president trump, president moon or kim jong—un. president trump, president moon or kim jong-un.s on the tarmac at the airport, you mentioned patients fare. what is the patience of the south korean people? how much faith do they have in the president to deliver on the expectations he has created? well, the south korean public at large as you can imagine in any democratic nation is very divided and very diverse. you have president moon's supporters who are divided on the issue. the south korean public has grown more sceptical about north korea's intentions but how the government deals with north korea. they have seen past presidents pay exorbitant amounts of money just seen past presidents pay exorbitant amounts of moneyjust to listen north korean prussic —— corporation on projects service south korean public will really look out for some key su bsta ntive public will really look out for some key substantive details to see if kim jong—un is serious about giving up kim jong—un is serious about giving up nuclear weapons. there are going to bea up nuclear weapons. there are going to

kim jong-un has promised to go o seoul.this would be a big thing and has important implications for the united states, the alliance, and the future of the region. even as we try to draw lessons from past experiences, i feel like the gravity is shifting in terms of who is taking the lead on reshaping the korean peninsula, including on the nuclear issue from this side of the pacific to the other. think we have to be mindful of that and think about that and think about the implications and the management of the u.s./rok relationship nd alliance. >> jumping off something you said, ambassador stevens, that we will move into these talks, one of the questions coming into this process was would enough be done to get to a second u.s./north korea summit? do you think, given what has happened so far, we are on that road? ambassador chun: i do not see a problem with secretary pompeo's statement, which tries to put a positive spin on the development. t gives a chance to test north korea's real intention. whatever pompeo feels in his hea

that kim jong un has reached out in a letter i would like another meeting, he didn't display the big ut reports he hasn't done this at all. >> my good friend anthony kim who runs the korea mission center, he and his team are working overtime to discern kim jong un's true intentions. kim jong un is not indicated at all that he is willing to negotiate for an itinerary for denuclearization or provided an inventory of his nuclear weapons. he hasn't taken any concrete steps toward denuclearization. he wants to get maximum economic gain without giving up any of the nuclear program on which is regime survivors. >> do you think he realizes because of the schedule with mike pompeo that the president is not going, do they realize we better play a little nice? >> he has a two track policy. he hosted mike pompeo three times. the president rightly canceled. kim jong un called our diplomacy gangster like. on the one hand he is delivering what my estonian friend called pancakes and am to the president to establish a good report with our president which is fine but hasn't shown any inclination to do

kim jong un comes looking for a second chance.greg palkot in london with new details, following a bombshell report on north korea's nuclear weapons arsenal. first, correspond to kristin fisher with the latest on the administration getting tough with the palestinians as they issue new threats against israel and the u.s. good evening. >> that's right, shannon. another huge blow from the palestinians. a big won for the israelis. tensions have been since president president trump moved the embassy to jerusalem. he then cut all u.s. running for a u.n. agency to palestinians of refugees, hundreds of millions of dollars worth. now is national security advisor announced today the closure of the de facto palestinian embassy here in washington. speak of the trump administration will not keep the office open. when the palestinians refused to take steps to start direct and meaningful negotiations as israel. >> in its first major address, national security advisor john bolton blasted the palestine liberation organization, or plo, and made clea

it is a deliberate choice by kim jong—un.that the audience of one donald trump was certainly watching to see what did he do in terms of putting the icbms in particular out or not. so it's a symbol of restraint, it's a symbol that i think we also have to look at in the context of other things that are going on. there is a flurry of inter—korean diplomacy. the south korean president is headed up to pyonyang and so it is a positive message, encouraging message for president moon here, that he can maybe move things forward a little bit. and then the other key context for not putting out the big stuff, for not rolling out the icbms is this issue of kim jong—un announcing a shift — he announced back in april — of the national strategy away from progressing the nuclear programme to now putting all effort on economic development. there were many elements of that from the reporting i have seen in terms of the parade yesterday and the mass games. when we put it in that context, it is a positive signal that things that can keep moving f

