A civilian rule. And an unprecedented and unexpected handshake as donald trump becomes the 1st sitting u. S. President ever to cross the north korean border but will a historic photo op yield results. Unexpired sir welcome to the Program European Union Leaders are tonight locked in debate over who will fill the blocks top positions following mays european elections france and germany may have reached a compromise on who will take the Key Commission president post dutch social democrat francis temperaments but their choice is meeting with some stiff opposition. Everything you hear about this top secret its the 2nd time that e. U. Leaders are meeting to discuss who should be the commissions next president ahead of the special summit french president emmanuel mccrone said he was optimistic of a breakthrough. Its important that we come away from the summit with answers and a new team unlike last week mccrone isnt expressing any clear preferences this time if you do name one of the criteria is competent and i can name some names Michel Barnier my great best aga france to mamma. The goal is a candidate e. U. Members can agree on and one who doesnt divide many Eastern European countries are opposed to the netherlands france to muds who is criticized poland and hungary for lapses in the rule of law something they havent forgotten Common Thread that this person is number to believe good the right one to food to. Europe this summer and that possibly you would have a feeling the food was much more than a little both to form in the region. Its a complicated equation to balance with all players seeking to weigh in. The a used leadership should represent interests across the block east and west gender equality and both big and small countries. Chromos though the site is just very important to also though see that your graphic copilots 28 e. U. Members including the United Kingdom that means 28 national egos to balance and then theres the European Parliament which also wants to have its say german chancellor Angela Merkel warned a difficult compromise ahead sylvie the thing and also way things stand the talks going to be easy to put it mildly the European Parliament or at least 2 of its political groups are committed to the principle of selecting one of their candidates so i think its going to take a while at the end of the troubles so it looks like another long night in brussels but this time leaders have to come up with names that they can present to the new European Parliament when it convenes this week. And it will be a long night too for a correspondent youre gratis who is at the European Council in brussels i know the negotiations are closed door but are you hearing anything. Well what weve heard so far is that the high hopes at the beginning of the night that the socalled sushi deal that came back with leaders from japan particularly from the german chancellor Angela Merkel and the french president the idea of the sushi deal being that from still a month the social democrats from the netherlands could become the at the top job at the head of the European Commission where Response Rate veba the conservative could become the head of the European Parliament and now that idea was met with a lot of critique from the conservatives here in brussels just before the summit started they thought the idea a little bit fishy because they are in the parliament the Strongest Force and so were back at square one and leaders are now looking for a solution to that to that problem if you look back you know as you can attest historically over how Commission President s and these top jobs are allocate its always difficult to agree but do you feel that this time around the divisions in the e. U. Are deeper. Unusual. Hard to say it like you said theres always a bit of horse trading that it that is involved a particular problem this time and you heard today a german chancellor Angela Merkel in the report just now appointing 2 directly that problem is that the European Parliament the parties there do want to see their candidate this socalled lead candidates to win the race for the top job in the European Commission but they cannot group behind one of those candidates because what you need at the end of the day for the top cop in the European Commission is council the Member States select someone and then that person needs an absolute majority in the European Parliament and that majority that simply doesnt exist another problem of course is theres another 4 top jobs 2 of which would be handed out and for those jobs Something Like the head of the European Council or the foreign political chief of the European Union Something Like a foreign minister of europe all those top jobs theres a lot of criteria you need to consider 2 of them should be a woman you need someone from Eastern Europe and all those things to be considered it is a complicated package that leaders are facing but in that package the Commission President job is seen as the most powerful one can you remind us why is that. One that really depends on on the post new fills that top what does he bring with himself to the job and that is also why the french president is very keen that that is an experienced politician who gets to the job because once youre in that position you cannot only set the political agenda but you can only use also to stimulate political progress you can make that job a political job by leading the European Union leading the Member States toward certain things when you start a legislative processes and that is also why its so hard for leaders to agree on someone where they can all fall in line behind that person and say yes that person presents us politically but also we can we can agree that he or she is an experienced leader who can be at the top of the European Commission ok. D. To have used our battles in brussels thanks for that. And not us on the other stories making news around the world. In hong kong tens of thousands of people rallied in support of the citys police some marchers to carry chinese flags showing their support for beijings government the rally folly follows weeks of mass opposition protests in hong kong during which critics accused police of using excessive force. Activists in germany and italy have helped raise over a 1000000 euros for the captain of a migrant rescue ship arrested by italian authorities. I cant say it was detained after forcing her vessel carrying 40 migrants into