Children fearful residents brace for bloodshed by syrian and Russian Forces threaten a final assault on the last rebel stronghold and. A rock star reception for my tale salvini italys far right interior minister he helped launch the populist coalition into power you know the one hundred days in office d w looks at how well people think the coalition is doing and actually govern the country. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program Indias Supreme Court has struck down a colonial era law that criminalizes homosexuality under the legislation having what it termed unnatural sex had been punishable by ten years in prison and fines now the l g b t community in india fought many years against that ban in its unanimous decision the Supreme Court said that the law. It was a rational indefensible and manifestly arbitrary in Court Filings petitioners had given evidence of the emotional cost of living living closeted lives and fearing Police Prosecution because of their sexuality. And for more lets bring in d. W. Sonia founding carr who is joining us a live and from delhi outside of the courthouse where that decision has just been rendered and as we mentioned sonia this is really a landmark for the country walk us through this verdict. Youre right i mean this is really like a ghost story the. Only you know the funny looks like the Supreme Court were going to many activists and to the lawyers for the petitioner and the speeds are really very thing you know people celebrate your every pretty freaky dont think peelers and you dont look at the body and the chief justice of india people. Said you know what reading the georgian invention we have to say a big favor is a greater distance and power also doesnt and what we did which was choice you know if people see the edge of the community they lose it because he quit right under the constitution really there is no doubt here that just laws really you can only read and or cant find be. Scrapped and remember i mean this is a really long time to accompany you know going to the floor and of course back to you judy since two thousand and one and from pure light that you are the one week between a really emotional to be to the top court over the right to keep in mind and quite a. Absolutely a very a very long very emotional battle as you mentioned there its had an emotional cost of course for gays living in india you know previously they have been living in fear that they could be picked up by police be persecuted you actually reported earlier from lock now and id like to have a closer look at your reporting and get your reaction after. And Nineteenth Century mostly im in luck now a refuge for gay men like our if jeff find his partner of over ten years its a place where they can be free from societys glare in a country where a lot criminalizing homosexuality known as Section Three seven seven has been used as a cover to hound gay people it is making their lives hell they are they fear every day a fierce black males extortion. Harris men beating a slut important of them just commit suicide just because of the fear that they would be outed by the police or the by the community because it is seen as a true irish knows that all too well he runs h i v awareness programs among the working class gay population and activity fraught with risk in India Several years ago he and his colleagues were thrown into prison they were charged with conspiracy to commit sodomy and for possessing socalled obscene materials. But it was a shock because the crying was trying to save lives and media being imprisoned and that was horrific because. They deny Drinking Water or be the being beaten up or a girlie. Left so many scars i reflowed most of his teeth because of the beatings and the poor hygiene in prison he was shunned by his friends it took years before he dared to enter a Police Station again but he hasnt given up the fight on that hes one of the petition is who fought for indias top court to decriminalize homosexuality among the Gay Community the poor of the most vulnerable. In no one at this workshop on safe sex wants to show their face their husbands and fathers some of them a sex workers all of them lead a double life that will get to my boyfriend there was a lot of pressure on me to get married as a man youre expected to do that and run the family more liberal have a target goes up there and no one in my family or my neighborhood knows im gay if they did theyd call me a faggot my family wouldnt accept me anymore its a serious i didnt have the. Irish spends long hours at the office he draws strength from his face and his family especially his mother hes been hugely supportive. In the evening irish work is far from over he goes to public parks where homosexual men can find sexual partners and yet remain anonymous in the shadows the risk of contracting h. I. V. Is high and thats not the only danger. The men when theyre approaching defroster will spawn thread will thread them off putting them in the game on the under the pretext of Section Three seven seven. And and use dark pretext to blackmail them extort money or rid them and out of why we feel that the law should go with it if while its obvious that fundamental rights do exist. But india is supremes coaches just decriminalise Section Three seven seven making gay sex legal theres finally hope that people may be able to step out of the shadows. And now gay sex in the country and no longer a crime but sonia we have to mention though being gay is still very much taboo in socially conservative india right i mean how are indians likely to react to this court decision. Yeah i think youre right i mean you know the good six still remain very much trouble