wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. and allow me to do assure you. the people of south korea that the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until that time comes when they finally and permanently. and irreversibly abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions. the world may be coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. and joining me tonight is a familiar face to our viewers aging foster carter he has written about both koreas for the past four decades joins us tonight from leeds university in england it's good to see you again you know those pictures we just saw there of that military parade in pyongyang i mean that is a move that that i was expecting considering the tit for tat that we've seen between the north korean leader in the u.s. president. can it be though that north korea is that easy to predict him to read. with that it was it is in some in the summer god i was actually a li

he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and monday in says he'd be willing to go to pyongyang if conditions are right. it's good to have you with us israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will not allow iran to establish a military presence in syria this after an israeli jet was shot down by syrian forces on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting iran back positions inside syria israel says it was provoked a charge denied by syria and iran. a burning israeli f. sixteen shot down by the syrian air force both pilots ejected one was seriously wounded. israel says the jet attacked iranian targets in syria after an iranian drone entered israeli airspace. prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists israel seeks peace but will defend itself against any attack or it's him by iran to establish itself in syria. iran seeks to use a syrian territory to attack israel for its professed goal of destroying the us this morning iran brazenly violated israel sovereignty israel holds iraq and its syrian post responsible for today's aggress

washington says pyongyang must give up its nuclear weapons. protestors clash with police in barcelona — as spain's king visits catalonia for the first time since the vote for independence. and tributes for the bollywood superstar sridevi kapoor, who's died of a heart attack aged 5a. hello and welcome to bbc news. health officials in the rebel syrian enclave of eastern ghouta say several people have suffered symptoms consistent with chlorine gas exposure during attacks by pro—government forces. although, the syrian government has always denied using chemical weapons. earlier, france and germany appealed to president putin to pressure the syrian regime to honour the un brokered ceasefire. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports — you may find some of it distressing. this was inside eastern ghouta. in almost seven years of war in syria, real ceasefires have been rare, ineffective and short. the un couldn't agree on a start time for the ceasefire. the best they could do was to say, without delay. that's elastic enough to wreck this ceasefire

he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and mungy in said he'd be willing to go to pyongyang if conditions are right. it's good to have you with us. israel has struck what it says were iranian targets inside syria after an israeli fighter jet was shot down by syrian forces as the two pilots in the jet were parachuted to safety and were taken to the hospital with one of them in serious condition the incident was sparked by an iranian drone that allegedly entered israeli airspace from syria and it's the most serious confrontation between israel and syria in yours. and it's really jet inflames an angry reaction from the army and two very different versions of what happened early saturday morning. the key question didn't iranian surveillance drones stray into israeli territory from a base in syria triggering a deadly response from israeli fighter jets syria says its allies drone was near the israeli border on a standard intelligence mission but israel disagrees it has released this unverified video which it says shows the drone in israeli airspace next they say it followed the dr

he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and interest in says he'd be willing to go to pyongyang we'll get the latest from our correspondent. and shall come will have to crank up the gears if there are to upset minute byron munich in the book his latest standout clash later today. for the program i'm mary and i haven't seen it israeli fighter jet has been shot down by syrian forces and israeli army spokesman said the plane had been carrying out raids on targets in syria after an iranian drone entered is really air air space its pilots parachuted to safety and were taken to the hospital with one of them said to be in serious condition it's the most significant incident between israel and syria in here is israel's military says the country is not just seeking escalation with syria. for more we're joined now by our middle east correspondent tanya kramer who joins us from jerusalem so tiny syria is denying that its ally iran's drone did enter israeli airspace was the latest we know about this incident well yes they're saying that it didn't enter the israeli f. space and that it was o

up trying to live in pyongyang china the olympic host city thank you.so it was saying that ultimately you've got a few hundred people there who are protesting there creating the demonstrations on the mall for north korea's participation in these olympics and the other side are against now the conflict over the korean peninsula has been costing a shadow on the imminent winter games in pyongyang chang for some time and it's not only activists clashing over the crisis but politicians as well. since. today's military parade will show off the powerful status of the democratic people's republic of korea as long as hostile policies from the u.s. continue the mission of the korean people's army can never change. the united states of america wolf cindy to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until that time comes when the finally and permanently reverse of what abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile and. the. sea. and i just remind you of the opening ceremony of the winter olympics getting out the way and

