of

a patent of aggressive action. and in response, since rushes illegal annexation crimea, in 2014 nato has implemented the largest to enforcement or collected defense in the generation. that was the head of native, their yen stone beg, speaking earlier to day. a year of intense fighting in ukraine, it has taken a tremendous toll on the country soldiers, not just physically, but also psychologically. many habit found help at health centers that treat symptoms for post traumatic stress disorder. one organization is offering something a little different therapy on horseback. ah, riding out this stress of war, these ukrainian soldiers are taking a break from battle with horse therapy. when you know, put human use for doorbell if it's a completely different atmosphere to the front line era, the contact with the animals and we talk about how

a cells share our emotions with him. with our experiences it, it's pretty cool to sit under recharges for the future when i'm labeled. oh, it's not just horses or cats and dogs offer a comforting paul. o. the soldier is each choose an animal. they feel a connection to move to sure all they do this because we project our feelings on to the animal. and when we choose our animal, it reveals that there are certain characteristics in that animal that we also see in our sal kathy, namely larger. the therapeutic effects of these exercises help many of the soldiers to better deal with post traumatic stress disorder. at least to the when you come back here to civilian life on you are no longer on the front line on the

highs. you try to entertain yourself to keep yourself busy with the train improve yourself canada was so you know, while you're focused on these things to mow the thought, some anxiety is about what you experienced out there on combat missions. he doesn't talk. she was much. jessica 9 am we was long. oh, it's all for is a form of escape. if only to focus on or think about something else for awhile. he won me in the shuttle bought this. been one on the bush. our work is focused on lowering their stress. so that they can relax and so that something else can enter their mind, just go to him in shima will, as they see, it causes a new perception of reality. each and the new impressions and positive impression mirage in young people. elgin yup, was leaving several centers are running various p t s d therapy sessions for soldiers. crucially, during the war, and not just after it a much needed escape for these soldiers.

who could be sent back to the front line at any time. are let's take a look now, some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. russian authorities have rated homes and offices connected to the prominent russian human rights group memorial. the head of the group leg or love, says that he is being charged with discrediting the russian military. the raids mark the cremeans latest crack down against political descent. thousands of kurds have taken to the streets of gen, derose in northern syria to protest the killing of 4 men during the kurdish new year. the killing has rekindled tension between kurdish residents and the turkish back armed groups that control the area. israel's parliament has repealed a 2005 law ordering the evacuation of 4 jewish settlements in the occupied west bank. the decision by the country's far right governing coalition could pay the way for jewish residence to return their uganda. as parliament has

voted to increase prison sentences for homosexual acts to a maximum of 10 years. j sex was already banned under laws that come from the colonial era, but the latest changes they go much further criminalizing anyone who claims a gender identity, other than male or female public support for the new laws in the conservative nations appears to be. hi well i'm joined now by richard lou simba. he is a l g b t rights activists. he can tell us more about what is going on. he joins us tonight from the uganda capital compile. it's good to have you with us. this bill has passed a why do lawmakers feel that the need harsher penalties?

thank you so much for having the beginning. it's unfortunate that the l g b community you can find itself very are trying moments where a legislator have decided to criminal my father. i know so really pushing for harsher condition and it has been witnessed in record time whereby be a little just a few weeks ago. it has already become an actual parliament. this shows how much bigotry and lack of the last one standing by members of parliament to understand that l g b, check people to you going to like in windows. well, this is the politicians in parliament there say that public support for these measures that public support is high. is that correct? the public support all depends on who is saying what,

but different the truth of them. i tell you that this issue has not been equally been debated. the site has dominated the composition. they have not really agreed to raise on and they have all gone, we've fallen, but there's been nothing concrete because if you look at the basis of which the pushing for the pressing of this view, they are saying that because of the protection of children and family but if we look at the police report here in the out, we've seen the kids to the deferment. all young girls have been the highest, but no one who was slipping to protect the children in that angle. but the, we find ourselves, them coming from a successive an issue. so again, this is an issue that have been put to 5, and we put nice again if they would, you be checking. so if i understand you correctly what you're saying, that you're there, conflating issues here that they're saying that again, men are lesbians, are also trying to make children homosexuals. that's become part of the

conversation now. correct. yeah, absolutely. and these are the talk of recruit, maintaining something that has been growing. and it's something that we saw that was reported by may new the extreme me from the religious extremists who started by saying this. and then later on adopted other talking point awful out. anyone who is until g, b, t in our country. and we've seen this also happening africa. where is this? it was where is it thinking coming from the? i mean is it, is it you can and is a homemade or is this influence coming from somewhere else? making people think that gays and lesbians are trying to hurt their children. homophobe. com, a full be of the most foreign thing to our country because we have always been pitiful. but if you look at your gun in particular,

based on what's happening in 2009 when the beautiful temple and then it was notified by the question, according to 12 and 14, we saw that all the sentiments where being blind to then pushed by the american evangelists, extremely school came to our country and were meeting our leaders and pushing this ideology of homosexual to being and family, but also, and sexual being after children. and this was adopted by leaders and we've seen the same sentiment growing all the time and it has become a talking point and eligibility up to this richard, listen by joining us tonight from from paula in uganda. mr. listen, but we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. thank you so much and thanks for having me. japanese education minister has arrived in taiwan on the 2 day trip, bettina stark, but singer is the 1st german minister to make an official visit to the island in

