for the moment life first where in colombo. north korea's leader kim jong il is a rising in the russian city of last bloody vosh stock before meeting with president vladimir putin on thursday these are the latest pictures right now of him arriving after that train journey this visit thought to be part of north korea's efforts to build international support after the breakdown of talks with the u.s. in february putin says he is also keen to play a role in any peace plan on the korean peninsula let's go live now to step in who is in. for us so as you're saying there are steps he's just arrived there what what are the some of the issues turtles aboard that some of the issues they're expected to take up. in the literally a few minutes ago kim jong un stepped out of the train the private armored train that drove him all the way from young to. the whole day he's been he's been on that train he has been received here with by local authorities he's at the railway station right behind me right now and he will come out here any minute now his limousine and his whole entourage all the cars

sion is growing over the upcoming talks between putin and kim jong il and the kremlin has confirmed that they will take place in the city of light of our stock in russia's far east this. moscow and killing yang have been keeping the details of the first ever meeting between the russian a north korean lead to secret. is in flood of a stock following preparations. on any other day you would see a beautiful bridge behind my shoulder but now it's all completely covered in fog in fact the whole city of vladivostok is covered in fog which is i guess a perfect display a perfect reflection of all the secrecy surrounding the summit of vladimir putin and cam john until pretty much the very last day neither the location nor the date were confirmed every little detail was a top secret all that we heard from the north korean side was that the talks are due soon it's also a little more than you do so the chairman of the korean people sponte and supreme leader of our nation. will be visiting russia at the invitation of freshman president vladimir during the visit there will be a summit between can

martin good to have you with us russian president vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong il and have met face to face for the first time this is in the far eastern city. where the two met both privately and then with advisors they discussed of of issues including security on the korean peninsula kim is believed to be seeking support from moscow especially for ending international sanctions imposed over north korea's nuclear program just two months ago a summit with u.s. president donald trump broke down over that topic. well before kim went into their private meeting they talked about he saw in the korean peninsula we didn't speak english i'm sure that your visit to russia today will contribute to the development of russian move korean bilateral relations and how close to understand better how we can settle the situation on the korean peninsula want we can do together and what russia can do to support these positive processes that are happening now because there are three things. but i also wanted to say that now the situation on the korean peninsula has great interest for globa

when they shook hands he was quite dominant kim kim jong il would end by dominant i mean his is and takes all the downward position we saw that kim jong il wanted to try and establish a bit of dominance very himself when he got to that point that's when putin kind of lift just quite a long handshake and i think vet and shake was what was very important by the time that there was sitting on those chairs having that conversation there was very very little movement from king kim jong un he was quite. uncomfortable i think there was a sense of relief that this was over actually for kim jong il. and there's no doubt that the summit was really about just having a summit the he eat it it was an easier discussion in that it was really just about more about the historic event he was quite relieved when it was whether it was over but i don't think by any means that it had gone exactly how he was hoping that it would go. international human rights groups have been fading over saudi arabia's execution this week of thirty seven men partly mostly from the shiite minority on terror violence and un

and he was kind of leaning forward into their position. to v v v v v body language of kim jong il at the time he was turned a little bit away from putin he was trying to keep together in a very very controlled sort of a way so that would be my read on it it's fascinating to see because when i spoke to our tea soon in fact during the meeting when kim jong un spoke met with with donald trump we saw a very very different type of a of an a. at that stage we could see already that those talks weren't going to go well because trump was trying very very hard almost to nurture kim jong il and through this process you saw it from him you saw it from his aides and kim jong un at the time was a little bit more in control do you notice or do you think that the body language you saw at the summit was very natural or was it obviously something that the leaders thought about beforehand. and it's quite hard to hear you're not getting the line but the body language to. go ahead i'm sorry can you repeat that question. yes or no the body language at the beginning was a little bit more relaxed. but afte

dominant kim kim jong il would end by dominant i mean his is and takes all the downward position we saw that kim jong il wanted to try and establish a bit of dominance there himself when he got to that point that's when putin kind of left go just quite a long handshake and i think vet and shake was well was very important by the time that there was sitting on those chairs having that conversation it was very very little movement from king john when he was quite. uncomfortable i think it was a sense of relief that this was over for kim jong il. and there's no doubt that the son that was really about just having a son that the he it was an easier discussion in that it was really just about more about the historic event he was quite relieved when it was whether it was over but i don't think by any means there there it had gone exactly how he was hoping that it would go. a french president has just concluded a news conference addressing months of nationwide protests which have seen the most violent riots in paris in half a century. double down on some of his most unpopular moves which spark