even conservative you know there is widespread sometimes it is alive and well almost all be theres a lot of Police Brutality and how to reach one hundred one i think most of the light i spoke to today of all you know things that the speaker looked at that its really the state throwing are always the first state but its just the thought that the longer the far more difficult journey off you know battling the social i fight that also the spike regularly you know and india that almost actualities is a disease which can be cured so i think the real battle now is really about acceptance in the jobs in colleges in housing crises even in family gatherings and its really about getting people to rethink that perfection about what is normal and i think often simply to fight to debbie is very young sonia fall in the car joining us to live from outside indias top court which has struck down a Nineteenth Century law making gay sex a crime sonia thank you so much for bringing us up to date. Well now more countries are warning the syrian and russian governments against attacking adlib province in what may be the final showdown of syria seven year war the United States has urged the Assad Government not to use chemical weapons while the United Nations is warning of a potential bloodbath in libyas the last major stronghold of the rebels and is home to about three million people. With nowhere left to go civilians an aid level struggling to find ways to keep their families safe having witnessed a massive military build up over the last week this father is preparing for the last. Of the civil im not making protective masks for my children and others in the area because people fear there will be a chemical attack on the chemo. In this densely populated region. Seeking safety underground. But most people in this village have a cave connected to their homes. These caves were abandoned during the truce that lasted six or seven months now people are again preparing for an offensive and stockpiling food inside so if an attack takes place we can go into the. Fearful residents are bracing for bloodshed as the Syrian Government masses its troops on. The first strikes hit the rebel enclave on tuesday syrias ally russia released footage purporting to show russian warplanes attacking what it calls terrorist targets but human Rights Groups say several civilians were killed. International calls amounting to avoid an all out onslaught and an insta un humanitarian catastrophe. Lets get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world the u. K. Will brief the United NationsSecurity Council on the arrest warrants issued for two Russian Military intelligence officials they are charged over the noble chuck nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter alexandra petroff. Are russian citizens but Police Believe their names are elliott. North and south korean leaders are said to hold a summit later this month to discuss practical steps toward the things you can raise ation of the Korean Peninsula north Koreas Kim Jong un has again expressed his willingness for close cooperation with south korea and the United States to achieve that goal. And u. S. President donald trump has lashed out at the New York Times calling it a quote family newspaper his comments came after the paper published an editorial by a senior Government Official claiming to be part of a resist. Went against trump working within the white house. Turning to italy now where the countrys populist government is closing in on one hundred days in Office Taking center stage is the interior minister. Hes behind the new policy of banning migrant rescue ships from entering italian ports but certainly pleased his far right league party and polls indicate its support has doubled since the march election but skeptics say that migration isnt the word of the countrys problems and fear that the populists are ill equipped to navigate italys troubled economic waters did reports from selling his home turf near the northern italian city of birth. The site of the show is about to start after hours of waiting such enthusiasm begs the question is this really the interior minister of italy or popstar. The little girl was found it close to where we are right now and its been hosting this festival for many years so this is classic home for. And you can tell people here absolutely adore him. And his fans appear satisfied with what hes done in the First One Hundred days in Office Especially on migration why i should be supportive trying to protect your right to give us a better politic. Before i knew you could. We believe in and what hes doing this can be a revolution for. A lot of things are moving forward and hes keeping his promises. I mean that is. No surprise that his promises on migration are a big part of the show but outside the populist bubble many are getting nervous about what the new government is actually achieving especially the financial markets. There are people who are against us our government is free and independent from the multinationals from big finance from the banking powers both international and european we have no fears the Italian Economy is sound italian business is sound. And most economists disagree insisting that italys in trouble but facts dont seem to get in the way of success. Across the river from the festival people are trying to do something about that. A local engineer has organized a protest picnic they are sick of their new government claiming that migration is responsible for everything. You got that immediately thought of them while in reality it is problems like elsewhere we have high youth unemployment and many other people have only temporary jobs there are