>> r reporters on "france 24" ad france24.com hanoi summit abruptly ends without a deal on north korea's nuclear prograram. donald trump walks away, saying u.s. sanctions were the sticking point with kim jong-un. there are now no plans for a third summit. more from our regional correspondent, coming up. the press c conference in hanoi to slam his former lawyer michael cohen, , who cald

the president a con man and a raracist. liar, buted cohen a said he did tell the truth in that there was no collusion with russia. pakistan's prime minister pledges to release a captured indidian jet pilot tomorrow, a move that could defuse the most serious confrontation in two decades between the nuclear armed neighbors over the disputed region of kashmir. what is going on air france klm? the dutch finance minister is coming to paris to explain the business transaction that's turned into a diplomatic spat. andy will meet a south african offer whose -- and you will meet a south african author whose just published her fifth book, and d she is only 12 years old. but first come our top story come alive from paris -- but first, our top story, live from paris. ♪

genie: we will start in hanoi with that surprise early end to the nuclear summit between donald trump and kim jonong-un. president said he decided to walk away from the table over north korea's demand d that the u.s. d dropped all sanctctions against it. that much-antiticipateted second meeting between the twtwo leades was supposed to build on their historic first summit in singapore, but the ended up a meeting. --p-pres. trump: we just left chairmann kim. i thinink we had a very prprodue titime. we f felt that it wasn't a good thining to be e signing anythih. we had some options, but at this time we decideded to not do anyf the options, and we will see

where that goes, but it was a very interesting twowo days. i think it was a very productive two days, but sometimes you have to walk. genie: charles pellegrin is in hanoi, covering the summit for us. he joins us live. till is a bit more about what exactly was behind the decision by donald trump to walk one day after he said he was sure the summit was going to be a success. well, in his s own words in the press conference he gave thursday afternoon here in hanoi , donald trump felt that the north korereans were making too many demands, namely asking g tt all sanctions against the country that are crippling its economy should be dropped, which is one of the priorities of north korea as stated by kim jong-un in his new year'r's day spspch. he wants to be able to d develop korea's economy mucuch like

vietnam or china did by opening it up to the outside worldld. now, in order to do that, they need to ease sanctions against it. the way they could do that is by denuclearizing because that is what the united states is demanding of it. the problem was that north korea is demanding all sanctions be dropped, and in exchange, they were not willing to provide enough of a guarantee of ending their nuclear program. they were only talking about nucleara stop to their complex, and u.s. intelligence knows there is so much more of a nuclear arsenal in north korea, and there are other facilities in the country. for them, it felt like it wasn't enouou. that is why donald trump explainened he needed to walk fm the steel. he asked -- from this deal. he explained that it is not over, that they can continue negotiating, and that

communication channels are open, but the momentum m is slightly lost here. genie: it certainly is. now donald trump is back on a plane for washington on air force one with no deal on north korea's nuclear program. where does it go from here? while donald trump is on air force one at the moment, kim jong-un is actually staying in vietnam until saturday on a goodwill visit. that's how it was described by the north korean press agency. you will be meetiting with the vietnamese president on friday and the vietnamese prime minister saturday, wherere he wl be laying a wrereh at the ho chi minhnh muscle liam here in vietm liam -- hoinh muscle mauauleum here in

vietnam.m. as to what the next stepep is betwtween pyongyang g and washington, it is a bit difficult to see where this could go. there wawas momentum a after with progressnd being made in terms of communicatation, but now that ththey've organized a whole sumt days, askinger two for 3000 men does of the foreign press to come to attend this -- members of the foreign press to come to attend thiss and t the ceremony that was organizezed, d in thehe end there was notot a a so that is going to puput the brakes on thisis denuclearizatin and negotiation process between the united states and north korea. genie: charles, think you for that. charles pellegrin reporting for us from hanoi. those talks were overshadowed by a closed of testimony and washington from trump's former lawyer michael cohen.

