leaders of russia north korea hold joint summit after more than two hours of face to face. the willingness to work toward. the korean peninsula. because of the. three directly to tell the u.s. about his position and about the questions he says in connection with the situation on the green peninsula. president and some of his most unpopular policies during a speech defusing the widespread public anger france's nationwide protests. a un report. government forces in afghanistan are responsible for more civilian

deaths on the militants they've been fighting to get reaction from locals. woman killed in afghanistan. the foreign forces but there is no one to ask we have. we won the americans and to stop killing our people we do when the us nato here. thanks for joining us this hour. has invited vladimir putin to visit north korea that follows what the d.p. occasionally described as a very meaningful exchange russia's far east meeting for the first time on thursday the heads of state discussed denuclearization efforts on the korean peninsula as well as international sanctions and. our correspondent.

well it turns out that in a sense john is counting on volodymyr putin as a kind of a middleman in delivering his messages to the rest of the world leadership by the way mr putin's next destination is beijing there you have it but it looks like chairman kim is hoping that his message will get all the way to washington through russia as well but its. chairman king also be directly to tell the u.s. about his position and about the questions he has in connection with the situation on the korean peninsula we also found out that the russian leader as confident that pyongyang essential desire is international security guarantees guarantees for sovereignty and when it comes to dating korea's ation according to mr putin the only way forward is through these kind of guarantees i would like to remind you

that for years russia's peace road map was about mutual concessions from both sides of north korea on the one hand and south korea and allies on the other and china is backing this plan to well the russian president believes that for years every step forward made by washington was followed by two steps backwards . but we need some confidence building measures to be taken which could have been taken back in two thousand and five when the u.s. and north korea came to an agreement however later on for some reason the american partners thought this was no it's enough that they needed to add something more to this agreement that's when north korea with drew from the treaty if you're making a step forward in two steps back you'll never succeed after what we heard on thursday it is definitely fair to say that there is a lot of potential in camp putin some. and by the way the president of south

korea a few hours ago said that this summit in flat of all stock should act as a springboard for further top rank diplomacy between washington and pyongyang so chairman kim has been enjoying contacts with the most powerful politicians on this planet his two historic summits with the american president donald trump were followed by one with a lot of our putin and it looks like mr kim knows what he's doing when he's playing his geo political game let's take a closer look now at the atmosphere during the talks and how president putin's welcomed his north korean counterparts in russia's far east.

a body language expert howard feldman told us what he thinks of the leader's movements. and of the interesting things about to vladimir putin and and we see this often with him in every he's meeting he's very protective of the of his own space it's very rare for somebody to come into his zone or close to his proximity when they shook hands he was quite dominant kim kim jong il would end by dominant i mean his is and takes all the downward position we saw that kim jong il wanted to try and establish a bit of dominance there himself when he got to that point that's when putin kind of left got just quite a long handshake and i think vet and shake was well was very important by the time that they were sitting on those chairs having that conversation there was very very

little movement from king kim jong un he was quite. uncomfortable i think there was a sense of relief that this was over actually for kim jong il. and there's no doubt that the summit was really about just having a summit the he is it was an easier discussion in that it was really just about more about the historic event he was quite relieved when it was whether it was over but i don't think by any means there there it had gone exactly how he was hoping that it would go. the french president has just concluded a news conference addressing months of nationwide protests we should see the most violent riots in paris and half a century about all micron double down on some of his most popular moves which sparked the rallies including slashing the well tax charlotte in paris with details . thursday night saw president macaroons very first press conference at the

elisei palace he was due to speak for twenty minutes he spoke for almost an hour with his vision of what his mandate for the next three years of his presidency should be he talked about external things other than fronts particularly about borders saying that the schengen area in europe doesn't work he said that europe needs to be stronger and it needs to have stronger borders usually and today we must take note of the for good things going as well as they should be on the european level and we have decided to have come on the borders the much talked about sharing in the area with the rules of the dublin accords they do not work anymore now in terms of more in tune all issues which have a risen from the last few months of the grand debates here in france he said that in future there will be lower taxes he also said that pensions with less than two thousand euros a month will be reindexed from the first of january twenty twentieth's that's next year meaning that they will rise at the same rate of inflation now he also talked

