these gangsta like demands is the way they have described it to tim plea deal nuclearize the korean peninsula we must start first at first steps now the south korean. government has said it's this is the first step in the journey towards the denuclearization of the peninsula it's noted there will be ups and downs in the process so certainly there's got to be some element of optimism if they've all agreed to the next meeting so some suggestions that's completely bindy riled. not necessarily the case if these are the next meeting set down for july twelve and so a while interesting dynamic a report north korea to one side is the way that the u.s. have to deal with two very strong allies south korea and japan who have very different approaches.

we claim and i believe it is true that we have no nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula. the north koreans say we have the verification of that. if you want to have verification in our country we should have verification. would be interesting to see how do you do that, what kind of inspections would that be. so, ultimately i think they are interested in an article six language that we will work in good faith towards the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons. the way that i interpret what they are saying is part of being a regular nuclear status to make brought aspirational statements like that and someday down the road we will be there with your breath. >> that answers my final question a little bit more. i think the best case scenario is that there are negotiations moving forward. we finally get a process. right now all the things we are eluting to buy just think about how we did the treaty and although the secretary has many states to do besides negotiating a treaty that there was nobody named. what's a best case scenario to get it set up and have a process, singapore

we are here today for our peace and talks of north -- the korean peninsula. tensions between north korea, south korea and south korea's allies the united states has not ended. over the course of the last several decades, north koreans pursued dangerous capabilities including nuclear weapons and missile technology to protect their security and to deter potential u.s. aggression. for a long time, beginning with president george h w bush, the united states has sought to use diplomacy and ushered to keep north korea in compliance with its nuclear proliferation treaty obligations by verifiable he halting and eliminating north koreans nuclear weapons capability. ultimately, that agreement and other efforts fell apart as the two sides accused when another of failing to follow through on their respective commitments. today, north korea has a weapons 20-50 warheads. the exact number is not clear. and ballistic missiles that can those to asia. the reality is that any conflict with north korea today would likely involve north korea -- nuclear weapons and the death of mil

activity at a missile site what does this mean for kim jong un's commitment to denuclearize the korean peninsula we'll get reaction from washington also coming up the city. in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the minority who once lived. an exclusive report. on what happens if you just have to. speak. as we switch through a heat wave. good to have you with us tonight reports that north korea has not stopped working to build a new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past well this puts into a promise made by north korean leader. at a summit in singapore just last month he reportedly told the he would end all missile and nuclear testing we'll get reaction from washington in just a moment but first this report. on the surface relations between the u.s. and north korea have been warming earlier this week north korea return the remains of american soldiers sixty five years after the end of the korean war the gesture of peace came w

troops on the korean peninsula without approval. it could be mitigated if there is more clarity to congress. elements are the south korean government supportive or concerned about? the u.s. congress is often terms of the role they can play in north korean diplomacy. congress likes the american they are suspicious of the trump administration's ability to carry out a successful negotiation. lackare frustrated with a of knowledge they received about the process. where the confluence of events could lead us is congress putting up roadblocks hindering the negotiations, causing set ups in really or roadblocks united states have to come to. ofyou look at the history u.s. congress -- now is not the time for new sanctions. a postingcongress, shins approach. -- pro sanctions approach. stations are not strategy. you are a tool that can be used to lament strategy -- they are eight tool that can be used to -- are a tool to taht can be implement strategy. there is a reason to be concerned sanctions pressure on north korea is slipping. indicators t

activity at a missile site what does this mean for kim jong un's commitment to denuclearize the korean peninsula we'll get reaction from washington also coming up a city the islamic state turned into a ghost town in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the minority who once lived there. will have an exclusive report. plus a smartphone ban it schools in france kids are outraged parents are happy but teachers are worried about being able to enforce it. and as the temperatures soars off the scale what happens if you just have. the relentless heat. on the advice of berlin's road builders as we sweat way through a real. it's good to have you with tonight reports that north korea has not stopped working to build new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that. has produced them in the past al this puts into doubt the promise made by north korean leader kim jong un at a summit in singapore just last month he reportedly told donald trump that he would end all missile and

