al jazeera. hello again i'm dennis in doha and these are the top stories here at al-jazeera north korea's official news agency says the country will stop own nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests the move includes shutting down its main nuclear testing site japan's defense minister there says the announcement shouldn't lead to any easing of international pressure on pyongyang kathy novak has law from seoul. about five years ago kim jong un had launched his signature policy where he had this jewel track of pursuing the nuclear weapons program of north korea and also promoting its economic development and now what he seems to be saying is that of the nuclear weapons program as far as he is concerned is complete and that will allow north korea to shift the focus to wardes developing the economy palestine's ambassador to the u.n. has called for an independent investigation into israel's use of force some protests as it comes after four palestinians including a fifteen year old boy were killed by israeli gunfire in another day of demonstrations on the border syrian rebels have reportedly

want to apologize for that's what al-jazeera does we ask the questions so that we can get closer to the truth. the problem and the headlines on al-jazeera north korea's official news agency says the country will stop all nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests the move includes shutting down its main nuclear testing site. the discontinuance of the nuclear test is an important process for the world wide disarmament and the cable join the international desire and efforts for total halt to nuclear testing the d.p. r. k. will never use nuclear weapons nor transfer them or nuclear technology under any circumstances unless there is a nuclear threat or prosecution against. the us president donald trump tweeted that it's very good news for north korea and the world but japan's prime minister shinzo the more cautious not. north korea's announcement is forward motion that i'd like to welcome but what's important is that this motion leads to complete verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of north korea's nuclear and missile programs i want to take a close look at that and other news palestine's ambassador to the u.n. is calling for an independe

al-jazeera. to have you with us on al-jazeera these are all top stories north korea says it's stopping all nuclear bomb and missile tests to pursue peace and economic growth instead the e.u. and the u.k. according to move a positive step forward the announcement comes ahead of planned summits with south korea and the united states. capitol to leave the evacuation due in russia syrian state t.v. show and buses with their families leaving column on about forty can from damascus and traveling to northern syria palestine the united nations is calling for an independent investigation into the use of force on protesters for palestinians including a fifteen year old boy killed by israeli gunfire and another day of demonstrations on gaza's border on friday. now the family of a palestinian engineer living in malaysia says he's being assassinated by the israeli intelligence agency mossad palestinian media reporting that. was ambushed after he left a mosque in. kuala lumpur he was shot at close range by two motorcyclists who then fled amasses confirm that albatross was a party member. of the russia's news ag

al jazeera beijing. now again on the as a prominent holiday headlines on al-jazeera north korea says it will stop all nuclearand missile tests to pursue peace and economic growth instead china and the united states are welcoming the pledge ahead of summits planned for next month. we will discontinue nuclear testing and intercontinental ballistic rocket test firings from april twenty first the northern nuclear test of the d.p. r. k. will also be dismantled to transparently guarantee the discontinuance of nuclear testing that this continuance of the nuclear test is an important process for the worldwide disarmament and the joint international desire and efforts told to halt testing. will never use nuclear weapons nor transfer them or nuclear technology under any circumstances unless there is a nuclear threat against. palestine's ambassador to the united nations is calling for an independent investigation into israel's use of force on protesters for palestinians including a fifteen year old boy killed by israeli gunfire another day of demonstrations on gaza's border on friday at least thirty nine people have no

al-jazeera. good to have you with us on al-jazeera and these are our top stories north korea says it will stop the. missile tests china and the united states are welcoming the announcement to the head of summits planned for next month. the united nations is calling for an independent investigation into. force on protesters. a fifteen year old boy killed by israeli gunfire and another day of demonstrations on the gaza border on friday and syrian rebels have reportedly agreed to withdraw from their last stronghold of the capital the government says the area. surrendered reached. the us democratic party is suing the donald trump campaign and russia for alleged collusion in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election they accuse moscow of contacting trump's advisors and telling them about a cyber attack that leaked damaging information about his democratic rival hillary clinton the lawsuit also names wiki leaks and its founder julian assange. has the full story from washington. it's an unusual move but not an unprecedented one democrats have sued over the watergate break in and they did get som

