of a former spy unproduced soil also coming up the journey of this high security train to beijing prompts speculation that kim jong un has made his first visit to china as north korea's leader our beijing correspondent has believe that. plus brazil get a chance to heal the wounds of a footballing trauma against germany the two sides meet in berlin tonight and a world cup warm up match for the first full strength encounters in twenty fourteen when germany just scored brazil seven one in the biggest football upset of all time in brazil a brace the painful memories. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program moscow has vowed to respond harshly to the mass expulsion of russian diplomats by the u.s. . and washington has kicked out sixty russians while sixteen e.u. states including germany and other western allies have followed suit with a total of more than one hundred and thirty russian diplomatic staff under orders to leave the move as a show of solidarity with the u.k. after the poisoning of a former russian spy on british soil but the kremlin insists there has been a rush to judgment b

train in beijing prompts speculation that kim jong un is on his first visit to china as north korea's leader we'll go live to our correspondent standing by in beijing and germany keeps cattle on independence leader carlos pushed along sitting in jail as he awaits a decision on whether he will face the extradition our correspondent is outside the prison. plus we will head to sierra leone where there has been a green light for the presidential runoff vote a top four goals that the west african nations presidential election runoff can proceed this saturday the boat was initially delayed due to broad allegations. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us it is said to be the law. largest collective expulsion of russian diplomats in history in a show of solidarity with the u.k. the united states sixteen european union members and several other nations are ousting more than one hundred russian diplomatic staff this as part of a response to the poisoning of a former russian spy on british soil was go for its part of this that there is still not enough proof of its

beijing or trying there's national people's congress doesn't do surprises so the outcome of this vote was never really in doubt two thousand nine hundred fifty eight delegates voted to amend the constitution there were three abstentions and two opposed to these changes now that is probably a token opposition that's often orchestrated a times like this to give a veneer of transparency but certainly president xi jinping has got his way back in october of course president she's known was in try and in the constitution making him the most powerful leader since chairman mao president xi jinping has one priority right now and that is to overhaul china's communist party to make it fit for purpose but what we're also seeing is not so much a one party state as one man rule president xi jinping is not just president he's also head of the military as well as party chief but a lot of people are asking why the president is doing this now because he's only just into the second term of his presidency he perhaps wants to send a warning to his rivals that isn't to be around for a long time critics arg

-jazeera. oh. heavy security in beijing with reports that a senior north korean official is in china but there's no confirmation about the identity of the visitor. alone said obama you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes the russian president visits siberia where a fire at a shopping center killed sixty four people angry protesters are demanding justice. also it's day two of egypt's presidential elections millions of voting in the contest the incumbent president is set to win and australia's major cricket sponsors are put the national team on notice as cheating scandal escalates. into the program a train reportedly carrying c. the north korean officials has left beijing with still no word as to who exactly was visiting the chinese capital now a large convoy with heavy security was seen on the streets with speculation that it could be north korean leader kim jong un china's foreign ministry has denied any knowledge of the visit china correspondent andrew brown has beijing. well speculation over who this v.i.p. guest might be be

coming up the journey of this high security train to beijing prompts speculation that kim jong un has made his first visit to china as worth korea's leader our beijing correspondent has the latest and germany keeps catalonians former president sitting in jail as he awaits a decision on whether he will face extradition we'll go live to our correspondents in barcelona and at the german prison or carlos pushed among those detained. plus when it comes to soccer brazil get a chance to heal the wounds of the footballing trauma against germany that you meet and burgling tonight in the world cup warm up match for the first full strength encounter since twenty fourteen when germany destroyed brazil seventy one in the biggest football upset of all time. a race the painful memories. kelly welcome to the program it is said to be the largest collective expulsion of russian diplomats in history. in a show of solidarity with the u.k. the united states sixteen european union members and several other nations have ordered out more than one hundred russian diplomatic staff washington led the way expell

