to the republic of north macedonia. great opposition on both sides of the border let's just listen in to what the prime ministers have to say. if you. actually mean the. minimum of. up as the man. you become a celebrity special good maybe shift this is good for us because ben ferguson right now dollar is this period for the past twenty five years is that. ladies and gentlemen this is. making here today. at a late press. shared by three. for our own neurons with a history. you are at a point with me. music has been crossed in the course of time and man. strays when there's a new loser's trialling front sense and tragic heroes as secure tears in the passage you think. this is not. a song nullus stories and images handed over to us by the great narrators the great storytellers of human history and here we are here. and now to come face to face to the with the weight of our own historic responsibility to address all peoples first and foremost. and also our address ourselves to everybody. people slag have suffered and a lot i

the proposal, the republic of north macedonia, a name change which would and a feud between macedonia and greece. many like the idea. translation: what is the difference? others, though, strongly objected. this, a protest in the hours after the announcement between the greek and macedonian prime minister's. now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one now, this historic agreement is in doubt afterjust one day now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one day after the macedonian president said he would not support the idea. translation: ourline is to

and welcome to the republic of north macedonia. new name brings an end to decades of deadlock with greece. an $85 billion media marriage gets the green light. the tie—up between at&t and time warner will shake up the industry for years to come. in business briefing, we will have the latest from new york on the massive media deal that trump didn't want, but a judge has ruled it won't harm competition. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about the stories we are covering, and what do you make of the summit of the century? use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. just over 2a hours after that historic trump—kim summit, north korea's state—run media is claiming that president trump agreed to lift sanctions during the meeting in singapore. it comes as the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, arrives on the korean peninsula for a round of meetings with leaders to explain the agreement reached yesterday. meanwhile, d

officials have witnessed the signing of a historic agreement between greece and macedonia the deal resolves a decades old dispute by renaming macedonia the republic of north macedonia distinguishing it from the greek province protestors opposed to the geocache we've been east of the border between the two countries well off to a week stranded at sea off to italy a multitude on the boat away more than six hundred rescued migrants have finally been allowed to step onto dry land the aquarius which has been at the center of

what is happening in macedonia, or should we say the soon—to—be republic of north macedonia? will be, the reception there is going to be a lot more positive than you would have in greece. the reason is that this has been dragging on for so long and it has really been having an effect on the country's development. it is the cheapest capital city in europe, scott piercy, and there is a reason for that, the people there have average wages of less than 400 euros average wages of less than 400 euros a month and they want that to change. they also want the rule of law to apply, not to have governments with people filling their pockets. and they believe that unblocking this blockage to membership of the european union and of nato, will allow their country to be prosperous bottles at your and for its citizens to enjoy the rule of law. we will find out, of course, whether people agree with that assessment when they get to vote in assessment when they get to vote in a referendum probably in september or october. meanwhile in athens, a different story? yes, we even saw by the lake about

north of greece. but after almost 30 years of talks, agreement. the balkan state known as the former yugoslav republic of macedonia will now be called the republic of1990s. greece insists the name macedonia belongs to its northern region, rather than its neighbour, shown here on the map. it feared the yugoslav republic could have territorial ambitions and athens was further angered when it laid claim to ancient greek figures such as alexander the great, naming its airport and motorway after the warrior king, though they were both renamed earlier this year. translation: in the agreement that we reached our northern neighbours have nothing to do with the ancient greek civilisation of macedonia and cannot claim any connection to it in the future. the dispute became so bitter greece vetoed it is neighbour‘s bid tojoin nato and the european union. but that could now change. translation: we truly believe that the european council will make the decision to begin membership talks with macedonia. we believe at the nato summit injuly macedonia will be invited to have full membership as the alliance‘s 30th member. the title does still need to be approved by b

