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Pope Leo XIV embarks on a four-day visit to France on Friday, with the highpoint being a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in central Paris.

For Saturday's afternoon celebration, an altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde and a large area around the Champs-Élysées sealed off by police.

President Emmanuel Macron greeted the Pope at Orly airport on Friday morning, and is due to hold talks with him at the Élysée Palace on geopolitical issues and artificial intelligence (AI) later. He will also deliver a speech with the Pope in Metz.

However, the president will not be at any of the Pope's Masses, largely to avoid breaching France's strict separation of state and religion.

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The office of the First Lady Melania Trump released details of the menu for Thursday's White House state dinner, which it describes as a showcase of "American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence".

Dining at the White House alongside the two world leaders were some of the most notable names in tech, including Apple’s Tim Cook, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Jensen Huang of Nvidia.

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have welcomed China's Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan to the White House for a state dinner.

Earlier, Trump said he and Xi had made "tremendous strides on the issues facing our two countries"; Xi, meanwhile, said he hoped "Chinese companies are treated fairly here".

Some of the most notable names in tech, including Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Apple’s Tim Cook, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Jensen Huang of Nvidia, are dining alongside the world leaders at the White House.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly “we have crushed Iran’s military”, after dozens of delegates left the chamber and refused to listen to his address.

In Washington, US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has asked him to return to the ceasefire agreed with Iran in June.

Meanwhile, Saudi-led forces have said the Iran-backed Houthis fired six missiles at two Saudi Arabian cities. And Iran has threatened to paralyse airports in neighbouring countries if they stop commercial Iranian flights in response to US aviation sanctions.

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Last week, President Donald Trump barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, accusing them of spreading "fake news". After their reporters had their press passes revoked and were denied access to the building, the three outlets launched a joint legal challenge, arguing that the move was unconstitutional.

How unprecedented is this decision? And how does it compare with the treatment of journalists in other countries around the world?

Jason Rezaian, host of the Washington Post podcast Freedom Desk and the paper's former Tehran bureau chief, has a unique perspective on these questions. While reporting from Iran, he experienced restrictions on press freedom and was ultimately imprisoned by the regime. Since his release, he has become a prominent advocate for press freedom around the world.

He joins The Global Story’s Tristan Redman to discuss where President Trump's decision fits into a broader pattern in the relationship between political leaders and the media over recent decades.

New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you’re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

00:00 Intro

00:46 Jason Rezaian: 544 days in an Iranian prison

06:09 How Iran used accreditation to control journalists

08:27 Has the US restricted press freedom before?

11:40 CNN, MSNBC and Politico lose White House access

12:41 Is press freedom above politics?

13:56 What the White House says about press access

17:01 How far can restrictions on journalists go?

19:50 America’s place in the global press freedom rankings

22:50 Inside the White House press pool

25:54 What happens next?

26:14 How does this affect Americans?

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent "infiltrated" the country's healthcare portal in a hack that experts say is the first known case of its kind. The country's cybersecurity agency is launching an investigation into the incident, which OpenAI says it only detected two months after it happened. The breach is likely to heighten concerns about the inability of AI's developers to control artificial intelligence technology.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

05:58 A judge orders the White House to restore access to journalists from media outlets banned by President Trump. Since we recorded this podcast, reporters from CNN, Politico and MS NOW have been allowed back in

07:06 Tigrayan rebels say they are in a full-blown war with the Ethiopian government

10:25 The Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to evade the Taliban wins a silver medal at the Asian Games

13:27 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a summit with President Trump

16:53 Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, according to research in Kenya

18:51 Thailand celebrates as Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win “America's Got Talent”

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has branded a ban on fans being allowed to drink alcohol in the stands during men's football matches as "discrimination".

The prime minister told reporters that "I don't think it's fair for football fans to be singled out", as he suggested a change could be trialled.

Laws are in place which prevent drinking in view of the pitch at stadiums for clubs in the top five tiers of men's football in England. Other sports do not face such a restriction.

The Football Supporters' Association said the "outdated" legislation should be reviewed, but police chiefs have warned against relaxing the law and would like to meet the PM to "explain the challenges".

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We look at how a rogue OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June and accessed private data in what experts say is the first known case of its kind in the world.

Tech and AI editor Zoe Kleinman and cyber correspondent Joe Tidy tell us what it means for trust in online privacy, AI companies, and government regulation.

And, Zoe brings her sunglasses for a look at why Meta are removing cameras from a range of Ray-Bans.

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00:00 OpenAI hacks Australian government website

01:30 How did an AI agent hack the Australian government?

06:10 How have AI agents behaved when hacking websites?

11:30 The US v China AI race

17:15 What are the imminent risks of AI?

25:10 Meta launches audio-only glasses

An OpenAI agent has “infiltrated" part of the Australian government's healthcare scheme Medicare. Experts say it's the world's first known breach of a government system by rogue AI agents

It accessed a statistics portal in June, OpenAI became aware in August and told the Australian government in September, via email.

So - how can this happen? In this video, the BBC's Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy explains.

0:00 Intro

01:09 What happened in Australia?

02:01 Why would AI do this?

02:36 OpenAI's response

03:26 AI agent v AI model

04:00 Previous AI hacks

04:54 What is OpenAI?

05:51 Australia's response

06:34 Closed v open AI models

07:50 The known risks of AI

09:03 Could this happen again?

10:00 End

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US President Donald Trump has greeted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a military flyover and 100ft (30m) red carpet to kick off their three-day summit in Washington.

In a rare move, Trump welcomed Xi's entourage at the airport as the US Air Force band marched on the tarmac and US and Chinese flags flew.

Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening in Maryland.

The high-stakes visit - Xi's first trip to Washington since 2015 - is expected to include closed-door meetings, a state dinner, and plenty to discuss, from AI, to the Iran war and Taiwan, and an extended trade truce.

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