you can see kim jong—un looks like he is signing something.y might be signing agencies that they might be signing a military agreement and a joint statement, but we don't know fish or. that is just something that was reported on news agencies. as we can see, president moonjae—in also signing something, we may have more to report on that little bit later. they are at the state ‘s house in north korea, that is where president moonjae—in is staying. they may be about to brief the media. and exchange, a warm shake hands at. —— shake of hans. —— shake of hands. this is the second day of the visit to the north korean capital, the first time in ten years that they will —— about it south korean leader has been to the capital of the north. —— that a south korean leader. the purpose of that is to try to get some movement on those talks about denuclearisation. we will bring you anything more that we get on this, both on bbc news online and write here on bbc world news. quite an incredible picture. not so long ago, you would not have imagined this. really

derby appears to be able to make kim jong-un budge much?eans will send much back. that means about 50 warheads and some icbms. mainly they want to get back some stuff. mike pompeo talk about than giving up two thirds of their arsenal. maybe they can give at ten or 20%, and get back into the iaea. a big deal trees may be able to do that thing, but they could you ask a lot, and the white house will have two make concessions on sanctions and aid and that discussion has not happened yet. but for the utilisation, that will not happen. the americans and chinese, we will not get that. we're talking about verification processes. projects that they do what they say are doing? the north koreans have talked about how they have built down a little bit over the summer. they have that explosion at the test site and things like that. but we did not have inspectors there. scientists and people who know what to look for, engineers and things like that look at these things. it is difficult to know if that were something meaningful, and that is something mean

it is up in the air on whether kim jong-un would be attending lunch with moon.hat is confirmed is moon jae-in and kim jong-un will have a meeting shortly after lunch and tomorrow as well before their planned joint press conference. himd: what is the point of bringing a lot of business heads to the north? what are we expecting to get as far as business ties are concerned? jihye: right. business executives visiting north korea with moon including the samsung vice president will meet with the north korea vice premier. we will have to see how they go about not upsetting u.s. counterparts in terms of sanctions also. rishaad: thank you, jihye lee. just getting up to speed with this summit taking place between north and south korea and leaders in pyongyang in 11 years. let's find out how this is affecting sentiment. yvonne, costs pretty much flat. is also flat and the 10 year yield is unchanged more or less. people looking at this with a big yawn. yvonne: everybody is waiting for big headlines in the next three days but pretty lackluster session when it comes to south

north korea state agency reporting kim jong-un renewing commitment of denuclearization. kim telling a south korea delegation that the two koreas should double efforts to achieving that goal and put a timeline on it. cnn's paula hancocks is live in seoul with the latest. >> reporter: dave, we have interesting information coming from the south korean enjoy meeting with kim jong-un on wednesday. kim jong-un is saying he is happy to denuclearization within president trump's first term. this is something washington wants to see as well. he said he had unwaivering trust for president trump. despite the fact there have been difficulties. given what north korea has done already talking about destroying the nuclear test site which has not been independently verified. he also wants to see matching measures from the united states. then he can go forward to denuclearization. that is the opposite way around that washington wants it. they want denuclearization first. we heard that the national security adviser will speak at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. he has a message for kim jong-un. we l

well larry i'm questioning why we have to meet with kim jong un when the last time we met with kim jong un trump told us that the problem is solved he literally tweeted out americans you can sleep easy tonight the nuclear threat in north korea is over and the negotiations were a success now of course we all knew that was a sham we all know it's a lie but you know at the time people who brought this up and said i don't know if i would trust these north koreans we were all shouted down we were shouted down by trump and his supporters and here we are a couple of months later shocker there's been no developments with the north koreans there's been no advancements and this is played out exactly as i would have anticipated it playing out kim jong un you could say a lot of things about kim jong un one thing you have to say about him is he's smart he's a very smart guy he's diabolical he's a murderer those are as bad qualities while he is he's a pretty shrewd guy and he knows how to play donald trump like a fiddle and that's exactly what he has done why do we need to meet with him again when th

