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    Trump welcomes Xi to the White House

    2026/09/24 | 8 mins.
    Xi Jinping has arrived at the White House to hold talks with Donald Trump, as the world's two biggest economies agree to extend their trade truce by two months
    China's stock markets have had their worst trading day in a month, with investors frustrated at the news.
    Elsewhere, Cambodia's Prime Minister has insisted the country will no longer be a haven for scam centres as a summit takes place there to tackle the issue.
    It's estimated millions of workers around the world may have found themselves incarcerated, beaten or even electrocuted, before being forced to scam victims online.
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    Presidents Trump and Xi prepare to talk trade, tariffs and tech

    2026/09/23 | 26 mins.
    China's Xi Jinping visits Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
    Also, how Cambodia is fighting financial scams.
    And why McDonalds is betting big on chicken.
    (Picture: U.S. President Trump Meets With China's President Xi At Zhongnanhai. Credit: Getty Images)
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    President Xi goes to Washington

    2026/09/23 | 8 mins.
    President Trump will welcome China's leader to the US capital ahead of talks ranging from tariffs to energy costs to the future of AI.
    The trip is Xi's first state visit to the US in just under a decade and his third meeting with Trump since the US president began his second term in office.
    Meanwhile, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that advanced economies need to reduce borrowing because of the spiralling cost of it.
    Kristalina Georgieva said that global economic shocks had pushed up debt levels, but not enough had been done to contain the rising interest costs.
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    UN General Assembly: will diplomacy talks help the global oil market?

    2026/09/22 | 26 mins.
    We're assessing where a busy day of diplomacy at the UN General Assembly has left the global oil market. Face-to-face talks have begun between the US and Iran. But President Trump also concedes that a peace deal is unlikely before November. Can the stretched global oil supply survive that long?
    Also with Ed Butley, why are Xboxes on the wane, and why do women screenwriters write better movies?
    (Picture: 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City. Credit:Reuters)
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    Could a shortage of tankers keep oil prices high?

    2026/09/22 | 8 mins.
    The prices companies are paying for shipping the fuel have risen 12 fold in the last few months.
    In that time Brent Crude oil has fallen below 100 dollars a barrel, relieving some pressure that the rising prices have put on inflation around the world.
    But there are concerns that the shortage in tankers could reverse those falls.
    Also, Volkswagen's top executive in China says the country's domestic car market is going to decline by 20 per cent this year, and the impact will be the same as the COVID pandemic.
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