Chinese president to attend first BRICS summit after group expansion

Chinese President Xi Jinping has attended BRICS meetings with leaders from other member countries in Kazan, where he also met Russian President Vladimir Putin(01:04). China’s Shenzhou-19 spacecraft is getting ready to send a new crew to the Tiangong Space Station(12:28). And Israel’s military says it has killed the would-be successor to the slain Hezbollah leader(20:14).

Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the BRICS leaders that are gathering in Russia for the group’s first summit after its expansion(01:04). The Pentagon chief says the THAAD missile defense system is ready in Israel, as the U.S. secretary of state travels to the Middle East again with diplomatic efforts at a ceasefire(12:28). And Hurricane Oscar has killed at least six people in Cuba while causing wide-spread blackouts on the island(23:21).

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Russia and discuss cooperation and development with global leaders at the BRICS summit in Kazan(01:04). A plane full of medical supplies from China has landed in Beirut(14:04). And the Chinese environment minister at COP16 has pledged continued efforts under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework(21:02).

Chinese officials say recent stimulus measures have accumulated to drive further economic expansion. The GDP grew 4.8 percent from January to September(01:03). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have discussed ways to end the conflict in Gaza after the Israeli army confirmed the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar(14:00). And the European Union is divided on support for Ukraine(19:28).

Housing and financial authorities in China are expanding a list of real estate projects eligible for financing, and doubling loans to accelerate the recovery of the property market(01:09). Exhibitions for China’s automation and intelligent manufacturing are a priority for buyers at the Canton Fair(07:18). And the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council have held their first summit and agreed on support for the two-state solution to bring peace to the Middle East(14:09).

Exhibitors have brought more than one million new products to the Canton Fair in Guangzhou(01:00). The United States says troops have arrived in Israel with components of the THAAD missile defense system and more will follow(10:27). And a pair of giant pandas from China has arrived at their new home in Washington(25:04).

The Canton Fair in Guangzhou has attracted 90 percent of the world’s top 250 retailers with nearly 4,600 companies exhibiting for the first time(06:51). South Korea says North Korea has blown up connecting roads between the two sides(11:59). And China' s foreign minister has urged de-escalation during separate phone calls with his counterparts from Israel and Iran(13:32).

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has carried out drills around Taiwan with the Coast Guard patrolling the waters in the region(01:06). Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Pakistan for an SCO meeting and to pay an official visit(09:05). And the United Nations says Israeli tanks have entered its peacekeeping post in Lebanon, as the Israeli military says it was helping evacuate casualties(19:12).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is calling for unity in Asia to pursue shared prosperity(05:40). An Israeli attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon has drawn international condemnation including from China, which called it unacceptable(10:09). And Hurricane Milton has killed at least 14 people in Florida and left millions without power or water(21:53).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has told the China-ASEAN Summit in Laos that negotiations for Version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area have achieved substantial progress(01:04). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have discussed potential Israeli retaliation against Iran, as Tehran warns of a fierce response(09:45). Millions on Florida's central west coast are taking shelter after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key(22:24).