military would take command of south korean forces and actually about was supposed to have been changed multiple times in the past and so that south korea would have control over its own forces in a war time but each time the deadline came the u.s. or conservative korean president postponed it so there's this keeps getting pushed farther and farther into the future and unfortunate we're still stuck in the situation i think right now is probably making south korean people quite nervous when you have very direct with trumpeting ministration who seems to be rather a blip to the harm caused by launching strikes the north korea so i think that makes people in south korea quite nervous but i think the u.s. military is not in the habit of respecting the wishes of the south korean people or even the thought korean military look at how the u.s. imposed the fat battery on south korea without. prior approval or even his initial knowledge it came as a surprise to him that the u.s. was imposing a battery or a look at how the u.s. refuses to pay the unit costs cleaning up the environment destruct des

earlier this south korean president welcome the north korean delegation to the games shaking hands with kim young nam north korea's nominal head of state. north korean leader kim jong un is not attending his powerful sister is. she shared a historic handshake with the president. while the south korean government is helping the games can. diplomatic tensions not everyone agree. i. want to. of those who. he. making. yeah that then so we we. okay. the noise colors are flying over peeling chang especially in the olympic village. killing yang has made headlines around the world in the past few months with its repeated ballistic missile tests and its nuclear program. and the trading of insults and threats between kim jong un and donald trump and added fuel to the fire. in a surprise move at the start of the year pyongyang de escalated the situation by sending a delegation to seoul. washington remains conscious but while us vice president mike pence sat in the same box with the north korean delegation he did not talk with them. pants also avoided shaking their hands at the opening night recept

i don't think through the south korean people are happy being vulnerable to whatever the us military command you know what i mean let me go back to running these things out into missile defense i mean it just makes south korea target you know that the us says it's there to protect their interests but actually it's not the us that is targeted the actually this missile system is targeted against china and again korea is right smack in the middle of all this go ahead brian indeed i mean that stands for the terminal high altitude area defenses meaning it provides an anti missile defense so called for for missiles that are at high altitude if there was a war between north and south korea north korea wouldn't be sending up high altitude missiles to hit so just thirty miles from the d.m.z. i mean on its face it's absurd and ridiculous clearly if that is against is designed to threaten china and to threaten russia to achieve what the americans hope to be a first strike capability exercising military surprise. seeing the future by ringing china and russia with these kind of missile defense pro

military is not in the habit of respecting the wishes of the south korean people or even the full korean military look at how the u.s. imposed the fab battery on south korea without. prior approval or even has and this . the knowledge came with a surprise for us with them paul we think if the battery were look at how the us refute the a the in. cleaning up environmental destruct before trucks from the military because it's close. i don't think through south korean people are happy being vulnerable or whatever but your throw perry commands you know what i mean that would be go back to running these things into missile defense i mean it just makes south korea target you know that they do us says it's there to protect their interests but actually it's not the us that is targeted the actually this missile system is targeted against china and again korea is right smack in the middle of all this go ahead brian indeed i mean it's sad stance for the terminal high altitude area defenses meaning it provides an anti missile defense so called for for missiles that are at high altitude if there was a

some of the attacks made the war crimes are crazy olympic delegation has left seoul leaving the south korean government to consider an offer of a summit n.p.r. . the group which included the powerful sister of north korean leader kim jong un ended its visit by joining south korean president moon janet a concert given by a north korean are true. new york state attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the weinstein company alleging it failed to protect its employees against disgraced former c.e.o. harvey weinstein. prosecutors say the firm in its co-founder's repeatedly broke laws by the scylla taping weinstein's alleged abuses weinstein was one of hollywood's most influential producers before more than seventy women accused him of sexual misconduct including rape allegations he has denied the lawsuit has stalled the planned sale of the company for five hundred million dollars i can't is following the story from washington d.c. . well the new york attorney general eric schneiderman has filed suit in the new york county supreme court not only against harvey weinstein personally but also aga