deal to change the name of macedonia has been signed next to the greek border under the agreement the government in skopje able to change the country's name to the republic of north macedonia that will distinguish it from the province in northern greece the name has been at the center of a twenty seven year dispute between the two countries the accord will now go to both parliaments for final approval. just because most e-mail after our aim is to make sure that this song of joy and happiness will be sung for centuries to come by many generations in both languages in your country in our country from our people to your people and that will be a song celebrating peace for turnitin success prosperity and good neighborly relations between our two peoples after all the previous generations have had enough of moaning now it's high time we once again celebrate birth a new beginning it's time we celebrate the birth of our shared future it's time we sing joyful songs in the balkans not a shivering at an opera to shine your toes him out by signing the final agreement for the settlement of the name dispute and for a strategic partnership between our two countries indeed we h

of what their future holds cover in columbus election for us thanks and. greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia the republic of north macedonia agreement is supposed to end the decades long dispute but the day has been marked by violence go reports from lake press where the signing ceremony took place. an embrace twenty seven years in the making the prime ministers of greece and macedonia resolving their country's differences not just a name also in deed then on the morning machine we are not gathered here today to mourn the defeats of the past we are taking a historic step so that from now on it will only be winners. it was an unprecedented show optimism but both leaders acknowledged the difficulty of their achievement we're going to let me also see the us there is a need for trust courage and hope signing the final agreement for the name is of strategic importance for the two countries and you can move mountains they signed the agreement now delegations are over to the other side of the border for a working lunch this is just really the fairy first step of a process that's likely to take months and months. for nationalists the deal i

historic deal to change the name of macedonia has been signed next to the greek border under the agreement the government will change the country's name to the republic of north macedonia that will differentiate it from the province in northern greece the name has been at the center of a twenty seven year dispute between the two countries and the court will now go to both parliaments for final approval. yes paul says most e-mail after our aim is to make sure that this song of joy and happiness will be sung for centuries to come by many generations in both languages in your country in our country from our people to your people and that will be a song celebrating peace for turnitin success prosperity and good neighborly relations between our two peoples after all the previous generations have had enough of moaning now it's high time we once again celebrate birth a new beginning its time we celebrate the birth of our shared future it's time we sing joyful songs in the balkans that issue of honor to not push on your toes him out by signing the final agreement for the settlement of the name dispute and for a strategic partnership between our two countries indeed w

the prime ministers of greece and macedonia have agreed on a new name for the former yugoslav state. it will be known as the republic of northprovince of macedonia. the two countries have been in dispute since macedonia became independent more than 25 years ago. the french interior minister gerard collomb says police have arrested a man who took two people hostage in paris. he said the hostages were safe and unharmed. the man had apparently asked to be put in touch with the iranian embassy, prior to his arrest. there was a surprise passenger today in the washington subway. a deer managed to get into the crystal city station through an above—ground entrance nearby. 0ne passenger was too busy looking at his phone to notice, but thankfully the train drivers weren't. the deer, in the end, managed to safely exit through the same tunnel it came in. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: our seoul correspondent looks at what the trump—kim summit could mean for north and south korea. the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in

change their constitutional name for all uses they've agreed to rename their country the republic of north macedonia change that will apply in their international and by lateral relations. with. greece as the new name removed any connection to the northern greek region of macedonia and the ancient kingdom ruled by alexander the great fearing territorial and cultural claims greece had long blocked macedonia's bid to join nato and the e.u. the new name means that greece could lift that veto in macedonia as prime minister urged voters to support the deal in a referendum later this year. i call on all citizens to seize the future twenty five years of being stuck is enough . many generations have been lost macedonia must go forward and be equal with the west. have the same quality of life. but the deal has sparked protests in both countries with opponents in athens saying it doesn't go far enough decades long disputes die hard. now going back to our top story the summit between trump and kim appears to pave the way for an economic opening of north korea their heart and opening abby is already happening t

