well, kim yong—chol is pyongyang's former spymaster.m yong—chol is pyongyang's formerspymaster. infact, it well, kim yong—chol is pyongyang's former spymaster. in fact, it is thought that he ordered the torpedoing of a south korean warship which killed 44 sailors, so he is quite a controversial figure, which killed 44 sailors, so he is quite a controversialfigure, but he isa quite a controversialfigure, but he is a top rate of kimjong—un quite a controversialfigure, but he is a top rate of kim jong—un and quite a controversialfigure, but he is a top rate of kimjong—un and he does seem to have taken the position of chief negotiator when it comes to these talks over denuclearisation. remember last time, he took that extremely large letter from kim jong—un to donald trump, so we're wondering what message carrying this time. now what does signify is that after seven seven—month stalemate, it does seem that finally there are talks happening about future talks. we have got some kind of movement than that we have not had much movement when it

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.s secretary of state and the president later on friday. let's go now to the bbc‘s laura bicker in seoul. what are you eating into this? well, i think they mean that comes to kim yong—chol‘s visit, it is in the sense that it is laying the groundwork for a potential second summit between kim jong—un and donald trump. remember, the last time this senior aide to kim jong—un travel to washington, it was just before donald trump met kimjong—un in singapore. you may remember that very large letter that he handed over from very large letter that he handed overfrom kim very large letter that he handed over from kim jong—un to the us president, so it may well be that these talks taking place in washington over the next couple of days are all about laying the groundwork for a second summit. we aware that there are talks taking place between the north korea and south korea in sweden. this is not a man the south koreans are going to wa nt to man the south koreans are going to want to see, is that?

. the table or serious prospect of a second summit. -- kim yong-chol., and it underlines that north korea is what he sees as an extraordinary threat. he unveiled that programme just as kim yong—chol was in the air heading towards washington, dc. we have been told that the north korean problem, the fact that they have been stockpiling weapons and have a weapon of mass destruction perhaps capable of reaching the united states, we were told that that was an urgent global problem, an urgent global threat when donald trump took power, and since then he has made it one of his foreign policy priorities but since singapore, there has been the seven—month when the two sides have seemed to stare at each other down and unable to overcome their differences. in donald trump has seemed to be in a rush, he has not taken the fact that north korea is not firing weapons as a victory. they have been efforts to try and reduce tensions at the border between the two sides and there has been more interaction between north and south korea, so there does seem to be some kind of

thae yong—ho defected in 2016 will be holding a press conference in a couple of hours.its plea tojo song—gil to come to south korea. there is a concern among the defectors community and many i have been speaking to that in the current climate, as north and south korea kind of this you peace, our north korean defectors welcome and what thae yong—ho is trying to do with his public platform is say, look, are defectors welcome and what kind of defection and —— and what defection has to offer. thae yong—ho is interesting, he was a deputy british ambassador, one of the highest profile north korean defectors and he has used that platform here in the south to try to both raise awareness of north korean issues and also raise awareness of issues and also raise awareness of issues for defectors here in the south. what he is doing today, in the centre of sole mac, is try to get a real clear line from the ministry of unification here in seoul. —— seoul. our north korean defectors welcome and what happens when they come here? we have asked the ministry of unification and they say the

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.ed to meet the us secretary of state and the president later on friday. the bbc‘s laura bicker is in seoul. she says the visit is a sign that both sides are serious about holding another meeting between the two leaders. i think when it comes to kim yong—chol‘s visit, we are looking at it in the sense that it is laying the groundwork perhaps for a potential second summit between kim jong—un and donald trump. remember, the last time this senior aide to kim jong—un travelled to washington, it was just before donald trump met kim jong—un in singapore. we all remember that very large letter that he handed over from the north korean leader to the us president, so it may well be that these talks taking place in washington over the next couple of days are all about laying the groundwork for a second summit. we are also aware that there are talks taking place between the united states and north korea in sweden, so after a seven—month stalemate, there is now this kind of flurry of diplomatic act