a welcome north korean leader kim jong un has invited south korean president to pyongyang it would be the first meeting of korean majors in more than a decade says the earliest days sr has responded to the invites with a call for both sides to build the conditions needed for the business. oh more on this now when it crossed over to our correspondent jason strawberry who is near the site of the olympics thing going on in south korea hey jason how significant is this invitation by the north korean leader kim jong un are we going to have peace by the end of the olympic games. that would be very optimistic but it certainly would be significant if president moon makes that trip up the pyongyang like you said it's been more than a decade the first center korean summit was in two thousand the second in late two thousand and seven and for almost a decade there was virtually no dialogue between seoul and. so this this invitation that was carried by kim jong il in sr is certainly really significant if not

wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions and allow me to do assure you. and the people of south korea that the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until that time comes when they finally sent permanently. reverse of abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions to. the world maybe coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. while a pass is meeting with moon and urged during that meeting to. for him to take a tougher line while earlier he spoke to journalist jason strother in seoul and we asked him if this puts moon in a difficult position. this was one of the hallmarks of moon's presidency ever since he took office just less than a year ago you know after a very. rhetoric filled year in two thousand and seventeen where we saw all most daily diatribes going back and forth between washington and pee on young president moon has succeeded in bringing north korea to the punch on the lympics and

he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and when jay in says he'd be willing to go to pyongyang we'll get the latest from our correspondent. and the world's biggest street party gets underway in brazil. party goers in rio are not letting those weak economy spoil carnival celebrations we'll tell you why this woman is said to have made samba history this year. thanks for joining us i'm mary and i haven't seen israel's military says the country is not seeking escalation with syria this comes after a pro assad forces shot down an israeli fighter jet that had been taking part in raids on targets within syria israel's military says the attacks came in response to an iranian drone entering israeli air space a pilot is said to be in serious condition after the f. sixteen went down over northern israel it's the. most significant incident between israel and syria in years. for more we're joined now by our middle east correspondent tanya kramer who joins us from jerusalem so tiny syria is denying that its ally iran's drone did enter israeli airspace what's the latest we know about this inc

he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and region in says he'll be willing to go to pyongyang and get the latest from our correspondent. and the world's biggest street party gets under way in brazil a. party goers in rio aren't letting the weak economy spoil carnival celebrations we'll tell you why this woman is said to make samba history this year. welcome to the program i'm mary and i haven't seen an israeli fighter jet has been shot down by syrian forces and israeli army spokesman said the plane had been carrying out raids on targets in syria after an iranian drone entered israeli airspace which the pilots parachuted to safety and were taken to hospital with one of them said to be in serious condition it's the most significant incident between israel and syria in the years israel's military says the country is not seeking any . elation with syria. for more we're joined now by our middle east correspondent tanya kramer who joins us from jerusalem so tiny syria is denying that its ally iran's drone did enter israeli airspace was the latest we know about this incident well yes

visit is due to the news a long way from greenland an invitation from pyongyang him on sr it's outside glorious presidents he's invited to a solace in the north korean capital in response he'd be willing to go we'll go live to south korea for the lasix. close only and on employees germany social democrat leader martin shows abandons johnson take on a top ministerial post just days after a new goes easy his party's return to governments to the party's base signals they could refuse to fight his coalition deal. on a welcome north korean leader kim jong un has advice that south korean president and to pyongyang that this would be the first meeting of korean leaders in more than a decade south korea says' kim jong un's sister can deliver the invitation at the presidential palace in seoul she's visiting the south as part of a delegation attending the winter olympics president moon spokesman said the south korean leader had responded to the advice calling from both sides to builds the conditions needed for the business. a home or in this town when it crossed over to our correspondent jason s

