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the president is in the south korean capital of seoul today.ances in the region as china and north korea and the war in ukraine loom in the background. now today the president and his south korean counterpart have signaled a desire to restart military drills in response to north korea's growing nuclear threat. president biden also left open the possibility of meeting in the future with north korean dictator kim jong-un. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is in seoul. what do we know about the

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adriana. >> diaz: nancy cordes in seoul, thank you so much.ussia abruptly cut off its natural gas exports to finland, its northern neighbor, the halt follows finland's request to join n.a.t.o. the war in ukraine destabilized the region and the global food supply. imtiaz tyab is in odesa. >> reporter: slament is accused of deliberately targeting ukrainian grain stores and blockading the black sea transit route, all of which is threatening the world's food supply. this is the moment a russian missile targeted a grain elevator in the eastern city of dnipro earlier today as moscow's war on ukraine becomes a battle for the world's food supply. secretary of state antony blinken accuses putin of using food as a weapon. >> the food supply for millions of ukraines and millions more around the world has been literally been held hostage. >> reporter: ukraine is known as the bread basket of europe and is a major exporter of wheat, maze and dunn flour oil -- sunflower oil. according to the united nations, 1.7 billion home in more than 100 countries are dir

the president in seoul, south korea, on a visit aimed at shoring up u.s. alliances and strengthening economic ties. >> mr. biden arrived at the state dinner in seoul just moments ago, giving a toast. this is his first trip to asia as president. he met with south korea's newly elected president yoon suk-yeol earlier today telling him that the ties between the u.s. and south korea have never been stronger or more vital. >> the president's trip comes as he faces a myriad of problems back home from the shortage of baby formula to spiking inflation and now rising covid cases. high on the president's overseas agenda, the north korean nuclear threat. >> it's critically important that we have a there are close trilateral relationship, including economically as well as militarily. today president yoon and i committed to strengthening our close engagement and work together to take on challenges of regional security, including addressing the threat posed by the democratic peoples republic of korea, by further strengthening our deterrence posture, and working toward a

president biden is visiting seoul. we're expecting a news conference following the talks with the south korea president. russia shows no sign of slowing down its relentless and destructive campaign. >>> right now we're waiting to hear from the u.s. president and his south korea counter part. following the two leaders meeting in seoul. it comes on the second day of joe biden's first trip to asia as commander in chief. earlier he participated in an wreath laying ceremony at the south korea national cemetery. where he paid respects to the koreans who died protecting their country. biden is now the korean ministry of national defense for talks with the president. high on the agenda the nuclear provocations by pyongyang. saying the alliance with south korea is essential to stability on the world stage. here it is. >> for decades our lives have been a lynch pin for regional peace and prosperity. and today our cooperation is essential. to preserve the stability and global stage as well. >> joining us live from seoul. let's be

norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes in seoul for us tonight, thank you.tonight, russia claims to have complete control over the battle-scarred city of mariupol, after the last of the ukrainian fighters in a besieged steel plant were removed. but fighting around ukraine's second-largest city of kharkiv is intensifying, where the only safety is below ground. here is cbs' debora patta. >> reporter: in a dimly lit corner of this gloomy basement sits the last child left in kutnuzivka: eight-year-old tymofiy seidov. the days are marked on the calendar-- 84 since he moved in. signs of domestic life are scattered around this dystopian hideout. at the beginning of the war, there were 140 people living down here, 40 of them kids. some managed to flee. the rest got stuck here. dark circles ring the eyes of the young and the old. sleep has not come easily. above, a brutal battle was being fought. vladimir putin had set his sights on capturing the city of kharkiv. kutnuzivka was in the way. "the soldiers stole our apartment," this woman said, "and forced us to live do

after seoul, the president heads to japan where regional security will be front and center. meeting with the quad nations of japan, india and australia and announcing a new regional economic bloc to counter beijing's growing influence in the indo-pacific. now, on the way here, u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan, he downplayed comments from beijing that warned the u.s. against using the taiwan card in further talks. sullivan says they've offered what the white house is calling a formula to defuse tensions over taiwan but added that it was really on china to dial down its actions and activities in the region. we'll see if this trip can pave the way to any new progress. britt clennett, abc news, seoul. >> britt, thank you. >>> a disaster has been declared in central texas where a wildfire has burned more than 15 square miles. nearly 30 homes have been destroyed including one belonging to a woman who evacuated with only her dogs and a bible that belonged to her mother. >> she was very much a woman of faith, and she prayed for us every morning, every night, and, you kno

