sharon stone is among the movie stars in cannes on day six of the prestigious french film festival. and a dramatic climax to the english premier league football season as manchester city come from behind to clinch the title. hello and welcome. president biden has told japan s prime minister that the us is fully committed to japan s defence on his first visit to asia since taking office. mr biden was greeted with a military honour guard for the meeting with fumio kishido, which came after he metjapan s emperor naruhito. the two men talked briefly at the palace entrance before going in. mr biden is due to hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china s territorial intentions, in particular, its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives it the wherewithal to invade taiwan, and to hold off the us and its allies if they try to inte
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