rather than being sceptical, i want to be realistic.same time, i am a supporter of the calls for talks. forgive me for interrupting but it's important to get this straight. you said not long ago that you see no alternative to fighting the taliban and you don't believe that their interest or discussion about negotiation is serious. have you changed your mind? the taliban have not shown seriousness, while we have been serious right from the beginning. so you still see no alternative to fighting? i believe that at the moment when the taliban have rejected the calls for peace talks, serious negotiations, we have no choice but to defend our own country and to protect our people. at the same time, the door should always remain open for talks and negotiations. but you're telling me something that i genuinely don't know. if you're telling me that the taliban have entirely rejected this call from ashraf ghani, you will know better than i then a senior us general testifying in washington just a few days ago, generaljohn nicholson, said, and i am

and this is what we wanted it is scepticism but if the president can deliver what really is the art ofays he can sum up the person in the first meeting. maybe it is sealing the deal, ultimately. we have heard more specific details from his secretary of state, mike pompeo. yesterday they were saying they still want complete irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation. and that they would offer unique security guarantees. that caused a lot of interest. what are these unique security guarantees? we may find out later. i wonder what that is myself. in north korean... they are worried about the american ability to strike north korea. the american forces, i don't think they threaten north korea because our presence there is defensive. but the north koreans are looking for some sort of retrenchment from the region of the americans, possibly pulling air power back to japan. i don't know. when mike pompeo says that unique... presumably it goes beyond what we said to them before and it impacts ourforce what we said to them before and it impacts our force posture on the ground. and that is contr

uk chancellor philip hammond says london can remain a ‘global capital of finance despite growing scepticism. also coming up in the business briefing — living beyond the moment. instagram hopes to take on youtube with videos up to an hour long. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news business and sport. lord sugar‘s apologised for a tweet comparing the senegalese football team at the world cup to beach vendors in marbella. what's your best or worst apology? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. president trump insists his administration will retain its tough stance on illegal immigration, after he ordered an end to the splitting up of migrant families at the us border with mexico. the president faced a barrage of criticism in america and abroad after recordings emerged of children crying in detention. president trump also suggested he also may insist mexico takes action on migration as part of trade negotiations. the us house of representatives is scheduled to vote on two separate immigration bills later on thursday. nick

well, we have the optimists and we have the sceptics. they're sort of equally divided.onflict that has lasted for six decades. it needs to be given a chance, there needs to be trust built. it's going to be a long process. this is just trust built. it's going to be a long process. this isjust the beginning. even donald trump and his advisers are now hinting at that as well, saying this is not going to be all donein saying this is not going to be all done in one day, this is the start ofa done in one day, this is the start of a long process. the sceptics, and there are many of them too, they say, hang on a sec, donald trump said this was an all or nothing, we're not coming to be drawn into a long process because that's how north korea has pulled us before but that's the process he now seems to be entering. the sceptics are saying this is going to be a big win for kimjong—un, he this is going to be a big win for kim jong—un, he has this is going to be a big win for kimjong—un, he has come here and he's getting all of this showcase for him on the international stage asa for

i think she is sceptical sta nce hoping...ance in parliament —— big shift yet. she would have authorised this one in westminster. they are trying to dramatise it any possible way they can westminster against scotland. you know, "how dare westminster behave this way and treat scotland with such contempt"? that is a framing which might, might at some point renewed interest in a second referendum on independence. that's one of the many, many wild cards flying around. what i don't think will happen is a known deal will —— no deal. theresa may is convinced that would be a catastrophe, as an example. there is no majority in the house of commons for it. precisely. even if she loses on her deal, parliament would allow their to be known deal. they will be a constitutional crisis. but, one way or another, there will bea but, one way or another, there will be a scramble to extend the deadline of this article 50 and try to sort it out. yeah. i would put money... it is very dangerous to do anything in this world. but do it anyway! there wi

while some are sceptical that doctors can be replaced in this way, this week, one company claims that doctor. jen copesta ke has been investigating. artificial intelligence has the potential to influence our lives in a way we cannot yet understand. nowhere more than healthcare, where decisions made by machines could be a matter of life and death. hello, louise — how can i help you? at an event this week in london, babylon health claimed its artificial intelligence software can now diagnose illnesses better than the average doctor. i think i might know what's been causing your symptoms. it's most likely to be called meniere‘s disease. the company has already launched gp at hand, providing remote access to medical services in london. but the only involvement of artificial intelligence here was an algorithm that runs you through a symptom—checker. you would still talk to a human doctor for the diagnosis. now babylon says its software has reached a point where it can pass a medical exam with a higher average grade than a person. what i found fascinating is that not only it performed as we

