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thanks forjoining us on the programme. lots to get through — but we start with football on a busy night of action around europe. in the premier league — theres been two huge matches — with implications at both ends of the table. manchester united moved back into the top four, after a 1—0 win over brentford at old trafford. marcus rashford with the goal in the first half. its a victory that lifts united back above tottenham in the race for champions league places. i think we pla...

has become the most senior elected official to meet a taiwanese president on us soil in decades. heres taiwanese persident tsai ing—wen meeting mccarthy and a group of bipartisan lawmakers near los angeles earlier today, despite objections from china. mccarthy stressed the need to speed up arms deliveries to taiwan. china — which has long considered taiwan as part of its country — denounced the meeting, accusing the us of seeking taiwanese independence. it comes on the heels of o...

earlier today, despite objections from china. mccarthy stressed the need to speed up arms deliveries to taiwan. china, which has long considered taiwan as part of its country, denounced the meeting, accusing the us of seeking taiwanese independence. it comes on the heels of other high profile summits, including then—speaker of the house nancy pelosis trip to taiwan last year. speaking after the meeting, mccarthy responded to warnings from china of escalating tensions. well, my first ...

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at the start of a three—day summit. the leaders are delivering opening remarks at the great hall of the people during the first event of a packed schedule today. the french president said it would focus on economic ties and stability. macron is expected to press chinese officials, including li qiang and president xi to do more for peace in ukraine. we will bring you more on the talks as they take place later. this summit comes as tensions between china and the west are running high. ...

costs, shortages of labour, and a demand that farmers produce more at less cost to the environment. my guest today as minette batters, she farmers right here she is also president of the national farmers�* union of england and wales. as a society are we asking ourfarmers for the impossible? minette batters, welcome to hardtalk.- impossible? minette batters, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for havin: welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. _ welcome to hardtalk. thank you for hav...

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...

hello and welcome. the french president emmanuel macron and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, are in beijing, where theyre holding talks with the chinese leadership. the trip is the latest push by europe to engage with china, and theyre expected to urge china to use its influence on russia to halt the war in ukraine. after meeting with chinas premier — li qiang — preident macron has met president xi xingping in the last half hour. in his first comments...

hello and welcome. president emmanuel macron of france has told xi jinping that hes counting on the chinese leader to bring russia to its senses over the war in ukraine. mr macron made the comments at the start of a meeting with mr xi in beijing. the french president is in china on a state visit. in his opening remarks, the chinese leader told his guest that the two countries could overcome their differences. but on the issue of the war, that will be difficult. france has aligned itsel...