envoy stephen biegun arrived in south korea today ahead of tomorrow'sne pld meeting with north korean officials. diplomats from all three nations are expected to work on arrangements for a second summit between president donald trump anjonorth korean leader kim ng u.n. officials say there willuce discussionlearization and what progress has been made since the singapore summit last june president trump said last week e that he may reveal the dd location for the second summit during his state of the union speech on tuesday. pope francis made history tod,

stephen biegun, will meet with north korea's envoy in pyongyang on wednesday.deliverables" for the second summit between donald trump and kimjong un later this month. the berlin—based airline germania has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all flights with immediate effect. the airline with 37 aircraft had flown mainly mediterranean, north african and middle eastern holiday routes on package trips. the airline blamed the financial difficulties on high fuel prices last summer. two senior executives of a hungarian aluminium plant have been sentenced to jail over a dam burst that sent a wave of toxic red sludge through two villages and a town, in october 2010. ten people were killed and hundreds injured. eight other officials of the plant got lesser sentences for negligence. here in the uk, mps on both sides of the brexit divide have been meeting for the first time, to discuss how they'll try to ensure there'll be no need for border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland once the uk leaves the european union. prime mini

talks have been taking place in pyongyang between the us envoy, stephen biegun, and his north korean—chol. they're organising the second meeting between donald trump and kimjong—un, which is due to take place in vietnam at the end of the month. 0ur correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, gave us this update. this is the first time for stephen biegun to be in pyongyang on his own meeting his counterpart, and that's why it's being looked that, as one analyst put it to me, as gametime. what the united states seems to be getting this time, before that second summit, which we know will take place on march 27 and 28, is some kind of concrete measure or specific pledge that kim jong—un is prepared to carry out. we understand that mr kim has pledged to get rid of his main kind of nuclear processing plant. this is a plant known as yongbyon. but he said he would only do it if the us acted in return, gave him some kind of corresponding measures, as they have called it. however, they've talked about resting the north's economy, so perhaps some kind of economic measures might be on the cards. when

who talked to fox news, there is concern that president trump's special envoy to north korea, stephen biegun, has been willing to offer too much in his talks with north korean officials. and that in the washington parlance, he's getting up too far over his skis. he is a businessman and former diplomat of the present appointed to set the table for the talks with north korea paid some big concerns, according to the official who spoke with fox news, denuclearization has become a negotiating point rather than the nonnegotiable promise that kim jong un made at last june's singapore summit. u.s. officials also don't want south korea engaging economically with north korea to any significant degree, and there are concerns about cultural exchanges between south and north korea that are being proposed. the sense is that north korea could be reaping rewards without taking any significant steps. according to the official, north korea is not negotiating to get an agreement. north korea is negotiating simply to extend its livelihood. the official adds that the united states does not want to make a deal ju

the us special envoy for north korea, stephen biegun, will meet with his north korean counterpart inng was to map out "a set of concrete deliverables" for the second summit between president donald trump and the north korean leader kimjong un later this month. two men are missing in the australian city of townsville, where thousands of homes have been flooded by unprecedented rainfall. emergency crews have been working through the night. hundreds of people have been moved to evacuation centres. more storms are approaching, with more heavy rain forecast. two senior executives of a hungarian aluminium plant have been sentenced to jail over a dam burst that sent a wave of toxic red sludge through two villages and a town, in october 2010. ten people were killed and hundreds injured. eight other officials of the plant got lesser sentences for negligence. here in the uk mps on both sides of the brexit divide have been meeting for the first time, to discuss how they'll try to ensure there'll be no need for border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland once the uk leav

envoy stephen biegun arrived in south korea today ahead of tomorrow'sne pld meeting with north korean officials. diplomats from all three nations are expected to work on arrangements for a second summit between president donald trump anjonorth korean leader kim ng u.n. officials say there willuce discussionlearization and what progress has been made since the singapore summit last june president trump said last week e that he may reveal the dd location for the second summit during his state of the union speech on tuesday. pope francis made history tod, becoming the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula, the birthplace of islam. the pope will address an interfaith conference during his two-day visit to the united arab emirates and meet with members of the country's christian community. he's also scheduled to preside over an outdoor mass where more than 100,000eople are expected to attend. tensions between the regime of venezuelan president nicolas maduro and the united states continued to rise today. president donald trump said in the cbs interview broadcast this morning that th

