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China’s President Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that his country wants a partnership with the US, not rivalry.

He was speaking at a state banquet in honour of the US President, who is on a two day visit to China.

The two leaders earlier held trade talks, with Trump saying the two countries had "the world's most consequential economic relationship".

The White House described the meeting as "highly productive". Trump, speaking at the Great Hall of the People, called it potentially "the biggest summit ever".

President Xi said previous trade negotiations between the two countries had delivered "progress", according to China's foreign ministry, but also delivered a stark warning on Taiwan, saying: "If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict."

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jane Hill and Sarah Smith.

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Today, pressure is mounting on the UK PM as Wes Streeting resigned from his role as health secretary, and Josh Simons announced he would stand aside for Andy Burnham to have his seat.

There are still some steps ahead before that happens. The National Executive Committee must select him as the candidate, and he would need to go ahead and win. Nonetheless, the party is in chaos and Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion against his premiership to date.

What happens now and if there is to be a leadership election, when will it be? Adam, Chris, Alex and Joe unpack the (many) events of the day.Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews

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Iran has called on leaders at the Brics summit in India to condemn the US and Israel's "unlawful aggression" against its country.

Meanwhile, President Trump has reportedly held talks with China's President Xi Jinping over the issues being posed to both countries by the war with Iran, most notably, the ongoing issues in the Strait of Hormuz.

Elsewhere, Israel and Hezbollah have continued fighting in Lebanon.

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This Saturday, the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest final takes place in Vienna, and this year’s competition is again mired in controversy.

A boycott over Israel’s participation by several countries, including Spain and Ireland, threatens to put the competition’s stance of political neutrality to the test. And it is part of a wider debate over which countries should be allowed to compete in prestigious international arts and sports competitions.

We speak to William Lee Adams, a culture reporter at the BBC who also runs a Eurovision YouTube channel, to unpack the controversy surrounding this year’s contest and discuss whether politics and art can ever really be separated.

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Chapters:

01:03 What is the appeal of Eurovision?

03:16 A basic guide to Eurovision

06:13 Why are Israel and Australia in Eurovision?

07:44 No politics in Eurovision

09:37 What was so controversial at Malmo 2024?

12:00 What happened in the 2025 voting?

15:12 Why are some countries boycotting this year?

17:55 Isn’t all art political?

20:07 Do boycotts serve any purpose?

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for the first time in nearly a decade, attending a summit with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping. President Trump has struck a positive tone, saying that Mr Xi has offered to help open the Strait of Hormuz through talks with Iran. And Mr Xi told a state banquet that the US and China should be partners.

But Celia Hatton, Global News Podcast presenter and Asia analyst, says there were darker undertones to Xi Jinping's words - which emphasised that China was America's equal, and that the two nations were capable of conflict.

Relations between the rival superpowers have been under strain, due to tit-for-tat tariffs, a simmering trade war, and concerns over Taiwan - a US ally and self-governed island that China claims as its territory.

So, who has the upper hand? And how does Beijing view the future of its relationship with Washington?

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00:00 Introduction

00:28 What Donald Trump said in China

00:57 What Xi Jinping said

02:24 China wants the upper hand

03:35 Has President Trump's China plan worked?

05:19 China's global power

06:16 China's link with Iran

07:56 China's economy

10:39 China's long-term vision

Andy Burnham confirms he’ll try to run for parliament after Labour MP Josh Simons says he'll resign to make way for him.

The Greater Manchester mayor can only challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership and prime minister role if he is an MP.

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Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.

In an interview with state-run media, de la O Levy said there were limited amounts of gas available, but that Cuba's energy system was in a "critical" state as a US-led blockade of oil to the country squeezed supply.

Protests against power cuts broke out in the capital Havana on Wednesday, with roads blocked with piles of burning rubbish as well as banged pots and shouts of anti-government slogans.

It marks the biggest single night of demonstrations in Havana since the energy crisis took hold in January.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has resigned from Keir Starmer's government, saying he has "lost confidence" in his leadership.

In a letter to the prime minister, which Streeting published online, he says "where we need vision, we have a vacuum. Where we need direction, we have drift".

Earlier Chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Breakfast that a contest would "plunge the country into chaos".

The UK PM is battling to save his job after four ministers quit and dozens of Labour MPs urged him to resign after last week's heavy election losses.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in an exclusive interview with the BBC that any Labour leadership contest would "plunge the country into chaos".

It comes as Angela Rayner, seen as a potential challenger to PM Keir Starmer, was cleared by HMRC of wrongdoing over her tax affairs after settling £40,000 in unpaid stamp duty, saying she had been "exonerated" of the accusation she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".

On Wednesday, allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting said they expected him to launch a challenge as soon as today.

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President Trump has been greeted in Beijing with pomp and pageantry on a two day visit to China.

He’s due to hold a high-stakes summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The leaders of the global superpowers are expected to discuss tariffs, competition over technology, the war in Iran, and America's relationship with Taiwan.

The trip had originally been scheduled for March but was postponed because of the US and Israel's war in Iran, a conflict that continues to unsettle the global economy.

Trump was greeted on the red carpet by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, one of China's top leaders. The move is being read as a show of respect for the US president from Beijing, after a lower-level leader received Trump on his last visit.

A brass brand and flag wavers holding Chinese and American flags chanted "welcome welcome, a warm welcome", as the president gave his signature fist pump to the large greeting party, standing by the dozen in tight, uniformed rows.

The US president was accompanied by his son Eric Trump and a slew of US tech industry titans, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Nvidia's Jensen Huang among them.

Trump wrote on a social media post ahead of his arrival: “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to 'open up' China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People's Republic to an even higher level”.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Laura Bicker.

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