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[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![President Trump and President Xi sitting on chairs in a room filled with ornamnetal Chinese furnitiure](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/fc97/live/44d90680-5077-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.jpg.webp)](/news/articles/ce8p61v7l68o)



[## Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan



Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, "I don't talk about that".



3 hrs agoWorld](/news/articles/ce8p61v7l68o)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026 in Beijing, China.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/9975/live/7807af40-503e-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg.webp)



## Xi takes Trump on tour of Communist Party's seat of power in Beijing



Trump and Xi toured Zhongnanhai, the heavily guarded compound where China's top leaders live and work.



7 hrs agoAsia](/news/articles/crrpj0ejxp8o)



[## India's Adanis agree to pay $18m to settle civil fraud case in the US



The US securities regulator had accused the Adanis of paying bribes and misleading investors, which they denied.



10 hrs agoAsia](/news/articles/c4g82p5ygp8o)



[## Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case



Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.



1 hr agoAustralia](/news/articles/cdjpzgppr7mo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour the garden of the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in May 2026](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/f0ee/live/9a4e0250-5077-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.jpg.webp)



## Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals confirmed



There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.



2 hrs agoBusiness](/news/articles/clypj01189lo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Image of a 12 year old girl](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/7997/live/fb6da600-5057-11f1-82d0-dba52fc3f32a.jpg.webp)



## Prisoner swap goes ahead as Kyiv mourns 24 killed in Russian strike on flats



Among the victims in Kyiv was 12-year-old Lyubava Yakovleva, whose father was killed during the war.



4 hrs agoEurope](/news/articles/c5y049w8nqwo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![An AI generated image of a male influencer made to look like a young girl with short hair, wearing glasses with stars in the lens](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/764e/live/62f61850-505a-11f1-a466-d530a9b261a6.jpg.webp)



## AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France



The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.



2 hrs agoEurope](/news/articles/c1m2xg7x0m3o)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Two women and a man on the right - a composite image of three of the victims of a diving tragedy in Italy](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ec8a/live/e46b9940-503d-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg.webp)



## Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives



Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.



46 mins agoWorld](/news/articles/c62e0p7rd2ro)



[## Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts](/news/articles/c9weyz8nk4ro)



[## Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group](/news/articles/cq5p306l7weo)



[## New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue](/news/articles/c9wedpk155jo)



[LIVE



## UK PM under pressure as rivals appear poised to challenge leadership](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy21gpr1kzt)



[## New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo](/news/articles/cze2wpk7y76o)



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[## Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays



Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.



17 hrs agoWorld](/news/articles/c775v7dlndyo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![A composite graphic shows a hand holding a phone with an AI-generated image of a man in traditional Islamic clothing, including a red-and-white headdress, addressing the UK Parliament, with several others in similar clothing sitting on the green benches. The video has a caption saying "UK Sharia Law".](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/c664/live/adc17350-4f8f-11f1-9ab5-d7f2c647b333.png.webp)



## Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds



"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.



12 hrs agoTechnology](/news/articles/ckgpyn30dp3o)



[## Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial



As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.



12 hrs agoTechnology](/news/articles/cg7pj8p5mv4o)



[## Why is the UK prime minister facing calls to quit?



Calls are growing among his MPs for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to be replaced as leader.



10 hrs agoPolitics](/news/articles/cx215lz4pezo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![King Charles III during an audience with Maori queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, at Buckingham Palace, London.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/531d/live/d261af90-5002-11f1-8df4-df03c64273d2.jpg.webp)



## New Zealand's Māori Queen meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace



The meeting with the British monarch was Te Arikinui's first since she became Maori Queen in 2024.



14 hrs agoWorld](/news/articles/ckgp2vpp70yo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Split screen image - Laura Bicker (l) and Presidents Xi and Trump (r)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/910c/live/f8f0a900-5060-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.jpg.webp)



## Watch: What did we learn from Trump's visit to China?



President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.



3 hrs agoWorld](/news/videos/cn8p36jzd7yo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![A man with curly dark hair glasses and a beard ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b504/live/47d6ebc0-504c-11f1-a712-bdb9a88fa140.jpg.webp)



## Why is Ireland not taking part in this year's Eurovision?



Ireland's boycott is the latest in a series of moves that has seen the country at odds with Israel over its war in Gaza.



5 hrs agoWorld](/news/articles/c0e2g5y9wyeo)



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## Most watched



[1



## Watch: What did we learn from Trump's visit to China?](/news/videos/cn8p36jzd7yo)



[2



## Watch: US Air Force rescues 11 people after plane crashes off Florida coast](/news/videos/cdep38gn144o)



[3



## Watch: What was argued at the Musk-Altman trial?](/news/videos/cp8pj6rplygo)



[4



## Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown](/news/videos/c1m2p42v847o)



[5



## Colbert discusses his show’s end with late-night peers](/news/videos/c5y7ezz6q51o)



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## Also in news



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Daniel Craig sits in a car covered in gunshot impacts as he plays James Bond in the 2020 film No Time to Die](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b62d/live/f2f28fd0-504e-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg.webp)](/news/articles/cn5pq7d9p39o)



[## Search for new James Bond officially kicks off as auditions begin



Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson are among the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig.