also making news today: the us special envoy for north korea, stephen biegun, will meet with his northyongyang on wednesday. he said the aim of the meeting was to map out a set of concrete deliverables for the second summit between president donald trump and the north korean leader kim jong—un later this month. pope francis has delivered a speech on the arabian peninsula calling for a halt to wars in the middle east. he was addressing leaders of different faiths at a gathering in the united arab emirates. he said the harmful consequences of violence could be seen in yemen, syria, iraq and libya. a new study has warned that climate change could cause two—thirds of himalayan glaciers to melt by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't reduced. scientists say this would disrupt the lives of nearly two billon people who live in the himalayas or along major rivers in india and china. police in belgium are hunting thieves who tunnelled from sewers into a bank vault in antwerp, close to the city's diamond trading district. it's thought the gang dug into a network of pipes bef

the us envoy, stephen biegun, says he's held three days of productive talks in north korea to prepareeting between president trump and kim jong—un. speaking after arriving in south korea, mr biegun said the us and north korea still had some work to do before the summit which it's been announced will be in hanoi later this month. the president is looking forward to taking the next steps. we have some work to do between now and then with the dprk. i'm confident that both sides can make progress. at least 10 people — including young footballers — have been killed after a fire swept through one of brazil's largest football clubs, flamengo, engulfing one of the player dormitories. the blaze happened at the club's youth team training centre in rio dejaneiro. julia carneiro reports. a fire that put an end to young athletes‘ dreams while they slept. firefighters were summoned to the flamengo training ground in riojust after 5:00 in the morning. translation: the place was completely overtaken by flames. we tried as much as possible to locate victims, but all we found were dead bodies. this is

perhaps more substantially, the us envoy to north korea, stephen biegun, and his counterpart kim jockt is understood that the two will be agreeing some kind of framework, some kind of deal, that donald trump and kim jong—un can discuss during their summit next week. after the summit in singapore, their first meeting lastjune, there was a lot of criticism that the agreement reached on denuclearisation neutralisation was very vague. and it has led to a kind of seven—month stalemate, but this time certainly, from speaking to those who have knowledge of these discussions, it does seem that substantial negotiations are under way. it will be a tough task at this time for the two sides to agree something on that. it may well be that they're looking at a framework, a timeline for that kind of site to be totally dismantled and for inspectors to get in to verify that. north korea does want sanctions lifted, however, they will have to offer something substantial, as far as i understand it. and that could include the dismantlement of its nuclear processing plant before those sanctions will be lif

the us special envoy for north korea, stephen biegun, will meet with his north korean counterpart inid the aim of the meeting was to map out "a set of concrete deliverables" for the second summit between president donald trump and the north korean leader kimjong un later this month. police searching for two men missing in the flooded australian city of townsville have found two bodies. the men — who are yet to be identified — were last seen walking on a flooded street in the city on monday prompting a land and water search. thousands of homes have been damaged following days of unprecedented heavy rain and more is forecast, as a monsoon low looms over the area. oscar nominees have been told they'll have just 90 seconds from when the winners are announced to finish their speeches. at the annual nominees luncheon in beverly hills, three weeks before the awards ceremony, the president of the academy praised the diversity of this year's nominees but said the industry still needed to do better. police in belgium are hunting thieves who tunneled into sewers to access a bank vault in the ci

stephen biegun said the north korean leader, kim jong—un, made the commitment both to the us secretaryr biegun said the us required expert access to monitor the removal or destruction of weapons of mass destruction. and take a look at this — it's the tomb of ancient egypt's boy king, tutankhamun — after a nine year make over. experts painstakingly repaired scratches and abrasions on the wall paintings in the 3000—year—old burial chamber. the project, including a new lighting and ventilation system, aims to protect the tomb from the humidity and dust brought in by the masses of visitors to the historic site. well, let's get more on those us—china trade talks mentioned by babita a moment ago. the us president said he was confident the two sides could strike "the biggest deal ever made", with mr trump suggesting he could soon meet with president xijinping. i spoke earlier to long time chinese government advisor dr robert lawrence kuhn, who said now is the time for both sides of this trade war to come together. both president xi and president trump need to do this deal, for very different

