mr kim apparently issued an invitation to the south koreans, there to arrange the north—south summit.the united states and he said go public, and he himself went public. so, you have got no agenda, except what the united states once, you don't know what the other side is looking for, how they will handle it, and you then have got to deal with all that in the glare of publicity, and that makes it much more difficult, i think. why does any of that matter, then? as long as they get the table and started walkes it matters, i think, because there isn't an agreed agenda as of yet. united states has said they want a complete end to the north korean nuclear programme. the north korean nuclear programme. the north koreans rather bridled that, is ashley when it was linked to what might happen if they didn't do it. cash especially when it was linked to what might happen if they didn't do it, pointing to libya. that isn't a happy precedent, so, they began to make very loud noises, but on the other hand, mrtrump make very loud noises, but on the other hand, mr trump feels he wants this meeting, an

>> well, it's hardly a promoter of talks, as mr. kim probably doesn't want to give up his 20 to 60 nuclear weapons in exchange for american security guarantees only to wind up dead, like moammar qaddafi, what has to happen here if you are going to get a deal is that the north korean leader must believe that an american security guarantee is worth more than his nuclear arsenal. mike: sure. >> that's going to take some doing. i'm not sure anyone can do that, but we don't know very much about this young man, 34 years old, how he reacts, what his motivations are, and what he really wants for his country. he says he wants economic progress, but he also says now that he has a nuclear arsenal, is he really willing to give that up to get economic progress and promise, but what he really wants is survival. mike: sure. >> therefore the libyan analogy was absolutely the wrong thing to say, but it may have been part in john bolton's defense of an effort to play good guy bad guy, he was the designated bad guy. i really don't know but i know it did k

supposing mr. kim says he cannot era, thata post trump the united states would agree he may sayreement, that he needs something from congress which would guarantee a continuance in the post trump era. giving the human rights situation in north korea, with the congress agree? >> wow. i served for 15 years in the staff of the senate relations committee and worked with brownback to help drafting north korean human rights act. with amnesty international, i work to shine a spotlight on north korea's human rights abuses. business your care about deeply. i think this would be only -- i think so be one of those only nixon can go to china. it would be inconceivable to me that a republican-controlled congress would approve any deal that obama could have negotiated with north korea for precisely the human rights issues and other issues. as a democrat, i can either choose to whine about the unfairness or as an american i can celebrate the fact that the united states and north korea might be able to put themselves

discussions with kimjong un, he said they had a long discussion about the strategic options before mr kim whether he was willing to give up the nuclear weapons programme in exchange for assurances. he said they felt they had a shared understanding of the objectives of the forthcoming summit and then you also said they had talked about other things, they have had warm conversation than discuss the different histories of their countries and mr pompeo made a note saying that he had said there were exa m ples saying that he had said there were examples in america's past when its past adversaries had become partners, so the whole tone of the meeting that he described with kim jong—un sounded quite congenial and productive. it sounded as though the two had been able to speak their minds. for her part, the south korean foreign minister said that us troop presence is a matterfor the allies and would not be on the table for discussion with north korea. so you really get an idea ofjust how many fault lines, how many challenges are going to be ahead, not just at the summit but challenges are going t

trump was saying about mr kim in this to kim was saying about mr trumpjust a few months back now you know because the the rates of change in the relationship had been so fast we're not going back to the bad old days though of mudslinging and name calling well not just yet but the fact that u.s. or u.s. politicians are willing to do is use this kind of language itself is very dangerous for the bees process because everybody recognizes this is something that north korea is very sensitive to and this is one which has been used in the past by for example the bush administration to really torpedo any kind of dialogue that could have happened that seemed to thousands it's interesting to notice at this point in time that it is north korea actually that comes across as the responsible or into a party to this process while there are questions being raised about the level of commitment on the part of the u.s. to actually solving this or more peaceful means and what will mr merton moons advises be telling him during the course of today because i mean he needs a vic

