brussels terry what are you hearing is mark pompei all set for talks with asean counterparts today and if so what can we expect. well brian might pompei was definitely arriving in brussels but i've spoken with both sides just a short time ago and the logistics are still to be worked out as to whether he'll actually have a meeting with foreign policy. or britain france or germany the other signatories to the iran deal and how that might be worked out he was warned in advance that they have a packed schedule today but obviously the e.u. side would not like him him to come here and to send him off without speaking to him so i think that. the e.u. side most. people are going to try to make time for him but it's not clear yet when that would be i understand that he is not expected to address the full foreign ministers meeting that will be taking place today but perhaps. a short bilateral on this side but again these plans are changing minute to minute and nobody is able to pin that down yet ok well what we do know is that the e.u. foreign ministers do want to talk today about the iran nucle

secretary of state mark pompei o has made a surprise visit to brussels where e.u. officials have been trying to salvage a nuclear deal with iran washington wants the block to withdraw from the 2015 accord the e.u.'s top diplomat federica moca rini called on the u.s. and iran to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any military escalation. at least 3 protesters and a military police officer have been killed and many others will.

secretary of state mark pompei o held talks on the crisis in venezuela on the sidelines of an arctic council meeting in finland it does come after the alleged coup attempt was thwarted in the latin american country it was expected to visit the russian city of sochi later this month to continue the discussion where journalists expected the talks in finland to focus on the possibility of u.s. military action in venezuela illiterate frank reports now on the actual outcome of the talks. the number one diplomats of america in russia have finally met and we were hoping to understand if there is at least a slight chance. that moscow and washington could be on the same page when it comes to venice well off well it's like the pale didn't speak to journalists at all after this here in finland but when. i talked to the media he thought it wasn't a good idea to shed light on any of the details pretty much but he did respond to my question about mike barrows statement from this weekend that russia must get out of venezuela and also about the possibility of cool sam intervening militarily in his p

secretary of state mark pompei o has made a surprise visit to brussels where e.u. officials have been trying to salvage a nuclear deal with iran washington wants the block to withdraw from the 2015 accord the e.u.'s top diplomat federica moca rini called on the u.s. and iran to exercise.

i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us well the chancellor and mark pompei are starting a press conference at this hour after a 1st round of talks let's go straight to the chancery where that press conference is now taking place. on how can we make sure that iran doesn't have any nuclear weapons how can we work to prevent further aggressive actions on the part of iran and of course we would also be talking about afghanistan i presume both our countries have substantial numbers of troops on the ground and syria is also going to be on our agenda today as the situation is very french and indeed when the north by teams and ends give no 3 all badmouth in a fog of all slant one gets you know nothing in a presidential. well not really opened up about suing them by this confiscating the intel with most as asean feel from one foot even with number in the future funding to push placing even guys that have helped us off this place and we had an. well and the fight for the intense evil conduct and that's good. to name 2 other issues that we will be peace talks upon that is undoubtedly going

are surviving his partners according to the people i've been speaking to and that's mainly mark pompei or also the president he said in recent days that no one wants war that's how it should be and how it should remain. you know we want to talk with iran about things we all find unacceptable like its role in syria or yemen it's ballistic missile program or its stance towards israel it's just that for us that this will not change we threats of war and certainly not with war itself that's why i'm confident that this is not the i'm of the american government but tensions are now so high that we must fear that unforeseen incidents by unidentifiable actors could very quickly lead to reactions that could escalate and trigger violence that's the problem right now that resistance to the. german foreign minister there let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world of rwandan rebel leader has appeared before the media following his arrest in april he is the spokesperson for the national liberation front an armed group which has claimed responsibility for numerous

secretary of state mark pompei are to deescalate the situation over iran america's top diplomat made an unexpected visit to brussels for talks with the e.u. ministers paid all of her small. michael. very clearly today from the from the us the most responsible attitude to take is clearly should be and that of maximum maximum restraint avoiding any escalation on a military site well this was a meeting that was all set it was all planned there was supposed to be sitting down the e.u. foreign ministers as well as the high representative for foreign affairs federica mockery me she's essentially the use overarching equivalent of a foreign minister they were supposed to be sat down talking about libya they tried to do that as much as they could however might pompei oh the u.s. secretary of state he decided he was going to be turning up. of course that has apparently put the cat amongst the pigeons if i listen to some of the people i've been talking to among the diplomats in brussels federica mockery they're far from happy might pump aoe was in town on this day he wasn't supposed to be here

and russia have traded accusations over the crisis in venezuela marks pompei zero urging russia to stop intervening was a surrogate lover of all u.s. support to overthrow president nicolas maduro illegal under international law does the headlines right now it's a listening post. just look at. those who voted to go to war supported to target who is now into feuding in libya who is now in to feuding in this we don't just look at these underground is it the reigning foreign minister mohammed jaziri talks to al jazeera. global headlines like this chilling new threat. my article. can seem to show how to. stop this public. i'm. thinking. i think. hello i'm richard disparate and you're at the listening post here are some of the media stories that we're covering this week reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated the reappearance on video of mysterious leader the majority government not c.n.n. off the air as it tries to control the narrative on venezuela young reporters growing up in public journalism gets the reality t.v. treatment and. fox news talking points put to music eighty's stu

