With kim yo jong, who is the sister of north koreas leader. It took place inside the president ial blue house in seoul. Kim yo jong is the first member of north koreas ruling dynasty to have travelled to the south since the end of korean war hostilities. The Olympic Games has produced an unexpected easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula after years with virtually no communication across the border, as pyongyang has built up its nuclear arsenal. Lets get all the latest from the bbcs stephen mcdonell, whos in the south korean capital. How significant is this handshake . Was this just for the cameras or is there something more of substance to it . Certainly on a symbolic level this handshake at the Opening Ceremony is very significant. You can imagine that photo, the image, of the south korean president shaking hands with the north Korean Leaders sister at the Opening Ceremony has travelled all around the world. This comes after years of virtually no communication between the two regi
Of a classified memo that rebutted claims there was anti trump bias in the fbis investigation of russian meddling in the 2016 president ial election. The white house said it couldnt be released because it contained classified material. Our correspondent peter bowes has more on the plan to redact the memo in order to get it published. Well, the democrats are saying that they will consider some reductions and actually, that isnt a huge surprise. I think we had been half expecting that this would happen. Certainly over the last few days, the signs were that the white house would probably come back and say that out of security considerations, it wasnt able to release this document which, as you have already said, is essentially a reduction is essentially a rebuttal of the very controversial document that we saw last week from the republicans, that essentially accused the fbi of being biased against donald trump. And if these redactions can be got through, do you think the president will ag
Of the finery. Furniture, pottery, wooden coffins. Its only the beginning. Hello, and welcome to world news today. After days of delays, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed on a ceasefire in syria. The hope is the resolution will allow some respite for civilians in the rebel enclave of eastern ghouta, who have been bombed by russian backed syrian forces. The resolution calls for the ceasefire to last 30 days and begin without delay, but we are already hearing reports from activists that jets are still overhead and air raids are continuing. More than 500 people have been killed in the last seven days in eastern ghouta. There is a desperate need for humanitarian assistance. Heres Us Ambassador to the un, nikki haley. The Syrian People should not have to die waiting for russia to organise their instructions from moscow. Or to discuss it with the syrians. And why did the council allow this . There is no good reason we shouldnt have done this wednesday, or thursday, o
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