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• Trump hints tariffs on China may drop as talks set to begin

  The meeting is the strongest sign yet that the world's two biggest economies are ready to deescalate their trade war.

• Behind the smiles: Three things to watch as Xi meets Putin

  The BBC’s Laura Bicker explains what to look out for during the Chinese leader's state visit to Russia.

• Hong Kong pro-China informer: 'Why I've reported dozens of people to police'

  Ex-banker Innes Tang has established a hotline for reporting behaviours deemed disloyal to Beijing.

• India reports strikes on military bases, Pakistan denies any role

  India has accused Pakistan of attacking three military bases, a claim which has been denied by Islamabad.

• Sotheby's halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat

  The jewels are described as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era.

• Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

  Cassius Turvey was chased through bush and beaten with a metal pole, in a case which sparked national outrage.

• Australia Greens leader loses seat, cites 'Trump effect'

  Adam Bandt was ousted by a "riptide" of swing votes, which he blamed on the so-called Trump effect.

• Watch: US and China are ready to talk tariffs - who will blink first?

  The BBC's journalists in Washington DC and Singapore analyse US and China's moves ahead of the negotiation.

• Militant group chief says relatives killed in India strike

  The Pakistan-based leader of a militant group has said 10 of his relatives have been killed in a missile strike by India.

• Western Australia to join nation's top tier rugby competition

  The state government will invest A$65m to set up and support the new club over the next seven years.

• India to stop water flowing across international borders, Modi says

  In Delhi's latest move against Pakistan, the PM says his country's water will now be "conserved for India's benefit".

• UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks

  The deal will improve access for UK whisky and cars to the Indian market, and cut taxes on India's clothing and footwear exports.

• Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he's voting in the conclave

  "Not even in my wildest imagination did I think this would happen," Cardinal David tells the BBC.

• How Peter Dutton's heartland lost him Australia's election

  It was the opposition leader's home state that delivered Labor its win, with the red wave taking out his own seat.

• 'It felt like the sky turned red', says witness to India strike in Pakistan

  The BBC visits the site of an Indian strike on a complex in the Pakistani city of Muridke.