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LIVE - 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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The world's two most powerful men just met. How did it go? -- The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington. -- World

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Here's why Trump's been so keen on Xi's visit -- President Donald Trump has been talking about Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit for months, the BBC's Sarah Smith looks at why.

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Mark Carney says he has considered possibility of US military action against Canada -- The prime minister described the risk of an action by the country's southern neighbour as remote, but said "it would be irresponsible" not to prepare.

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A military threat from US? Canadians react to Carney's concerns -- The Canadian Prime Minister told The New York Times that Canada has considered the remote possibility of US military action.

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'It has broken us as a family,' mother of poison seller victim tells hearing -- Tanya Whitaker broke down before she spoke of how her son Samuel's death had devastated her family.

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Canada prosecutors drop charges against two in Toronto gold heist -- Amit Jalota and Ali Raza had their charges dismissed while other cases related to the massive 2023 theft continue through the courts.

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Rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran fallout -- Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.

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FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents -- The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.

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Eight US sailors assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln attempted suicide, Navy says -- In a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the crew had adequate mental health support during the long deployment.

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A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi -- The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.

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Watch: What messages did the US and Iran send about the war? -- BBC's Tom Bateman breaks down Masoud Pezeshkian's rare visit to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.

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Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's at stake? -- The BBC's China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.

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'I am frustrated' - Protesters take to the streets after Austin ICE shooting -- Protesters gathered in the Texas capital on Sunday after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man.

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Watch: Trump says ban on some news outlets is 'because they're fake news' -- The US president on Friday announced he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

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Xi visit to Washington all pomp but little progress so far -- The summit so far has focused on "positive vibes", says one analyst, with several pressing issues awaiting discussion.

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Did El Niño turn Hurricane Polo into the most powerful storm of the season? -- The BBC's Courtney Sargent explains how El Niño could have rapidly turned Hurricane Polo into one of the Pacific season's most powerful storms.

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In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles -- With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.

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How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom -- Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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Man who sold toxic chemicals should rot in hell, says mother of woman who killed herself -- Louise Nunn's daughter bought a substance from Canadian Kenneth Law, who was selling toxic chemicals online.

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Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge's order -- CNN and MS NOW said reporters were denied access to covering White House arrivals for a state dinner, despite a judge ruling their passes must be restored.

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Yom Kippur shooting outside Canadian synagogue was 'hate-motivated', officials say -- Const Jeff Smith, who was critically injured in the incident, continued to fend off the attacker after being shot multiple times, police said.

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Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Iowa newspaper and pollster over 2024 race -- Trump had argued the Iowa polling company sought to damage his campaign by publishing an inaccurate poll.

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Judge temporarily overturns Trump's White House media ban -- A court has ordered the US government to reinstate access to the building for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

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Federal judge delays ruling on White House media ban -- During a roughly 45-minute hearing, a lawyer for CNN, Politico and MS NOW disputed Trump administration arguments that the ban was over national security concerns.

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