part of the rebel education series at this time on al-jazeera. north korea says it will suspend its nuclear testing program a move welcomed by the west but some are cautious. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up india's government approves the death penalty for child rapists after widespread anger over recent attacks. chemical weapons inspectors finally visit duma in syria two weeks after an alleged gas attack. he made a stand by taking any now american footballer calling cappa nick takes amnesties ambassador of conscience award. welcome to the program our top story north korea's announcement that it will suspend nuclear and long range missile test has been welcomed by western leaders u.s. president donald trump described the pages very good news while european leaders say it's a good first step japan's leaders also welcome this announcement but he said that it must lead to some. concrete action kathy novak reports from seoul. north korea regularly tested increasingly threatening ballistic missiles last year including

former president of georgia and an ex governor of the odessa region in ukraine talked to al jazeera. north korea's state media called friday's historic summit a new milestone focus now shifts to kim jong un's upcoming meeting with donald trump. hasn't think of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up hundreds of thousands march on the streets of yemen's capital as hooty rebels mourn the killing of their second in command. more than nine hundred people wounded by israeli fire the latest gars of protests hospitals are stretched to breaking point plus. from drones to fighter jets the latest weapons on display at the burnley an air show. hello millions of koreans have been reacting to friday's historic meeting of the two leaders of their divided peninsula south koreans were able to watch the summit between their president and north korea's kim jong il and live on television the message across the border was more tightly controlled attention is now focusing on the upcoming meeting between kim and the u.s. president james bays reports from seoul. across south korea people watching the historic s

teaching empowerment kenya part of the rebel education series at this time on al jazeera. north korea says it will suspend new clear and miss out tests and shut down a test site. hello michelle without is there life and also coming up. new calls for an investigation into israel's use of force on palestinian protesters after four people were killed in friday demonstrations syria's government moves on the remaining rebel held parts very close to the capital. cubans contemplating new era with a president who isn't named castro. but we start on the korean peninsula where north korea's official news agency has announced that it will stop all new there and intercontinental ballistic missile tests the announcement comes ahead of the meeting between north and south korean leaders in six days time reacting to the news u.s. president donald trump tweeted that it's very good news for north korea and the world let's go live now to our correspondent who's in the south korean capital seoul kathy novak and this announcement came a little over an hour ago and came as a bit of a surprise didn't it. it

al-jazeera. alone has them seeker in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has vowed to keep the pressure on north korea until there's complete denuclearization on the peninsula north korea's state media say friday summit with south korea paves the way for a new era of peace and prosperity i think the responsibility has fallen on the shoulders of the president of the united states and i think we have i think i have a responsibility to see if i can do it and if i can't do it it will be a very tough time for a lot of countries and a lot of people it's certainly something that i hope i can do for the world this is beyond the united states this is a world problem and it's something that i hope i'm able to do for the world german chancellor angela merkel has visited washington for talks with president trump at the top of merkel's agenda was preserving the iran nuclear deal which trump wants to abandon in the u.s. the republican led house intelligence committee says there is no evidence donald trump's presidential campaign colluded with russia but his report does criticize trump's eldest son for poor judgment

issues here go far beyond one data mining company and one election with the listening post on al-jazeera. north korea's leader promises to close his country's nuclear test site pledged to fall short of what the world wants. this is. also coming up new u.s. secretary of state might pump a zero looks for gulf unity to confront iran as he continues his middle east. ranger refugees demand guarantees for a safe return to me and much u.n. visit to their camps in bangladesh. adult cabinet members but i had to scrap all of those because everyone has been. skips a comedy roast in washington opting instead to rally supporters eight hundred kilometers away. hello south korea says kim jong un has promised to shut down the north's nuclear bomb test site next month the pledge was made during kim's summit with president moon j in on friday but there's no word about the future of north korea's ballistic missile program or whether kim will bow to demands by u.s. president donald trump to get rid of nuclear weapons the test site that kim says he will shut down is in the country's north south korea as the pyongyang is ha

