by south korea's president moon j now he's with singapore's a prime minister and this is a meeting that of course really even a week ago seemed perhaps in doubt because this has been an on again off again some of that singapore has actually been working very hard behind the scenes to ensure it finally takes place and now we have concrete proof if you like that this summit really is going to happen kim jong un arrived here in singapore just over four hours ago but he arrived not in a north korean airliner but one provided by china's government the air china seven four seven flew into singapore it flew most of the time almost half the journey through chinese airspace that was because china was able to say look we can guarantee your safety your security for almost half of that journey and of course what this demonstrated was that china does have some influence when it comes to north korea and it really illustrated also that china has actually prayed

a significant role in ensuring that this summit is taking place now during the talks that are taking place at the istana which is the sort of presidential building here in singapore we've heard the singapore prime minister say to kim jong un that he's welcome here and in return the north korean leader has said that he's grateful for what singapore has done because singapore according to the prime minister here has spent something like fifteen million u.s. dollars half of it on security to ensure this summit takes place that's a big investment by the singaporeans and is a reminder of course they have very deep pockets here but the prime minister of singapore says it's a small price to pay in the interests of peace on the korean peninsula so this is the first photo opportunity the first time we've seen kim jong un of course in singapore these two countries do have diplomatic relations but this is. the first

time that a north korean leader has ever been here before so another little piece of history but of course the real historic moment is coming on choose day on choose day morning here in singapore when kim jong un and president donald trump will sit down face to face these two enemies united states and north korea for the first time facing each other every many thanks adrian brown there live in singapore environmentalists in australia say they're appalled that taxpayers' money is being spent to bail out the logging industry as andrew thomas reports now from victoria loggers are accused of destroying forest habitats of endangered wildlife the aftermath of log looks brutal in fact burning long ground helps regeneration those in the industry say they're committed to responsible logging we have a regime that i'm still balance the needs of conservation and the industry and regional economies in it and communities but conservationists say the industry and

the government that's in part owns it has got the balance wrong propping up a declining industry prioritising job so the trees when the owners of this mill said cuts to its would supply would force it out of business the state government paid tens of millions of dollars to keep it going you can look at it as bailing it out for you can look at investing in a strong industry and a community that's had a rich heritage in supplying the till but that is built our towns. it's a heritage though that's been at the cost of forests and the creatures that rely on them in the two hundred years since european colonization most of southeastern australia as old as trees have been lost in victoria central highlands only about one percent of the mountain ash trees are more than a century old that matters because the oldest trees and the stumps of big dead ones developed hollow areas but animals like the now critically endangered lead features

possums live in conservationists with night vision equipment look for them in areas about to be logged every sighting on the web as possible but we get there's a two hundred made a protection buffer against logging all the old astri's and big dead ones are supposed to be off limits to this is an example of what's called a dead hollow bearing tree that has been protected all the younger living trees that would have stood all around it have been felled but it's been left alone environmentalist don't think anything like enough trees have been in this entire log area it's the only one that's been left standing there are completely burnt out stumps of similar trees nearby but researches say exclusion zones around individual animals and preserving just the very oldest trees does not go far enough they want large scale protection of middle age seventy or eighty year old trees too that is

their next old growth forest i've got another fifty years before we start becoming a whole logically mature we need some of those trees to be i would be of growth forest that would mean excluding much bigger areas from logging economically and politically that could hurt andrew thomas al-jazeera in australia as victoria's central highlands. do it again here too and so that with the rest of the race forces for thank you so much adrian rafa nadal has a chance to win a record extending eleventh french open title later on sunday the spaniard is the number one seed at roland garros and will face seven c. dominant team in the final the dow hasn't been tested much at this year's tournaments he's only dropped one such so far he's also looking to win the title for a second year in a row. meanwhile world number one small to how it has won her first grand slam singles title at the french open she defeated u.s.

