Four ships for the breaching sanctions on the regime. Three of those ships fly north korean colors. The flag of the fourth ship is not clear. North korea has defied u. N. Sanctions and restrictions in the past. Now a north Korean Defector tells cnn the regime has a sophisticated Smuggling Network and can easily trade in banned goods. Cnns brian todd has this report for us. We have new information tonight from this defector on exactly how kim jong uns regime gets weapons and other banned material out of the country to sell on the black market. This man knows how kim gets his cash and helped him get it, funneling billions of dollars a year to the young dictator. August 2016, a freighter is heading to the suez canal. Around 30,000 rocket propelled grenades made in north korea. Part of what a north korean
defector describes as a smuggling to line the pockets of kim jong un. How do north korean Smuggling Operations work . Are there people with false names . Are there ships with false names
A Surprise Meeting between the leaders of North And South Korea its the second time in just a month that theyve held talks top of the agenda the success of a summit between north korea and the United States despite President Trumps cancellation of that summit just days ago. And in european soccer fans are counting down to tonights Champions League final titleholders real madrid taking on liverpool in a dream match up will be looking at the tense run up to the big game. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us we begin with what appears to be a sea change in ireland ballots have been counted in more than half of the countrys constituencies after yesterdays referendum showing over two thirds of voters voting in favor of Scrapping Island strict abortion laws. Yes votes
counterpart kim jong un as diplomatic efforts to rescue kim summit with u. S. President all trump continue now the two leaders met inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two koreas
and the north without the united states involvement it s going to be a matter of making sure that the united states actually has a say in these negotiations and that they don t see china north korea and south korea for example cutting some kind of deal without their involvement ok clear many thanks for that clear richardson washington correspondent. time now to catch up with some of the other stories making news around the world in from thousands of trade unionists began march you know position to president calls labor reforms but fewer people turned out than to reform unionists angry over public sector job losses and reductions in workers benefits the government has failed to push ahead with their reforms. a psych loan has battered the arabian peninsula bringing devastation to parts of amman and to parts of neighboring yemen and leaving at least two people dead a month third largest city has been the worst yet there s also been heavy flooding
none. reporter: but as he tries to take on an increasingly assertive iran, things get complicated. as defense minister, he initiated air strikes on neighboring yemen. reporter: involvement in a war that has brought 8.4 million people to the brink of famine. it s not the bombs and the bullets killing the most people. it s the humanitarian crisis that is growing by the day as yemen edges closer to become ago failed state. in venezuela, a perfect storm of economic and political crises. president finally admitted that its government can no longer afford to pay its bills. venezuela may now be in pore more violence and kayo ahechaos ahead of the dictator.
increasingly assertive iran, things get complicated. the defense minster he initiated air strikes on neighboring yemen. involved in a war that brought 8.4 million people to the brink of famine. it s not the bombs and the bullets killing the most people. it s the humanitarian crisis growing by the day as yemen edges closer to becoming a failed state. in venezuela, a perfect storm of economic and political crisis. the president finally admitted his government cannot affo afford to pay the bills. that s hours away from more violence and chaos. the party wins the election and the opposition and the u.s. claim fraud. meduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the ve venezuelan people.