placem was mrtrump level before things are in placem was mr trump the right person to sit down with mr kim should be doing the negotiating because mr trump's way of dealing with things can be abrasive. trump's way of dealing with things can be abrasive, he can change his mind quickly, he can overrule on his staff, denigrate staff. the i would like to suggest that trump needs to do this and that is mr pompeo is not on the same way asjohn bolton, is mr pompeo is not on the same way as john bolton, who is mr pompeo is not on the same way asjohn bolton, who wants to have a very strict imposition of demands on north korea, and pompeo was more diplomatic. the two do not see it it but they have to go along with the trump says, so having trump meeting has that advantage, though he can be contradicted by those underneath him. so what should the us hopefully come away from the summit with? the best would be if north korea capitulated and agreed to get rid of its nuclear weapons immediately. that will not happen so what is the best likely outcome? they agree on the go of denuclearisation and they com

mr kim that he's going to be. sodomized with a bad net like the. old market or hang them as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country and would have starved all the countries in that area the leader of south korea moon joy in says donald trump deserves to win a nobel peace prize for his efforts we caved to public opinion on the matter first in the united states. which world leader has done the most for world peace three. that's a tough one but i guess i'd point to him as a moon of south korea and can you point to which world leader has done the most for world peace out of these three. and we will. hear you tell us why. you're a troll the only one that's been able to get these people to talk to each other. the leader of south korea has suggested that donald trump be given the nobel prize oh my god oh my god. yeah that's not going to have. is the worst thing i ever heard no he doesn't deserve any you know what. i find it difficult to give donald trump credit for anything. it is our international b

mr. kim, congressman kim, congressman park, dr. park, for traveling all the way from the republic of korea. we are deeply honored to be the first venue in washington, d.c. chosen for public engagement by high-level korean officials since the inter-korean summit. the atlantic council is proud to host the event through our center for strategy and security in partnership for the first time with the east asia foundation at such a historic moment. if just the opening conversation we had as we were just preparing to come into this room is any indication of the kind of rich conversation that we'll have now. hold on to your seats. as i watch the summit on the korean peninsula unfold, and i watched the amazing theatrics of the long conversation on the bridge, on going across the line back and forth, i was remind of my own experience conversation the transformation of germany around the fall of the berlin watch. you had a sense of history throughout that period of time, but you were never quite sure wh

how do you assure mr. kim jong-un that we are not going to reward you after all in this summit process? andsure that my successors the u.s. congress in the future will call to carry on this commitment. pill for mr. kim jong-un to swallow. one thing that people complete we forget about, i hear so many concerns about north korea's proposal being a step-by-step approach in creating this salami and that weque should be concerned about this. i understand that. but there is a significant difference about the situation in north korea today and 10 years ago. was wrapped korea literally in layers of sanctioned regimes. .nd other regimes we have so many sanction regimes surrounding north korea. now currently we only have the discussion about whether we do until the summit is completed or we give everything up after the total disarmament. quite the advantage that they didn't have 10 years ago. we have only been talking about two different options. if you are concerned about the salami's ice coming, we can do this thing.

mr kim that he's going to be. sodomized with a band that like the. old market off or hang that as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country i would have starved all the countries in that area meantime the leader of south korea in says donald trump deserves to win a nobel peace prize for his efforts so we gauge public opinion on that matter first in the united states. which world leader has done the most for world peace three. that's a tough one but i guess i'd point to him as a moon of south korea and can you point to which world leader has done the most for world peace out of these three. there you tell us why. they try the only one that's been able to get these people to talk to each other. the leader of south korea has suggested that donald trump be given the nobel prize oh my god oh my god. yeah that's not going to have. is the worst thing i ever hook no he doesn't deserve and you know what. i find it difficult to give donald trump credit for anything. it is about international possible and de

such meeting in recent weeks president as he reportedly voiced support for a planned summit between mr kim and us president donald trump that summit expects to focus on north korea's nuclear program a program that russian lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to approve and to me to medvedev for a further term as prime minister this after the country's newly reelected the president nominated his longtime ally for the job on monday mr medvedev previous to run from twenty up at the. bus has burst into flames in central rome leaving one woman slightly injured the driver stopped near the famous trevi fountain where he noticed smoke coming from the back police say a short circuit in the electrical system is to blame it's a knife such place to affect the city's aging bus fleet this year. i mean is parliament elected opposition leader nicole pashmina as prime minister his election marks a significant change of power in the former soviet nation it comes after weeks of mass protests that plunged the country into crisis and forced media's longtime leader to resign it would second time lucky finical pa