an italian port following a weeks long standoff with officials. Did now and has signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union in hanoi e. U. Trade commissioner cecilia. Hailed the deal as the e. U. s most ambitious one with a developing economy to date agreement will see 99 percent of the customs duties eliminated between vietnam and the u. At least 5 people have been killed and more than 100 are reported wounded after Police Clashed with protesters in sudan this after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the country to demand the Ruling Military Council and power over to a civilian government the demonstrations are the largest since Security Forces violently put down a peaceful protest in the capital hard to him almost a month ago. These demonstrators made their way to khartoums Defense Ministry to appeal to military rule as it was one of several rallies in cities across sudan protesters were eager to make their voices heard. God punish these oppressors. We want to civilian government a civilian one. Just. Some marches carried photos of family members who were among dozens killed when police broke up a peaceful sit in protest outside only headquarters in early june that violence coincided with the collapse of talks between military rulers and protest leaders about should head any governing body sundays rallies marked the 1st return to the street since then. As protesters in khartoum near the president ial palace officials made it clear that they were unwilling to listen to the voice of the people in the chants with tear gas. The military council justified its actions in a special t. V. Address. Where that came up not been with troops mission is to protect protesters but we dont trust the vandals. In front of the youth center and the medical headquarters there are snipers shooting at people they have hit 3 members of the rocket support forces and about 5 or 6 civilians thats why we were upset and trying to get things under control that i dont look at. Sundays protests also marks the 30th anniversary of the islamist back to that 1st brought president omar bashir to power in 1909 that coup toppled the countrys last democratically elected government the demonstrators a vow to continue their protests until sudan has an elected government again my its being called a historic event u. S. President donald trump has met with north Korean Leader kim jong un in the Demilitarized Zone between north and south korea or both men shared a symbolic handshake trump is the 1st sitting u. S. President to enter north korea in describe the events as without president. This has never happened before an american president stepping foot in north korea crossing a line that has divided the peninsula for nearly 70 years trump said he did not know until the very last moment whether the meeting would take place. This point handshake is all it was supposed to be when trump made his surprise off while at the g 20 summit in osaka. But then there was more kim said he hoped the moment would signal and new beginning after the breakdown of Nuclear Talks in february. But even still does it one is what you might want i believe that just looking at this auction is an expression of his willingness to eliminate all the unfortunate past and open a new future. On the markets but. Then trump went further saying he would invite him to the u. S. And the white house. Minutes later at a joint News Conference he said it was the personal friendship between the 2 leaders that helped to diffuse tension youve developed a great relationship i really think that if you go back you were there for years and you look at what was going on prior to my becoming president it was a very very bad situation a very dangerous situation for south korea is a good career for the world. In the end what was supposed to be a brief encounter turned into a 15 minute meeting also involving the president of south korea kim and trying to have agreed to start working talks on pyongyangs Nuclear Weapons but it is unclear whether down the line this will remain any more than a photo op for president keen to leave and nothing legacy here or youre the 1st sports now and germanys mens under 21 footballers have lost in European Championship final to spain the 21 defeat comes just a day after the countrys women went out of the world cup quarterfinals spain want to head earlier thanks to a superb finish from fabien who is the sides then traded goals in the 2nd half in a city of. So motor sport now and the red bulls max vest often has won the austrian formula one grand prix after a stunning comeback from a bad start the dutchman produced one of the draws of the season to claim his 1st victory this year but he was made to wait before he could really celebrate there is more. To the trans were out in force to watch that mad max to stop and give a lesson in recovery starting 2nd on the grid on the left he slipped down to 8 place where he was slow to get away pole sitter charlock left the nearly man this season streak to head in his ferrari but for stop and was on the march huge team to the podium places after passing sebastian fret so i fixed up for them and him i found 3 boss ass no problem for stopping again making it look oh so easy i was the red bull driver was eating internet clares lead and before too long this happens. To stop and forcing the ferrari wide with just 2 laps left he was away and though theyd been in contact the stewards would later ruled this was simply a racing incident that decision taking longer than the race itself to stop and rewarded for his determination. To come up with. A 1st win of the season and the 1st time this year someone other than a miss sadies driver has stood on top of the podium. And a reminder of the top stories were following for you European Union leaders are locked in debate over who will fill the blocks top positions following parliamentary elections in may france and germany may have reached a compromise on wholl take the Key Commission president post their choices meeting with some stiff opposition. Thats all the news for now next up meet the people behind the headlines in the week it reports. Ill be back at the top of the hour with more news get updates any time on our website dot com or on twitter and its joining. People hold on for you on facebook and twitter. To date and in touch follow us. And. You know
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