this is d.w. news live from berlin it was on then off and now it's back on again u.s. president donald trump says the meeting with north korea's leader will take place on june twelfth as originally planned that announcement comes after on high level north korean envoy met with trump at the white house the u.s. president says he believes the hermit kingdom could be transformed under kim jong il and. also coming up a corruption scandal claims spain's prime minister lawmakers conservative madi are

off away in a no confidence vote and socialist pedro sanchez is set to be the new man in charge and will be sworn in later today. and it's technically a friendly but tonight's match between defending world champions germany and austria maybe anything but germany has roster cuts to make before the world cup so mostly playing all out. and having called us and welcome to the program the on again off again summit is on again u.s. president donald trump says he will meet north korean leader kim jong il on june twelfth in singapore just days ago trump had canceled the summit intended to denuclearize north korea blaming belligerent rhetoric from pyongyang now after having met with a senior north korean envoy at the white house during which trump was given

a personal letter from kim trump says the summit is back on track. the meeting between the north korean delegation and u.s. president donald trump ended with smiles photos and handshakes. then flanked by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o the president announced that the historic meeting with north korea's leader kim jong un would go ahead after all will be. meeting her june twelfth that singapore went very well it's really getting to know you kind of a situation. mike you spent two days. of your leaders we've got to know their people very well and we will you people are going to have to travel because you'll be in singapore june twelfth in the north korean delegation was led by kim yong choice the country's vice chairman he's the highest ranking figure from the country to come to the white house nearly twenty years trump said the former intelligence chief delivered him

a personal message from north korean leader kim jong un. a letter was given to me by him you know and that letter was. very nice letter always you like to see what was in that letter that would you like how much how much you know how much was given. it was a very interesting letter and at some point i maybe it may be appropriate and maybe i'll be able to give it to you but you'll be able to see it shortly afterwards however the president admitted that he hadn't actually read that letter yet as trump and his family headed off for a weekend getaway at the official camp david presidential retreat he told reporters he had a little relaxation and a lot of work on his weekend to gender perhaps that includes a little light reading. delis washington bureau chief alexandra phenomena has more on what we can expect from this summit. the on again off again summit will take place however he tries to play down the expectations for what the meeting in

singapore will yield saying that it will simply be the beginning longer process towards the nuclearization of north korea only ten days to prepare the summit in singapore it is unlikely that it will be more than a symbolic gesture and a big p.r. when put in north korean regime the european union is seeking to recover from a day of challenges a euro skeptic government taking charge in italy and political instability in spain and italy the president has sworn in prime ministers use that be condi and his cabinet as follows a turbulent week of political drama and financial turmoil sparked by fears of the populist coalition wants to leave the eurozone. in the end it all happened quickly the cabinet of italy's new government has not been sworn in the coalition of the far right league and populist five star movement is led by prime minister giuseppe

conte who is not affiliated to a political party one of his deputies is legal. i swear to be faithful to the republic to observe its constitution and laws and to exercise my functions in the exclusive interest of the nation. but if the new minister for european affairs paolo savona is a staunch critic of the euro and of germany and has described the common currency as a german cage it was his proposed appointment as finance minister that led president said joe matter l.-a to veto the coalition's first attempt to form a government. and. it's not true that they want to distance us from europe. i think they want to fundamentally reshape europe i mean. i think they've made promises that they won't keep but. what chaos i hope they really are united. paolo gentil loney is now handing over official duties to his successor

contests in the coming weeks the chamber of deputies and the senate are expected to pass votes of confidence in the new government. in spain socialist leader pedro sanchez is set to be sworn in as the country's new prime minister in the coming hours this comes after a no confidence vote ousted mariano rajoy in the post on friday the vote followed fury over a corruption scandal linked to the horse center right party and sanchez is expected to appoint his cabinet next week. the socialist opposition leader was the driving force in the campaign to oust mario were wholly the writing was on the wall for a whole on thursday jury nutra mass accession of spain's parliament. is that it would mean. are you ready to resign here today. resign today and leave by your own will and it will all end here he. didn't resign it