what will be going through kim jong un's mind at this time following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather all doing better than him and having these meetings with his opposite number from the south well there have been questions as to whether kim jong un is really different from his predecessors but i think at this point it's safe to say that. one's some kind of change to come to north korea and he has been more serious about this denuclearization process than what we have seen in the past from north korea i'm sure he's also feeling a certain sense of urgency because there's a limited window for north korea to get any kind of concessions from the u.s. there's a mid-term election happening in washington in november and now where we're looking at two months of talking south korea with moon jay and who have been directing negotiating with the north. they seem convinced about the sincerity of the north koreans that they know that the clock is ticking they have this window of trump's first term in office basically two years to give up their nuclear weapons and kim jong un knows tha

laura: what do you think the prospects are for another meeting between president trump and kim jong-un? they have talked about this second meeting. jung: i think it is pretty high. i think president trump has already expressed a willingness to meet with kim, given the compliments heas been paying to kim on twitter and other statements. the ite house announced it i planned for a send summit. -- planning for a second summit. it might happen as early as october before the midrm elections. laura: you were a cia analyst. you were looking at this situation in your old job and giving it a percentage chance, how close are we to a real meaningful peace? jung: depends on how you define peace. from the u.s. perspective, peac is a korean peninsula withoutr nuclapons, meaning north weapons -- south rea does not have nuclear weapons. and that would mean lasting peace. laura: thank you so much, jung pak, for joining us. jung: appreciate it. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, president trump tours the carolinas as residents continue to battle the effe

it is seen as a sign of good will from kim jong-un to president trump. e kim serious about moving for with denuclearization or is he trying to manipulate the president. from above the square named after his grandfather, kim jong-un looked pleased, taking in the grand display. hundreds of north korean soldiers goose stepping in perfect cadence, tanks, rocket launchers, mobile machine gun units rolling through the heart of pyongyang. what is not seen in the parade celebrating 70 years of rule by the kim dynasty, long-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the united states, once a staple of the events. >> north korea was sending a message to washington they're trying to have a positive outcome, they're trying to resume denuclearization talks. had he paraded icbms it would have been seen as a slap in the face. >> instead of a slap in the face, the north korean dictators was rewarded with tweets from president trump, pointing out the lack of missiles on display and saying thank you to chairman kim, we will both prove everyone wrong. there is nothing lik

. >> president trump has not let up on punishing sanctions when the president warned kim jong-un that he risked annihilation. >> i have much personal coarse pondens with kim. >> he singled out opec nations. >> they are ripping off the rest of the world and i don't like it and no one should like it. >> ripping them over their pipeline deal with russia. >> germany will become completely dependent on russian energy if it doesn't change course. >> boasting of his accomplishments. >> in less than two years, my administration has established more than almost any administration in the history of our country. didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay. >> the united nations drew criticism when they laughed at him. and the president was criticized for letting bad actors, like russia slide while taking sharp aim at some of our allies. >> brett: denuclearization and a big part of that is kim jong-un. i talked with the south korean president earlier today. yesterday, president trump before the signing of the new trade agreement said this. >> a lot of positive things are happening with sherman k

kim jong-un is offering to dismantle missile sites that aren't even that important to him anymore. ing some credit for an offer to jump start talks with the trump administration that have stalled. a triumphant scene in pyongyang. a cheering crowd waits the north korean dictator and the man he saw as his enemy not long ago. president moon and kim jong-un have addressed children bowed before them, take in fireworks and the choreography of a large dance troop. the two men bringing peace to the korean peninsula once and for all. >> translator: we committed to make active efforts to make it a place of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. >> reporter: according to the declaration he signed, kim jong-un is promising to close a facility at a key missile engine test site and allow international experts to witness it. and moon says kim offers to destroy his gigantic complex, which produces material for nuclear bombs. if the u.s. takes corresponding measures. >> what do they mean by corresponding measures? >> in the past, it's a long list that ending all economic sanctions, endin

chance of another summit between moon jae-in and kim jong-un? to travel to be ongoing. later today we hope to get a date and more details of what that meeting may entail the president moon could be the intermediary here. he could be the intermediary here. he could be the one to once again break the deadlock between north korea and the us. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: researchers say a new superbug is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world. also on the programme: how taiwan's most popular form of transport is hoping to clean up — by going electric. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here. the blacks of the township as well as the whites of the neighbouring suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great an excep