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.r explain a meeting he had with the senior civil servant sue gray over her report into parties held in and around downing street during lockdown. it's emerged the pair met several weeks ago. our political correspondent, iain watson, said opposition downing street says the prime minister— downing street says the prime minister didn't instigate the meeting. equally as spokesman for sucre is saying she didn't initiate either. they're blaming it on a number term official. however, the arrangements, the meeting of invitations labour is saying why did it take place at all? she's been carrying her work—out independently of number ten. so effectively they are saying to restore confidence which he should do now is get all the wealth of evidence that she has come a 500 photographs are so, more than 200 documents put it all in the public domain. i could tell you that socket happen but it is possible i'm told tonight that we might see some of these photographs if they effectively back of the story

live from seoul. for more perspective, let's bring in cnn international correspondent paula hancocks, we should note these are two leaders, biden and yun who are taking a harder line stance with north korea and predecessors. he could asked whether he would take a meeting with kim jong un among these ongoing tensions. what did he say about that? >> reporter: he has been saying in the past that he was willing to meet him. we have heard from the white house that they have had this outreach to north korea to which north korea has effectively given nothing in return. they have ignored it up until this point. he was asked, president biden, very directly whether he would meet with kim jong un, and this was his response. >> with regard to whether i would meet with the leader of north korea, that would depend on whether he was sincere, and whether he was serious. >> reporter: obviously his p predecessor met three times with the leader. very little came from the summits themselves, but beyond that, it's also im

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.e to the russian invasion in ukraine. now is the season to plant corn — a staple in the country — but agricultural producers are faced with the challenge of finding enough fertiliser for their crops. emily brown reports. as the rain pours in venezuela, this is the season to plant corn — a staple here. butjust like much of latin america, the race is on to find fertiliser, vital for crops. it's another country feeling the impact of russia's invasion of ukraine, which has limited the supply of the key agricultural supplement. 80% of fertilisers used every year in venezuela are imported from russia, ukraine and belarus. sanctions against russia and limits on ukraine's exports mean shipping has been disrupted and the whole of latin america is struggling to find replacements. translation: here in venezuela, as agriculture is now, _ we need 150—180,000 tons of fertiliser. the inventory show that what has arrived is around 100,000 tons. it's another challenge to a country already dealing with

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.people dead. nearly a million people have been affected. water levels in rivers are also running high in bangladesh where about two million people have been hit by the floods, as mark lobel explains. rain's normally considered a blessing in this north—eastern corner of bangladesh. it's now called a curse. homes and livelihoods left submerged after excessive downfalls. translation: we are living one bed on top of another. _ half of our home is underwater. if the waters rise, we don't know what we'll do. my poultry is decimated and i don't have a boat to bring food from elsewhere. the worst floods here for nearly two decades leaving two million people marooned. translation: it's been two weeks since there was sun. l excessive rain has devastated whatever i manage to collect. i can't dry this up. it's rotting. i'm appalled. officials say over 100 villages here were inundated after floodwater rushing from india's north—east breached a major embankment on the barak river, costing at least t

with south korea's president in seoul.ay, president yoon and i committed to strengthening a close engagement and work together to take on challenges to regional security, including addressing the threat posed by the democratic people's republic of korea. warnings from doctors that monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. australia goes to the polls in an election pitting two political veterans for the country's top job. and could this be the first of a record breaking heatwave across europe? hello and welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the world. relations were already difficult after finland applied tojoin nato prompted by the war in ukraine. now moscow has taken action against its neighbour over energy supplies. russia's energy giant, gazprom has switched off gas deliveries — it says finland is refusing to comply with a demand that it pay for energy in roubles. meanwhile, the british foreign secretary has said she wants to see ukraine's neighbour moldova armed with na

transfer funds to kiev as quickly as possible, the most important thing is the white house is now in seoul, where it is trying to convince the allies of efforts to put pressure on moscow in europe, on the other hand, is increasingly being called to abandon the american strategy . details from artyom krasulin. nato assistance would be a disservice, as former president of moldova igor dodon commented on the statement of the british foreign minister liszt, she told the media that the leaders of the north atlantic alliance are considering the possibility of sending. in chisinau, we are talking about re-equipping the armed forces to nato standards, as well as training soldiers and officers to work with new equipment. we wish all the hawks of war with of the west and personally to the head of the midritania or rhinestones, so that they themselves would never need their own deadly weapons either for attack or for defense. may they all be prudent and not provoke conflicts in our land. and let the logic of peace, not the logic of war, guide their minds towards rational assessments of what is happen