came down to a no confidence vote on friday that roy lost. from economics professor to governing the country sanchez his journey to the top has been extraordinary. twice he suffered humbling defeats in national elections while opposition leader in two thousand and fifteen and two thousand and sixteen. he was forced to resign after a bitter standoff with people's party sanchez made a comeback in twenty seventeen determined to challenge to avoid over the major corruption scandal within his conservative party his time in office is likely to be turbulent. so closely into that it's not only i am aware of the responsibility that i'm taking on during such a complex moment in the politics of our country that is what i can say is that besides being aware that i'm going to tackle all the challenges that our country faces with humility and give it my all to modernize our country i mean i feel i'm but i made about it about the military federal probation now he says he'll lead differently with the socialist gala tarion in europe friendly government policies

his supporters are looking forward to. their mortality i'm so happy. because we've thrown the mafia out of government. they have stolen it from the spanish people for thirty. five normally. i hope the new government progresses i'm from podium and i'm so glad so you for each of forty. we had to do something we couldn't continue like this. but governing may prove difficult for sanchez the socialist party does not have a majority in parliament he needs the support of several parties many of which have divergent interests. and now some of the other stories making news around the world tens of thousands of argentinians have gathered in bonus areas to protest their government's economic policies and its unpopular decision to seek help from the

international monetary fund many blame the lender for argentina's worst economic crisis. in two thousand and one a nationwide federal march demonstration began four days ago. dozens of activists in venezuela whom the opposition considers political prisoners have been released from jail authorities say the gesture was aimed at uniting the fractured nation human rights groups say that even after this round of releases more than three hundred political prisoners remain behind bars in venezuela. credit card company says it's restored service to normal levels following a service disruption that hit its payment system the issue affected users in europe leaving many businesses unable to process purchases by its card holders the company says it was due to a hardware failure. the first matches a day six of the french open have kept fans on the edge of their seats number two

seat caroline wozniacki is now safely into the fourth round the dane beat pauline parmentier in just over an hour and remains on course to win her second grand slam and world number three alexanders vera survived another french open scare the twenty one year old german battled demi moore for almost four hours and even had to fight off a match point he did manage to advance to the fourth round in paris for the first time but he didn't seem to be too concerned about the close match. i think it was important to kind of see for myself that i can win back to back five set matches and both very difficult physical muchas and feeling fine physically so for me that gives me a lot of confidence going deep into the first going you know long matches on this kind of service and knowing that i'm fit enough to to last as long as i want. the german men's national football team has been training hard in south zero for over a week now and today they face their first test ahead of the upcoming world cup

germany's match against austria is penciled in as a friendly but for some of coach players it's the last chance to book their ticket to russia four of them will be cut from the team on monday. and in the standings pushed along them with mark. foley don't mind sunday arms armstrong getting ripped off even foreign oil imports from whence he says lend of. to important success for animal welfare now the population of mountain gorillas has risen by more than a quarter in central africa thanks to tourism that's according to a new report by the diane fossey gorilla fund the apes remain one of the most endangered species on the planet as they face threats including limited habitat disease and climate change. the mountains in north.

this sanctuary in the heart of africa is home to the mountain gorillas it requires a long hike to get here but suddenly they appear the mountain gorillas are extremely similar to humans if you think you want to take me because i'm not sure my bank can afford it a second time. if. it cost several hundred dollars to spend an hour with the gorillas but the high price is an integral part of a conservation plan to save these endangered animals. the money they pay when there . is. a road towards the north. even. though. they could run it. there are numerous schools hospitals and jobs in the villages surrounding the sanctuary experts say that is a sign of how valuable the animals are to the people in the area. they are the only

apes whose number has grown in the last few decades everywhere else we are losing the battle to protect nature the orangutang the bonobos the chimpanzees with the eastern and western lowland gorillas these mountain gorillas are the only ones whose numbers are growing. but the rapidly growing population of africa promises to be a threat to the sanctuary the mountain gorillas will remain an endangered species. reminder of the top story we're following for you u.s. president donald trump says a meeting with north korea's leader kim jong will take place on june twelfth as originally planned in singapore that announcement comes after all high level north korean envoy met with trump white house. you're watching from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour we leave you now with video from the international space station. russian cosmonauts

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