president donald trump pyongyang says it will not take part in the meeting if the u.s.insists they must get rid of its nuclear weapons and the white house says it's still hopeful that the summit will happen. and german chancellor angela merkel has said drawn a new clear agreement is not ideal but it is the best option on the table at the moment a common scheme in a wide ranging speech the german parliament. she minute you have a new strain i'll see you in half an hour with more news and information to join me the end of. the. the momentum. we're in of it will make your business magazine with a different next d.w. . lawyer. culture. hair. superman. super food. blog called. life style you're a. sixty minute. global inequalities. what does inequality mean. connected well. to the media. joining the discussion and how. media following the time to. freedom of expression. a value that always has to be defended and new. all over the world. of freedom freedom of art. a multimedia project about artists and their right to express their views freely. d.w. don't come to freedom. i b

president donald trump pyongyang says he not take part in the meeting if the u.s. insists it must get rid of its nuclear weapons the white house says it's too hopeful the summit will take place. and german chancellor angela merkel has said the iranian nuclear agreement is not ideal but it is the best option on the table on the table at the moment a common scheme in a wide ranging speech to the german parliament. you're watching the news coming to you live from berlin lots more coming up shortly do stay with me if you can. a wonderful. strong is better. can all be found in the high mountains of northern slovo. thirty sherpas carry supplies to the mountain hudson and once a year they participate in the. kings of the mountain her up supply last sharpless thirty five. planes looking for the white chocolate brown is shaking about the shut up of was your favorite place. in the journalism opportunity when the masses should get the culture that the entire country the champion of free and fearless for the last sixty years just look for mines. birth place home to movements o

is deja news coming to you live from berlin north korea threatens to cancel it summit with donald trump pyongyang says it will not take part in the meeting if the u.s. insists it must get bridge up its nuclear weapons is this a bump in the road or is it the end of the diplomatic pole also coming up. on the american defense the iran nuclear deal saying it's the best way to support peace and stability in the region the german chancellor made the comments on iran and a host of other controversial issues in a speech to parliament. helen markham i'm on the thought she must north korea has told him to dodge plans for a historic summit with the united states pyongyang says it will not take part in the meeting if it is going to be quote a one sided affair where it is pressured to give up its nukes only of the north korea north korea also counseled a meeting with south korea into test a military exercises being conducted by seoul and washington. history being written only a few weeks ago at the summit of the north and south korean leaders. where pyongyang said it was prepared to denuclearize. but now nort

donald trump fires off this letter to pyongyang, saying america's nuclear arsenal so powerful, he's prayingr, north korea claimed it had destroyed pert of its nuclear test site, donald trump said pyongyang needs to go much further. we have this story covered with reaction from washington and seoul. also on the programme. the missile that downed malaysian airliner msi7 belonged to a russian unit say dutch prosecutors, and was transported to ukraine from the russian city of kursk.

wednesday north korea did threaten to scupper highly anticipated talks between kim jong un and donald trump pyongyang is furious at the moment about ongoing joint military war games being conducted by washington and south korea. i i. i. i. i. i. there are exercises that are legal there are planned well well in advance we will continue to go ahead and plan the meeting between president jiang and while the drills do come at a time when pyongyang and soul are enjoying improved relations but north korea is also angry about remarks by top u.s. officials saying that it could suffer the same fate as libya. takes a look now at how the last deal between pyongyang and washington were attacked. we all know what carrot and stick diplomacy is but these these goes beyond that way beyond their will get private capital that comes in north korea is desperately in need of energy support electricity for their people we can deliver that and as i said earlier this week we can create conditions for real economic prosperity for the north korean people that will rival that of the south talk about extremes not so long ago pe

this news coming from north korea threatens to cancel the summit with donald trump pyongyang says it will not take off in the meeting if the u.s. insists it must get rid of its nuclear weapons is this a bump in the road at all is the end of a diplomatic fall in the coming also on the show. i'm going to make a difference.