won't be celebrating just yet and they will be watching for how beijing and brussels respond. joe mellor, bbc news. let's get the reaction from asia to this story. mariko 0i is in singapore for us. hello, good to see you. bring us up today on how the markets have reacted to this news? samantha, as you can imagine shares in asian steel manufacturers are falling sharply. even though this move is probably aimed at china, places like south korea and japan export more steel to the us. of course, they are penalising america. so everyone are trading lower at this hour. car—maker shares are down as well because of course, they use a lot of steel and they see the move to raise the prices of steel. toyota has already warned they would probably have dounreay raise prices of cars and trucks they sell in america. essentially, american seamers having to pay more. as critics have been warning, this could provoke a trade warning, this could provoke a trade warand beijing warning, this could provoke a trade war and beijing has warning, this could provoke a trade warand beijing has said it warnin

funding and congressional lines. >>> international intrigue building in beijing. a train traveling under heavy security. the answer? is kim jong un in china? >>> welcome to "early start." >> that would be the first time he left north korea since his father died. i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. 11:00 a.m. in the moscow. 4:00 p.m. in beijing. 60 russian diplomats have one week to pack up and leave the united states. president trump ordering this as part of the effort with european and other allies. the move is a response to the poisoning in the uk of the russian double agent and his daughter. more than 100 russian diplomats e exspelled worldwide. >> this is the president's forceful action against russia so far. although not related to election meddling. this announcement came from the press secretary and not the president. the white house said this. >> the united states has issued sanctions on key russian oligarchs in response to the meddling. i would not close any doors or preclude any potential action. the president doesn't telegraph his moves. >> one person even

. motorcades spot speculation that north korea's leader paid a secret visit to beijing. five people have been charged over a fire in a shopping center in russia which killed sixty four people forty one of them children the russian president vladimir putin visited the siberian city where it happened and blame the tragedy on criminal negligence have been read protests on the streets demanding justice for the victims our moscow correspondent laurie chalons reports. will now be known as the sites of one of russia's worst far as since the breakup of the soviet union president vladimir putin who often stays away from domestic tragedies visited the siberian city on tuesday from this could be the whole country is born in review with the citizens they want to give voice and deep condolences to the families of those killed. at least sixty four people enjoying a sunday afternoon at the movies and as a children's play area dies in the fire at this mall. it was the first day of a school vacation people from other cities came here to have a rest in the shopping mall and then what happened is very very sad

funding and congressional lines. >>> international intrigue in beijing. a train shrouded in secrecy. motorcades in the streets overnight. is kim jong un in china? good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. we start with the big move from the u.s. 60 russian diplomats have one week to pack up and leave the united states. president trump ordering it as part of the effort with european and other allies. the move is a response to the poisoning in the u.s. k of the double agent and his daughter. senior officials say all of those the u.s. is expelling has been identified as intelligence agents. >> also ordering the closure of the russian consulate near seattle. this is the president's most forceful action so far. not related to the election meddling. this announcement came from the press secretary. the white house would only say this. >> the united states has issued sanctions on key russian oligarchs in the response to the meddling in the 2016 election. i would not close doors. the president doesn't telegraph his moves. >> we should note only one per

replace the us as the top economy in less than a decade. beijing is increasingly looking beyond its borders toward investments in asia and across the world. their ambitious plans could make china the epicenter of global trade. washington must find new ways to adjust to china's global expansion. china: the new silk road. next on great decisions. (soft music) - [announcer] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers llp. (soft music) - [narrator] chinese history for the past 30 years has been a story of economic growth. - there's never really be an economic revolution quite like china's. the most populous country in the world also enjoying the most rapid economic growth in history. an industrial revolution is far more rapid than in britain or america, for example. - we've never seen so many people come out of poverty so quickly. we've never seen so many people go from the rural countryside into the city so quickly. what had took europe 150 years to do in the industr

new cold war. the battle for blue skies. beijing cuts pollution by half to face a brighter future. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: theresa may promises to make brexit a success for everyone and says it will mean more money for schools and hospitals. music plays. and playing in pyongyang. we meet the south korean bands promoting peace with the north it's 8am in singapore, one in the morning in london, and 3am in moscow, where russia has formally retaliated in the row about the poisoning of a former spy in the uk. 60 us diplomats are to be expelled from the country — overall the number is expected to match that sent home by western governments, who blame russia for the attack. in a further ratcheting up of tensions, the us says it reserves the right to respond further. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. the diplomatic pressure has been unprecedented. russian diplomats expelled, foreign ambassadors recalled, after the salisbury attack. it was never a question of whether moscow would respond, but when. the announcements came in tonight. foreign minister sergei lavro