korean delegation around. some of the anger that these people are feeling. southea waited so long to host the winter olympics and all of a sudden, when it's their time the north koreans come in at the last moment and don't march into the opening ceremony under their own flag. they marched in with north korean athletes under a unified korean flag but some frustration from some in korea this is' feel this is isn't the pyeongchang olympics but another olympics. this is not the overall whelming sentiment. some who welcome the fact there seems to be a much better relationship, at least on the surface of it, between north and south korea when you consider just how tense the situation was. a few months ago we were talking about the possibility of war and president moon was saying why there shouldn't be a second korean war. now you have the south korean president welcoming this delegation and certainly the optics quite remarkable and different from where we were recently. for some protesters, it is simply too much. they are angry that north korea, as one person said to me

south koreans have also make huge progress in the development of robots technology. not just five decades ago the country was one of the world's poorest what's behind south korea's remarkably swift economic development. how did it become one of the four asian economic tigers we've come here to find out. mr kwan runs a well known clinic that specializes in cosmetic surgery he's wealthy but he doesn't show it except when it comes to his car collection zama worth several hundred thousand dollars each. but braun is even more proud of his two rather stubborn dogs. if. both shown to one chen do to us. clunes cause of. the cloning of pets is illegal in europe but not in south korea in fact it's quite common. bonds original poodle chandu died a year ago. kwan went to a veterinarian to see whether his pet could be cloned. it was so sick said i was so sad. but i wanted to know if you can just pick lolo to go to p.c. it is maybe. the group before. this country. i'm moved to detroit. kwame is on his way to the clinic that made the two copies of the original show and to. this one

south korea. what do you make of this invitation from the north korean leader for the president of south korea to ? >> i learned about this on friday morning local time, george. before the north korean military parade, which my sources tell me was scaled down at the last minute. during the parade kim jong-un never mentioned the word nuclear. he referred to the north koreans as a military power. that was one thing that sources told me that was noteworthy. the parade was made smaller and ret ric whetoric was toned down kim jong-un's sister would deliver a note and we found sout several hours ago that is what happened. the lunch was an opportunity for more informal discussions. the high-ranking member of the delegation was also there. but kim jong-un's sister is far more influential and a rising star within the north korean government. she's a high-ranking member of the party of korea and sent with a mission, a dip olomatic mission to warm relations with the south and it appears at this stage, george, that things went as kim jong-un planned. he accepted the invitation and principal. a lot of details

vice president by peds the north korean leader sr the tasha going to report from south korea. a step towards reconciliation for the first time since the korean war more than half a century ago a member of north korea's ruling family is welcomed in the south the arrival of leader kim jong sr is fascinating many south koreans kim jong has quickly become a power broker in another historic moment south korean president mungy in greeted her at the opening ceremony before she sat near u.s. vice president mike pence the two didn't appear to exchange greetings then the moment many had been waiting for north and south korean athletes marched under a unified flag as a celebration of ethnic nationalism it's the first time they've done that at an international sporting event in eleven years moon said the winter olympics offer a meaningful opportunity for a world divided by conflicts to unite critics say the north korean charm offensive is only intended to advance its agenda and mosconi it was decided to look nice for a vial of this option if you would use chance chances is that president k

which included the powerful sister of north korean leader kim jong il and its visit by joining south korean president moon jane at a concert given by a north korean troop they've been holding talks on the sidelines of the winter games on saturday kim joe young extended a rare in the tension to president to visit pyongyang to touch a good name as more from seoul. even as athletes competed on the snow and ice diplomatic developments continue to steal at least some of the spotlight during what's being called the peace olympics the last three days have been historic and a high point in interest in relations north korean leader kim jong sister kim jong became the first member of the ruling family to cross into the south since the korean war she came with an invitation kim jong un is asking the south korean president in to visit pyongyang at a convenient time soon if this meeting transpires it would be the first time that kim jong un has met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven president moon says he'll begin arranging the conditions to make that visit happen but h

>> that was the north korean goal and that is what the south korean president and mike pence are tryingre is still some game left to be played. keep in mind that the north koreans are trying to split the alliance. president moon is trying to pursue the narrow opening to avoid war without leaving the u.s. behind. that is difficult to do. what mike pence is saying as long as you keep up the pressure and stay together on increasing the sanctions on north korea while we're talking to them, which is new, we put off the pressure and then talk and release the pressure in change for talking. mike pence says if we keep the pressure and talk at the same time, he is okay with it. >> extraordinary. considering these games opened with north korea putting on a military parade showing off the long-range ballistic missiles. have they laundered their crimes and reputation through the olympics? >> interesting. >> it is a great question. because that was what mike pence was doing in public and negotiating in private. he is trying to stop them from doing that. all of the coverage was kim jong un's sister i

