5 pupils at a rally on monday. And setting the stage for a president ial race u. S. Democratic candidates begin a 2nd round of debates we will be live in downtown detroit for that. And a call for investigation u. N. Security Council Members demand an inquiry into the bombing of hospitals in syrias adlib province. South korea says north korea has launched 2 Ballistic Missiles off its east coast its the 2nd such tests in a week now the missiles flew 250 kilometers into the japan see the south Korean Military joint chiefs of staff say they are monitoring the situation and case if additional launches and tests come at the United States struggles to reach a diplomatic agreement with north korea over its Nuclear Weapons program or we can get more on this from rob mcbride whos in seoul for us or rob whats been the reaction in south korea to these missile tests. Thats right so the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea say that these 2 missiles are indeed similar to 2 missiles that were fired 6 days ago they traveled as you said there around 250 kilometers reaching an altitude of about 30 kilometers they are still analyzing the data from these launches the reaction has been fairly swift here weve heard from the japanese they said that the while the missiles didnt approach their territorial waters the Japanese Defense minister has said that this is deeply regrettable and that if this is discovered to be ballistic in nature they could well be in contravention of u. N. Resolutions so there could be consequences to this having said that last weeks launch was also thought to have been in contravention of u. N. Resolutions and there doesnt as yet seem to have been a consequence for north korea its almost as though the world has come to accept these launches now from south korea theres been a slightly mixed response the foreign minister has said that this is not conducive to easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula which is something of an understatement from the defense minister here in seoul theres been a slightly more robust response saying that if these threats and provocations as he calls them continue then north korea would have to be considered its regime and its military as an enemy which is fairly strong words fairly tough stuff from south korea coming of course after a year and a half of all of this diplomacy reconciliation and bridge building divya indeed so what kind of a message is thought korea trying to send with these missile tests. I think it shows north koreas frustration we saw that last week and then also a similar launch in may a just at the pace of negotiations we have these summits often very headline grabbing events such as the one that took place months ago on the d. M. Z. Between donald trump and kim jong un and then alone nothing seems then to take place we have been promised by the 2 leaders that they had given authorization for their 2 teams to start working level talks we dont have any sign of those talks starting yet and thats where things tend to get bogged down in the nitty gritty so this is frustration i think on north koreas part they want to get negotiations started and the clock is ticking for them they see in donald trump their best chance of winning some relief from these crippling sanctions they i think sense that the more hawkish figures in Donald Trumps ministration such as mike pump peo and so on maybe losing of some of their grip on the president and with donald trump being being possibly going his own way and deciding his own policy they see in him that they might win some sort of concession from sanctions if donald trump decides to do that so it is a reminder from North Koreans and also a reminder of that their frustration and also their patience is wearing thin. Thank you very much rob mcbride for us and sell out for more in this han park is the founding director of the center for the study of global issues he joins us live from augusta georgia on skype thank you very much for coming on the program and we have seen overtures unprecedented overtures from the United States most recently of donald trump for the 1st time crossing a u. S. President crossing into d. M. Z. Welcoming kim jong un why would north korea at this point in time risk of that relationship these missile tests. Yet they were North Koreans were substantive development not just symbolic gesture us on. Day one to south korea and us stop their showing to military exercise in exchange for their various steps to or complete to nuclearization i think North Koreans who were willing to give up their Nuclear Program but we have to reciprocate. With the sanction reduction with nonaggression a gram of agreement maybe peace treaty diplomatic normalization we have a lot of things that we can also but nothing has been offered to north korea and their missile as its designed to demonstrate that theyre willing to strike back if there are attack or preemptive strike if theyre educated right as you have as our correspondents were saying there were low level talks scheduled theyre still in the works why wouldnt north korea then in that case i mean this is as you said this is their best chance currently to try and get those some of those sanctions lifted why why would they risk this with washington and how difficult does this now make it for washington to continue their relationship with north korea or to even give them some space or leeway with regard to the sanctions. The days are untrusted and no no level productive effective noisy asian. The has of the state donald trump and kim jong un who greed at least in principle and change is fighting with their brief meeting in north korea border not too long ago but north korea once to have been implemented