longstanding rule for water in europe april on al-jazeera. heavy security in beijing amid reports of a senior north korean official visiting china but there's no confirmation about the identity of the visitor. logs or robyn you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up in the next thirty minutes vladimir putin visits siberia where a shopping center fire has killed sixty four people as angry protesters demand justice for the loss of lives. also a second day of polls in egypt's presidential election which president of the c.c. is certain to win. and civil rights campaigners mourn the death of linda brown who helped bring an end to segregation in u.s. school it's. good to have you with us welcome to the program beijing is abuzz with speculation about the visit of a senior official from north korea which suggests it could even be the leader kim jong un himself a large convoy with heavy security has been seen in the chinese capital and it's reported a specially armored train also arrived in the city are china correspondent adrian brown has more from bei

bradley joins us live from just outside the national people's congress in beijing's waging the vote in parliament has been held presidential term limits have now officially gone. that's right just in the last few minutes we got the result of that and two thousand nine hundred fifty eight delegates voted to amend the constitution there were three abstentions and two were opposed now we shouldn't probably read too much into that often at occasions like this china likes to give the impression that this is a very transparent exercise so often it orchestrates a little bit of opposition but certainly president xi jinping has got his way the outcome of this vote was never really in doubt his authority is now enhanced remember laura just five months ago at the communist party congress his name was in try and in the constitution making him the most powerful leader since chairman now well now his power is even greater and shooting things you know priority all along has been to make the communist party political purpose with him as its head of course now a lot of people are asking or why is presi

talks with xi jinping in beijing this week. nato expels seven russian diplomats over the spy—poisoning in britain — moscow calls it part of a containment policy. president putin calls a national day of mourning for victims of the shopping centre fire but angry crowds denounce local officials. also in the programme... the mona lisa may be allowed to go on tour — the first time it's left the louvre museum in almost half a century. hello. first of all, our breaking news. —— hello. chinese state media has now confirmed the ruler of north korea has made his first foreign trip as leader for talks in beijing with china's president xijinping. there's been much speculation that kim jong—un was on his first trip abroad in seven years, since a special train used in the past by the north korean ruling dynasty was spotted in the chinese capital. steve mcdonell is our correspondent covering this for us. what do you make of it? well, the worst kept secret in china has been confirmed. yes, it was kimjong—un, and all along people have been following this in recent days, knowing that reporte

. this comes just days after. to beijing where he met the chinese president xi jinping there's been a riot at a jail inside a police station in venezuela tear gas was also fired at family members demonstrating outside the facility. they're demanding to know what happened to the prisoners dozens of inmates are thought to have been killed but there's been no official word on the number of dead or what triggered the violence the gunmen have attacked a hotel and killing at least one person injuring two others it happened in the. five man reportedly approached the entrance and opened fire. returned to pakistan for the first time since being shot in the had six years ago she's expected to meet top officials the twenty year old was attacked by the taliban those are the headlines on al-jazeera inside story coming up next they with us. a surprise summit between china and north korea it's all smiles in beijing join ken jong un's first overseas trip as leader and the chinese remind the world that they have a crucial vote on any nuclear and missile talks with donald trump so is the north in a str

seen at around 6.5%. tariffs and trade wars casting a shadow over the two week event. beijing says it will always defend its interests. exit polls show berlusconi's center-right group leading the race, as traders assess implications. i am rishaad salamat in hong kong. this is bloomberg markets. ♪ rishaad: half an hour to go before the trading day gets underway right here in hong kong. well.nghai as people have their eyes on what's going on right here. this is the scene at the moment in beijing, as we have china setting a 2018 growth target of around 6.5%. did not mention whether they would hit a faster pace if possible, the leadership intensifying its push to ensure financial stability. we have our eyes on this target, released ahead of li keqiang's report to the national people's congress, that gathering you can see there in beijing. we have this 6.5% target, same as last year. the statement did not include growth to be higher if possible in practice. as it did in 2017. all against this backdrop of she jinping intensifying his push to curb pollution and poverty and deal with debt,

