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Could the US-Israel war with Iran help China? | Global News Podcast

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As the world watches Iran’s blockade of ships carrying oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz, there are reports that tankers with links to China are being allowed through.

So far Beijing has remained relatively quiet about the US-Israel war with Iran.

China has been buying Iranian oil for years, helping to sustain the Islamic Republic throughout decades of international sanctions.

There are global fears about the economic effects of the war, but could it present an opportunity for Beijing?

President Xi Jinping has already been casting China as a more stable and reliable trading partner than the US following President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

Beijing has confirmed that an upcoming visit by President Trump to China has been postponed for several weeks.

Meanwhile, Washington has bolstered its military presence in the Gulf with assets from the Pacific region, where it has served as a deterrent to possible Chinese aggression against Taiwan.

We ask the BBC’s Beijing correspondent Laura Bicker what China stands to gain from the US-Israel war with Iran.

New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT

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US President Donald Trump says Lebanese and Israeli leaders to hold talks | BBC News

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today, an Israeli minister said.

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US and Iran hold peace talks in highest level meeting since 1979 Islamic revolution | BBC News

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The US Vice-President JD Vance has been holding face to face talks with senior Iranian leaders in Islamabad. It’s the highest level direct talks between the two countries since Iran’s Islamic revolution in. 1979.

There were three rounds of talks mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad, with the hope of agreeing a permanent end to the fighting in the Middle East that began with US and Israel attacking Iran and sparked a wider conflict and the closure of the strait of Hormuz to international shipping.

There are huge obstacles to a lasting peace deal. The strait of Hormuz remains blocked to much shipping, pushing up global prices of oil and gas. In Lebanon Israel continues to attack Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful proxy. More than 200 targets have been attacked there in the past 24 hours, with the death toll over 2,000.

Christian Fraser presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Davies and Lyse Doucet in Islamabad.

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Deadly drone strikes in Sudan’s ‘nightmare’ civil war | Global News Podcast

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The United Nations has said the world is “failing” Sudan, as the country’s civil war stretches into its fourth year. The UN has …

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The legal advisers helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK | BBC Newscast

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Today, an undercover BBC investigation has found evidence of law firms and legal advisors helping migrants pretend to be gay to get asylum.

Migrants were advised to take staged photos at nightclubs, attend LGBT events and to go to GPs pretending to be depressed to obtain medical evidence to support their cases.

Adam and Chris are joined by BBC politics investigation correspondent Billy Kenber, who uncovered the story. In response to our findings, the Home Office said: “Anyone found trying to exploit the system will face the full force of the law, including removal from the UK.”

Plus, Adam also checks in with Faisal, who’s in the US at the IMF’s annual conference. He fills us in on the indirect war of words between Rachel Reeves and her US counterpart, Scott Bessent.

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