removing the nuclear threat from the korean peninsula had been a key part of donald trump's approach his meeting with kimjong—un in singapore. the north korean statement is somewhat at odds with what mr pompeo had to say as he left pyongyang on saturday. many hours of productive conversations. these are complicated issues but we made progress on almost all of the central issues. some areas a great deal of progress, other places there is still more work to be done. very productive conversations but the process by which we will deliver on the commitments made in the singapore summit, i think we made progress on every element of our discussion. well, earlier i spoke tojohn delury, associate professor of chinese studies at yonsei university graduate school of international studies, in seoul. i asked him about the difference of opinion between mike pompeo and kim yong—chol. this was never going to be an easy process. the dialogue has been opened at the highest level. that is really the biggest hurdle. this will be on and off in fits and starts. both sides came out spinning in a slightly d

non-essential personnel were ordered to evacuate the korean peninsula. in september of last year, there was a fake message to all military personnel and their dependents saying that an evacuation of non-essential personnel has to be evacuated. the u.s. military issued a statement saying this was a false message and we don't know ho did it, but don't evacuate. the defense department has still not produced a report about who did this. is it a hacker? they said it was a false message. was this the north koreans tweaking the system, was it the russians hacking in? we don't know. we are in a brave new world where this event could create a serious problem. and third and lastly, if i'm right that this is going to be a long difficult negotiation that the north koreans don't have a rue commitment to unilaterally disarm, will take some actions and try to delay others and try to become a more nuclear state, means we will have to a a nuclear deterrent posture over a long period of time. and one that is sustainable. and by sustainable, one that the u.s. public and th

and a new future of prosperity, security and peace on the korean peninsula and peace on the korean peninsula all of asia for the new images ju5t today 5how north korea has begun the process of dismantling the key missile site and we appreciate that, we had a fantastic meeting with chairman kim and it seems to be going very well. more than seventy people have died in wildfires in greece, which are ravaging coastal areas near athens. many of those who died were trapped by flames in their homes and cars, others ran into the sea to escape the heat. in one re5ort 26 victims were discovered huddled together near the top of a cliff. greece has declared three days of mourning, and asked other european countries for help. now let's go to panos tzilavis, general manager of the marathon beach resort, which has been taking in people who have lost their homes in the blaze. what is the latest, how many people have you managed to help and what sort of state are they in? good afternoon. at the moment we have around 50, 60 people who have lost and we are trying to do the best we can. many people from the com

by confirming the common goal of realizing through complete denuclearization a nuclear free korean peninsula. the critical role that south koreans display in denuclearization. not only in the creation of a piece regime but by further actively seeking the support and cooperation of international communities for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. it has open the door to the initial three party multilateral negotiations. to discuss nuclear issues. granted they restrict be .peaking not bilateral talks in north korea is always quick to point that out. along withontacts, the south korean foreign ministry visit to negotiate the purchase of fresh fuel rods showed the two koreas can discuss issues. the north korean foreign ministry seemed open to foreign contacts. mainly the united states is involved. these are some of the trends and policies that have been evident in past talks between the u.s. and north korea. the two koreas themselves that's the just a three-way approach a be the most useful in moving ahead. process ofleanse the denuclearization is an understanding that the united state

at the time, you'll remember, kim agreed to work toward the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula, offering little in the way of specifics. even so, president trump tweeted that north korea no longer posed a nuclear threat. he said that americans should feel good sleeping well at night. but as it stands, north korea still has nuclear and ballistic

historic summit the two countries agreed to work toward the quote total denuclearization of the korean peninsula a day later u.s. president donald trump declared that north korea was no longer a threat but now the washington post has published reports citing u.s. intelligence that could undermine the apparent diplomatic progress on the peninsula . according to the report this missile research facility and sunroom don north korea is being built up rather than torn down. neighbors south korea is on alert so husain korean government is closely watching north korean movements and closely working with the united states however i hope you understand that we are not able to speak about intelligence reports. this on the heels of reports that north korea is continuing to enrich uranium in secret and critics say the trumpet ministration is being played by north korea last week u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o faced criticism from within his own party i am afraid there is this point the united states the troubled ministration is being taken for a ride fear not senator fear not. there is no doubt the u