russian officials i believe there were around ten of them and kim jong il came up to every single one of them and shook their hands moments later the two leaders were sitting in confortable chairs in front of flags smiling and it was clear that they were trying to do their best to be nice to each other now let's take a listen to what else was said in that room. i'm sure that your visit to russia will help to develop bilateral relations between our countries and will help us to better understand what ways russia can contribute to those positive processes that are happening. right now on the korean peninsula i also hope that our meeting will be fruitful for the friendly relations that our countries how long. and i hope that we will have a substantial exchange of. i'm sure of it so possibly what we're hearing from. may be careful sawing that moscow is sending out that the russian government could be to become a top mediator between two koreas russia finds itself in a unique position when it has good relations with both of them and i guess it is not a coincidence that later on thursda

train different to north korean leader with his visit to russia kim jong un is following in its forefathers footsteps. his grandfather kim il sung went to the soviet union numerous times to secure moscow support during the cold war. his father kim jong il also met with russian presidents the last time was with dmitri medvedev in two thousand and eleven shortly before the korean leader's death. north korea has few friends in the world russia is one of them but they used to be close the soviet union was once pyongyang's main trading partner taking over half its exports today trade is just a trickle worth about two million dollars a year jute international sanctions against north korea's weapons programs taking steps towards each other moscow has called for sanctions to be eased that would allow the restart of trade and joint infrastructure projects which would profit both countries. the first ever meeting between putin and kim invited vos talk could put the diminished alliance back on track. joining us now is very long call from open university incirlik is a professor of history and author of many books on north korea for the lack

an assassination attempt against kim jong il and we would have seen the north koreans as a fuse the americans of committing hostile acts. say all cards are on the table i'll ever have them thank you. confusion it still surrounds the outcome of last week's election in thailand the first since a two thousand and fourteen coup over the weekend protesters accused of election commission of cheating after a series of counting errors final results won't be ready until may ninth meanwhile parties supporting and opposing the military junta are both claiming the right to form a government and heartache spoke with young voters disillusioned with the system. twice a month when you won't see what i walked in not to honk in the take to you tube with their popular political parody show shallow news in-depth whole topic this week of course was the elections on family but there's another type of ghost the type they don't even want in hell it's called the popular vote ghost. the program is as popular as ever says when you want what i want especially with young viewers i'm glad that younger generation

the strongest storm ever hit mozambique. north korean leader kim jong il in the times common ground with the russian president vladimir putin. and in support of this college american football star makes history of the n.f.l. draw a clear win explain how in sport more that stay with us. hello again is generally looking quieter across the middle east over the next few days the weather is beginning to come down so we've got a few showers still in the eastern part of our map and still over the mountains some of that will turn wintery but we've only got a few showers for the west some of them over parts of turkey but for the majority of us temperatures are just rising now so we'll see baghdad up to around thirty degrees and force in terror on will be at around seventeen and hit the temperatures will be rising as we head into sunday again i mean for the towards the south and the still a good deal of cloud across the arabian peninsula in fact this is the latest satellite picture you can see that area of cloud making its way eastwards and that has given us a lot of wet weather i suppose of

that they've already seen the limo of kim jong il and another rumor is that they literally had to dig under the gate of the local railway station to make sure that this vehicle can squeeze through so this is going to be chairman kim's first visit to russia his father though kim jong il visited russia three times last time it happened in two thousand and eleven obviously i can't help mentioning the political climate surrounding this meeting first of all i have to tell you that lately pyongyang expressed dissatisfaction with u.s. diplomats and the even demanded that u.s. secretary of state mike pumpin know step down as the top american negotiator when it comes to contacts with north korea they want someone more suitable even in the case of possible resumption of dialogue with the u.s. i wish our dialogue counterpart would not be but some of the person who is more careful in communicating with us mr pompeo though insists that he's still in charge we also have to remember that the last long awaited meeting between kim john thune and donald trump in hud noyo ended without any agreement bei

