China and Russia relations hailed as 'unprecedented'

The leaders of China and Russia have hailed relations between them during talks in Beijing. President Putin said they'd reached an unprecedented level. President Xi Jinping said their governments should further strengthen coordination on the world stage. We speak to our correspondents for more.

In the UK the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says she wants to "clamp down" on international students claiming asylum when their visas expire. We have a conversation with international students to hear about their lives here in the UK and what they think of this announcement.

And we get the latest on the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to prevent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office in 2023, which he denies.

OS presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China September 2, 2025. Credit: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS)