>> thank you very much for being with us. north korea's leader as s -- ha arrived in russia ahead of what will be an historic meeting with vladimir putin. kim jong un was given a warm m welcomome in vladivostok. the meeting is seen to rekindle a relationship with its old ally and to send a message to donald trump that the north koreans have other options on the table.

>> after weeks of speculation and secrecy, kim jong un a arrived from russia on n wednesdayy ahead of f a planned meeting with vladimir putin in the port city of vladivostok. the two two are expected to talk trade and economic ties but the main focus will be e on north korea's nuclear program and the revival o of stalled talks with w washington. kim is likely to ask put on the limit economic sanctions while he meeting will help bolster regional politics, though the two don't expect any major breakthrough. >> we don't expect successes here. we're talking a process but russia wants to essentially send a message that it is an important player and russia should be factored in when

korean issues are discussed! , the last time the two countries' leaders melt was s i 2011 when kim jong un traveled o russia with dmitry medvedev. after years of frozen diplomatic relations, moscow extended an invitation to k kim jong un in june 2018. it took nearly a year for the north korean leader to self. thursday's meeting will bebe watche closesely in the u.s. it comes two months after de luke -- denuclearization talks with kim jong un and donald trump collapsed. >> an early test to ukraine's's new presidident as vladimir put signs an order making it easy for people in c certain regions to get a passport. the president elect has yet to

form a government. five years of war between ukraine ran troops and russian-backed forces have killed 20,000 despite a cease-firere signed in 2013. putin was speaeaking eararlier. >> we have no desire to create problems for the new ukrainian leadership but we cannot tolerate a situation when people living in some repolitics are generally deprived of civil rights. >> vladimir putin speaking earlier. rance has marked its firstst armeninian genocide remembrance day. france was the first major european country to recognize the massacres as genocide, back in 2001. and presesent macron said his history knows howo look history in the facace. at that t time that drew a furious response from erdogan, president of turkekey.

he called macron a political november is. edward frenchman solis spoke at the ceremony. >> france remains true to its values. self so to its it's the honorable and right thing to do. france won't be intimidated by any pressure or any lies. [applause] what we want are historical facts and reconciliation. >> edward philippe speaking there at the armenian remembrance day ceremony here in france. we're joined by the russian official of a.i.s. market. thank you so much for being with us. this r rction by erdogan was in

many ways totally predictable. >> it was and it wasn't. in recent years they issued a statement referring to historic pain and some armenians saw it as sort of a gesture, a move towards armenians to start thinking about a normalization rhythm. the latest statement, however, was purely indicatered for the nationalist all of a sudden in turkey and i think it was just a response to the feeling, popularity of the president, a feeling with all the domestic problems he's facing and in some ways realizing that he's losing his battle in european calls -- capitals because ecently the -- parliament also endorsed a resolution recognizing the armenian genocide. >> when the facts are stacking

up when other european nations are signing up to the idea that this was genocide, france very much at the forefront of that. why is turkey still not seeing thingsgs the way others ? >> i thinknk the armenian joururnalists -- armenian-turki journalist who was killed d in turkey, he probably put this in the best way. by the w way, he was killed because he was talking aboutut the g genocide issue but he was sayingng that it's such a horn dowels crime that people e do n wantnt to acaccept that they h done it. politically this goes right into the core of the turkish identity, the turkish news state in some ways this was the most perfect genocide. you got rid of 80% of the armenian population. ththeir property has been taken away a and there's absolutely n way that these people will come back so to address this issue, it means a lot of soul

searching. it means also looking into other issues like the kurdish minority and other minority issues. revisiting the foreign policy tools s and opepenly d denounci that ethnic cleansing can be even considered to be a policy tool. > you mentioned the armenian journalist who was murdered. the fact that he spoke out and because of speaking out he was killed. isn't that at the heart of the matter, that there is no tolerance of this? and in some way it's almost state-sponsored the suppression? >> unfortunately turkey does have domestic issues. it i is a conservative society. it has become more conservavative. nose turkish voices have been talking about the right,, fairness and addressing these

historical issues, which are political issues now. ththey have bebeen marginalized. sosome of them had to leave tht coununtry. for the armenian part, they could -- they would like to orls rhythm with turkey -- normalize the relationship with turkey but at the moment, there no mediator in turkey and erdogan's statement saying that the removal of children and women was justified. it's only proving that unfortunately we have to wait some tururkish progressive placers are also in search of that new leader and are hopeful that the time will come when their country will address these very painful issues.

