'It's an honour to be your friend' - Trump tells Xi
5/14/202628 min
The US and Chinese presidents meet face to face in Beijing for a much anticipated summit. Ahead of the talks, Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that the two countries should be "partners, not rivals". In response, President Trump described Mr Xi as a "great leader" and said the relationship between the superpowers will be "better than ever before". However, thorny subjects will be addressed during the talks, including tariffs, competition over tech, the Iran war and Taiwan. Also: The United Arab Emirates has denied a claim by Israel's prime minister that he secretly visited the country during the war with Iran. The man tasked with implementing President Trump's peace plan for Gaza says Hamas can survive as a political movement - but only if it gives up its weapons. And the disgraced lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of killing his wife and son in a high profile US murder trial that was the subject of a TV series, has his verdict overturned.
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[short musical burst] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janette Jalil, and in the early hours of Thursday, the fourteenth of May, these are our main stories. Donald Trump receives a red carpet welcome from China's President Xi Jinping as they exchange warm words and hold a high-stakes summit in Beijing. The Israeli prime minister says he's