an imminent no confidence vote in parliament over the deal to change the name of neighboring macedonia to the republic of north macedonia nationalists on both sides see it as a humiliating defeat. france has agreed to take in some of the migrants on board the aquarius rescue ship which is now on route to spray the vessel which is carrying six hundred twenty nine people has been at the center of a major migration route between european union member states france accused italy of being irresponsible after its new populist government refused to allow the vessel to dock at any of its ports of call pennell reports from the spanish port city of valencia. this will be their safe haven end of an odyssey. a key side of the activists are already preparing to greet the six hundred twenty nine migrants due to dock this weekend. arraignments to give a warm welcome to these people who have been passed around like a football europe is trying to turn a blind eye but we want to respect their rights and offer them a home our land is their land. red cross teams offloaded food rations and hygiene kits the migrants will get a heal

macedonia thousands of people gathered in the macedonian capital carrying flags and throwing torches and stones at police the agreement reached on sunday to see the country remained the republic of north macedonia. leaders said the movement the beginning of closer ties between greece and its northern neighbor. or that agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute but the deal still needs to be ratified by both countries parliaments and faces a referendum vote in macedonia itself so on the reports from lake press where the signing ceremony took place. an embrace twenty seven years in the making the prime ministers of greece and macedonia resolving their country's differences not just a name also in deed then on the morning when we are not gathered here today to mourn the defeats of the past we are taking a historic step so that from now on it will only be winners. it was an unprecedented show optimism but both leaders acknowledged the difficulty of their achievement we're going to let me also see the us there is a need for trust courage and hope signing the final agreement for the name is of strategic importance for the two countries and you can move mountains they signed the agr

the proposal, the republic of north macedonia, a name change which would and a feud between macedonia translation: what is the difference? others, though, strongly objected. this, a protest in the hours after the announcement between the greek and macedonian prime minister's. now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one now, this historic agreement is in doubt afterjust one day now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one day after the macedonian president said he would not support the idea. translation: ourline is to not support the idea. translation: our line is to not change the constitution and the country's name. this detrimental agreement which is unique in the history of humankind is unacceptable. it violates the constitution, our laws, and state institutions. i will not politically legitimise this. when macedonia gained independence from yugoslavia in1991, gained independence from yugoslavia in 1991, greece immediately objected to the new name. it already has a region called macedonia. a territorial dispute which has caused tension ever since. the un offi

greece had been macedonia as official name because it's also the name of a great province macedonia as prime minister has announced that his country will now be known as the republic of north macedonia but not everyone's happy about the name change to embattled neighbors extending their hands in peace greece and macedonia have ended a twenty seven year route over a name. to lift the. they've agreed to change their constitutional name for all uses says they've agreed to rename their country the republic of north macedonia moment the change that will apply in their international and by that are old relations as well as domestically. simply look at the these warriors with you in. greece as the new name removed any connection to the northern greek region of macedonia and the ancient kingdom ruled by alexander the great fearing territorial and cultural claims greece had long blocked macedonia's bid to join nato and the e.u. the new name means that greece could lift that veto on macedonia prime minister voters to support the deal in a referendum they took this year. before you program i call on all citizens to seize the future twenty five years of being stuck is enough . many ge

change their constitutional name for all uses they've agreed to rename their country the republic of north macedonia change that will apply in their international and by relations. domestically. the. greece says the new name removed any connection to the northern greek region of macedonia and the ancient kingdom ruled by alexander the great fearing territorial and cultural claims greece had long blocked macedonia's bid to join nato and the e.u. the new name means that greece should lift that veto on macedonia as prime minister urged voters to support the deal in a referendum later this year. all citizens to seize the future twenty five years of being stuck is enough. many generations have been lost macedonia must go forward with the worst. of the same quality of life. but the deal has sparked protests in both countries with opponents in athens saying it doesn't go far enough decades long disputes die hard. look sir germany as germany's parliament could be about to approve a major contract with an israeli company to lease germany's first weapons capable combat drug issues highly controversial for the