a security guarantee is required by kim jong—un they.ng—un before they. a security guarantee is required by kim jong—un before that and that seems the sticking point. it now appears to be saying that an end of war declaration does not mean the us would have to withdraw its troops but that has also been a worry and concern by many in the trump administration and south korea that by signing some kind of peace process , that by signing some kind of peace process, peace treaty, that would mean no longer would the us need troops in south korea but to date north korea is saying that is not the case. they are trying to remove the case. they are trying to remove the obstacles to sign a declaration to end the war. the two sides are technically still at war. that is a sticking point. what should come first? should kim jong—un sticking point. what should come first? should kimjong—un hand over his weapons or make sure the declaration come first. south korea also wants an end of war declaration. it has gone on for 68 yea rs. declaration. it has gone

north korea state agency reporting kim jong-un renewing commitment of denuclearization. denuclearization of the korean peninsula. kim telling a south korea delegation that the two koreas should double efforts to achieving that goal and put a timeline on it. cnn's paula hancocks is live in paula, are we getting a better definition of what kim jong-un means of denuclearization? >> reporter: alison, we are getting a clearer view that it is different from what the united states believe it is is. we heard from kim jong-un and through the envoy that he believes denuclearization will happen by the end of the first term of president trump. he also said he has an unwavering trust of president trump despite the difficulties. he points to the concessions that north korea has made and he wants matching measures from the united states and he will make active steps toward north korean. -- toward denuclearization. that is the opposite way the united states want to see it. they want full denuclearization and then they will lift sanctions. we heard something interesting from the blue hous

in a press conference immediately after the signing north korean leader kim jong—un spoke about the twoap forward' for peaceful relations. north korean leader kim jong—un pledged to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. translation: we have a military agreement to finish the decades of the deplorable and tragic history of confrontation and agree on active joint efforts coming forward to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. meanwhile, south korean president moonjae—in left the door open for another meeting in seoul. translation: i have asked chairman kim to visit seoul and kim replied to me that he will visit in the near future. let's now go live to the south korean capital and speak to laura becker. laura, as expected, the warm relationship between the two is being conveyed across our screens but tells more about what is actually being achieved. some words certainly that the united states will want to hear. north korea certainly announced by resident moon, north korea is willing to dismantle and destroyed its missile test and lau

it is a deliberate choice by kim jong—un. audience of one donald trump was watching to see what he did in terms of putting the missiles out from not. it is a symbol of restraint, a symbol that i think we have to look at in the context of other things that are going on. there is a flurry of inter— korean diplomacy. the south korean president is headed to pyonyang and it is a positive and encouraging message for president of moon that he can maybe move things forward. the other key context for not putting out the big stuff is this issue of kim jong and announcing a shift that he announced backin announcing a shift that he announced back in april of the national strategy. away from progressing the nuclear programme to now putting all effort on economic development. there were many elements of that from the reporting i have seen in terms of yesterday ‘s parade and the games. when we put it in that context it is a positive signal. things that can keep moving forward ina good things that can keep moving forward in a good direction.

kim jong-un was really taking the reins but i think we really don't understand the ways in which kim jong-un is a very fundamentally different leader than his father and grandfather. a lot of that has become clear in his short tenure. but i think we can't underestimate. and that may play to our advantage. but i think understanding that the north koreans sometimes understand us better than we understand them is certainly important. the other piece that i would say is that every negotiator uses creative ambiguity during the negotiating process to be able to find common ground and reach agreement. the three communiques are one of the best examples of that kind of creative ambiguity where it's actually worked. negotiators have used that kind of ambiguity in search of agreements when it very clearly has come back to bite us, to put a fine point on t. so i think we have to think quite carefully about where and when to go for a more ambiguous kind of framing and where to be really, really clearly precise in what we're hearing. the third point i would say, and maybe we can come back to this,

on our moving forward -- kim jong-un are moving forward.essica: trump is saying that he hopes to meet soon again with kim jong-un. he has been kim jong-un's biggest fan, along i interestiny with president moon of south korea. they have been singing the praises of kim jong-un, saying he is doing a great job and they want to continue working on peace and the do near clears asian. -- denuclearization. outmanuel macron hahas pointed that there have not been concncrete steps yet taken on denuclearization so until then, sanctions will stay in place on north korea. genie: one last word from the u.n., the venezuelan president showed up unexpectedly. watchers are saying this shows quite how desperate he is. after comments from u.s. president donald trump, maduro could easily be toppled in a coup and that he was not necessarily opposed to a meeting with him, he hopped on a plane and flew here unexpectedly to give his u.n. and dress. -- address. we are waiting to find out if they will have a meeting, extraordinarily unlikely at this point. genie: than

