business d.w. news live from borough land power play in singapore the world waits for the landmark meeting between u.s. president donald trump and north korea's change jong un. already an ounce saying that he will leave the song with early because clinton era negotiations on denuclearization have moved faster than expected meanwhile he has lunch with singapore's prime minister and kim jong un takes a stroll to see the site. also coming up spain's come to the spain comes to the

rescue of migrants on a boat in limbo in the mediterranean italy's new breitling interior minister delivering on a campaign promise have blocked the boat from entering a town in force and a bad day at the office for the boss of mercedes the german government orders him to recall almost a quarter of a million diesels to have their cheating software corrected. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. the historic summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korea's leader kim jong un is about to get started in the latest twist in the drama filled lead up to tuesday's talks trump has said that he will be leaving singapore early because negotiations on getting rid of north korea's nuclear weapons have moved quote more quickly than expected the

abrupt change in trump's schedule came shortly after secretary of state mike pompei o had seemed to lower expectations for the meeting in the meantime the two leaders have been taking in the sights of singapore. time for a selfie kim jong un hadn't been seen leaving his hotel since shortly after his arrival on sunday but he decided to go for a night time to or of singapore just hours before his historic summit with donald trump. singapore has designated certain parts of the city as special event areas barricades and high security checkpoints keep the public out locations like the hotels where the two leaders are staying. and of course at sentosa island the site of cup pella hotel where the historic meeting is scheduled to take place north korean and american security personnel conferred outside the compound as officials from both sides met inside on monday president trump also ventured out on monday

afternoon going to singapore's presidential palace for a lunch with prime minister lisi and long. as first serious statements about u.s. expectations for the summit those were left to trump's top diplomat who is with him in singapore in light of how many flimsy agreements the united states has made in previous years this president will sure ensure that no potential agreement will fail to adequately address the north korean threat. the ultimate objective we seek from diplomacy with north korea has not changed the complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula is the only outcome that the united states will accept. when singapore wakes up on tuesday morning the whole world will be watching to see what comes out of the first face to face meeting between two of its most unpredictable leaders. and the historic summit is being

held at the luxurious capella hotel in sentosa island off the coast of singapore a world away u.s. analysts are taking stock of what could be going on behind the closed doors as our next report shows most of them are cautiously optimistic with an emphasis on cautious. well their meeting be more than a photo op a breakthrough or a disaster times decision to hold this summit called friends and foes off guard and blindsided his own aides proving once again how unpredictable this u.s. president is it is good that this summit is taking place says dr cola a former state department official and an expert on korea to cola sees it as a chance for diplomacy and things it is promising that president trump suggested this could be the start of a longer process takes the pressure off more than one meeting because if you made it all about one meeting the chances of failure would be would be too serious i

think being able leave things for future meetings having a process start up is going to be good for everybody. some cotton needs his efforts with south korea japan and china but all timidly he relies on himself president says he's a master dealmaker and doesn't need much preparation and extremely unusual approach towards such difficult talks trumps offer sanctions relief and economic growth in return for that a new clear ization of north korea but is that enough we've try it before says bruce clinger the former cia deputy did vision chief for korea clean there doesn't trust the regime in pyongyang. we've had eight international agreements in the past with north korea where they first promise never to build nuclear weapons and then promise to give up the weapons or promise never to build in the first place and all have failed we're we're hopeful that this time will be different but i think we do

have to be pragmatic about. trams says the summit is about building a relationship with him but he also promises to walk out of the meeting if it's not fruitful the truth is this is a gamble and no one knows how it's going to turn out. and in the studio with me now for some analysis on this is security analyst marcus welcome to the program marcus . we know that before summits like this there's a whole team of people who are first working out the deals behind the scenes and we know that for the u.s. this part they say that agreement toward a d. nuclearized north korea has gone more quickly than initially expected do you buy it not really because the nuclear question for north korea is a key it's a question of security interests it's a question of national identity the question of persecution status and international relations if i can really mention that community one is ready to give