or nothing has been done since jan and american political situation is much more complicated nighter now donald trump would have the ability to negotiate with north korea. Without the approval or all the u. S. Senate for example the United States sees has since has created demonized to north korea to the east down there not going to new or ca with north korea so its only has to situation prove dales as wrong as the United States else large amount of new military conventional weapons to south korea north korea really feel that their securitys threatened so again weve seen weve seen the u. S. Base in washington. Give f. Or give north korea time and time again after all kinds of provocative actions and still reach out their hand and try to engage north korean denuclearization do you think the u. S. Is patience is running out or is this just another bump in that road towards more engagement with north korea we have to put ourselves in north korea as the mind of mind a sad day think theyre constantly being threatened because american troops stationed in south korea in japan in the. So dead part of the world. He said very everybody on the by the United States and north korea is very unhappy about that and threaten that in terms of security so we have to really sit down talk about mutual concessions we have to give something to them by way of reducing. Sanctions and canceling the joint military exercise compromising on sales to south korea so these things would have to be coming together with north korea and concessions to would be a complete denuclearization thank you very much han park for shedding some light on the situation in north korea you well. Well as state and north korean official is tell expected to attend this weeks meeting in bangkok between the bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations known as ozzie and scotland has this report. As thailand hosts the Foreign Ministers of aussie and regional forums this week whats due to be discussed wont just be about Southeast Asia in addition to the u. S. Secretary of state the Foreign Ministers from china russia japan and south korea are expected one issue of particular focus the tension on the Korean Peninsula a senior official from pyongyang is expected in bangkok for the meetings possible discussions on the next summit between chairman kim jong un and President Donald Trump could take place after 3 meetings the leaders have made no progress on moving toward an agreement over north koreas Nuclear Program. This after north korea last week tested what it said were new tactical guided weapons and released photos of a new submarine the meetings here in bangkok could be viewed as an opportunity for the 1st to trump him at summits were held in member nations singapore and vietnam so ossie on the can attempt to provide a continuing role for the talks before the big players need to broker knew that the 3rd party media took some time to provide an environment of setting for for talks building in the past 6 party talks didnt go anywhere so perhaps if they can be persuaded that you know a 3rd party platform. Would be a key catalyst the key confidence builder. Long an issue for several of the aussie on nations chinas claim of territory in the South China Sea but there has been a lack of consensus about what should be done within discussions with china on a territorial code of conduct are due this week. Some feel that part of the problem is the rapid expansion of chinese influence and reach region wide through Infrastructure Investment and commercial and military deals and thats not just undermining the block critics say but also enabling china in its push for greater control over the South China Sea it must be the collective position of honesty in all of that to tell the tide means that from the historical from the International Law from the reality pie no view you have no. Reasons no facts to support your claim to the whole of South China Sea but the meetings wont all be about politics as a group has the 5th largest economy in the world so trade agreements in the trade war between the u. S. And china will no doubt be discussed on the sidelines. Ok lets get more on this from scott hytner who now joins us from bangkok scott going back to the issue of north korea being invited to these talks. Isnt sending even a high level representatives and given these missile launches is there any hope for diplomacy chairing these meetings david yeah theres a lot of hope there but obviously you know if you dont have the foreign minister if youve got ministerial level discussions going on here over the next couple of days its unclear just how forward how much forward those discussions can go we know that the ambassador from north korea to thailand will be attending some of these meetings you know the foreign minister usually comes to the regional Foreign Ministers meetings for the last 10 years the foreign minister from pyongyang has come down this is the 1st time in those 10 years they havent met obviously with whats happened over the last couple of weeks youve got those missile launches last last week in the submarine that the new submarine being unveiled and then also with these projectiles launched today these missiles launched today on wednesday that elevates the importance the urgency of the talks that will take place but again north korea as we know now north Korean Foreign minister is not going to be attending caught highland bangkok for us at that meeting thank you. So other news now and sudans ruling military has suspended schools across the country indefinitely the announcement comes after Security Forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at protesters during mass rallies they were protesting the killing