jong il the two leaders met one year ago in the demilitarized zone dividing the peninsula and signed a peace declaration today half a million south koreans gathered along the border to push for peace and eventually a unified korea representatives from the north did not attempt. the demilitarized zone often described as the most fortified border in the world turn peaceful by the south korean people fire front of thousand people from all over the country have come to the mind strip of land that separates north and south korea i'm here to to add my heart and my aspiration for you to korea because with the longest time for seventy years it was one with no active for five thousand years was one race one language when one people. oh with artistic performances in singing they are expressing their wish for peace in the venture reunification. spending the entire five hundred kilometers between the west and east coast people formed a human chain cheering for peace and unification one year ago south korean president met for the first time with north korean head of state can join in at the demilit

just because it's it's convenient or is there something more that. well kim jong il in face seeing the past with the american counterparts the second summit in hanoi left the integration process in limbo so it looks like kim jong il is now trying to or could the other direction to moscow and see whether the russians north korean partnership can count the balance the blunder which happened in hanoi with president tom had to walk away from the negotiations also the playing against china would help north korea to get to secure a certain concessions from. international sanctions russia is one of the states which is bidding for the lifting of economic sage sanctions against north korea but that's understandable but russia is under sanctions itself so there might be potential ration behind the closed doors. type of economic cooperation with hard currency in the vault where both russia and north korea might benefit being both on the same chanson kim jong un has been recently appointed the chairman of state affairs commission so he's been in his new status in his new title kim jong il is n

the korean peninsula in the first ever north korean leader kim jong il and says are told to get a good young young nuclear weapons program for this just two months after kim with the prompt ended in failure also coming up. plans to create a financial national champion in germany for one of. georgia's banks also told on a massive need to. get the latest from our financial correspondent in fact cut. and progress and continue towards after decades of progress on this one malaria day doctors are still based on the lives of thousands of infections each. correspondent has a report on how one africa is coping. thank you very much for. russian president putin and north korean leader kim jong un have concluded their first ever face to face summit the two met privately and then advised the advice in the far eastern city of bloody both off to discuss a variety of issues including security on the korean president. kim is believed to be seeking support for ending international sanctions imposed over north korea's nuclear program just two months ago a summit with the u.s. president donald trump

russia. and north korean media kim jong il and pushing says they're told. the weapons program. just after two months after kim's meeting with donald trump did. was to create a financial and national champion in germany. cordle's their top so massive much we find out from our financial correspondent in fact put wife. and kid progress. on this. hundreds of thousands of infections each year correspond to see how the time preschool the disease. russian president vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong un have wrapped up their first face to face some at the disgust of variety of issues including security on the korean peninsula and the north's nuclear weapons program all of this just two months after kim son met with the u.s. president daughter trump ended in failure. it was their first ever face to face meeting but for russia's vladimir putin and north korea's kim jong un the body language suggested it was set to go well talks took place on an island off the pacific coast near the divorce talk and went on for two hours a little longer than expected but statements after the meeti

kim jong il have held their first ever meeting the unprecedented summit didn't yield many diplomatic results but it did allow put in to cast doubt on america's ability to win nuclear concessions from north korea from they've all stocks that fasten reports. it's almost a year since russian president vladimir putin invited the north korean leader kim jong un to russia now they finally met face to face for the first time i think it was. while russia and north korea and neighbors their ties have become more distant since the collapse of the soviet union both leaders say they want to change that. i am proposing a toast to happiness and the beautiful future of our two countries people as well as the health of our comrades and friends here. the new floor isolation dominated the two leaders nearly two hour long private meeting with inside the united states and russia have mutual interests and that is a north korea without nuclear weapons or. what is denuclearization it is to a certain extent disarmament of north korea of course i have spoken about it all the time and can confirm once again t

their relationship but kim's father kim jong il worked towards renewing ties once putin was elected in two thousand now has two reasons to visit his neighbor he is dealing with a food shortage in the country and he hopes to extend work permits for more than ten thousand north korean laborers in russia who will be forced to leave by the end of the year because of sanctions putin says the breakdown of talks between kim and president trump as an opportunity to enter the stalled negotiations now led petrova north korea expert and a visiting fellow at the australian national university and he says russia could help jump start stalled peace talks. russia is trying to propose the detente of the peace stability economic cooperation in the region which is welcomed by not only north koreans but south koreans as well as long as north and south koreans talk it is going to be a much more beneficial for the russian and chinese economy the united states of course is looking at the detente in that approach among as a potential danger to its military industrial complex to its ally alliance with south k

