World Today

①Israeli opposition leaders agree to form unity government, paving the way for Netanyahu's exit.

②U.S. sets and suspends tariffs on six countries over digital taxes.

③Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison play down differences on China during talks in Queenstown.

①Xi Jinping stresses improving China's international communication capacity.

②US warns Middle East nations to stay away from Russia and China.

③Russia tells US to expect "uncomfortable" signals ahead of summit.

④China's Sinovac vaccine gets emergency use approval from WHO.

①China sets up high-powered leading group on carbon neutrality.

②100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, we look at its damage and how it is still affecting Black communities across the U.S. today.

③WHO chief pushes for pandemic treaty in closing address at the World Health Assembly.

④China to support couple having third child. We discuss what’s behind this policy shift.

①Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with counterparts from four European countries over the weekend.

②More than 200 bodies of children were found at a former indigenous school in Canada.

③Report says Denmark helped the U.S. spy on Merkel and European allies.

④Russia releases $500m loan for Belarus ahead of EU and U.S. sanctions.

Last month, President Biden announced a complete withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11th – the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Violence has soared in the country following the announcement. Can Afghanistan handle the security challenges it faces by itself? How can the West hope to fight terrorism there after leaving? And by saying, "It's time to end the forever war", is the U.S. sincerely re-evaluating its interventionist foreign policy?

① US coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs says 'era of engagement' with China has come to an end.

② China denounces “political hype” on origin tracing of COVID19.

③ Thousands died needlessly after 'tragic errors' of UK's COVID19 response.

④ Integrity of BBC under fire after scathing report on Princess Diana interview.

① Wang Yi says China is a “trustworthy partner” and calls for closer ties with E.U.

② Why is the U.S. again calling for investigations into the origins of COVID-19?

③ Biden and Putin summit to take place in Geneva next month.

④ Study shows that there is no sign of decline in police killings in U.S. after George Floyd murder.

① EU cuts air links with Belarus following Ryanair flight diversion incident.

② Beijing says one-China principle is consensus of international community.

③ Memorial rally held to mark one year since death of George Floyd.

④ US issues Japan travel warning weeks before Olympics.

① China to provide $3b to help developing countries fight COVID-19.

② Standards of living in Tibet improved significantly over the past 70 years.

③ China mourns its beloved scientist Yuan Longping who saved millions from hunger.

④ Deadly fungus affects thousands of Covid-19 patients in India.

Will the ceasefire between Israel-Hamas put an end to the conflict? And what to expect next? Host Ge Anna is joined by Dr. Scott Lucas, Prof. of American Studies and International Politics at the University of Birmingham;Dr. He Wenping, Senior Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Dr. Wang Jin, Associate Prof. at Northwest University.