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at auction next week. a very warm welcome to th programme. president macron of france and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, are in beijing, where theyre holding talks the chinese leadership. the joint trip is the latest push by europe to engage with china, and they are expected to urge it to use its influence on russia to halt the war in ukraine. this was a short time ago at the great hall of the people. the europeans meeting chinas premier, li qiang. in h...

so lets now get down to business starting in france where another day of disruption is ahead. eight union federations have called for strike action in what will be the 11th day of mass walk—outs since the beginning of the pension battle injanuary. this comes as president emmanuel macron prepares to meet chinas president xi in the next few hours. he plans to talk about the war in ukraine but is also with a large french trade delegation. meanwhile the crisis at home over pension reform...

mr xi said their two countries had the "ability and responsibility" to safeguard world peace. the french leader is on a state visit to china, which has refused to condemn russias invasion of ukraine. mr macron isjoined on this visit by european commission chief ursula von der leyen, as well as a large business delegation to try and bolster trade ties. isabel hilton is the founder of the nonprofit organisation china dialogue. yesterday the strip was very much about pressure related to u...

more on those headlines in a moment. first, lets round up the sports news. what are fans making a chelsea of todays appointment? englands women have the chance of lifting more silverware later when they take on brazil in the finalissima, a match between the european and south american champions at a sold out wembley. our sports reporterjo currie is there for us now. the world cup will be with us before we know it, a big chance for thise england players to impreess sarina wiegman. after...

powerful quake that sent tremors across the entire region. the magnitude 7.8 quake struck before day break in southern turkey nearly the border with syria. the quake and aftershocks collapsing buildings. now a desperate search and rescue efforts under way to find people trapped in piles of rubble. cnns scott mclean joins us from london. scott, this is one of the strongest quakes to hit turkey in a century, what do we know? >> reporter: thats right, this part of the turkey, christine, u...

very difficult test for us. we need help. we need international community to do something to help us, to support us. this is a disaster area. we need help from everyone to save our people. >> remember him. there are many people like him searching for loved ones and others. good morning, everyone. theres a desperate plea for help after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 1500 people in turkey and syria. keep an eye on him there are many like him. were going to speak to that rescu...

you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world, im kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," the u.s. is sending more aid and military hardware to ukraine but one key weapon isnt included. a look at how this could affect the spring offensive. plus -- surfing during a hail storm in california. some of the extreme weather hitting parts of the west. meanwhile, other places could see as much as eight feet of snow this weekend, and rising prices apparently arent goi...

im fareed zakaria. today we devote the program to that sobering anniversary. one year since russias full-scale invasion of ukraine. ill bring you my interview with the national security adviser jake sullivan and u.s. aid administrator samantha power about where the war and americas assistance go from here. also, who should foot the bill for the hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to ukraine? former treasury secretary larry summers said the answer is easy. listen to him explain hi...

united states and around the world. im fareed zakaria. today we devote the program to that sobering anniversary. one year since russias full-scale invasion of ukraine. ♪ ♪ >> ill bring you my interview with the national security adviser jake sullivan and usaid administrator samantha powell about where the war and americas assistance go from here. also, who should foot the bill for the hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to ukraine? former treasury secretary larry summers says...

under 30 list, about what it takes to forge an early successful path in the world of business. but we begin in california, because the governor there waded into a delicate political issue last night on twitter. gavin newsom blasted the pharmaceuticals giant walgreens over its decision to stop dispensing abortion pills in 20 us states. governor newsom tweeted that california would not do business with walgreens boots alliance, or "any company that "cowers to the extremists and puts wome...