among some here in south korea about just how scepticism among some here in south korea aboutjust how take them, but while the prime minister is speaking in seoul, we also know that there are military talks taking place between north and south korea on the korean border to fully re—established an indication lines. and over the weekend of course, we have heard other news, small significant steps towards denuclearisation. we heard that pentagon announcement that two more joint military exercises that are normally held here in south korea will be postponed indefinitely, and we also heard about the reunion of divided families, families that have been divided for many decades since the korean war began. so small but significant steps towards building trust between the two sides. it has been a very fast moving six months, it was on the first of january that the north korean leader held out an olive branch towards the south after tensions had reached their highest point in many years. since then, we have had the meeting at the border in panmunjom and at that summit, they both pledged that th

know on how the country runs and so i must say i do view this through a lens of scepticism.gh flattery was the foreign policy. trying to flatter kim jong—un was the way to bring him in from the cold. do you think that that can work in the way we would like it to? no, i do think flattery alone can work. i think it is questionable whether it is even a good opening gambit. i would say that this is a very tramp like spectacle, i think given the alternative is, even in its unconventionalform i welcome the fact that these men met and i think it is a start. i noticed that kim jungle did not do a lot of flattery at least in his very restricted public comments. and i think frankly that president trump, i think it was worth the price if you like of elevating him to get dialogue going and move the diplomatic track. but i think it went a little bit too far in some of the comments made. you must concede that nothing else really seems to work and so it does not cost much, and airfare, a couple of hundred americans going to singapore for a couple of days, in that sense it does contrast pos

although i am a trump sceptic, i tend to think there is something interesting going on here and thathas this strange capacity for keeping people guessing. we know from the history of summits, it can come down to the personalities... mikhail gorbachev and ronald reagan? exactly. whether they get on. all of those cases, whether it works, it is about personal chemistry. i have a sneaking suspicion they will get on and going to go further than people imagine. i am intrigued by this thought of kim jong—un and donald trump having personal chemistry?” get nervous about even the terms we are using com he puts on a show, it is very interesting what he's doing. it is top level, serious, international politics. from what i read, i am not a us expert, but the correspondence of saying, there is a lot going on, but what comes afterwards, no one knows. personally, this makes me feel nervous. the problem is, they have different views on what denuclearisation of the korean peninsular means? yes and the libya example is heartening and the uranium example is heartening. but it is a classic case where i

he looked at it and felt it didn't accurately reflect his deep scepticism about this particular modeltic to implement. so that is one of the models. the other is called maximum facilitation, or maxfac, for short. that is the one brexiteers prefer? yes, maximum facilitation, a reliance on technology, is broadly favoured by brexiteers, but the subcommittee of ministers looking at it has a more remainy bent to it, people who had advocated remain during the referendum, so they have been looking at that. michael gove and his colleagues have been looking at this other option and we are in this countdown now, as we always are in the brexit process, towards the next big moment coming up on friday, this chequers meeting taking place on friday where the prime minister gets a senior team together at this country house in buckinghamshire and they attempt to reach some sort of agreement, which is going to be a nightmare for the prime minister because we know of the divisions that exist. and this is all prior to this white paper that is going to be unveiled, this government consultation document ef

it was eyebrowing raising. >> sceptical is what we're supposed to be as journalists of both sides. >>ht it was telling that even before the summit started, commentators on fox were saying that trump wasn't going to get any credit and the media was out to get him and the media was un-american wanting this to fail. the bar was even being set before the summit started. we see this alternative universe that president trump and his supporters play into. the nuclear threat has been resolved and its over. he's doing the same thing that fox commentators do by trying to create this alternative narrative where he's already the hero and achieved victory. >> i was about to suggest the limbo bar for how limber some people have to be and the contorgsism that they're shifting in to here. here is mercedes schlapp who is part of the communications office. this is what she said in 2016 about president trump going to meet with -- sorry, president obama going to meet with castro. obama shakes hands with dictator raul castro, next shakes hands with kim jong-un she suggested and yesterday, she said feeling

others, and there are many of them who are sceptical about this whole process, says there hasn't beenned up here to get the international spotlight, to look like a statesman, to get a photo opportunity, but actually he's not intending on giving much away at all. we will have to leave it there for now. rupert wingfield—hayes near the hotel where the summit is taking place. babita. rico, thank you very much. rupert wingfield—hayes on sentosa watching the action as donald trump has made his way from the city onto the island. we are a few kilometres from where you are in the singapore news bureau overlooking the skyline in singapore, with a sense of anticipation. i should say 500 metres from me, almost the same distance that kim jong—un and donald trump were last night when they were in shangri—la and the saint regis hotel. i should add, no indication of activity at the moment at the saint regis hotel for the kim jong—un delegation to leave there and make their way to sentosa. as soon as we and make their way to sentosa. as soon as we get indication of movement from there we will bring th