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dialogue of peace can continue the dialogue with washington but chong did also expressed the view that kim jong un is feeling a sense of frustration that according to kim it has been north korea that has made a lot of the concessions such as the dismantling of some of its nuclear testing sites and that the international community and for that you can read the united states has not reciprocated in kind. so what's a blocking progress in the denuclearization discussions since kim and trump's summit in june one sticking point is the north demand for a peace treaty to formally and the korean war the u.s. thinks declaring an end to the war could weaken the norse resolved. to give up its nuclear weapons the americans say they've already made concessions such as put in joint military exercises with south korea or hold the north wants sanctions is and donald trump blamed is sufficient progress in denuclearization for calling our secretary of state mike bumpy years visit last month let's bring in our panel joining us on skype from vienna laura rockwood executive director of the vienna center for this arm

it seems kim jong—un wa nts to successful?ld seem this parade, toned down parade would seem to signal that but it would be interesting to see what the united states is prepared to give in return. laura, thank you. the british star 0livia colman has been named best actress at this year's venice film festival for her portrayal of queen anne in the favourite, which is due for release in the uk next year. the festival's top award, the golden lion, went to a black—and—white spanish—language drama called roma. it brings netflix its first major festival victory and seals the online streaming company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies. laura westbrook reports. alfonso cuaron's roma is a deeply personal black—and—white memoir. it was inspired by his childhood in the roma district of mexico city and the film seems to have inspired thejudges, too. alfonso cuaron for roma. taking the top prize at the venice film festival. it was a decision that was reached entirely unanimously by the entire jury. so 9—0. i am the queen. but you

with al-jazeera these are our top stories after a historic three days with north korea's kim jong un the president of south korea is back on home soil and says kim wants a second summit with u.s. president donald trump as soon as possible. the two leaders visited the top of the region's most sacred mountain in north korea. since the into korean relationship is in line with the development of the relationship between the u.s. and north korea pyongyang asked us to be the mediator they propose to work closely with south korea as well i think the u.s. should understand the position of north korea and resume the talks as soon as possible i believe the accomplishments made at the summit this time will lead to the progress of the talks european union leaders are meeting in austria with migration and breck's it high on the agenda that we're meeting without purses prime minister trees are made to discuss the next steps on the exit from the block and also be negotiating measures to prevent migrants and refugees from entering. malaysia's former prime minister has appeared in court again to face

waved from the open—top car — amazing propaganda coup for kim jong—un. certainly seems to be some chemistry between the two. the problem he has is the interest here in seoul doesn't seem to be as high as previous summits. i mean, we went around having a look, to see if anyone was watching, but that just wasn't happening here in seoul. what we're hearing is that they're more concerned about the economy. so president moon, if he's going to make progress in north korea, he has to do it fast. in fact, he has to do it on this visit. babita, i'm also hearing from the united states overnight, certainly according to lindsey graham, who is a senior senator there, he's been tweeting saying that he fears president moon may be undermining us sanctions on this visit. but, in terms of the optics, it certainly looked good. this week we have been considering some of the most common questions being asked about brexit and its potential impact. today, our correspondent damian grammaticas investigates the irish border issue. what will brexit mean for the union? why haven't

presiding over it all was kim jong un.elatively low key parade is a sign he is still interested in pursuing nuclear negotiations with the united states and not wanting to offend the u.s. by flaunting the weapons they demanded he get rid of here's how one expert saw it. >> the parade sends a positive signal that kim jong un is not showing off his nuke his nukes. look, a lot of this is symbolism. a lot of this is politics. >> reporter: still, it seemed that kim jong un was covering all bases. while china's president xi did not show up as expected, his number three did with a new u.s. envoy to north korea arriving in seoul on monday and a summit set for next week in pyongyang with kim and south korea's president moon, more diplomacy looms. let us see, eric, if we can unstick a very stalledded nuclear negotiation process right now. eric: we'll see what happens with that summit. greg, thank you. arresarthel? arthel: joining me now for more on this is christian white, a former state department senior advisor under president bush