forn is due to go to jail three years starting in may for lying to congress about what he deeds,"trump's dirty but in what he has framed as a personal path to redemption, he explained to lawmakers wednesday some potentially illegal acts from the president. aaron okun k reports. reporter: from one of president donald trump's most trusted allies to now perhaps one of his biggest problems, describing his former boss is a racist, con man, and a cheat, michael cohen painted a troubling picture of donald trump in a nearly seven hour hearing before congress. >> it is painful to admit that i was motivated by ambition at times. it is even more painful to admit that many times i ignored my conscience and acted loyal to a man when i should not have. reporter: while he said he could not provide direct evidence about collusion between the trump campaign and the kremlin,

he did say the president knew in advance about efforts to discredit his adversary hillary clinton. >> mr. stone told mr. trump that he had just gotten off the phone with julian a sans, and that -- julian assange, and that he told mr. stone within a couple of days, there would be a massive dump of emails that would damage hillary clinton's campaign. mr. trump responded by stating to the effect, wouldn't that be great? reporter: the former attorney used several documents to support his claims about the president's misdeeds. they included a bank statement showing a $131,000 wire transfer from cohen to the lawyer of adult film actress stormy daniels to cover up an alleged affair. 35,000 showed copies of dollar checks signed by donald trump during his presidency, which cohen says were reimbursement for the money he advanced to daniels. in his c closing statement,

michael cohen addressed president trump directly, accusing him and others of denigrating the presidency. he saved expressing his greatest concern for the final minutes. >> given my experience working for mr. trump, i fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power. reporter: wednesday's testimony may not be the end of michael cohen's revelations about his former boss. he is still cooperating with new york prosecutors in their probe into the trump organization and his inaugural committee. genie: prime minister imran khan says pakistan will release a captured indian pilot friday as a gesture of peace after india and pakistan seem to be inching closer to an all-out war. major world powers are urging the rival neighbors to exercise restraint after indian and pakistani fighter planes fought a brief skirmish wednesday over the disputed himamalayan regionf kashmir.

the two countries exchanged gunfire throughout the night, one day after islamabad said it shut down two indian warplanes, capturing that pilot. reporter: the stakes could not be higher. india and pakistan are locked in a standoff, closer to open warfare then more than any open point over the last two decades. the two neighbors exchange fire in the air on the ground. in the streets off karachi, the situation is tense. >> we are ready to crush india. we are ready to strike against any indian aggression. reporter: in new delhi, the message is the same. >> if they bomb us, we should fight back. aporter: what began with suicide attack on the indian controlled side of kashmir earlier this month, killing 40 security personnel, has escalated into an all-out crisis. those held responsible for the

attack are the group j shall jaish-e-e- are the group l-mohamed. it triggered an immediate reresponse. an indian fighter jet was also shut down. islamabad d is saying it did so only after it crossed into pakistani airbase -- pakiststani airspace. had that t in indian pililot been captured ordered a release immediately. boboth sides of said they want o restore calm. prime minister imran khan has called for talks. so far, his indian counterpart narendra modi has remained silent. genie: the results from senegal's presidential election are due to come out today. but counting has been underway

since people went to the polls sunday. media reports based on the tallies of regional results with suggestedes counted president macky sall looks to win outright. other candidates have insisted that a second round runoff would be in evitable. self-proclaimed venezuelan president juan guaido is meeting brazilian leader bolsonaro today. venezuelan president nicolas maduro is still struggling to rally his own support. this camp has been calling for talks with donald trump, something washington has categorically ruled out. reports.ger reporter: a mass walkout of diplomats at the united nations human rights council. again, we called for dialogue

with united states, between president maduro and president trump. why shouldn't they meet so they can try to find common ground and explain their differences? reporter: for washington, it was a nonstarter. >> president trump is prepared to meet with the rightful president of venezuela, juan guaido. he wasas very clear that this illegitimate regime had no business being in that hall at that chair. it belongs to the people of venezuela. reporter: elsewhere at the u.n., the unitited states s is callinr a resolution in the security council, seeking free and fair presidential elections and the delivery of humanitarian aid. shipments destined for venezuela's population has sat idle on the border for a week after caracas closed crossings. juan guaido is meeting regional allies despite threats from

