4 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. And first a Major Development in diplomacy. The president of south korea has announced hes sending a delegation of high level officials to north korea on monday for a twoday visit. One purpose, to build on the dialogue that developed between the two koreas during the winter olympics. Another, to open a path to direct talks, perhaps, between north korea and the United States. Joining us from seoul to give us some context is andrew stevestons and our will ripley, who has reported from north korea numerous times is live for us from beijing. First to you, andrew, the two koreas extending the goodwill from the olympics. This sounds, perhaps, significant. Tell us what you know about this meeting. Well, it is significant. Just in the fact that they are actually having a meeting, natalie. This will be the first time in years that they have sat down and the South Koreans are sending some heavy hitters in their delegations. The delegation of ten people, its le
the country s first parliamentary election there since 2013. immigration the dominant issue, and economic concerns are also present in italian politics. no party has established a commanding lead over its rival, and the outcome is anything but certain. there are the major players, 81-year-old former prime minister silvio berlusconi. he is barred from office until next year. but he has put together a coalition of center right and far right parties. luigi di maio leads the populist five star movement and the former prime minister mat ao renzi is heading a center left coalition. let s bring in a senior lecturer in european politics at birmingham s university in birmingham university school of government and society. thank you so much for your time today. let s go ahead and start by putting this in perspective for our viewers. italy, the largest the third largest economy in the eurozone.