think to show hostility in belligerence and that's the nature of the north korean regime the most no interest on earth people in south korea may want to sugarcoat it but unfortunately that is what the north koreans were trying to say ok let's go to beijing. chung is this an a postulate by the north korean government to try to show the world it is capable of one of the most powerful symbols in more than times or do you just find it on a porch and it's a charity for them to say you know what we here yes i think so so you're seize on the one hand says north korea has of trying to flex its muscles on the sense crim sh two and also we're not north korea as we continue to pursue it's a new korea and a missile programs and even necessary north korea so we come from external threat that's the message to north korea trying to send to us at war but on the other hand like to say is holding a meter craze on the eve sort of malays was counterproductive but eat was not to be d.-o. in comparison with what we have witnessed in passi as north korea's can dock to numerous a nuke numerous missile test and then you can test sosa north k

south korean president moon j. in use the games to reboot intercooler ian relations the so-called peace olympics included a joint women's hockey team athlete celebrating korean nationalism by marching under a unified flag as well as a visit by kim yo jiang the sister of the north korean leader she arrived with an invite for moon to visit pyongyang that's a two hour test it was a good olympics are so concerned about it last year but when so well many north koreans came in i wish this could lead to unification i didn't it was interesting it was an honor for us to host it i really enjoyed it and. even the choice of olympic venues was symbolic gang one province is divided between the north and south. of them and if the tension continues tourists don't come so peace is very important to our economy north korea participated in the olympics and this has become a basis for establishing peace here and that means a lot to us. for the russians the games and did as they began marching without their flag two of their athletes we

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: defrosting relations — north and south korean women play eir first ice hockey match ahead of the winter olympics — as a united team. a crunch meeting as pressure grows on south africa's president — reports suggest jacob zuma is refusing to quit. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme. safety concerns and overcrowding could force climbing operators to give up on everest via the nepalese route — and take their business towards china instead. and why do so many south korean men use beauty products? we meet a one vlogger who's trying to change perceptions about men and makeup. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. midnight in london and 9am in seoul where — just days before the start of the winter olympics — some of the athletes have been taking part in warm—up matches. not a big deal, but when it's a team made up of north and south koreans — the world takes notice. a joint women's ice hockey team played a friendly against sweden — it's being seen as

athletes joined the south korean players but i think what we can expect leading up to the game is a show by south koreans who are in favor of the unified team as well as a very vocal group of protesters who will demonstrate at any effort by seoul to engage north korea tell us jason stearns time in south korea thank you for talking to us thank you. and the winter games and john are underway with five medal decisions on saturday the first gold of the games went to cross-country skier charlotte scala this week powered her way to the finish line in the fifteen kilometer scattered on to see off the rest of the competition meanwhile norway's marred barragan how to settle for a silver but made history in the process american won her eleventh matter overall and becomes the most decorated has seen the winter olympics. and a rapidly escalating situation in the middle east and israeli fighter jet has crashed in the country's north syria says it shot it down in response to what it calls israeli aggression israel said the pilots

on a welcome north korean leader kim jong un has advice that south korean president and to pyongyang that this would be the first meeting of korean leaders in more than a decade south korea says' kim jong un's sister can deliver the invitation at the presidential palace in seoul she's visiting the south as part of a delegation attending the winter olympics president moon spokesman said the south korean leader had responded to the advice calling from both sides to builds the conditions needed for the business. a home or in this town when it crossed over to our correspondent jason strawberry who was near the site of the olympic thing got none in south korea how significant is this invitation by the north korean leader kim jong un are we going to have peace by the end of the olympic games. that would be very optimistic but it certainly would be significant if president moon makes that trip up the plan young like you said it's been more than a decade the first enter korean summit was in two thousand the second in late two thousand and seven and for most a decade there was virtually no dia

