this is the w.'s lies from but it is a big step forward in de escalation on the korean peninsula north korea pledges to dismantle the site where it tests its nuclear weapons and allow foreign media and experts to observe. also coming up my compare the drawings it israel the books with prime minister binyamin and in. the us actually state just left saudi arabia drumming up support for this from the international action against iran. and it's going down to the wire on the rough end of the general going to make it this

weekend things that go physical between how about them both back as they flew by and it was no different in iraq as a colonial desperately tried to avoid relegation. with. one hell of a whole free good to have you with us days off to a historic summit between north and south korea pyongyang now says it's repaired to shut down its on the ground korea test site this according to officials in the south korean capital seoul as well the first steps expected to be taken off to north korean leader kim jong il and south korean president. pledge to officially end the state of war between the two countries on friday. friday summit was long on promises and pondered but it was short on specifics about how to would she. of the grand goals discussed. goals like the denuclearization

of the korean peninsula and quieting the threat of regional war now the first specifics on shutting a nuclear test site in the north. as that site it's made up of a series of tunnels in the mountainous north east of the country has reportedly seen six nuclear tests since two thousand and six the last in september of last year. it will be closed down in may according to remarks by kim jong un quoted by the south koreans the shutdown would be transparent with international experts and journalists on hand including those from the us kim said if a summit with u.s. president donald trump takes place it would be clear he is not a person to fire missiles toward the u.s. . kim also told us why would north korea keep nuclear weapons if we get talks with the u.s. more regularly build trust reach an agreement to end the war and receive

a non-aggression pact. for his part trump told supporters saturday that his proposed meeting with kim jong un is in the works and we are doing things that are good i think we'll have a meeting over the next three or four weeks are going to be a very important meeting trump's tone was cautiously optimistic but he added whatever happens happens. whatever. us secretary of state might pompei was taking aim at the iran nuclear deal on his first tour of the middle east since becoming the top u.s. diplomat pompei or landed in israel a few hours ago hoping to rally opposition against terror ron and brief u.s. allies and president trump's right to withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal he'll meet with israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu then head to neighboring jordan which is also a photo of iran in the region. who met with saudi arabia's king solomon crown prince mohammed bin said man take

a listen to what he set to run destabilizes this entire region that supports privacy militias and terrorist groups that are was it is then are we dealing to the who the rebels in yemen. and iran in the conduct of cyber hacking campaigns. that supports the murderous assad regime as well. i don't like the prior administration we will not look like the vast scope of overruns terrorism that. it is indeed the greatest sponsor terrorism the world and we are determined to make sure it never possesses a nuclear weapon. new u.s. secretary of state mike pompei there now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world on media is governing party says it will not put forward a new candidate for prime minister after said stockist ians resignation a week ago made the scene as a bid to ease tensions following weeks of antigovernment protests opposition need

an equal a push in yemen is now the only candidate to make its election on cheese day. a french museum has discovered that more than half of its collection are fakes police in the town of it they're investigating how the gallery which is dedicated to french painted it. and it up with counterfeit paintings it paid some one hundred sixty thousand euros for those walks just really government says it will spend almost four hundred million u.s. dollars to help restore the great barrier reef the reef is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet in recent years it's lost thirty percent of its corals due to rising sea temperatures and damage caused by the coral eating crown of thorns starfish. well russia has launched a controversial floating nuclear power plant it's been on the construction of the years in st petersburg and its two reactors are jews be equipped with nuclear fuel

it'll be towed out to the arctic sea next summer as moscow next to secure the rich deposits of oil and gas believed to be in the region around the north pole. russia's floating nuclear power plant makes its way out to sea and development since two thousand and seven the academic lemond us off cost around a half a billion euros it's builders say it's safe. this power plant incorporates all of the best features of traditional nuclear plants it's protected from all kinds of natural and technical dangers all these to. the ship is said to play a key role in russia's plans to develop the arctic it will supply vast amounts of electricity and warmth to far flung locations and to power oil refineries and desalination plants. environmentalists warn of the potential dangers greenpeace has dubbed it a floating chernobyl. its maiden voyage takes it around scandinavia to reach

months in russia's far north that's where its nuclear reactors will be fueled late next month. next year the vessel will travel ten thousand kilometers across the arctic to pay back in superior it'll provide power to the remote mining town and to oil rakes for now the ship is one of a kind but russia says fifteen other countries are showing interest in the technology. venice is one of europe's most populous cities with tourists that many residents say what was once a blessing has now become a curse many a sick of the huge numbers of visits his you traipse through the city every day saying a distraught normal life for locals but not much longer because the town and city has come up with a way to turn back some tourists at peak times and assessing it out this long holiday weekend. the city of gone there was of canals. and of overcrowding. last year nearly thirty million people visited venice many flocking