you know a caution in the war on the north korean peninsula or on the korean peninsula would be devastating and consequent saw i'm glad that they be able to lower the temperature with respect to iran we have a different situation at this point they don't have nuclear weapons but they do have the revolutionary guard they do they are constitute a real threat a terrorist threat they have been gauging terrorist activities not only in the east but around the world so i think the notion that we're going to be able to just level a strike iran and prevent them from ever getting them into weapons is a bit optimistic and i think that we've got to be careful if there's a new deal that can be struck great but i don't know that by threatening that we're going to have fired fury is going to bring them to the table and hope it does but i think we'll just have to wait and see whether or not they're going to bend or whether or not the threats are going to harden the support for the clerical regime what's your reaction to where we are right now with north korea. well i'm still waiting for to hear from the no

a caution in the war on the north korean peninsula or on the korean peninsula would be devastating and consequence i'm glad that they be able to lower the temperature with respect to iran we have a different situation at this point they don't have nuclear weapons but they do have the revolutionary guard they do they are constitute a real threat a terrorist threat they have been gauging terrorist activities not only in the east but around the world so i think the notion that we're going to be able to just level the strike iran and prevent them from ever getting them into weapons is a bit optimistic and i think that we've got to be careful if there's a new deal that can be struck great but i don't know that by threatening that we're going to have fired fury is going to bring them to the table and hope it does but i think we'll just have to wait and see whether or not they're going to bend or whether or not the threats are going to harden the support for the clerical regime what's your reaction to where we are right now with north korea. well i'm still waiting for him to hear from the nor

what we think denuclearization of the korean peninsula means? does that mean just north korea? or does that mean northorea and the united states?: reportell, that's the big question ever since that declaration at the singapore summit. of course, that meeting between the s.ting u president, president trump, and kim jong-un was hisric and very symbolic. but there they kind of agreed in a very vague term that they're both committed to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. now, tha wd, the denuclearization, means somewhat differently if you ask the norteans or if you ask americans. of course, the united states wants north goreans toe up all of its nuclear weapons. i don't think that's exactly what mr. kim has in mind beca te sincen, we had u.s. intelligence agencies saying that they have evidence that the country continues working on the infrastructure for not just the nuclear but the missile programs as well. but because the declaration was so vague it doesn't necessarily mean that kim jong-un has violated anything that he's committed to. but it obviously added to speculat

well this just weeks after leader kim jong un said he would work toward denuclearization on the korean peninsula we'll have analysis also coming up surprise moons donald trump just days after exchanging bellicose threats with iran says he's prepared to hold a summit with iranian president hassan rouhani and with no preconditions iran meanwhile are yaks cautiously to the surprise offer of the city the islamic state turned into a ghost town since you are in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the u.c.d. minority once lived there now for eternity we have an exclusive report. it's good to have you with us everyone always start with developments from north korea which is reported to be working on new ballistic missiles the year washington post reports that the u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past activity comes despite north korean leader kim jong un's promise at a summit in singapore would donald trump to stop all missile and nuclear testing. on the surface relations between the u.s. and north korea have been w

and north korea have agreed to form working groups to eliminate nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula section of state might come payors been holding talks with north korean officials in pyongyang he says president trump is committed to what he calls a bright future for north korea the issue of repatriation of the remains of americans who died in the korean war in the fifty's has also been discussed so a club has more from seoul. well we've just been fed new lines and an update from the the u.s. delegation which is meeting at the north korean high level working committee in pyongyang stated that there's been no softening on the progress or the position of the u.s. and they're seeking three basic goals this includes the complete denuclearization security assurances and the repatriation of the u.s. service members who were killed in the korean war between nine hundred fifty and nine hundred fifty three both sides have also stated that they're seeking to clarify a number of certainly either side intentions at these full day talks today has told a group of political reporters a pool repor