women's hockey match i asked him how south koreans reacted to the appearance there of kim jungle and sister to be honest i mean it was a very sudden announcement that she was coming so i don't think many are expected. to see it in the stadium right now our. lady who sitting beside me she told me it was it felt a little bit strange to have such a crowd in the stadium but she was not again and when i'll watch this entire delegation and all the cheerleaders in the stadium right now she said it could only be for the good. all right well for more on that match between the joint korean team in switzerland they can climb from to sports is here with me in the studio so nick we were just hearing about the atmosphere at the game but what about the hockey like what was the match itself like the match itself was that lopsided to be perfectly honest the swiss won eight nail against korea but that was to be expected the swiss are right six in the world against me in south korea right seventeenth for these games and of course is a unified team and not having the time to practice the way the other t

well there's definitely been a major reckoning in south korean society about the alliance between the political and business establishment and the concern about the corruption so corruption is not new of course in the political and business establishment in south korea but for years it was viewed when people committed crimes they were treated very leniently people were basically allowed to go free so it was hoped that this case which is part of a broader political scandal perhaps the biggest one in south korean history would usher in a new era of accountability and know there are calls for reform many analysts believe that this happened because there's simply too much power concentrated within the office of the president and that there needs to be constitutional reform and that disk uses that power one analyst says until that's reform we're going to see other presidents taken down as we have with poc thank you natasha so that because reeling a.n.c. is expected to hold a news briefing in the next few hours with state media reporting the party has given president jacob zuma forty eight

international event in eleven years elizabeth this is not uncommon this will be the tenth time that north south korean athletes have done this it's a celebration of korean ethnic nationalism and very much looking forward to your coverage of that opening ceremony and that is the natasha good name joining us live from for now thank you. now a last minute appeal by forty one russian athletes and coaches to take part in the games has been rejected the court of arbitration for sport dismissed the case the russians had appealed against their exclusion by the international olympic committee over the two thousand and fourteen dumping scandal at the seoul chain gangs and one hundred seventy russian athletes have been cleared to compete because their country is banned they'll be flying in neutral olympic flag. to syria now where the government is accusing the us of committing a war crime by bombing fighters loyal to president bashar al assad and as a whole province the u.s. led coalition says one hundred fighters loyal to the syrian government died in the airstrikes it says they were in response to what it call

through by pushing for national interest and you know there's a common interest of mankind is that south koreans are coordinating closely with washington cosell thing before making any move why south korea need washington's blessing to engage in diplomacy with the north i mean it's koreans talking to koreans why wait for american permission not because we have a we have a alliance a relationship nice to eat we have a make conclusion in south korea and north korea does the american troops in south korea as a source of a hostile intent in policy and north korea therefore we have the kinds of standards between the north korea and the united states but we hide in the bed alliance with the united states because of the berry strip coming from north korea cape deal for not due to new choice but us to coordinate with the united states the whole point is a free template north korea has a no no script claims can test a nuclear weapons then but we have a nuclear weapons and we have n.p.t. reteam nonproliferation regime which would not allow us to have you know the nuclear weapons then what is our choice bu

all of this you know i was covering the a lympics in two thousand that was when the south koreans in the north koreans walked in to gether for the first time at the olympics under a unified flag eighteen years ago that he that moment ushered in a period called the sunshine era of mourning ties but eighteen years later south koreans are not so easily fooled by this they've seen that those things can start off well they can quickly turn sour and you know it's been a a year of protracted tensions here in this region with missile tests and nuclear tests and so the south koreans a little bit wary about this sudden turn of events so we're certainly seeing that while president mood is in this moment of triumph there's a significant amount of criticism here in south korea as well people who feel that south korea might be moving too quickly and letting the north koreans hijack these games very interesting indeed thanks very much for joining us there from seoul all of the news coming out of the olympic games a last minute appeal by forty one russian athletes and coaches to take pause has been

the south korean hockey coach has had to tell players she's worked with for years that they've lost theirkoreans such as this player. we're not allowed to ask the north koreans any questions at the press conference, but the south korean coach was frank when i asked her about the challenges. so, adding players that close to the olympics that haven't been with us for the last four years, learning our systems, kind of understanding how our team plays is difficult. the north korean language is different than south korean, is so for our team meetings, it is going through to english, to south korean, to north korean, so the meetings take three times as long, and it's really hard when, you know, you have three different languages on one team. the event feels like a celebration, but playing as one team under one flag has not been welcomed by the younger generation in south korea. to them, unifying the two countries is a very distant goal. the problem with the young generation, and the sentiment towards career, is, they do not really trust them. and they have seen, and we all have seen, flip—flopp

