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What did Trump-Xi meeting achieve?

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for the first time in six years.

The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, says Washington and Beijing could sign a trade agreement as early as next week. The announcement follows a pivotal meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea, which has dramatically reduced trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. We discuss the key takeaways from the meeting with our US reporter.

The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa is becoming clear after the record-setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least 32 people dead. We've been in touch with Cortia in the Jamaican capital Kingston.

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews are rallying in Jerusalem to protest against changes to Israel's legal exemption for religious students from military conscription. Our Middle East expert explains.

Brazilian authorities have released the bodies of more than half of those killed in Tuesday's anti-gang raid in Rio de Janeiro. Our regional expert has the latest.

French police have arrested five more suspects in connection with the heist at the Louvre. We find out what's known about the arrested.

The recording industry giant, Universal Music Group, has struck a licensing deal with an AI music generation startup to launch an AI creation platform. We speak to music journalists.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.

(Photo: US President Trump hold talks with Chinese President Xi in Busan, Korea - 30 Oct 2025. Credit: YONHAP/EPA/Shutterstock)

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