but chinese reports suggest mr kim won't accept unilateral disarmament.the goodwill, it is a potential stumbling block, and a reminder that it is only a few short steps back to the brink. john sudworth, bbc news, dandong. in the house of lords, the government has suffered yet another defeat, the 13th so far, over its brexit plans. a majority of 27 peers backed retaining key aspects of the single market through continued participation in the european economic area, in defiance of both the conservative and labour frontbenches. meanwhile the foreign secretary, boris johnson, dismissed one of theresa may's proposals for handling customs duties after brexit as crazy. his remarks were directed at the idea of a so—called customs partnership, where the uk would be responsible for collecting some duties on behalf of the the eu. our deputy political editor john pienaar has more details. is that boris johnson? what did he call the brexit plan — the one theresa may supports? crazy? surely not. if the brexit plan is that crazy, are you ready to resign? how are you? ho

mr. kimit is not clear what senior what detailhere, was there except it was a high level of meeting. in the week sense, you had this dizzying pace of development with of the free prisoners, the agreement to meet, the decision on where to meet. the two sides, typically, when you have this level of high-stakes and the people involved, you have a lot of senior staff in the background taking trips in advance, working out all the details, developing white papers, developing talking points so neither side goes into this with a surprise. what i think we are seeing is because you are not having those high-level interactions between the u.s. and the north koreans, this is all being worked out in the press. with why move forward these exercises now? was there any thought of postponing them are canceling them? guest: not canceling. i do not think there has ever been a consideration of canceling. they did push them back, and the pentagon would not even really call it postponing, just rescheduling to acco

it paves the way for the meeting between mr kim and president. f state, mike pompeo, went to pyongyang to personally oversee the release and discuss the summit. kim jong—un told them it could be the first step towards a positive situation on the korean peninsula. the body lang which might be good, but there are difficult discussions ahead. —— body language. i will be talking to chris buchler, life in washington. the us geological survey has reported a large explosion on hawaii's kilauea volcano, which began erupting several days ago. the development could mean large amounts of ash and rocks are soon thrown from the crater. lebo diseko has the latest. hot angry looking lava boiling over three what looked like open gashes in the ground. the liquid rock and gas from hawaii's kilauea volcano wreaking destruction as it flows. that has engulfed buildings and destroyed anything else in its path. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and it is not clear when they'll be able to go back. the lava flows that have destroyed the homes are d

trump abruptly canceling a meeting with mr. kim jong-un in singapore. president trump's legal team said today that should robert mueller's investigators seek a court order to compel the president to testify in the russia investigation, trump's lawyers would fight it all the way to the u.s. supreme court. sharon reed has the latest. >> reporter: president trump continued his assault against the robert mueller investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election, tweeting sunday morning, who will give back the young is that beautiful lives and others that have been devastated and destroyed by the phony russia collusion witch hunt? but it was unclear whose lives he was referring to. his attorney rudolph giuliani piling on about the investigation. >> an investigation that we thought was rigged, was rigged from the very beginning. it never should have started. >> reporter: the president has been complaining that the fbi improperly spied on his presidential campaign. after an fbi briefing, the top democrat saying there is no evidence to support that c

but the north korean state news inch —— news agency quoted mr kim as wanting to resolve these issuesg the americans don't want. they want rapid and concrete disarmament that the russians, and sergei lavrov, he has offered support for this phased approach the north koreans want to take. it shows that any negotiations would still be quite difficult, even if this summit with donald trump goes ahead. we are hopeful and expectant as to what would be in the letter that the north korean delegation will hand over to the president, we will see on friday? that's right, the head of security will deliver it himself, it shows that the summit is back on track. when president trump cancelled this summit last week, he did it by writing kim jong—un a letter. summit last week, he did it by writing kimjong—un a letter. saying conditions were not appropriate due to angry statements that if kim jong—un had a change of heart, you should feel free to cool. —— free to call. it's interesting that he has taken up the offer, a success of the sign of the talks and plenty of ground work for that summer to go ahe

died days later. and the united states government for working to bring them home. meeting between mr kimsident. the much anticipated summit. situation on the korean peninsula. but there are difficult discussions ahead. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. chris joins us now from washington with the latest. we are waiting to this touch down around 7:50am our time. around 7:50am our time. president —— is president trump going to be there? going to be there? andrews air base and this will be a presidential welcome. andrews air base and this will be a presidentialwelcome. presidentialwelcome. trump is taking a lot of credit to these releases. these releases. out of the way to allow that some to take place with kim jong—un. out of the way to allow that some to take place with kimjong—un. take place with kimjong—un. question is about where and when that will take place. that will take place. way the relationship between the countries has changed. countries has changed. rhetoric but there is a thaw in the relationship and a new one emerging. relationship and a new one emerging. thanks free much