about more referendums taking place in saying that the threshold for things to be discussed in parliament would be lowered to a million registration votes by citizens if they demand it and he also talked about cracking down on islam islam saying that that was against the cohesion of the nation now one of the more controversial issues that michael also touched on was the reforms that he introduced last year in two thousand and eighteen and this was the reform to the wealth tax which for many yellow vests has been a very big bone of contention let's have a listen to what president michel said about bans on who can be a member who will tax reform was widely perceived as a give to the world free and a real financial injustice this reform did not remove the wealth time. it was a transform ation to encourage investment in the real economy research factories

and production because if there's no national investment there is no economy it's my duty to defend a pragmatic reform we'll review it in twenty twenty and if it's not effective or too large we will correct it it's a reform to achieve results not a gift to the richest president michael may have spoken for almost an hour with the wind to aging discussion of the things he'd like to do over the next three years but what he would like to own quite a lot was the details so yes he talked about lower taxes but he didn't specifically say what that meant in terms of the figure well the yellow vest protests just be happy with what's been announced it's unlikely what we do know is that these protests have been some of the most violent in france for more than half a century. now cool since the right one and we're not going to change it just because the wind is blowing.

professor of french and francophone studies paul smith and political commentator john breaux kwan say the president's offers are unlikely to quell the widespread public anger the french population is in favor of what he's suggesting so this was kind of playing catch up with that process almost certainly though we know there are going to be protests at the universe don't really seem to have very very much to do to offer apart from turning up in france in city centers and and causing disruption but it's the broader movement of the yellow vests those who we don't hear very much from who are kind of being pushed through the eighty's that may well be a bit more open to what macro is is suggesting people are unhappy with this policy but what is tool is that there is no united demand about what to do with this is

that school i didn't say the european union there's nothing here he can do because he had been one to force the sort of nearly berlin farms and of course and he's with that but even he didn't can do anything about it so is the dilemma nics measure is more social spending more. or less taxes the settings this causes it is going to look to me and i know i was going to balance the budget there's a lot of there's a budget so it seems to me that is mostly you know a discourse of discourse is trying to satisfy people that isn't going to be satisfied people because the content is too deep. in afghanistan local government u.s. and international forces have been responsible for more civilian deaths than the militant forces they've been fighting that's according to a un report their findings reveal in the first three months of this year almost six hundred civilian deaths were documented in the country most of the deaths come from

airstrikes conducted by international forces led by the us and nato the number of victims is up almost forty percent on the same period last year we asked locals for their reaction. among the more than you know we always requested from the american forces and the afghan government if you want to bombard any areas please take care of the civilians there don't target civilians for any child or woman killed in afghanistan the afghan government should ask the foreign forces about them but there is no one to watch we have concerns. both of our people have been killed or injured we have become widows children have lost their fathers people have lost eyes we want the americans in isis to stop killing our people we don't want the u.s. and nato here we will work with each other that are the work that we that we request from foreign forces and afghan government forces and from the taliban that if you are fighting with each other do not use residential areas as a position if the american forces do not take into consideration the civilian

casualties in afghanistan and they continue killing civilians by name in them insurgents the future will be very bad for them. u.s. military forces have launched investigations after previously read reports of options and currently has about fourteen thousand troops in afghanistan most of them are all of the operational later lead training with us in the summer it was reported that president trump would reduce u.s. forces in the country although there's been no sign of that being put into action white house has been seeking a peaceful resolution of america's longest ever war but there are concerns that any deal could lead to a new wave of instability in the region. we've spent close to one trillion in the afghanistan all of that is a truce if you screw up on the day after a peace agreement a dramatic decrease in not only troops but financial support for the afghan government will mean the collapse of the government you have five hundred thousand some troops and police who are trained and have weapons you have sixty thousand