a security guarantee is required by kim jong—un before that and that seems the main sticking point. t an end of war declaration does not mean the us would have to withdraw its troops but that has also been a worry and concern by many in the trump administration and many in south korea that by signing some kind of peace process, peace treaty, that would mean no longer would the us need troops in south korea but today north korea is saying that is not the case. they are trying to remove the obstacles to sign a declaration to end the war. the two sides are technically still at war. that is a sticking point. what should come first? should kim jong—un hand over his weapons or make sure the declaration come first. south korea also wants an end of war declaration. it has gone on for 68 years. they have signed an agreement to try to do that by the end of the year. now we will see what a third inter—korean summit would achieve. after months of investigation british police have identified two russian nationals as suspects in the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his

in kim jong-un's case that is true.e case of the president of the united states, we have checks and balances but he doesn't believe that or cop to that in any way. maybe they could breakthrough in some way. only if there was a team, if there was a plan f there was a detailed way forward. clearly there wasn't any of that so the president got his photo op and really took all of the sanctions off, at least psychologically for enforcing them, because people saw him hug literally kim jong-un. so now we're at a place where north korea actually never committed to denuclearization. they think it means american troops leaving the peninsula and us never having any nuclear weapons anywhere in the area. we mean they should get rid of their nuclear weapons and long range ballistic missiles. the president has appointed an a voice, but he needs a plan and unlike the case when i negotiated, i knew that president clinton and president obama would never pull the rug out from under me. i don't think steve can count on president trump oper

some of korea's president says north korean leader kim jong un wants to restart nuclear talks with chief u.s. diplomat mike bumpy oh and hopes for a second summit with president donald trump. was speaking after he returned from three days of talks in pyongyang during which he signed several agreements aimed at bringing peace to the penciler the summit ended on a high with him and kim jong un keen to show they can overcome obstacles together. visiting the peak of a sacred call canaille in north korea was perhaps a fitting closure to this historic summit north korean leader kim jong un and south korean president moon j in which clearly enjoying the stunning setting at mount. it marked the end of their efforts to calm tensions in the region which included allowing international inspectors to observe the dismantling of north korea's main rocket launch site but kim jong un says shutting down the yongbyon nuclear plant depends on reciprocal steps by the united states what he means by that is unclear. back in june donald trump became the first u.s. president to meet with a north korean leader a

after historic three days with north korea's kim jong un the president of south korea is back on home soil. touched down just a short time ago in seoul his trip north has been one that could change the face of the korean peninsula with agreements on denuclearizing the region and improving relations with pyongyang just a few hours ago he and kim jong un made a symbolic visit to the top of the korean peninsula most sacred mountain mt back to . reports. this summit ended as it began rich in symbolism president moon j end of south korea and his north korean host kim jong un top of mt peck to the highest peak of the korean peninsula that spiritually significant to all koreans into korean relations have seen many false starts with attempts at reconciliation often returning to threats of war but there's a strong sense moon and kim want to forge a bond so strong that they can never slip back to the acrimony of the past. two inches of the we adopted a military pact to end a history of brutal and tragic confrontation and hostility. some weapons facilities will be closed but there's little detai

todd: kim jong un and president moon agreeing to that during a second day of meetings.illian: a massive manhunt for an illegal immigrant accused of killing a mother of 5. police fighting martha's body near dead end road in dallas, texas. investigators believe her boyfriend, and illegal immigrants, ernest hernandez, killed her and escaped to mexico. her daughter left to care for for her four younger siblings. >> i never expected this. i never pictured myself organizing my own mom's funeral. this is very tough. jillian: there's a $5000 reward for information. todd: the woman who kidnapped elizabeth smart will be released from prison at any moment, walking free five years early after her sentence was calculated. smart things she should be kept behind bars calling her danger to the public and detailing the horrors of her 9-month long abduction 15 years ago. >> he encouraged him to rape me, she would sit next to me and the side of her body was touching me. she knew what was going on. todd: smart was 14 years old when brian mitchell kidnapped her in utah. he is serving a life