we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un‘s right—hand man, will meet with the us he is there, we understand, with a message from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un. so we're wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that the talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the ground work for a second summit. and when it comes to the details of a proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. now that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions relief or some kind of conc

well, kim yong—chol is pyongyang's former spymaster.he ordered the torpedoing of a south korean warship, which killed 44 sailors, so he's quite a controversial figure, but he is a top aide of kim jong—un and he does seem to have taken the position of chief negotiator when it comes to these talks over denuclearisation. remember last time he went to washington with that extremely large letterfrom kim jong—un to donald trump, so we're wondering what message carrying this time. now what does signify is that after a near seven—month stalemate, it does seem that finally there are talks happening about future talks. we have got some kind of movement then, but we have not had much movement when it comes to the actual denuclearisation on the part of north korea? no, there has been a stalemate in the has been a stalemate for a reason. basically, north korea wants the us to act first. it says it wants sanctions or some kind of concession. united states says no, none of that is happening until north korea starts looking as if it is making concrete

jim yong kim said he's leaving one of the world's most influential agencies because he believes he can do more to build infrastructure in the developing world by working in the private sector. the daily telegraph features a report on removing the bars from prison cell windows in britain. the idea is the taxpayer funded project is to boost rehabilitation of offenders by "normalising their environment". with me is cornelia meyer, ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. the villa here are briefing. let's start with politico. you watched his speech in the oval office and reactions as well from the democrats, nancy pelosi and others. politico talking about the fact that he is addressing the nation, calling a crisis of the soul that he is not going as far as saying it is a national emergency. —— she's regular. no, and you know, it was very interesting, he could do that. he was very presidential, he clearly stuck to the script, not something he does very often. use all kinds of fa cts , he does very often. use all kinds of facts, when he said something, the bbc had the fact nicely on

thae yong—ho made the suggestion following a report that he was seeking asylum in the united states.h korea's former ambassador to italy, went missing with his wife in november. mr thae said life for defectors in south korea had its difficulties, but it was a place where people could dream of a betterfuture. for more, we can spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker who's in seoul. yes, his letter at the weekend took many by surprise, with its plea tojo song—gil to come to south korea. there is a concern among the defectors community and many i have been speaking to that, in the current climate, as north and south korea kind of pursue peace, are north korean defectors welcome? and what thae yong—ho is trying to do with his public platform is say, look, are defectors welcome, and what kind of defection has to offer. thae yong—ho is interesting, he was a deputy british ambassador, one of the highest profile north korean defectors, and he has used that platform here in the south to try to both raise awareness of north korean issues and also raise awareness of issues for defectors here in the sout

as well as meeting president trump, special envoy kim yong—chol also met the us secretary of state, mikeent barbara plett usher has been following developments in washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginning with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met in june. look, we've continued to make progress, we're continuing to have conversations. the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearisation. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak

as well as meeting president trump, special envoy kim yong—chol also met the us secretary of state, mike our correspondent barbara plett usher has been following developments in washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy, kim yong—chol, beginning with his secretary of state, mike pompeo, moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message - north kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message - i" so h kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message - i" so they kim, who was said to be carrying a personal mi there 3? i" so they kim, who was said to be carrying a personal mi there 3? indication y summit but there was no indication break the has persisted - the met in june. leaders last met in june. look we've continued to make progress, where to

the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginningy of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly on to the white house, —— beginning with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met, in june. look, we've continued to make progress, we're continuing to have conversations. the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearisation. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the united states says that they should be lifted only after the north koreans have fully dismantled their nuclear weapons programme. kim jong—un says they should be lifted in phases, beginning now. and it seems th

we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un's right—hand man, will meet with the ussage from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington, dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un, so we are wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest that north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the groundwork for a second summit. when it comes to the details of the proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly, when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions, really, for some kind of concessions from the us. the us, on the oth

