and political ties between the two countries following talks between the two in moscow. at a news conference in the last hour and a half, the pair announced increasing economic partnerships, and said they would deepen co operation between their armed forces. president putin praised china s plan to end the war in ukraine, saying the proposals could form the basis for a peace settlement. however there were no further details of the plans, and they are unlikely to be acceptable to the ukraine government. the russian leader said moscow would help chinese businesses replace western firms that had abandoned operations in russia due to sanctions. president xi, meanwhile, described their discussions as friendly, frank, and fruitful. it s the chinese leader s second day in moscow our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley sent this report earlier. it s a visit being watched around the world for what its global consequences could be. according to the chinese president, his meet
there will have been many who doubted arsenal s ability to keep up their premier league title challenge this long. but a third of the way through the season a result that might provide more evidence they re genuine contenders. they ve beaten chelsea at stamford bridge by a goal to nil to go three points clear at the top of the table once again. jane dougal reports. up up against his old club for the first time, after a war of words with chelsea striker aubameyang send a message to his old arsenal manager? he didn t take long to antagonize argenta. but in a cagey first half the chances wind arsenals way. a beautiful ball. inches away. it took them another 30 minutes but arsenal did score. a corner evading gabrielle making sure it went in. not chelsea s day then or all 0bama gangs who had been taken off and had to watch as his team went behind. 0ld bundled rivalries run deep and a touchy match turned into a bad tempered one. chelsea fighting to avoid four premier league matches
the us midterm elections are just days away incumbentjoe biden, his ally barack obama and donald trump all take their campaigning to pennsylvania thousands gather in seoul to remember the halloween crush victims many are demanding the president resign. now, on bbc news. it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup and the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales the all blacks with a comprehensive win, in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league. as manchester city snatch a win, to go t
it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. a record breaking crowd at the emirates as arsenal hammer north london rivals tottenham in the womens super league. india beat england women. a clean sweep in the one day series. tears ofjoy for british cyclist zoe backstedt who s on top of the world after retaining a title down under. and canjoejoyce stay undefeated the british boxer takes onjoseph parker, in a heavyweight clash in manchester this evening. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. and an historic day for women s football. with a record attendance at the emirates, for the north london derby between arsenal and tottenham in the women s super league. the home side in total control as they continue their emphatic start to the season. jane dougall reports. always an electric atmosphere in a north london derby and this one is magnified by the 10,000 strong crowd. a new record in the women s super league. and not long before they w