why you think kim jong—un has sent this note now? well, he picked quite a week to send it. tough week for the trump residency, so depending on where you sit you might think there is an advantage for him to reach out to trump when he is particularly vulnerable and taking a lot of hits from the anonymous letter in the new york times, the release of the woodward will, which points to trump almost starting something like world war three with the tweet that he was going to send directed at kim jong—un. so he may be seeing an opportunity here and there are those who say that denuclearisation is a really long way off and this is just going to be a sitdown of two egos and those who want to hold onto their power. this can help trump in foreign policy when there is so much division in domestic politics of. letters are one thing. meetings are another. when do we see action? well, we have a mid—term election this fall and i think this will be very calculated. it could be this back and forth like we saw earlier, where trump abruptly cancelled and said that the singapore summit was back

react to what we know if it is indeed some kind of breakthrough finally it's been announced that kim jong un will become the first north korean leader to visit seoul before the end of this year fairly all right rob thank you very much indeed for that we will continue to analyze this announcement throughout the day here on al-jazeera at the north and south korean leaders holding three days after talks in pyongyang this was day two in which table saying that they were working towards a nuclear free korean peninsula we'll have more on this on al-jazeera very shortly with my colleague mr brown and from me fully back to bill and the whole news our team thank you very much for watching to stay with us here. what really makes a good doctor. to have empathy at canada's pioneering medical school we follow the young trainees walk into great interation and explore how the experience prepares them for life and death decisions what do you tell a mother one there's a very strong possibility that she could be burying her child canada's new doctor is on the people's health on al-jazeera. and monday put i

the request was made in what they say was a very warm, very positive personal letter from kim jong—uno mr trump. caroline rigby has more. this is what kim jong—un is hoping for a repeat of — another face—to—face meeting with the president of the united states. the white house press secretary told reporters the north korean leader made the request in a letter to donald trump. it was a very warm, very positive letter. we won't release the full letter unless the north korean leader agrees that we should. the primary purpose of the letter was to request and look to schedule another meeting with the president, which we are open to, and are already in the process of co—ordinating that. negotiations over the regime's nuclear programme appeared to have stalled following the two leaders‘ historic summit in singapore in june. us secretary of state mike pompeo even cancelling a scheduled trip to north korea last month. and, in august, a report commissioned by the un security council found north korea had not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, violating un sanctions. but the white house

president to visit pyongyang since two thousand and seven he is now in talks with kim jong un looking at ways of improving into korean relations and build upon the panmunjom declaration that they signed at the start of this process way back in april of course the big prize is try to find some way of advancing talks that have remained stalled between north korea and the united states on ways of north korea giving up its nuclear arsenal but so far officials from south korea and also north korea will be happy with the way that this has begun the official visit official welcome to pyongyang airport and also a warm welcome with kim jong un going to the steps of the plane to greet personally moving jay and this is a break with protocol it's one of the things that south korean officials say makes this a different type of summit it remains to be seen whether like previous summits this one will actually achieve tangible success let's get more on this law we're joined by stephen cohen managing editor of korea exposé that's a current affairs news site and he's joining us live from seoul always g

dialogue of peace can continue the dialogue with washington but chong did also expressed the view that kim jong un is feeling a sense of frustration that according to kim it has been north korea that has made a lot of the concessions such as the dismantling of some of its nuclear testing sites and that the international community and for that you can read the united states has not reciprocated in kind. set to make a serious or spending cuts in an effort to stabilize the country spiralling currency crisis after the pass a loss more than half its value this year the government announced plans to slash half of its ministries one of those affected is the ministry of health today as a bird is in by their side is where hundreds of doctors nurses and other health workers have been demonstrating in the capital. doctors nurses and health workers gathered outside the health ministry went outside of us to protest against the government's decision to reduce this ministry into a smaller department with a smaller budget i said i was going to meet and you know if. the government wants to dissolve the health m

