genie: thanks for joining us on "frarance 24." these are the headlines. the russian foreign minister meets north korean leader kim jong-il and in pyongyang -- kim is the in pyongyang latest sign with the summit -- that the summit with donald trump is still on. the resurrection of an anti-kremlin journalist in ukraine who faked his death to

try to get to the bottom of an alleged russian plot to kill him. lower house of parliament in spain debating whether or not to get rid of the prime minister. the parliament could replace them with the leader of the socialist opposition. in business, the u.k. government asks company bosses why they don't have more women on their boards, and the answers will shock you. the details in our business update. donald trump finally welcomes kim -- not north korea's kim jong-un, but kim kardashian. more on why in the press review. first our top story, live from paris. ♪ genie: russia has stepped into

the fray ahead of the planned summit between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. russian foreign minister sergei lever of met kim -- sergei lavrov met kim in pyongyang today.y. here's what the foreign minister had to say. : anyever of f -- mr. lavrov decicion over ththe nuclear program and any other korean programs cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions. it will be a question of negotiators skills, but those issues cannot be settled in one sitting.g. one cannnnot provide denuclearization in one s sitti. that comes as last night in new york, the u.s. recovery of state mike pompeo set down for dinner with kim jong-un --ber two can young troll

chol.ng let't's go to our correspondent bruce harris. ofce:e: a significant amount activity with preparatory meetetings i have e this meetinn singapore, the dmdmz -- i head f this meeting in singapore, and of coursrse the meeting i in new york between secretary of state chol. pompeo and kim yong there is still a nagging question as to whether this will take place at all are not.t. the fact that north k korea and the u.s. still don't have a viable path tords nortrth korea giving up its nuclear weapons, and may y be able to a high levl meeting between secretary of ,tate pompeo and kim yong chol

perhaps the thirird most powerfl person a any north korean government, to hammer at the details and crereate confidencen both sides that there is a plan in place. over the years north kororea has saidimime antitime again itt on this for survival l and seems s to have no interest in taking those. we have heard d from the trump administration that it would be may be more interested in a lolonger-term drarawdown planana longnger p period overtrtime inh north korerea dismantleded nuclr weweapons progogram. it is unclea if that is the path they arare pursuing. we know very little at this time what has been discussed. genie: what about south korea and all of this? where does that leave seoul in the process? the latest we heard today

from moon's o offices that he is still very interested in being part of possibly a thr-w-way summit in singapore. that doesn't mean that he e woud necessararily take place in all of talks with president trtrump and kim jong-. this time they are not preparing moon to travel to that area, and they are simply waiting to see how all these talks in singapape at the dmz and a new york play take steps.hey president moon wants t to be rey just in case. genie: thanks for that to my

harris and reporting for us from seoul. ukraine is trying to justify faking the death of a major anti-kremlin journalist, who reappeared live at a press conference in key have -- in kiev yesterday after he was reportedly shot dead in the street. journalists at that conference were stunned when he walked into the room. he was introduced by the head of ukraine security, who said the murder had been staged in order to foil an attempt on the journalist's life by moscow. hugrter: handshakeke and a run ukraine's president, congratulating the country's security forces for foiling a the journalist. to theve instructions head of the intelligence service to organize security.

reporter: just before this babchenkbunching go -- o stunned the world by appearing at a conference after being reported shot and killed at his apartment. ukraine security services said death's had been faked to foil a very real plot of his life. the results became a special operation where one person has been detained. reporter: this video from the sbu reportedly shows the arrest of the ukrainian citizen paid by russian agents to organize , alleged tomurder have hired another ukrainian to kill them. russia and ukraine are still in conflict over moscow's annexation of crimea and its

report for pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. genie: next to spain come over the lower house of parliament is debating whether to get rid of mari on a royster -- mari on originally -- mari on -- mariano rajoy. >> the most important thing is that no criminal responsibility has been ascribed to the popular party. i say again, no criminal responsibility in the popular party. genie: to tell us a bit more about all of this, let's bring in sarah morris live for us in madrid. tell us a little bit more about what was actually said in parliamentnt on both sidides. the socialist leader said thehe spanish primeme minir