open champion american sloane stephens in three sets on saturday peter stomach reports. the big question in paris was could simona halep finally do it sloane stephens student who where roland garros a place where hello petal really lost in two previous finals not to mention defeat in the australian open final in january and it looked like history might repeat itself when stevens won the first set the current u.s. open champion taking it six three. it looked even worse for the remaining when stevens led by a break early on in the second say it however on this occasion help would show incredible determination to break back and go on to take the set six four to force a deciding six in paris. there was to be no third set battle royal bow as the world number one show just why she holds the top ranking halep storming to a six one six win and in doing so securing her first grand slam singles title

i it's an amazing moment definitely without smiling this is a special moment i was dreaming for this moment since actually played tennis it's my favorite grand slam and i always say that if i am going to win one i want to be here so it's real now. becomes the first romanian woman in forty years to win a grand slam singles title peter stammered al-jazeera. america will be back at football's world cup for the first time since one thousand nine hundred eight and they're looking good ahead of the tournaments on saturday the team nickname the atlas lions took care of business again this dhoni and the moroccans one match three one thanks to eunice a hand-out how can i say x. penalty and use of. elsewhere one of the favorites for the world cup france were held to a one one draw against the usa who didn't qualify alexander mr of each square the

first ever international hot trick for serbia in a five one hammering of bolivia and there are also wins for denmark australia and spain. my jury kick off their world cup campaign on saturday when they face croatia in group d. the players from the west african nation will be able to focus on their performances without having to worry too much about being paid al-jazeera as i'm of interest reports from port harcourt. nigeria is super hugo's a training hard for these year's world cup in russia. the focus is on winning in advancing in the biggest sporting event in the world i disputed was still a reason born of this course to control the last world cup in brazil four years ago . officials here say that was a turning point. then with the plans of the cubs in a new way the course and i agree clearly what is a bonus for this is what's been in the world cup already we agree on the money

they're going to put on for it but i'd sure money is not. does that will if i'm one of those with a world problem not someone who has not been put aside officials say the players were paid two point eight million dollars for qualifying team officials say they want to avoid a repeat of what happened in a previous one copy two thousand and fourteen when i didn't play as they refused to train ahead of their match the promise prompt payment allowance us this time a promise but officious a field to keep in the past. some players say with a signed agreement their pay worries are put aside for now the focus is on the task at hand fighting their way out of a deal where they're considered the end the dogs we like where we've been placed we don't want to be one of the favorites i think this will give the team a bit more motivation to prove to try to prove you know the critics that prove people wrong that we can actually do much better i do think we can do so. and

general will be playing argentina away share in iceland as a try to advance from the group stages many will be watching to see if indeed football official some players have learned lessons from twenty fourteen comedy agrees i'll just point out. sebastian vettel will start sunday's canadian crown prince in pole position the ferrari driver is second in the championship fourteen points behind hamilton who qualify down in fourth that all has won the canadian grand prix just once and that was back in twenty thirteen the last time he won the f one championship. what a day i think the car was incredible in quality just can't get getting quick in my final lap i had a small mistake otherwise i think it was a little bit more but it's fantastic so they see the team thanks for fixing the car yesterday after i hit the wall a little bit so yeah really happy and those are massive crowds i think they have been is so cool there's so many people there waving every lap and yeah

a lot of ferrari fans obviously here. and the eight champions the golden state warriors are still celebrating their third championship title in four seasons they arrived home on saturday after sweeping the cleveland cavaliers twins back to back titles golden state's kevin durant's to score twenty points in the game four clincher won his second consecutive finals and the board. that's all your support for more later back to you adrian for many thanks dude now you thought it was the hills but no it's turkey's biggest city that's alive with the sound of music the istanbul music festival is hosting around five hundred artists think clude many young classical musicians who often go abroad to further their careers too to a lack of government support of zeroes so then of course the older reports. as well as some of the world's most renowned classical musicians young talent is taking to the stage all over. including twenty two

year old. but talent she says needs to be polished with practice. finger speed the process and as is often with artists rewards have little to do with money. some other art is expensive no one produces hopes in turkey my instrument cost twenty thousand euros at least these are all beyond my parents' budget i am dependent on farms. it is much the same story with her fellow musicians . the instrument i buy its case its bow all a very expensive for us considering the euro is very high in turkey but missing all mark being a musician is all about what's in your heart in a way but besides education you must have financial support. classical music is not as popular in turkey as many other countries private institutions and companies tend to fund artists and events through what are called