reporters asked him about the sinking of that worship he refused to respond the south korean government is saying that it's difficult to know if the general was actually responsible for this particular attack the north koreans have denied involvement but in response to some discontent among south koreans president moon is asking people to look to the future to look at the broader picture and to see how what we've been witnessing during these so-called peace olympics this dialogue this talk of reconciliation between the north and south as crucial to peace on the peninsula also on this delegation so is a north korean senior diplomat in charge of affairs with the united states but the white house and the north koreans are saying there will not be any talks you do will be keeping a close eye on that one natasha but also the other moving story where you always at the russians will not be marching those athletes not be marching under their own flag of the closing ceremony at the olympics i'll be disappointed with that one though. clearly especially after the sochi games this whole thing dates

actually surprised that they a fact was dropping ratings for the president why do you think the south koreans aren't so keen on the two teams playing together coming together under a same banner but it is something to do with the north korean behavior north korea has been undertaking misho the nuclear problem cations and north korea has its own . confrontation and therefore poor image of north korea has rapidly to through in south korea and in a different post and even made the decision to have one single team and or say. no one single you my team know since i was in the area of. ice hockey team that is why some young generation show the unhappy use of their kind of behavior but if winter olympic proves to be successful and i think that kinds of said it would be or become. the u.s. and south korean military trails that have been a thorn in came side to where postponed for the olympics but while we all know that once the games are over that drills will resume and they include practicing the overthrow cames regime one that reverse any progress made. so the series of posts to come tumbling peaks

delegation and their south korean counterparts according to moon jay in the south korean president it is the only way forward to try and deescalate tensions here looking for the ultimate denuclearization of north korea but in the background is the united states concerned that this is a continuing charm offensive by north korea and that the south koreans are being beguiled the united states and also many protesters here believe that north korea has not changed despite all the smiles and that now is the time for a united front against what they believe is still a potentially very dangerous adversary. the u.n. has called for an investigation after security forces in the democratic republic of congo opened fire on protesters t.v. full were killed dozens of others were injured in violence across the country that gathered after sunday church services calling for the president to resign pizza shop reports. the catholic church has been at the forefront of demonstrations calling on the congress president joseph kabila to stand down. after

far if an interesting meeting transpires it will be the first time kim jong un has met with the south korean president since assuming power in twenty eleven the last time leaders from the north and south met was eleven years ago during a summit in p.r. a challenge because of all the global attention i believe reunification will be brought forth the government is making efforts and i think people are rooting for it organizers of the olympics say they've been moved by the diplomatic breakthrough it was quiet on this story a moment. and something that as you know the i.o.c. has been generally working for since probably two thousand and fourteen. and you know i think it shows it opens opens the door maybe just a little bit critics say they doubt that door will ultimately open much more for now there is hope that the winter olympics is the catalyst for a reboot in intercourse and relations natasha going to aim el jazeera south korea. brazil and colombia are both tightening their border controls with venezuela in an attempt to control the number of arrivals from their crisis torn neighbor hundreds

defrosting relations on the ice — north and south korean women play their first hockey match togetherhead of the winter olympics. and it's no surprise that moscow gets wintry weather — but it doesn't get much worse than this. reports from south africa suggest that presidentjacob zuma has refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. a meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. he's previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. andrew harding reports from johannesburg. he's swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayer's expense. more recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption — "state capture", they call it here. during the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. the economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sen

says north korean officials decided at the last minute not to meet vice president mike pence during his visit to south korea earlier this month as you can see he sat right in front of the north korean leader kim jong un sr and washington said he'd been willing to hold a meeting with her and other officials from pyongyang as president on a trump is recommending a ban on devices that can turn semiautomatic firearms into machine guns it would include so-called bomb stocks which were used in the last vegas mass shooting in october where fifty eight people were killed and the white house says it's open to raising the minimum age for people trying to buy the type of rifle rifle that it was shoes to in last week's school shooting in florida the left seventeen people dead those are the headlines news continues keep it here on al-jazeera listening post this next. hold the benefit of saddam people so bad they see all kinds witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. feel to ask the peaceful. i'm. right now just so you know i'm not talking. point among the most closely watched early awa