diplomats after arriving, kim yong-chol was taken to this washington hotel, becoming the first north korean official to overnight in the nation's capital in nearly 20 years. over the past year, kim jong-un has sent six letters to president trump in an effort to build a personal relationship, and another was expected today. fhen it comes to the date and details of the february summit, those still haven't been finalized, which gives both sides flexibility to delay, if necessary. jeff. >> glor: okay, margaret, thanks lor that report. we will see you on sunday. margaret's guests on "face the nation" this sunday will include democratic senator and presidential candidate kirsten gillibrand and republican senator john kennedy. there is news just coming in from chicago tonight. former police officer jason van dyke has been sentenced to 81 months-- that's nearly seven years-- in prison for the 2014 murder of laquan mcdonald. van dyke, now 40 years old, eauld have been sent away for secades. the video of the white officer firing 16 shots at the african-american teenager inflamed the city and b

if you think about what happened in november last year, kim yong—chol was about to come but he all ofeet him. at this time make succeeded in meeting trump. north korea ‘s message is that they are meeting the president of the united states director, that if someone else. because of that it was very important for north korea to show that kim yong—chol met trump and for a longer time. what has changed for either side since the first summit? for either side since the first summit? m 4 hr "r,— either side since the first summit? for ts? itwas et ' ' ' ' either side since the first summit? for ts? itwas veryze' ' ' symbolic. but the second summit should be something more meaningful. and detailed. because of that, trump needs to think about what could be more meaningful rather than sending the messages. now that they can meet, it is something not different from the president of south korea meeting the united states president. the meeting itself will not be that much meaningful now. but the context and contents are the most important thing for them. of course wherever we mentioned north korea

this is what thae yong—ho said to me after the press conference.uld be provided with the right place to residence and the right place to be protected. what would you say to south koreans who might be concerned that if he came here, it would ruin current relations with north korea? yes. i think his asylum should not be related to the current inter— korean relations or north korea—america relations. he is a private person, so that is why he should be treated as a private person. and this kind of case should not be related or influenced in the upcoming dialogue between kim jong—un or donald trump, or kim jong—un with anyone else. when it comes to his case, we still do not where he is, there has been a contact from him. here in seoul, intelligence briefings to congressman said that italian authorities had been protecting him, but there has been no sign of an application for asylum from any country as yet. certainly they have not received one, they say, here in seoul. there's been unseasonably cold weather across much of europe and some of the middle ea

kim yong-chol also met with mike pompeo. so with me now cnn's will ripley who's been to north korea so many times i think i've lost count. he's live for us now in tokyo and so, will, let's just start with this meeting, the significance of this meeting and anything we know about this second summit. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a courtesy call, brooke, in the oval office. a quick meet and greet with kim yong-chol and president trump and the fact that it lasted 90 minutes just goes to show you, one, the north koreans went to washington to meet with trump. kim and pompeo have had a rocky relationship. they had a disastrous meeting. pompeo leaves and a couple of hours later he's been accused of making gangster like demands. the north korean's have been lavishing praise on president trump. these denuclearization talks have broken down because the best deal they're going to get is with president trump directly. >> in the wake of that first summit, though, in singapore, what -- of all the promises made, how about promises ke

we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un's right—hand man, will meet with the uss there, we understand, with a message from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington, dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un, so we are wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest that north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the groundwork for a second summit. when it comes to the details of the proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly, when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions, really, for some kind of concessio

and follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys — kim yongrbara plett usher has more from washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginning with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met, in june. to have conversations. beheeleehseubu; 7777 777” 7” 77 vim lender; sags: thfi¥=hfl5rtehbr the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. also welcome the chance

it follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys, kim yong—cholnew summit follows last year's historic meeting in singapore. the new location is yet to be announced, but one option could be vietnam. here's barbara plett—usher from washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginning with the secretary of state mike pompeo moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit but there was no the united states is going to continue to keep pressure after the ngfth egrggns” and it seems that he wasn't getting anywhere with the emissaries the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the ma