taliban who are trained killers they want to be reintegrated plan for that. meanwhile just a day after the u.n. report of going to start was published on the things the national and the air was of release the report on civilian casualties in the syrian city of rocket that was in two thousand and seventeen it finds the u.s. led coalition was responsible for the deaths of more than sixteen hundred civilians that's ten times the number admitted by the u.s. government writer and commentator bill bari atwan thinks the u.s. must stop such practices. people are killed the job only will be bought these data from me you know civilian areas they are bombing schools so i think this kind of bombardment should be stopped because this city and people who are paying the price for this american up close does and that prompted the words i believe american troops american administration is fully responsible for this. among the b.b. and a particular you know more than

a thousand people were killed i mean it kind of mystery she was in a sponsible because they supposed to be in control of they actually should be. responsible will be spending and be the international community should actually take action against the un security council's been holding crisis talks on the situation in the war torn eastern ukraine will have more about from just off the. liberal who remember the famous french william the new way the pock back in the sixty's i think a little early but well yes and tell the audience right happens they eat themselves to death yes and it's really kind of violence actually hard to watch because it's gross they're burping and farting and puking and just keep on eating and right that's blackstone. berkshire hathaway jamie diamond third floor getting themselves

to death on the school failed. and they themselves will perish and take their entire country down with sound because they can't stop there's no editor and their minds are like goldfish in a bag of food just keep themselves to. the united states relations with russia or iran have never been particularly cordial but under the presidency of donald trump both took a downward. spiral there have been sanctions attempts at isolation and a badge of evil from both moscow and to iran how are the two leveraging american. back to the program a un security council meeting on the crisis in eastern ukraine was held thursday

here representative called the session in response to a new russian initiative that will make it easier for people in the war torn regions of donetsk and lugansk to obtain russian citizenship in the bullpen has the details now the fifteen member body that leads the united nations held a meeting to discuss the situations of the peoples of ukraine now there is widespread condemnation by the united states britain france and other countries of russia's recent decision to decree that people living in ukraine's eastern region have the right to apply for russian citizenship by president of ukraine signing of the decree is yet another interference or deduction for the internal if over an independent state brutal way alicia. told you integrity and the unity of ukraine moving into local and when you. we're not interfering in ukraine's internal affairs and we're not engaged in creeping on exaggeration which is giving people

the opportunity to solve critical problems with ortiz in kiev have refused to address alternately even before the decree hundreds of thousands of ukrainians had applied for russian citizenship we're not forcing them to become russian citizens if they themselves seek it. now the representative of the russian federation he emphasized that the situation in east ukraine where the people have been under blockade and not able to receive medical aid and such has been rather dire and that if it weren't for the humanitarian efforts of russia these people would be left with nothing the u.s. and other countries have accused russia of somehow violating the minsk agreement by offering russian citizenship the russian ambassador was very clear this was not a violation of the minsk agreement however he argued that many of the actions of kiev which continue to keep the people in the eastern regions isolated have indeed violated the terms and the spirit of the minsk agreement so clear disagreements within the u.n. security council chamber when it comes to the situation in ukraine. international

human rights groups have been scathing over saudi arabia's execution this week of thirty seven men reportedly mostly from the shia minority on terror violence of unrest related charges the body of one person was even strung up in public following his execution human rights watch states that marks alarming escalation in the use of the death penalty in the country the rights group described the punishment as grotesque these were reports. few things so was much fear into the hearts of your own people is mass executions the men were executed for adopting terrorists and extremists thinking and performing terrorists else to corrupt and destabilize security legibly among the crimes was this respect toward the thora to some of them can you believe that unlike the king protested against him so serious with their crimes that one of those executed was

also crucified yes crucified in two thousand and ninety his body strung up for all to see for all to fear. to do is most execution. it is a chilling demonstration of the saudi arabia no authority and callous disregard for human life it is also yet another gruesome indication of how the death penalty is being used as a political tool to crush dissent from within the country's shia minority in fact almost half of those killed were executed after taking part in pro-democracy protests see the arab spring didn't skirt saudi arabia the shia minority rose up they wanted change better fairer life the king obviously thought they wanted too much.