and jon and kate's power relations have soured particularly due to pyongyang's refusal to attend you can arise asian talks hosted by being jang beijing has taken a tough stance against conjunctions regime and cooperated with previous un sanctions including a blockade on the oil and fuel which would have had a huge impact on north korea and fact the latest data from china's customs show that trade has dropped fifty two percent from a year earlier educating that china has largely be complied with the u.n. sanctions what is interesting though is as china climbs down on exchanges to pyongyang hong kong has become a major source of funds for north korea the u.s. has called on the territory to tighten regulations and next week a new set of rules will come into place to close loopholes and shipping and other transfers while the u.s. has sent warnings to north korea and shown it means business analysts say that in order to enforce any of these latest measures effectively china will have to be on board. the united states has confirmed that it will open its new embassy in jerusalem this may th

un sr and washington said he'd been willing to hold a meeting with her and other officials from pyongyang as president on a trump is recommending a ban on devices that can turn semiautomatic firearms into machine guns it would include so-called bomb stocks which were used in the last vegas mass shooting in october where fifty eight people were killed and the white house says it's open to raising the minimum age for people trying to buy the type of rifle rifle that it was shoes to in last week's school shooting in florida the left seventeen people dead those are the headlines news continues keep it here on al-jazeera listening post this next. hold the benefit of saddam people so bad they see all kinds witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. feel to ask the peaceful. i'm. right now just so you know i'm not talking. point among the most closely watched early awareness and this level diplomacy. a lot richard gives but if you're at the listening post here are some of the media stories we've been tracking this week five rings two countries one flag if they handed o

kim jong un's sister says leaders are welcome in pyongyang. now the u.s. could find itself at the table as well. >>> are they listening and acting fast enough? >> is this congress acting? >> congress. >> it's not acting. >> even if congress does nothing, me too is here to stay. a chat with justice ruth bader ginsburg. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is monday, february 12th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. the white house is trying to move beyond the rob porter scandal. porter was urged not to quit after the domestic violence allegations. axios telling reporters that some senior white house officials strongly encouraged him to quote stay and fight to keep his job as staff secretary. a key gate keeper for president trump. porter said he never misrepresented anything to chief of staff john kelly. >> this doesn't square with kelly's version of events. he says porter misled him. that story backed up by an unnamed member of congress who told achxios reporter. after the special legislation--f speculation of kelly's fut

would not rest until pyongyang and its nuclear ambitions are over.nce: allow me to assure you and the south korean people that the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea. until that time comes, when they finally and permanently and irreversibly abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions. reporter: the world may be coming together for the winter olympics, but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. brent: joining me tonight is a familiar face. he has written about both koreas for the past four decades and joins us from the university in england. it is good to see you. those pictures we just saw, that military parade in pyongyang, that is a move that i was expecting, considering the tit-for-tat me of seeing between the north korean leader and the u.s. president. can it be that north korea is that easy to project and to read? guest: would that it were so. i was actually a little surprised by that. they basically sort of invente

wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. and allow me to do assure you. the people of south korea and the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until the time comes when they finally sent permanently. an irreversible abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions to. the world maybe coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. our joining me now is eight and foster carter korea expert at leeds university in the u.k. a very good day eight and up john yang holding a military parade as it rattles south korea's nurse just before tomorrow's winter olympics opening ceremonies. i think i think it's annoyed them though in this of the new rather delicate time in the sphere of bonhomie they have set sail and it's totally gratuitous for that go into lots of detail we haven't got time for february eighth used to be the army day in north korea but it hasn't been for years they changed it to april unsafe sud

pyongyang has tested a series of nuclear warheads and lest here it successfully tested ballistic missiles that could in theory reach the u.s. mainland and it's made these strides despite strict international bans on selling technology to north korea now german officials say north korea has used its embassy in berlin to flout sanctions and was going to focus on this in the past we've determined that it was a base for exposition activities that in our view serve the missile program and also in part the nuclear program. that north korea runs such operations is nothing new in december australian authorities arrested a man suspected of trying to purchase components used in missile technology for pyongyang and in two thousand and eleven ukraine's intelligence service cut north korean agents seeking missile technology but the hardware has gotten through despite enforcement efforts when south korea recovered to spend north korean missile from the sea they found components from countries around the world evidence that pyongyang has learned how to sidestep u.n. sanctions. all the clandestine commer