. social responsibility budgets. this festival lazers with sponsors to support young talent while ensuring their educational needs are met. the so not doing arts and music together pushes us to think collectively about the world's problems and act together i believe music has an indoor regulation piece. of some concert tickets that will help fourteen girls who are studying music approach with gang fame male musicians friend i will play the maintenance of my cello and i will buy new hair from my both so it's a mazing help for me these young stars are already known outside turkey but that's home it is difficult for classical musicians to make a name for themselves and the government doesn't have an incentive or scholarship for special art students. but most of these girls agree

they were promoting their country with their talents and the government should recognise that and provide more help seen amcu solo al-jazeera stumble. jane talking heads up to each of the day's top stories just a few have been song al-jazeera except for male sego by for that. territorial. social. and ethnic divisions. the daily reality piecing some of france's underprivileged communities. zero

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you know. with every. north korean leader kim jong un meets singapore's prime minister head of historic talks with u.s. president donald trump. and i'm jane dutton this is al jazeera live from also coming up. and ian's

polite reasonable but we also will not be pushed over. us president donald trump fires back at the canadian prime minister's comments calling him dishonest and weak as the g. seven summit wraps up with no agreement. another woman's rights activists is a race to the inside arabia just two weeks before women are given the right to drive in the kingdom. emergency workers say there's little hope of finding survivors in guatemala as the volcano spews more molten mud and ash. the stage is set in the participants are beginning to arrive for choose day summit between donald trump and kim jong un in singapore within the past hour the north korean leader has met several singaporean leaders including prime minister saying he thanked the prime minister with his help in organizing the summit saying quote the entire world is watching and large crowds gathered along the route to tell

hoping to get a glimpse of him kimbell kid is live. in a poor way u.s. president donald trump is set to arrive before he arrives quickly took us through what we've been seeing in the run up to this. well there's an awful lot of fascination as you pointed out with this historic summit that is set to take place significant because this is the first time a sitting u.s. president will be meeting with a north korean leader and there is anticipation as you point out of the streets lined in singapore with the arrival of the north korean leader kim jong il and that did not stop once he got to his hotel in fact when a camera crew accident his hotel they were literally swarmed this is a north korean camera crew jane this was certainly some what of the spectacle and that's kind of the atmosphere that we have here right now incredible optimism but

also this recognition of how pivotal and and in terms of a diplomatic opportunity what is still ahead in terms of what is still ahead not only as the north korean leader arrived here in singapore meeting as you point out with the singaporean prime minister meeting that will also take place for his counterpart u.s. donald trump tomorrow but the fact that there is preparations underway security underway all of this getting into place for the moment the pivotal moment on tuesday when the two leaders will ultimately sit down face to face and we have no idea at this stage what's going to come out of it do we i mean donald trump saying as well he's going to judge it is a good judge of of kerry so but i'm just wondering off of the g. seven feta if you guys arrive at the summit boyd or otherwise. well that's what we're watching here at the pilot bar air base for because certainly donald trump got on air force one and ignited a bit of

a firestorm with the fact that he did not have the united states joining that she seven statement getting into an escalating controversy a war of words with the canadian prime minister but when he lands here in the next hour behind me at this air base many believe that he will try to put that controversy behind him when he accepts that plane as you point out the president has been make very open about his optimism for this moving forward saying things like he believes that kim jong il has a willingness to get things done but also dialing down expectations change in terms of what can be accomplished certainly we knew that there has been some progress made in terms of denuclearization and what that means but the u.s. president says he'll know very quickly after you point out whether or not he's serious about some sort of common understanding coming out of singapore in terms of measurable concrete concrete steps for achieving that and tell us a little more bhagwat each side wants here. well certainly we

know one awful lot about what the united states wants given the fact that the president has been very vocal with regard to that. certainly the u.s. president has said that he believes there can be a dialogue the start of a good relationship so certainly we saw an awful lot of back and forth you have to remember this is the on again off again on again summit and in the midst of all of that we had the vice chair making dramatic meetings at the white house hand deliver in letters we had the very sort of hasty letter written by the u.s. president where in fact he initially canceled the summit now all of that both sides hoping will be behind them as they can move forward back to where they feel they're at a place where they can actually discuss a commitment to denuclearize nation one that we know from the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o who has had meetings with the north korean leader kim jong un that he believes that this is an opportunity for a strategic shift

