this is good news live from berlin a sea change in ireland is the country gears up to abolish it strict abortion laws initial results indicate that more than two out of three voters in yesterday's referendum voted to scrap a constitutional ban on abortion the irish prime minister is describing the outcome as historic we've seen today really is the culmination of a quiet revolution that's been taking place in our lives for the past ten or twenty years. also coming up a surprise meeting between the leaders of north and south korea it's the second

time in just a month but they've held talks top of the agenda the success of a summit between north korea and the us despite president trump's cancellation of that summit just days ago. that a european soccer fans are counting down to tonight's champions league final title holders brail madrid taking on liverpool in a dream match up we'll be looking at the tensions run up to the big. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us we begin with what's shaping up as a major sea change in ireland with a catholic country on the verge of abolishing its strict about abortion laws after yesterday's referendum ballots have now been counted in more than half the voting constituencies they show that over two thirds of voters are in favor of scrapping

the country's constitutional ban on abortion. tears of joy after years of pain deeply personal experiences the stories of close friends they have all moved people to turn up and vote and celebrations were getting underway before the official results had even come in this year's is allowing this to leave you from all of the trauma and all of the pain and there is a lot of reading to do with this really great start. it was ireland's young people who voted by a large majority to lift the ban on abortion people had feared the vote were divided society cause rifts between the sexes and between arlen's arbonne centers and its real communities that didn't materialise what we've seen today really is a culmination of a quiet revolution that's been taking place in our lives for the past ten or twenty years this has been a great exercise of democracy and the people have spoken the people have said we

want a modern constitution for a modern country. the irish government will now move to pass a bill by the end of the year to allow abortion in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy without women having to give a reason. ok for more on what's shaping up to be a momentous day in our lives cross to dublin look at ma standing by for a spirit term resource an incredibly emotional reactions in our report just there give us a sense of the mood in the country at the moment. well the mood here in dublin is really elated people are celebrating they really think that they have to change the country and many women have campaigned as you have shown in the report women have come out and they have told their past lives stories so i have seen has the lead tears of joy and and off relief that finally this stress the coming out

and involved telling they're really very intimate and emotional stories that this is. something and that these women have indeed catholic and conservative countries in europe. i would still describe as a catholic country and i know that for many irish people being a member of the catholic church is still important to them and for example communion for children is still a rite of passage but people i think want to retain the compassionate elements of the jobs and not so much as what many perceive as the strong grip that has had on the country the judge had to battle with a lot of scandals child abuse scandals horrific stories came to light so the reputation of the church has definitely selfhood and i think this is also one explanation was why this vote seems to have been so decisive ok ok great talking to

both get their reporting from dublin. now there's been a surprise meeting between south korean president. and his no north korean counterpart kim jong un as diplomatic efforts to rescue kim summit with u.s. president almost trump continue the two leaders met inside the demilitarized zone that divides the two koreas south korean officials say they had a candid exchange of views over making the u.s. north korean summit a success but for the second meeting between the two men within a month coming just days after president trump first canceled his summit with kim and suggested it may be happening after all. ok we're going to get the perspective from washington now our correspondent there claire richardson standing by foursquare how is washington reacting to this surprise meeting between the two korean leaders. hi christopher we're still waiting to see exactly what kind of reaction we're going to get from trump and the white house we do know that the

white house has announced that a team is planning to leave from washington to singapore today to iron out some of the details for the planned meeting on june twelfth as though trump has never walked away from this arrangement but we know that the surprise meeting between the north and south korean leaders as you say also focused on they say that it focused on ensuring that a successful american north korean leader summit does take place at some point of course this would be historic if trump just sit down with kim it would be the first time a sitting u.s. president meets with a north korean leader a lot of the details still need to be fleshed out so that's why we would see this team in singapore trying to determine an agenda some of the nitty gritty details behind exactly what the optics of this meeting with look like although we have seen the back and forth on again is it off again it does seem that there is still diplomatic wrangling taking place to try and ensure that some sort of meeting can occur. you mention. to singapore the u.s.