calling by didn't sleep egypt and what i mean who is in him kim jong il and tows their new friendship at the summit in russia's far east but can russia do what the u.s. has not persuade north korea to abandon its nuclear arsenal. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all the around the world welcome the president of france today presented reforms hoping that they will end months of yellow vest protest protests which have challenged his authority in a bid to restore order to the country emanuel is pledging to cut income taxes for the middle class and to make it easier to hold referendums but he also says they'll be no tolerance for a repeat of the violent protests of recent months. will be. today above all public order must return it's essential that we come together. but i don't want the actions of some people to eclipse the just demands that were put forward at the start of this movement and that we're broadly supported. or join me here at the big table was my colleague in montreal that shunts she's been covering this stage and she's been covering the yellow

in the stories that shaped the week the first ever summit between putin and north korea's kim jong. il relations with the focus also on breaking the nuclear deadlock on the korean peninsula. russian. jailed in the u.s. for failing to register as a foreign agent lawyer insists he's a victim of washington's current political climate. not over. his activities in the us were illegal. of themselves but she got caught up in the. hysteria. and saudi arabia comes under fire from the un and human rights groups for a mass execution with concerns that the charges against thirty seven mostly shia men were trumped up. it's the week to hear a lot international with mina david highlights from the last seven days and the latest up to date stories welcome to the program from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations. for the first time on thursday in russia's far eastern city of a lot of us talk after nearly two hours of face to face talks the leaders expressed their willingness to further develop relations and tackle the situation on the korean peninsula. and that's just we just had a fairly thorough on

jong il bilateral relations looks to remove nuclear capabilities from the korean peninsula. big news in the week to russia nationally a butcher that jailed in the u.s. for failing to register as a foreign agent but a lawyer says she's a victim of the current political climate in washington. none of. his activities in the us were illegal. in and of themselves but you are caught up in this if you russia's history. saudi arabia comes under fire from the un and human rights organizations from mass execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly shia men were trumped up. hello sunday morning like one is just after eleven in the morning here in moscow live from russia around the world you this is out international this weekend and when you know news review of the week the big stories we brought you over the last seven days starting with this then from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations the team approach and kim jong un met for the first time on thursday russia's far eastern city of light of all stock to that summit after more than two hours of f

in the stories that shaped the week. between vladimir putin and north korea's kim jong. il relations with the focus also on breaking the deadlock. jailed. for failing to register as a foreign agent but her lawyer and says she is a victim of washington's current political climate. in the us were illegal. in and of themselves but she got caught up in this. hysteria. coming up on the program saudi arabia comes under fire from the u.n. human rights groups for a mass execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly. were trumped up. with top stories from the past seven days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly r t international hello and welcome. from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations. for the first time on thursday in russia's far eastern city. after nearly two hours of face to face talks the leaders expressed their willingness to further develop relations tackle the situation on the korean peninsula. just we just had a fairly alright one two one conversation we managed to talk about the history of all bilateral relati

korea's kim jong. il relations and look to remove nuclear capabilities from the korean peninsula. russian national grid boots and jailed in the u.s. for failing to register as a foreign agent but a lawyer says he's a victim of the current political climate in washington. but none of. his activities in the us were illegal. in and of themselves but she got caught up in this and she rushes hysteria and saudi arabia comes under fire from the un and human rights organizations for a mass execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly shia men were trumped up. sunday lunchtime here of moscow life for russia around the world to you were you watching this is an international with me kevin owen thanks for taking the time to be with us weekly news review of the week and the big stories we brought you of the last seven days starting with this that from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations let me approach and kim jong un met for the first time on thursday russia's far eastern city of leave all stock hosted the summit and after more than two hours of face

kim jong. il relations the focus also on removing nuclear capabilities from the korean peninsula. on the program this hour. is in the u.s. for a feeling to register as a foreign agent but her lawyers say she's a victim of the current political climate in washington. activities of the us were illegal. but she got caught up in this. hysteria. comes on fire from the un and human rights organizations for execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly. were trumped up. with the top stories from the past seven days own right up to the moment of elements as well this is the weekly an r t international hello and welcome. from. north korea to bind relations. kim jong un met for the first time on thursday russia's far eastern city of stock hosted the summit after more than two hours of face to face talks the leaders expressed their willingness to further develop relations the situation on the korean peninsula. just we just had a fairly alright one two one conversation we managed to talk about the history of our bilateral relations and about the present day and the pro

