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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, March 8, 2018 to 08:00 GMT, March 9, 2018.

‘North Korea to stop nuke tests’

South Korea's national security adviser has announced Pyongyang is committed to denuclearization and halting its nuclear and missile tests. The South Korean official made the announcement in the White House after conveying a letter from Kim Jong Un to Donald Trump. He has also announced an invitation from the North Korean leader to meet the US President. According to Chung, Trump has accepted to hold talks by May. The official further added there will be no change to planned US South Korea military exercises planned for April. Reports suggest Washington will brief the UN Security Council about the development on Monday. The development follows a series of talks between Pyongyang and Seoul.

Trump trade war

The US president has signed off on tariffs on the imports of steel and aluminum despite warnings of a global trade war and protests from allies in Europe and at home. Donald Trump said he took the measure in order to protect the US economy and workers. The controversial decision has drawn strong reactions from both inside and outside the country. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said he disagrees with Trump’s move. Republican Senator Jeff Flake stressed he would introduce a law to nullify the tariffs. The European Union’s top trade official said the bloc should be excluded from new US tariffs. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom added that Brussels would seek urgent clarification from Washington.

Nigerians urge Zakzaky’s release

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have staged a mass rally in the capital Abuja to demand the release of prominent Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife. Our correspondent Danjuma Abdollahi was at the protest rally and filed this report.

Israel to hold Palestinians’ bodies

The Knesset has passed a law allowing the Israeli police to indefinitely hold the bodies of slain Palestinians. Under the legislation, the police can also limit the number of funeral attendants and fine families who flout the restrictions. More in the following report by our correspondent Fatima Abdulkarim.

Trump-Kim meeting?

The US president has accepted to hold talks with the North Korean leader, setting the scene for a diplomatic overture which could normalize relations between the two-nuclear armed countries. Donald Trump made the announcement in a tweet. However, the US president said all sanctions and maximum pressure will remain in place until the two sides clinch an agreement. Reports also suggest that Washington will brief the UN Security Council about the development on Monday. This, after a South Korean national security adviser said North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has pledged to stop nuclear tests and invited Trump for a meeting by May.

Opposing US tariffs

Reactions are pouring in from across the world and inside the United States after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. Major Asian nations were very sharp in their criticism. China said it is resolutely opposed to the move and described the US tariffs as a serious attack on the global trade system. Chinese steel and metals associations also urged their government to retaliate against the United States on various imports. Meanwhile, South Korea’s trade officials said the US measure would have an impact on the ongoing renegotiation of a bilateral free trade deal with Washington. Tokyo also warned of the consequences of the decision on bilateral relations with Washington.

Against gender inequality

Women’s rights activists from around the world have come together in small and large gatherings, through joyous celebrations and angry protests, to mark International Women’s Day. Most Latin American countries were the scene of large rallies. In Brazil, the gatherings were most concentrated in Sao Paulo where demonstrators demanded an end to violence and abuse against women. In Peru’s capital Lima, a march against femicide led to scuffles between security forces and the demonstrators who numbered in the thousands. People from Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay held rallies as well. In the US state of New York, ending sexual harassment and abuse against women was the most resonant of the activists’ demands. In Europe, gender inequality was the main focus. People in Spain held a nation-wide strike against what they called gender pay gap. Large-scale rallies in Germany and France had a similar theme.

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