clinton, almost a thousand americans fell under russian counter-sanctions , the us president himself in seoul signs a law on 40 billion for kiev and is forced to blush for a drunken knife of his guards and more and more latin countries declare a boycott of the united states and refuse to go to the summit of the two americas. why does sergey know the arrival? finland has stopped receiving russian gas because it does not want to pay in rubles. but italy , germany, found a loophole and paid the wimbledon tournament for the removal of russian tennis players. points for victories will not be pressed and there are places where culture is. still, outside of politics, an exhibition of russian pictures has opened in the roman pantheon, and also, if there are cases of monkeypox in russia. what planes will be replaced by soviet maize makers, where is the may snowstorm raging today , and where has the season of fountains opened? so, in the liberation of mariupol from ukrainian neo-nazis, an end was put to all the militants blocked on the territory of the azovstal plant surrendered to president vladimir p

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks. good evening. we're starting with football, so a quick warning if you want to wait for sportscene, on after the news in scotland, because just a few days after losing the europa league final rangers have won the scottish cup. they beat hearts 2—0 in extra time at hampden park. jane dougall reports. hats, flags and scarves. a last chance for rangers to win a trophy after missing out on the league and losing on penalties in the europa league final three days ago. were you guys in seville? we were indeed, yes. are you over the disappointment? never get over the disappointment, no. rangers are going to win the cup. what's the score going to be? 12-0. for hearts, winning the scottish cup would be a fitting end to an impressive first season back in the top—flight. hoping and praying that theyjust take it but i think they will. as the smoke cleared, the teams emerged. would rangers be heavy legged, would hearts take advantage? they came

bide therein arriving in seoul early this morning. the mission to reaffirm a key alliance at an uncertain moment, to say the least in each asia, reassuring america's asian allies of its commitment to counter and contain china as well as north korea. the president began his trip by joining the south korean president, yoon seok-youl at a su semiconductor plant. the other stop is japan. but as biden makes the rounds, there is also growing concern over what north korea might do next to rattle the saber. the united states preparing for the distinct possibility that kim jong-un would conduct a missile test, an icbm, in coordination with biden's trip. wouldn't be the first time he did it. more on that in a moment. let's begin in seoul, south korea, cnn's jeremy diamond is there. tell us what the biden administration hopes to accomplish on this trip, both in south korea and japan. >> reporter: well, jim, president biden has arrived here in south korea at a moment of extraordinary tension as the potential for north korean ballistic missile tes

as he arrived in seoul. buzzing taiwan with bombers and aircraft as president biden arrived in the country. biden and south koreaen president yoon calling for peace and stability in the taiwan straits. >> obviously, china and the coercive activity, the illegitimate maritime claims that they're making and the pressure they're putting on allies and partners will be a back drop to his visit. >> now, the spotlight on alliances comes amid russia's war in ukraine. biden and yoon delivering a not so veiled threat to china that any effort to change the border by force will have consequences. president biden is heading to tokyo later on today to continue talks that also involve india and australia. aishah: all right, jacqui heinrich live for us in seoul. thanks, jacqui. griff: and president biden starting his trip to south korea, as north korea ramps up weapons tests and we spoke to jacqui heinrich about that, but what we want is more info on that. the heritage foundation senior fellow. you heard jacqui's report ther

paula hancock is live in seoul for us. so an unwelcome/welcome gifts of sorts with some kind of weapons tests expected to be conducted during or just after his visit? what more do we know? >> well, this is what we're hearing both from the u.s. and south korean side that potentially there is an icbm, intercontinental ballistic missile, or some kind of long range missile that is be prepared. this is according to both sides saying that they are looking at satellite images and what they have seen before just before -- just prior to launches, that is what they are seeing now. if it does happen, it would be remarkable. there hasn't been a weapons test missile launch while a u.s. president has been in the country before. just before and just after is when pyongyang usually does it. but the white house has had to think about this. we heard from national security adviser jake sullivan saying that they are preparing for all contingencies should there be a launch or even anunder ground nuclear test. clearly north korea was going to b