wednesday north korea threatened to cancel highly anticipated talks between kim jong un and donald trump pyongyang this period about ongoing joint military drills conducted by washington and south korea. there are exercises that are legal there are planned well well in advance we will continue to go ahead and plan the meeting between president trumping kim jong un well the latest comes to spice a recent store in relations between the two koreas in april they held their first summit in more than a decade but soon afterwards a top u.s. official suggested north korea could suffer the same fate as libya artie's broadcast the of looks at the mixed signals coming from washington. we all know what carrot and stick diplomacy is but these these goes beyond that way beyond there will get private capital that comes in north korea is desperately in need of energy support electricity for their people we can deliver that and as i said earlier this week we can create conditions for real economic prosperity for the north korean people that will rival that of the south talk about extremes not so long ago people we

this is good news coming from but north korea threatens to cancel its summits with donald trump pyongyang says it will not take part in the meeting if the u.s. insists it must get rid of its nuclear weapons is this a bomb in the road or end of the diplomatic level also coming up. on the mantel defends the iran nuclear deal saying it's the best way to support peace and stability in the region the german chancellor made good comments on iran and a host of other controversial issues in the spring.

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earlier, north korea claimed it had destroyed part of its nuclear test site — donald trump said pyongyangf and when kimjong—un if and when kim jong—un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions, i am waiting. the missile that downed malaysia airlines flight mhi7 belonged to a russian unit say dutch prosecutors, and was transported to ukraine from the russian city of kursk. and president trump's former right—hand—man steve bannon upsets martin luther king's daughter who sends out a strong—worded tweet. we have all the details.

donald trump says pyongyang needs to go much further.also on the program, the missile that downed malaysian airline belonged to a russian unit.

earlier, north korea claimed it had destroyed part of its nuclear test site — donald trump said pyongyangds to go much further. if and when kimjong—un if and when kim jong—un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions, i am waiting. the missile that downed malaysia airlines flight mh17 belonged to a russian unit say dutch prosecutors, and was transported to ukraine from the russian city of kursk. and president trump's former right—hand—man steve bannon upsets martin luther king's daughter who sends out a strong—worded tweet. we have all the details. we start the programme with donald trump's dramatic cancellation of his upcoming nuclear summit with north korea. this is the moment he made the announcement at the white house. while many things can happen and a great opportunity lies ahead from a potentially, i believe that this is a tremendous setback for north korea andindeed a tremendous setback for north korea and indeed a setback for the world. i have spoken to general mattis and thejoint chiefs of staff and our military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the worl

certainty over the summi between north korea's leader and donald trump after pyongyang threatens to pull out. the president seems caught off guard. pres. trump: we haven't seen anything, we haven't heard anything. we will see what happens. jane: more details are disclosed about the meeting between the president's son d a group of russians in 2016. takinspeak to the woman the helm at the smithsonian air and space museum for the first me in its history. jane: welcome to our viewers on elevision in america and around the globe. "we will have to see" is the t rdict of president trump amid growing doubts ts meeting with north korea's leader will go ahead as planned. north korea has already pulled -- they threatenth to cancel if u.s. continues to push for an end to the nuclear weapons prram. north korea has already pulledout of this week's talks with south korea. our north america editor jon sopel has more. jon: it is an annual event and eachear it upsets the north. a military training maneuver involving 100 warplanes from the u.s. and south korea last night, pyongyang engaged in their own liv

earlier, north korea claimed it had destroyed part of its nuclear test site — donald trump said pyongyangeeds to go much further. if and when kim jong—un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions, iam waiting. we'll have the latest from washington and seoul. also on tonight's programme: the four children who died when their house was petrol bombed in the middle of the night — two men are sentenced to life for their murder. i was a nana of 11, now i am a nana of seven. we will never again hear their voices shouting out "nana" or "grandad". an army sergeant is found guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute — police say it was a miracle she survived falling 4,000 feet. and liverpool fans arrive in kiev, ready for the champions league final. and coming up on bbc news: england's test troubles continue on a bad opening day forjoe root‘s side in the first test with pakistan at lord's. good evening. president trump has cancelled the meeting he was due to hold with north korea's leader kim jong—un next month because of what he called president kim's recent h

