that has just wrapped up with russian president vladimir putin calling his meeting with chinese president xi jingping successful. today, the two leaders signing a joint declaration deepening their partnership. and the summit obviously comes at a critical time for the war in ukraine. there are strong indications now that russia and china are moving closer both economically and militarily. xi is framing himself as a possible peace broker and they say it could be the basis for ending the war. but the u.s. and western allies remain deeply sceptical. there are signs that russia has requested lethal aid from china but added they don t see evidence that weapons are being delivered. we have team coverage on this. ivan watson is in ukraine. but let s begin with will ripley in taiwan. what more do we know about the talks in moscow today? well, you know, there was a line from vladimir putin as they were signing these documents deepening their partnership that really summed up the re
expenses for employees seeking out of state abortions. protests have been held outside the supreme court in washington and in other cities. they re an extraordinary sight in our countryside often to be seen gliding gracefully overhead. now, british bred red kites are being flown abroad to spain, where their numbers are dwindling. red kite chicks will swap the forests of central england for southwestern spain, where it s hoped they ll breed and boost the population. here in the uk, red kites have had a remarkable change in fortunes since they were almost wiped out three decades ago. our environment correspondent, helen briggs, reports. soaring high in the sky above the countryside, living proof of a conservation success story. three decades ago, red kites were rescued from the brink of extinction by reintroducing wild birds from sweden and spain. doctorian evans was one of the pioneers. it all went out of expectation, it was such a huge success which was amazing. obviously t
With its fingernails if necessary. Mr netanyahus comments come after President Joe Biden confirmed the us had paused a delivery of bombs which could be used in an assault on rafah. But the idf claims they had enough weaponry to finish the rafah mission. There have been mixed reactions to mr biden s decision from lawmakers in the us. Earlier i spoke to our state department correspondent, tom bateman. You have spoken to members of congress all day, what sort of support or criticism is there for the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel . One of the first things that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moment, the levels of energy and the response to this, the way people are feeling about this on both sides is extremely strong. That is because this is the first time in a generation we have had this level of public pressure applied by the white house onto the israelis, trying to change their tactics, and specifically usi
It was condemned by the west as glaringly unfair and undemocratic. Washington and the European Union are boycotting the Kremlin Ceremony, although france and some other eu states have sent an envoy despite a plea not to do so by ukraine. With me is andrei 0stalski, the former editor of bbc russian. Take us through what we are looking at. , ,. , ~ at. This is the first time that mr putin is swearing at. This is the first time that mr putin is swearing his at. This is the first time that mr putin is swearing his allegiance| at. This is the first time that mr. Putin is swearing his allegiance to the constitution and the people of russia. It sounds and looks, i think, quite different in essence to the previous occasions. Although again we see all this glamour, this grandeur, the gold, the soldier and incredibly beautiful uniforms with the high hats, it all looks like putin puts my personal triumph. But this is the first time the president has been elected, if we can call it that, during a
welcome to all view as joining us in the united states and all around the world. but max foster just ahead, us president joe biden slams donald trump is a convicted criminal as tensions ramp up ahead of the highly anticipated presidential debate, millions across the us are suffering under record heat. so only gonna get worse throughout the week of vladimir putin is making a landmark trip to north korea, deepening ties with kim jong-un live from london this is cnn newsroom with max foster we are now just nine days away from the first presidential debate of the 2024 us election season. and tensions are already ramping up ahead of that showdown between president joe biden and former president donald trump on monday, the biden campaign debuted a new ad that will air in battleground states austin trump as a felon who only cares about himself and the courtroom, we see donald trump for who he is. he s been convicted of 34 felonies found liable for sexual assault and he committed