should -- [no audio] -- he said that the fine of 240,000 euros against the people's party and the conviction of some of his members, including the treasurer , for taking bribes was really an intolerable and damaging to spain's democracy. rajoy one last chance to resign, who said he will not be going. is having to ask a very with thed parliament austerity party, the nationalists, a whole group of people to support him to get rid of mr. rajoy. genie: what does it look like at this point? is there a real likelihood the

prime minister could go? there is a real likelihood in deed, genie, because address sanchez made -- because pedro sanchez made an appeal and committed to sticking to the budget deal. they've got sort of a lucrative budget deal from rajoy, and he said he would maintain it. he said i don't like the people's party budget, but for the good the state we will keeep it. areaid counting his vote meeting in the city of victoria to decide which way they will vote tomorrow. it is very tight indeed. finds himself in a parliament with absolutely no one supporting him. will vote forarty this no-confidence motion, but if it fails they will actually try a new one. he's found himself in a parliament with no allies. genie: thank you for that. sarah morris reporting for us

from madrid. let's take a quick look at some other news stories today on "france 24." producer harvey weinstein has been indicted on charges of rape and criminal sexual acts, the first criminal case to come out of a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him. the grand jury indictment follows arresting court appearance last friday on charges related to two of the around 70 women who accused him of sexual misconduct. weinstein has denied all charges in the head of his legal team says he intends to plead not guilty. in hawaii, the kilauea volcano has been erupting for four weeks. the hottest and fastest moving lava has now spread across parts of the big island -- new parts, that is. neighborhohood evacuated over fears the lava could cut off escape routes. the cuban president has thrown his weight behind nicholas maduro, warmly welcomed in

havana. if the cuban leader is the first -- it is the cuban leader's first foreign trip since taking over last month, taking up to caracas to show solidarity with maduro after his recent reelection was dismissed as a sham by the u.s. and the eu. , the death toll from antigovernment protests has risen to 90 killed in the past month. at least five more died last night. conflict and reports of pro-and antigovernment demonstrators firing on each other in the capital since thousands running for cover. rights groups say the deaths are links to president daniel ortega's crackdown on protesters. they had initially targeted his now aborted pension reforms. as julia kim explains, they now want the president to leave. reporter: violence erupts on the street of the nicaraguan capital

of managua, pointing the finger of blame at antigovernment protesters who shot at a rally. but there are allegations the president's supporters opened fire at a mother's day march. >> i ask that those who murdered our children and threw them away be brought to justice. are here because we know very well that daniel ortega is the one who erred -- you u orded these crimes and murders, and after more than 40's -- who ordered these crimes and murders, and after more than 40 days there is no justice. reporter: the protests have since expanded into 'svements demanding ortega

removal. supportersbefore his wednesday, nicaragua's leader announced he would be staying put, but the f former marxist guerrilla may soon have to face the music. calls for change are also coming from nicaragua's captains of industryry, traditionally who he supported ortega. the country's for just man told local media he is outraged by the protesters' deaths and once 2021's and wants presidential elections to move forward. madrid's coach zinedine zidane says he is leaving the club. it is time for our headlines. the russian foreign minister has

met the north h korean leader km jong-un and pyongyang. the latest sign that the summit with donald trump is still on the cards. the resurrection of anti-kremlin ,ournalist in ukraine altogether have a russian plot to kill them. and the parliament of spain debating whether or not to get rid of the prime minister mariano rajoy. time now for our bususiness upde with stephphen carroll. you don't want a new job as the coach of madrid, do you? [laughter] let's stick to business. you aree going to start with the renewed trade tensions between the u.s. and the eu. reporter: the u.s. was planning iffs onoduce tar imported eu steel and aluminum

as of tomorrow. president trump first announced to these issues in march, but gave the eu and others until june 1 to work out a deal. an interview with the french newspaper said that commerce secretary wilbur ross said if there was escalation come a was because the european union decided to strike back against the united states. in the past few hours, germany's finest minister has said there are no signs of a de-escalation dispute. >> we have worked in an extremely intensive manner in recent weeks to avoid the increase in tariffs to allow for an evolution toward freer markets. wewe are also prepared t to rea. the mixed picture on the european boards, this is french time london and paris. german carmakers among the companies trading in the red.

