the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal section 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. earlier, i spoke to remy choo, a lawyer and lgbt activist in singapore. he s been involved in pink dot, singapore s pride event, and he s previously mounted legal challenges in court against this colonial era law. let s hear what he said about the announcement. this moment
planted on his car but he escaped assassination after switching vehicles, following an event outside moscow. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades ago and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine reminded latvians of the russian threat. it also stoked internal tensions because a quarter of latvia s population is ethnic russian and this country relies heavily on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia s prime minister, krisjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister krisjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine happened six months ago. right now, here in latvia, has that war raised the level of fear to new heights? what the war has done has raised the level of mobilisation. so the first effect wa
at a very tender age. hello and welcome. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been charged under the anti treason act after he was accused of making threats against the police and judiciary at a political speech he gave on saturday. his supporters have gathered outside his home in islamabad to show solidarity. they re threatening, in their words, to take over the capital if mr khan is detained. he was ousted as prime minister earlier this year. with me is our news reporter emily brown. thanks forjoining us, emily. a tense situation outside imran khan s home. what is the latest you are hearing from there? there have been political tensions in pakistan for some time. this all started back in april when imran khan lost a vote of no confidence which he blamed washington for at the time. since then, he has been pushing for a return to power. the former prime minister has been charged, as you mention, under the treason act. khan made a public address in which he condem
this is bbc news the headlines. the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan has been charged under the country s anti treason act after he accused police and justice officials of torturing a party colleague. hundreds of supporters gathered outside his home, saying they would take over the capital if he was arrested. singapore s prime minister says the country will end its ban on sex between men but will take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. the legal ban while not enforced has long been criticised by lgbt activists. russian investigators say the bomb attack that killed daria dugina but presumably targeted her father, the far right ideologue aleksandr dugin was preplanned and commissioned. the explosives were
this is bbc news the headlines. the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan has been charged under the country s anti treason act after he accused police and justice officials of torturing a party colleague. hundreds of supporters gathered outside his home, saying they would take over the capital if he was arrested. singapore s prime minister says the country will end its ban on sex between men but will take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. the legal ban while not enforced has long been criticised by lgbt activists. russian investigators say the bomb attack that killed daria dugina but presumably targeted her father, the far right ideologue aleksandr dugin was preplanned and commissioned. the explosives were