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World Service,20 May 2026,49 mins

Putin and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing

Newsday

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The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has welcomed Vladimir Putin to the Great Hall of the People six days after the visit of Donald Trump. Talks are expected to focus on trade, particularly the supply of Russian oil and gas to China. The number of suspected Ebola cases in the eastern DRC has continued to grow, with the WHO warning it could reach 1000 in the coming days. We speak to a resident of Bunia the epicentre of the latest outbreak. And it's taken them twenty-two years but Arsenal have won the Premier League again. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing. Credit: Alexander Kazakov/Reuters).

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