the weapons were he has acquired over the last decade or so quickly i mean what i could imagine is for all says everything being started in singapore which leads to negotiations and further negotiations would love lead to another somebody and maybe one year from now but i don't know really see in the coming year i mean if there were to be an agreement though given that this is their biggest bargaining chip the fact that they know that they want that the u.s. wants them to eliminate nuclear weapons the secretary of state my palm pale has said that the u.s. is offering security assurances that are quite like any other previous offer what could that be i mean they try to accommodate the concerns of the north korean political the moment it's not about regime change that's one of the key issues from north korea but the regime remain stable remains in place remains free and please for the foreseeable future that's

a fact of stability used to change and you know therefore i think security guarantees will be key from all of korea have no idea what they really will look like for example if the u.s. is ready to maybe withdraw and need some parts of the u.s. troops from some from the. south korea all withdraw some missile defense system from south korea we do not know really we don't know reno we have these two leaders now who are about to enter around two of the most provocative the most controversial leaders in the world and apparently it's been reported that they will be in this room with just translators something which is quite unprecedented is this a good idea it fits into the larger picture of their foreign policy style of donald trump he pretends to be a deal maker you know yes. clearly stated he does not need any preparation for this summit kind of summit if i think he's relying simply on himself and not because the advises think it's not

a good idea i think it fits into the overarching approach of don't trump towards foreign policy issues meantime we know that there are other actors other countries that have a lot of stake ere south korea the u.s. is ally and on the north korean side their ally china neither of whom are at the table given that can anything really be achieved i think with seeing is the denuclearization question and maybe some kind of combination between the united states and north korea but this is only starting part of anything what could be accomplished or will what would be will be accomplished in singapore will be will be embedded or has to be embedded into a regional framework and take into consideration the security interests of soft grijalva japan of china and. russia as well so one way or the other will seize ground of reinvigoration of the six party talks which have died to two thousand and nine all the peace and dormant since two thousand and one so it's

a start of the bonnet road tolls i was just a starting point for some kind of creation of a regional security arrangement or regional security architecture marcus security analyst with the latest on the summit thank you so much thank you. well now we're going to head to europe where spain has offered to take in more than six hundred migrants many of them unaccompanied children stranded on a rescue ship in the mediterranean after italy and malta refuse to let it dock but the ship is three days sail away from spain and supplies are running low malta has sent food and water but the charity operating the ship says that it would only last for one day. after surviving the deadly mediterranean waters six hundred thirty people on board this rescue ship caught up in a diplomatic row among them unaccompanied minors and pregnant women the aquarius drifted

between a silly and multi after both countries closed the ports to the vessel and refused to take in the migrants on board on monday there was some hope for the refugees spain said it would accept the ship italy's new anti immigrant government claimed the offer as a victory. interior minister. really you how. gratian european policy making what do you mean it's the first important sign that italy can't continue to bear this huge burden on its own. i mean it's clear the european union can't go on this way. and so we hope today is a new beginning. but the chart running the rescue ship has warned of the challenges in reaching the spanish port of palencia it would take at least two days putting vulnerable people at risk that's why the un is continuing to put pressure on italy

and malta which are much closer to let the ship dock its creation is getting more dramatic by the minute and that's why we are asking this me authorize these invocation and to leave if. the political issues on how to. approach. refugees for the latest state cost addressed in an unwelcoming political climate the fate of the migrants aboard the aquarius is still unclear. and joining me here in the studio is florian best from doctors without borders which runs a medical clinic on the stranded ship and we thank you so much for joining us this evening to talk about the situation what are you hearing from your colleagues on the aquarius what is the situation like on board the feedback we're getting from the ship is extremely concerning we have six hundred sixty people on board and number of them have been rescued from sea about forty needy drowned on saturday

night when their ship capsized and some had to be resuscitate it so they remain in relative critical condition there pregnant women people who have been burned by sitting in a dinghy in a mixture of salt water and petrol which is quite a common complaint these people have and we are obviously concerned that even though these people remain stable for now we don't know what's going to happen to them our star on top of that the people on board are also mirroring exhaustion because they've been looking after these six hundred plus people around the clock since after the night italy of course fused to let this vessel die. within the country what do you make of that decision. it's treat me concerning and to be honest it's hard to understand every single rescue operation that we carry out is coordinated by the italian authorities by the italian sea rescue coordination center also the fact that we picked up four hundred passengers from other ships who