kim jong-un said he is rnudy for rapid earization, but he wants the u.s.to declare a first formal end to the korean war. the south korean president said that is a good idea. is the u.s. prepared to do that? sec. pompeo: i will not talk about the negotiations or give any details that we choose not to make public, but it is important for the world to remember, this is a country that threatened the world with nuclear weapons and missile systems, and the world event made a decision to vote on a set of u.n. security council resolutions that mandated to new -- mandated the of north korea.on the leaders met and kim promised president trump he would do it. my task and the ta of others is to implement the agreement with singapore. barbara: kim jong-un wants another summit with trump. what does he have to do to get it? sec. pompeo: think it is fine. the leaders have to make a lots of things happen. they arehe decision-makers. i will travel to pyongyang before too long if everything falls in place. we will continue to work to solve is vexing problem. and then the two

>> kim jong-un told a south korean fiofficial he has unwavering trust in president trump. ght a glowing response from trump. but many are concerned that kim could be exploiting him. donald trump and kim jong-un tonight showing a swaggering confidence in their partnership. south korean officials reporting that kim has unwavering trust in president trump, but he wants to denuclearize before trump's first term ends. >> the reality is north korea still has upwards of 60 nuclear weapons. donald trump's policy is not pay -- >> denuclearization talks may fall apart. recent satellite pictures show kim's regime has done no dismantling of a key launch facility. >> the president's recently been accused of being delusional about north korea. bob woodward writes that trump has seen the nuclear standoff with north korea as being, quote, all about leader versus leader, man versus man. according to woodward trump has asked why the u.s. has to pay for a large troop contingent in south korea. comes the same day as the justice department indicted a hacker allegedly working for kim's spy agenc

kim jong un has had recently too with the u.s.president donald trump and may give clues as to whether the north korean leader leader is serious about denuclearization that is a commitment he made at their first encounter with the u.s. president in june we're going to go live now to rob mcbride who incest standing by for us in solve rob. that's right we are waiting has him here for the doors were open this is been a short flight just under an hour from seoul to pyongyang as you mentioned they're bringing jay and his delegation of some two hundred people there is an equally large crowd gathered pyongyang airport we have seen a number of flags people carrying the north korean flag but also interestingly and we're seeing more and more of this flag if you are not of familiar with it before it's the blue reunification flag of a really unique fied korean peninsula we are waiting to see has i'm just who will greet moon j.n. when he comes off the plane that will give us some indication of the kinds of protocols at work here the south korea

that's when trump was taunting kim jong-un, calling him little rocket man, threatening to annihilate north korea. we find ourselves in a very different place this year following that summit in singapore. just yesterday, the president talking about the beautiful letter he had gotten from kim jong-un and talking about a second summit. as for iran, he's expected to be harsh on iran, continuing to accuse them of being a destabilizing factor in the world, of being sponsors of terrorism around the world. of being involved, of course, in the war in syria. but at the same time, the president has indicated that he might be open to a summit with president hassan rouhani of iran, tweeting today and calling, saying i am sure rouhani is an absolutely lovely man. jim, china is going to be the area where most of us are going to be watching closely. that's the area of u.s. foreign policy that has perhaps the greatest consequences. the president is expected to defend his tariffs, to talk about how china has been unfair in international trade, how they violated international law in terms of maritime l

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ins visit to his maverick northern neighbor kim jong un and a breakthrough. after a signing ceremony there were announcements on the north closing a nuclear missile testing site establishing buffer zones between the two koreas and a joint elliptic bid for twenty thirty two it was a more colorful affair the previous evening a concert in honor of the two leaders at pyongyang as grand theater. followed by a lavish banquet and a cheerful exchange of toasts. visit is the first by a south korean leader to the north in eleven years and top of the proto of gender reproaching stalled talks with the u.s. on denuclearizing the korean peninsula. i will candidly discuss advancing the nuclearization with president. has president moon and i build trust with each other our progress towards a peaceful and prosperous korean peninsula will become faster. you wonder not because complete denuclearization and the establishment of peace on the korean peninsula is an important agenda good as it is a completely new resolution there could be various challenges and difficulties however