now a deal to change the name of macedonia has been signed next to the greek border under the agreement macedonia will become the republic of north macedonia that will distinguish it from the province of macedonia or northern greece now the name has been at the center of a twenty seven year dispute between the two countries but it's by no means finalized both parliaments have to ratify the agreement and macedonia is vote on it in a referendum. yes. after our aim is to make sure that this song of joy and happiness will be sung for centuries to come by many generations in both languages in your country in our country from our people to your people and that will be a song celebrating peace for turnitin success prosperity and good neighborly relations between our two peoples after all the previous generations have had enough of moaning now it's high time we once again celebrate birth a new beginning its time we celebrate the birth of our shared future it's time we sing joyful songs in the balkans not a shivering at an opera to shine your toes him out by signing the final agreement for the settlement of the name dispute and for a stra

yugoslav republic of macedonia the foreign ministers are expected to meet on the border region to sign that agreement on sunday under the deal macedonia would change its name to the republic of north macedonia but nationalists on both sides see it as a humiliating defeat for. more than six hundred migrants have been stranded at sea of all the aquarius for over a week after italy and multiple fused to accept them now the aquarius to attorney in brussels are due to sail into the spanish port city of valencia this least an oil of a safe harbor led to an international cry earlier this week following events force in berlin through his car panel our correspondent waiting for the ship to arrive how were the spanish preparing for its arrival call. well there have been a lot of preparations going on as you can imagine both relief organization level and government level and in the last couple of hours we have heard from the spanish government that they've been talking to their french counterparts and that france is ready to take some of the migrants due to come ashore on the aquarius now the spanish authorities say they will simply go through this procedure of asking the migrants where they

prime ministers are on ziad announced that his country would henceforth be known as the republic of north macedonia while athens has long objected to the name macedonia because it is also the name of a greek province i want to bring up to speed now with some of the other headlines there from around the world. at least twelve people including two were hundred muslims have been killed in southeast bangladesh after heavy rains triggered landslides international aid agencies are warning there is a risk of waterborne diseases that will break out in the makeshift camps they house nearly a million were hinges who have fled the military crackdown in neighboring me and are. in volgograd russia living people were killed when the boat that they were on crashed into a tugboat please the excursion vessel was not registered with authorities and that it's captain appear to be drug well grounded is a host city for the soccer world cup starting on thursday. french president emanuel michael has denounced in lee's refusal to take in more than six hundred migrants stranded aboard a rescue ship in the mediterranean pre

two it says the nationality of the second party shall be macedonian slash citizen of the republic of north macedonia well that leaves a weakness in the treaty as far as the greeks are concerned because they've spent the last twenty seven years saying it's a fake identity it's there is no such thing as a masterly nationality now they're recognizing it the second problem for the greek side is in the promise to ratify. excuse me the promise to invite northern macedonia to to join nato conditionally upon the completion of its internal legal procedures which means the referendum or other form of ratification of this treaty and the constitutional amendments and following the completion of those legal procedures greece would ratify along with every other member of nato the full accession of northern macedonia into nato the problem with that clause legal experts international experts say is that yes this is a legal safety valve for the greeks in case the treaty isn't fully rast fide on the other side but it is a politically expensive one if every other member of nato ratify northern master next session into

has caused tensions between the two countries under the deal the country of macedonia will now be known as the republic of north macedonia. people have been flooding onto the streets of afghan cities in celebration a day after the taliban announced a surprise three day cease fire afghan president ghani said he would extend a parallel cease fire announced by his government on tuesday but did not say how long it would be in place. a historic moment taliban fighters embracing afghan soldiers and civilians. the taliban has temporarily stopped attacks on civilians after eight announced a three day cease fire friday. on the streets of gansey stunned residents blocked traffic to take pictures with the religious fundamentalists. look at the horse honest we are glad to be here with the afghan soldiers our hope is peace and the end of fighting in afghanistan. for some the news was simply overwhelming but i thank them for that was that the taliban ceasefire comes three days after afghanistan president a shotgun he announced a cessation of hostilities now gunny has ordered a prolongation of the first truce in seventeen yea

