working meetings between the departments of defence and chinese officials. both sides also agreed to establishing a us china artificial intelligence and anti drug cooperation working group, to address the fentanyl crisis. and the issue of taiwan also came up in the talks. president biden said the us maintains its one china policy, but added that he expects china not to interfere in taiwan s upcoming elections. overall, mr biden hailed the meeting calling the talks some of the most constructive and productive discussions we ve had. in a press conference following the meeting, he spoke of the need for both sides to work together. the united states will continue to compete vigorously with the prc, but we ll manage that competition responsibly so it doesn t veer into conflict, oraccidental conflict, and where it s possible, where our interests are, coincide. we re going to work together like we did on fentanyl. that s what the world expects of us. the rest of all expect, notjus
republicans and right-wing media are raging over trump s verdict, vowing vengeance and lyrical retribution, and another state department official resigns in protest of president biden s gaza policy. stacy gilbert joins us. let s do this. donald trump s guilty verdict on all 34 felony carts of falsifying business records comes five months and four days before the most divisive presidential election of our time, and as a jampacked calendar in the final stretch to november. starting with the debate between trump and biden, set for this month, june 27th. two weeks after that on july 11, trump will be back in court for sentencing in his hush money case, trump s charge of falsifying business records, a felony, is punishable by up to four years in prison but legal expert say there s no guarantee that he will get present time, given that this is his first criminal conviction. and for a nonviolent crime. the republican national convention will convene in milwaukee to formally don
And the new man at vogue, Edward Enninful takes over at the premierfashion magazine. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Five. British gas has defended its decision to raise Electricity Prices by 12. 5 for more than Three Million customers next month. Centrica, which owns british gas, said it was facing increased costs from government policies, such as installing smart meters, and for transmission and distribution. It said that as a result, its selling electricity at a loss. But the government has expressed concern, insisting that its policies dont explain the increase. Our Business Correspondent theo leggett reports. British gas likes to say its putting its customers in control. Were bringing the nation smarter connected homes. But even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariff will see their bills going up. After the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, thats electricity and gas provided by british gas, will be going