more importantly as well those two cultures north and south america at least have to teach it like it's a very important place for al-jazeera to be. north korea says it will suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down a test site. down the archives al jazeera live from doha also coming up. new calls for an investigation of israel's use of force on palestinian protesters after four people were killed and friday demonstrations. there is government moves on the remaining rebel held areas near the capital plus. us. taking china by storm the patriotic favor but domestic sentiment. says it will stop all new korea and intercontinental ballistic missile tests an announcement comes ahead of a meeting between north and south korean leaders in six days time u.s. president donald trump tweets at that it's very good news for north korea on the world. state run t.v. news issued a statement on his commitment to end all nuclear tests on the peninsula. we will discontinue nuclear testing and intercontinental ballistic rocket test firings from april twenty first the northern nuclear test of the d.p. r. k. will also be dismantled to transparently guaran

all of them are the says al jazeera live from doha also coming up al-jazeera goes inside north korea. with. between north and south only reporting. plastic ragu as president strikes a defiant tone as violent protests continue to rock the capitol. hill energy. to several delays ends national inspectors have finally been given access to the scene of a suspected chemical attack that took place in syria two weeks ago the syrian government and its ally russia deny responsibility for this attack and alleged cover up inspectors will not be assigning blame only be trying to this time and whether an attack took place. diane reports. the wait is over inspectors but the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons given access to the area of the alleged chemical attack in duma samples were collected but delayed access to the site is raising questions about the quality of the evidence and whether syria or russia cleared the scene the visit comes a week after o.p.c. w inspectors first arrived in syria the u.s. and france have accused russia of blocking the investigation to buy time for mr

al-jazeera. asian leaders cautiously welcome north korea's announcement that it will stop nuclear and missile tests. and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha would be one of the peron i'm also ahead. palestinians again demanded international investigation after more protest as a killed by israeli fire along the gaza border south africa's president attempts to play peacemaker in a northern city has by violence and. local heroes drive a box office boom in china will examine the patriotism behind ticket sales. north korea says it will stop all nuclear and continental ballistic missile tests add and economic growth and pace the announcement has been made ahead of planned summits with south korea and the united states the pledge is a significant reversal for north korea which has staked security on its nuclear arsenal. we will discontinue nuclear testing and intercontinental ballistic rocket test firings from april twenty first the northern nuclear test of the d.p. r. k. will also be dismantled to transparently guarantee the discontinuance of you care testing that this. continuance of

al-jazeera. new yorkers are very receptive to al-jazeera because it is such an international city they are very interested in that global perspective that al jazeera provides. north korea says it will suspend its nuclear testing program a move welcomed by the west but some are still cautious. i'm maryam namazie and on the new watching al-jazeera also coming up. chemical weapons inspectors finally visit duma in syria two weeks after an alleged gas attack. india's government approves the death penalty for child rapists off to widespread anger over recent attacks. the. nicaragua's president in damage control mode as protests over controversial changes to state pensions turned deadly. ever since his rights to power the north korean leader kim jong un has focused solely on the development of his country's nuclear capability but on saturday you know it's going ngs nuclear and missile testing program would be suspended and replaced by a new drive for economic growth and peace or of us it has been welcomed by most western countries including the us president is due to meet with kim jong il and for talks in the coming months but all those being cautious as kathy novak reports .

al jazeera. hello and welcome to this al-jazeera news hour live from doha i'm martine denis coming up in the next sixty minutes north korea says it will suspend new clear and missile tests as well as shut down a test site. new coltrane investigation of israel's use of force on palestinian protesters after four people were killed in friday demonstrations. syria's government moves on the remaining rebel held area near the capital. and cubans contemplate a new era with a president who isn't called castro. let's go first to the korean peninsula where north korea's official news agency has announced that it will stop all new clear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests the announcement comes ahead of the meeting between the north and south korean leaders which is june sixth ace from now we have two correspondents on the story we've got castro who is in the u.s. capitol we'll get her in a moment first so let's go to kathy novak is in the south korean capital seoul and this momentous announcement coming from north korea has been welcomed it seemed seems by leaders of the south. yes the south korean government has welcomed