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. the headlines on bbc news...ming the country's first labor prime minister in almost a decade. switzerland and the netherlands are the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox — doctors warn the outbreak could badly affect access to sexual health services. here, opposition parties are demanding that the prime minister explain a meeting he had with the senior civil servant sue grey over her report into parties held in and around downing street during lockdown. it's emerged the pair met several weeks ago. our political correspondent iain watson says downing street insists the prime minister did not instigate the meeting. equally instigate the meeting. as spokesman for sucre is saying equally as spokesman for sucre is saying she didn't initiate either. they're blaming it on a number term official. however, the arrangements, the meeting of invitations labour is saying why did it take place at all? she's been carrying her work—out independently of number ten. so effectively they are saying to wrist door confidence

joe biden discusses security and north korea's nuclear programme with south korea's president in seoultoday, president yoon suk—yeol and i committed to strengthening our close engagement and working together to take on challenges of regional security including addressing the threat posed by the democratic people's republic of korea. as monkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. polls close in parts of australia as two political veterans battle it out for the country's top job. and could this be the first of record—breaking heatwaves across europe? hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. relations were already difficult after finland applied to join nato, prompted by the war in ukraine. now moscow has taken action against its neighbour over energy supplies. russia's energy giant, gazprom has switched off gas deliveries — it says finland is refusing to comply with a demand that it pay for energy in roubles. meanwhile, the british foreign secretary has said she wants to see ukraine's neighbo

joe biden is attending a dinner with south korea's president in seoul.e's there to discuss security and north korea's nuclear programme. as monkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. polls close in parts of australia as two political veterans battle it out for the country's top job. and could this be the first of record breaking heatwaves across europe? hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. to australia, where polls have closed in the country's first election since 2019. it sees prime minister scott morrison go up against one of the country's longest serving politicians, labor leader anthony albanese. more than 17 million people were enrolled to vote — which is compulsory for over 18s. either party will need to win at least 76 of the 151 seats in the house of representatives — where the prime minister sits — to form a majority government. let's take a closer look at the two main candidates. scott morrison has been the prime minister since 2018. he has bee

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he's in seoul.nes there. >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, this is his first trip to asia as president. that dinner caps a full day for the president which included a face to face with the new president of south korea. president biden even offered humanitarian help to north korea as that country is ravaged by covid. president biden laying a wreath at south korea's national cemetery, paying tribute to those fallen soldiers. his trip here comes as u.s. intelligence warns that north korea may be preparing to conduct a nuclear test or launch a long-range missile while the president is in the region. today consulting with south korea's newly inaugurated president. offering aid amid a covid crisis. that's furthered crippled the nation. >> not only north korea but china as well, and we're prepared to do that immediately, we've gotten no response. >> reporter: a white house official telling nbc news, the u.s. offered vaccines to north korea as recently as last week through existing programs, like the

let's start in seoul, south korea. jeremy diamond is there. jeremy, what happened in this first day of president biden's visit? >> reporter: well, kate, in his first remarks here in south korea, president biden hailing the u.s./south korea alliance as a linchpin of peace, stability, and prosperity. and this comes as president biden is here in south korea next to japan to shore up the u.s.'s alliances in the region. at a moment of increased tension with north korea as u.s. intelligence is warning of the possibility, the likelihood even of north korea carrying out a nuclear or a missile test or perhaps both while president biden is in the region. now, tomorrow president biden will sit down with this newly inaugurated south korean president for a bilateral meeting as well as a state dinner. and while they're focusing on the national security relationship, they are also talking about economic security. that's why president biden today visited a samsung semiconductor facility. we know there has been this chip shortage, including in the united state

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lee reporting live from seoul, south korea. thank you very much. >>> the senate overwhelmingly approved an additional $40 billion aid package for ukraine, this after mitch mcconnell scolded some members of his own party for questioning the price tag. still, 11 republicans voted against the package. meanwhile, on the ground in ukraine, the 21-year-old russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed ukrainian man in the early days of the war is pleading for forgiveness, telling the man's widow today in court that he was sorry for killing her husband. the trial resumes tomorrow morning. in mariupol, a dispute today over any suggestion the port city had fallen to the russians, while russia says more than 1700 ukrainian soldiers surrendered at the azovstal plant. today a ukrainian commander vowed the fight continues, and russia is ramping up attacks in eastern ukraine. as cnn's nick paton walsh reports, many ukrainians in kharkiv are sheltering underground after taking refuge more than two months ago. >> reporter: the noises may be fu