of 5 students on monday the military leaders have condemned those killings but says its not clear whos behind it about morgan is monitoring the situation from neighboring ethiopia. Voicing anger thousands of demonstrators mostly high school and University Students came out on tuesday in sudans capital sort of zoom and other cities there protesting the deaths of fellow protesters in in north korea defense state on monday. When protesters came out decrying the lack of bread and honey in transportation prices i Security Forces opened fire in response killing several and injuring dozens others. Dont have any blood for blood we will never accept anything but just as civilians we salute everyone in a robe a city for standing for the sake of the nation it is an epic moment in our countrys history as of now the ago today ill miss is to the military council is that its time to go she oceans and i must stop killing our people the students in the streets this military council is nothing that remains of the old regime and they must step down thanks to this protesters were also met with tear gas and live ammunition with doctors reporting several injuries as a result the protesters are also demanding justice and accountability following an announcement from an Investigation Committee that the ruling military is not to blame for killing protesters on june 3rd when a month long prodemocracy sit in was attacked by the army the military council has been ruling sudan since ousting longtime president on monday bashir in april theyve been in talks with the Opposition Coalition known as the forces of freedom in change to form a Transitional Government and initial agreement was signed. Early this month but a final deal is yet to be rehearsed talks for that final deal have been repeatedly postponed over the past few days with uncertainty on when talks would resume some analysts say what happens next depends on the military council you know the box right now of the gate or the Transitional Military Council it is their responsibility to inform the Security Forces therefore i think there is some trust and confidence on the part of the nation that in the event that these forces. Are holding to their demands that they have the right to go out and what those people do want some form of reckoning. In terms of some of the abuse of them violence and that have been perpetrated by the former regime but at the same time i think you do need some kind of compromise to give this transitional process a trance but anger amongst the demonstrators is high as is the demand for justice as some demand a halt to negotiations and this protest has continued to be met with violence and certainty over sudans future continues and if it can steer itself to a stable transitional period people Morgan Al Jazeera i did. All the head of the ruling military gent as blame the opposition for the violence why dont you read about this protest has deviated from its course the group the called for the protests had exploited the students and other groups and attacked the market one of the banks and looted some of its property some people say they were people on top of the building of Khartoum Bank who started shooting others say security stationed in front of the bank of the ones who shot. We have plenty more still ahead this hour including ill tell you how the u. S. Administration defies a court order against separating Migrant Children from their parents. And Caster Semenya will miss the world athletics championships well tell you why later in our sports roundup. So u. S. Democratic president ial candidates get their 2nd chance to show why they should be given the nomination to run against donald trump in the 2020 election the 2nd televised debates are underway in detroit and john hendren joins us now live from there so john set the scene for us there and tell us whats been happening. Well it has been chew hours of rock is debating the democrats consider themselves the party of civility but they came out swinging at least several of the candidates did at 1. 00 of the candidates jim ryan a representative said to Bernie Sanders you dont know that you can get all of that done referring to health care for all of Public Health program and sanders wrote i do said i do know i wrote the damned bill and then time and time again Elizabeth Warren senator who was really one of the most aggressive aggressive up there along with sanders struck and struck hard at her opponents at one point john delaney a former maryland congressman said over health care when she proposed medicare for all that is health care a Public Health care program for the elderly she wants to extend it to everybody he said he said we dont want to take away Peoples Health insurance why do we have to be the party of taking things away she said were the democrats were not taking any Health Care Away from anyone why are you using republican talking points and at another point she said to john delaney i dont know why someone would go through all the trouble of running for president just to tell us what we cannot do and cannot fight for and theres a reason that this was a more raucous debate than the 1st one thats because theyre now winnowing down the candidates there are 20 now over 2 nights and the party would like to winnow those those candidates down also the 3rd round of debates in september have much stricter rules it is expected that fewer than half of the 20 candidates who made this debate will be in it it does look like the progressives dominated the talk time but there were also impassioned moments from moderates like people who judge the south bend indiana mayor who said elect me and you wont be able to have a. 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