this is d.w. news live from berlin and unprecedented and unexpected meeting in north korea donald trump becomes the 1st sitting u.s. president to cross that north korean border where he shook hands with the country's leader kim jong il and. you're stepping out of course that would trigger a lot of pressure. a lot of critics of the students richard richard so i just disagree with notice that a lot of this historic photo on for what's been called

a handshake for peace. and harmony for germany as the women's soccer team is knocked out of the world comforter finals the 2 time winners take the lead spot their dreams are dashed as sweden hits back to prevail 21. i married to evanston welcome to the program. if being called a historic event u.s. president donald trump has met with north korean dictator kim jong il in the demilitarized zone between north and south korea where both leaders shared a symbolic handshake trump is the 1st sitting u.s. president to enter north korea he described today's events as without precedent. this is never happened before. an american president stepping foot in north korea

crossing the line that has divided the peninsula nearly 70 years. trump said he didn't know until the last moment if the meeting would take place. this handshake is all it was supposed to be when trump made his surprise offer on twitter on saturday. to talk about it then that was more. kim said he hoped the moment would signal a new beginning after the breakdown of nuclear talks in february. but it didn't go to one for sure what it was i believe that just looking at this auction is an expression of his willingness to eliminate all the unfortunate past and open a new future of it all on the market but. then trump went further saying he would invite came to the united states and the white tiles. minutes later at a joint news conference he said it was

a personal friendship between the 2 leaders that helped to diffuse tension. you develop a great relationship i really think that if you go back to whatever years and you look at what was going on prior to my becoming president it was a very very bad situation a very dangerous situation for south korea is a good career for the world. in the end what was supposed to be a brief encounter turned into a 50 minutes meeting and also involving the president of south korea. kim and trump have now agreed to start working talks on pyongyang's nuclear weapons program but it's unclear whether down the line this will remain any more than a photo op for president keen to leave a lasting legacy support in iraq well for more we're joined now by journalist bruce harrison who's in the south korean capital seoul so bruce it was a historic moment donald trump being the 1st serving u.s. president to set foot on north korean soil but it was also sustaining the

unscripted encounter we saw some chaotic scenes of journalists scrambling tell us what stood out most for you. good evening from saul marianna and thanks for asking for me what stood out the most i think was just the carriage wall interaction between president trump and north korean leader kim the way that they stood face to face at the d.l. before trump stepped over and trump by asking is are right and i step over and there was a little bit of interpretation that he made that stephanie patted him on the back and he did that several times he's kind of slapping him on the back like he was an old pal and then there's a scene when they're meeting when they're in the the room where they have their for flows door session and reporters were asking questions and kim's looking down at the floor he does seems a bit incredulous that this happened and he was just as shocked that president trump and reached out to him on such short notice i found that an interesting

moment as well and the jostling of these of these journalists i mean they may suggest that this very well indeed was an unquiet of them just because of the chaotic aspect some of you didn't see activity like that in singapore or annoyed it was planned this did seem unscripted well that's right we did mention initially it was expected there just be a quick 2 minute handshake and then there was this meeting between trump and can that went on for nearly an hour or so does that signal that perhaps something concrete is going to follow from this or was it nothing more and then political theater. it's a lie and i have to say again when it comes to north korea it will just have to wait and see we did get some information about what was discussed in that private session that 15 minute long meeting of the handshake that turned into a 15 minute long meeting trump told reporters that he and kim agreed to form new

teams to hold working level talks to try and get the diplomacy back on track he said these teams would be formed shortly and begin working together within the next few weeks we'll have to see if that plays out because at the end of the day we still know that north korea and the united states are on opposing ends of the spectrum when it comes to how to deal with to nuclear station of the korean peninsula they both want very different things right now and that became apparent and annoyed despite all the progress from said it was made so despite the fact that these working level talks are supposed to come together will that solve the fundamental differences in their positions north korea wants sanctions eased the u.s. as far as we know still isn't ready to do that until north korea says it's willing to give up its nuclear weapons up front maybe there's a middle ground we just don't know yet all right bruce harrison reporting from seoul we appreciate it thank you. well let's turn now

to some of the other stories making news around the world hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of sudan calling for the ruling military council to hand over power to a civilian administration at the rally and near the capital khartoum took place on the eve of a planned mass protest organized by the opposition. severe flooding has left at least 3 people dead and submerged thousands of homes in russia's southeastern your quit screeching around a 100 people have been hospitalized rescue teams deployed boats and helicopters to bring residents to safety the flood affected around 50 communities and more rain is forecast for the region in the coming days. italian interior minister matteo salvini has claimed that the crew of the sea watch 3 committed quote an act of war by ramming a police boat the captain of the rescue ship car rollover at quetta might face up to 10 years in prison after forcing her vessel into the port.