-- north korea's kim jong-un did mee with the chinese president in beijing. the whe house says it is cautiously optimistic. egypt's three-day presidential election draws to a close with little doubt will be the winner. at happened to the dreams of n ose who protested itahrir square? and a chinese space station is going towards earth, but don't worry, it willrnreak up and eysure hope thre right. welcome to our viewers public television in america and around the world. it has been confirmed that north korean leader kim jongs in -- kim jong-un was in beijing earlier this week for talks with the xi jinping. it is his first foreign trip since he assumed power in 2011. the white house says that things are moving in the right direction. president trump is due to meet with kim jg-un by may. james robbins reports. james: this is no ordina -- heavily armored. on board, the north korean leader, traveling to china to see his giant of an ally. s unexplained conv beijing, a bizarre secret visit only announced after it was all over. behind closed doors, kim jong-un was honored with due ceremony. bu

china's president xi jinping in beijing we will go live to our correspondent to hear more about this historic visit and. also coming up the needle joins twenty five other nations in a standoff with the kremlin the military alliance picks out seven russian diplomats in response to the souls very nerve agents attack and russia prepares for a national day of mourning after sunday's fatal fire at a mall in siberia dozens died in the blaze most of them children locals demand answers to the tragedy. plus germany have suffered a blow in their world cup preparations for years after famously defeating brazil seventy one you walk the low side live to a friendly defeat against their south american opponent. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program russia is holding a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in a shopping mall fire in siberia over the weekend most of the sixty four people who died were children but families of the victims believed that that number could be much higher anger is spreading across the country many believing authorities are trying to cover up a lax safety st

suffering looks set to continue. is there now beijing is abuzz with speculation about the visit of what appears to be a v. vi pay a very very important person there are reports of a convoy with heavy security in the chinese capital and there's talk of a specially trained having rolled into town all right live now to our china correspondent there in beijing who could it be. i wonder you know if you believe japan's media than the mystery guest the mystery v.i.p.'s is now in beijing is none other than the north korean leader kim jong un but as i say it is all speculation now this speculation really reached fever pitch in beijing on monday night when those reports in the japanese media said that a heavily armored train had crossed the friendship bridge between north korea and china in the city of dandong on sunday a train very similar to the one used by kim jong un's father when he visited china a number of years ago that train then apparently arrived at beijing railway station it's the oldest railway station here in beijing then a motorcade a large motorcade was seen going along chang an a

absolute right now jim brown the brain is the latest there from beijing thanks very much asian. all that vote in china is taking place on the same day as a byelection and hong kong where the pro-democracy camp is aiming to win back veto power in the legislature police have detained a number of protesters gathered outside the polling station where the city's leader cast her ballot as a vehicle parlor of course the election is seen as a test to gauge reaction to beijing's increased interference in the city's governance. edward you know is too well that victory doesn't guarantee his place on the legislative council. the former professor won in the twenty sixteen elections and while being sworn in he added to fray saying he would fight for universal suffrage after a year in office the beijing government reinterpreted hong kong's constitution to deem him ineligible because of that this time he promises his supporters he has a plan ranging if you are going to you know didn't they. in the end of this year we will discuss about the political rights of all i'll call them people i usually get you

security train to beijing called speculation that kim jong il has made his first visit to china as north korea's leader our correspondent in beijing has the latest from. brazil gets a chance to heal the wounds balling trauma against germany the two sides meet to berlin tonight in a world cup warm up match for the first full strength encounter since two thousand and fourteen when germany just roy brazil seven one in the biggest football upset of all time brazil a race the painful memory. hello i'm terry barton good to have you with us. moscow has vowed to respond harshly to the mass expulsion of russian diplomats by the u.s. and other western allies in accordingly to action washington and many e.u. member states including germany are kicking out a total of one hundred thirty russian diplomatic staff the move is a show of solidarity with the u.k. after the poisoning of a former russian spy on british soil but the kremlin insists there's been a rush to judgment. behind the closed curtains for diplomats are clearing their desks but out in front of the russian embassy in berlin the amba