nicolas maduro's government that he will face legal action on his return for defying a travel ban. genie: british mps have voted in favor of theresa may's new brexit strategy. the prime minister had previously ruled out any possible extension to the process, but now, if her deal doesn't make it for a second vote in the house of commons, mps will be able to vote on whether or not to delay brexit or leave the european union without a deal. jeremy novak explains. --the aye's to the right reporter: the timeline for brexit may just have gotten a little longer. 2-20 for a potential two week extension. from mpst of rebellion fearing a no deal forced theresa may's hand. she'd been accused of running down the clock and risking a a o

dealal brexit to push her deal through. brian: we will note --pm may: the only way to take no deal off the table is to vote for the deal. brexit deal was defeated in january, and mps will vote on a new version on march 12. how different it will really be remains to be seen, as the eu hahas already said it wiwill not renenegotiate. ifif a brexit bill gets voted dn a second time, mps will now be able to vote on whether to leave the eu without a deal or to extend the brerexit process. the e eu would be wililling to . >> the exit agreement is valid. if britain needs more time, we won't refuse, but we are stvingng for an n orderly solutn , an orderly departure of the british from the european union. reporter: this vote may help reduce the chances of a no deal, but it is still a possibility. an amendment put forward by scottish national party would have completely ruled out a new

deal brexit, but was voted down. genie: tragedy over the death of a football player is turning into an ugly legal battle between the football teams he was involved and when his plane crashed into the ocean last month. fifa.ub has complplained to if club said they wanted to wait for the results of the investigation into the accident before transferring any funds. let's go now to south africa to meet a young author who has just published her fifth book. when i say young, i mean really young. she is just 11 years old. she started writing when she was seven, and started using the platform to promote literacy among south african kid. reporter: most people go through

life without writing a siegel book. stacy has already written five of them. she was born in johannesburg, but her family comes from the english speaking region of cameroon. >> i thing i decided to be an author because i was inspired by the kind of books i was reading and wanted to make my own children's books for children. i thought that the books i was reading were made by kids my age. i i thought i want to be one of them and write my own book, so i did. reporter: she wrote her first book when she was seven without her parents knowing. now they follow her work more closely. her mother is also an author. >> when it comes to heher writi, wewe really don't have a say. all i have to do is ask her, what are you writing now? likes to talk, so it makes it very easy for us. reporter: her book was suitable

for young learners, and she has won many awards. >> with me being a child author, i find it very fun and nice sometimes the attention gets overwhelming. reporter: stacey wants to share her passion for books. she is an ambassador for safety children to promote literacy across south africa. genie: you're watching "france 24." let's take a look at today's top stories. the noise summit abruptly ends without a deal on north korea's nuclear program. donald trump walking away, saying u.s. sanctions were the sticking point with kim jong-un. no plans now for a third summit. c confererence press in hanoi to slam his former lawyer buckle cohen and hisis bombshell -- lawyer michael cohen and his bombshell butimony before congress,

did say he did tell the truth that there was no collusion with russia. pakistan's prime minister tomised us -- - promises release a captured indian pilot, a move that could diffuse tensions over the disputed region of kashmir. titime now f for the day's bubus news with stephen carroll. you are starting with the very latest on the tussle betwtween frfrance andnd the netherlands r aiair france klm. reportrter: the finance minister is comoming to paris in anan eft to try and resolve this dispute over the decision to dramatically increase its stake in the airline group. they now hold a share almost equal to that of france after furtheher investment wednesday. the french finance minister has warned the dutch government not to damage the company or create instability, so why has the government decided to take more control? -- explains