trump said later that the meeting with mr. kimch had been scheduled for june 12th in singapore, could still happen even as he renewed threats of military action against the north and vowed to continue a campaign of economic pressure against mr. kim's regime. joining the table now hopefully to elevate us, jim mussina. i heard today from a source that the circular firing squad which everyone is familiar with, usually the losing ones descend into that, has laid some blame on john bolton. i understand the president lays some blame with mike pence for his comments. i think he went back to comparing the north korean challenge to the libya model which was something john bolton had said a couple weeks later donald trump had walked back, knowing that the north koreans didn't want to be compared to the libyan leader who ended up dead. and then pence re-upped that. understanding that at this moment really international peril, i guess if these talks were derailed, the white house is pointing fingers and blaming one another. pretty typical drn

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 main ally. not everyone in beijing may backed the idea of a peace deal orchestrated by washington, one that leads to a unified korean peninsula. >> paying homage to the victims of leningrad, now called st. petersburg, where the nazis laid siege to the city during world war ii. emmanuel macron is in russia meeting with vladimir putin for a two-day visit. both are in favor of salvaging the iran nuclear deal that donald trump pull

i think it's a very big pill for mr. kim jong-un to swallow. one thing that people completely forget about is, i hear so many concerns about north koreas proposal step-by-step approach enabling north korea to engage in this salami slice cutting technique, and we should be concerned about that. i fully understand that, but there's a significant difference about the situation surrounding north korea today and ten years ago. today, north korea is wrapped literally by layers of sanction regimes, use sanction regimes, eu sanction regimes and other regimes. we have so many sanction regimes surrounding north korea, but now currently we only discussion about whether we do nothing until the total disarmament is completed, or keep everything up after the total disarmament. despite this advantage which didn't exist ten years ago, we only basically talking about two different options which doesn't seem to be clear enough. if you are concerned about salami slice cutting negotiating technique by north korea, we can do the same, if we wish to when lifting san

mr kim that he's going to be. sodomized with a band that like the. old mark or hang them as they did to saddam hussein you know if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country it would affect all the countries in that area. while the leaders south korea say that donald trump deserves to win a nobel peace prize for his efforts we gauge public opinion on the matter in the united states. which world leader has done the most for world peace three. that's a tough one but i guess i'd point to him as a moon of south korea and can you point to which world leader has done the most for world peace out of these three. and we will. hear you tell us why. from the only one that's been able to get these people to talk to each other. the leader of south korea has suggested that donald trump be given the nobel prize oh my god no he doesn't do that and you know what. i find it difficult to give donald trump credit for anything is the worst thing i ever heard oh my god. yeah that's not going to have. another new barcelona defender p.k. turned camer

they're due to discuss the planned summit between mr trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un,ake place in late may orjune. earlier, president trump said the time and place for the summit had been set but gave no further details. let's get more from our correspondent in washington, chris buckler. fast becoming a korean peninsular expert. what else did they said today, what happened? you get the impression that donald trump is talking non—stop about this north korean summit, he seems very excited about meeting kim jong—un and korean summit, he seems very excited about meeting kimjong—un and again he keeps on laying out this idea that the summit is going to happen sometime soon, saying very clearly that a date and location has now been set and that it will be revealed very soon. there are a number of issues of course for the americans to look at, firstly they have to work out whether or not kim jong—un is really committed to denuclearisation and for the americans, that's about giving up nuclear weapons and as a result we had a meeting today with the white house national security

mr kim that he's going to be. sodomized with the baronet like the. old market or hang them as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country it would affect all the countries in that area violence not seen for fifty years hits the streets of paris during may day rallies this week our report from the french capital after the break. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to a guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you than. anyone else seems wrong. why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to shape our disdain comes to educate and indeed trade equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. put in lives by two things by his emotion and he is. in the long piece and he places a very long going to use of social speech a. long distance rather than politics and that's the way the underestimating. welcome back now most of rally to mark may day in the french capital turned violent this week as mosque