summit between china and north korea it's all smiles in beijing joint camp jong un's first overseas trip as leader and the chinese remind the world that they have a crucial vote on any nuclear and missile towards with donald trump solid as the north in a stronger position this as inside story. they've been allies since the nineteen fifties hundreds of thousands of chinese soldiers are believed to have died in the korean war and the north spin an important offer for china of a sense keeping u.s. troops allied with south korea away from the chinese border but there were nations ships out and as the north's nuclear bomb and to continental missile ambitions expanded under the leadership of kim jong un this year the diplomacy has been high on the north's agenda including groundbreaking visits to the winter olympics south of the border and comes due at summits with both the south korean and american presidents or the north relational ally seemed to be sidelined bought with kim choosing china for his first overseas trip as leader or chinese leaders have a charles to assert their influence in an

, enjoying references we have not heard or seen since moa. we are in beijing. -- since mao. we are in beijing. this is "bloomberg markets: asia ." rishaad: mpc concluding today two weeks in as we get new leadership. xi jinping -- he will be starting off his news conference. he had a news conference in beijing. going to, markets are digest a welter of information through technology, particularly, the stand up for the wrong reasons, haidi. of the interesting comments overnight as we saw the selloff started with facebook sellressing so on all -- on all of those things. if it was not take, it probably would have been politics. another package of tariffs directed at china by the end of this week, and all of course during a week that is already fraught with risk aversion as we go into the fomc meeting, the first under jay powell. aussie shares, japan, south korea lower. chinese markets looking like they are going to kick off under pressure. let's get it over to sophie for a look at the damage. sophie: no friends for facebook or equity bulls. the lossesilding on overnight on wall street. the

in beijing fueling speculation about north korea and nuclear diplomacy. russia's president visits the site of a shopping center fire that killed sixty four people angry protesters are demanding justice for the victims. a second day of holes in egypt's election which president had to fight to his sisi is certain to win. and civil rights campaigners mourn the death of linda brown helped bring an end to racial segregation in u.s. schools. hello it is a visit shrouded in mystery and rife with speculation there's no word as to who exactly was on the train that left north korea for the chinese capital and is now on its way back but if it is who many believe it would be north korean leader kim jong un's first foreign trip since coming to power in two thousand and eleven a launch convoy with heavy security was seen on the streets with some reports saying it was a high level north korean delegation china's foreign ministry has denied any knowledge of the visit we've got our correspondent kathy novak standing by in seoul but first let's go to adrian brown in beijing so adrian what are they

a summit in beijing laid the groundwork for an unprecedented meeting between the u.s. and north korean leaders. alonzo raman you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in there are also coming up in control of northern syrian town of a freend turkish forces prepared to move east towards monday each. also council and politicians prepare for a new confrontation with the traders the region's former leaders remain in custody in germany. and australia's disgraced cricketers steve smith and david warner are banned from playing for twelve months for their part in the ball tampering scandal . welcome to the program north korea's leader has met china's president on his first foreign trip since taking power seven years ago kim jong un's secretive meeting for the first time we've xi jinping was revealed after it happened chinese state media reports kim saying that he's open to giving up his nuclear program his all china correspondent adrian brown with the latest from beijing. and so he was here after a. chinese state controlled media waited until kim jong un was back home before

north korea to beijing speculation that kim jong un was a passenger. thousands more syrians leave eastern province already home to a million displaced people. hear from the man who blew the whistle on political data harvesting but facebook's c.e.o. says he won't testify. under the russian president vladimir putin has visited the siberian city. after a fire killed sixty four people including forty one children at a shopping center which in calls it criminal negligence have been protests on the streets demanding justice for the victims for a schilens has this report. will now be known as the size of one of russia's worst fires since the breakup of the soviet union president vladimir putin who often stays away from domestic tragedies visited the siberian city on tuesday to get the whole country. citizens i want to give my sincere condolences to the families of those killed. at least sixty four people enjoying a sunday afternoon at the movies and as a children's play area dies in the fire at this mall. it was the first day of a school vacation people from other cities came here to hav