president donald trump abruptly canceled a highly anticipated summit with north korea's leader kim jong il and in a letter to kim president trump blamed his decision on quote open hostility from pyongyang south korea has expressed regret that the summit is not going ahead. donald trump's letter that puts a planned summit with north korea on ice the u.s. president blamed p.r. yang's open hostility towards washington but trump left open the possibility of meeting at a later date if north korea fulfilled the u.s. demand for denuclearization if and when kim jong un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions i am waiting trump was asked if the move would make war more likely to see what happens i heard that. will continue on with. just hours before a tunnel leading to north korea's underground nuclear testing site. was blown up by pyongyang as a gesture of goodwill the government there responded to trump's decision. here brooke tonight's moment of the consolation of the meeting is unexpected for us and we can't put find it extremely regrettable we again state to the u.s. our willingness to sit face to face at any time in any form to resolve the problem . seoul has said it will k

be at some point some kind of summit that will investigate that possibility and rob donald trump had accused pyongyang of breaking promises in the run up to this but of course young would say that they released three u.s. citizens ahead of this plus the fact as we mentioned that they also destroyed parts of their poem got a nuclear site. north korea must be feeling as though they're pretty much on the back foot to some extent in this. they do feel as though they have made all the running so far and that they have seen we don't know exactly what has been going on and all the back channel communications in the run up to this summit we can only guess that they felt that the americans weren't reciprocating with any kind of concessions in addition to the three prisoners that were released we had the north koreans saying that they would stop their missile testing and as you rightly point out they have now carried through on their promise to demolish the facility these underground tunnels that were used for uclear testing we are this friday morning getting pictures of those tunnels being demolished and north

donald trump fires off this letter to pyongyang, saying america's nuclear arsenal so powerful, he's prayingo god, he doesn't have to use it. earlier, north korea claimed it had destroyed part of its nuclear test site, donald trump said pyongyang needs to go much further. we have this story covered with reaction from washington and seoul. also on the programme. the missile that downed malaysian airliner m517 belonged to a russian unit say dutch prosecutors, and was transported to ukraine from the russian city of kursk. prime minister, i think it's important that we don't have a new cold war. and boris johnson speaks on the phone to the new armenian prime minister for 18 minutes. only, it wasn't the armenian prime minister. so who was it? get in touch with us using the hashtag #beyond100days. i am katty kay in new york, christian fraser is in london. the nobel peace prize will have to wait. thejune nuclear summit is off. the letter that president trump addressed personally to kimjung un is a curious mixture of flattery and menace. in the space ofjust a few lines, mr trump said, that some day

donald trump and kim jong—un, the leader of north korea, could be talking after all. on thursday, after a series of incendiary statements from pyongyangnext month was off. by friday night, though, president trump was tweeting that the two countries were having "productive talks" about meeting in singapore on june 12th, as they originally planned. henry, in a sense, this is a bit of a triumph for donald trump's brinkmanship? the north koreans tweaked him and pushed him and got a bit funny, and he set it off, and then they came running back? i think when you're dealing with a dictatorial secretive leader who regularly purges the top leadership, where it is impossible to predict what is going on, and also kimjong—un! come on! i think that is absolutely true, it is unpredictable. in fact, it is north korea that has surprised us by being more conciliatory. but what i think we're seeing from both sides is perhaps a hastiness that hasn't born really good fruit, because there needs to be the groundwork for any kind of meeting. only a few months ago, donald trump was talking about fire and fury. suddenly he turns around and says that he is goi

interesting, we heard mention of the upcoming talks between donald trump and kimjong—un —— it's interesting. the us secretary of state was there in pyongyang meaning singapore seems to be firming up as the favourite location for that, and we'll be waiting for an announcement from probably donald trump i guess as to where this location is going to be. you wonder if he will use the arrival of these detainees to speak about it or whether he will let that be handled and then in the coming days or two announced the details of the summit. thank you both, stephen mcdonell in seoul, and chris buckler in washington for the latest on that story. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, coming up in your thursday sport briefing: the players championship gets undewrway in florida, juventus win the coppa italia and tyson fury showes what a difference a bit of training can make as he comes closer to a return to the boxing ring. of all the events on the pga tour, there aren't many which have the prestige and the purse of the players championship. the world's best golfers will be teeing off at sawgrass in the next few hours.