pyongyang has tested a series of nuclear warheads and last year it successfully tested ballistic missiles that could in theory reach the u.s. mainland and it's made these strides despite strict international bans on selling technology to north korea. now german officials say north korea has used its embassy in berlin to float sanctions. in the past we've determined that it was a base for exposition activities that in or of you serve the missile program and also in part the nuclear program. that north korea runs such operations is nothing new in december australian authorities arrested a man suspected of trying to purchase components used in missile technology for pyongyang. and in two thousand and eleven ukraine's intelligence service cut north korean agents seeking missile technology but the hurdlers gotten through despite enforcement efforts when south korea recovered to spend north korean missile from the sea they found components from countries around the world evidence that pyongyang has learned how to sidestep u.n. sanctions. oh the claim destine commers at the north korea did as he

>> translator: we have pyongyang.uilt with our own power, our own technology, our own independent economy. how can seoul compete with that? >> i can't help but wonder what would his life be like if his family ended up just a few miles south after the korean war. driving back to pyongyang, i have no idea we're about to experience one of the strangest days i've ever had in north korea. it begins like every other morning in pyongyang. ♪ this music is the city's alarm clock, played every day beginning at 5:00 a.m. to commemorate the sacrifices of north korea's leaders. we head to the pyongyang international airport for the arrival of a vip. dennis rodman has been invited back for another round of so-called basketball diplomacy. are you bringing a message from president trump to north korea's supreme leader, kim jong-un? >> i'm just here to come see some friends and have a good time. >> distracted by the rodman circus, we have no idea a secret handover is happening at the pyongyang airport. american college student otto wa

sanctions what is interesting though is as china climbs down on exchanges to pyongyang hong kong has become a major source of funds for north korea the u.s. has called on the territory to tighten regulations and next week a new set of rules will come into place to close loopholes and shipping and other transfers while the u.s. has sent warnings to north korea and shown it means business analysts say that in order to enforce any of these latest measures effectively china will have to be on board the united states has confirmed it will open its new embassy in jerusalem this may that's much earlier than expected palestinians have condemned the announcement saying it's a provocation president jordan has more. the news the u.s. embassy would move from television to jerusalem on may fourteenth ok not in a communique but in a tweet from israel's intelligence minister i would like to congratulate donald trump on his decision to transfer the u.s. embassy on israel's seventieth independence day no greater gift than that. a short time later the u.s. president donald trump confirmed the news in

vice president mike pence if stealing the show was pyongyang's intention the media played right into its hands offering extensive coverage of the delegation from the north wherever they light the flame their. are going to be geopolitics in the mix but these games given where they are and the governments involved have taken olympic politics to another level our starting point this week is pyong chang so. not every picture tells the story not every image is worth a thousand words but the right one in the right place time and context can pack a bigger punch than one hundred soundbites or a million tweets and images like this where athletes from two countries entering the olympic stage under one flag. it's a great photo op it makes very good picture it does bring a sense of potential in the sense of optimism at least briefly for that sports event but it doesn't necessarily mean unification is around the corner of course there's an element of spectacle to it but it was also meaningful. and i think it demonstrated that the two koreas are trying to work something out at this moment one in w

. >> investigative journalist sooki kim on pyongyang's real quest for gold. >> announcer: "amanpour" on pbs was made possible by the generous support of rosalynn p. walter. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london with the global perspective. during the turbulent first year of the trump presidency his predecessor barack obama has kept traditional distance. speaking up only on matters of vital importance. calling out racism. supporting freedom of the press. but today the former president was back in the spotlight in washington. looking relaxed and happy unveiling his official portrait. the painting was done by an artist known for depicting ordinary people, usually, african-americans, and placing them in positions of power, using bold colors, and historical scenes. >> i want to say that it was a, although, those, michelle always used to joke. i am not somebody who is a great subject. i don't like posing. i get impatient. i look at my watch. i think this must be done. one of those pictures must have worked. why is it taking so long? so, t