we monks look to do good in the world as we consider but truces role in a peaceful reunified korean peninsula and for the community will be strengthened in the work that we do through unesco designation. is the head temple of the juggler order of korean buddhism founded in the ninth century it has what the south korean government calls eight hundred cultural gyms and is known for its calligraphy the monastery is one of seven south korea would like to see eventually listed. as south korea's only listed natural heritage site chosen for its geological features and ecological value. the volcanic island contains messy of lava tubes deep beneath the earth as well as significant marine and coastal wildlife. on saturday the forty second session of the world heritage committee voted unanimously to include all seven south korean mountain temples on the listing craig leeson al-jazeera national park south korea that was fifty years since world powers reached a landmark deal to bring an end to the nuclear arms race and you can on proliferation treaty was designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and

and north korea have agreed to form working groups to eliminate nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula so it just state might prompt ayos in the holding talks with north korean officials in pyongyang he says president trump is committed to what he calls a bright future for north korea issue of repatriation of the remains of americans who died in the korean war in the fifty's has also been discussed sarah clarke has more from seoul. well we've just been fed new lines in an update from the the u.s. delegation which is meeting at the north korean a high level working committee in pyongyang stated that there's been no softening on the progress or the position of the u.s. and they're seeking three basic goals this includes the complete denuclearization security assurances and the repatriation of the u.s. service members who were killed in the korean war between nine hundred fifty and nine hundred fifty three both sides have also stated that they seeking to clarify a number of certainly either side intentions at these are full day talks today has told a group of political reporters or poor p

the multiple the six cornered dynamics of dynamics of five corner dynamics of the korean peninsula situation it's obviously it's most welcome and any ways in which kim can can come out of the cold and be integrated into international society so long as he completely denuclearize us is a great thing and i hope the north koreans will take a lesson from president crumb's cancellation that they must also improve their strategic communication there was an american delegation which had been due to go down to singapore to prepare for the summit at that just prior to the military exercises and kim just the north koreans just blew off the meeting without giving an explanation i think that sort of that sort of behavior and actions need to be modified and it will be helpful if they follow if they're if they're if if if we see a different north korean regime approach to the issues what do you think of secretary pompei as answer today when he was talking about how denuclearization has been a tough subject. and other part of that question another part of that question is how important is it for the superp

kim summit agreement when both leaders agreed to work toward complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. today's north korean statement contradicts what pompeo said before leaving pyongyang earlier today. >> we had a, many hours of productive conversations. these are pli indicated issues, we talked about what the north koreans are continuing to do and how it's the case we can get our arms around achieving what chairman kim and president trump both agreed to, which was the complete denuclearization of north korea. there's no, no one walked away from that they're still equally committed. i had a chance to speak to president trump this morning. no, my counterpart spoke with chairman kim during our negotiations as well. we had productive good-faith negotiations. >>> pompeo left pyongyang without meeting leader kim jong un. but north korean officials say a personal letter from kim was given po pompeo to deliver to president trump. nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett has more on this. jeff with, a welcome to you. is there an explanation to this discrepancy between the north korean

some drier weather by then so a better day in sapporo lottery draw across the korean peninsula should be dry in beijing for the south there would likely be seen some pretty heavy rain affecting shanghai and that line of rain extends along the river valley towards who and southwest words towards change to further towards the south one or two showers for hong kong very hot and humid for her noir once again but generally fine conditions across much of vietnam and laos but for me in march likely will be further heavy showers coming in off the bay of bengal and that continues heading through friday heavy showers again not likely moving down southeastern parts of asia we've got scattered showers across the philippines some of those could be quite heavy it looks wet across much of borneo but for java and bali weather conditions no looking dry and fine thirty two degrees in jakarta and it should be largely fine in both singapore and kuala lumpur. the story of a friendship between a filmmaker and a seven year old girl would mean. giving who are made into a refugee family being the syrian war.