good grievance being signed on the border between greece and macedonia it will become the republic of north macedonia both parts of my approve the deal which is fiercely opposed by nationalists. saudi and the eco strikes have targeted yemen's or data international airport in their campaign to seize control from heathy rebels five days of fighting near yemen's main seaport has cut off an important date to delivery routes and forced thousands to escape. colombians will choose their next president in a runoff election on sunday the choice is between conservative candidate ivan to decay and his left wing rival gustavo petro petro has to tackle inequality but some fear the guerrilla turned politician could turn colombia into another venezuela and the galahad reports from bogota. petro has captured the imagination of colombia's young voters his stance on tackling inequality reducing reliance on carbon fuels and ending the status quo of right wing politics appeals to a new generation eager for change it's sort of all got to get it's time to end two hundred years of the same families governing us this is the

due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera side are this northern greece. and for more insight into the greece macedonia name dispute watch this recent edition of inside story elizabeth warren and her guest discuss the decades of diplomatic deadlock and how best to resolve it to watch the show just click on the show's tab at al-jazeera dot com and then click on inside story to colombia now where people are deciding who will be their next president polls open just two hours ago in a runoff vote that pits see conservative candidate even duke a against left wing rival. as the first election since a landmark peace deal that brought an end to more than fifty years of conflicts with the rebels and the right wing candidates even duke a one the initial round of voting has pushed a tough stance on law and order through heavy of policing and has vowed to deliver economic stability he's up against petro the first leftist candidate to make it

sunday night angry over an agreement to change the name of the country the deal signed earlier on sunday renames macedonia the republic of north macedonia to distinguish it from the greek province of the same name the move is meant to defuse a decades old dispute but must still be approved by both countries' parliaments. afghan officials say at least eighteen people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the city of jalalabad the blasts have struck a crowd of people as they were leaving the governor's compound is the second attack this weekend that's targeted security forces and civilians during a unilateral government cease fire. more than six hundred rescued migrants have finally set foot on dry land after a week stranded at sea their ship the aquarius become became the center of a political crisis in europe after first italy and then malta turned the vessel away it sailed into the spanish port of valencia today. no ruction of relief after a week long odyssey it's a. very . happy to use. the three vessel convoy was carrying six hundred thirty migrants including some one hundred twenty three unaccompanied minors some of the

macedonia's name u.n. and e.u. officials to join the prime ministers of the two countries to witness the historic signing the deal renames macedonia the republic of north macedonia resolving a decades old dispute. in nicaragua a shootout and a far bombing in the capital managua have killed eight people including two children the violence came hours off to the government in protest to strike an agreement aimed at ending weeks of deadly political on both sides are blaming each other for the flare up but have agreed to continue negotiations. austrian chance less of us to cause school in germany provide assurances that it stop spying on politicians international going to is ations and companies in austria media in both countries have been reporting that the german intelligence service had run an extensive espionage operation in neighboring austria between one thousand nine hundred nine and two thousand and six. a taxi driver who injured eight people when he swerved onto a moscow sidewalk is blaming fatigue for the instant the man told police he hadn't slept in twenty hours and only fled the scene out of fear for his life and several of the victims had come

the european union and the united nations of welcome to a decision by greece's nova neighbor to change its name macedonia is to become the republic of north macedonia country has been in a decades long dispute greaser of the name athens objected because greece has a mills and province of the same. troops backed by a satellite coalition have launched an assault on yemen's main port city of the data it seems a keen battle and possible turning point in yemen's three year civil war between the countries saudi backed government and iran backed rebels an estimated six hundred thousand people live in the area and aid groups are warning that the new offensive risks causing massive civilian casualties and exacerbating the country's already severe humanitarian crisis. egeland is a former u.n. undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs he's presently secretary general of the no we didn't refugee council and he will invoke m two d. w. you have staff on the ground what are they telling you about the situation around the data we're getting very worrying reports from from the ground in yemen we have stuff inside this vital port city that's still tr

