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Yes, the meeting has been going on forfour hours about these talks. Yes, the meeting has been going on for four hours and we have just ita to get details of what has been agreed during peace talks. The first government level talks. The first government level talks to take place between north and south korea in more than two yea rs. As and south korea in more than two years. As you pointed out, the north has agreed to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics to be held in pyeongchang in south korea next month. We are also hearing other south korea has proposed meetings of divided families, so families divided families, so families divided by the korean war decades ago and havent seen siblings for many years, they propose meetings to ta ke many years, they propose meetings to take place over the Lunar New Year which coincides with the winter 0lympics. So that is where we are at this stage. That meeting has been going on forfour hours. In terms of the delegation sent to thejohn chang games, that is not unexpected, the ground work was done, the United States and south korea had already ahead of the talks agreed to suspend joint military exercises taking place on a regular basis in south korea pyeongchang games. We heard from the south and north korean leaders that they were both willing for that to happen. So it seems a delegation from pyongyang will attend the Winter Olympics and it is hoped that that could provide a period, even a finite period, of stability here on the korean peninsular and ease tensions that we re peninsular and ease tensions that were at the highest point in decades so were at the highest point in decades so that perhaps further conversations could take place. Those talks ongoing at the moment. We are not sure how long they are set to last. We will bring you any more details that we get. Thank you so more details that we get. Thank you so much. And for more on those talks, including in depth analysis from our correspondents, just go to our website. Thats bbc. Com news. The Prime Minister of malta has taken to the bbc about the impact the death of investigative journalist daphne ca ruana the death of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana galizia has had on his government. In the months before her death, she had been looking into panama Shale Companies owned by two of the Prime Ministers closest aides. She also alleged the Prime Ministers wife had received 1 million fire via a panamanian company. What has been the effect of your assassination on your own journalist . Bad, definitely, because thats not something that any Prime Minister would want. She was a very fierce critic of many people. I might have been the top of that list. And this doesnt look good on me. Iam list. And this doesnt look good on me. I am very realistic on this. Besides herfamily, me. I am very realistic on this. Besides her family, i me. I am very realistic on this. Besides herfamily, i think, me. I am very realistic on this. Besides herfamily, ithink, if there is one person that has suffered from this assassination, it is us, just because this long shadow has been cast. One week after daphnes assassination, where were you and what were you doing . One week a swipe the week after. You we re week a swipe the week after. You were in dubai selling passports for 650,000 euros. We dont sell. We have other european jurisdictions, other european countries, systems and programmes, and this is the most open programme. People can invest in oui open programme. People can invest in our country, can have residents and even citizenship. Who is buying these passports . Well, various people, wealthy people, wealth doesnt buy the right to citizenship. It would help if you have 650,000 euros. It helps, but it doesnt mean you would get access to oui doesnt mean you would get access to our programme. The law, though, says the minister responsible, i believe thatis the minister responsible, i believe that is you, the Prime Minister, can override a problem, for example if someone override a problem, for example if someone has a criminal record or is under criminal investigation. This has never been done. Tell me about your familys relationship with the first family. I met president ali i believe twice in baku. A number of times when we were at the Eu Partnership summit. That is it, that is the relationship. Nothing more . Daphne said there was a lot more. Million. Well, you no, i dont think you can hide 1 million. Definitely not in the bank. Definitely not anywhere else. Does malta have a problem with Money Laundering . dont feel comfortable saying no, we dont feel comfortable saying no, we dont have any problems, or yes, we have problems. I would say we have as many problems as any other jurisdiction, be it the city of london, b at luxembourg, be it the when it comes to making sure that we comply with the rules be it. And a nyway comply with the rules be it. And anyway i am quite uncomfortable in this situation having to criticise someone this situation having to criticise someone who has been killed brutally. But i hope we are not in a situation where in any democracy situations are such where if someone write something on social media it is taken as a fact. But you are doing exactly that, though, she was killed brutally and you say some of the time she was running gossip. Yes. She had evidence, you dont agree with it, you dont think it is right, she has evidence, she had a whistleblower. I totally disagree. Right, she has evidence, she had a whistleblower. Itotally disagree. I have read what she said. First of all, there is not a shred not only of proof, of truth in what she said in all this. She based herself on a person, calling herself a whistleblower, and the account of this whistleblower is dubious, to say the least. What i am saying is that not only if there is evidence, if there is even a whiff of any evidence to this, i would resign on the spot. And, yes, iam evidence to this, i would resign on the spot. And, yes, i am sorry. The issue with Daphne Caruana galizia is she said things that were facts, she wrote stories that were cutting edge, then these were coupled with things that were false. I dont know whether she knew that what she was saying against me or about me was false. Whether she was part of this invention or whether she was fed the story from this whistleblower or someone story from this whistleblower or someone else, and maybe it looked too true, too good not to be true. Because it fitted the narrative some people wanted to portray. The charge ina people wanted to portray. The charge in a nutshell is that you are the art for dodger of europe. Artful dodger. Well, if that is the charge, iam dodger. Well, if that is the charge, i am definitely not guilty of that. I think it is, you know, preposterous. I do believe that too true Success Story as a country i do believe that our Success Story as a country might not go down well with others but it is a Success Story that will continue for a long time. After Daphne Caruana galizias assassination of son matthew wrote if institutions were already working, there would be no assassination to investigate and my brothers and i would still have a mother. What do you say to that . Well, i have made it very clear that i would never take issue. With people who have lost their mother in such a brutal assassination. I have said. Isaid such a brutal assassination. I have said. I said that if my mother was killed in such instances i would say much worse things than that. Prime minister, thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Lets brief you on some of the other stories making the news. White house lawyers are reported to have held talks with the man leading the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 president ial election. The white house would not comment, but us media says that following discussions late last month its possible that the special Counsel Robert Mueller will meet President Trump within weeks. The