john: what chinese reports suggest mr. kim won't accept unilateral disarmament.the goodwill, it is a potential stumbling block and a remind that it is only a fewor sht steps back to the brink. john sudworth, bbc news. when will president trump meet with the north korean leader in his hotly anticipated meeting? yowsare watching "bbc world america." still to come on tonight's program, from backing the me too movement to resign in disgrace. how new york's attorney general fell so far, so fast. one of the most iconic symbols of american business has to be the new york stock exchange. but you might haon noticed a corait among the dealers -- they are all men. okter the only full-time female br. graduate genetics lauren simmons was always an unlikely candidate for a within the beating heart of the , as clients often like to remind her. >> a woman? aryo23? you are a minority? at are you doing? how did you get this job? reporter: lauren move from her home state of georgia and was soon working on wall street in an almost entinmly male envit. >> i fell in love with the numb

and mr. kim, the matter of the national defense committee. reinforced by their participation. as at korean peninsula has been at the vortex of the changes which were unthinkable even three months ago. president moon and kim jong came together in the true spirit last friday and made an important first step towards establishing peace on the korean peninsula. i think all of you may know that result of the meeting. two leaders there, they will cease hostile acts towards each other and take various measures to improve measures. and establish peace raising on the peninsula, declaring the end of the war and turning armistice peace treaty the end of this year and they have agreed to achieve party talks involving two koreas and the u.s. and four party talks, the two koreas, the u.s. and china. we have a high hope that confrontation which has prevailed on the korean peninsula for the last seven decades will be transformed to reconciliation. regarding the denuclearization of north korea, they laid down the groundwork between the president trump and kim jong-un. by the common goal through

who met mr kim in the north korean capital last month before he was sworn in as secretary of state's both washington and pyongyang have agreed on a date and a location for the meeting but no further details have been released the poles have opened in malaysia in an election marred by scandal and fierce competition in other prime minister najib razak cast his ballot in the city of pecan coalition is expected to win that the most seats but it's expected to be a close race between him and the opposition leader martin mohammed there are about fifteen million registered voters in the leaders here with two hundred twenty two seats in the parliament up for grabs the reason is government has suffered its thirteenth defeat in recent weeks over its bracks it plans in the house of lords members of britain's of us a parliament voted against the prime minister's plans to leave europe's single market after the u.k. breaks away from the e.u. they also backed an amendment to remove the fixed date to leave the european union march the twenty ninth of next year from the legislation those are your head

but chinese reports suggest mr kim won't accept unilateral disarmament.ck to the brink. john sudworth, bbc news, dandong. and mike pompeo will bring home the three americans in north korea, released reports on the korean media. representatives of the presidential palace at said that three detainees are being released asa three detainees are being released as a goodwill gesture ahead of the summit between kim jong—un and president trump. there will be a definite date for the summit. another passenger bus has caught fire and exploded in the heart of rome, sending a plume of black smoke over the city centre. the bus stopped near the trevi fountain, and driver and passengers all managed to escape before the flames took hold. it's just the latest in a number of incidents, raising more questions about the state of public transport in the italian capital. lebo diseko has the story. the number 63 bus in the centre of rome engulfed in a ball claims that there is no play suspected here. instead, the finger is being pointed at the local transport company, atac. at l

now, devil is in details, but devil in details should be worked out between president trump and mr. kimg-un. >> pretty -- >> absolutely. their experts, i'm not an expert in that sense on nuclear issues. i have to say secretary pompeo has been there twice and he seems to be saying that there will be denuclearization. he is someone who is putting his credibility on the line here about this deal. he says that's what's on offer, so we i think should take him at his word. >> the u.s. version of -- >> yes, he knows what the u.s. version is. he knows what the alternative might be. i mean, let's wait and see. as i said there have been a whole sire iz of surprises. maybe we'll be surprised again. if you think about did, nuclear weapons are not a good long-term guarantor of security of north korea. they know the united states could destroy them in one blow. they do not have a second strike capacity. so it's a good way to get into a good negotiating positi. it's not a long-term strategy for the regime. the regime must have economic growth. they must have security guarantees that keep them safe. th