officials on the shores of lake precipice to witness the signing ceremony under the agreement macedonia will be renamed the republic of north macedonia. in nicaragua a shoe challenged in a fire bombing in the capital managua have killed eight people including two children the violence came hours after the government and protesters struck an agreement aimed at ending weeks of deadly political out of arrest both sides are blaming each other for the flare ups that have agreed to continue negotiations. austrian chanceless of us in courts is called on germany to provide assurances that it has stopped spying on politicians international organizations and companies in austria major in both countries have been reporting that the german intelligence service had run an extensive espionage operation in neighboring austria between one thousand nine hundred nine and two thousand and six. and in the russian capital moscow all thought you say a taxi driver who crashed into a crowd on the side saturday night falls in a sleep eight people were injured including many who come to the city for the world cup police have opening to an investigat

minister is are on zaba have announced that from now on his country would be known as the republic of north macedonia his counterpart in athens alexis tsipras presented the deal to greece's president athens had long objected to the name macedonia because it is also the name of a greek province greece is now expected to drop its opposition to north macedonia becoming a nato member and beginning the process of joining the e.u. . the french president emmanuel mccrone has denounced italy's refusals to take in more than six hundred migrants stranded aboard a rescue ship in the mediterranean president mccrone accuse the italian government of quote cynicism and said that it had an obligation under international law italy has sent ships to help transport to the migrants to spain which has offered them refuge the french island of corsica has also offered to take the men. after more than two days a stop to see the six hundred twenty nine migrants on board of the rescue ship. are finally heading to a safe haven european n.g.o.s u.s. military rescued them off the libyan coast on saturday night among them unaccom

officials have witnessed the signing of a historic agreement between greece and macedonia the deal resolves a decades old dispute by renaming macedonia the republic of north macedonia distinguishing it from the greek northern province of the same name protesters opposed to the deal clashed with police at the border between the two countries after a week stranded at sea after first italy and then malta turned their ship away more than six hundred rescued migrants have finally set foot on dry land the aquarius has become the center of a political migrant crisis in europe it sailed into the spanish port of violence you today. no ruction of relief after a week long odyssey it's a. very . happy to. the three vessel convoy was carrying six hundred thirty migrants including some one hundred twenty three unaccompanied minors some of the new arrivals had to be taken directly to hospital. volunteers turned out in their hundreds to assist the migrants and called for cooperation among you states. and boy i think the aquarius has become a symbol that something isn't working that we are here confirms that it doesn't and wouldn't be like this if politically things worke

united nations have welcomed a move by greece's northern neighbor to rename itself the republic of north macedonia macedonia has had a decades long dispute with greece over its name athens had objected to it because of greece's northern province of the same name. a boat carrying more than nine hundred migrants has docked and a sicilian pour in italy after being rescued by an e.u. naval mission the arrival comes days after italy closed its ports to a separate boat with several hundred migrants rescued by an aid group the move has stirred fresh debate about refugee policies. one month after the iraqi elections a cleric rather mocked that i'll sadar an iranian backed militia miri have agreed to reform a political alliance decision comes after weeks of negotiations and we were first and second in the may vote that was marred by historically low voter turnout and fraud allegations. on sports now are the football world cup in russia starts tomorrow but before this year's edition fifteen members will vote today on who will host the two thousand and twenty six tournament a joint bid from the united states