again canceled -- threaten to cancel its summit with donald trump in singapore next month. pyongyangdened its wrecker by saying it was ready for a iflear to nuclear showdown the u.s. did not change their approach. they issued the warning in that kimto suggestions jong-un we toppled like qaddafi if he did not make a deal. >> we have no intention of making concessions. it's only prime minister conte has made the first steps to forming a government. professor with no political experience is meeting leaders of all political parties in rome today. he has the support of the five-star movement and the anti-immigrant lead -- leak. it's a policy agenda that has already alarmed markets. than 2700 more journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . a lot to unpack with all those headlines. we are seeing risk off once again in asia. down for a fourth session. closing out down by 1.1%. have a look at indonesia. the jakarta composite rising for a third session. we see moves going through from offshore. india looking good as well. we are

in says north korean leader kim jong un is committed to sitting down with president donald trump he also says pyongyang is committed to a complete denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula it's the korean leader's second summit in a month and highlights a sense of urgency the world's most heavily armed border says negotiations over the potential june the twelve summit are going well. those are the headlines and that's it for me for now we're back in half an hour but next up it's top twelve zero. really a matter of months into twenty eighteen and it's been full of milestones when it comes to inner korean relations after an especially tense twenty seven thousand on the korean peninsula now there's talk of reconciliation and peace last year north korean leader kim jong un oversaw the testing of a nuclear weapon and short range intercontinental ballistic missiles in what was the country's most advanced lead in its weapons program to date. kim traded fiery rhetoric with the united states president donald trump saying his nuclear button was always on his desk and the goal was to hit the u.s. mainland north

indeed he must be chuffed very much so i think you know how important is this summit with donald trump for pyongyang. of course the koreans not just in germany but also your father and grandfather also had one thing in mind they wanted to make sure that nobody can touch their country that redeem that they should not have the same fate like for example gaddafi or some would say therefore the verdict for nuclear program as a shelter against such an event so now if he is really sitting in one at one table like us. the american president he has reached that major game gong ranging game of north korea we have to wait and see how it pans of because in the end maybe everyone's talking to him because he possesses some kind of nuclear power and we have to wait and see what he's prepared to give it up going to now but thank you very much for analysis and it was great to catch up with you. let me now bring up you up to date with some other stories making news around the world the european court of human rights has found two countries complicit in cia torture activities the ruling says that both live here in an

president donald trump welcomes home free american captives released by pyongyang the president said that he was optimistic about north korea ahead of a planned summit could be good news. i'm sarah kelly welcome to the program international calls for restraint are mounting as israel and iran face their most serious military confrontation in years footage uploaded on social media shows multiple flares over syria's capital damascus after israel struck dozens of targets in the country overnight. israel says that it acted in response to what it says was an iranian rocket attack on its outposts in the golan heights launched from syria it claims to have struck nearly all of iran's infrastructure in syria. well let's get more now on these developments we are joined by jonathan accord make us a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces in the golan heights and welcome to you jonathan we thank you so much for joining us and we've heard that you know for israel's part you are saying that the rockets which were fired into the golan heights that they were fired by an iranian brigade what evide

pyongyang. the latest sign that the summit with donald trump is still on the cards.he resurrection of anti-kremlin ,ournalist in ukraine altogether have a russian plot to kill them. and the parliament of spain debating whether or not to get rid of the prime minister mariano rajoy. time now for our bususiness upde with stephphen carroll. you don't want a new job as the coach of madrid, do you? [laughter] let's stick to business. you aree going to start with the renewed trade tensions between the u.s. and the eu. reporter: the u.s. was planning iffs onoduce tar imported eu steel and aluminum as of tomorrow. president trump first announced to these issues in march, but gave the eu and others until june 1 to work out a deal. an interview with the french newspaper said that commerce secretary wilbur ross said if there was escalation come a was because the european union decided to strike back against the united states. in the past few hours, germany's finest minister has said there are no signs of a de-escalation dispute. >> we have worked in an extremely intensive manner

pyongyang u.s. president donald trump says that his summit with north korean leader kim jong un could take place after all that is despite trying canceling it only yesterday we will have more from washington also coming up a court in new york charges harvey weinstein with rape and sexual assaults before releasing him.