coming up china gives north korea's kim jong un a lavish welcome on his secretive trip to beijing the replaced of leader reportedly tells president xi that he is committed to denuclearization. and germany has suffered a blow in their world cup preparations four years after famously defeating brazil seventy one if you want to love side live to a friendly defeat against their south american opponent. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program funerals are being held in russia for the dozens of people killed in a shopping mall fire in siberia over the weekend forty one children were among the more than sixty people who died in come a roble russia is observing a national day of mourning today with memorials taking place across the country but the grief is mixed with anger many believing that authorities are trying to cover up the lack safety standards that may have contributed to the high death toll. thousands of kilometers apart but huge night in grief people in moscow mourn the dozens of five victims in siberia skimmer of this tragedy has gripped russia and caused anger many believe officia

beijing's increased interference in the city's governance then you go palin has more. edward you knows too well that victory doesn't guarantee his place on the legislative council. the former professor won in the twenty sixteen elections and while being sworn in he added to fray saying he would fight for universal suffrage after a year in office the beijing government reinterpreted hong kong's constitution to deem him ineligible because of that this time he promises his supporters he has a plan ranging you're going to you know didn't they. in the end of this year which we'll discuss about it but if you go right through all of the cold people i usually use the twenty fourteen pro-democracy demonstrations known as the umbrella movement beijing has tightened its grip on the city as i was it is that you would like to have the government meet this new can we still can have our. losses on the legal system and although we've been calculating these elections to a place for ousted legislative councillors are divided along very clear lines the candidates are either probate are pro democracy. and

takeover, raising concerns about thousands ofjobs in the uk. and why the city of beijing is claiming a victory against air pollution. and coming up on sportsday, an emotional and tearful day for australian cricket culminated with the news head coach darren lehmann will quit after the test series against south africa. good evening. russia has responded to the recent explusion of 60 of its diplomats from the united states by sending home an equal number of american diplomats from moscow and st petersburg. it's the latest twist in the international dispute, following the poisoning of a former russian agent and his daughter in salisbury. the us ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow earlier today, to be told that the us consulate in st petersburg would be forced to close. russia is still denying any involvement in the chemical attack. live to moscow for the latest, from our correspondent steve rosenberg. well, what happened in moscow today was no surprise, but it is significant. in effect, the mass expulsion of western diplomats following the expulsion of so many russi

china's president xi jinping in beijing what's behind this diplomatic overture. also coming up. russia hold a national day of mourning after sunday's fatal fire at a mall in siberia accusations fly over failures that led to the tragedy sixty four people died in the blaze most of them children and catalonia is leading voice for independence valve's never to surrender part was pushed him on awaits a decision on this extradition in a german jail and his detention triggers protest across the catalan region we'll go live to barcelona. plus germany has suffered a blow in their world cup preparations four years after famously defeating brazil seven one you off the low side live to a friendly defeat against their south american opponents. i'm sorry kelly walking to the program china has officially confirmed that north korean leader kim jong un has met with chinese president xi jinping in beijing his first for. one visit since he assumed power back in twenty eleven can reportedly told shave that he was committed to denuclearization and resolving the conflict on the border the meeting is seen as

threatened to storm the president's office. hello beijing has now confirmed that the north korean leader kim jong un did travel to china for a face to face. meeting with president xi jinping it's kim's first official foreign trip since he came to power in two thousand and eleven speculation of kim's visit began circulating on japanese and south korean media on tuesday that's when a special armored train was seen near the border while it confirmed the visit china's state news agency didn't say if the two sides discussed north korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons which has led to tough u.n. sanctions backed by china let's speak to our china correspondent adrian brown joining us on the phone from beijing so after all the speculation adrian we now do have come for confirmation that it was it was the north korean leader in beijing. that's right there you mean few visits to china have been shrouded in as much secrecy as this one even late tuesday off the new year in beijing china's foreign ministry was continuing to insist the big didn't know who the mystery does it involves which is probably dising