and north korea have agreed to form working groups to set out details for denuclearizing the korean peninsula the u.s. secretary of state might pompei o has been holding talks with north korean officials in the capital pyongyang pompei oh says president trump is committed to a bright future for north korea the issue of repatriation of the remains of americans who died in the korean war in the one nine hundred fifty s. there's also been discussed so a clock has more from seoul. well we've just been fed new lines in an update from the the u.s. delegation which is meeting at the north korean a high level working committee in pyongyang stated that there's been no softening on the progress or the position of the u.s. and they're seeking three basic goals this includes the complete denuclearization security assurances and the repatriation of the u.s. service members who were killed in the korean war between nine hundred fifty and nine hundred fifty three both sides have also stated that they're seeking to clarify a number of certainly either side intentions at these a full day of talks today has to

, their vision of the korean peninsula is north korea running the korean peninsula. they are not moving off of that. and i think we have to recognize that the nukes are an end to that -- a means to that end. >> kennedy: you have south korea and the united states on one side hoping that there is some opening of the fleamarket and greater freedoms of choice but then you have china who is stoking this north korean abstinence and in fact lindsey graham said it wasn't just kim jong un stroking his own chin but rather big brother. watch. i go i see china's hands all over this. we are in a fight with china. if there is no doubt in my mind that is the chinese pulling the north koreans back. >> kennedy: the president tweeted i have confidence that kim jong un will honor the contract we signed an even more importantly, our handshake when we agreed to the denuclearization of north korea. if china on the other hand may be exerting never negative pressure because of chinese trade. hope not. is there a direct correlation here between the new tariffs and the back and forth between

the president was saying in singapore give peace a chance, trying to denuclearize the korean peninsula. we see these news conferences, first nato and in the uk with theresa may the president saying i'm going to talk nuclear disarmament with bladder been, this is a big deal with these two nuclear powers. as he put democrats in an odd position where they are against giving peace a chance when it comes to north korea, iran, russia? >> right. the nature of these regimes is not changed. they are the same actors they were in the obama administration. the differences the other president taking a very different approach, willing to sit down with them. he promised to be a deal maker, great negotiator and what is going to happen out of helsinki is incredibly important, it color his presidency. the midterms just around the corner and if he is able to get a deal, to get better behavior out of the russian regime this is going to be incredibly significant have the president can prove a lot of his critics wrong. if he's not able to do that is will color his presidency. >> appreciate the reporting thi

course, kim and trump in a joint statement said they would work towards denuclearization of the korean peninsulabut it was not even quite clear if both sides understood the same when they said these things. and also there were no concrete steps that had to be taken from that point. there was no concrete timetable. and that is the problem with donald trump's approach towards diplomacy. he thinks it is enough when the big guys sit together, build the relationship, then everything will fall in place. normally it is done the other way around. first the experts come together, try to find common ground, work on details, and thus provide the platform for such a meeting of the big guys. brent: and that brings us to iran and the u.s. president. yesterday mr. trump doing a 180, saying that he would like to meet with the iranian president, and with no preconditions. is he trying to apply his north korea strategy to iran? carsten: well, i think in this case, he was just shooting from the hip, reacting to the question from a reporter at a joint press conference with the italian prime minister. i would not re

american troops on the korean peninsula are stabilizing not only to the korean peninsula, but also theegion. finally, never forget the nature of that regime. this is a regime that murdered an american several months ago, reached out and murdered his half-brother with vx gas in malaysia, which was a message to the chinese. he was under chinese protection. word on the street was he was china's favorite son in case something happened to kim jong-un. david: the iranian agreement was negotiated by john kerry and barack obama, did you support that agreement? condoleezza: i did not support that agreement. i felt that gave the iranians too much at a time when we had the upper hand and could have gotten more. i also thought the verification means were very weak, so i would not have signed the agreement, but i said i probably would have stayed in it because once you are in an agreement, you don't want to signal the united states turns its back on agreements that are there. it won't be the end of the world. david: let's talk about vladimir putin. you have met him. condoleezza: i have, many times.