of the other stories making news around the world the european union and the united nations have welcomed a decision by greece's northern neighbor to change its name macedonia is to become the republic of north macedonia the country has been in a decades long dispute with greece over the name athens objected because greece has a northern province of that. a month after iraq's elections shia cleric. and iran backed militia chief the al a myriad of agree to form a political alliance two blocks came first and second in may's vote which was marked by historically low turnout and allegations of fraud. a brushfire in the hills of a beverly hills california has threatened houses and forced evacuations the no immediate reports of injuries more than two hundred fifty firefighters are working to contain the blaze moving up even in relatively light winds or france is committed to cooperation with italy on the issue of migration to europe the statement from the country's foreign ministry comes amid a dispute between the two countries with france criticizing italy for closing its ports to a rescue boat which was carrying hundreds of migrants over the weekend today however italy allowed a vessel carrying

officials have witnessed the signing of an historic agreement between greece and macedonia the deal resolves a decades old dispute by renaming macedonia the republic of north macedonia distinguishing it from the greek province protestors opened opposed to the deal clashed with police on the border between the two countries. in nicaragua a shootout on a fire bombing in the capital managua have killed eight people including two children the violence came i was off to the government and protesters struck an agreement aimed at ending weeks of deadly political unrest both sides are blaming each other for the flare up but have agreed to continue negotiations. but it was nice to hear about a happy ending and firefighters in its early have come to the rescue of three distressed kittens the tiny creatures have become trapped in a plastic pipe just centimeters wide in the town of qusayr l'engle in northern italy children playing nearby them meowing at their parents firefighters new string to host the kittens to safety and reunited then with that mother. and just a reminder now the top story we're following for you. german chancellor i'm going out and this reportedly

reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself macedonia at the break—up of the former yugoslavia. after 27 years of talks, the name "republic of northia" has been agreed. and the top story here in the uk: the government has narrowly avoided a damaging defeat for its brexit strategy. mps rejected an amendment to the eu withdrawal bill that would have allowed parliament to take control of the brexit process if it rejected a deal agreed by the government. ina in a major setback for the trump administration, a judge has declared administration, a judge has declared a merger between at&t and time warner. the historic is some between kim jong—un warner. the historic is some between kimjong—un and warner. the historic is some between kim jong—un and donald trump. warner. the historic is some between kimjong—un and donald trump. will not create it tough sanctions being lifted? not create it tough sanctions being lifted ? -- not create it tough sanctions being lifted? —— historic summit. —— will north korea see tough sanctions being lifted? north korea see tough sanctions being lifted ? good north korea see tough sanctions being lifted? good

president of macedonia says he won't sign a historic deal to change the country's name all this just a day after macedonia struck a deal with greece to change its name to the republic of north macedonia where the deal is aimed at resolving a longstanding dispute with greece which also has a northern province named macedonia. u.s. president donald trump as a cleric there is quote no longer a nuclear threat from north korea he made the comments on twitter a day after historic summit with north korean leader kim jong il and in singapore trump and kim signed a non-binding agreement pledging to work toward the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. a saudi led coalition has launched an assault on yemen's main port city of the battle could prove a turning point in yemen's three year long civil war the coalition is trying to retake the city from huth the rebels backed by saudi arabia's arch rival iran pushing ahead with the assault despite grave warnings from humanitarian groups the u.n. says the offensive risks causing massive civilian casualties and could threaten millions with starvation britain has requested an emergency un security council meeting to address the m

tsipras is expected to survive the vote which comes after three days of debate macedonia is to officially change its name to the republic of north macedonia if all of this goes through ending a twenty seven year dispute with greece but nationalists on both sides see it as a humiliating defeat. jones for office is following events in the greek capital for us john it looks like you're in the middle of some pretty tense scenes there it illustrates doesn't it how bitter and divided people are across that border over this name issue wouldn't it just be in the why the interests of everyone to put this name issue aside and move on. hello john i was listening and hearing that if i had no eyes obviously behind me and my last few minutes of the protesters broke out into the glass compound and jumping over the fence that surrounds it and tried to confront lines of police at that time the police let off tear gas grenades which have sent all of these people you see behind me rushing towards us and we've had a lot of people here expressing outrage they greeks would do this to other greeks over a national issue that really pits greeks against

