i'm hashem ahelbarra.ato and russia have long tried to keep an open channel of communication, but building trust between the two rivals has always been complicated. they've disagreed on a number of issues from security to intelligence gathering. a recent dispute about spying has led russia to break of diplomatic ties. earlier this month nato expelled , eight members of russia's diplomatic mission to the alliance, saying they were undeclared intelligence officers . moscow denied the allegations and has now suspended its diplomatic mission all together . russia has also recalled its diplomat, a creditor to the nato. the dispute is worsening relations that have been at their lowest point since the end of the cold war. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says nato is not interested in cooperation nato . >> nato is not interested in equitable dialogue and joint work. if that is the case, we don't see the need to keep returning that changes in the foreseeable future are possible, because nato has already stat

i am hashem ahelbarra. marriage laws have drawn a lot of controversy in a number of monarchies. a recent union in japan is no different. this highlights the pressure women face after years of scrutiny. princess mako married her college sweetheart, kei komuro, who is not a royal. but mako had to give up her royal title to do so. the former princess was never in line to the throne because japanese law does not give women that right. many japanese people say they think the law should be amended to allow female members of the royal family to be in the line of succession. we will discuss that with our guests shortly. but first, this report. reporter: as a royal, japan's princess mako did not bow to criticism, or intense public scrutiny about her marrying the man she loves. instead, with a somber farewell at the doors of the imperial residence, she said goodbye to her family and her royal title. it was not a typical fairytale japanese royal wedding. mako komuro as she is now known, skipped the wedding ceremony an