leading economists to be certainly sceptical. the idea there isa certainly sceptical.xit dividend is pure fiction. it is a pure matter of arithmetic. there will be no extra money in four years' time because of the financial arrangement we have come with the european union in any case. and more importantly, the government has already accepted that the public finances will be weakened to the tune of at least £15 billion a year, not strengthened as a result of brexit. this contentious pledge from the referendum campaign is still causing controversy now. the prime minister suggesting this promise will be exceeded but as i get so about how. tax rises are expected, not traditional tory policy and so far no detail. we don't know where it is coming from. maybe a bit of tax increase and a brexit dividend that not many economists believe in. if this was me, they would be saying this is a magic money tree. this is a magic and money for spare bringing forth. no certainty whatsoever. probers the tories are undeterred. we pay on average about £10 billion to the eu. that is an amount

benjamin netanyahu knows that he has a fairly sceptical audience when it comes to european leaders, andmme but refugees, and i wonder if you think that his argument was, if iran is allowed to continue with its influence, you will have another huge wave of refugees coming out of syria, and i wonder whether you think that is not more of a winning argument, given that he is speaking directly to sceptical european populations about immigration. listen, this is where you see netanyahu listen, this is where you see neta nyahu has listen, this is where you see netanyahu has been on this page for somewhere around 13 years, he knows the particular countries, he knows that he's beating to domestic constituencies in the united states and germany. he knows that the migrant issue is a major issue in europe, and you could be right, he could be right, that if there is continued conflict in syria, which could be created by air and, this could be created by air and, this could mean more refugees streaming into europe. —— created by iran. he was into europe. —— created by iran. he was definitely speaking

i tend to, although i am a trump sceptic, i tend to think there is something interesting going on hereg and we know from the history of summits that very often it can come down to the personality. gorbachev and reagan. precisely. whether they get on. kennedy. all of those cases, when it works, it is about personal chemistry. i have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to get on and going to go further than people imagine. i am intrigued by this sort of kim jong—un and donald trump having personal chemistry. this sort of kim jong—un and donald trump having personal chemistrylj get trump having personal chemistry.” get very nervous about even the terms we are using, he puts on a show, it's very interesting what he is doing. i mean, this is very, very high, top level, serious international politics and from what i've read, i'm obviously not a us expert in the uk, but the correspondence are saying there is a lot going on but what comes afterwards nobody knows. this, personally, makes me feel very nervous. and fundamentally, this is a problem, greg, that there is different views on what

most of europe is actually rather sceptical about the european union. institutions of the eu.ravy train with a nice big pension. they don't like that we voted to leave and that the government is even going to enact a vote, because normally when people vote against the eu, they're told to vote again. right. i mean, katya, are they doing this, as you said, with popcorn? is it with glee that they are watching what they seen as a certain amount of entertainment over here, or in sorrow? it's not — that was a bit glib of me to say about the popcorn and the crisps... no, no, it's fine! but, literally, it's because they, like we, are in front of their television sets, watching. do not think for a moment that the eu just waits, from negotiation round to negotiation round. people in this building are pouring through our press and watching what's on our television screens, which means that even when i go for background meetings, never mind what they say on the record, they will quote to me articles in various british newspapers. so they are watching everything extremely carefully. glee,

he was sceptical about it. we can see the dangers of this. are not for profit and want to build good ai. someone might be building bad ai out there. if it gets in the wrong hands, which it might at some point, and with hackers, hacking systems and with hackers, hacking systems and getting personal data, wejust have to derisk it. what is happening to our data is important. absolutely. it is interesting. what if the bot cares about the humans? if they care about how we feel, it is interesting. bill gates is impressed. so many movies in my head, hollywood movies. it is a different issue when it is good. this is where the business i build is about education, building a! for good, increasing social mobility. quick word on the football. are you watching? are you not bothered? my children, six and eight, they loved it. they have charts. is it an unfair headline it is great. a great talking point. the point is... everyone is talking about it. some people are saying we are disappointed they left early because they are such a great team. do you remembe

trump rebuffed sceptics who suggested he had gained few concessions at their historic summit.blican speaker of the united states house of representatives, newt gingrich says trump has accomplished more on north korea than previous presidents clinton, bush, and 0bama combined, and that this is onlyjust the beginning. the independent says rebel uk conservatives have forced prime minister theresa may to agree to handing parliament greater control of brexit if she fails to seal a deal with the european union. she promised the key concessions in dramatic last minute talks with pro—eu rebels. the ft reports on electric car maker tesla who are to cut 9% ofjobs across the company in a major restructuring exercise. elon musk, chief executive, tweeted on tuesday that the move was "difficult but necessary" finally the guardian looks at how britain's banks and otherfinancial firms are being urged to tackle their alpha male culture.

