The two sides are said to discuss how they will cooperate during next months Winter Olympics and improve long strained ties that the first talks between seoul and pyongyang in over two years. Activists have protested at the white house against a decision by the trumpet ministration to end special protection for immigrants from el salvador most of the two hundred thousand salvadorians have temporary protected status in the u. S. Up to fling Natural Disaster or civil strife now theyll have to leave by september of next year all face deportation. The libyan coast guard has rescued about one hundred forty migrants from a sinking dinghy the distressed migrants were then taken to the Tripoli Naval base where they received medical and aid but a taliban coast guard say as many as sixty four migrants a fifth dead after another rubber dinghy sank the italians rescued eighty six of those. A fire at u. S. President donald trump skyscraper in manhattan has left three people injured none seriously t
For the first talks between their countries in more than two years. They are expected to discuss whether the north will send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in south korea next month. A series of north Korean Nuclear and missile tests, and the insults traded between pyongyang and washington, have raised tensions on the peninsula to the highest in decades. Earlier i spoke to the bbcs sophie long who is in the south korean capital seoul just before they sat down to begin those talks, the first time there has been government level talks between the north korean and south korean governments in more than two years, there was a lot of National Press there. A huge amount of interest in this, of course, here, and both parties spoke to media present. Ri son gwon, the north Korean Leader of the delegation, said that he was here with the hope that we could give a new years gift to our people, and he said he hopes for precious results from these talks. He actually suggested that they could all
For the first talks between their countries in more than two years. They are expected to discuss whether the north will send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in south korea next month. A series of north Korean Nuclear and missile tests, and the insults traded between pyongyang and washington, have raised tensions on the peninsula to the highest in decades. Earlier i spoke to the bbcs sophie long who is in the south korean capital seoul just before they sat down to begin those talks, the first time there has been government level talks between the north korean and south korean governments in more than two years, there was a lot of National Press there. A huge amount of interest in this, of course, here, and both parties spoke to media present. Ri son gwon, the north Korean Leader of the delegation, said that he was here with the hope that we could give a new years gift to our people, and he said he hopes for precious results from these talks. He actually suggested that they could all
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. With so many gadgets on offer at the ces show that say they will solve all sorts of problems, we are asking what would you Like Technology to do for you . Do get in touch, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Theres optimism at the start of the first talks between north and south korea in more than two years. The discussions are limited in scope, but north korea has agreed to send a delegation of high ranking officials, athletes, and a cheering squad, to the Winter Olympics next month. Tensions on the korean peninsular are at their highest in decades, following a series of nuclear and missile tests by pyongyang, and not forgetting the war of words between donald trump and kim jong un. Live now to the seoul in south korea and our correspondent sophie long. Some progress today. Tell us more about these talks. Yes, the meeting has been going on forfour hours about these talk
Protected status in the u. S. After fleeing Natural Disaster all civil strife now theyll have to leave by next september all face deportation. The libyan coast guard has rescued about one hundred forty migrants from a sinking dinghy the distressed migrants were then taken to the Tripoli Naval base where they received medical aid but Italian Coast Guard say as many as sixty four migrants a fifth dead after another rubber dinghies sank the italians rescued eighty six of those. A fire at u. S. President donald trump skyscraper in manhattan has left three people injured none seriously the City Fire Department says it received a call at eight in the morning to attend what it described as a small electric fire on the top floor. In vietnam a trial has opened against a former Oil Executive who was allegedly kidnapped from germany and taken to him noyo hes facing corruption charges that could carry the Death Penalty germany has accused vietnam of ordering the abduction of the executive from a p