rescued them including a number of italian coast guard vessels we were then ordered to go towards sicily until about twenty four hours ago we were told to stop and basically are now in limbo between malta and sicily what's happening here is that politics is being conducted on the back of these people many of whom have barely escaped with their lives many of whom have gone through horrendous experiences in libyan detention camps because that's where these people are held and we really think that politics should not come into the question of helping these people so now we understand that spain for example has offered to take the ship and so now that the ship is heading to spain well we haven't actually been officially notified by either the italian or the spanish authorities as to how we are to proceed. the spanish harbor that's been mentioned in the media is roughly one thousand three hundred kilometers away that would mean three days at sea on a ship that is not equipped to transport people over this long distances and that

is beyond its full capacity so even if extra food and water can be provided this would place in intolerable burden on these six hundred people who are on board you are coping now with a nationalist government in italy a government which has refused to let this ship go to ports organizations such as your iran doctors without borders if you could just tell us about the challenges that you're facing now in this environment and how you might be able to adjust to those i think the challenge that is faced by the people on board is the key issue here and what we're seeing is really the outcome of failed european union policies over the past two years that have basically play. into the hands of the people smugglers who put the refugees on to these see and see were you doing these leads into this fate the simple fact that europe has not managed and not wanted to create a safe and legal way seeking sanctuary or seeking safety and seeking protection on european officials at the cause of this crisis and this is unfortunately but

another episode in this really unspeakable european policymaking. florian best fall from doctors without borders we thank you so much for joining us third now let's get a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world germany's foreign minister has been hosting his counterparts from the ukraine russia and france and for lent the four foreign ministers are trying to find a lasting solution to the conflict in eastern ukraine top of the agenda is a plan to create a un peacekeeping force for the region. pope francis has accepted the resignations of three to lay in bishops following a child sex abuse scandal they resigned last month after being accused of covering up abuse by a pedophile priest during the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's francis has apologized to the victims and admitted grave mistakes were made dozens of demonstrators have taken to the streets outside of the british

parliament to protest against the u.k. leaving the e.u. they called on the government to deliver a public vote on the final deal lawmakers will vote on tuesday and wednesday on amendments to prime minister to rescind may's withdrawal bill. german airline love times that says that one of its planes have been seriously damaged after a towing truck caught fire at frankfurt airport tend brown's crew and fire brigade staff were treated in the hospital for respiratory issues the airline said that no passengers or onboard crew were hurt. the german car maker dime lawyer which makes mercedes has promised maximum speed and cooperative transparency over its dirty diesels following some stern words from the transport minister dimler c.e.o. dieter zetsche has ordered the recall of over two hundred thousand vehicles in germany they were fitted with software that turns off emissions controls under

certain conditions. don was c.e.o. due to look relaxed on monday afternoon but that was before his meeting with german minister for transport on chaos scheuer he summoned to the ministry and two hours later put out this video message that. government has demanded the recall of two hundred thirty eight thousand nine like cars in germany illegal emissions cheating devices and a total of seven hundred seventy four thousand cars in europe are affected. an unexpectedly blunt statement from the minister but the chief spoke of a constructive conversation. we agreed that we would clarify the legal questions on take care of the vehicle software without delay. the comic who will have to address the problem in its veto vans as well as other models such as c. class sedans a long overdue measure according to the green party. is the future it's high time

that something's being done this how can it be that in america lawsuits of trials and managers have to fear the consequences well nothing happens in germany. experts say the recall in germany could also impact as u.s. division there will be repercussions in the us lawyers in the us will certainly be taking a closer look. at this meanwhile time lamenting its claim that the offending devices are legal and only serve to protect against engine damage. at least thirty four people have been killed and dozens more wounded in attacks across afghanistan health officials there say that at least thirteen of those are killed by a suicide bomber outside of a ministry building in the capital women and children were reported among the dead a surge in violence comes a day before a unilateral government ceasefire with the taliban. and afghanistan's former president hammad karzai has been speaking with news about the three day cease fire