the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginningcretary of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly gr! ts the. white. haggé *"' ' " i' f if": exfffl'f'ff'fwi, § so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock met in june. look, we've continued to make progress, we're continuing the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearisation. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the united states says that they should be lifted only after the north koreans have fully dismantled their nuclear weapons programme. kim jong—un says they should be lifted in phases, beginning now. and it seems that he wasn't getting anywhere with the emissaries the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, he may also welcome the chance to have a made—for—television moment with the north korean leader to distract from his troubles

kim yong—chol, the right hand man of kimjong—un, has arrived in beijing after meeting with president trump said he had an incredible meeting with mr kim and the two sides had made, as he put it, a lot of progress on denuclearisation. 0ur correspondent laura bicker gave us this update from seoul. i think, when it comes to vietnam, it's looking more and more likely. and perhaps hanoi, perhaps da nang, we'll have to wait and see. when it comes to the swedish talks, though, they are looking meaningful. certainly the south korean nuclear envoy is also in sweden, which means it's north korea, south korea and the us all round one table, being led by, we understand, some swedish officials. it does look like those talks are meaningful and could lay the groundwork for discussions in that summer. so let's just be clear. there is no official confirmation of a second summit. there's just a lot of speculation about where it may be. i think when it comes to the second summit, donald trump has said it will happen at the end of february, so we can be sure there will be a meeting. when it comes to the

leave, he was the deputy ambassador in london, thae yong—ho told south korean reporters that it mays. as you can imagine, intelligence services around the world would be very keen to have that information. around the world would be very keen to have that informationlj around the world would be very keen to have that information. i imagine s0. to have that information. i imagine so. laura bicker, thank you. let's turn to our top business story now, because after a brief respite over the holiday period, fear has returned to wall street. apple's warning about its business in china helped to trigger steep falls in the main stock market indices, the dow closing down 2.8% and the tech—heavy nasdaq off 3.1%. it's another piece of evidence pointing to a looming slowdown in the world economy, some even say a recession. iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency, cicero group, joins me now. the r—word is not good for global communications? it isn't. it will all come in, where you get peaks and troughs you get lots to do. watch out, apple has had to explain in some detai

now to some other business news insurance world bank president jim yong kim has announced he's stepping down less than halfway through his office interim president until his successor is announced . his resignation came as a surprise. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on several venezuelan individuals and companies over their alleged involvement in a currency exchange scheme that generated billions of dollars in illegal proceeds the move came in the same week that president maduro was sworn in for another term . critics accuse him of failing to address the country's crippling economic crisis or medicine and food shortages are now the norm. one of the most iconic features of new york skyline is up for sale the chrysler building is being sold by an emirates the investment firm which acquired it ten years ago for eight hundred million dollars the structure is considered an art deco masterpiece but experts say falling prices for older buildings mean it could fetch less now than it did at decade ago. mexican drivers lining up for fuel their chances of getting any are slim the government's decis

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to discuss a possible second summit between donald trump and kim jong un kim yong left to beijing on thursday has been leading talks with washington and is expected to meet sect of state might have on friday. so i had him on al-jazeera questions and gone a bit over the murder of one of its top investigative journalists. and shack dwellers a south africa challenge the old farts used to provide them with permanent homes. it's all quite cold for many of us in the northwest and parts of europe now you can see the coldest screaming down from the north and it's dragging in some speckled clouds with it those speckled clouds are actually bringing us quite a few flurries of snow here's the leading edge of that cold air and you can see it sinking its way southward so it's opening the door for yet more cold weather across many central parts of europe as we head through the day on friday for the west though things are changing here once more you see more clouds here and a fair amount of rain there will be some snow when it's needing edge but it will be dragging up the temperatures as that system

we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un's right—hand man, will meet with the usngton dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un. so we're wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that the talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the ground work for a second summit. and when it comes to the details of a proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. now, that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions relief or some kind of concessions from the united states. the united states, on the other hand, says, look, we're not going to do anything until north korea shows concrete signs

