the us and china agreed to slow the production of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. and they agreed to dialogue on artificial intelligence, people to people exchanges, and to boost flights between the nations. but the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory while the us maintains unofficial relations with the democratically self governed island. here s what president biden had to say about the us relationship with china at the apec summit on thursday. let me be clear. we are de risking and diversifying our relationship, not decoupling. we will be firm, standing up for our values and our interests, and i was very straightforward, as he was with me yesterday, and at the same time, with critical global issues such as climate, aia, narcotics, it makes sense to work together and we have committed to
as is so often the case, virat kohli made the headlines. he scored 117 a record 50th one day century, overtaking sachin tendulkar in the process. he was well supported, though. shreyas iyer added 105 and subman gill scored 80, as india posted a huge 397 4 from their 50 overs the highest score in a men s world cup knockout game. for a while new zealand looked in contention to chase it down, thanks to daryl mitchell s century, but wickets fell around him and eventually scoreboard pressure took its toll, with the black caps bowled out for 327. mohammed shami taking a remarkable 7 57. well, india will face either south africa or australia, who play on thursday. it s already been a world cup winning year for south africa after success in rugby union and captain temba bavuma admits he and his teammates have been inspired by what the springboks achieved. this i think to a large degree we look at them in all, the springboks, and how they have gone about their back to back wins wi
and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon. hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning in continuing in the run up to the general election on the fourth ofjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election. and in the coming hoursjohn swinney, leader of the scottish national party will formally launch the party s campaign. he s hoping to gain ground from conservatives in north east scotland. with me is our political correspondent ione wells. what do we need to look out for? from labour that is the pledge from keir starmer to cut net mig
welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. the leader of the scottish national party, john swinney, has launched his party s campaign ahead of the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally in glasgow, mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accused labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. look, there are some people telling me to forget about independence at this election. but you know what? after looking at sir keir starmer s serial u turns in the pursuit of power, i think people are crying out for political leadership that sticks to its principles. applause ..for leaders who argue for what they believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity
centre of power, whereas the treasury, foreign policy and national security are overrepresented. just going back to the first sentence, you say you don t remember anyone working in the centre or who was part of those conversations who had a detailed understanding of the way the nhs operated. given all we have heard about the importance of the nhs and notjust in terms of caring for people, but the detail, whether it was going to be overwhelmed or not, thatis was going to be overwhelmed or not, that is very striking statement. yes. it was an observation at the time yes. it was an observation at the time and yes. it was an observation at the time and is yes. it was an observation at the time and is striking in retrospect as welt time and is striking in retrospect as welt i time and is striking in retrospect as well. i think it probably goes to what as well. i think it probably goes to what needs to be different in it should what needs to be different in it should no