i'm very sceptical., i hope the new government can bring some positive result and thinking, but i have serious doubts about their capacity to do so. another alternative, the european establishment listens to the voters, all over the place, notjust in italy, saying, we do not like the system. and the problem is, is it not, that the likes of you, who have been in charge for so many years, are sitting there saying, voters have got it wrong and we have got it right. and actually you have to say, if the voters don't like it, the voters don't like it, how do we deliver what the voters want? first of all, i haven't been in charge for so many years, i have been in charge only since 2014, and i represent political renewal in the centre—left. of course, there have been mistakes in the past,

the eu is sceptical about whether it will work, anyway, and supporters of brexit see this as a trap tok locked into the eu system. so the second proposal is for a highly streamlined customs arrangement. it's no secret that the future of the irish border between northern ireland and the republic is proving to be a massive challenge in the brexit negotiations, and that talk of no deal is making a lot of people nervous. but it's notjust in the uk that this really matters, because the republic of ireland is hugely dependent on trade with the united kingdom for its economic well—being. you only need to look at the map to understand why. well, chris morrisjoins me now. welcome to newswatch. there is a lot of talk about deadlines and crunch points, but danny dyer seemed to speak for many on good evening britain when he said brexit is a mad riddle — no—one knows what it is. as the correspondent tasked with explaining it all to us, is it frustrating for you? it can be, and i thought "mad riddle" was a brilliant phrase and i would like to strenuously object to steve's proposal for a 24—hour brex

guardian reports that theresa may's £20 billion cash boost for the nhs has been overshadowed by scepticismrts and tory backbenchers. the metro questions where the money will come from to fund the what's been described as a ‘70th birthday present‘ for the nhs. the i leads with the same story — and raises the issue of how it'll fix the problem of social care. meanwhile, the daily telegraph says hidden taxes will help pay for the increase in nhs spending. the front the daily express claims people should eat their way back to health rather than take prescription drugs to beat heart disease. that is according to experts in the paper. so, most of tomorrow's and pages paper. so, most of tomorrow's and pa g es really paper. so, most of tomorrow's and pages really dominated by the nhs and theresa may. we will start off with the guardian. ruth, duane to kick that off? theresa may said there would be an extra 20 billion in spending by 2023. she said some of this, she was a bit unclear as to where the money would come from. at least some of the money would come from the brexit dividend. in other words

especially george since we're getting along and i know that's why we're all in process of signing sceptics because you talk about pulling troops out u.s. troops said no but we're not going to play the war games. the north has longer protected the generals calling them a security threat in the first reaction since the talks pyongyang's official state news agency released a statement saying that it was urgent for north korea and the u.s. to halt irritating and hostile military actions against each other. trump has agreed on a step by step denuclearization process by the north in return for u.s. concessions north korea may have pledged to dismantle its nuclear arsenal the questions still remain as to how and when this will be achieved and verified. north korea's state media also confirmed the champ and cam have both accepted mutual invitations to visit washington and pyongyang. so this all sounds like good news if a little confusing at times that we can walk our way through it with a young earth of them is they sure security analyst with john mark welcome to day w. let's let's start with. the

chancellor philip hammond says london can remain a ‘global capital of finance‘ — despite growing scepticisme city. plus, living beyond the moment. instagram to take on youtube with videos up to an hour long. and on the markets, shares are higher despite fears of a looming global trade war — asia boosted by reports of new stimulus measures to support the chinese economy. we start in the city of london where this evening britain's finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer philip hammond, will address top bankers at the annual mansion house dinner. he'll be trying to convince them that london can remain a ‘global capital of finance‘ after the uk leaves the european union. and he will confirm he‘s sticking to plans to balance the government‘s finances by 2020 — despite growing concerns about the state of the uk economy. uk interest rates arejust 0.5% — barely above their level after the financial crisis. and they are expected to stay there when the bank of england meets later today. that‘s because britain‘s economic growth rate slumped to just 0.1% in the first three months of the year, its

guardian reports that theresa may's £20 billion cash boost for the nhs has been overshadowed by scepticisms. the financial times also says mps from her own party questioned the idea of a so—called brexit dividend to support the health service. the times claims ministers were unable to agree on where all the money would come from, before the prime minister made the announcement. the metro also questions where the cash will come from to fund what's been described as a ‘70th birthday present‘ for the nhs. the i leads with the same story and raises the issue of how it'll fix the problem of social care. meanwhile, the daily telegraph says hidden taxes will help pay for the increase in nhs spending. the front page of the daily express claims people should eat their way back to health rather than take prescription drugs to beat heart disease, that's according to experts. and the sun is looking forward to england's first game in the world cup against tunisia tomorrow. many of the papers leading on the nhs story and theresa may's announcement. we will start off with the financial times. robert, you