world bank president jim yong kim will step down at months and more than three years before his term is set to expire or his resignation allows u.s. president donald trump to further shape the development lender as the u.s. traditionally picks the head of the world bank that could lead to confrontation with other shareholder nations who have been critical of the u.s. role kim says he's joining an as of yet unnamed firm that invests in developing countries he said judge of other world bank's c.e.o. will serve as interim president. my good friend secretary. let's discuss all of this with our financial correspondent at the new york stock exchange as a result of who's joining us now has the results good to see you i'd like to start with the trade talks between china and the u.s. and we as we know the stakes are high optimism is not really there what about the optimism in the markets do they see hopes that will actually reach a deal there. it seems so javier but it's still early to tell her now yes i did fight that if you are talking seems to be curing investors but we must be cautious a

secretary of state might pompei and north korean official kim yong chill is expected to restart momentumthat was lost on denuclearization talks between north korea and the u.s. it also comes amid all the positive signals that we've been seeing in the region recently south korean president had urged north korea to take bold practical action towards nuclear disarmament now he had also urged the u.s. to consider declaring a formal end to the korean war to encourage north korea to take more steps towards giving up its nuclear program and we've also seen north korean leader kim jong visit beijing to meet with chinese president xi jinping possibly to strategize over a possible upcoming meeting between u.s. president donald trump and kim jong il and now progress since that first meeting took place in singapore in june last year has stalled we've had very little concrete evidence that north korea is getting rid of its nuclear arsenal it has yet to announce a timetable it's still operating its missile bases and it's thought to be continuing to improve its missile capabilities in fact a recently r

jim yong kim said he's leaving one of the world's most influential agencies because he believes he canloping world by working in the private sector. the daily telegraph features a report on removing the bars from prison cell windows in britain. the idea is the taxpayer funded project is to boost rehabilitation of offenders by "normalising their environment". with me is cornelia meyer, ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. the villa here are briefing. let's start with politico. you watched his speech in the oval office and reactions as well from the democrats, nancy pelosi and others.

dramatic the president of the world bank has resigned abruptly three years before the end of his term jim yong kim says he will stand down from the global lending body next month without giving a reason he's had differences with the u.s. president donald trump over climate change and the need for more development resources washington's share of voting rights at the bank will give trump considerable influence in choosing a successor. and some soon have agreed to partner up in a deal that will make the sharing of content possible some things later smart t.v.'s will be unable to access apple's movies on i tunes and users of apple devices will also be able to stream the content on samsung t.v.'s the partnership is a change in apple's strategy content exclusively for users of its devices. still ahead here on al-jazeera the breakfast at rehearsal dubbed the fall by some truckers in the united kingdom. accused of a cover up an almost bishop goes on trial in france in connection with the sex abuse scandal. from the clear blue sky of the doha morning. to the fresh autumn breeze in the city . hello ther

decisive influence over the next president of the world bank, following the abrupt resignation ofjim yongrs before the end of his term, to join the private sector. the world bank's president has traditionally been chosen by the us, though mr kim faced challenges from a colombian and a nigerian when he was first appointed in 2012. america's leading stock exchanges could face new competition. a group of nine financial companies — including morgan stanley and bank of america merrill lynch — has announced plans to launch now to las vegas, where our technology team have been getting an early glimpse of some of the gadgets on display at the world's biggest tech show. we can cross live to las vegas and our north america technology reporter dave lee. good to see you, david. tell us more about what's been catching your eye today. he would never guess where we were, would you 7 today. he would never guess where we were, would you? isn't it wonderful? we are in las vegas for the consumer electronics show. around 150,000 delegates come here. one of the big talking point is the faster mobile collectiv

the president of the world bank has resigned three years before his term was due to expire jim yong kim said he'll stand down from the global lending body next month without giving a reason he has had differences with the u.s. president donald trump the climate change and the need for more development resources. those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us what this is coming up next. on counting the cost it was the worst performing stock market of twenty eighteen find out where china is headed in twenty nineteen brazil's new president has an economic challenge plus taxing times for technology giants and from a profit warning from. counting the cost on al-jazeera. for . the beast. school. wait only clip. could no have a ness. that you. can see i do for the buzz of all the guests. this get. next. week but. still less than the forty minutes of back with the most. fun. they bought me new money quite. down on wall near. the all. in all. the. young new gallery you know a few days after he stepped down it's the fact that. the city into the van pulled into the big. expansion scene not