lot of discussions going on very tense diplomatic negotiations and it remains to be seen what mark might pompei o will be bringing to the table today if indeed he does get to have a meeting with the foreign policy chief all right our correspondent terry scholz following the very latest for us there in brussels thank you very much. now at some other stories making headlines around the world swedish prosecutors have said they will reopen a rape investigation against wiki leaks founder julian assange he had taken refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london to avoid extradition over the case a request to pursue the rape probe was filed last month after his arrest for jumping bail denied the allegations. yes president on a child has defended his tariff policies after imposing duties on $200000000000.00 worth of chinese imports on twitter of you wrote we are right where we want to be with china trump accuses beijing of her negative on commitments in trade talks. sri lanka has temporarily blocked access to some social media networks following anti muslim violence over the weekend muslims have been targ

secretary of state mike pompei oh seem spoiling for a fight in iran president trump is again contradicting subordinates in public saying he doesn't want a war there this week marks the 40th anniversary of the islamic resolution and national security advisor john bolton sent this message to the ayatollah. perhaps worst of all the people of iran have suffered grievously right now unemployment is at record levels inflation is that all time highs the iranian currency has gone through the flu. so ayatollah khomeini for all your boasts for all your threats to the life of the american president you are responsible for terrorizing your own people and terrorizing the world as a whole i don't think you'll have many more anniversaries to enjoy jim given all of that would the iranian people not want regime change and isn't intervention the only way that's going to happen that's where it tends to lead look let's be honest this kind of sanctions is a modern form of siege warfare and it always hurts the most vulnerable i remember a battle and albright saying it was worth it that half a 1000000 iraqi children died from our sanctions and we just talked about cuba venezuela now i

russia which has vast sums of money tied up in oil rich venezuela pompei is claimed just propaganda according to major. in the town of gago markoal kayo said in the afternoon that i. had a plane to flee to cuba. and the russians got me off the plane and forbade me from leaving the country. so far. mr pompei oh what a lack of sincerity and so the day ended as it started maturity surrounded by his general still in power why joe again taking to social media to call for more street protests on wednesday with fears things could turn even more violent. let's get a roundup now of some other stories making news around the world turkish police have detained demonstrators taking part in may day protests in istanbul after they tried to march toward the city's main square authorities had declared taksim square off limits citing security concerns the site hold symbolic value for the country's labor movement. the head of sudan's transitional council has pledged not to fire on democracy protesters colonel general has a car spoke after meeting with the south sudanese counterparts the organizers of sudan's protests have threatened a general st

secretary of state mark pompey o has made an unsheltered brief visit to iraq amid growing tensions with iran the visit came days after a u.s. aircraft carrier was deployed to the region which officials said was in response to threats from iran it came after pompey or cancelled his planned trip to berlin at short notice. police in the u.s. state of colorado have arrested two male students at a school in denver after they opened fire on their classmates one teenager was killed and multiple students were injured in the incident several of whom remain in hospital in critical condition. at least seven inmates have died and another ten most seriously wounded in a prison riot in guatemala authorities say all those who died were prisoners at the detention facility about seventeen kilometers east of guatemala city prisoners had control of the jail for roughly eight hours before some one thousand five hundred police officers could regain control. the british government has admitted it is the glee pound to hold elections for the european parliament in just over two weeks the finance minister said

secretary of state mark pompei o has made a surprise visit to brussels where e.u. officials have been trying to salvage a nuclear deal with iran washington wants the block to withdraw from the 2015 accord the e.u.'s top diplomat federica moca rini called on the u.s. and iran to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any military escalation. at least 3 protesters and a military police officer have been killed and many others wounded during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in the sudanese capital khartoum violence flared hours after the transitional military council and opposition groups agreed to a power structure for sudan's transition. blasts in the western pakistani city of queta has killed at least 4 policemen and wounded more than 10 others and provides bomb break to a motorcycle apparently targeted a police vehicle the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility in an e-mailed statement. a jury in oakland california has awarded more than $2000000000.00 to a couple who claim that monsanto's apply for state based roundup weed killer cos they're cance

mark. there we can make a real difference that's why your openness all about. naps why we vote. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o has met with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov and president vladimir putin in sochi despite recent tensions and disagreement on key issues discussed in their meetings all expressed a desire to restore the bad relations between the 2 countries. the british government is going to put the e.u. withdrawal agreement bill to parliament again at the beginning of june u.k. lawmakers have so far rejected the deal prime minister theresa may agreed with the e.u. last november this will be the 4th vote on her breakfast plan. after a day of violent protests in sudan's capital khartoum the governing military council and the opposition alliance d.f. c.f. have agreed to a 3 year period for the country to transition to civilian rule a military spokesman said a final agreement on the balance of power should be reached within $24.00 hours. the 72nd can film festival is kicked off in france the 11 day event was officially inaugurated by shut up downs books and how the about them $21.00 films are i