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Russian government resigns as Putin plans future

President Putin has proposed changes to help him stay in power.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has proposed constitutional changes that could prolong his hold on power. Mr Putin has nominated Mikhail Mishustin, the head of the Federal Tax Service, as the new Prime Minister after the entire government resigned. We'll hear about the reaction in the country.

The US and China are expected to sign a partial trade deal in Washington, after a bitter eighteen month trade war that's hit global growth. Our business correspondent explains what does this mean for both countries.

An annual climate change report says the past decade was the warmest on record. We'll get more details from our environment correspondent.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Russia"s Tax Service chief Mikhail Mishustin. Credit: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Wed 15 Jan 202017:06GMT

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  • Wed 15 Jan 202017:06GMT

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