the us envoy, stephen biegun, says he's held three days of productive talks in north korea to prepareg between president trump and kim jong—un. speaking after arriving in south korea, mr biegun said the us and north korea still had some work to do before the summit which it's been announced will be in hanoi later this month. the president is looking forward to taking the next steps. we have some hard work to do between now and then with the dprk. i'm confident that both sides can make progress. here in the uk, the department for transport has terminated a controversial contract to provide extra ferries in the event of a no—deal brexit. ministers have faced strong criticism since work began at ramsgate in kent, to return the ferry port to operational use after five years in mothballs. seaborne freight was awarded a £13 million contract in december, even though it had never run a ferry service or had any ships. an irish shipping line that was planning to back the company has pulled out. at least ten people, including young footballers, have been killed after a fire swept through one of

perhaps more substantially, the us envoy to north korea, stephen biegun, and his counterpart kim jockerstood that the two will be agreeing some kind of framework, some kind of deal, that donald trump and kim jong—un can discuss during their summit next week. after the summit in singapore, their first meeting lastjune, there was a lot of criticism that the agreement reached on denuclearisation neutralisation was very vague. and it has led to a kind of seven—month stalemate, but this time certainly, from speaking to those who have knowledge of these discussions, it does seem that substantial negotiations are under way. it will be a tough task at this time for the two sides to agree something on that. it may well be that they're looking at a framework, a timeline for that kind of site to be totally dismantled and for inspectors to get in to verify that. north korea does want sanctions lifted, however, they will have to offer something substantial, as far as i understand it. and that could include the dismantlement of its nuclear processing plant before those sanctions will be lifted, and

the us envoy stephen biegun says he's held three days of productive talks in north korea to prepare forin south korea, mr biegun said the us and north korea still had some work to do before the summit which, it's been announced, will be in the vietnamese city of hanoi later this month. new york fashion week is under way. it's an excuse for designers, models and lovers of haute couture to get together and enjoy some very expensive clothing. but a fashion show with a difference has already taken place in the big apple — and the models were a little on the small side — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. who needs a catwalk when you've got this many dogs? every year they come for new york's pet fashion show. the theme for 2019, a masquerade ball for animals and owners alike. this is flora. we are originally from italy and we live in miami beach, and she is a rescue. a senior of 12 yea rs and she is a rescue. a senior of 12 years old, and she is my baby. he is a tax on chihuahua mix, blind and deaf, —— ——, and we ended up keeping him. this is considered to be the largest pet fashion show in t

the us envoy, stephen biegun, says he's held three days of productive talks in north korea to prepareent trump and kimjong—un. speaking after arriving in south korea, mr biegun said the us and north korea still had some work to do before the summit which, it's been announced, will be in the vietnamese city of hanoi later this month. seven people have been sentenced to life in prison for twojihadist attacks in tunisia in 2015. 21 foreign tourists were killed at the bardo museum in tunis. 38 people died — 30 of them british — when a gunman attacked a beach resort near sousse. police have shot a man as they arrested a group for allegedly holding a woman captive. the man, thought to be in his 20s, was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound after an officer opened fire near blackheath in south east london in the early hours of this morning. he was arrested along with a further six men. the wounded man's injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. the family of the pilot whose plane crashed with the footballer emiliano sala on board are trying to raise £300,000 to find his body. the ai

the us envoy stephen biegun says he's held three days of productive talks in north korea to prepare ford kimjong—un. speaking after arriving in south korea, mr biegun said the us and north korea still had some work to do before the summit which, it's been announced, will be in the vietnamese city of hanoi later this month. just over a thousand stabbing victims, aged between 10 and 19, spent at a least one night in hospital in the 12 months to last march. there's been a 54 per cent rise in the number of young people treated for knife wounds in england over the past five years, according to nhs figures. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. the youngest victim to die in a knife attack this year, jaden moodie, was stabbed to death after being knocked off a moped. an 18—year—old man has been charged with murder. jaden wasjust 14. doctors say they're treating increasing numbers of people for knife wounds and the victims are getting younger. what has changed is that we are seeing a lot more adolescents and young people who have severe injuries. that used to be an occasional occur