let's bring in cnn's paula hancocks live in seoul for us. good morning, tell us what is the underlying purpose of the president's visit there? >> reporter: what the president is here for and what he would like to be talking about is alliances. and talking about economic prosperity and partnership with south korea, talking about security ties. what he might find creeping up the agenda though is north korea. as you mentioned there, we have heard from both u.s. and south korean intelligence sources that they do leave that an icbm test, intercontinental ballistic missile test, may be imminent. this is the kind of missile that if fired at a normal trajectory could potentially hit mainland united states. at this point we're hearing from a u.s. source telling cnn's barbara starr that they believe that they may even be close to fueling an icbm, they have satellite imagery showing the preparations that go into this kind of launch in the past appeared to be happening right now. and so clearly that is of a concern. we've heard from the national securit

. >> we are joined live from seoul. let's begin with you, kevin. let's start with their pledge of more joint military exercises, a break from the trump administration. >> yeah, this is very significant. and it was revealed in the joint statement that the two leaders released before they came out to those podiums to speak. and what it said was that they would consider expanding these joint military exercises that occurred for many years up until sort of the middle of the trump administration and what president trump said was that he thought they cost too much and they were potentially too provocative, as he was trying to get north korea to come to the table for negotiations, as he was trying to meet with kim jong un. president biden is clearly taking a different approach and says that this is something that could potentially boost the united states' and south korea's deterrent posture on the korean peninsula. so i think that's a very significant outcome from these meetings today. the other thing that was very important, what the president said, he w

more on that in just a moment. >>> let's go first to seoul and south korea.hief white house correspondent kaitlan collins traveling with the president, the president landed a short time ago and already on to the business of this trip, kaitlan. >> reporter: yes, he is at a samsung facility now having a tour, he is going to make some remarks here shortly, those will be the first remarks of the president's first trip in asia since taking office. john and erica, this is typically a trip that would have happened a lot sooner in his tenure, obviously it was hampered by the covid-19 restrictions, but now he is here in south korea, he will be going to tokyo next. while at the samsung facility he will be talking about semiconductors, something that has had a huge spotlight on it ever since the pandemic because of the short supply and how that's affected daily life not just in the united states but around the world. this is a trip that is all about countering china, that is going to be the message that you are seeing president biden send while he is here but also north

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we are live in seoul. russia makes some gains amid a battle that's turned the region into hell. what it means for the future of the war and the u.s.'s role in it. ♪♪ >>> happy friday. welcome. i'm chuck todd why both political parties are trying to reshape the political battle field. what does that fight look like? we'll dive into the numbers out today from the nbc poll. for two editions we ask questions about what sort of qualities and attributes to make them more or less supportive for a candidate for congress. it is clear what issues they like to lead the way. for republicans the most favor l terrain is the economy and inflation. increasing oil production. that's popular and republicans know this. because it's all over the campaign advertising. >> joe biden and steve are spending like drunken sailors. i won't raise taxes. >> biden's bad decisions are costing families $5,000 a year. i won't take it. >> no amount of buy one get one free deals can overcome. >> thanks a lot, biden. >> i'll lower your costs. >> for democrats it's on positions held by republicans. looking at the nb

he left seoul a short time ago and the visit marks police first trip to asia as commander in chief. before leaving, met with military families and american troops stationed there. and also with the chairman of hyundai where he toured their plant to build a new electric vehicle plant in the u.s. state of georgia and while he is trying to put the focus on bolstering america's economic and security ties in the region, a shadow of potential conflict is never far away. on saturday the u.s. and south korea announced plans to expand joint military drills in response to north korea's growing nuclear threat. u.s. officials have also warned that north korea could stage a missile or nuclear test while biden is in the region. earlier he said that the u.s. was prepared for that possibility. here he is. >> we are prepared for anything north korea does. we've talked through how we respond to anything that they do and so i'm not concerned if that is your suggestion. >> for more, let's bring in blake essig and kevin liptak live in tokyo. take us through the president's schedule and what he is hoping

