u.s. president donald trump has hailed an agreement to restart trade talks between his country and china their almost year long trade dispute has disrupted the global economy trump made the announcement as the g 20 summit in osaka was drawing to a close. meanwhile south korean

president has welcomed trump in seoul trump said he may meet north korean leader kim jong un when he goes to the demilitarized zone separating north and south korea on sunday moon welcomed the idea. german chancellor angela merkel has addressed concerns about her health 2 days after experiencing a 2nd boat of shaking in public she said that while she could understand why she was being asked about it she didn't have anything particular to report except that she is doing well. severe flooding has killed at least 3 people and submerged thousands of homes in russia's southeastern are coots region around 100 people have been hospitalized rescue teams deployed boats and helicopters to bring residents to safety the floods affected their own 50 communities with more rain forecast.

this week well stories. and israeli settlement in the golan heights is hoping for a revival using condoms against old tech they. but we begin in kazakhstan the former soviet republic wants to replace the critic alphabet with the russian letters it's a step away from russia and towards the national identity of its own. it's lucky that learning how to read and write is so fun for these 1st graders at the moment they're learning the cyrillic alphabet in their cars like lessons but soon the kids at this village school will have to switch to the latin alphabet the government plans to phase it in across the country in the coming years teachers

will have to receive additional training. we teachers will find the switch harder because we're already has.