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our colleague josh rogin reported that pompeo received the letter from kim yong-chol. a top aide to kim jong-un. cnn confirmed the letter that the denuclearization process was at stake and may fall apart. cnn's will ripley is live in hong kong with the latest. will. >> reporter: laura, this is perhaps the most serious challenge to the still fledging diplomatic relationship with u.s. and north korea since the singapore summit. if the process falls apart and the two sides cannot come to a deal as to what denuclearization will look like, then north korea, as they stated, resume the nuclear and missile activities that created one of the most tense situations with the u.s. and north korea in decades. i want to read you a statement conveying the essence of the letter said. the u.s. is still not ready to meet north korean expectations in taking a step forward to signing a peace treaty. that is the sticking point. the north koreans want a peace treaty up front and denuclearization later as part of the step by step process of lifting of sanctions. many believe the economic aid a

korean dictator or who wanted to eliminate his older brother problem who had been very critical of kim yong. and who had claimed that he had elected leadership bill so there was clearly a motivation but during the investigation that it was very clear that korea had no interest at all in any form of cooperation they even claimed that kim young john lam was not murdered but that it was all just a heart attack so their big question is whether we will ever told on the truth our correspondent center about so in kuala lumpur for us thank you so much. now some other stories making headlines around the world thousands of people have taken to the streets of nicaragua capital managua to man the release of protesters arrested since anti-government rallies began in april a number of high profile activists have been taken into custody the unrest was sparked by government plans to cut pensions. officials in afghanistan have blamed the so-called islamic state for a suicide bombing in a mainly shiite neighborhood of the capital kabul authorities say thirty four people were killed in the blast which targete

problem we had been very critical of kim yong. and who had claimed that you had leadership go so well last clearly a motivation but during the investigation that it was very clear that korea had no interest at all in any form of cooperation and they even claimed that kim jong nam was not murdered but that it was all just a heart attack so the big question is whether we will ever alone the truth from our correspondent center about so in that kuala lumpur for us thank you so much. to genoa now where rescue teams are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the morandi bridge collapsed on tuesday the government has declared a yearlong state of emergency for the region but with hopes of finding more survivors fading anger is growing over how such a disaster could have happened charlotte saw some reports. as hopes of finding survivors fades the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it

our colleague josh rogin reported it that pompeo received the letter from kim yong-chol, a top aide to kim jong-un. cnn has confirmed the letter sent to pompeo that warned the denuclearization process was at stake and may fall apart. cnn's will ripley live in hong kong. will, what is the latest? >> reporter: laura, essentially this is the biggest warning sign yet that this new diplomatic relationship with the united states and north korea could really be in trouble here. i want to read a portion of the source told me. from the north korean view, the u.s. is still not ready to meet north korean expectations of taking a step forward to sign a peace treaty. to formally end the korean war which has been technical cease-fire since 1953. the north koreans think the peace treaty should happen up front and the denuclearization laid lat later. the u.s. believes it is the other way around. the north koreans and u.s. and north korea have been in gridlock since early july. north korea will not give up nukes until they have security guarantees that kim will stay in power. that is where we are right

is we're not dealing with ballistic missile tests.this as new reports say north korean official kim yong chol sent u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo a letter last week, warning the u.s. those talks may fall apart because pyongyang doesn't believe the u.s. is living up to north korea's expectations. pompeo's previously scheduled trip to north korea was abruptly canceled on friday.on capitol hill, senators say they've seen this from north korea before.sen. jeanne shaheen / -d- new hampshire: a pattern of behavior we have seen from the north koreans in the past where we negotiate with them, they make promises and then they renege on those promises.sen. angus king / -i- maine -- or -- member, senate intelligence committee: this is the fifth time we've been in negotiations about nuclear weapons with north korea and the dance has been pretty much the same each time.north korea's letter also indicated if compromise cannot be reached, it would resume nuclear and missile activities -- something the trump administration says it will keep an eye on.nikki haley / u.s. ambassador to the united nati

kim jong—un which indicates they have a relationship. that has been seized upon by the north koreans themselves, their foreign minister ri yong—ho making clearves manifested within the us to go back to the old far from its leader's intentions. that is a clear indication they think president trump believes one thing and some within his administration believe another. what about the regional reaction to this report? will see the usual split. china and russia will fall behind north korea and on the other hand you have japan and south korea concerned along with the us. clearly from what you saw in the speech today from mike pompeo was an attempt to reach out to those other countries, to say that denuclearisation of the korean peninsular should be an aim across the region. it is something that goes beyond america and goes to other countries, that they should be willing to support the us in this goal. however, it must be said if you look at china and russia face seemed to have some sympathy towards pyongyang. as a result, america will wa nt to pyongyang. as a result, america will want to keep up the pressure on those countries. thank you. an nhs h

yong ho, in what pompeo called"" quick, polite exchange." the u.s. delegation also han the foreign minister a letter from president trump to north korean leader kim jong un. but later in the day, the north ned that hismat war country will not eliminate its nuclear weapons unless the u.s. eases economic sctions. secretary pompeo asked allies at the summit to continue sanctions on north korea and called out russia for reports that it violated u.n. sanctions by granting new work permits to north korean laborer >> we expect the russiaie and all counto abide by u.n. security council resolutions and enforce sanctions on north korea. any violation that detracts from the rld's goal of finally fully denuclearizing north korea would be something that americal take very seriously. >> stewart: late last night, a confidential united nations report was obtained by journalists that said north korea has "not stopped its nuclear and missile programs and continued to defy security council resolutions." in denmark, a woman at ang shopall wearing a niqab-- a full face veil covering all but her eyes-- is the first person to be fined under a new law. the so-called "burqa b

kim jong—un — which does indicate that they have a relationship. and of course that has been seized on by the north koreans themselves. theirforeign minister ri yongntions, an indication that they believe president trump believes one thing and some in his administration believe another. the children's commissioner for england has written to the secretaries of state local government and education seeking reassurance that the government will protect services in northamptonshire. it comes after the local authority drew—up plans for major reductions in the services it provides — because of funding shortfalls. speaking to the today programme on radio four, anne longfield said the cuts in council funding could have "catastrophic consequences" for vulnerable children. extremely worried that the financial difficulties that northamptonshire county council are facing will mean that they're not going to be protecting the services for the most vulnerable children, which could have catastrophic consequences for those children. what northamptonshire are saying is that they're going to be offering a core offer of children's services and a statutory minimum. and