>> that journalist was killed in 2007 in january. of course his murlt very much flagging up the contest station about t the statutus of the armenian genocide in turkey and the problems of speaking out in such a society. thank you very much for joining us, our guest from london. live from paris. more is emerging about the suicide attackers who carried out the easter sunday atrocities in s sri lanka. ninine are b believed totoer ca out the attacks. nine men and one woman. the islamic state released images of a group o of that number dramed d inheir blackck flag and thehe name of the bombers is becoming more and more apparent. one of them educated in the u.k. and australia and it seems from well to doo familieies. killers now of 359 people, with over 500 wounded. >> caring -- carrying a backpack, the man in this

footagage is thought to be one bombers, ka suicidede asas investigators try to punishment the pieces together and who's responsible. sri lankan officials say two little known splinter groups of radical islam mists, both based in sri lanka are thought to be behind the attack. officials believe there were nine attackers, inlewd -- including a woman kamikaze. >> we're looking to see if there is a link to any international organization of these groups of bombers. most of them are well educated and come from middle or upper middle class. >> some of the bombers studied abroad. the islamic state group boasted responsibility and released images and the a-- alleged names of some of the

assasailants. thee jihadist group has falsely done such before. the government has installed a occur few, cut off social media police special powers. many are wondering how the security lambs occurred. the president said he'd not been informed and is preparing an overhaul of his governmentnt. >> the security officials who got the intelligence report from the foreign nation did not share it with me. appropriate actions would have been taken if they had. i have decided to take stern action against these officials. >> wrangling over the apparent intelligence failures have further pitted the president against his political rivals while sri lankans in mourning and anger buried their loved ones. >> a u.n.-commissioned repeport sasays thehe war i iyemen hasas back its development by more than 20 years. the study commissioned by the

united nations developopment prprogram found that if the war ends this year, it would incur economic losses of .88 billion. n i'm ends by 2030, 84% of f te population will be malnourished. and economic losses of $567 billion. >> a amount jarring finding on yemen, a countrier to -- tore -- torn apart about a war on many sides. this time a report commissioned by the unitted nations development program revealed that the ongoing conflict, now in its gives -- fifth year, has already reversed human dedevelopment by 21 years. three scenarios,,or the 19, lict endinging now in in 2022 and 2030 and it looks at everythining from economic

conditions to ininfrastructures to health and education. e report, pub militia -- double published in april, say if it enended this year, it wou ve cost economic losses of over $88 billion. by 2030,84% will be malnourished with economic losses of $4567 billion u.s. the study highlights the plight of the country's children.n. projecting that if the conflict continues for another 11 years, one child will die every two minutes and 24 seconds. another distressing finding is hat by 2030, direct depths caused by lack of health care and food will be five times

greater than direct death from the conflict. >> the situation there in yemen. next, the u.n. says civilians are being killed in greater numbers bill u.s. and pro-government forces in afghanistan. that's more than taliban other or other insubjects. the u.s. picks up its aveled campaign while pushing for a peace deal with the taliban. during the first three months of 2019, over 300 civilians were killed. the majority of the depths resulted from u.s. air strikes or from search operations on the ground, primarily backed by u.s.-backed afghan forces.s. some of which appeared to have acted with impunity. time to remind you of the main world news headlines. kim jong un arrived in vladivostok ahead of an historic meetining with vladimi putin. it will be the first official

visit between the two. kim's j jefpbled is to cream leverage to help him work a deal with the u.s. after talks stalled with president trump. france has held its first national day of commemoration of the armenian genocide, provoking a reaction from turkey. the death toll in sri i nka has rereached 359. it's announced the bombers were well educate called. eight men, one woman a and one educated in the u.k. and australia. time for business and that eans kate. >> the first peek into the grounding of its 737 max three-point. >> absolutely. those planes taken out of skies in march after two deadly crashes in five months. boeing said it's lost already at least $1 billion, not

including the costst of rolllli out a software fifix. we've been looking at boeing's bottom line. >> boeing's 737 aircraft was not only the american plane maker's best-selling g passenen jet but a crucial cash cow. the newest version of the plane, the 737 max was meant to be boeing's largest source of revenue and profit this year but two fatal crashes later, the 737 max has become a black mark on boeing's record as regulators grounded the planes and boeing cut production of new jets and halted delivery of planes on order. the grounding knocks 21% off the company's's earnings in the first three months of the year. and costing the company $1 billion in produduction costs s far. in its earnings announcement, boeing abandoned its 2019 financial outlook and halalted sharare buybacks,s, c citing

uncecertainty over when and how the grounded jets will fly again. boeing must convince i investor it will get the 737 max safely back in the year and soon as well as present. at active models to keep money flowing anand compete with european rival airirulls. >> we're focused on say. , returning the 73737 max to service -- service and earning and reearning the confidence and trust of the public. >> the plane maker said it sped up productctn of its dreamliner per month. while the twin-aisle 77 x remained on track to be delivered next-year. >> boeing shares drops first quarter figures were pub established. wall street flipped on the closing bell.

the s&p 500 also back from a possible new record. disappointing results from caterpillar and at&t weighing down trade. off about a father of a percentage point at the close. in europe, the dak was boosted by german producer s.a.p., with shares up 1%. -- 12%. the british govevernment will reportedly allow falway to play a role in the development. of it 5-g network. it's a snub to the trump administration, which has been lying boycotting the company because of -- because of its ties to beijing. it will allowed to supply some parts of that technologygy. theresa may's government has yet to formally announce the ecision but the agency was assessing more factors than just where companies are based.

