i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show. the earthquakes in turkey and syria have left a staggering trail of destruction. many towns and villages have been affected by the quake with houses and buildings reduced to rubble. tens of thousands of people have been reported dead and more casualties are expected as rescue operations give way to recovery efforts. for some, the earthquake is yet another cruel twist of fate. ma-zar is from syria. he fled to turkey with millions of others to escape the civil war. ma-zar settled in the city of antakya near the border to his home country. he felt safe from the violence that has plagued syria for more than a decade. but now, ma-zar's place refuge has become a disaster zone. >> mazhar's sister sevsen has been found. he rushes over to the ruin that until recently was her apartment. syrian friends of mazhar's in turkey discovered sevsen and her husband crushed under the rubble of the second floor. both are dead. mazhar had already feared the worst. he'd been searchingor a sign of life in th

i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show. the earthquakes in turkey and syria have left a staggering trail of destruction. many towns and villages have been affected by the quake with houses and buildings reduced to rubble. tens of thousands of people have been reported dead and more casualties are expected as rescue operations give way to recovery efforts. for some, the earthquake is yet another cruel twist of fate. ma-zar is from syria. he fled to turkey with millions of others to escape the civil war. ma-zar settled in the city of antakya near the border to his home country. he felt safe from the violence that has plagued syria for more than a decade. but now, ma-zar's place refuge has become a disaster zone. >> mazhar's sister sevsen has been found. he rushes over to the ruin that until recently was her apartment. syrian friends of mazhar's in turkey discovered sevsen and her husband crushed under the rubble of the second floor. both are dead. mazhar had already feared the worst. he'd been searchingor a sign of life in th

i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show. the earthquakes in turkey and syria have left a staggering trail of destruction. many towns and villages have been affected by the quake with houses and buildings reduced to rubble. tens of thousands of people have been reported dead and more casualties are expected as rescue operations give way to recovery efforts. for some, the earthquake is yet another cruel twist of fate. ma-zar is from syria. he fled to turkey with millions of others to escape the civil war. ma-zar settled in the city of antakya near the border to his home country. he felt safe from the violence that has plagued syria for more than a decade. but now, ma-zar's place refuge has become a disaster zone. >> mazhar's sister sevsen has been found. he rushes over to the ruin that until recently was her apartment. syrian friends of mazhar's in turkey discovered sevsen and her husband crushed under the rubble of the second floor. both are dead. mazhar had already feared the worst. he'd been searchingor a sign of life in th

i'm lara babalola, nice to have you with us.ssia has declared war against western values- president vladimir putin isn't waging this one with tanks, but with laws that target minorities. the lgbtq community in russia lives under the constant threat of violence and discrimination - and there's no protection from the state. the rainbow flag and pride parades have been banned - as gay and queer people face harsh repression. the lgbtq community is being forced to retreat into the shadows of life in russia. the so-called homosexual propaganda law criminalizes any positive portrayals of gay relationships. in sermons, russian orthodox patriarch kyril denounces same-sex relationships as an expression of western values that threaten the country. elle and viktoria are a couple from st. petersburg. since the war in ukraine began, the mood in russia has become increasingly homophobic. and they felt compelled to act. >> elle and viktoria take one last nighttime stroll through saint petersburg their way of saying farewell to one of the world'

i'm lara babalola, nice to have you with us. russia has declared war against western values- president vladimir putin isn't waging this one with tanks, but with laws that target minorities. the lgbtq community in russia lives under the constant threat of violence and discrimination - and there's no protection from the state. the rainbow flag and pride parades have been banned - as gay and queer people face harsh repression. the lgbtq community is being forced to retreat into the shadows of life in russia. the so-called homosexual propaganda law criminalizes any positive portrayals of gay relationships. in sermons, russian orthodox patriarch kyril denounces same-sex relationships as an expression of western values that threaten the country. elle and viktoria are a couple from st. petersburg. since the war in ukraine began, the mood in russia has become increasingly homophobic. and they felt compelled to act. >> elle and viktoria take one last nighttime stroll through saint petersburg their way of saying farewell to one of the wor

i'm lara babalola, nice to have you with us.red war against western values- president vladimir putin isn't waging this one with tanks, but with laws that target minorities. the lgbtq community in russia lives under the constant threat of violence and discrimination - and there's no protection from the state. the rainbow flag and pride parades have been banned - as gay and queer people face harsh repression.

i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show.e in a war zone people in parts of ukraine are adjusting to daily life in cities and towns scarred by war. near the front lines, access to clean water is an arduous task. pipes in homes have been destroyed. a mirror and chair become a makeshift hair salon ... and a bunker becomes a laundromat residents are improvising to get by.

i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show. earthquakes in turkey and syria have left a staggering trail of destruction. many towns and villages have been affected by the quake with houses and buildings reduced to rubble. tens of thousands of people have been reported dead and more casualties are expected as rescue operations give way to recovery efforts. for some, the earthquake is yet another cruel twist of fate. ma-zar is from syria.

i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show. life in a war zone people in parts of ukraine are adjusting to daily life in cities and towns scarred by war. near the front lines, access to clean water is an arduous task. pipes in homes have been destroyed. a mirror and chair become a makeshift hair salon ... and a bunker becomes a laundromat residents are improvising to get by. access to basics like water, electricity and heating are the top priorities. well another precious commodity in ukraine is love. you might be surprised to learn that since russia's invasion, weddings in ukraine are on the rise. in the face of life and death, ukrainian couples are saying i do. for some, getting married gives them hope for a brighter future in spite of the ongoing attacks by russia. fierce battles are taking place in ukraine's east, where a powerful offensive has been launched by the kremlin. in the town of lie-man, we met a couple that found love on the front line. this is what's left of lyman in ukraine's donbas region. the ukrainian milita

i'm lara babalola, welcome to the show. life in a war zone people in parts of ukraine are adjusting to daily life in cities and towns scarred by war. near the front lines, access to clean water is an arduous task. pipes in homes have been destroyed. a mirror and chair become a makeshift hair salon ... and a bunker becomes a laundromat residents are improvising to get by. access to basics like water, electricity and heating are the top priorities. well another precious commodity in ukraine is love. you might be surprised to learn that since russia's invasion, weddings in ukraine are on the rise. in the face of life and death, ukrainian couples are saying i do. for some, getting married gives them hope for a brighter future in spite of the ongoing attacks by russia. fierce battles are taking place in ukraine's east, where a powerful offensive has been launched by the kremlin. in the town of lie-man, we met a couple that found love on the front line. this is what's left of lyman in ukraine's donbas region. the ukrainian milita