expressed herself hear their story on talk to al-jazeera at this time. heavy security in beijing with the poles a senior north korean official is in china but there's no confirmation about the identity of the visitor. logs at all rob if you're watching all jazeera life my headquarters here in the are coming up in the next thirty minutes the russian president visits liberia where a fire at a shopping center killed sixty four people angry protesters demanding justice. also day two of egypt's presidential elections millions are voting in a contest the incumbent president is certain to win and going the distance the small rural village in africa that's producing some of the world's best long distance runners. welcome to the program a train reportedly carrying seen the north korean officials left beijing with still no word as to who exactly was visiting the chinese capital and a large convoy with heavy security was seen on the streets with speculation it could be north korean leader kim jong un china's foreign ministry has denied any knowledge of the visit well it's a story with many movin

. north korea's leader kim jong un is rumored to have visited beijing but there's been no official confirmation from either side the train thought to be carrying him left the chinese capital earlier you had confirmed to visit would be kim's first since coming to power in twenty eleven and comes ahead of planned meetings with south korea on the united states. and the mysterious train departs a beijing station destination unknown but it bears a striking resemblance to the heavily armored train used by north korean president kim jong un's father and grandfather was the reclusive leader onboard or perhaps his trusted sister jon if it was indeed this would be his first known trip abroad since coming to power in two thousand and eleven china says it has no knowledge of the rumored visit. but when kim jong un's father kim jong il visited china in the past his trips were only confirmed by beijing after he had crossed back into north korea beijing support for pianka chain dates back to the korean war in the one nine hundred fifty s. when communist china came to the north eight since then be

that it is ready to tax in return. —— beijing. stock markets have tumbled at fears ofa stock markets have tumbled at fears of a trade war. president trump says as much as $60 billion worth of chinese goods will be hit by new tariffs, import tariffs, import taxes, each year. he has not said how much, but did warn they could be up how much, but did warn they could be up to 25%, and more than 1000 products will likely be affected. we are waiting for a final list which could be in the next 15 days. us consumers will likely see the cost of goods obviously right sharply. it is aimed at tackling the huge trade deficit the us has with china. that is the imbalance are twin how much the us itself to china compared to how much china sell to the us. —— between. $375 billion last year. any way you look at it, it is the largest deficit of any country in the history of our world. it is out of control. we have a tremendous intellectual property theft situation going on which, likewise, is hundreds of aliens of dollars. —— billions. that is on a yearly basis. that was donald trump. beijing di

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: chinese state media confirms north korea's leader kimjong—un did travel to beijing this week for talks with president xi jinping. nato expels seven russian diplomats over the spy poisoning in britain. moscow calls it part of a western policy to contain russia. president putin calls a national day of mourning for victims of the shopping centre fire and blames criminal negligence. angry crowds denounce local officials. cricket australia says only three players knew about plans to cheat against south africa, but big questions still remain. confirmation of that breaking news in the past few hours. chinese state media has now confirmed the ruler of north korea has made his first foreign trip as leaderfor talks in beijing with china's president xi jinping. there's been much speculation that kim jong—un was on his first trip abroad in seven years, since a special train used in the past by the north korean ruling dynasty was spotted in the chinese capital. the white house says mr trump has been briefed on the visit, in a personal message from the chinese president. our correspondent st

train pulled into beijing today. immediately the city was buzzing with word the train came from north korea and might be carrying kim jong un. if so it would be kim's first trip out of the country since taking power in 2011. ben tracy is about 20 minutes from the station in beijing. >> reporter: it was the distinctive green and yellow markings on the train that set off a firestorm of speculation on chinese social media. the train was from north korea. japanese media caught a glimpse of the 21-car train that signified a v.i.p. was on board. in beijing, it appeared as if an honor guard welcomed the mystery visitor. chinese media reported a heavy police presence at the beijing guest house where foreign thaders often say. that roads were closed and streets cordoned off only fueled the idea that kim jong un slipped into beijing. and tourists were cleared from tiananmen square, which normally only happens when important delegates are in town. this comes as north and south korea are having talks over the north's nuclear program. the last summit was in 2011 when kim jong un's father took an i