heavily criticised senior members of his administration and the us stood ready for military action if mr kimnything "foolish". north korea said the president's announcement was "not in line with the world's wishes". our north america editor jon sopel has the story. the historic would—it—wouldn‘t—it happen singapore summit had hit the buffers, as many doubters had predicted. donald trump's extraordinary letter to kim jong—un the expression of it. in it, he wrote: his letter also spoke about the power of the us nuclear arsenal and that the meeting was kim's idea, not his. at the white house, a sombre president trump had this to say. based on the recent statement of north korea, i've decided to terminate the planned summit in singapore onjune the 12th. while many things can happen, and a great opportunity lies ahead potentially, i believe that this is a tremendous setback for north korea, and indeed, a setback for the world. hopefully, positive things will be taking place with respect to the future of north korea. but if they don't, we are more ready than we have ever been before. the legwork f

mr kim — a close advisor to kimjong—un — is the most senior north korean to visit america for almostnt has the latest. this is the week in the american calendar when the nation honours its fallen soldiers. among them, the 36,000 us personnel killed in the korean war. that conflict has never officially ended. the threat from north korea has intensified, not gone away. this memorial in washington reminds us of the course of war and the decades of failed diplomacy. in new york tonight, the latest diplomatic manoeuvre, the arrival on american soil of the most senior north korean official to visit this country in nearly 20 years, a mission to salvage the singapore summit. kim yong—chol is the korean leader's right—hand man, at his side at the recent summit with the south koreans, a former spy master who satjust yards from ivanka trump at the closing ceremony at the winter olympics. he's received a guarded welcome from the white house. the conversation is going to be focused on denuclearization of the peninsula. that's what these ongoing conversations taking place now will be centred on, a

the leaders of the two koreas say they have agreed to meet more frequently, and the north says mr kim's are fixed on that all—important meeting next month. it's not as if any more drama was needed. the story has had plenty of twists and turns. in march the us and north korea announced the meeting was being planned to discuss nuclear disarmament. the next month, kim jong—un went to the south for the first time and met with south korean president moonjae—in. but on thursday, president trump unexpectedly cancelled that planned summit with north korea, blaming that country's "tremendous anger and open hostility." that announcement seemed to prompt a more conciliatory tone from pyongyang, and president trump suggested things might be back on again. we will see what happens, it could even be the 12th. we are talking to them now, they very much want to do it, we would like to do it. we're going to see what happens. the white house says it is now sending a team to singapore to get ready for the possible summit. at the heart of this on—again/off—again drama, one key issue. the us insistence that

on thursday, after a series of incendiary statements from pyongyang, donald trump wrote to mr kim sayingoff. by friday night, though, president trump was tweeting that the two countries were having "productive talks" about meeting in singapore on june 12th, as originally planned. henry, in a sense, this is a bit of a triumph for donald trump's brinkmanship? the north koreans 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 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 i'm seeing from both sides, is perhaps a hastiness that hasn't born really good fruit, because then it's be the groundwork for any kind of meeting. only a few months ago, donald trump was talking about fire and theory. suddenly he turns around and says that he is going to meet the leader of north korea. but at the same time, we have got another s

mr kim that he's going to be. sodomized with the baronet like the. old market or hang them as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country it would affect all the countries in that area. and donald trump has postponed new tariffs on the e.u. from coming into force but there are fears still that a trade war is on the horizon details after the break. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is on off and spearing dramatic development the only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. welcome back just hours before the united states was about to slump europe with huge import tariffs on steel and aluminum a special exemption was extended to the been feared that if the tariffs had come into force they could have triggered a full scale trade war so their call reports from washington one would think that europe would be happy with trump's decision to extend the

mr kim that he's going to be. sodomized with a band that like the. whole market off or hang them as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country i would have starved all the countries in that area. meanwhile south korea has started to remove the loudspeakers from its borders but the north in light of the deescalation they used to send that pointed message is like face but i. don't want. the broadcast could not only be heard by north korean soldiers on the border but also by locals living near by propaganda loudspeakers on both sides have regularly been removed and then read stalled following times of both tensions and the escalations between the two koreas meanwhile the leader of south korea has the reportedly suggested the trouble now deserves the nobel peace prize for his efforts we got reaction to this firstly in the united states. which world leader has done the most for world peace three. that's a tough one but i guess i'd point to him as a man of south korea and can you point to which world lea