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earlier, north korea claimed it had destroyed part of its nuclear test site — donald trump said pyongyanghear their voices shouting out "nana" or "grandad".

pyongyang u.s. president donald trump says he summoned the north korean leader kim jong un could take place. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring a good to have you with us the netherlands and australia say they're holding russia legally responsible for shooting down malaysia airlines flight m.h. seventeen in the four years ago back in twenty fourteen the announcement comes a day off investigators said they had unequivocal evidence that the missile that brought down the plane over eastern ukraine came from a military unit based in russia dutch prime minister mark rich has appealed to moscow to cooperate with a criminal investigation and also to negotiate over record. since flight m h seventeen was shot down over territory held by pro russian separatists forces in eastern ukraine in july twenty fourth killing all two hundred ninety eight people aboard the russian president vladimir putin has denied his country is responsible moscow also blocked an official independent united nations inquiry of the tragedy. for boring a list we're going to go to a moscow correspondent emily show when

president donald trump welcomes home three american captives were released from pyongyang the president said that he was optimistic about north korea ahead of a planned stomach's. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program a day after president trump pulled the u.s. out of the iran nuclear accord tensions are rising on the front line that separates israel from syria pictures coming in from syrian state television purportedly show is really rockets over damascus the israeli military says that it carried out strikes in response to a barrage of rockets fired at its outposts in the golan heights which it blames on a leader iranian forces in syria it is the second day of strikes between the two sides and some of the most serious military action of this kind in verse and here. well let's get more now on these developments we're joined by jonathan corn recessed a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces in the golan heights and welcome to you jonathan we thank you so much for joining us we've heard that that you know for israel's part you are saying that the the rockets which were fired into th

president donald trump has hinted that talks with north korea could still go ahead next month as planned that is after conciliatory words from pyongyang followed trumps decision yesterday to cancel the highly anticipated meeting and a new york court has charged former film producer harvey weinstein with of rape and sexual assault those charges coming after dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct against him weinstein has been really. east on bail and is expected to plead not guilty to those offenses. and don't forget in the meantime you can always get d. w. news on the go just download our after global player from the op a story it will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use that each of you after send us photos and videos that you feel are news appropriate. i'm sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching have a great day. some claim. that's normal to work tucky social worker. she's bored teenage pregnancy out of the shadows and into the spotlight and shrink in a public debate on the child. now she's looking for supporters to help he

pyongyang u.s. president donald trump says that his summit with north korean leader kim jong un could take place after all that's despite trauma counseling and only yesterday. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program former hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has been arrested and charged with rape and other sex crimes that's after he turned himself into authorities in new york a manhattan court has now released weinstein after he posted bail of one million dollars he also has to wear a moderate device while the criminal case against him proceeds more than seventy women have accused weinstein of sexual misconduct. arriving at a court in new york hollywood's most famous power player turned to riot gear to face the first criminal charges to be brought against him think huge rate and other sex crimes involving two separate women crimes new york prosecutors described as an abuse of position money and power charm here they are both offer today in the written all. over. that of the you know this is that it is the money and power who are already here were able to buy that. outside the courthouse weinstein

pyongyang u.s. president donald trump says that his summit with north korean leader kim jong un could take place after all. i'm sorry kelly walking to the program hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has been released on a one million dollars bail after appearing before a manhattan court he was charged with rape and sex abuse involving encounters with two women weinstein agreed to wear an electronic monitor and refrain from traveling beyond new york and connecticut the movie producer was toppled from hollywood's highest ranks last year after dozens of women accused him of misconduct weinstein's lawyer said that his client will plead not guilty. and correspondent james ryan also has more now from new york he joins us from there now so tell us james i mean weinstein expected to plead not guilty here of course there are so many women out there dozens of women who say he is a liar he is that of buse or should we expect a fierce courtroom battle in the weeks and the months to come. yeah i think we can definitely say that it looks right now though we're headed towards a gripping courtroom showdown and w