to see the same famous sights but this week their path may be blocked responding to complaints from local residents the city's mayor has installed automated gates to control the flow of pedestrians through the most well trodden areas. i think it's a good idea a little boy a city we cannot accept mass unchecked tourism tourism should be unintrusive obvious blooded. although gates remain open much of the time police can shut them to divert foot traffic to other areas when the streets become too crowded but as visitors to venice continue to come in larger numbers the small city is urging tourists to think before they visit. we are advising tourists who want to spend a single day in venice to avoid coming on the most popular days if the mayor succeeds local venetians may win back some peace and quiet. for me to want champion lewis hamilton has want to scrap it as a. race leader of

a teddy boy test suffer a blowout tuneups from victory on the two red bull cars go out in a crash near the end will hamilton to his first checkered flag of the new season for mclaren to say he is ahead if there are ways commute i can end with said your pet is to force india close behind its bats in fact lost ground late on to finish fourth with kala sauce and shah in the clock in fifth and sixth when is the biggest season is going down to the wire of the club's locks in the relegation scrap on saturday last place cologne headed to fibro needing a win to have any hope of avoiding the drop and with the hosts also fighting for their lives it was not going to be an easy day either side. this classic six point game got moving fast freiburg smike france with the crossed a newspaper sim who opened the scoring in the fourteenth minutes to mohan with no

chance. and patterson threatened again marco herger resorting to a foul to stop him penalty but christian going to couldn't convert one nil at half time soon after the restart cologne suffered another blow pietersen once again fribourg mr reliable by raising past domini kinds to hit the target to neil pietersen has scored seven or freiburg last eight goals colognes attack looked toothless headed in the cross from my cell research. it was now anyone's game and less than a minute later fribourg created a crazy double chance i first team horn deny geonic abouta before dominic moto stopped look at her there's a rebound on the line that wasn't the last word from fribourg however robin cox header landed at the feet of her five who netted his first one just league goal five three to the final score by an important win for fribourg and the six

time cologne have been relegated from the born to sleep guide black women's instrumental kind of prepared for this office spending the whole season at the bottom and but we always kept hoping it's a bitsa day today. colognes fans were loyal to the end and next season they'll be cheering on their teams campaign to return to the top flight zero zero zero s. zero one team that's never been relegated in the history of the windows league is. strake mightily close to forty out of the first division and this season is no exception saturday they faced fellow strugglers in their latest attempts to perform a great escape. i continue to believe that same travel to walsh but desperately needing three points to avoid the drop of a foul on tatsuya ito gave them a chance from twelve yards in the forty third minute but. but he would convert it

to get hamburg a crucial lead was the visitors doubled their advantage three minutes later eight zero turning creator to hand lewis holtby the simplest of finishes was the germans fourth goal in five games capped an excellent first half a christian teaches side have. cumbered almost got the third after the break to couldn't catch steals denying phillip kostitsyn the seventy second minute to keep his team in the game. finally was but turned up substitute yossi break hello left this hopeful free kick the on the feckless union polish pick the best. but hamburg bounced back look about schmidt one his side another penalty and added time cost it missed but belgium it was on hand again to score his first of the season was. hamburg

celebrates a third win in format is to give fans fresh belief. bruno love at the as wolves on the other hand may soon need a miracle of their own. what you can see behind me is not just any weight it's the largest wave ever surfed we're talking eighty feet high twenty four inches and base little red dot there that is about three go for shy he set a new world record when he wrote it all the way in azadi portugal in november last year now the brazilian surface just been recognized for his feet to the wall surf makes big waves awards in santa monica california on saturday night now among the other prize winners was britain's andrew cotton who won the wipeout. the off to the it's already trying to tackle the same wants to waste on the same day a miss out it i caught and wasn't present to pick up his abilities to recovering from the injuries he suffered in that wipe out. and i wish him the best

just reminded me of the top story we're following for you north korea says it will dismantle the site where it tests its nuclear weapons next month south korean officials say pyongyang also promised to let foreign media watch to ensure transparency they solved a historic summit which two leaders from both countries promised to officially end the war between their two countries. face easy w. more coming up at the top of the hour if you can't wait that long to head to our web site that d w dot com i'm headed home free thanks for your company and look forward to seeing you again see.

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