Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think of the stories we are covering, and apparently it is blue monday 2018 today, the most depressing day of the year. What do you think, and how do you combat the january blues . Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. A south korean delegation is holding talks on the border with north korea, aimed at overcoming logistical obstacles to ensure a team from the north can take part in next months winter olympics. North korea said last week it would send a number of competitors to the games, but some issues, including how they will travel to the competition remain unresolved. The talks are being held in panmunjom, known as the truce village, at the border. Sophie long is in seoulfor us. Tell us more about todays talks, and what we are hoping to achieve. So the talks are now and they are taking place, as you say, in panmunjom, that is the truce village which stra
Im c. Ters and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a double suicide bombing during rush hour killed at least thirty eight people in a central bank that square flight suspended after gunmen stormed the only functioning airport in libyas capital a walkway collapses in Indonesia Stock Exchange building injuring more than seventy people. And south korea makes public transport free during peak travel times to tackle pollution in seoul but will it work. Turkey syria and russia have attacked the us clan to form a thirty thousand Strong Border Security Force in Northern Syria circus president accused washington of trying to create a terror army and pledged to quote drown its before it comes into being and the Syrian Government has vowed to drive the u. S. Presence from its territory the u. S. Says the force will secure areas along syrias border to the north with turkey and to the east with iraq it will be mostly made up of fighters from the Syrian Democratic forces who turkey co
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Day that this is al jazeera live from doha it was a coming up palestinian leaders call for the p. L. O. To suspend recognition of israel. Pope francis begins his visit to chile find out about the controversy overshadowing his tour. In greece thousands of people protest against new austerity measures. Turkey syria and russia have criticized the u. S. Plan to form a thirty thousand Strong Border Security Force in Northern Syria turkeys president accused washington of trying to create a terror army and pledged to quote drown it before it comes into being and the Syrian Government has vowed to drive the u. S. Presence from its territory the u. S. Says the force will secure areas along syrias border to the north with turkey and to the east with iraq it will be mostly made up of fighters from the Syrian Democratic forces a large part of that group is made up of kurdish fighters who turkey considers terrorists the s. D. F. Is a u. S. Backed alliance of kurdish an arab fighters controls almost
Foreign ministers from 20 countries have been meeting in canada to try to exert concerted pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The group is made up solely of countries which were involved in the korean war more than half a century ago, but two Key International players, north koreas neighbours russia and china, are not there. At a news conference, Rex Tillerson said the us is open to talks with north korea but only if it stops its threatening behaviour. The United States has always been open to clear messages with north korea, and we have sent north korea clear messages that we are ready for serious negotiations. North korea knows that channels are open and they know where to find us. But a sustained cessation of north koreas threatening behaviour is necessary. Is a necessary indicator of whether the regime is ready to pursue a peaceful diplomatic resolution to the Security Threat that it has created. Our nations must remain united on sustaining pressure until nort