to get those talks started because if they expect to surrender fire and fury trumps north korea crisis on al-jazeera. welcome back the top stories this hour north korea's decision to hold nuclear and missile tests has been welcomed by leaders across the world including the u.s. president donald trump who hailed as his good news international weapons inspectors a fine even if it's at the syrian town of duma two weeks after an alleged chemical attack. at least one person has died in violent clashes between security forces and thousands of opposition supporters protesting about new electoral laws in madagascar. when are hundreds of nurses a protested in zimbabwe's capital after more than sixty thousand were fired over strike action to force major public hospitals to close and nurses say patients are paying the price cattle up as her diane reports. was these nurses want to go back to work they went on strike hoping for higher pay and better working conditions instead they got fired by the government we love our country we love our patients please do not make us suffer anymore do not make up this and suf

al-jazeera. and historic day for north and south korea after their leaders agreeing to work together with the and then she left and you. alone again i'm sick and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up three dead palestinians continue to protest along the gaza border despite the un urging israel to stop using excessive force. we have a really great relationship but we actually have had a great relationship right from the beginning but some people didn't understand that president donald trump posted germany's angela merkel at the white house playing down rumors of a rift from colorful children's cartoon as we visit the united states first at the museum dedicated to palestinian. north and south korea are vowing to work towards a complete denuclearization of the peninsula after historic face to face talks between kim jong un and it was a day of symbolic moments beginning with kim crossing the border into the south the first north korean leader to do so since war broke out on the peninsula in one nine hundred fifty then apparently unscripted moment came a moon crossed back into the north t

al-jazeera. in the lead up to the historic twenty eight feet the real summit al-jazeera looks of life in the north. join me james brace for a series of special reports from north korea. here on al-jazeera. the top stories this hour on al-jazeera france's president tomorrow mccaughan has urged the u.s. to stand by the iran nuclear deal president donald trump is threaten to walk away from the agreements mcconnell arrives in washington on monday. nicaragua's president has withdrawn proposed pension reforms that sparked a wave of violent protests dozens of shops in the capital managua were looted in a fifth day of demonstrations and at least sixty three people have been killed in bombing attacks of voter registration centers in afghanistan several centers have been targeted since they opened last week ahead of upcoming elections. syria's government has continued to pummel a suburb of the capital damascus to force out i still faces they've agreed to leave the southern wrong place but are yet to surrender the area they occupy which includes the palestinian refugee camp is one of the last near the capital that hasn't forward to prove government forces. an airstrike by saud

given it is preparing for historic talks with north korean leader kim jong un in a matter of weeks kimberly held at al-jazeera west palm beach florida in north korea state media say the ruling party will meet on friday to decide on policies for the spirit al-jazeera as diplomatic as the james bays has more from pyongyang. the state controlled media here in north korea do not work at the pace of donald trump and his pronouncements on twitter and these news conferences so there's still no response to the secret visit secret until a few hours ago it might pompei zero to pyongyang all the latest statements that have come from the u.s. president from the north korean side the state media and the state news agency reporting that the central committee of the ruling korean workers party will be having a meeting on friday to discuss important historical developments now i don't think they are in anywhere going to change the course put in place by kim jong un the supreme leader for these negotiations with the united states what i think is happening is they're preparing the korean people for a change of course remember that for many years for decades the med

north is coming up next thanks for your company. in the lead up to the historic twenty eighteen korea's summit al-jazeera looks at life in the north. join me jane space for a series of special reports from north korea. here on al-jazeera. they've gotten a mourner so that maybe i could kind of bond with the least interested person to come to. him was on more than a ball now doing better than these you know. we have. right now but i am. not sure if the that he first i don't think. they are you know how much about our second ad out. of it because again you know you have a ship that was actually asked the summer like it just didn't. oh yes you know gabriel i said yes it's you know maybe there's a miracle. then maybe i wouldn't go on there are not then they give out about all of the some of the. you know not. all may not be i mean. really have to remember who handled the following list. one thing i thought about that we can only say. it will consume the tele. in the mice. and i still have the will want to kneel down almost. for the longest walk to school mill and then what is to say to my going to take something. out on a kind of down a

