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After a fragmentary headline sequence, presenter Katrina Perry introduced Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day US visit. The report and an unidentified expert discussed the strained US-China relationship, Taiwan, arms, tariffs, rare-earth supplies and competition over AI; much of the exchange was incomplete. The programme then moved to the UN General Assembly. Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez called for dialogue and diplomacy and thanked the Trump administration for a stated readiness to resume unspecified engagement. The bulletin referenced Ukraine-Russia diplomacy, remarks by Volodymyr Zelensky and Iran's response to possible US sanctions. UN human-rights chief Volker Türk then described civilian harm and wider repercussions from conflict, called for accountability under international law, and criticised restrictions by Iranian authorities on peaceful assembly and gender equality. His final comments turned to the continuing war in Ukraine but ended mid-sentence.

[00:00:03–00:01:14] Headlines/ticker: Andy Burnham; Olivia Rodrigo; Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault. [The same text repeats.] [unclear]

[00:01:24] She hopes to build bridges around the world, and a judge weighs up [unclear]. The White House says the move is on national-security grounds.

[00:01:44] Presenter: Hello, I'm Katrina Perry.

[00:01:58] Chinese President Xi Jinping [arrives in] Washington, DC, for a three-day state visit to the US. He was met [unclear]. [It was the first such welcome for a foreign leader] at the air base since 1962. [Trade], Iran and AI [are] top of the agenda. President Xi will be honoured with [unclear].

[00:02:24] Presenter/Reporter: As Xi Jinping's three-day visit to Washington begins, I'm going to ask you to take a look at the [relationship] between the US and China and how it differs now from that of past [administrations]. Marco Rubio is a well-known China hawk, and there are others in President Trump's [administration who believe China] is the greatest strategic threat on the global stage to America. [unclear]

[00:03:35] Presenter/Reporter: This issue of Taiwan: we know President Xi has readied his troops to [unclear]. There is a multibillion-dollar package of weapons which the United States is [providing]. [unclear] President Xi, the last time they met, [unclear], and he sees that as a bargaining chip—to [sell weapons] to Taiwan or agree to delay it for months or years in his talks. So that's something he wants to deliver. [The] US president [unclear] is very unlikely [to say whether] he would send troops or forces to defend Taiwan. [Taiwan is also important] for the crucial manufacture of computer chips there, something Donald Trump, like the rest of the world, [unclear].

[00:04:33] Presenter: [A guest from Georgetown] University Center for Security and Emerging Technology. And I asked him [unclear].

[00:04:43] Guest: The number of things—first and foremost, is this visit going to be about substance, or is it going to be about [pageantry]? [It will be] mostly about pageantry and a little bit of a pro forma visit to try to keep things [unclear]. [This] has been coming for the last six months or so, and [they] want to get that [unclear]. Tariffs [unclear].

[00:05:25] Presenter/Guest: [It is] less clear at this point. And just on that point about the export controls on [unclear], [could this lead] to the trade war that we saw just a few months ago, with those astronomical tariffs? [There is expected] to be some kind of extension. The United States government is a little bit upset. [The supplies that China] said would be flowing to US companies [have not all] actually gotten to US companies over this past period. [There is an issue involving] rare-earth materials. It's unclear whether or not the pause is going to be [extended, or whether this is the Chinese] government acting to forestall the regular flows of rare earths, or [unclear].

[00:06:34] Presenter: [Are there] grounds for any sort of framework agreement? Do you see anything emerging from this trend?

[00:06:44] Guest: [The agreement] announced—or [unclear] announced—on Sunday is a good starting point. There's [unclear] incidents, and then there's a longer-form, longer-term dialogue. [unclear] China [unclear]. The United States has gone out of its way to forestall [China's] own AI development. [A] national notification mechanism [may] be about as much as we can hope for. [unclear] America [and China] are not quite aligned. I wonder if, in six to twelve months, [unclear] the emerging capabilities that a lot of US labs are talking about, but at this point I can't see [unclear]. [AI is] part of its development, its national security, its economy, and so [unclear].

[00:08:33] Presenter: In New York, world leaders continue to address the UN General Assembly, [following an address by] US President Donald Trump yesterday.

[00:09:04] Presenter: [Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez,] said in her address that she hoped to build a new bridge.

Delcy Rodríguez: [Relations must be] rooted in dialogue, negotiations and diplomacy. We wish to [unclear]. [Relations with] the international community—we wish to rebuild them and maintain them. They must be rooted in [unclear]. [We use the] United Nations to thank President Donald Trump and his government for their readiness to resume [unclear]. The last time that two presidents, the president of Venezuela and the United States, [unclear]. [We are] working solemnly to, through dialogue, settle our differences, [unclear] energy, to promote security and to fight together [unclear] and economic [unclear].

[00:10:24] Presenter: [There were discussions about the] peace process between Ukraine and Russia on the sidelines of the summit. More than 50 countries [unclear]. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to the podium, calling the war “ridiculous” [unclear].

[00:10:54] Presenter: [unclear] The Iranian president has responded [to the prospect of] US sanctions. He said Tehran was ready for dialogue but wouldn't accept [unclear]. The Iranian president referenced a deadly attack on a primary school in Minab [unclear].

[00:11:36] Presenter: These meetings at the UN in New York [unclear]. Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, [was asked about] the biggest concerns relating to the Iran war.

Volker Türk: [The impact of] hostilities [and attacks on] civilians is a huge concern, but at the same time [unclear]. We don't really know what is going on and what the future is, so yes, we need urgent [unclear]. It has reverberations everywhere, and it affects in particular [unclear].

[00:12:54] Presenter: Can I ask you a bit about the criticism we heard from President Trump during his address to the [UN, and findings] from the UN Fact-Finding Mission that said there were reasonable grounds to think [unclear]?

Volker Türk: [There can be] no equivalence between what might have been accidental deaths [and unclear]. International law treats everyone [unclear]. There needs to be accountability for it. I myself was very clear about [unclear] earlier this year. There needs to be accountability; there needs to be an [unclear]. That's one thing. At the same time, it is totally unacceptable that the Iranian authorities [prevent people from exercising] fundamental human rights such as peaceful assembly [and] gender equality [unclear].

[00:14:14] Presenter: We know that the war in Ukraine is continuing. President Zelensky [unclear].

Volker Türk: [unclear] escalation of the warfare in Ukraine [unclear]. It will never bend the knee [unclear]. It's actually abuse in the most gruesome manner by the Russian [unclear].