volkswagen down 1.6%. a report in a german magazine suggested donaldld trump was yiying to drivivdemandnd for u.. roads. . intrigued byry this story, a report commmmissioneded by the u.k. has found the worst excuses given by companies for not having more women on their boards. reporter: that's right. "the hand and alexander review" found the situation was reporting and many firms, but it was still a long way off urging the government's target of 1/3 female board members by 20.. ththe report alsoo publishing se reasons why they didn't have leadership roles. reporter: a list of reasons not to work with women at high levels. on the border, the issues covered are extremely

complex. most women don't want the hassle or pressure of sitting on a board. genie: the explanations -- >> the explanations come from a board of ceos from a range of companies. has been a drop in the number of companies with all-male boards come off on from 152 in 2011 to. 10 in 2017. exposing these kind of opinions is an important step. introduced in april 2017 employees to report their pay gap. >> transparency is a very useful tool because what it does is expose the issue, and companies are forced to talk about it

because it is in the public domain. as we know, what gets measured gets managed. we know that over time, this will close the gap. reporter: recent research reveals that bridging the gender pay gap could bring 150 billion 2025 and the u.k. by has the potential to translate to 840,000 additionanal female employoyees. >> several e european cocompanis hahave warned the brititish prie minister that they could cut u.k. investments as they don't get more clarity on breaks it. the group known as the european roundtable of industrialists threatened names likee bp, nestle, and vodafone, andnd tell to resume that time is running out. they warned that uncertainty causes -- genie: tesla has fixed a

problem with model three cars that sent shares tumbling. stuart: there was a -- reporter: there was a problem with its brakes. the nexton reversed update, which caused me. firstdel three is tesla's market electric car. they have struggled to boost production to meet demand. genie: to wrap up, walmart is helping its staff go to college. reporter: that's right. read retail chain is offering to pay classes in retail management or business at three universities. one what 4 million staff will be eligible for the program. they will only have to pay a dollar a day for tuition. it is part of a competition

these companies have to try and get staff on board and keep them for a longer time. genie: thank you for that, stephen carroll with our business update. ♪ allison johnson is with me to talk about headlines around the world. we start with that incredible twist yesterday from ukraine at arkadysian journalist who was thought dead after being shot in his apartment, faked his death. reporter: ukrainians really had two big shock yesterday. that this journalist has been murdered, and then the shock of finding out he was alive. on the front page, the headlines

reads --headline this operation is raising quite a lot of questions. laura: many newspapers wondering if the benefits of this string harm. is going to hasrter: "the guardian" this story on their front page today, wondering if it is going to feed the kremlin speed machine. may have prevented a killing company what is killed is are they really dead. they say we can expect what they call the babchenko defense to become russia's stock response to any retracted -- to any atrocities in the recent months.

"the wall street journal" has a piece in their editorial saying wasfact that babchenko willing to fake his death shows how dangerous it can be. many russian papers are invoking the case today. babchenko hoax "three shots in the back of russia." you can see this comparison skripal inchenko and this tweet. both worked against. the kremlin and work killed or put a life-threatening injury -- life-threatening danger.

the french press is pointing out this is the first time a country has faked a murder to protect a dissident. france did this reporter: -- reporter: frank did this in the 1980's. he's actually still alive today. he had written an article that was critical of romania's communistic dictator and the remaining government, wanted him dead, so france's intelligence services faked his kidnapping. genie: we are going to break in where zinedine zidane is giving a press conference explaining why he is leaving his job as coach of rail madrid -- of real madrid. >> [speaking in spanish] >> i am wondering if you're looking to get some rest are if you're looking to join another team. no, for now i am not looking

for another team as of now. the messages -- i discussed this with sergio in order to consider my options. as we've lived a lot of things together. i have a lot of respect for him. i respect the decision has been made. he told me he wished me luck for my future. whatke about and told him sergio means for real madrid. i told him it was a huge pleasure. .t has been n a pleasure to shae

we were wondering if you were going to stay until the end of the season last february. you said he were going to fight to stay here as long as possible . what changed over the past four months to want to change your mind. this is just a natural development. when i told you this at the beginning of february, i wasn't thinking this. i am telling you this, you can -- if you are here at these press conferences very often, you will see that

anything can happen in this club from one day to the next. and now days have gone by and things have changed after three years. ççzñvpx] coming up onreel south.

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