north korea's promise to stop weapons testing didn't go that far it pledged to never use nuclear weapons unless there are nuclear threats and you clear provocations against it cathy know that al-jazeera seoul. north korea is had a history of not keeping its promises when it comes to denuclearization in two thousand and seven north korea agreed to shut its main nuclear reactor in return for relief aid young signed an agreement to dismantle its nuclear weapons facilities but missed the deadline then in two thousand and eight the government demolished a cooling tower a symbol of its commitment to ending its nuclear program two months later the north refused to allow international observers to visit suspected nuclear facilities then the u.s. agreed to send food aid in the twenty twelve after pyongyang said they would freeze the launching of long range missiles that agreement ended when the rockets were launched in early two thousand and thirteen stephen nikkei is an associate professor of politics and international studies at the international christian university joins me now via skype from tokyo good to have you with us on the program stephen a cautionary tone being told by world leade

programs north korea's promise to stop weapons testing didn't go that far it cleage to never use nuclear weapons unless there are nuclear threats and you clear provocations against it kathy novak al jazeera sole. a north korea course its governing ideology jus change your self-reliance and the country's nuclear program is a key part of that our diplomatic editor james bays was given rare access to the capital pyongyang way found out more about the self-reliance philosophy. welcome to pyongyang certainly the cleanest most orderly and probably the most controlled place i've ever visited. rush hour in the city yet the traffic is like the roads of quarks although all of them are a little unfair. there's no doubt this is an extremely hardworking society everyone striving for the good of the staines this is how workers were sent into. revolutionary slogans flags and drums. in this city the portraits and the statues tell the story of this isolated nation run by three men all from one family the grandfather and the country's founder kim il sung the father kim jong il and the son the current leader kim jong un who told he's too modest to have mosaics made of him but he's everywhere on the state c

al-jazeera u.s. president. talks with north korea's leader if they're not fruitful at a meeting with japanese prime minister. has confirmed cia director mike compare secretly went to pyongyang to meet kim jong un. parliament has nominated the first presidential candidate outside the castro family. will succeed. will remain the communist party. rebel fighters and northeast of syria's capital damascus have agreed to lay down weapons and deal brokered by russia to the north groups are holding out despite government strikes. syrian government media accusing health and emergency workers of providing aid to rebel groups but doctors insist they focus on injured civilians in areas where hospitals are regularly bombed by the government. reports. as the buses full of people forced from their homes left parts of eastern after years of siege and bombings forces and. government t.v. crews rushed to show how the enclave was run by rebel fighters they call terrorists the relentless brooke baldwin forced people in the ground into basements such as thi

to test and then london with the top stories here on al-jazeera north and south korea vowing to work towards a complete denuclearization of the peninsula after historic face to face talks between kim jong un and in the meeting saw a came cross the border into the south becoming the first north korean leader to do so since nine hundred fifty came and moon have promised to work towards establishing a permanent peace agreement the summit comes just months after increasing the aggressive and warlike rhetoric from north korea. charlie munger chong it's very significant of north korea to come measure of freezing its nuclear activities first it will be a valuable beginning for the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun a good i also know you are you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries will have a new policy of cooperation after years of disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this the north

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al-jazeera. and if we get much more news and video on our website al-jazeera dot com. is going to remind you of the top stories here on al-jazeera north and south korea are vowing to work towards a complete denuclearization of the peninsula after historic face to face talks between king and i in the momentous meeting so came across the border into the south becoming the first north korean leader today so since nine hundred fifty came and moon has promised to work towards establishing a permanent peace agreement the summit comes just months after increasingly aggressive and warlike rhetoric from north korea. you know you know you are you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries if you have a new policy of cooperation after years of disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this north koreans and the south koreans are now sharing one spot on the map and they represent one country in one way or another and we hope to achieve the ambitions and hopes of both countries . u.s. president. historic meeting between the korean leaders saying americans should feel proud to meet kim jong un in

