Thursday 14 May 2026

BBC World News

BBC News - World
  1. The US president says his first request to Xi would be to "open up" China, while Beijing is expected to press Trump on the status of Taiwan.
  2. China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.
  3. The court has ordered a new trial over the June 2021 killings of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
  4. Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.
  5. Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.

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