departing washington, concerns about the direction that his special representative on north korea stephen biegun was taking in negotiations leading up to the summit. a senior administration official telling fox news he was willing to offer too much and the denuclearization has become a negotiating point, not the rock-solid commitment that kim made at the summit. those concerns, the official said, are shared among the white house, state department, treasury, and energy department departments. officials are also worried that talk about economic engagements between south and north korea as well as cultural exchanges could weaken the pressure for denuclearization. president trump has vowed sanctions will stay on until north korea comes through. president trump did take a step back on other sanctions, those against china. announcing he's delaying a tariff plan for friday. pleased that trade talks over the weekend could lead to a dea deal. >> it could happen fairly soon or might not happen at all. might not happen at all. but it i think it's going to happen and it's going to happen very soon. >> trump

treasury, even energy -- they were expressing concern about where the special envoy to north korea, stephen biegun, is going in negotiation with north korean officials. >> i think it's fair to be concerned, whether you are president trump, his advisors, or maybe his staunchest critics. we don't want to give away more than we should. we also want to make sure that whatever we are getting in return is certainly verifiable as it relates to the nuclear regime. a lot of the people who are critical of this president have decades -- they have made a career of making bad decisions as it relates to north korea. nuclear negotiations with other countries. so some of these critics have a horrible track record. what is most important is president trump and his team being as prepared as possible, negotiating from their position of strength, and understanding that whatever they give up they need to get more back in return. >> harris: i want to hear now from senator richard blumenthal, a democrat from connecticut. he's always very vocal about things that he is vocal about north korea. watch this. >> unless someth

within the trump administration, there is concern that the lead negotiator for the united states, stephen biegun is getting too far over his skis in terms of possible concessions that the u.s. might be willing to make. specifically the white house, state department, treasury department and department of defense are worried that he's put denuclearization itself back on the negotiating table. president trump has said repeatedly that the goal is complete verifiable denuclearization of north korea but he also said this just on sunday. >> are not in a rush, i don't want to rush anybody. i just don't want testing. as long as there's no testing, we are happy. >> something else that could potentially come out of this summit is a formal end to the korean war. south korean officials are saying that if possible, but even if that were to happen, president trump has said that there will not be a drawdown of u.s. troops on the korean peninsula, shannon. >> shannon: it is very delicate. you will be there all week. we will check back in with you. thank you very much. tonight the united states ramping up the pre

stephen biegun. i've talked to him. just listen to them. don't overdo it.know, the summit just results in a handshake. so be it. >> yeah. >> but that -- >> be prudent in all of this. >> just keep talking to them. that's my worry. >> before i let you go, venezuela. it is a mess down there. what can the united states do, if anything? what should we do to help alleviate tensions there? human karen aid is one thing. on that best we can. what's your greatest concern? >> the u.s. policy makes sense, support guaido, get humanitarian aid in, find countries to the support us. the problem is there's violence there, people are dieing. >> yes. >> we need some kind of peaceful envoy. i think we need to get the pope involved. he's argentine, american latin, the u.s., portuguese, gutierrez. we need a new dynamic and it's not us, because we're tied in too much with the reform movement, which is good, but we're doing the right thing there. the problem is, it could erupt in violence and we have to avoid that. >> i will have you back anytime. always good to talk with you. lon

special envoy stephen biegun working to hammer out details where they'll meet, what time what they'llclaration that could come out of this. the positive, there is a lot more communication going on between the north korean side and the united states, and that was really in a standstill for many years, until a lot of this process was unlocked last year in 2018, but the problem is, of course, there's still a long, a big gap between the two sides on what denuclearization means and whether that can be hammered out in time for something sun stantive. something a lot of the north korea watchers are looking for that is still an open question. >> john you know this region well and covered it for several years now. what do you exactly expect that north korean leader kim jong-un will bring to the table? >> as was mentioned, this is really about a process. within that process the summit carving out exactly what the leaders will talk about is something that will unfold when the two leader actually meet. there's a lot of prengs in the background but ultimately two individuals that are outliers in r