you're watching al jazeera let's recap the top stories for you right now south korea says north korea will dismantle its nuclear test site next month them alone by foreign experts to oversee its closure south korean president and welcomed the move saying it shows kim jong un is sincere about the nuclearization on the peninsula north also plans to match time zones with south korea newly appointed u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was in saudi arabia as part of a three day visit to the middle east he's been holding talks with the saudi foreign minister there and meeting the crown prince mohammed bin salma iran nuclear deal is expected to top the agenda and in yemen a million man march in the capital sana'a has been held to honor a high ranking rebel leader killed in an air strike by the saudi led coalition last week the funeral comes hours after saudi arabia says it has killed the two rebel leaders in an airstrike. russia's foreign minister has accused the u.s. of trying to divide syria into parts. made the announcements in moscow while meeting his turkish and iranian counterparts to

al-jazeera. u.s. media says north korea's leader trumps nominee for secretary of state. plus now there's talk of a peace treaty between north and south. i'm sorry this is al jazeera live from also coming up. if the u.n. security team decides the situation is sound and the fact finding mission will begin its work on wednesday on syria's u.n. envoy confirms chemical weapons inspectors are expected to enter a doomer in the coming hours. and we need the scientists infected with malaria as a child now leading the fight against the disease. there's been some big developments on north korea we're getting reports out of south korea of a peace treaty in the making this comes on top of us media reports that the secretary of state nominee has met north korea's leader in the capital the washington post is quoting unnamed officials about the former cia there. actor's visit as the u.s. president's envoy at easter weekend he was reportedly there to prepare for a possible meeting between dog trump and german expected next month or june al-jazeera is diplomatic editor james plays has more

well i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera coming up north korea pledges to dismantle its nuclear testing site as soon as next month. a central american migrants preparing to attempt a controversial crossing of the border into the u.s. . and attempts to save one of the world's natural wonder the australian government i just four hundred million dollars for the great barrier reef. donald trump's new secretary of. state has issued a strong warning to iran on the first two stops of his middle east tour in saudi arabia and israel might pompei accused iran of destabilizing the entire region is trip comes as president trump edges closer to deciding whether or not he'll pull the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal how a force that has more from west jerusalem in the middle east might pompeo double down on the theme that has dominated his first international trip as secretary of state iran's threat to the region and the world and the solidifying u.s. threat to pull out of the iran nuclear deal iran destabilize this entire region that supports proxy militias and terrorist groups

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historic talks with north korean leader kim jong un in a matter of weeks kimberly helped at al-jazeera west palm beach florida trump has confirmed the u.s. is negotiating with north korea to release three american prisoners the fact is that they do have three prisoners we have been talking about them we are negotiating now we are doing our very best as you know they've been there a long time and it's harsh treatment we fought very hard to get auto warm beer back and when we came back he was in very. very bad condition was a very sad event we are likewise fighting very diligently to get the three american citizens back i think there's a good chance of doing it we're having very good dialogue we will keep you informed but we are in there and we are working very hard on that. diplomatic carrots a james bays has more on that from north korea's capital pyongyang. remember the trumpet ministration judges many think by the domestic angle in the way that things are seen this would be seen in the u.s. as an important victory early victory guessing these three u.s. citizens of korean descent two are being held in north korea. it's something and remember these are people and one

to get those talks started because if they expect to surrender fire and fury trumps north korea crisis on al-jazeera. zero. tell them to limit donald this is the news hour live from london coming up president confirms his spine top level secret talks with north korea's kim jong il in pyongyang. castro's successive miguel diaz that can eliz name just the sole candidate to take over as cuba's president. turkey's president called surprise early elections for stronger powers for his office. some bob way celebrates its first independence day without charge but how much it's really changed. and in sport manny pacquiao insists that his time isn't over as a boxer the filipino fight legend confirms plans for his first contact in more than a year. a very warm welcome to the news hour u.s. president has confirmed that a spy chief made a secret visit to north korea and met its leader kim jong un from tweeted that the meeting with cia head might pale went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed it comes as the groundwork is being laid for a possible summit between the two leaders i'll just say was diplo

korea hear their story on talk to al-jazeera. in the lead up to their historic twenty eighth street careers summit al-jazeera looks at life in the north. join me james berry's first series of special forces from north korea. here on al-jazeera. if you're in beijing looking out the pacific ocean you'd see american warships one mess was that somehow time is aiming to replace america and go around the world all the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our first president george washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china bought one on a just. the scene for us where they're on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is always possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join a sunset there are people that there are choosing between buying medication or eating this is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who's an activist and has posted a story join the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera. a very important source of infor

in the lead up to the historic twenty eighteen korea's summit al-jazeera looks of life in the north. join me jane space for a series of special reports from north korea. here on al-jazeera.

