BBC
Trump to host Xi for state dinner as tech bosses and other guests arrive at White House
Big tech bosses, including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, will dine alongside Xi and Trump at the state dinner.
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Overnight coverage stayed in Washington for the Trump-Xi state dinner, with both leaders toasting friendship before tech chiefs including Musk and Altman, and Xi urging the US and China to act together as responsible powers. By morning the tone shifted to assessment, with the BBC and Economist concluding Xi received the red-carpet welcome but secured little on trade, technology and Taiwan.
Attention turned home in the afternoon when the Telegraph, Mirror and Metro broke that Manchester City had been found guilty on 114 of 115 Premier League financial charges, a shock verdict after the long-running case.
Evening bulletins returned abroad, with Zelensky accusing Russia of widening strikes to data centres targeting ordinary life, while Iran was reported to offer Washington a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
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BBC
Trump welcomes Xi for state dinner as tech bosses and other guests arrive at White House
Big tech CEOs, including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, will dine alongside Xi and Trump at the state dinner.
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00:19⇢Xi Lays Down No-War Terms
⌨Editors shift to the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News), with focus on Xi's proposals to avoid military conflict amid competition over AI and trade, and on plans for a state dinner during his three-day visit. The framing stresses a conciliatory tone after Trump's first-term hostility, centering talks on global power, money and AI.
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BBC
Trump welcomes Xi for state dinner at White House alongside major tech bosses
Big tech CEOs, including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, will dine alongside Xi and Trump at the state dinner.
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BBC
Xi and Trump tout friendship between US and China in state dinner speeches
Big tech CEOs, including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, are dining alongside Xi and Trump at the White House.
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04:10⇢Toasts Raised to US-China Friendship
⌨Coverage stays with the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News), now moving from Xi's terms to avoid military conflict to the state dinner. The BBC reports both leaders touted US-China friendship in speeches, noting tech chiefs Musk and Altman attended, while framing remains on competition over AI, trade and global power.
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04:10⇢Toasts Raised to US-China Friendship
⌨Coverage stays with the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News), now moving from Xi's terms to avoid military conflict to the state dinner. The BBC reports both leaders touted US-China friendship in speeches, noting tech chiefs Musk and Altman attended, while framing remains on competition over AI, trade and global power.
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BBC
US and China must act as responsible global powers together, Xi says at White House dinner
Trump hosted Xi at a state dinner alongside major tech CEOs, including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman.
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The Economist
אתר זה משתמש בשירות אבטחה להגנה מפני בוטים זדוניים. דף זה מופיע בזמן שהאתר מוודא שאינך בוט.
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06:49⇢Xi Urges Shared Stewardship at Dinner
⌨Coverage remains on the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News), now centred on the state dinner. The BBC reports Xi used the dinner to call on the US and China to act together as responsible global powers, with Trump hosting alongside tech chiefs Musk and Altman. The Guardian and Channel 4 keep focus on Xi's terms to avoid military conflict amid AI and trade competition.
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06:49⇢Xi Urges Shared Stewardship at Dinner
⌨Coverage remains on the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News), now centred on the state dinner. The BBC reports Xi used the dinner to call on the US and China to act together as responsible global powers, with Trump hosting alongside tech chiefs Musk and Altman. The Guardian and Channel 4 keep focus on Xi's terms to avoid military conflict amid AI and trade competition.
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The lavish state dinner included tech billionaires, red tablecloths, bok choy and festive toasts.
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Trump said he and Xi had "never gotten along better" as he hosted the Chinese president at the lavish White House event.
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New Statesman
To undo Thatcher’s legacy, Burnham must reckon with our country’s social conservatism
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China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.
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Meet the rich, white leftist who used fake tan to pose as Palestinian.
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UK | Danni Scott
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Breitbart UK
Intelligence investigating fire at a Starlink base that is crucial to providing internet coverage to central Europe and Ukraine.
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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12:12⇢Xi's Red Carpet Letdown
⌨Coverage of the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News) shifts from dinner pageantry to results, with the BBC reporting Xi received a red-carpet welcome but secured less than hoped on trade, technology and Taiwan. The Guardian and Channel 4 News keep focus on Xi's terms to avoid military conflict amid AI and trade competition.
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12:12⇢Xi's Red Carpet Letdown
⌨Coverage of the Trump-Xi White House meeting (BBC, Guardian, Channel 4 News) shifts from dinner pageantry to results, with the BBC reporting Xi received a red-carpet welcome but secured less than hoped on trade, technology and Taiwan. The Guardian and Channel 4 News keep focus on Xi's terms to avoid military conflict amid AI and trade competition.
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US Army Reserve headquarters sent an internal message last week asking its commands whether they could hand six types of units over to Southern Command.
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The Guardian
Rajab al-Reefi teaches children to skate to ‘bring some joy’, but finding boards and safe spaces is a daily challenge
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Football | Chris Davie
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Ed Sheeran's concerts at Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium have been canceled this weekend.
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17:55⇢Trump Xi Pageantry Without Payoff
⌨Assessment of the Trump-Xi White House meeting continues (Economist, BBC, Channel 4 News), with the Economist asking what it has and hasn't achieved and the BBC reporting Xi got pageantry but less than hoped on trade, technology and Taiwan. The Mirror and Metro break away to report Man City guilty on nearly all 115 Premier League charges (Mirror, Metro).
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17:55⇢Trump Xi Pageantry Without Payoff
⌨Assessment of the Trump-Xi White House meeting continues (Economist, BBC, Channel 4 News), with the Economist asking what it has and hasn't achieved and the BBC reporting Xi got pageantry but less than hoped on trade, technology and Taiwan. The Mirror and Metro break away to report Man City guilty on nearly all 115 Premier League charges (Mirror, Metro).
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A law establishing voluntary military service came into effect in January, but protest organisers fear compulsory service could follow.
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Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI demands release of jailed former PM
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Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
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China’s President has wrapped up his state visit to the US with tea at the White House, followed by a tour of the National Archives.
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Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
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Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
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Tehran says "necessary conditions" must be met, referring to the Memorandum of Understanding earlier agreed with the US.
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