british Prime Minister theresa may will finalise her ministerial reshuffle later, with a shake up ofjunior roles, despite a series of upsets to her plans for the cabinet on monday. Last night, Justine Greening quit the government, refusing to move from the department for education to work and pensions. Protests over rising prices and tax increases in tunisia have continued to spread across the country, and one demonstrator has been killed in clashes with the security forces. Anger has been building since the government announced the increases in its new year budget, and protests have now been staged in at least ten towns. A google employee who was dismissed after defending the gender gap in Us Technology sector as a matter of biology is suing his former employer for discrimination. James damore alleges that white, male conservative employees at google are ostracized, belittled, and punished. Google said it was looking forward to defending itself in court. And we look forward to covering a story as it progresses. Now, lets talk about intel. The boss made his first public appearance since a security scandal that has potentially left millions, possibly billions of machines vulnerable. Potentially left millions, possibly billions of machines vulnerablem is called meltdown and spectre, he said they would have processors by the end of the month installed and so the end of the month installed and so far there is no sign that Customer Data has been put at risk. He was speaking at the ces tech show in las vegas, where we have lianna brinded, who is with me now, it is nice to see you. You have been looking at what he had to say. What are your thoughts . He had to say something, didnt he . He was forced to. He was giving the opening speech at ces which is why he was saying something then. The good thing that people should take away is the fact that he was saying there is no evidence that anyone is taking advantage of that security flaw, or hack anything, so that is a good ta keaway hack anything, so that is a good takeaway here. And that is causing people to breathe a sigh of relief, but four intel there is so much more to say at this event and this is overshadowing it. Absolutely, it is the one thing everything is looking towards, and so all we can hope now is that there is no actual hacks to come out of this. Indeed and that they get a fix out as quick as possible. We have all sorts of stories to get our teeth into. And still to come on the programme making history on their wedding day. The first gay couples tie the knot in australia, just weeks after a quality laws were passed. The japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. Thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. Good grief after half a century of delighting fans around the world, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. The singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. They Say International artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. Teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. Three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. It didnt. The worlds tallest skyscraper opens later today. The burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. Youre watching the briefing. 0ur headlines north and south korea have held talks for the first time in two years. The north says it will send a delegation including athletes and journalists to next months Winter Olympics. The Prime Minister of malta has told the bbc about the impact the death of investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia, has had on his government. The United States is to cancel residence permits for nearly two hundred thousand people from el salvador. They were given permits in 2001 when two earthquakes in the Central American country caused massive destruction and loss of life. But the Trump Administration says the disruption caused by the quakes has now ended. Similar permits for people from nicaragua, haiti and sudan have already been cancelled. Sarah corker reports. Donald trump crowd shame on you in front of the white house, salvadorians staged a noisy protest. They are angry because the Trump Administration has given them 18 months to leave, or face deportation, unless they find a legal way to stay. It is a move affecting 200,000 salvadorians, living in large numbers in california, texas, and washington, dc. These people have been living by the rules, getting background checks every 18 months, getting theirfingerprints for more than 20 years. Time to give salvadorians, and all tps holders, citizenship. Since 2001 they have had temporarily protective status, or tps, after two major earthquakes in el salvador killed more than 1,000 people. But the Us Department of Homeland Security says the disruption caused at that time no longer exists. However, there is concern about what impact cancelling the permits will have on families. It is devastating. We kind of were expecting this news, because of the administration, and the work that theyve been doing to kind of separate families. So every day weve been living in fear. Money sent from the us back to el salvador makes a significant contribution to the countrys weak economy, and salvadorian ministers say they are trying to find a solution. Translation we will work tirelessly with the congress to reach a solution, for these compatriots who live and work in the United States. Cancelling these permits is part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration in the us. Supporters describe it as a long overdue move, but critics say it ignores the violence in el salvador, which has one of the worlds highest murder rates. Some of australias first same sex marriages have taken place, following a 30 day notice period after new legislation was signed into law in december. It has been a day of celebration. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith, joins us live from sydney. Plenty of couples lined up to take the plunge. Some desperate to be the first. Some happened a few minutes after midnight including two australian athletes, both sprinters, who wanted to be the first. They married in new south wales. There we re married in new south wales. There were some early ones in melbourne and in perth as well. And through the day to day, more couples were getting married, all having waited 30 days, the notice period. Day today. Some were given special dispensation and waivers because families had travelled all the way to australia, but now, same sex couples in australia can marry in just the same way as any other. The wedding industry and across australia is pretty thankfulfor that. They may get an economic boom. We should watch this space. Thank you. And now for some key events happening later today. In a short time, the bafta film nominations will be announced. The winners will be revealed at the British Academy film awards which will take place on sunday the 18th of february. Meantime, over in berlin, chancellor Angela Merkel will press on with talks with the social democrats to form a new government and drag germany out of a political stalemate. And later this morning, well be keeping an eye on downing street as british Prime Minister theresa may holds her first Cabinet Meeting since yesterdays reshuffle. Now its time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. Coming up in your tuesday sport briefing, Manchester City continued their bid forfour briefing, Manchester City continued their bid for four trophies this season, playing the first of the league cup finals. What happens when training for the Winter League cup finals. What happens when training for the Winter Olympics does not go to plan. That is coming up. It may seem unlikely and even impossible, the quadruple is very much on if you ask some Manchester City fans. They are 15 points clear in the english premier league. They are still in the Champions League as well at the same time along with two others. City fans dare to dream. Pep guardiola is keeping his feet on the ground. In general, people