it returned to other topics from seoul to vladivostok, the famous improvisation of kandinsky, the paintingh korea for several months at the russian avant-garde exhibition due to the cancellation of international flights , it was previously impossible to deliver the canvas to russia specialists from the ministry of culture and diplomats participated in the operation to return the national treasure. then how the long journey home has ended andrey kolesnikov this is something you don't see often in vladivostok, the unpacking of a painting by a world-famous master, the work was recently brought to a foreign exhibition. stripes , dashes, dots and numbers in the hands of the restorers, a diagram of the painting, drawn up with the smallest details even before shipping, now you need to scrupulously check whether the exhibit was damaged during the exhibition and during transportation, there are scratches for leaks. well, that is, the work lives in its life, of course, its life is already long enough for a lifetime. yes, yes, that is, with him. well, something happened to one of his many improvisati

here in seoul, he stressed the need to establish new supply chains that don't rely on competitors, like russia and china. >> a critical component of how we'll do that nmy view, is by working with close part flers who do share our values, like the republic of coria. >> reporter: the white house was also bracing for a possible north korean nuclear test. the hermit kingdom has already launched more missiles in 2022 than the previous two years combined. a former diplomat who defected from north korea in 2019, says there's a reason those tests are ramping up. "right now is good timing," he says, ""because currently the u.s. is busy with the war in ukraine." president biden will stay in seoul for another day and a half meeting with the new south korean president and u.s. service members. from here he heads to tokyo for an economic summit with the leaders of japan, australia, and india. norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes thank you. also tonight, russia claims to have complete control over the battle-scarred city of mariupol, after the last of the ukrainian fighters in a besieged steel plant wer

joe biden is attending a dinner with south korea's president in seoul.nkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services.

the president and his counterpart in seoul, yoon suk—yeol, discussed the possible deployment of extrae reports. good evening, president biden. the first task for the president, learn the mechanics of the computer chip. the focus of the trip was supposed to be semiconductors and supply chains. but by the time the leaders sat down to talk, an increasingly hostile north korea was top of the agenda. the door to dialogue was still open, they said. with regard to whether i would meet with the leader of north korea, it would depend on whether he was sincere and serious. the situation in north korea is serious, with covid affecting many of its population. the united states hopes this would lead to a reconciliation. we have offered vaccines. we have had no response. despite the pleas to come back to the negotiating table, the focus here was much more on south korea and the united states being ready for if the north were to attack, how they can be more prepared for if the worst were to happen. remembering us soldiers that died fighting the korean war. since this battle, the south has relied on

is traveling in asian and earlier today he held a joint briefing with the south korean president in seoul. here is what they do leaders had to say. -- what the two leaders had to say. >> [speaking south korean language] >> mr. president biden, it is my honor to welcome you to the republic of korea. at this summit, we shared the goal of developing an alliance into a global, comprehensive and strategic alliance. and we discussed relevant actions to that end. moreover, we engaged in a candid conversation building friendship and trust. today, i also realized that president biden and i see eye to eye on so many fronts. over the past 69 years, the rok and u.s. alliance has been the linchpin of prosperity in the region. now the long-standing mission of denuclearizing north korea, as well as the covid crisis, shifting supply order, climate change, democracy in crisis and numerous other challenges confronts our alliance. these challenges can be tackled only when countries sharing the universal values of liberal democracy and human rights come together. our alliance is an exemplary model of such so

in seoul today, president biden committed to strengthening a decades-old alliance, meeting for the firstth his new south korean counterpart, yoon suk-yeol. in bilateral talks, the two presidents agreed to expand joint military exercises on and around the korean peninsula. at a news conference later in the day, president biden pledged to deter the threat posed by a nuclear-armed north korea. pres. biden: today, president yoon and i committed to strengthening our close engagement and work together to take on challenges of regional security, including addressing the threat posed by the democratic people's republic of korea. geoff: but president biden also said he would consider meeting with north korea, and potentially provide vaccines to the country as it reports yet another 200,000 cases of what it calls "fever." pres. biden: would i provide vaccines for north korea, would i be prepared to meet? the answer is yes, we've offered vaccines, not only to north korea, but to china as well. and we're prepared to do that immediately. we've got no response. geoff: president biden is halfway throug

the president is in the south korean capital of seoul today. hoping to strengthen alliances in the region as china and north korea and the war in ukraine loom in the background. now today the president and his south korean counterpart have signaled a desire to restart military drills in response to north korea's growing nuclear threat. president biden also left open the possibility of meeting in the future with north korean dictator kim jong-un. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is in seoul. what do we know about the plans to restart the military drills? >> reporter: well, both president biden and president yun of south korea agreeing to begin discussions to expand these military drills between the united states and south korea. now this marks a dramatic shift from president biden's predecessor former president trump who not only scaled back but moved to scrap the exercisesal together, calling them too costly and provocative as he pursued this grand bargain diplomacy with kim jong-un. president trump met three times with the north ko