a recognition in north korea that it is time for a strategic shift giving up denuclearizing in exchange for bringing north korea into the modern global financial system with incentives attached thanks for that kimberly we're expecting donald trump to arrive very soon and always sing kim jong nam leaving a stand off his meetings with prime minister so a lot of preparations in place now before the two get together on cheers day for the first face to face meeting now trying to move be on the sidelines of the summit but beijing's influence on pyongyang is certainly obvious off the owner was a chinese that carried came to singapore and the chinese president xi jinping has been hosting a meeting with central asian neighbors and the russian president vladimir putin's plans flowing has more from beijing. the eight member states of the shanghai cooperation organization together represent about forty percent of the world's

population and make up about twenty percent of the world's g.d.p. so in terms of the economy and trade it's not a real heavyweight but it's not a lightweight either when it comes to the international arena because this is a grouping led by china and russia so should come as no surprise that they've use this summit as a platform to push the idea of an alternative international order now and chinese president xi jinping alluded as much when he mentioned american one germany still existing but then said there were growing calls for a more just and equitable international order and what else have we heard coming out from the summit we've heard iranian president hassan rouhani whose country is not a member state but has observer status at the c.e.o. attacked the u.s. for what he said was unilateralism in pulling out of the iran nuclear deal and then we've also heard chinese president criticizing the u.s. for its policies on trade its protectionist policies on trade now many analysts

regard the c.e.o. as a counterbalance as a counterweight to the existing groupings that are dominated by the u.s. and its allies and what we could see going forward in the years to come is perhaps the c.e.o. gaining importance and prominence in the international world order as we mentioned there's a war of words between donald trump and french president emanuel micron france's warn that fits of anger cannot dictate international cooperation that's off the top of broccoli rejected a joint statement by the g seven leaders summit ended in disarray with trump accusing the canadian prime minister of weak and dishonest statements john hendren is more from quebec city. the g. seven summit in canada began in crisis in ended in conflict u.s. president donald trump came late left early and ceded no ground is united states has been taken advantage of for decades and decades and we can't do that anymore i

can gradually the leaders of other countries for so. crazily being able to make these trade deals that was so good for their country and so bad for the united states neither did the six other world leaders at the g. seven summit they were united in opposing trumps tariffs on steel and aluminum a move they say is likely to spark a trade war after trump left early the host of this summit canadian prime minister justin trudeau fired back i highlighted directly to the president that canadians did not take it lightly that the united states has moved forward with significant tariffs on our steel and aluminum industry particularly did not take lightly the fact that it's based on a national security reason that it's kind of insulting but we also will not be pushed around. trump from air force one on his way to singapore to meet north korean leader kim jong un sent off an angry tweet calling trudeau dishonest and

weak all seven nations had papered over the trades bad signing an agreement that vaguely endorsed quote free fair and mutually beneficial trade without defining it that agreement is now moot in another tweet from air force one revoked his signature saying quote based on justin's false statements at his news conference and the fact that canada is charging massive tariffs to our u.s. farmers workers in companies i have instructed our reps not to endorse the communique trudeau's office tweeted back quote the prime minister said nothing he hasn't said before both in public and in private conversations with the president. this picture captures the global tension and that was before the twitter war this year's g seventy is already going down as the g six plus one six members on one side and president trump on the other is a summit six of the members hoped would end by deescalating

a budding trade war that instead has ended up accelerating but it was trudeau who had the support of his fellow g. seven members where we disagree with allies on something it is right that we say so and the issue openly and frankly we have done just that at this summit registering deep disappointment at the unjustified decision by the us to apply tariffs to e.u. steel and on the minium imports as the g seven leaders returned home they leave more divided than ever john hendren al-jazeera quebec city canada. coming off an al-jazeera. a mentor thomas in southeastern australia where there is out range the state government here is using taxpayers' money to prop up the tender industry by state looking around here destroys not just the forests of the wildlife that relies on the. custody passage play that's the word from nigeria's football players as they get ready for the world cup.

hollow because grey clouds looming towards northern parts of asia over the next couple of days lots of wet weather as well in the forecast for a good part of japan meanwhile the same some lady down pose into north korea recently a little telling me his sixty seven millimeters twenty four hours to look at this splash of clout this is where our tropical system will then make its way in over the coming days already seeing the shield of cloud just rolling in ahead of that then we have tropical storm will exceed which will make its way towards japan does stay offshore dragging in lots of heavy rain city that's the case in the whole issue for monday stuttering as shallow as they're into the korean peninsula for a time then it clears so if you choose to much of japan dry by tuesday but notice no.