one of those executed by the way was sixteen years old at the time of his arrest attending a protest apparently still a kid now is an example you wouldn't believe how creative the saudis are when it comes to killing prisoners in fact the current king began his reign by staging a massive execution forty seven people back headed shot for crimes that included disobey and saudi rulers biggest blood show since the nine hundred eighty s. who said fictions and common peaked in two thousand and twelve and five people were strung up paralysis reportedly is also in

a judge's arsenal seriously they can sentence a person to be paralyzed as punishment roots back to a four thousand year old law or that someone wrote on a stone pillar to throw a tooth and literally in this case. the knifer and i saudis took that stone very seriously in two thousand and five a court in saudi arabia ordered a migrants i gagged out as punishment for getting into a fight and putin also a favorite especially for theft chopping off people's arms and feet stealing and of course stoning reserved for crimes like being too friendly with the opposite sex what can you say you want to cherry on top saudi arabia's on the un human rights council what a world. has defended its decision to execute individuals and adds it will not

hesitate to punish anyone throat in the security and stability of the came the spokesperson for the gulf institute for democracy and human rights for two more years back believes the saudi justice system cracked down on those whose views differ from the official position. not the first time which so gary b. you the death penalty took clannish prisoners of conscience who hold dared to spoke out about the human rights violations in the country we've not just there and i think around five of the of the executive people who where really charged by terrorists to terrorism try to get we don't trust. i really enjoyed your system we don't trust how did how did the saudi authorities handled the magic especially against the british there's whole took to the streets to demand rights and freedoms and who spoke out about what was happening in the country. as most

of the gulf kingdom saudi arabia uses is to did you show the system to fabricate the charges against their dissidents especially against the activists who spoke out or who lose their social media outlets or rules participated in demonstrations there is a taboo in the gulf kingdom especially in saudi arabia no one is a low just about what's happening in the country. you heard of the scruples republican eastern ukraine has reportedly confirm the deaths of two people in an explosion at a coal mine the fate of fifteen others is currently unknown it's believed that the blast was caused by me throwing ghastly robot go sort of reports. bluegrass people's republic emergency services haven't arrived here at the scene of a coal mine blast a few hours ago at the moment they're still working behind me and they are now waiting for the russian emergency services to come and help them as well and those

guys are expected to be here in the early hours of friday morning and so far we know for sure that soupy pole to coal miners have been killed as a result of this blast and fifteen people are still unaccounted for and said this is where their risky mission is sake in place right now her mom calls her of artsy lugansk region. let's set up a solid join us again at four am most consigning for the night just global news headlines. montes how does how to fit international memorial awards twenty nineteen are now open for entries all media professionals are eligible whether you are a freelance journalist what full terms of media or post of a global news conference to participate send us your published works and video all written for. go to award dot altie don't call them to now.

they can come and blow our brains out at any given time and we can't really do anything actually america is the only country in the world where you can kill people outside war and legally get away with. all the fire crawls still beriah all the trouble here is very frail the point is it's hollow flame the k.k.k. exists because america wants it to exist they are the biggest terrorist group to ever operate in this country and they're dead to me they're worse off than the people who destroyed the world trade centers are those grow white.

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it affects you this is. i'm christy i have billion for bar in washington d.c. we're glad you're on board coming up. in the midst of a let america trade war the european union has been caught in the crossfire but just how much of that has affected the long argued alex mahela visuals for the state of shipping among american allies. as a global on a market showing signs of slowing down india's auto manufacturing is on the rise. lauren fix up behind the wheel to give us through to drive us through the indian auto market and help us through some of the other vehicle headlines and later bad boy of the banking world wells fargo is back in the middle controversy carla naylor of the public citizen joins us to break down the bank heated annual meeting all of that directly ahead but first we had some headlines let's go. and international

summit where china's project of the century it leads our global report today as world leaders gather in beijing to discuss the bell and road initiative the read a forum is the third of its kind and thirty seven world leaders are expected to attend a moment notable absences at the summit are neighboring india and turkey which is protesting china's treatment of the we are muslim terror minority while the united states will be represented by a low level delegation. from europe italian prime minister ges eppy contact and u.k. chancellor of the exchequer philip hemet will attend while poland and spain declined to send any delegation the summit convenes as china seems to be making significant inroads in europe while having to manage the growing grumbles about equity and then byron mental impacts from b r i partners closer to home perhaps most notably malaysia but china efforts to quell critics may be working.