up. scott turner. starts july 10th on d. w. . this is news to live from an unprecedented and unexpected meeting in north korea. that. a lot of. a lot of friendships. richard so i just trick but notice that. donald trump becomes 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 stored photo op for what's being called a handshake for peace also on the program. as protesters begin gathering for

a huge rally to demand the ruling military council to hand over power in sudan the international community urges restraint and made fears of a new crackdown. and turkish police reportedly used tear gas to disperse a crowd who defied a ban to mark again cry we'll go live to istanbul for more. i'm michael oku welcome to the program it's been called an historic event u.s. president donald trump has met with north korean dictator kim jong un in the demille tris own 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 has never happened before an american president stepping foot in north korea crossing a line that has divided the peninsula for nearly 70 years trump said he did not know until the very last moment whether the meeting would take place. this point handshake is all it was supposed to be when trump made his surprise off while at the g 20 summit in osaka. but then there was more kim said he hoped the moment would signal and new beginning after the break down of nuclear talks in february. you can go to a wanted poster but it was i believe that just looking at this auction is an expression of his willingness to eliminate all the on fortune the past and open a new future. on the market but. then trump went further saying he would invite him to the u.s. and the white house. minutes later at

a joint news conference he said it was the personal friendship between the 2 need is that helps 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's a good career for the world. in the end what was supposed to be a brief encounter turned into a 15 minutes meeting also involving the president of south korea kim and trump have agreed to start working talks on pyongyang's nuclear weapons but it is unclear whether down the line this will remain any more than a photo op for a president keen to leave an lasting legacy here or you're going to hear earlier i asked journalist bruce harrison in south korea's capital seoul to share his impressions of this historic meeting between president. yes certainly was historic

the 1st president to step foot united states president i should say to step foot in north korea but for me what stood out the most i think was the casual the mirror with which president trump a north korean leader kim jong un greeted each other kim did not seem nervous at all trump is used to these high profile meetings he has. a very long list of leaders world leaders that he's mad as well as big meetings throughout his business and television career kim jong un relatively untested in the world of meeting powerful leaders he's done it more and more as of late but despite the spotlight he was very relaxed it seemed trump was patting him on the back and it was just just almost unbelievable to see them interacting like that in the d.m.z. in the j s a this area that's known for its tension known for its history of being an area that's divided suited the 2 koreas so that stood out to be significantly.

journalist in speaking to us there from seoul tens of thousands of protesters are taking to the streets in sudan today calling for civilian rule nearly 3 months after the army forced out long ruling autocrat oma year talks between the 2 sides over a power sharing agreement collapsed earlier this month when security forces violently broke up a protest camp in khartoum authorities said $61.00 people across the country were killed during the unrest that followed but protest organizers and external observers estimate that the number of deaths is well over 100. joining us now from nairobi is a correspondent melanie curried the ball who's on the phone for us melanie thanks for joining us you were recently in khartoum reporting on the protests so let's start by asking you about what's actually happening on the ground right now as protesters gather all over the country. on the ground right now we can see tens of

thousands of sudanese who had to fight threats by the ruling generals and out on the streets marching towards the presidential palace at the moment keep in mind the transition to civilian or demand that they have already called for for months now and the 1st major demonstration since then to english lead to a crackdown on june. those who are out on the streets noting the bell also want to go justice for those who were killed speaking rate in the carnage and so the turnout is really impressive especially considering how difficult it is for the crown to be mobilizing not only because so many people are traumatized by the event to do that but also because sudan is experiencing on their internet blackout which has cut their ability to mobilize support but still as you can see the protesters have turned out and huge numbers. that is really really impressive. so look we

understand that the police response has been quite severe can you tell us a little bit more about that. and the latest from the reports from khartoum we are hearing that security forces are using tear gas to disperse the protesters who were chanting to then you will bring in bill they have been seen running away from security forces and of course there have been gori but the rapid to need or to use more violent ambition media local journalists who managed to get some access to internet and activists have been trying to curry with difficulty to try and post warnings of where and how many security forces are out on the street and transferring generals have to want the opposition to have a statement and smart that they would be the ones who will be held responsible for any guess on damages which for many people was an indication that yes indeed they would be ready to climb. the person melanie if it's possible if you could just