schools and hospitals. the battle for blue skies — beijing cuts pollution by half, in the hope of a brighter future. and a tearful apology from australia's sacked cricket captain for his role in the ball tampering scandal. hello. russia has responded to the expulsion of 60 of its diplomats from the united states by sending home an equal number of american diplomats. it's the latest twist in the international dispute over the poisoning of a former russian agent and his daughter in the uk. the american ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry to be told the us consulate in st petersburg must close. russia is still denying any involvement in the chemical attack — as steve rosenberg reports from moscow. the diplomatic pressure has been unprecedented. russian diplomats expelled, foreign ambassadors recalled, after the salisbury attack. it was never a question of whether moscow would respond, but when. tonight, russia expelled 60 us diplomats for the 60 russians america had ordered out. translation: the measures include the equivalent number of diplomats. as we speak, the us amba

north korea and the chinese capital beijing adrian brown reports. a train like the one used by kim jong un's fargo eases out of beijing railway station heading towards north korea no clue as to who might be on board earlier a motorcade brings the center of beijing to a standstill. they are. excited office workers captured the moment convinced that it's kim jong il. but china's foreign ministry spokeswoman was not so sure unable to explain who the mystery visitor might be. well. i'm not aware of any information at present three further questions about whether kim was in beijing with batted away there would be no big announcement here is it possible that you wouldn't know that you can journalists here. everything is possible for me i think these are the freely given chillies true it's true and i tell you this it seems to me you have more information than i think before you and in the house as possible places thousand possible was obviously we were there for you know i suggest you go home and have dinner and carry on with your life she said throughout the day other parts of beijing we

xi jinping in beijing we will go live to our correspondent there to hear more about this historic visit and. also coming up russia prepares for a national day of mourning after sunday's fatal fire at a moment in siberia dozens died in the blaze most of them children and locals demand answers to the tragedy and catalonia is leading voice for independence a bounce to never surrender promise pushed him on his in a german jail awaiting a decision on his extradition and separatist protests break out across the capital and region we'll go live to barcelona plus germany have suffered a blow in their world cup preparations four years after famously defeating brazil seventy one you walk in low side claim to a friendly defeat against their south american opponent. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program china has officially confirms that north korean leader kim jong un has met with chinese president. paying in beijing his first foreign visit since he assumed power back in twenty eleven can reportedly told shave that he was committed to denuclearization and resolving conflicts on the border th

schools and hospitals. the battle for blue skies: beijing cuts pollution by half, in the hope of a brighter future. and a tearful apology from australia's sacked cricket captain for his role in the ball tampering scandal. hello. russia has responded to the expulsion of 60 of its diplomats from the united states by sending home an equal number of american diplomats. it's the latest twist in the international dispute over the poisoning of a former russian agent and his daughter in the uk. the american ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry to be told the us consulate in st petersburg must close. russia is still denying any involvement in the chemical attack — as steve rosenberg reports from moscow. for their lives. earlier the us ambassador to moscow told me he was in no doubt who had targeted them. how certain are you that the russian state was behind the attack in salisbury? there's been enough there not only to convince the united states but about 25 other countries that have taken similar actions. there's enough evidence to believe that the russian state was behind thi

washington, and from beijing, the former australian prime minister. plus, after another weekend, a new revelation, we meet the whistle blower at the center of the storm surrounding facebook and cambridge analytica. >> announcer: man pu-- >>> good evening, everyone, and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. the president is surrounding himself if hawks and hardliners, while the white house filters out opposing views. enter john bolton, the new national security adviser to donald trump. he's called for bombing and regime change in north korea and iran. he remains a fierce defender of the iraq war that trump himself calls a big mistake. now he'll have the ear of the president at a time of acutely difficult diplomacy ahead with north korea, iran and russia. the u.s., in fact, is today expelled 60 diplomats from moscow with 14 eu member states following suit after the poisoning of an ex-russian spy here in the united kingdom. what will john bolton bring to the job? james jeffrey, the former deputy national security adviser joined me from washington, and kevin rud, t