, like mike pompeo, the national security adviserjon bolton, they have a strong track record of scepticismth korea. john bolton nearly through the whole thing up in the air with some of his comments, didn't it, and a minute ago? right. and he is a track record of saying that the us should be ready to walk away. it is worth remembering that one of the things that got us on this point is that the trump administration actually stepped up its enforcement of economic sanctions against north korea is, so it has been a strong early to stick to go with the carrot of these talks. let's look at how the media is preparing to this, as well. if you look at local press, to begin with, the singapore straits times, jump, kim in singapore for historic summer. this is a straightforward headline. but the peter of our talk up theirs. if you look at the first—order issue, this is about how historic ears. we are ina word is about how historic ears. we are in a word a lot, but in this case there is a reason for it. technically, there is still a war going on on the korean peninsula, and so do have a situation wit

first i had scepticism they would allow the population to own a phone, and today we have 3 million subscribersthere was a need for a new market. i have been there nine years and it hasn't been easy. maria: tell us about it. we know nothing about this regime. >> it's a closed economy. we can't operate the way we would prefer to. there is a lot of interference. there is difficulty getting your profits out of the country. and with the sanctions things got more difficult. maria: the president is supposed to meet with kim jong-un on june 12. what do you think and how crippling have the sanctions been in terms of the north korean economy? >> they have been very crippling. but the chinese keep them alive. the chinese could not close it completely. they use the leverage on the west. they create a new enemy in north korea. but the sanctions have been tough. but, you know, as i said, you have to -- when there is gestures coming from one side and a way to sit down and talk, it should stop. the three prisoners, therefore, we should embrace that. and then we see that talk. if we don't like the outcome of t

but will the deal convince sceptical us lawmakers? 0ur report outlined the deal is —— detail of it. television laying out the details of the deal and they include the fact that zte will have to pay a $1 billion fine to the us. they will have to put aside $400 million into an escrow, essentially a rainy day fund that they will use to pay for any future violations. the company will also have to replace its board and executive team within 30 days, and the us will get to install its own compliance team, a complaints team of its choosing, within the company to make sure the rules are being followed. the commerce department, wilbur ross, the commerce secretary, is saying that these are some of the strictest terms ever slapped on to a company which has violated rules like this and that it should serve as a warning to other companies who may consider trying to violate us trade laws. and we know that the deal is facing criticism already from congress. tell us about that. certainly there has been sharp criticism from both sides of the aisle about this deal. the trump administration is justify

scepticism is warranted.the joint exercises, i don't think, i would have ever conceded at that point to this moment. north korea still does have tens of thousands of artillery shells pointed right at the city of seoul that remains. this is the beginning. i'm hopeful, but i'm also clear eyed about this whole situation. >> max, how do you see it? >> it seems to me that donald trump made a lot of concessions and got very little in return. simply holding the summit was a massive concession the way it was staged. it basically elevates kim jong-un to be the same level as the president of the united states. this legitimates his regime. donald trump apparently got no serious concessions in return for that and he made serious concessions. the language about denuclearization is essentially north korea repeating the same thing they've been saying since 1992. they keep promising to denuclearize but in reality they keep expanding their nuclear arsenal and what reason is there to think that this time they actually mean it.

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. >> reporter: he says he is also very sceptical about being reunited. i asked him about the president's executive order. he says he'll believe it when he sees it. he just wants to know where his son is. we're trying to get inside this facility. we've reached out to the office of refugee resettlement. they still have yet to return our calls. >> just to be clear, we don't know because what customs and border protection is saying about reuniting the families that's contradictory to what hhs said and one does not negate the other. >> reporter: that's right. and what hhs said late last night contradicts what they had said earlier yesterday evening. we're trying to get more clarification and we shouldn be surprised if another statement comes out very soon from the u.s. government. >> appreciate the reporting in brownsville for us. >>> soon president trump will meet with his cabinet amid this confusion over what exactly his executive order can do, what legal challenges it can stand up to. the meeting comes as sources lls cnn that the president was frustrate th

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