of the other stories making news around the world. the european union in the united nations have welcomed a decision by greece's northern neighbor to change its name macedonia is to become the republic of north macedonia while the country has been in a decades long dispute with greece over the name athens objected because greece has a northern province with the same name. one month after iraq's elections a shiite cleric worked out that a father and iran backed militia chief had the ally meeting and have agreed to form a political alliance while their two blocs came first and second in may's vote which was marked by a historically low turnout and allegations of fraud. on. a saudi led coalition has launched an assault on yemen's main port city. it's been a key battle front and possible turning point in yemen's three year civil war between the country's saudi backed government in iran backed hooty rebels an estimated six hundred thousand people live in the area and aid groups are warning now that the new offensive risks causing massive civilian casualties and exacerbating the country's already severe humanitarian crisis. and earlier news spoke with the n.s.i. harry who's with the charity save t

and greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia of the north the republic of north macedonia the agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute that still needs to be ratified by both countries parliaments and faces a referendum vote in macedonia. now young children some barely of school age of being paid a dollar a day to make cigarettes in bangladesh that's according to human rights groups have been urging the government to do more to enforce child labor laws but they admit the difficulties as children's families rely on the money they tell stratford reports this is a cigarette manufacturing factory in bangladesh but there are a few if any machines working. al-jazeera secretly filmed these pictures the reason the factory owner refused to spur a mission to film is because of the children working here. the bangladesh government says it's doing all it can to crack down on child labor but there is little evidence of that in this factory. some of the children making these cheap cigarettes non-locally as babies look barely ten years old. but the money they earn helps their f

republic of macedonia the foreign minister is expected to meet in the border region of precipice to sign the agreement on sunday under the deal macedonia would change its name to the republic of north macedonia let's go live now to the greek capital athens is going to our correspondent there john psaropoulos how does mr press look as though he'll fare in parliament. well i think that this decision will be made along party lines with the government's one hundred fifty four m.p.'s voting for themselves in order to stay in power but i think it looks as though most of the opposition will be going against them there's only one opposition party that has spoken in favor of the agreement and that is the. river which holds only six seats it's conceivable that the government could pick up some outside support by the end of the day but the debate in the last hour has turned extremely acrimonious it's clear that the conservative new democracy party is picking every possible weapon out of the armory to fight this deal the argument has now been over a two thousand and three supreme court decision which ruled that there is no macedonian ethnicity that goes back to the days when. certain people on

of people fleeing war persecution and poverty. a preliminary name changing agreement has been signed on the border between greece and macedonia it will become the republic of north macedonia if both call them is approved the deal which is faced the opposed by nationalists macedonia is due to old referendum in september. eighteen people have been killed and forty nine injured in the second attack in twenty four hours in the afghan province of. on saturday and i salute tak in the same province killed thirty six people meanwhile the taliban has confirmed to al jazeera that a temporary ceasefire agreed with the government to celebrate he will not be extended. that the us president is uses weekly address to blame the democrats for not closing loopholes that allow. gang members into the country donald trump says the democrats are protecting immigrant criminals who are connected to violent groups like the m s thirteen his administration has adopted a zero tolerance policy for immigrants crossing the border illegally and is facing particular criticism for separating children from their parents as they're detained mike hanna has more from washington. looming in the backg

the prime minister of the former yugoslav republic of macedonia has announced a snappier new name for the country. greece has agreed that it can be called northacedonia. greece has objected to just macedonia becaususe they have a province of the same name. and don't forget you can always get dw news on the go. just download our app from google play or the apple store. it will y aess to all the latest news from around the world as well as push on vacations or breaking news. you can use the app to send us photos and news appropriate videos, and you can watch this program on livestream. and with that you are up-to-date on dw. i am sarah kelly in berlin. thank you so much for watching. have a greatay. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible fts caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] . dozens of times online idea. under. france24 headlines on our . you can. us pde