-- a reporteter explains. reporter: the move to boost response to a series of peoples at the airline holding company. in the alliance was first born into thousand four, both sides were promised autonomy, but the french dominate the board of directors, the french state retains nearly 1/4 of voting rights in the company. >> this action from the dutch won't be enough because the corporation rules give double voting power to air france, and secondly, what matters in a corporation is its executive. reporter: the arrival of a new ceo last august only compounded dutch fears of losing influence. in addition to further integrating the airlines, he has butted heads with the alliance leadership, creating a nene leadership c committee including

the chief executives of both airlines and the french cfo, seen as keeping the balance of power in paris. another source of tension, while air france remains bigger, klm has proven more profitable in recent years. in 2018 at accounted for 4/5 of the alliance's profits as air france suffers from costly strikes and tensions with unions. while the government of mark ruta may tout its pro-business credentials, this is its first embrace of protection -- this isn't its first embrace of protectionist policies. it is also thwarted attempt to take over the postal services and top telecom company. genie: how has that been going down on the markets? slumped,,hares invevestors taking fright at the prospect of political interference at the airlrline. down again today, but by much less, at 2.7%. on the europeaean markets, thins

in the red, but not by very much this lunchtime. the french -- a french supermarkett chain is up 2% aftr latest r results. meanwhile, steterling remains close to its highest level since last summer on investors' optimism that brexit may bebe delayeyed. uncertainty cocoinues forr britisish businenesses and the farming inindustry, singled d os a partrtular risk k by a government r report eaearlier ts week if the e u.k. leaves the eu without a deal. to talk about this further, i am joined from london by guy smith, deputy president of the national farmers union of england and wales. thanks for being with us. how w worried are your mememberw about what is going to o happenn the nextxt cple ofof weeks?? farmers never keke insecuritity, whether it is the weather or markets or polititics. that we feelrn is that a a hard brexit or no deal

brexitit will be cataststrophicr ma secectors of brbritish agririculture. i myseself export barley intnto w will, so harvest i harvest for that export opportunity come but that is not because nobody knows whether that will be subject to a tariff, whether the paperwork is in place. it is just a constant insecurityty. we need an orderly brexit. we need to leave the european union in an orderly manner. culture is heavily integrated with the european union, and after 40 years of treating and dealing, we just don't think you can undo that overnight. stephen: what are you and your members doing at the momoment? arare you going to store that barley? are people in a holding pattern until they find out what that situation will be?

guest: unfortunately for farmers , it is not a question of turning a tap on or off. you arare in a bioiological cyc, so i made the decision a long time ago to o grow that rlrley. similarly for a farmer with sheep, they've d decided to inseminate the sheep or the ewe last autumn, a and the lambs are being g born n now. so we e can't adapt. we have this produce coming, so we need ththose markets s we hae traditionally been having over the last 30, 40 years. that kind of impact on prices is not good news. stephen: some of the lines out of the u.k. government on a no deal earlier this week were particularly dramatic when it comes to farming. a huge loss that could be with the european market shut off. is there anything at this stage

farmers can do to try and prepare or adapt, or seek new markets? guest: the short answer is no. birth've got a ewe giviving to a lambb on your farm, you are destinedo o have to sesell that when it is at poioint the right opoptimum weight.t. you want the market you are used to managing for, and we are stuck in a biological cycle. we hear of some farmers stockpiling crop protection materials or fertilizers, so that is something we can do, i suppose, to prepare for a hard brexit, which might be disruptive, but on the whole we are at the mercy of the weather and biological cycles, and you can't manage these things very easily. we just need to implore our politicians onon both sides of e channel to make sure we do not have a no deal brexit. we need to have an orderly

brexit with some sort of deal managing that transition. stephen: thank you very much for speaking to us. found any reports now has -- a new report now has found that women have just 3/4 the legal rightsts of memen when it comes to things like gettiting a job b or starting a businessss. ststephen: this is a study doney the world bank. it tracks significant progress in reducing legal inequality over the past decade, but only six countries have managed to achieve a perfect score. i've been speaking about this to the world bank ceo and interim president, who acknowledged that even in countries with a perfect score, it is not a level playing field. >> even in the six countries 100, there score of is still no full equality for women. there is a gender gap in pay, for example, in france that is

8%. globally. 131 countries have improved the legal standing of women. only two

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