al-jazeera thank you. as i'm saying a lot of interest there in this story and henry saying north korea did not roll over they have a plan and krisna saying good news from north korea while north korea's governing ideology is called so that roughly means self-reliance al-jazeera is diplomatic editor james bays has been given rare access to the capital to see how this philosophy of self-reliance works. come. welcome to pyongyang certainly the cleanest most orderly and probably the most controlled place i've ever visited. rush hour in the city yet the traffic is like the roads of quarks although all of them little comfort. doubt this extremely hard working society everyone striving for the good of the state says this is how workers essential. revolutionary slogans flags and drums. in this city the portraits and the statues tell the story of this isolated nation run by three men all from one family. the grandfather and the country's founder kim il sung the father kim jong il. and the son the current leader kim jong un who told he's too modest to have mosaics made of him but he's everywhere on the state controlle

i don't see a chance on this is al jazeera live from london also coming up north korea pledges to dismantle its nuclear scientists to as next month. the central american migrants preparing to attempt that controversial crossing of the border into the u.s. under protest leader is a surprise favorite to be armenia's new prime minister to the ruling party which the context. donald trump's new secretary of state has kicked off his tour of the middle east with a strong warning for iran might compare with now israel after visiting saudi arabia as his first international till after taking on the role of america's top diplomat in peo how talks with the israeli prime minister in tel aviv and has warned iran against threatening israel we remain deeply concerned about iran's dangerous escalation of threats to israel in the region and iran's ambition to dominate the middle east remains the united states is with israel in this fight and we strongly support israel sovereign right to defend itself regarding the j c p a way present trouble in particular still is very flawed he's directed the administration

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buy let's have a look at the top stories here at al-jazeera the leaders of north and south korea havesigned an unprecedented declaration to work together to denuclearize and achieve permanent peace on the peninsula they've agreed to push for a four way talks involving the two koreas the u.s. and china the ultimate goal is to transition from the sixty five year old all missis to a formal peace treaty every. evening you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries will have a new policy of cooperation after years of disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this for north koreans and the south koreans are now sharing one spot on the map and they represent one country in one way or another and we hope to achieve the ambitions and hopes of both countries to try human touch on its very significant that north korea to come measure of freezing its nuclear activities first it will be a valuable beginning for the complete denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula. and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean penin

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al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera times a whole rahman a reminder of our top stories north korea says it's stopping all nuclear bomb and missile tests to pursue peace and economic growth instead the e.u. is calling it a positive move forward the announcement comes ahead of planned summits with south korea and the united states fighters in a rebel held area near syria's capital have agreed to lay down their weapons and leave as part of another evacuation deal brokered by russia. and palestine's ambassador to the united nations is calling for an independent investigation into israel's use of force against protesters after four were killed in the latest dance of border protests. the family of a palestinian engineer living in malaysia says he's being killed by the israeli intelligence agency mossad palestinian media is reporting that for the. was ambushed and shot near a mosque two motorcyclists fled the scene the university of kuala lumpur tweeted condolences for the senior lecturer hamas says he was a party member. ronen bergman is an author of the forthcoming mossad history rise a

and maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up north korea's leader kim jong un promises to dismantle its nuclear testing site as the u.s. says there's a real chance for a deal. central american migrants attempt a controversial crossing of the border into the united states. and a protest leader is the surprise favorite to be manias new prime minister after the ruling party quits the contest. our top story the united states says it's deeply concerned by iran's destabilizing and malign activities in the middle east the newly appointed secretary of state might on bio made the comments after meeting the israeli prime minister in tel aviv jaring his as it to the region earlier the former cia director held talks with saudi arabia's king salmon calling for unity among gulf allies as washington tries to muster support for new sanctions against iran to curb its missile program ari force it has more now from west jerusalem in the middle east mike pompeo double down on the theme that has dominated his first international trip as secretary of state iran's threat to the re