south korean hazard and have visited the north. —— south korean presidents have visited the north. ere isa north. and so, in the south, there is a constant struggle, how do you deal with the north. but, the self's president coming to power and promising better dialogue. of course he would meet the sister and that she brought that message has resulted in these quite historic developments unfolding here at the winter olympics big question is whether its last? when it come to anything that all remains to be seen. howeverfor many anything that all remains to be seen. however for many south koreans who might be sick of the tension, at least there is some sort of dialogue. at least they are opening up dialogue. at least they are opening upa party dialogue. at least they are opening up a party discussion. the government has condemned the "appalling abuse of vulnerable people in haiti" and says oxfam has serious questions to answer over claims the charity covered up the use of prostitutes by some of its staff. oxfam insists it publicised the action it took against the aid workers involved,

south korean, to north korean, so the meetings take three times as long. els like a celebration but playing as one team under one flag has not been welcomed by the younger generation in south korea. to them, unifying the two countries is a very distant goal. the north korean players will not stay with their team—mates at the athletes‘ village, they will be kept in separate accommodation and watched over by minders. as the olympics draw ever closer, language is not the only barrier this team faces. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. the pressure is continuing to grow on south africa's president jacob zuma to step down. the top six officials from the country's governing anc have arrived at his official residence in pretoria — to discuss his future. mr zuma is facing allegations of corruption and whether he can complete his term as president is looking increasingly uncertain. here's the bbc‘s andrew harding in johannesburg. he is swamped by scandal. south africa's presidentjacob sooner has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office —— jacob zuma and

limits the power of the presidency natasha thank you the north korean leader kim jong un says he's satisfied with the talks held this week with south korea on the sidelines of the winter olympics is influential system was part of a north korean delegation that made an historic three day trip at the start of the games south korea's president is considering a rare invitation to pyongyang extended during those talks him said it was important to boost the current climate of reconciliation and dialogue with the south. the u.s. is facing criticism for inviting me and mas military to a multinational military exercise in thailand this week the annual cobra gold war games involves twelve thousand troops from twenty nine countries been mas inclusion comes despite its security forces being accused of atrocities in its recent crackdown on the country's written just muslim minority when haye has more from. the opening ceremony for the thirty seventh cobra gold military exercises has been held in attendance at that opening ceremony was at least one member of the forces initially they were supposed to be three representatives of the me and my mil

south korean activists protested thursday as a north korean orchestra gave a sold out performance on the eve of the games they were holding reading. at the olympic. event is supposed to be about sport and peace it seems these days are these games are now becoming more and more politicized particularly when it comes to issues of the korean crisis. bit of a technical problem here will sort out the glitch on the program for the meantime though moving now to iraq around seven hundred fifty thousand children are struggling to get basic medical services in the war torn iraqi city of mosul that is according to the un's children's rights body unicef an estimated seventy four million dollars are needed to rebuild health facilities for children there seven months after the euphoria that greeted the liberation of mosul from islamic state that iraqi city is still struggling to get back on its feet. that there are other shargel police. the number of. health care centers or hospitals is very limited the extent of the damage has affected it i was there in one of the health centers the other day the

president, they believe they're south korean nationalists, they see themselves as apart from north korean. but kim jong-un sort of sees himself as a korean nationalist. a lot of koreans are upset right now, as we have seen his approval ratings drop in the space of a week, that's not good for the south korean president. >> a lot of people look at the two koreas, the cost would be astro nomic. there's a 30 to 1 gdp between north and south korea. we talked about the south korean president getting what they want. the north koreans getting very rational in getting what they want. i can't figure out what the trump strategy on north korea is, do you? >> you saw president trump give the "state of the union" address where he spent most of the time focusing on the depravity of the human rights issues, and then he held a meeting with the defectors, and he invited as -- to continue to squeeze kim financially and diplomatically. all options are on the table, trump has not decided on the use of military strike, but that's also on the table too. >> do you think that the trump administration is waiting f

tell what the south koreans are making of the presence of north korean leader kim jong il and sister kim jong in the stadium and watching this game. then the hockey sticks. came. came young not with the nominal head off north korea and i can see it here and we have. done or a lot the. bank human who is so all here right now. to be honest the crowd here going to take over the joint team and i think the president. doesn't i think it's just added to the excitement that such a high. level delegation from north korea is in the house as we speak and everyone here is waving flags i find the bob edition i find. anything that might suggest that people might be against in the stadium. outside the stadium there's a mass of police presence again no signs of a position on the other hand yet they had a small group of conservative protesters who were outside didn't think stadion. against north korea's present however this was a very small group. it's still very early days. all right rafael rushy for reality for the ice hockey stadium in gang nyungar in south korea thank you so much . well moving of