try to further isolate pyongyang economically but north and south korea do appear to be seeking some form of common ground we saw this the winter olympics is going to complicate how washington then deals with kenya it does certainly set the tone now as we come to the end of the winter olympics in south korea which the government here had been hoping would lead to some kind of broader diplomatic breakthrough over the nuclear program obviously the hard part now is making that transition from sports to actual politics and this latest move by the united states makes it clear how difficult that transition will be josh smith joining us from seoul thank you thank you judges at the berlin film festival is still deliberating but it's a gala ceremony later today they will have decided who gets the golden and the silver bell was for this he is best films nineteen pictures are in the running of the stakes are high last year's winner has been nominated for a best foreign language film osca here's a look at some of the movies that have made a splash the see you. i. the stars on the red carpet have

stopping a new round of economic sanctions on shipping companies accused of illegal trading with pyongyang president trump is calling the new measures the toughest yes if they don't where he says the u.s. will move on to phase two which he all mislead describes as quote very unfortunate for the world's pressure. as the u.s. imposes its largest range of sanctions yet. they are targeting shipping companies accused of illegal trading with north korea it's an attempt to force the regime to give up its nuclear and missile programs the us president has said he is now exploring the available options we'll have to say of the sanctions don't work we'll have to go face to phase two may be a very rough thing maybe very very unfortunate for the world it really is a rogue nation if we can make a deal it'll be a great thing and if we can't something will have to happen with the increasing threats of military intervention weapons experts warn sanctions alone won't solve the crisis they see their nuclear weapons program as a guarantee of their security against what they fear which is an american military

this is due to the news life from berlin and an invitation from pyongyang can join sister south korea's president he's invited to eat so much in the military capital region and says he'd be willing to go we have more from our correspondents he intends korea. and syria says it shot down an israeli fighter jet this as israel carries as air strikes in syria in the future a reason for the exits to. pose an old and own employees germany's social democrat these are marching shows abandons plans to take on a top ministerial post just days after a new goldstein's as his party has returned to government after the party's base acknowledged they could refuse to ratify it his coalition deal. i'm on a. north korean leader kim jong un has advice his south korean president in to pyongyang it would be first time of korean leaders meeting in more than a decade south korea saves kim jong un's sister kim old joe to live at the invitation of the presidential palace and sold she's visiting the site as part of a delegation attending the winter olympics president spokesman said the south korean leader had res

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pence has again insisted that seoul and washington both agree that the pressure must be kept on pyongyang that's despite a very public show of unity between the two koreas as a joint women's ice hockey team to beautify at the winter olympics in. excited fans wait to greet the combined korean women's hockey team a first in and think history and a coming together on the ice symbolizing hopes of woman relations between the south and its belligerent know the neighbor ah he dances to win or lose the result doesn't matter i hope they play their best and try their hardest in a show of unity it wasn't. so much this is a god given chance that we seventy million korean people can be of one mind to support the team and q. . those has festered by another historic moment off the ice meeting in seoul kim jong un's younger sister kim yo jong delivered an invitation from the north korean leader for south korean president moon j in to visit pyongyang it raises the prospect of the first meeting between both korean leaders for more than ten years. that prospect may not be welcomed by the united states u.s.

invited to a summit in the north korean capital and when jay in the says he be willing to go to pyongyang or get the latest from our correspondent. and the world's biggest street party gets under way in brazil the. party goers embryo are not letting the weak economies spoil carnival celebrations we'll tell you why this woman is set to make samba history this year. thanks for joining us i'm married to evanston. an israeli fighter jet has been shot down by syrian forces the two pilots parachuted to safety and were taken to the hospital with one of them said to be in serious condition it's the most significant incident between israel and syria in years israel's military says the country is not seeking escalation with syria. and israeli jet in flames an angry reaction from the army and two very different versions of what happened early saturday morning. the key question didn't iranian surveillance drones stray into israeli territory from a base in syria triggering a deadly response from israeli fighter jets syria says its allies drone was near the israeli border on a standard intelligence mis