success, is the question of north korea committing to work towards the denuclearization of the korean peninsula give up its nuclear weapons, why wouldn't it say that in plain english or korean in the summit? what they said is denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and that definition actually really matters because what they want is is not just, you know, to give up their nuclear weapons in exchange for academic aid or normal relations with the united states. what they swant is a transformation with the united states and if that means that they want to stop the hostile policy towards north korea is potentially withdraw of u.s. forces from the korean peninsula and end to the south korean alliance and we are assessing how serious is north korea about its nuclear weapons and what will it demand in return? we have seen through satellite imagery showing that business as usual is continuing as main nuclear reactor where they are moving the flninfrastructure th. they are kind of proceeding with business as usual right now and even potentially continuing production as we see from these reports of ma

the only sensible way to deal on thee nuclear crisis korean peninsula is through negotiations. negotiations means you need to talk. a meeting between kim jong-un and the president is something that is positive. we want the results to be a diplomatic end to the nuclear confrontation on the korean peninsula. what happened in singapore, you say we have a better understanding, we do. it was primarily a photo op. we were talking about the remains of those missing in action, that is important. we are very pleased to see progress on that front. the very first progress to ending the nuclear program in north korea is for north korea to make a declaration on their program. let us know exactly what they have, where they have it, and get independent eyes on the ground to verify that. and then a game plan to eliminate the program. none of that has been achieved. reported that mr. pompeo last for that, and has gotten no reply. that is from a south korean source. have not greatou confidence, or you don't think it is likely that they will be able to achieve denuclearization? >> i don't want to

banners of the korean peninsula reading we are one feel to stand showing solidarity ahead of the korea open this is the first time in twenty seven years that the two countries formed a joint table tennis team side by side in mixed doubles koreans warmed up to each other and for the churn of. honesty i was moved and so happy when i had my north korean team mate even if it's not the price it felt like the best price from then on the cutting simply it was. the first time table tennis players joined forces they shot china by defeating them to win women's gold at the world championships in one nine hundred ninety one coming together again has its rules. although this is just a qualifying game for the platinum korea open it feels like winning a gold medal at the olympics the game was small in scale but there was such a large audience cheering for us which helped us finish the match well i think this is both inspiring and touching. on the sort of don't get the negative that the korean table tennis team marks only the fourth time to have joined forces in an athletic effort. if you've ever drea

they have a different definition of the korean peninsula.influences the peninsula. so that would include u.s. nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. even our bombers in guam, north korea would consider part of the korean peninsula. >> they would be told good luck with that. i guess you never know. there have been no nuclear tests or missile launches since the two sides agreed to meet. right? but the president keeps tweeting, talking about north korea which is -- he says it's a win. that certainly plays to domestic politics here in the u.s. with your experience, does that give kim leverage? couldn't he actually just in an instant make the president look bad with one combative test or even a tweet? >> well, having eight months of no tests is fine. but we need to remember, there have been numerous cases where we had three to six years of no tests. that in and of itself is not a real metric of success. i think there's really a difference between what we see the administration saying of we're hoping to move forward, we're trying to put meat on

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that's good news but there's really not too far away and it's gathering here it is over the korean peninsula stretching up through key issue northern japan that as we head through tuesday heavy downpours of from this particularly over the korean peninsula but for now for many of us in honshu thank you she does look like it should stay dry. capturing a moment in time snapshots of our lives other stories. providing a glimpse into someone else's work out inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers everybody's going to. circle for. us on al-jazeera. quick look at the top stories four boys have been rescued in the first phase of an operation to get a football team out of a cave in thailand phase two is due to start on monday. police say that a woman who was exposed to the nerve agent in the town of ames breed last week has died police suspect forty four year old dawn sturgis came into contact with the same batch of novacek used in an attack on a former russian spy and his daughter. in march. and if european and eritrea have agreed to reopen embassies in each other's capitals after that le

so we want the results to be a iplomatic end to the nuclear confrontation on the korean peninsula. what happened in singapore you say yeah we have a better understanding. i agree. we do have a better understanding. it was primarily a photo op. yes, you are talking about the remains of those missing in action, that's very important and we're very pleased that we are seeing progress on that front. but the very first progress to ending the nuclear program in north korea is for north korea to make a declaration on their program, let us know exactly what they have, where they have it, and we get independent eyes on the ground to with the verify that, and then a game plan to eliminate that program. none of that has been achieved. now, my source is basically south korean it's been report that had mr. pompeo asked for that and has gotten no reply. that's from a south korean source. we did not hear that from mr. pompeo. >> so i guess that means you have not raised confidence or don't think it's highly likely that they'll be able to achieve denuclearization? guest: i don't want to go that fa