president donald trump abruptly canceled a highly anticipated summit with north korea's leader kim jong un in a letter to camp president trump blamed his decision on quote open hostility from pyongyang south korea has expressed regret that the summit is not going at. i. the banners read we condemn trump in south korea surprise at the canceled summit is quickly turned to anger. these protesters near the u.s. embassy in seoul leaving little doubt about their feelings towards the u.s. president. the u.s. unilaterally pulled out of the north korea u.s. summit and we're angry about that and we hope the u.s. returns to the dialogue will immediately. this is what's provoked the anger a letter from donald trump to kim jong un blaming quote open hostility from the north seemingly a u.-turn is just a day before trump had hinted the summit would take place. in north korea the reaction figuratively speaking hasn't been as explosive as some might have thought it was. these tunnels at a nuclear test site were destroyed as a gesture of goodwill the dust is barely settled before trump penned his missive but despite that there is still openness here to talk. stuck in the middle east this man south k

rocket man rocket man is a sick puppy olympic diplomacy follows in february and pyongyang extends an invitation to meet donald trump i'll be meeting with kim jong un in the coming weeks at the end of april the leaders of north and south korea meet for the first time kim jong un crosses into the south. and mungy and crosses into the north they agree to work toward formally ending the korean war. in may she extends an olive branch and releases three american prisoners i think he did this because i really think he wants to do something. to weeks later kim jong un appears to make good on a promise detonating parts of his only known nuclear testing site then washington throws a curve ball citing his still ity in recent north korean comments i've decided to terminate the plant summit in singapore in june twelfth then just one day later another turnaround. the meeting is back on the table trump's explanation by the way you know. back at the surprise meeting over the weekend the south korean president says the north is committed to complete denuclearization but acknowledges that kim and trump might have differing expectati

in says north korean leader kim jong un is committed to sitting down with president donald trump he also says pyongyang is committed to a complete denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula it's the korean leader's second summit in a month and highlights a sense of urgency the world's most heavily armed border says negotiations over the potential june the twelve summit are going well. those are the headlines and that's it for me for now we're back in half an hour but next up is tautology sarah. really a matter of months into twenty eighteen and it's been full of milestones when it comes to inner korean relations after an especially tense twenty seven thousand on the korean peninsula now there's talk of reconciliation and peace last year north korean leader kim jong un oversaw the testing of a nuclear weapon and short range intercontinental ballistic missiles in what was the country's most advanced lead in its weapons program to date. kim traded fiery rhetoric with the united states president donald trump saying his nuclear button was always on his desk and the goal.

donald trump left the world wondering. move?s the next chess a question on the forefront of mines in pyongyang and uel.ington and in so moon jae-in was not consulted before trump stepped out. one that willk, test the peacemaking and go-between roles. >> the parties are still hoping to solve the problem to talks. our government will continue with our diplomatic efforts and maintain the momentum of dialogue. >> conciliatory language that was also used by the conflict's other main players. trump said to mr. kim, don't hesitate to call, leading to some to believe that the u.s. may be buying time to prepare. north korea said it is willing to give washington more time. for some analysts, the canceled aeeting is just a hiccup in process they say could take years. >> diplomacy will be lengthy and frustrating. if you cancel one meeting, it is not the end of the story, but you have to stay focused on that path. >> there are some forces that do not fully black -- back the diplomatic path. nationalgton, trump's security adviser recently wrote an essay entitled "the legal case for striking north korea first." and there is china, north korea's

that model would take place if we don't make a deal with north korea donald trump is resorting to a stick approach giving pyongyang the choice between wealth and prosperity or a fate. as making. iran over u.s. . special powers to protect european enterprises from washington. forced sterilization. suing the government for damages here on the program we hear one man's story. as he was forced to have the whole bridge in the concrete actions of. the long lost my life has been made. but i thank for sharing some of your friday with us here at r.t. international we come to you live from moscow and here come your latest world headlines. with an unprecedented meeting between the u.s. and the with korean leaders shuttled for june both sides are hoping to get the most out of the upcoming talks combining promises and threats donald trump is pursuing a carrot and stick approach with pyongyang we make a deal i think kim jong un is going to be very very happy i really believe he's going to be very happy and he'll get protections that will be very strong his country would be very rich is people are tremendously industrious if you