shortly unveiled new aggressive sanctions against the north and said washington could not allow pyongyang to quote hide behind the olympic butler as threatens the region. for more of the story let's bring in jason strother he's a freelance journalist in seoul jason i'm trying to picture this washington's most second most powerful the official sharing a stage with high ranking north koreans at the olympics can we expect to show. i don't think we can expect a showdown nor do i think we can expect a handshake of course leading the north korean precession is the sister of ruler kim jong moon kim go junk but i. sure as much as south korean president moon j.n. would have liked to have had an environment where perhaps the u.s. and north korean officials could have informal talks there is no indication from either side that either is really eager to speak to each other or pence came out swinging before even landed there for even gets theirs to south korea is promising but u.s. vice president new sanctions on the north what could that entail. well he was quite vague on that and i haven't seen anyt

on the right, a k-pop star, on the left, a pyongyang pinup.lance to thegic pa, which proves to emotional for the north korean head of state. imthis president moon sits even closer to kim jong-un's sister.s hinew friends are not welcomed by all. these hard-line conservatives burning the unification flag protest regularly. but this time, they see -dmsay the moonistration is turning its back on the u.s. while befriending north korea. this, however, does no like to world leaders at odds. this informal chat during an olympic speedskating event appears to have proved pivotal, and now mike pence says the u.s. will talk to north korea while still imposing sanctions. >> i think moon jae-in is not getting enough credit. people are cling this a north korean charm offensive. it is actually a south korean charm offensive. it is critical that the united states is clear on this, because there's only so much south korea can do on nuclear weapons. you have to remember, nor korea does not feel threatened by south korea's nuclear weapons, because south korea has

hello i'm a fiend elisha with al-jazeera live from doha also coming up a high level delegation from pyongyang touches down in south korea ahead of the winter olympics bringing the sister of north korean leader kim jong un plus our forces have the inherent right to self defense washington deny is accusing us of war crimes in syria after a u.s. airstrike kills almost one hundred pro assad fights and. what the miramar government didn't want the world to see evidence of a massacre and the journalists who revealed it are in jail. but first the u.s. is heading for its second government shutdown within a month that's after the senate adjourned without holding a vote to pass a budget deal the midnight deadline has just. asked the agreement struck by republican and democratic leaders in the senate has faced stiff resistance from both camps that what was being proposed was a two year deal which would have increased spending on both defense and domestic programs to the tune of three hundred billion dollars more than half of that would be for the military alone on the domestic front health care and educa

in to visit pyongyang it raises the prospect of the first meeting between both korean leaders for more than ten years. that prospect may not be welcomed by the united states u.s. vice president mike pence urged moon and the japanese prime minister shinzo abbay to keep up the pressure on north korea to abandon its nuclear program heading home pence insisted there's no daylight between the three allies. the german president saw the face to face contact between the two koreas as a good omen. but how is time and do the olympic games mean it's a sports competition but it's also about olympic peace and there's been a glimmer of that here so we hope that the dialogue that will begin will continue after the limbic. business be there by to take the big question can the olympic flame help to fuel a long term thaw in relations and as we saw in that report the joint korean ice hockey team played for the first time today but there was to be no debut victory in switzerland where a class above racing into the lead thanks to three goals in the first period korea were unable to recover and ultimately f

the winter olympics opening ceremony in the south they to kim jong un told crowds in the capital pyongyang his nation is ready to defend its sovereignty but with north koreans about to compete in the games the show of military strength was smaller than usual the tasha reports from one of the main olympic venues. this was a patriotic celebration at home and display of north korea's military might for those. who didn't leave our army defenseless and keeps us happy it's our people's army just like its name so this army founding day is a great day for all of us thursday was the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the north korean army the military parade in pyongyang comes after the world witnessed advances in the isolated countries weapons program last year leader kim jong un praised what he called quote a world class military with the most powerful force despite punishing saying sions i would say that it's a show of defiance but it's a solo artist and velma to fines. and government wants to emphasize that the. power and light need to remain side in the face you vote future no matter wh

olympic delegation has left seoul as a south korean government considers an offer of a summit in pyongyang the group which included the powerful sister the north korean leader kim jong il and its trip by joining south korean president moon jane at a concert given by the north koreans are true they've been holding talks on the sidelines of the winter games on saturday and kim joe young extended over the tension to president move to visit pyongyang attaching a name has more from salt. even as athletes competed on the snow and ice diplomatic developments continue to steal at least some of the spotlight during what's being called the peace olympics the last three days have been historic and a high point in her career in relations north korean leader kim jong sister kim jong became the first member of the ruling family to cross into the south since the korean war she came with an invitation kim jong un is asking the south korean president in to visit pyongyang at a convenient time soon if this meeting transpires it would be the first time that kim jong un has met with the south korean president