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in our joint efforts to chart a brighter future towards lasting peace and prosperity on the korean peninsulablueprint set forth in president moon's speech in berlin a year ago as well as the vision that presidents trump and chairman kim agreed to in singapore. and, therefore, it is thus in the interest of all that we move forward expeditiously in this endeavor. we have also confirmed once again that the rok/u.s. alliance is firm and strong and will remain so during this process of north korea's denuke hardization. we -- denuclearization. we have made it clear that decisions to suspend certain parts of the joint military exercises include aring the usg has been taken jointly with the aim of encouraging north korea to actively and ebbs we dishesly -- ebbs we dishesly engage in the process and that our combine defense posture would remain ironclad. our two countries will continue to maintain water tight coordination in any and all issues related to the rok/are u.s. alliance. in closing, may i once thank again my counterparts, the minister and secretary, for the show of solidarity that our three

six decades after the fighting stops on the korean peninsula. has more from washington d.c. . the handover of these remains of these u.s. service members was one of the clear actions that was in the singapore communique from june when u.s. president donald trump met the north korean leader kim jong un over there in singapore and this was all part of it the handover of these remains it's unclear why it took so long after the sing this summit for this to happen but we do know that secretary of state my palm pale was over in north korea recently and it's probably safe to assume that this was very high up on his list of pressuring the north korea's koreans to make this happen now over the years there's been a handover of repatriation of some other american soldiers that were lost during that war but it's believed that there are still five thousand three hundred u.s. service members that are unaccounted for from the war and it's believed that the north koreans pav about one hundred to one hundred fifty or so remains still ready to hand over to the americans at some point now what h

so the saudis the united states does not want to allow china to influence tween crees on the korean peninsula so for all these reasons the united states remains has turned by north korea really wants to move ahead with this idea indeed lots of moving parts still in the story of the korean peninsula for the moment thanks so much for joining us from seoul the greek authorities say there are serious indications that deadly wildfires was started deliberately more than eighty people are confirmed dead after flames through beach resorts in the athens barca has the latest from the tea. officials looking into the causes of the fires now believe that there are serious indications of arson this is prime minister alexis tsipras says early suspicion given the speed of the fires that sprang up both east and west of athens also because they appear to have been started simle taney asli we know that earlier in the week officials have been using an unmanned drone to fly over the entire area looking for anything suspicious well the layout of the town of monte is also being blamed for making the situation here

but they agreed in a vague term that they are both committed to the denuclearisation of the korean peninsularently if you are asking of koreans or americans. us wants north koreans or americans. us wants north korean is to give up all of its nuclear weapons. i don't think that is exactly what mr kim has in mind because since then we have had us intelligence agencies saying that they have evidence that the country continues working on the infrastructure for not just continues working on the infrastructure for notjust nuclear programmes that missile once as well. because the declaration was so vague it does not necessarily mean that kim jong—un has violated anything he has committed to. 0bviously anything he has committed to. obviously it adds to speculation as to whether he is really sincere and genuinely committed to peace talks as well. same mike pompeo is under a lot of pressure to come back from this trip with at least some kind of concrete action or detail, notjust words of commitment from the north korean leader. thank you very much. plenty to talk about despite their not being much to

site this just weeks after leader kim jong un said he would work toward denuclearization on the korean peninsula we'll get reaction from washington also coming up. the city the islamic state turned into a ghost town soon jar in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the has you the minority who once lived there half were turned we have an exclusive report also a potential solution to the perils of uncontrolled migration visit a shelter in asia where the u.n. gives women and children a legal and safe chance to reach you're. also coming up in the next sixty minutes a smartphone war simmers in france kids are outraged over a new law banning smartphones the school parents are happy but teachers worry it will be tough to enforce battle lines are being drawn. as a pleasure to have you along everyone we begin in north korea that country is reported to be working on a new ballistic missiles the washington post reports that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that was that has. produce them in the past the activity comes a despite north korean leader k