between vladimir putin on north korea's kim jong il and the spy novel relations with focus also on breaking the new kid deadlock on the korean peninsula . russian national maria is jailed in the u.s. for failing to register as a foreign agent but a lawyer insists she's a victim of washington's current political climate. not of. his activities in the us were illegal. in and of themselves but she got caught up in this and she rushes hysteria. and saudi arabia comes under fire from the un and human rights groups for a mass execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven must be chemin with trumped up. it's the weekly here on out international with me. highlights from the last seven days on the latest up to date stories welcome to the present. from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations and kim jong un met for the first time on thursday in russia's far eastern city of light of all stark after nearly two hours of face to face talks the need is expressed a willingness to further develop relations on tackle the situation on the korean peninsula. because. we ju

in this story's not shape the week the first ever summit between. north korea's kim jong il. made focus remaining on removing nuclear capabilities from the. russian national. jailed in the us for. a foreign. turmoil. current political climate in washington. his activities in the us were illegal. in of themselves but she got caught up in this and. saudi arabia comes under fire from the un human rights organizations for execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly. were trumped up. russia with the top stories from the past seven days on right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly. international from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations love and we're putting kim jong un met for the first time on thursday russia's far eastern city of the summit after more than two hours of face to face talks the leaders expressed their willingness to further develop relations situation on the korean peninsula. yes. we just had a fairly narrow one to one conversation we managed to talk about the history of all bilateral relations and about th

. north korea's kim jong il and boosts bilateral relations with the focus also on breaking the nuclear deadlock on the korean peninsula. russian national maria is jailed in the u.s. for failing to register as a foreign agent but her lawyer insists she is a victim of washington's current political climate. none of. us were illegal. in and of themselves but she got caught up in this. hysteria. spain's ruling socialist claimed victory in an election that has also seen the far right propelled into parliament for the first time in over four decades. and saudi arabia comes under fire from the un and human rights groups for a mass execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly shia men were. broadcasting. this is are to international thomas good to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories. right from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations of lattimer putin and kim jong un met for the first time on thursday in russia's far eastern city of lot of last talk after nearly two hours of face to face talks of the leaders expressed their willingness to f

relationship with kim jong il and i appreciate that right here john there is helping us and john is helping us because i think they want to you know the nuclear weapon right there is their country but i also think they're helping us because of the fact that word a great deal which by the way is going very well a u.s. court has jailed a russian agent for eighteen months for conspiring to infiltrate the national rifle association and gun rights group prosecutors say the thirty year old marina between attempting to influence american conservatives and sway the government's policies to favor moscow should be deported to russia after completing her sentence. a caravan of three thousand central american migrants has been broken up by immigration officials in southern mexico the action appears to sing in a shift in policy away from providing humanitarian support towards a tougher approach more in line with the demands of the u.s. president on iraq and i reports now the mexican states of. the central american migrants are being chased by mexican immigration agents in coordination with feder

theme. in the stories that shaped the way the first of a summit between north korea's kim jong il and boosted by lateral relations and look to remove nuclear capabilities from the korean peninsula. russian national jailed in the u.s. for failing to register as a foreign agent but a lawyer says she's a victim of the current political climate in washington. his activities in the us were illegal. in of themselves but she got caught up in this. story. and saudi arabia comes under fire from the un and human rights organizations for a mass execution with concerns that the charges against the thirty seven mostly shia men but from. a low sunday just after midday here in moscow live from russia around the world to you review watching this is out international with me kevin i mean this weekend it's our news review of the week in the big stories that brought you over the last seven days and this is one of the biggest from a nuclear free north korea to bilateral relations with kim jong un met for the first time on thursday russia's far eastern city of olive oil stock hosted the summit after more

kim jong-un before, but he met his father, kim jong-il. reas for this meeting, thein has a clear message for america, you cannot solve the world's biggest problems without russia's help. steve rosenbvlg, bbc news, ivostok. laura: oh, to be a fly on the wall of that meeting. remember, you can find much more on that story and all the day's ws at our website. i am laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world news america." >> with the bbc news app, oural vertideos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> what are you doing? >> possibilities. your day is filled with em. >> tv, play "downton abb >> and pbs helps everyone discover theirs. a anytimwhere. pbs. we are with you for life. >> "bbc world news" presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning spo