Filed a lawsuit in Fukuoka District Court in 2019. They say being unable to marry disregards the principles of freedom and equality guaranteed by the japanese constitution. The government says that documents provision on marriage does not encompass samesex marriage. But the presiding judges ruling says that samesex couples are not given the benefits of legal marriages. Because of that he says the denial of samesex marriages is in a state of unconstitutionality. However, his ruling also one of the plaintiffs said the ruling could provide momentum for new legislation by the state. Translator the judiciary urged the government that it should advance discussions. We hope the government will move forward without delay. Japanese courts have now handed down five rulings on lawsuits filed by samesex couples across the country. Uedas the second judge to describe japans lack of samesex marriage recognition as in a state of unconstitutionality while stopping short of deeming it unconstitutional.
of suspected poisonings. the legacy of japanese boy band moguljohnny kitagawa is examined in a new bbc documentary, including multiple allegations of sexual abuse. welcome to a place that is astonishing. and the wonders of the natural world. for the first time ever, sir david attenborough looks at britain s wildlife. it s a month since the devastating earthquakes which killed more than 50,000 people across turkey and syria and which left vast numbers without proper shelter. the un estimates that in turkey alone at least 1.5 million people who are still within the disaster zone are homeless. the true figure could be even higher. 0ur correspondent anna foster, who s been covering the tragedy from the start, sent this report from hatay province in southern turkey. surviving in the ruins. turkey s south is unrecognisable, ripped apart by the power of the quakes. this new landscape brings new challenges. those with nowhere to live, now sleep where they can. some try to stay clos
after they went missing. and, the wait is almost over super fans are poised online as tickets for eurovision go on sale later. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced in parliament today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small
speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy with respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on these steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged netanyahu to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home. in an effort to bring those hostages home, the director of the us central intelligence agency, bill burns, is expected to travel to cairo this weekend to meet with his egyptian and isr
hello, i m victoria valentine. we start in india where world leaders are expective to arrive in new delhi in the coming hours, ahead of this weekend s 620 summit. this was earlier us presidentjoe biden departing washington for the summit. uk prime minister rishi sunak is also expected to attend. the 620 group consists of 19 of the world s wealthiest economies and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. live now to siddarth varadarajan, the founding editor of the independent indian news website the wire. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. what hope is there that india is able to push to the fore the agenda of the global south? i think for india, the 620 has always been about, in a sense, pushing the ideas, views and interests of the global south. we ve been doing this since 2008,