more than 25 years. beijing, which regards to one, is part of its territory as issued a diplomatic complaint to germany. a signing ceremony with scientists set the tone for a politically sensitive, vetted bettina stock. vomiting are once the focus of her tie. one trick to be on technological cooperation. direct meetings with politicians are conspicuously not on the agenda. it is a great pleasure, an honor for me to be the 1st minister heading, a specialist government department to visit i 126 years taiwan with it's excellent research institution is a highly esteemed partner. her hosts recognized the significance of the moment. ministers thought i'd lingers presses, and her one is particularly movie. it also turned heads in beijing,

china, which demands 3rd countries not have contact with taiwan. is furious. though china condemned the egregious acts of the german official and his lodge staring protests in b. jing and berlin to express strong disapproval. later stock motzinger was given a tool of an ancient temple and an opportunity to respond to china's criticism. she insisted that germany respects the one china principal. i am concentrating on being here in the responsibility for research and innovation. that's a normal visit we're doing here. i'm. we need partners worldwide to tackle the global challenges. and so we're, i'm highly interested in, in research and innovation here in taiwan. before living they stopped at the prayer card birth, where the delegation was gifted a blessing card with the white freedom written on it in chinese. a reminder that in

taiwan, every word and every gesture carries i did mean in indonesia is a country where asbestos is still used in building materials. and the material is cheap and it's heat resistant, but it's also carcinogenic. it's fibers are known to calls among other conditions, lung cancer and despite that, indonesia remains among the top 5 asbestos importers. it looks like a homeless piece of rubble, but it's as deadly as a dangerous fibers. the material dep, his men are collecting, is called asbestos. and you can find it in almost every nation, feel each all the gray roofs you see here in chandler, in west java, as in most parts of indonesia, are met from asbestos for over a decade. mama therese man has been trying to educate villagers about doris in 4th . when using this building material. can somebody so listen,

we will start collecting the asbestos in this area. remember, the small pieces are the most dangerous ones. are that where the water team the team is gucia. before picking up the asbestos pieces they have to be sprinkled with water. this prevents the fine fibers from getting into the air. if inhaled the fibers can be highly carcinogenic, the reason why the substance has been been in over 70 countries, it is most dangerous when being installed, what they come down. but even today, many duct source here are still aware of the healthways at the guard was difficult to make the case that this is a health threat. my cancer can be caused by many things. so what exactly are the symptoms when exposed to asbestos? many doctors in indonesia don't know and instead believe the person has to be close isn't. so we have a lot to clarify. dounia hex experience. just such ignorance. she suffers from

asbestosis allenby. see is caused by exposure to asbestos that cannot be cured and lit the cancer. she lost her job because of her illness. now after working for 20 years at an asbestos factory in indonesia that he thinks in 2011, i started to call him back in 2012. it got worse because for months the cough did not heal. and i went to the clinic to ask the doctor for a referral. the result was a positive x ray for a long disease, but initially they did not say asbestos issue on the 6 years later was she given the correct diagnosis? the problem is not likely to disappear soon. the building material is very cheap and it acts as a shield to the tropical hip hop. the n g or indonesia been asbestos network has asked the government to stop importing asbestos since 2012 indicating by or about us miss. because asbestos is largely in pu, it various agencies from customs,

the ministry of trade industry to the environment, ministry are involved. but each department throws the responsibility to another. that's why we went straight to the president of precedent today to initiate still the 4th largest importer of asbestos in the work. until before i located above its dangers of the responses lita will change. the pieces they have collected to day will simply be buried in the ground yuma, a spatial waste site for the little material does not exist. i some sports news japanese men's football team ever made up for their, for the 1st time since they're humbling exit in the group stage at the guitar world cup coach hands. the flick has called a 6th new players as germany tries to revive former glories. another new start for germany. they're preparing for saturdays, friendly against peru, their 1st game since being dumped out of the world. her seeks new call ups were all

born in germany. but 5 of them have parents who hail from other countries. they were all eligible to play for other nations, but have chosen germany despite decides. recent troubles on the pitch. fans helped the fresh faces help put the team back on track ahead of germany hosting next he is european championship system. i think we have good players, thomas, we have the talent, but it doesn't work out like we wanted to. and the players, yes, they have to find each other. there are some new players now let him and some young one shall to nurture their partner up. i know my younger 21 year old defender malik chow place for italian side. ac milan is a cynical his father and finish mother, but quickly opted for germany out berg forward, morgan parish, his parents come from kosovo. he's mainly played club football in austria and turkey. fly is his orders via, of course, we expect every single play on the pitch to show passion and conviction in order to

represent the colors of german. lo, i believe that if this passion can be shown on the pitch of and then it will be also felt by the fans. and that's what we want to do this. thank is often fancy, ron. on canada, we're man flake, a new national team director, rudy fuller, hope being closer to the supporters will boost flagging interest in the side. the new call ups are ready to do their date. well, before we go, his reminder of our top story, the leaders of russia and china have agreed to closer economic ties during a 2nd day of talks in moscow. vladimir food and telling she's you being that russia can meet china's energy needs. that's as beijing claims to be impartial on. russia's war into great and uganda is parliament has voted to increase prison sentences for homosexual acts to a maximum of 10 years. the new bill also criminalizes, anyone who publicly identifies themselves as l g. b t. keep

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