briefly answer these demonstrations came amid a weeks long standoff between england military council and protest leaders what's the political situation right now briefly. that they're going to feel like a pretty unsure one at the political the they are made in a month now and the african union and here you are trying to mediate in the conflict are critical what the proposal. for encounter that would open the transition made up by civilian and the military that is the proposed approach that this would be willing to move forward with but they're not ready to believe that the military council and i'm going to have been saying that they are hearing and have. been coming out that we're not going that melanie courage of all thank you so much for that. now to some of the other stories making news around the world severe flooding has left at least 5 people dead in submerged thousands of

homes in russia's south eastern earthquakes region around 100 people have been hospitalized rescue teams deployed boats and helicopters to bring residents to safety the flood affected around 50 communities more rain is forecast for the coming days. albanians are casting ballots in municipal elections amid a tense political conflict with the opposition boycotting the vote for months now the opposition has helped protest demanding prime minister eddie wellmont step down and flew elections to be held. italian interior minister battaile silva has claimed the crew of the sea watch 3 committed an act of war by ramming a police but the captain of the rescue ship koloa could face up to 10 years in prison after forcing her vessel into lampedusa port or chatted to mc defended her act as necessary to a verdict human tragedy. in turkey police have reportedly

used tear gas to break up a rally by l. g.b.t. people marking annual gay pride day in istanbul gay rights activists had defied an official ban on the event to gather in the shady the pride event has been banned in turkey since 24100000 people took part in the march the turkish government outlawed cried describing the l g b t community as objectionable to society. for more i'm joined by correspondent dorian jones dorian what's happening where you are now. where i am is where the l g p t prive march would have ended if it had not being banned but it was banned and despite a very heavy police presence which is still continuing now hundreds possibly thousands of people gathered in the back streets around where i am speaking initially the police didn't allow the price celebrations to go on but then they

decided to break it up using large amounts of gas snatch squads and owls also they have been pursuing that people all around the streets and that is still continuing still using gas as we speak now snatch squads still in operation where i am there's a very large police presence building up with the expectation that people still will try to mop right here later on the seafront. there had been some discussion about lifting the ban on the pride march and his stumble what about the rights of the l.g.b. 2 community in turkey at the moment. well you're right following the shock collection of the opposition winning them a ship here in istanbul last sunday and there was hope that possibly the new med from minimal would be able to intervene and lift the ban speaking on friday he did say that he would try to speak with the coughing up but it seems that those efforts have failed now this l g b t pride marches. going on all the way parts to 2003

now walt turkey has. legalized homosexuality since the formation of the republican 1923 way ahead of all the western democracies for people who like a l g b t people it has been extremely difficult to exercise say their sexuality in public there's been little tolerance of that until the 2000 when this pride march started this was seen as an opportunity for people to show and to show visibly their sexuality and it did snowball from a few hundreds in the 1st year to building up to tens of thousands possibly even a 100000 last year it was allowed in 2015 and that is why this scene is so important to the l g p t movement is an opportunity to exercise their right to show their sexuality in population to show that it is part of turkish society but ever since that ban has been enforced and not only in this town but all across the country all the cities have been banning and happy cracking down on the upright

marches this is seen as a battle of all of the right to freedom and to show show one's sexuality but it's also part of a wider democratic movement in this country ever since its launch back to authoritarianism l g p t pride is seen as a key part of the fight for why do the mocker see in this country dorian jones thank you very much for that report. leaders of european union countries have begun arriving in brussels for a special summit to choose the block's new leaders after last month's european elections but there have been differences between france's president emmanuel math and german chancellor angela merkel over how to go about allocating the e.u.'s top jobs says at long talks lie ahead and that finding a compromise won't be easy. to sports now and germany are heading home from the women's world cup in france after going down to sweden in saturday's 2nd

quarter final. the surprise 21 loss has left many in shock as the german women fail to take their chances and struggle to hold off sweden's attack. the german women lined up for a shot of the world cup semifinal in the absence of jennifer matters shaan the 2 young teammates withstood scorching french heat and an early swedish onslaught to take the lead after 15 minutes one nil to germany. with her 2nd goal of the tournament and one of the best in france 6 minutes later however the swedish women used the direct route to find an equal mistake by germany at the back and sophia jakobsen school. at the break yacob ashamed to roll is 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 his side crucial lead i germany had plenty of time to fund the level but despite some close calls in the

dying minutes the 2 time world cup winners heading home and sweden a marching on to a semi fun. that's all the news for now i'll be back at the top of the yeah hour with more news you can get all the news any time of course on our website. or on twitter and. stay with us. please.