negotiating team they're going to be setting the agenda war that is the american agenda you know the white house has been mentioning that diplomats in the background a busy talking to each other to make sure that there's so much is success one of the main stumbling blocks for the u.s. . there certainly are several stumbling blocks and in fact it's going to be a more difficult position position for the united states now that trump said that he would walk away from this meeting in some ways it strengthens the north koreans hands as being seen as taking the high ground they came out with a very conciliatory statements the other day saying that they were willing to hold talks at any moment so if there's going to be coming back to the table we're going to have to see exactly what kind of concessions north korea is willing to make what the united states is willing to make and there's also the issue of trust we've just seen at this meeting between a key u.s. ally south korea with the north you would generally expect to see the united states there side by side with south korea in

a message of support and instead we see the surprise meeting between south korea and the north without the united states' involvement it's going to be a matter of making sure that the united states actually has a say in these negotiations and that they don't see china north korea and south korea for example cutting some kind of deal without their involvement ok claire many thanks for that clear richardson washington correspondent. let's look now at some of the other stories making news around the world in france thousands of trade unionists have again demonstrated against the labor reforms of president emanuel mccall but attended today's protest was low and to reform rallies french trade unionists angry over public sector job losses and reductions in workers' benefits because government has vowed to push ahead with the reforms. cycling has battered the arabian peninsula bringing devastation to parts of amman and neighboring women leaving at least two people dead a month third largest city has been worst hit harder it's also been heavy flooding

in nearby rural areas. the crown prince of saudi arabia mohammed bin solomon has reportedly imposed a ban on government agencies awarding contracts to german companies that's according to the should be go. web site says the kingdom is defacto ruler isn't happy with. foreign policy this decision could in danger exports totaling almost seven billion euros. it's the biggest evening of the year tonight in european soccer with the champions league final kicking off in the ukrainian capital kiev in a matter of just a few hours from now spanish giants real madrid they're going for an unprecedented third title in a row but another traditional name liverpool stands in their way to clubs with a rich heritage in european competition facing off for its top prize.

dritte the holders the galactic odds. against liverpool the reds club synonymous with european glory one of them let another chance into their last years history by winning the champions league. we are again in the champions league final you know and we're going into it with a lot of confidence. we will try the very positive for everything to bring the boys . to show the boys why it makes so much sense to be really brave in the game. chasing third straight champions league title. has molded a group of talented individuals into a winning machine on the european stage but one man stands tall amongst them christiane there was netted fifteen times in the champions league this. in a competition. when you had christiane zero in the team. and he proves it every

year but five times champions liverpool have this competition in their blood they used to dominate but their last title was two thousand and five now they have german coach you're excelling abroad his top man is now. back home in egypt he's a mega star and the final counting glory he has played this season which is out. and potential to improve so that's really good news. against liverpool we could be in for a classic. and officials there even here of india crying in capital have beefed up security for the finalists evening particularly where all the action is going to be happening the olympic stadium in capital twelve thousand extra police officers deployed for the event while exhaustive security checks are being carried out at the fan zone many roads in the heart of kiev have also been

closed and you can see in some of those pictures the fans already flocking to the capital for that match. now something completely different is there life on mars that's a question scientists are hoping to find out more about soon with the help of a joint european low enough to sniff the planet's surface for me thing. would be a possible indicator that life once existed on mars or perhaps still does. the first high resolution images from the exo mars probe on its new orbit showed part of a crater in the northern hemisphere and perhaps evidence of me think gas on the surface of the red planet would know that the lifetime when we think is very short just a few hundred years it will be broken down by the sunlight by the u.v. . light so if it is there we know that it has to be refilled all the time and

where does it come from that's the big question. and a question that photos alone can't answer so the european space agency and its russian counterpart ross cosmos plan to send a remote lending vehicle to mars within the next two years the exo mars rover will be fitted with a drill that can take samples as deep as two meters below the planet's surface scientists are hoping to determine whether the methane is a result of geological or biological activity the team is excited about the possibilities. of course as he's very special thing is that there's actually a place that you can imagine yourself walking on eventually with. time in the future people will be walking on was that makes is very exciting and then to think about this idea that. life or even exist today on the ground that makes it

very special place despite differences on earth european and russian cooperation in space could help unlock the mysteries of the red planet. walking on mars that is quite a prospect a quick reminder of our top stories for you this hour partial results showing that more than two thirds of voters support ending the country's near total ban on abortion official results are expected very soon. the north korean and south korean leaders have been meeting for a second time this month kim jong un and in discussing a potential meeting between chong young and washington just days after u.s. president donald trump canceled a planned summit with him. at the top of the next though as ever in the meantime you can always get the latest updates from web sites or follow us on twitter and on facebook next up here on news our roundup of the week's top stories

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