he says that he is hopeful that it will turn into a long term peace process. we we need a ceasefire and we need the fighting to come to an end and we very much hope that the current three deceased even if it is a short one who leads to a peace process which has two folds one a dialogue between afghans and intra afghan dot uk in which the afghans talk among themselves and think of a solution internally for us to come together for peace and stability the second one the second fold is and arrangement with the region backed by the international community so interference in afghanistan aims so afghanistan and the region suspicion of a neighbor especially pakistan begin to live in peace and trust off to us for

that. i believe very strongly and i recommend that the government of germany who has already held three conferences sort of got a sudden bone think offer fort bourne conference. in which the afghans they're going to sure come together where the afghans and our region will give guarantees to one another forefront of difference of stability which will be endorsed it quickly also by the international community according to reports just today fifteen policemen were killed by the taliban in condos don't you think that there's a ceasefire or even a fourth conference spahn conference in germany might be just a dream well no no i condemn the killing of the article please and i call it the taliban and on the government of afghanistan not to engage in any military activity

because that would not take us to peace never have seen it military activity will not lead to peace and and militancy is not going to take us to peace but dialogue plant interaction a formidable positive one between us and the international community through the good offices of germany will certainly lead just to where we want which is peace. and that was the former afghan president speaking a short while ago with you meantime north and south koreans have gone their separate ways and the armistice ended the korean hostilities back in one nine hundred fifty three a japanese photographer has taken a series of portraits of people on all sides of the mark a show line similar motifs depict similar lives but the surroundings prosperous south impoverished north could hardly seem more different the idea is simple the results astonishing.

too many who don't know what they're thinking to do you know every country has its own rules that people live by that's just the way to is i don't want to judge what's right or what's wrong. do you mean your innocence. or who is happy or unhappy. north korea on the left juxtaposed with south korea on the right so similar yet so different. with their own single ethnicity of people who speak the same language and share similar names but have been divided for seventy years and lead completely different lives in two different societies but i know what have i got one throughout this and

. he she does photo series is called border korea it explores the two separate realities on either side of the border formed by the thirty eighth parallel. the pictures taken on a dozen trips to the south and seven to the north are simple and intimate. timing that agrees with this it's good timing for this exhibition given the current developments but i don't think i'd regard the pictures only in that context they wanted also you're ok now looking you are of course people are influenced by big political events you know you don't they don't get a modest but these pictures show that people live life at their own pace that's what kind of editor the photos portray ordinary people at various stages of life threatening psyche school children married couples all senior citizens i try to capture moments in a cycle are in a life time process through the doors having to do this. the photographer worked

under both systems and social backdrops. although he had much more difficulty in the north. he had less time on his hands there and was always monitored especially during interaction with his subjects. oh months i spotted this girl in a park she was roller blading i asked if i could photograph her and she said yes you. do then top tucson is good or. her picture was paired with this teenager from south korea. to first find his motifs in the north. the similarities are often striking although those portrayed sometimes disagree. human and you another.

thought author no i was surprised that the girl on the right wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the north korean counterpart. she just said so that's what she looks like ok most of them and i'd expected her to say something like oh i'm with the same age but we're totally different over she just didn't go there to. talk book. cut that are denied the school. the project started in two thousand and nine as talks on north korea's nuclear program were collapsing. last year south korea elected a liberal president who has brought new momentum to relations between north and south korea. many see this as a turning point. so it is. going to be confused by all the momentous changes under why you know he considered to model the meisner and was able to do this

project because the two countries are so different that their mother good to go if they grow closer my idea wouldn't work as well the book to be honest i'm glad i managed to do it when i did my. mind yet they were cut out to you know i suppose it's not the whole of the thing. although unification between north and south korea it's still hard to imagine he she does audience already has a hard time telling who comes from. africa or mine or of our top story now is that historic summit between north korea's kim jong un is getting set to take place with u.s. president donald trump trump said earlier that he will leave early because polemic mary negotiations are faster than expected. thanks for watching.

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