. >> okay, watching all of this with us is cnn's paula hancock live in seoul. good to have you both here as we continue to await the u.s. president and that wreath-laying at the national cemetery. paula, i'll start with you. south korea's priorities and its security posture are significant here, especially when we talk about the fact that we could be seeing a missile test from north korea. what is the latest intelligence there in terms of what north korea will be doing in the coming days? >> paula, at this point from both the south korean and the u.s. intelligence side that both sticking with their belief that's an imminent launch -- is in place. they believe that there could be an icbm that could be fired. this is largely based on satellite images and of course we know that certain -- north korea is aware of when they could see the ground. they could show certain things in order to try and distort what is actually happening. but as of this point, we do believe from both the intel agencies that could be plans very close for a missile launch, potentially a seven

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our corresponded gene because he was in seoul with the letters.ing in the country. of course, we can't confirm a lot of what is being said, we have to take them on their word but the fact they are publishing every day now these deaths and number of cases does suggest that in some way they are trying to speak to the international community, that it is being interpreted here in seoul potentially as a cry for help. but interestingly, help is being offered to them at the moment by the government here in south korea and by others and yet north korea has yet to respond, yet to ask for help, yet to respond, yet to ask for help, yet to respond, yet to ask for help, yet to accept helpful downwards so it is an interesting situation. north korea do not seem to be ready to ask the help because of course it has no vaccines, it has repeatedly turned down offers of vaccines. countries in asia are marking one of the most important buddhist festivals of the year, vesak day. also known as buddha day, it usually takes place on the first full moon in may, but the eve

jeremy diamond is in seoul with the president. you also covered former president trump.s news about renewed military drills between south korea and the united states, which of course north korea will not be happy to see. how much of a reversal of positions is this for the united states? >> reporter: yeah, it is a very significant reversal of position. look, those drills did happen in 2021. but now president biden is indicating that these drills could be expanded in this joint statement with the south korean president. both of the leaders indicating their desire to expand these drills, also expand them in the space of cybersecurity as well. former president trump, he had moved to scrap these exercises altogether. he down sized them during his time in office. so very significant change of position. and it really is about more broadly the u.s.'s approach to north korea in general. the glitzy summits are out and back in are shows of strength between the u.s. and south korea and the reaffirming of the key alliance between these two coun countries. president biden was asked wh

on president biden�*s trip have been sent back to the us after allegations of an "altercation" in seouliver. no one was detained or arrested but seoul police are investigating the incident. a secret service spokesperson said the pair had been placed on administrative leave. the central african country gabon is calling on developed nations to pay more for the upkeep of its forests. officials are saying that failing to conserve carbon—rich areas like the congo basin would mean the world would lose the fight against climate change. almost 90% of gabon is covered by tropical woodland home to endangered species like gorillas, elephants and chimpanzees. it�*s also one of the most carbon—positive countries in the world and wants to further limit the impact of industries like oil and logging. i spoke earlier to gabon�*s environemnt minister lee white. he explained how the government intended the plan to work, and why it should appeal to other countries. if we look at babylon it�*s the most carbon rich country on earth. we are not absorbing just over 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every ye

she's joining us live from seoul, south korea, right now. kaitlan, there are high-stakes issues involving russia, china, north korea, all looming over the president's trip right now. give us the latest. >> yeah, and it's making this a high-stakes visit for president biden, wolf. and typically a president's first trip to asia would come a lot sooner in their presidency, but obviously, president biden was delayed by the covid-19 pandemic, the restrictions that were put in place by that. but he is here on the ground in south korea now, with one unmistakable message. and that is that the u.s. is committed to this region in the face of a more assertive china. and that is really the foreign policy message that president biden came to office believing was going to be his primary message. the one that he was spreading around and talking about, and confronting on a daily basis. obviously, it's been upended by russia's invasion of ukraine. that has required a lot of attention of the president and his top foreign policy aides. but while he's here on th