caroline hawley, bbc news.n — a much less noisy debate is going on over the legalisation of "medically—induced abortions". in may, a senior health official told parliament the ministry was finally set to approve an abortion pill combination. from tokyo our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this japanese woman became pregnant after her boyfriend repeatedly refused to use a condom during sex. she then had to ask his permission to get an abortion, which he didn't want to give. translation: it's strange that i had to ask him - to use contraception — and when he decided to not use a condom, i needed permission from him to abort the baby. i felt completely powerless. i couldn't make my own decision about my own body. japan was one of the first countries in the world to legalise abortion all the way back in 19118. but it's always had this very paternalistic twist — japanese women must get the written consent of their husband or partner. well, now japan is finally set to approve the so—called abortion pill

caroline hawley, bbc news. a change of tune now.international festival for its 11—day run. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. often called the city of masks, venice is making them optional for its annual film festival — meaning its stars can shine bright, and be greeted with all the charm italy has to offer. i�*m so happy that we are back to normal, that you cannot imagine. yeah. the film festival is the only international one to have carried on during the pandemic, and this year�*s entries are filled with young talent — with the festival billing them as the cinema of tomorrow. when i come out of my dressing room, i'm normajeane. it�*s interesting that venice this year has sort of picked a number of films with really appealing and — let�*s be honest — sexy young talents, maybe as an attempt to draw in some of these younger audiences and give them an alternative to, you know, the next marvel movie. despite the festival�*s stunning backdrop, there are ripples of tension beneath the surface. its leadership has always prioritised theat

caroline hawley, bbc news.e hierarchy" of the royal family "just by existing." the interview comes more than two years after she and prince harry stepped back from their royal duties and left the uk. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it's the latest expression of the truth according to meghan — a 6,000 word article, based on an interview she's done with an american magazine called the cut in which she reflects on her departure from the british royal family. looking back to the few months she spent with the windsors as a working royal, she says of her and prince harry, "just by existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy." she doesn't explain what she meant. there was an ambiguous reference to family relationships. she told the interviewer, "harry said to me, i lost my dad in this process." according to sources, meghan was there referring to her broken relationship with her own father, rather than to harry's relationship with prince charles. and then to forgiveness. did she have roo

here's caroline hawley.nister in an uncomfortable spotlight, sanna marin in the black top enjoying herself with celebrities at a weekend party. with the leaking of the footage came calls for her to take a drugs test. and today she announced she had. though she said she considered the calls unfair and was doing it for her own legal protection. she had, she said, always been in a fit state to lead the country. we didn't have any government meetings during that week and i had time off and spent it with my friends and did nothing illegal. when she was elected in 2019, she was the world's youngest head of government, applauded by her supporters for combining the topjob with an active social life. 0n instagram, you can follow her celebrating her wedding anniversary, at pride events, visiting ukraine. finland neighbours russia and has applied for nato membership, so emit a crisis in europe, herjudgment is being called into question, not for the first time. last december, she went clubbing after her foreign minister

caroline hawley, bbc news.a much less noisy debate is going on over the legalisation of "medically induced abortions". in may, a senior health official told parliament the ministry was finally set to approve an abortion pill combination. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this japanese woman became pregnant after her boyfriend repeatedly refused to use a condom during sex. she then had to ask his permission to get an abortion, which he didn't want to give. translation: it's strange that i had to ask him - to use contraception. and when he decided not to use a condom, i needed permission from him to abort the baby. i felt completely powerless. i couldn't make my own decision about my own body. japan was one of the first countries in the world to legalise abortion, all the way back in 19118, but it's always had this very paternalistic twist, japanese women must get the written consent of their husband or partner. now japan is finally set to approve the so—called abortion pill, something that's been franc

here�*s caroline hawley.rong reasons. sanna marin in the strappy black top enjoying herself at a party but the leaking of the footage prompted her to take a drugs test and today she announced she had. though she said she considered the call is unfair and was doing it for her own legal protection. she said she had always been any fit state to lead the country. we didn�*t have any government meetings during that week and i had time off and spent it with my friends and did nothing illegal. when she was elected in 2019 she was the youngest world leader, applauded by her supporters by combining the top job with an active social life. but it has been a tough and demanding time for european leaders with covid and the current crisis in ukraine and this is not the first time herjudgment has been questioned. last december she went clubbing just hours after her foreign minister had tested positive for covid and missed a text saying she needed to isolate because she left her work phone at home. she had to apologise then

caroline hawley, bbc news. i'm joined now by feisal amin al—istrabadi.gramme. the curfew has been lifted, but do you expect there to be more violence?— to be more violence? well, the underlying _ to be more violence? well, the underlying conditions _ to be more violence? well, the underlying conditions that - to be more violence? well, the underlying conditions that led l to be more violence? well, the| underlying conditions that led to the violence in the last couple of days are still there. the deadlock, the impasse is still in place, so they conditions that led to the violence in the first place are still in play and could indeed lead to more violence. i obviously hope not, but the possibility of violence continues to loom over us. we avoided a further escalation today — that doesn't mean it won't occur tomorrow or the next day. tell that doesn't mean it won't occur tomorrow or the next day. tell us a little bit about — tomorrow or the next day. tell us a little bit about what _ tomorrow or the next day. tell us a little bit about what the grievances

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here�*s caroline hawley.ght, sanna marin in the black top enjoying herself at a party, but the leaking of the footage prompted her to take a drugs test, and today she announced she had, though she said she considered the call as unfair and was doing it for her own legal protection. she said she had always been any fit state to lead the country. we didn�*t have any government meetings during that week and i had time off and spent it with my friends and did nothing illegal. when she was elected in 2019, she was the world�*s youngest head of government, applauded by her supporters by combining the topjob with an active social life. 0n instagram, you can see her celebrating at her wedding and at pride. herjudgment is being called into question, not for the first time. last december, she went clubbing after her foreign minister tested positive for covid and mr text that she needed to isolate. she had to apologise then for her actions. the 36—year—old prime minister said she would have left the latest party, had sh