7 hrs agoCulture](/news/articles/cn5pq7d9p39o)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Composite image of Victoria and David Beckham, and Liam and Noel Gallagher](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3f88/live/c92a9790-5055-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg.webp)



## Beckhams become billionaires as Oasis make UK rich list for first time



The list is based off the paper's estimates of the minimum wealth of Britain’s 350 richest people or families.



2 hrs agoBusiness](/news/articles/ce8p4ywypx8o)



[## India's Adanis agree to pay $18m to settle civil fraud case in the US



The US securities regulator had accused the Adanis of paying bribes and misleading investors, which they denied.



10 hrs agoAsia](/news/articles/c4g82p5ygp8o)



[## British royal finances face a cut. But will much really change?



The monarchy faces an unusual cut in public funding and at the same an increase in demands for more financial transparency.



18 hrs agoBBC InDepth](/news/articles/c4g0e92dp6ko)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![A middle aged woman with long curly grey hair wearing a colourful scarf](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ce99/live/f5beb9e0-5027-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg.webp)



## Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case



Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.



1 hr agoAustralia](/news/articles/cdjpzgppr7mo)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Four uniformed French police stand in front of a row of cars, with a police tape in the foreground, near the scene of the shooting of three boys in the city of Nantes.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/f776/live/20ae1a50-5051-11f1-a5f3-5f5ecc46603b.jpg.webp)



## Boy, 15, shot dead in France as prosecutors blame drug war



Prosecutors in Nantes say the shooting was drug-related, but the victim's aunt says he was not involved.



4 hrs agoEurope](/news/articles/cj9pze942j8o)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, wears a Unite the Kingdom beanie at a protest ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b733/live/ea4459b0-505b-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.jpg.webp)



## Eleven 'far-right agitators' banned from UK ahead of rally, government says



Saturday's rally has been organised by anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson.



57 mins agoPolitics](/news/articles/c8r8vgnn655o)



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## Most read



[1



## Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals confirmed](/news/articles/clypj01189lo)



[2



## Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan](/news/articles/ce8p61v7l68o)



[3



## Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives](/news/articles/c62e0p7rd2ro)



[4



## New Zealand's Māori Queen meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace](/news/articles/ckgp2vpp70yo)



[5



## Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group](/news/articles/cq5p306l7weo)



[6



## A decade on, Trump returns to a stronger and more assertive China](/news/articles/cm2py6l78dxo)



[7



## Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays](/news/articles/c775v7dlndyo)



[8



## Beckhams become billionaires as Oasis make rich list for first time](/news/articles/ce8p4ywypx8o)



[9



## US hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened](/news/articles/cn0p2532xn4o)



[10



## Trade, Iran and Taiwan on the agenda as Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi](/news/articles/c1w28qw1e0xo)



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## Sport



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Hideki Matsuyama](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/5403/live/39c514a0-507c-11f1-b637-39d6d94b351f.jpg.webp)](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/live/cp3pk4xyy5zt)



[LIVE



## US PGA Championship round two - Matsuyama among leaders, Scheffler toiling



Follow live text commentary, score updates and stats from day two at the 2026 US PGA Championship at Aronimink, Pennsylvania.](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/live/cp3pk4xyy5zt)



[![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260506-094152-fab693f842-web-3.4.0-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/54b9/live/5e3e38c0-505e-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.jpg.webp)



## Carrick in talks over two-year Man Utd contract



Manchester United are in negotiations with Michael Carrick over a two-year deal to become head coach on a permanent basis.



3 hrs agoMan Utd](/sport/football/articles/cwy29w01qp7o)



[## 'Out of shape' Lukaku in Belgium World Cup squad



Romelu Lukaku has been named in Belgium's World Cup squad, despite manager Rudi Garcia saying he is "out of shape".



3 hrs agoFootball](/sport/football/articles/cpwp17pxvxdo)



[## Raducanu reunited full-time with coach from US Open win



Emma Raducanu reunites with coach Andrew Richardson, who helped her to the US Open title as a teenage qualifier in 2021, on a full-time basis.



5 hrs agoTennis](/sport/tennis/articles/cvgzrn38jr4o)



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## Middlesbrough want Southampton kicked out of play-offs over Spygate



Middlesbrough demand Southampton's expulsion from the Championship play-offs over spying allegations.



29 mins agoFootball](/sport/football/articles/cwy2dg2w168o)



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## Referee Beaton under police surveillance, says SFA



The SFA say referee John Beaton and his family were put "under police surveillance" in the wake of recent penalty controversy.



1 hr agoScottish Prem](/sport/football/articles/c87qye8yjg2o)



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## I'm a passionate lad and I love it at Everton - Pickford



Jordan Pickford speaks to Wayne Rooney about Everton, England at the World Cup and becoming number one.



45 mins agoFootball](/sport/football/articles/cgepr05d34qo)



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