and restructuring. but it's still turning out films today. from germany's biggest and oldest film company. closer to magic history from the german empire to the present one hundred years old in the story of your eating. the. south korean president in is hosting senior north korean officials for lunch at the presidential palace today. their delegation includes the younger sister of north korean leader kim jong un. it's the most significant diplomatic encounter between the rivals in years marking a temporary lull in tensions during the winter olympics. a second white house staffer has departed the trumpet administration in the wake of abuse allegations speechwriter david sorensen has denied his former wife's claim that he was violent

and emotionally abusive earlier trump raised a former aide who resigned after accusations he abused his ex-wives saying he wished rob porter well. mexico says it has captured one of the suspected leaders of the notorious is a drug cartel in mexico city. the u.s. had offered a reward of five million dollars for jose maria. who had warrants out for his arrest on charges including drugs and arms trafficking organized crime of murder and kidnapping. brazil's world famous carnival has kicked off in rio de janeiro. the mayor handed the symbolic keys of the city to king momo the fictional character in charge of keeping the world's biggest party going strong. to korea's march as one as the winter olympics officially open these games the

diplomacy is just as striking as the athletics i've seroquel in berlin this is the day. with. fireworks filled the sky over south korea's pianka china and the winter olympics kick off with a show of unity among south and north korean athletes but how long can the fall last. and a german coalition already in crisis the social democrats former leader martin schultz withdraws from a post us foreign minister bowing to pressure from his party the announcement comes just days after he said he was stepping down as party head.