Putin arrives in China to boost anti-West coalition

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Vladimir Putin has made his first official trip outside the Soviet region this year. The Russian president is seeking to bolster anti-west support as his country faces Western sanctions because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The visit comes despite an outstanding warrant for his arrest from the International Criminal Court. We examine the closening economic links between Russia and China with non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Russia-Eurasia Center in Berlin, Alexandra Prokopenko. South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed talk of a financial crisis in the country. He was speaking at a three-day meeting of the ANC's National Executive Committee. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has stopped his side hustle of DJing. We ask HR expert Tracie Sponenberg if there should be a line between someone's professional and personal interests. (Picture: Russia"s President Vladimir Putin, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 17, 2023. Credit: Parker Song/Pool via Reuters)