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and the president of the world bank has resigned abruptly three years before the end of his term jim yong kim says he will stand down from the global lending body next month without giving a reason he's had differences with the u.s. president donald trump over climate change and the need for more development resources washington's share of voting rights at the bank will give trump considerable influence in choosing a successor. all right still ahead here on the u.n. pushes for yet another round of talks between yemen's warring parties the fate of an ongoing cease fire hangs in the balance. and pain at the pump the mexican government defends its latest efforts to beat the middle guy. welcome back here in a national weather forecast or here across europe we're seeing a slight break in the snow here across central europe but it's not to be lasting for very long because we have a new round of snow and this one's going to be followed by some very gusty winds across parts of central and northern europe take a forecast map here on tuesday the snow returns across much of central europe and then b

government shutdown the president of the world bank has resigned three years before his terms to expire jim yong kim says he will stand down from the global lending body next month a reason has been given for his resignation. amala says it's pulling out of an anti-corruption commission nine months earlier than expected the commission which is backed by the un has been investigating top government officials and the president's family members last year jamie morale is decided not to renew the group's mandate because the group of interfering with this country's internal affairs is really considered it is regrettable that the secretary general in a bid to maintain one person in the position sacrificed the legitimacy of the commission therefore we informed the secretary general that in twenty four hours the agreement will be terminated by the watch some of them government and the united nations those are the headlines here on al-jazeera thanks very much for your time keep it here we return you now to search of putin's russia kremlin rolls. at best patriotism helps keep russia together. i tried nothin

now, jim yong kim left abruptly. it was a surprise.t he felt he would get a lot more done if he went into the private sector. does that not reaffirm what many say that the world bank —— what many say, that the world bank is not releva nt? say, that the world bank is not relevant? well, people have voted with their pocketbooks. they give us more so we can with their pocketbooks. they give us more so we can do with their pocketbooks. they give us more so we can do more. we with their pocketbooks. they give us more so we can do more. we have the largest fund for the poor in our history, $75 billion, and i am absolutely confident that the collea g u es absolutely confident that the colleagues we have in very dangerous locations in afghanistan and iraq that are watching us right now, they know they have the trust of the shareholders to do theirjobs, and my trust. more worrying data out of china on monday. let's go to our asia business hub, where rico hizon is following the story. when there is worrying data out and about, you are the guy to

this guy kim yong-chol, he has kim jong-un's ear and he has more importantly his trust and he is theer say positive sign. it shows that they're very serious about trying to get a summit going and to keep the discussions going. now whether or not they're serious about really denuclearizing and what that means and closing the gap between the two sides, that's another story and we'll have to see what they have to say at the end of today's meeting. >> the frustrations of many american in the diplomatic sphere is that you look at north korea, they're not taking the actions to show that they want to move in what the u.s. would consider the right direction. they're moving ahead with their program. >> right. we all expected that they would. that is their bargaining chip. why would they give that up before the negotiations ever really start? what we're looking for is a set of more confidence building measures. there's already been some. we cut back on our exercises. they haven't done any missile or nuclear tests now in over a year. it can be done. you just have to find a set of mutual confide

briefly, what is the legacy of yong kim, he is leaving three years before the end of the term.erms of developing infrastructure in developing countries. he has really lead the world bank both in terms of securing extra funding for it but also in terms of using different instruments, instruments or associated with the private sector to try and get more funding so it can help more of the world's poorest. you may recall his goal is to try and eliminate global poverty by2030, to try and eliminate global poverty by 2030, he leaves when thatjob is obviously not yet complete. india's cabinet has backed proposals to reserve 10% of governmentjobs for people outside the country's higher income brackets. the initiative is expected to benefit the upper end shalom is of india's centuries—old hindu caste system, which traditionally been a source of voters for narendra modi's party. how has this been received? well, it has come as a surprise really because this was approved by the cabinet on monday, now it is expected to be introduced into parliament on tuesday for approval by the legislature