This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Andrew Peach and at 13 Hours GMT on Friday the 26th of April.

These are our main stories.

The US Secretary of State meets President Xi in Beijing and raises concerns

about Chinese support for Russia. China's the top supplier of machine tools,

microelectronics, nitrocellulose which is critical to make munitions, Russia would struggle

to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China's support.

The US military starts building a floating pier to get aid into Gaza and the first personalized vaccine to

defend against melanoma skin cancer. Also in this podcast you've heard

about blood diamonds now lawyers challenge apple over its alleged use of blood metals

Haitians wake up to a new political reality, but how much hope does it really hold and

Twain turned around because she wanted to and was interested and looks like curiosity and

communication and intelligence go together.

Now talking to Twain, the humpumpback whale, could help us communicate with

aliens from outer space. It was a chance for China and the US to stabilize relations.

With the American Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin having concluded the official part of his visit to China,

it seems things are on a more even keel.

After his meeting with Mr. Blinkin, the Chinese President Xi Jinping

said the two economic superpowers had no choice but to work together.

The two countries should be partners, not rivals.

They should achieve mutual success, not harm each other.

They should see common ground.

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