>> the u.k.'s telecom network, we're looking at the risks that arise from their security and engineering processes as well as the way these technologies are deployed in our national telecom networks. a flag of origin of 5-g equipment is an important but a secondary factor. >> this wednesday, that six years since the disaster in bangladesh. more than 1,100 workers died after a garment factory clamsed. the catastrophe thrust fashion brands from around the world into the spotltlight and sparke detectives about the environment 58 impact of the industry. fashion revolution day has been observed in countries where clothing brands are trying to improve standards. a french company that focuses on economic products said that both companies and shoppers

need to change their habits. >> we all have a duty to dress responsibly. wear products that respect both the environment and social values. but t in order for t them to ex brands have to decide to produce them so there is a responsibility for both brands and consumers. >> a reminder that the responsibility lies on both sides of the shop window. >> yes, indeed. kate moody with aural the business. emma james with media w watch i ready to go. good evening to you. it's the 104th anniversary of the armenian general side. that's been marked around the world and for the first time an official remembrance day here in france. >> absolutely. it seems like the a armenian genocide doesn't get the kind of attention you'd expect given that 1.5 million died in it. one of the strtrongest i images

beingg shared on linine is this it's's very simple but obviousl veryry recogninizable instatant. ththe ottomaman empiring embodi onon the lefeft in 191915 and o right-hand side, adolf hitler in 1959 -- 1949. the words saying by preventing the -- acknowledging the previousus we could have prevented the following. there's a quotation from adolf hitler made during a speech in 1939. who after awful speaks to the annihilation of e armenians.. he d does seem toto be e embold by the facact that peoplee just forgot the suffering of the or meanians and another person very well worth paying attention to and reading his author. is this he's written lots of pieces for the "boston globe."

he is the grandson of survivors of this genocide and he says the holocaust might havee occurred without the presence of the armenian genocide but he says they saw how easy it was to blame the problems of the nation on one ethnicity and they grew bold. programs we need to remember these lessons as we move forward in the currents day a a age and it is the first time that france has marked this with a national day of commemoration and a franco armenian has beeeen tweetiting day abouout it and was really pleased to see that the hashtag for it in french was among the top trending twitter hashtags today because it does tend to get quite unfairly ignored. she shared a lot of old photographs but also archive documents, including this one. this is a missive from the then-u.s. beamp in 195 -- 19

15. he says bear in mind that the u.s. hasn't officially declareed that they recognize the armenian genocide. what he says is that it appear that is a campaign of race extermination is in progress under a pretext of rebellion. it's interesting to see how strongly he world that would message back in 1915. >> campaign of extermination? >> exactly, genocide by another tame -- name. turkey refuses to recognize the genocide. this is a lonene figure holding turkish flag while standing on top of a pipe of skulls. the words from the turkish president today. not really any movement there either because he's been criticizing france saying those who lecture turkey on human rights and democracy themselves

have a bloody history. >> i wonder what he thinks the truth of 1915 was, mr. erdogan. it would be interesting to sith and talk with him about it. >> very much so this is an old article that's been rebrought to the fore by the french magazine. this is the grandson of one you of those who orchestrated this genocide and he said denying it is to be an accomplice againstt a crime againstst humanity. >> and his grandfather was one of t the orchestrators. a chilling thought. sexual harassment on france's public transport system. people using this hashtag. >> yes, france's version was squeal on your pig. this isn't actually telling people to squeal on their metro station but to get people to

expose how widespread sexual harassment is on the metro stations. one of this group was harassed atat t w weeskeds. shshe laiaid bare h her account twitter and one of the most shocking t things abouout it is respsponse of f somebody worork ththe stion who s she spokeke t temperatature. she spokeke to thisis g gentlem make an official l report.. he s said i'm'm sorry, i i have reports like yours every day, several times a day. he took her report telling her it won't do much good. >> in spite of it being several times a day? it's happening all the time. >> exactly. it's so often they just ignore it. so they have come up with a reallyly good camampaign, lomen of innnnovative images, plays o words fofor f french stations.. chez. nue pervert la

there are others that i can't use e because thehey're a littl bit saucy but they're very clevever and lotots of womomen sharing g their expereriences u the h hashtag.. which ththis one a very fafamil one. wawandering g hands onon my bol impopossible to know where they come from. too many people there. it's impossible to eveven move sent meter away. she uses the hashtag sardines in a tifpble. it's so endemic here in paris there's a word for people who rub up against strangers on public transport. if you have to create a word then you know that the country has a problem. >> keep their hands in their pockets. keep their hands on their wall let's and keep their hands off other peopl

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