welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight with the vexed issue of us china relations, and a key meeting between top american and chinese diplomats in alaska. the us secretary of state is meeting his chinese counterpart for the first time since president biden took office. tensions are high after four years of a trade war between president trump and bejing, and now there s mounting us disapproval of the chinese effort to supress democracy in hong kong. joining us now from anchorage is the bbc s state department correspondent barbara plett usher. barbara, it is a pretty snowy background there. is the us secretary of state hoping for any kind of a thought in us china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? . . , ., ., relations? actually, laura, we were told not to relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make too
18 people presumed to have been migrants have been killed in a forest fire in greece, according to local authorities. their bodies were found in dadia forest near the turkish border. work is under way to identify the corpses which were found in two groups. a coroner and investigation team are heading to the scene. a popular migrant route runs through the region. wild lion had been raging in the area since saturday. 65 patients were evacuated from a hospital nearby. wildfires have been raging in the area since saturday. emergency workers are tackling several other fires in greece. workers are tackling several otherfires in greece. high winds and temperatures are making the situation much more dangerous. orla guerin reports. it is an inferno and it s leaving little in its wake. firemen have been battling the flames night and day, but the wildfires are spreading.
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have been killed in a forest fire. their charred bodies were found in dadia forest near the turkish border. work is underway to identify the corpses which were found in two groups and a coroner and investigation team are heading to the scene. a popular migrant route runs through the region. wildfires have been raging there since saturday. overnight, 65 patients were evacuated from a hospital in nearby alexandroupolis. the burned body of a man, believed to be a migrant, was found in a rural area near the town on monday. emergency workers are tackling several other fires in greece. they re warning that high winds and temperatures are creating an extreme risk. earlier, we got this update from athens. , ~ , earlier, we got this update from athens. , ~ , ., ., athens. greek firefighters have had a difficult summer athens. greek firefighters have had a difficult summer and athens. greek firefighters have had a difficult summer and it s - athens. greek firefighters have had a difficult
extremely selfish and irresponsible. china is seriously concerned with japan s and the neck decision and firmly oppose such practice. solemn representations have been made to japan. 18 people presumed to have been migrants have been killed in a forest fire in greece, according to local authorities. their bodies were found in dadia forest near the turkish border. work is underway to identify the corpses which were found in two groups. a coroner and investigation team are heading to the scene. a popular migrant route runs through the region. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. it is an inferno and it s leaving little in its wake. firemen have been battling the flames night and day, but the wildfires are spreading. they ve come bearing down on avantas, a village where local people are counting their losses.