just what the current state of play is in this negotiation in efforts to re to denuclearize the korean peninsula. we're at the moment both sides are meeting at the border and try to debate how are pros who should be structured than the future that means what the frame workers and work details should be discussed so in this room at the end of the day involve mechanism that would provide transparency verification but also measures to to secure both its interests and security and those of south korea of course but that still needs to be done that will be a long process which could take another two or three years in the past we've seen attempted deals attempted to go she asians with north korea that eventually fell apart do you having watched these negotiations take place over time have confidence in donald trump's ability to solve this almost seemingly unsolvable problem interestingly yes because this time a different approach was used meaning that no north korea actually able to articulate its interests and that being considered in the pros as in the past was more on north korea to move and they w

for tokyo but what flooding we will see in the coming days is really going to be across the korean peninsula another very giving some cause for concern is super typhoon maria that's going to bring some very heavy rain right across northern parts of taiwan and it's gradually pushing towards the southeast of china marty. thank you very much indeed everton fox and now let's get more now on the breaking news is just coming in from israel and palestine where we understand that the prime minister's announced that it is he is closing the main commercial crossing into the gulf the ship ari force it is our correspondent he's in occupied east jerusalem harry said the aim obviously. mr netanyahu is to squeeze the the people of gaza even further well yes i mean just to say whether we are in western here in the in the bureau in . the the objective it does seem is to be able to come up with some kind of response to what has become a very big political problem for benjamin netanyahu the incessant use of kites with burning materials hanging from them being flown from the gaza strip into israeli territory an

collective efforts and dialogue is what russia has always propose for the korean peninsula as well.ogether in time to prepare a plan to normalize the situation there. where happy that the principles proposed by us proved useful. the parties came to the negotiating table and abandon actions which could have caused dramatic consequences. recent positive trends which were partly due to the efforts taken by president trump will continue further, but we also have negative examples where a great much we've reached together are abandoned. for example, i'm referring to the steps taken by the united states in withdrawing from the joint comprehensive plan of action. currently it is extremely important to reserve this new program and prevent uncontrolled growth of tensions in the middle east. the situation in south eastern ukraine remains complex. the reasons are the same. the ukrainian authorities refuse to honor the commitments they have made in resolving this conflict. they are unwilling to engage in a dialogue with their own citizens. instead, we rely on brute force. we still believe that

un the pair are expected to discuss a proposed timeline for the full denuclearization of the korean peninsula on saturday pompei will brief his japanese and south korean counterparts in tokyo. the junior partners in german chancellor angela merkel's coalition government the center left social democrats have signed on to her new tough line on migration this was a key demand of interior minister forces a home for who leaves miracles conservative varian sister soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave of just how dangerous that mission is was illustrated by the death of a professional diver who was working to bring air tanks to the group with oxygen level sinking and more monsoon rains expected authorities say this rescue needs to happen soon it's still dangerous work watch the levels a high narrow passages flooded. and still the volunteers continue their mission but with news that a former tiny navy diver has died no one can ignore the risks involved. some in pune and who was thirty eight had successfully delivered tanks event to the trapped boys and their football coach but he lost consciousn

on the pair are expected to discuss a proposed timeline for the full denuclearization of the korean peninsula on saturday pompei it will brief his japanese and south korean counterparts in tokyo. well soccer especially during this world cup is the most popular sport globally but a number of countries truly define themselves either national team countries like or why which is made friday's quarter finals time the south american country comes to a standstill every four years during soccer's biggest tournaments asop forget this is a competition or why has one twice. a whole country is gearing up for the quarter final match against france here in europe why we're football is more than just a game it's a raise on death row. winning the round of sixteen match against portugal sparked an explosion of joy throughout the country. a party that lasted well into the night. on par with the team celebration in the dressing room after the match. yes but at the end of it from now on if we win or lose it doesn't matter we went this far i have no words but my pregnant and if i give birth to i go oh who has sai