north korea issue a statement reiterating its willingness to sit down for talks donald trump cancel the meeting when pyongyang described the u.s. vice president as a political dummy mike pence had earlier threaten north korea with the fate of libya if the talks failed sadly based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long planned meeting or a summit was cancelled despite north korea's efforts to wards deescalation such as the release of american prisoners and the destruction of its only nuclear test site we asked international relations expert mike shanahan about what it would take to convince the american leader to whole list somebody who knows what he thought i'd suspect least of all donald trump knows what he's about i mean this is somebody who jumped into that meeting first of all quicker than a ferret stop a drainpipe there is no policy behind it this is somebody who is into making headlines and appeasing the base and yesterday that needs to not go down well with his base supporters that he had pulled out of

whole process that may yet lead to a summit between kim jong un and donald trump he met with mark pompei o earlier in may in pyongyang so he's very very important to the talks and we think that he is stopping over in beijing to connect to a flight to the united states on wednesday in all likelihood to go to washington to meet. again now that all bodes quite well for the summit of course there are these talks going on in singapore about logistics at the moment between the u.s. delegation and the north korean delegation and just across the border in north korea we saw a u.s. team leaving their soul hotel early on tuesday we think that they are into a third day of talks on the issues to be discussed at any summit so again it looks as though all the preparatory work is going full steam ahead and this key diplomats trip to the united states looks like more evidence of that which might be why. you had the japanese punished are they speaking to donald trump on the phone and planning their own meeting before a summit between trump and kim jong un can take place. that's right shinzo lobby of course sees all this going on in h

journalistic insight from north korea there with igor well on the same day as pyongyang destroyed its nuclear facility donald trump said he wouldn't be meeting with kim jong un at a schedule summit in june whoever just the following day he backed away from that statement. well you what happened to the. job you. want to do or we'd like to work at the white house. decided to terminate the plan summit in singapore in june twelfth. everybody you know you know that better than anybody who knows what he thought so i'd suspect least of all donald trump knows what he's up to i mean this is somebody who jumped into that meeting first of all quicker than a ferret supper drainpipe there is no policy behind it this is somebody who is into making headlines and appeasing the base and yesterday the needs to not go down well with his base supporters that he had pulled out of this meeting he'd always seen it as a chance to make peace on the korean peninsula which would be world breaking history and i think you saw yesterday you saw all of that dissolving. well hopes of a meeting between the u.s. and north korean leaders were high

president donald trump says he's had very productive talks with pyongyang aimed at getting this summit back on track on thursday trump canceled the meeting with kim jong il but in his latest tweet us presidents of the talks could still take place on june the twelfth in singapore and to thomas joining us from seoul so this summit was a surprise to the local media as well andrew. a complete surprise and the latest twist in this roller coaster of news that we've had over the last forty eight hours it was under forty eight hours ago in fact that donald trump canceled the summit but the moves in washington and in seoul since have seemed to be a bit more positive the summit could yet be salvaged but this is the biggest step forward by some measure along that road this is the second summit between kim jong il and president moon the first of course on april the twenty seventh but that was a very public affair everybody knew about the advance the t.v. cameras were there to capture the historic moment in contrast this one that's happened saturday afternoon on the korean peninsula time took place

in says north korean leader kim jong un is committed to sitting down with president donald trump he also says pyongyang is committed to a complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula it's the korean leader's a second summit in among the highlights a sense of urgency of the world's most heavily armed border china says negotiations over the potential june twelfth summit all going well three palestinians have been killed by israeli shelling east of the city of rafah in the gaza strip israel's military says the men were armed to members of the group islamic jihad more than one hundred being killed by israeli fire in the gaza strip since mass protests broke out in march. two boats carrying six pallets the palestinians will try to break the israeli blockade on gaza this week the blockade not only prevents sick patients from leaving but also stops urgent medical supplies from entering the territory hospitals have been struggling to treat thousands of palestinians. and the protest against refugees has been taking place in berlin thousands of supporters of the far right party alternative for germany a marc