very few young people who get permanent contracts. We have a high poverty rate in relative and absolute terms. Its no surprise that the event on this side of the river is the only one to host some migrants. On the other side show is drawing to a close the interior ministers folks and sometimes funny demeanor is one of the reasons why hes managed to govern and gained in popularity he admits though when pressed that its not all been fun and games its. Well its not easy its really is a big country we have important challenges but i was tired of being in the opposition and. In the opposition answers to complex problems are often easier salvini has survived the First One Hundred days in power unscathed but soon he will have to show if he can actually cover. The past. Now were heading to japan where at least four people have died and hundreds injured after a powerful earthquake struck the island of hokkaido in the countrys north the magnitude six point seven quake triggered landslides and left nearly three million homes without Electricity Power has since been restored to the tamari Nuclear Power plant which had switched to emergency backup generators to keep spent fuel safely cooled roads and hospitals were also damaged dozens of people are missing. A spring and michael pena president of the sing it soon news agency in tokyo joining us now so michael tell us what is the Current Situation in the area. Well yes the the area is still quite a disaster zone most people do not have power and all of the Public Transportation essentially shut down the airports the buses the trains the bullet trains the casualty figures at the most recent word have now risen to nine people confirmed dead and thirty three people missing and most of that death and missing it has to do with the landslides particularly in one town called off. Where the hillsides collapsed on the houses while people were sleeping so its a very grave situation absolutely very grave and also you know a logistical nightmare probably for the Emergency Authority as we hear electricity knocked out also we heard about that power plant which was switched to emergency generators for a short period what more can you tell us about you know how those Emergency Services and how people just generally speaking are coping. Right well a lot of people for example when outside of Home Appliance stores trying to store up on water and gear because electricity for the entire island of hokkaido was knocked out for about half a day we have heard just in the last half hour or so that some electricity is now being restored to parts of sapporo the largest city but the main reason was that one of the thermal power plants was seriously damaged and will not be able to be restored immediately and as you mentioned the tamari plant also lost power the Nuclear Power plant and is running on emergency power so theyre starting to restore power but its probably not going to be fully restored for some time yet michael pan in tokyo thank you. Germanys National Football team is preparing for their first outing following their stunning world cup exit the bad news is their first matches against world champions france in munich tonight the showdown opens germanys campaign in the new nations competition. The german press a not best pleased at the world cup debacle and have to wait to see Team Training but the squad hit their stride once theyre on the pitch confidence is slowly returning. To loosen of course were expected to create a positive atmosphere. Town is still there we just have to find the best way to bring it out. Theres one who does the culture you learn has moved on from the world cup upheaval there are some new faces but most of lawyers attention is focused on adjusting the teams play reducing productive ball possession and working more on defense. Much. Of us you know if you can already begin to sense a bit of optimism but were also not naive enough to believe that we can forget everything that happened after a good match or to come and the. World champions france on short on confidence and spirits are high following their world cup triumph despite that theyre not considered favorites in the Nations League group but their own coach d. D. A. De sean live disagrees. She said they totally deserve to be world champions especially because they are so balanced and strong in defense with lots of good tacklers that can win challenges and take possession and they have speedy players up top that can go deep and transitioning from the back. Should be looked the. Indeed. If they can manage it a strong showing against france will be a start in repairing germanys battered image after the world cup. Munich could be in for a classic. Well you countries are under pressure to improve their air quality Helen Humphrey has the story they are indeed under that pressure sara but that doesnt necessarily mean electric cars are doing particularly well in terms of sales weve just gotten numbers out for what kind of cars people here in the European Union union are choosing to drive over the past quarter and according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association the a c a where fifty seven percent were petrol over thirty eight six percent days ago and only one in sixty sold was an electric car now for a long time talking about electric cars meant talking about a test thats changed you know musks baby is no longer the only vehicle in the race competitions revving up china is racing ahead and german car makers or so want to get in on the action. Misleads hopes this s. U. V. Will be its breakthrough into the electric car market a direct challenge to u. S. Competitor tesla they say he says its like this model will cover ove