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and people streaming the opening ceremony of pyongyang twenty eighteen years one hour away early of the cold war but ration for school to rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes who were bidding to be allowed to compete. also as we go to a u.s. politicians there are still debating into the early hours as they struggle to end a second shutdown and three weeks. hospitals was on alert for casualties as egypt launches a major operation against armed groups in the sinai peninsula. and a memo months ago to journalists a jailed after uncovering what the government didn't bomb the world to see. so a show of togetherness between north and south korea is happening with just an hours ago before the ceremony opening ceremony of the winter olympics the sister of north korea's leader has become the first member of her family to step foot in south korea since the two countries went to war in nineteen fifty. is part of the north korean delegations arrived for the pyongyang games south korea's leaders hope the event is a chance to revive meaningful communication after a long per

the winter games on saturday kim joe young extended a rare in the tension to president to visit pyongyang to touch a good name as more from seoul. even as athletes competed on the snow and ice diplomatic developments continue to steal at least some of the spotlight during what's being called the peace olympics the last three days have been historic and a high point in interest in relations north korean leader kim jong sister kim jong became the first member of the ruling family to cross into the south since the korean war she came with an invitation kim jong un is asking the south korean president in to visit pyongyang at a convenient time soon if this meeting transpires it would be the first time that kim jong un has met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven president moon says he'll begin arranging the conditions to make that visit happen but he stresses that any rebuilding of interest in relations must involve dialogue between the united states and north korea u.s. vice president mike pence sat very close to the north korean delegation during the opening

serious questions of a foreign relations between the koreas the military goes on parade in pyongyang a day before the winter olympics. and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with the end of the parana also ahead. former prime minister and opposition leader. on corruption charges. the escalation of syria's war the death toll rises and so-called deescalation songs while u.s. backed forces killed more than one hundred pro regime fighters. and rescue workers continue to search for survivors among the rubble of taiwan quake. north korea has held a military parade in pyongyang it is a show of strength on the display of unity at the winter olympics in south korea the display was announced shortly after an agreement was reached on the north's participation in the in the pics on friday north korean athletes and jews march in the opening ceremony alongside athletes from the self going to aim has more fun in south korea. this year's north korean military parade may have been a more toned down affair but the bombast patriotism and pride were on full display this is the seven

at the opening ceremony but as a south of the red carpet the norse armed forces were paraded in pyongyang so can the honeymoon last this is inside story. and this is inside a story south korea's president has been trying to sell the winter games in. as a peace olympics he may have got his wish with an axe and expect a thaw with the north the took korea has decided to talk of the height of tension over the north's nuclear bomb and ballistic missile development the first face to face negotiations in two years led to the north inclusion in the winter games and now young is on the charm offensive. from the north of the games but due to march with competitors from the south and a unified flag the delegation from north of the border is being led by the ceremonial had of the sait team young now he is the highest level leader to visit south korea also there is the sister of leader kim jong on kim yo jong is said to be increasingly powerful and influential. but the u.s. isn't sold vice president mike pence has been speaking in tokyo before leading the u.s. delegation to south korea who warned the

growth korean refugee parents so clearly this is an issue dear to him and he's hoping to use the pyongyang winter olympics as a launching pad for reconciliation all eyes are on kim jong un sister kim jong there is a document at the table she is sitting at in front of her and it's only going to feed speculation that inside that document with a letter from the north korean leader and that perhaps the north korean leader is going to extend an invite to president moon and you can hear right there if they'll stay for a performance by north korean troops but peter the interest it's one of two performances by this north korean are true and the interest in south korea will be great that more than one hundred fifty six thousand people entered a lottery to get tickets ok it will leave it there thank you well the north korea analyst says the stakes are high for policies involved in this new round of diplomacy. well in the spirit of the olympics it's quite exciting to see both countries represented together in the opening ceremonies i must say however that i think it's also significant that the leader