all right so germany are now out of the women's soccer world cup after a tight 21 defeat by sweden in the quarter finals and young speight from g.w. sports is here to take us through it so young like when this was not what people were expecting was it no not at all the fans the critics everyone didn't see this coming at all germany were clear favorites going into the much they hadn't conceded a goal in this tournament and they had blown away north korea 3 nil in the previous game but those some strange tactics here from germany's coach martina voss to the left who were stuck creative midfielder marjon on the bench but she stuck her star struck a alexander pope in midfield and so that really did kind of hurt germany's creativity going forward but that said sweden deserved to win this much so much more organized and they put through their game plan to perfection let's take a look at how this way it's actually managed it. the german women lined up for

a shot at the world cup semifinal in the absence of jennifer matters shaan but her young teammates withstood scorching french heat and an early swedish onslaught to take the lead after 15 minutes one nil to germany. nina gould with her 2nd goal of the tournament and one of the best in france so far 6 minutes later however the swedish women used the direct route to find an equalizer a mistake by germany at the back and sophia jakobsen school was one all of the break yacob ashamed her role as the most dangerous forward on the pitch in the 2nd tough she was involved in a well constructed build up before seen a black stimulus netted sweden 2nd to give her side a crucial lead was germany had plenty of time to find the leveler but despite some close calls in the dying minutes the 2 time world cup winners are heading home. sweet marching on to the semifinals. all right so germany heading home just how

disappointed are they yeah this is a big blow for germany this is the 2nd time that crashed out in the quarterfinals in a major tournament in 2 years after the disappointment of the euro 2017 and this also means that germany won't be competing in the olympics next year in tokyo only the top 3 teams your pain teams in the world cup go through and so that's a huge blow in terms of the team's development this is a young team a few of the players will be retiring and you know they need these competitive games to move forward as a football nation i think largely the qualification for the olympics needs to be taken a look at i think there should be proper qualification so that the top teams do go and compete in it but that said germany didn't deserve to win this match they knew what was at stake and still have to move forward from here all right so what this means is that sweden will now play the netherlands how did they get through yes so this was a very tough match the netherlands up against italy and it was played in stuffing hit 33 degrees they were playing in so no easy conditions whatsoever and as

a result the players did look a bit exhausted and it was a bit of a dull match but italy defended really well and they were the better team in the 1st half but then the netherlands really turn the screw is vivian made a most boring open from a free kick and that was her 3rd goal of the tournament and then we saw stephanie van grab double delays in the 80th minute to seal the match to you know another free kick from the netherlands and they're looking very strong and this is the 1st semifinal out of world cup ever and now they will face of course sweden and in the other game we of course have the usa up against england so 2 huge matches still to come they kick off on tuesday and wednesday right the term end remains exciting an expat from dili's for it's always good to talk to you to cheers fi. well in war torn afghanistan even soccer comes with deadly risks the taliban which controls parts of the country bars women from playing sports but threats from

fundamentalists have not stopped a group of girls form from pursuing their passion for soccer. behind the security of concrete walls a backyard game a football fathers watch protectively their daughters literally putting their lives on the line for their sport montage has been playing in secret for more than 5 years. and it's really doesn't look very professional here between a safe in this backyard when we play football we are threatened again and again they're often afraid and i would give bush when the girls train outside we have to hide their gym bags because we're afraid the neighbors will tell on them us a lot i hope in afghanistan the taliban and other fundamentalists believe that women playing sports is a mortal sin death threats and attacks are commonplace but here in kabul many take a more liberal view even in moms.

as long as the girls wear their huge jobs properly it's fine if they play sports even with the boys as far as i'm concerned. despite campaigns to break the taboo women's football in afghanistan was left reeling after revelations that sport officials had sexually and physically assaulted members of the national team for years a culture of abuse another hurdle to overcome. at this gym in kabul girls have to pay to train and it's expensive. there are no sponsors for equipment balls and uniforms. no want to support their dream of competing at a top level perhaps even at a future world cup. that our kids would but when i started my father was absolutely against my playing football he was afraid of gossip on the

fundamentalists it took me a long time to change his mind. i met him what that got on with us what the problem is the constant attacks and killings i think right now my father is dying a 1000 deaths at home because he knows i'm here and he's afraid that something might happen to me. i must get upset with her go that appears grifter will be back at home montoya's father has nothing but support for his daughter. more reform and it's a really big risk my daughter is taking but if it means so much to her she should follow her aspirations i stand by. women's football in afghanistan is more than just a game it's also an exercise of the normas courage. and before we go a quick reminder of our top story. donald trump has become the 1st sitting u.s. president to cross the north korean border where he shook hands with the country's

leader kim jong il and it's in the story of a photo op for what's been called a penchant for peace. you're watching d.w. news coming up is the week in reports that after a short break america and esteem for me and the entire team thanks for watching. carefully and will. soon be sure to be a good. match.