i support the president taking the risk of meeting with mr kim of north korea.tead of continuing a sleepwalk into some kind of conflict in korea. the president has not yet done anything other presidents could have done with north korea, other presidents turned down opportunities to meet with the north korean leader. i hope he accomplishes something. i support him in his efforts to make something positive happen in north korea. but in my strong opinion, his actions today to destroy us credibility in international agreements will not make hisjob international agreements will not make his job in international agreements will not make hisjob in north korea any easier. thomas countryman from the arms control association, thank you. thank you. indonesian scientists have launched the largest ever study into whether tiny plastic particles can affect human health. they are investigating the presence of plastic in seafood. they hope to establish if there is any evidence that ingesting small pieces of plastic is harmful. 0ur science editor, david shukman, has been to semar

i met mr kim in the north korean capital last month before he was sworn in as secretary of states both washington and pyongyang have agreed on a date and a location for the meeting but no further details have been released. the polls have opened in malaysia in an election marred by scandal and fierce competition in other prime minister najib razak cast his ballot in the city of pecan coalition is expected to win that the most seats but it's expected to be a close race between him and the opposition leader martin mohammed there are about fifteen million registered voters and really is here with two hundred twenty two seats in the parliament up for grabs. the reason is government has suffered his thirteenth defeats in recent weeks over its banks it plans in the house of lords members of britain's of us apollo and voted against the prime minister's plans to leave for europe single market after the u.k. breaks away from the e.u. they also backed an amendment to remove the fixed date to leave the european union march the twenty ninth of next year from the legislation those are your headline

these releases are part of paving the way from those historic summit between president trump and mr kimnees are concerned, they touch down briefly in alaska. the plane is due in a matter of hours that matters for sb3 detainees. when you look at the particular release is here, it is very clear that they we re is here, it is very clear that they were able to board the plane very easily, they seemed to be in good health, and it contrasts so starkly with the release of otto warmbier a, a year ago, with the release of otto warmbier a, a yearago, he with the release of otto warmbier a, a year ago, he was arrested and subsequently convicted in north korea and sentenced to years of hard labour. he was released effectively ina coma labour. he was released effectively in a coma and suffering from unexplained brain injuries and came back to america to die. that was seen as being a low point in north korean and american relationships. now we have the release of three men who seem to be in good health and who seem to be in good health and who have released a brief statement in which they thanked tho

mr kim that he is going to be. sodomized with the baronet like the. old market off or hang them as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country and would have starved all the countries in that area only miles south korea has started to remove the loudspeakers from its border with the north in light of the deescalation on the peninsula the equipment was originally installed to spread and pyongyang message is telling your south korea i mean jane has even reportedly suggested that trump deserves the nobel peace prize for his efforts we got public reaction to that. in the united states. which world leader has done the most for world peace three. that's a tough one but i guess i'd point to him as a moon of south korea and can you point to which world leader has done the most for world peace out of these three. people who was. there to tell us why. from the only one that's been able to get these people to talk to each other. the leader of south korea has suggested that donald trump be given the nobel prize

as preparations for a summit with the united states get back on track, moonjae—in said mr kim's mainthe stability of his government and he's not sure that washington can guarantee it. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is in seoul. nothing conveys the dramatic change of mood here in korea than this, president moonjae—in and kimjong un embracing once again. just 2a hours earlier, president moon had seen months of careful diplomacy blown apart by a letterfrom the us president. now he was being welcomed to a second secret summit with kim jong un by his younger sister. we now know this meeting was requested by kim himself and arranged in just one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kimjong un wants the summit with president trump to go ahead. the south korean president said kim told him he is committed to the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula, but is worried about america's aggressive intentions towards his regime. translation: i told chairman kim that if he decides to put into practice a complete denuclearisation, president trump is willing for economic co—operat

mr kim that he is going to be. sodomized with a band that like the. old market off or hang them as they did to saddam hussein if the north koreans feel the u.s. is going to destroy their country it would affect all the countries in that area well donald trump has postponed new tariffs from coming into force against of the e.u. but there are fears a trade war is still on the horizon that's true much more still to come much more to international. about your sudden passing i've only just learned you were a south and taken your last to bang turned. out caught up to you as we all knew it would i tell you i'm sorry i could so i write these last words in hopes to put to rest these things that i never got off my chest. i remember when we first met my life turned on each breath. but then my feelings started to change you talked about war like it was again still some are fond of you those that didn't like to question our arc and i secretly promised to never again like it said one does not leave a funeral the same as one enters the mind it's consumed with death