also coming up coffee table diplomacy north korea's olympic delegation is welcomed by the south korean prime minister. in the challenge small businesses in nigeria come together to fight rising costs plus. that the party begin brazilians forget the economic and political troubles as the carnival mood grips the country. israel is responding to the downing of one of its warplanes by syrian air defense systems with its most significant attack on syria in decades the israeli fighter jet was shot down near the occupied golan heights on saturday it all began when israel said it intercepted an iranian drone that flew into its airspace from syria while israel replied with airstrikes targeting what it says were iranian bases in southern syria near the capital damascus and u.n. secretary general is calling for an immediate and unconditional deescalation and russia's president vladimir putin is warning israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu against rising tensions. well in a few moments same bus ravi will join us live from the iranian capital tehran but first let's cross to him and khan in we

and south korean prosecutors demand a thirty year journey to present we get the latest on landmark corruption trial from so. little movement will continue i'm on the. chilis top court is just handed down a verdict on whether german cities can ban diesel vehicles from downtown areas the federal ministers of court in leipzig has ruled that minister of the parties are allowed to impose driving bans on diesel vehicles environmentalist have been calling for a diesel ban for years they say thousands of people a year die prematurely as a result of rockridge and dioxide emissions from diesel car exhaust authorities in some cities one favor off at least partially bans the did not believe that's current laws allow them to impose restrictions. now political correspondent simon young has been following the court proceedings in leipzig he joins me now from up on i'm interested ian's here in berlin some first of all tell us more about the court's verdict yeah i read it just to recap the local courts in stuttgart and dusseldorf originally said that driving bans were ok the state governments barred inverting

or without their live from doha also coming out protests in south korea against the controversial north korean general who's visiting. struggling to find food warnings from the u.n. that more than half of south sudan's population face hunger. how an israeli tax plan has led to the closure of one of christianity's holiest sites. now opposition doctors in syria say a child aside a dozen more people are being treated after a suspected chlorine gas attack witnesses reported smelling of the gas after an explosion in the rebel held district of eastern ghouta now this is video that is purporting to show victims who as you can see a struggling to bring the syrian government has denied using chemical weapons in the war i don't connect them with. today we have more than thirty dozens of launching of chemical weapons with chlorine sarin in. other gases from iran we don't know what they are a sort of russian a common a don't care about un council decisions they still bombard us and use chemical weapons against us america france turkey saudi arabia what are they waiting for britain what are they waiting fo

much more hardline but on this story and the bilateral meeting between kim your jong and the south president korean. the ideological gap in the south seems to have shrunk because of the stakes the arsenals and the players involved not all of whom are career. on the left you have editorials cheering. saying this is a very important moment of outreach and possibly a bigger breakthrough on the right instead of being critical of when editorials are saying things like this is good just be careful the gap between left and right is relatively narrow i think because south koreans generally are very worried about the united states right now we think electrics will go very nicely and after that who knows we'll find out that president trump is way too willing to risk war on the korean peninsula so there's sort of a unity of opinion across the board left and right looking for a way to defuse tensions and move on most of those grand newspapers and south on t.v. they're looking between south korean authorities and tell him you know your job. is important protocol breakthrough and on the chinese on the middle do

coffee table diplomacy north korea's olympic delegation was welcomed by the south korean prime minister. plus the challenge small businesses in nigeria come together to fight rising costs. israel is responding to the downing of one of its warplanes by syrian government forces with its most significant attack on syria in decades israeli fighter jet was shot down near the occupied golan heights on saturday it all began when israel said it intercepted an iranian drone that flew into its airspace from syria israel replied with airstrikes targeting what it says were iranian bases in southern syria near the capital damascus the u.n. secretary general meanwhile is calling for an immediate and unconditional deescalation and russia's president vladimir putin is warning israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu against raising tensions. well imran khan joins us live now from west jerusalem him and so what do you expect to come out of israel today. well a cabinet meeting is taking place right now now that's likely where they're going to formulate any kind of political response to what's going on