al-jazeera new york. you're watching al-jazeera these are our top stories north korea's official news agency says the country will stop all nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests the moving clears shutting down its main nuclear testing sites. that this continuance of the nuclear test is an important process for the worldwide disarmament and the t.p.r. cable joint international desire and efforts for total halt to nuclear testing the d.p. r. k. will never use nuclear weapons nor transfer them or nuclear technology under any circumstances unless there is a nuclear threat or paf occasion against it yes president donald trump has tweeted it's very good news for north korea and the world japan's prime minister is sounding a more cautious note. that north korea's announcement is forward motion that i'd like to welcome but what's important is that this motion leads to complete verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of north korea's nuclear and missile programs i want to take a close look at that. the u.n. is calling for an independent investigation into israel's use of force on protesters for pales

shinzo abi that he had conveyed japan's willingness for talks with north korea a willingness kim jong un said was mutual kathy novak al-jazeera sold. for north korea's announcement comes just months after making a series of major advances and its weapons program as arsenal has improved in size and range extending well beyond south korea and japan to and encompass the us mainland and much of the world last july it successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile the fourteen with a range of more than ten thousand kilometers putting parts of the u.s. within range for the first time that in august a test of the mid-range process. twelve capable of striking the pacific island which hosts a major american military base within a month north korea conducted its nuclear test claiming to detonate a hydrogen bomb and finally in november tested its most powerful and filed this reaching into that and to continental ballistic missile yet that's the song fifteen that potentially puts most of the world within its range which has also made unverified claims that it's developed a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its

al-jazeera live life in the north. join me for a series of special reports from north korea. here on al-jazeera. political upheaval in armenia as the prime minister who was president is forced to step down tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched for days to demand his resignation so what's next this is inside story. and i welcome to the program i'm jane dokken nellie two weeks of political drama in armenia have ended with the downfall of the prime minister who was president so. abruptly resigned just a few days after being appointed by parliament he became prime minister off to ending ten years in power as president protesters accused him of a political power grab and marched on the streets of the capital yet of on for days as news of his resignation spread protests is cheered opposition leader nicol russian yohn of you was detained and later released said powell is with the people in his resignation letter there's a cigarette it's a good and said nicole passion young was right i was wrong the create a situation has some solutions but i will not go to any of them that's not mine

al jazeera i really felt liberated as a journalist was. getting to the truth as an eyewitness that's what this. al-jazeera. is. where every. to one predictable deja's i've been working on north korea policy for almost thirty years i can't tell you what the u.s. policy is towards north korea the fine folks to know what they want to deter an attack from the united states as the u.s. struggles to define its foreign policy sunk lines examines the potential fallout we don't see really is a strategy designed to get those talks started because if they expect to surrender fire and fury trumps north korea crisis on al-jazeera the scene for us where they're online which is a very new sign in yemen that peace is always possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sept there are people that little choosing between buying medication and eating this is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who's an activist and has posted a story join the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera coming. up. i mean this is different whether someone is going for something this big red this kind of thing it

al-jazeera. u.s. president donald trump who warns he'll walk away if talks with north korea aren't fruitful. and our intake of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. out with the old in with a new round castro hands over power to cuba's new leader hugo diaz kind of. abandoning their arms and pulling out syrian rebels and their families start to leave a town near damascus a deal with government forces plus. cooked to death a stock new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. and a u.s. president donald trump has warned he'll walk away from planned talks with north korea's leader if they're not fruitful the meeting is expected to take place next month or early june cia director and sector state nominee might pompei or held a secret meeting with kim jong un in pyongyang earlier this month as part of an effort to lay the groundwork for talks trump says he hopes they'll be a success but adds he is willing to cool off if not if i think that it's a meeting that is not going to be fruitful we're not going to go if the meeting when i'm the