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US President Donald Trump has said that he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping approved a deal on the future of TikTok’s US operations during a phone call on Friday, although there was no confirmation from Beijing.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the call was “productive” and he “appreciated” Xi’s approval of the deal, which would reportedly see TikTok’s US business sold to a group of US investors.

China’s official state news agency Xinhua left the outcome of their discussion less clear, with Xi quoted as saying that Beijing “welcomes negotiations over TikTok”.

TikTok, which is run by Chinese firm ByteDance, was previously told it had to sell its US operations or risk being shut down.

Trump, however, delayed implementing the ban four times since it was first announced in January, and earlier this week extended the deadline again to December.

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Scientists discover why Kent meningitis strain was so severe | BBC News

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Scientists say they have discovered why the bacteria responsible for the UK’s worst outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year proved so dangerous.

More than 20 young people, mostly students, were infected in the March outbreak, linked to a Canterbury nightclub. All needed hospital treatment, while nine ended up in intensive care and two died.

Experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the University of Oxford, who have looked at the DNA of the bacterium, say it picked up some genetic material from other bugs found naturally in the throats of some people.

This exchange created a new strain or variant that then spread between clubbers and caused severe illness.

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Top US and Chinese officials have discussed creating a new “notification mechanism” for AI incidents that could affect national …

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Is Europe entering a new era of threat from Russia? | BBC Newscast

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Today, we take a look at what’s happening in Europe as Germany’s Friedrich Merz faces pressure after a local election defeat. Also in the region, there has been a wave of warnings about the new threats posed by Russia.

France’s Emmanuel Macron, Poland’s Donald Tusk and senior intelligence staff from across Europe have both spoken out about the hybrid Russian warfare facing the west, including sabotage and threats to cyber-security. Adam speaks to BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler.

And, the head of an independent review into mental health, ADHD and autism has told the BBC accusations that the young are a snowflake generation are wrong. In an interview with BBC health reporter Cath Burns, Professor Peter Fonagy said there had been a real rise in mental distress among children and young people. Adam speaks to Cath about her interview.

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00:00 – Why have the German elections been a ‘disaster’ for Merz?
08:05 – Is Europe on high alert for a Russian escalation?
16:58 – What does this mean for Europe?
18:52 – A new review into mental health is due soon
25:49 – Is Gen Z a ‘snowflake generation?’

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Inside the Polish festival where 19-year-olds take over their town | BBC News

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Filled with fireworks and flare guns – Jastarnicka Sobótka is part folklore festival, part rite of passage, and the town’s 19-year-olds take centre stage. Their costumes reflect local maritime and piracy folklore, and the climax of the night is a unique fire lighting ceremony.

The Travel Show’s Reece Parkinson has been travelling across Poland’s Baltic Coast to see if it could become Europe’s new alternative to a summer in the resorts of the Mediterranean.

You can watch ‘Poland: Europe’s Next Riviera?’ on the BBC News Channel and on BBC iPlayer.

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