The World Tonight

President Xi calls for AI cooperation with United States

China's President has told Donald Trump that their countries have a responsibility to ensure that AI remains under human control. President Xi was speaking during talks at the White House on the first full day of his state visit. We hear from a former US government adviser on artificial intelligence…

24 Sep 6PM 41 min

Blood tests in Lancashire reveal cancer-causing chemicals

Blood tests have revealed that people living near a factory in Lancashire have higher levels of a so-called "forever chemical" that was once used at the site. PFOA was previously used in the manufacture of non-stick saucepans at the plant in Thornton-Cleveleys. We hear from a resident who received blood…

23 Sep 5PM 39 min

Andy Burnham meets President Trump

The prime minister meets the US president for the first time in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. We speak live to our political editor, who has been in the room asking questions. Also on the programme: Billionaire businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at three…

22 Sep 6PM 40 min

News outlets blocked from White House sue Trump

CNN, Politico and MS NOW are taking legal action against the Trump administration after their journalists' credentials were revoked. We hear from one journalist, once described as Mr Trump's antagonist-in-chief, who has personal experience of being shut out of the White House. The head of an independent review into young…

21 Sep 5PM 39 min

French President warns of escalating Russian hybrid attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified. In a news conference at the Elysee Palace, Macron said he had ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites in the face of this threat. We…

18 Sep 6PM 38 min

King Charles warns of 'existential danger' from AI in wrong hands

King Charles has warned AI executives of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands at a summit he convened Dumfries House. Amid calls for a slow-down in development, we ask whether Chinese AI companies would agree to cooperate on restrictions, as the chair of Huawei…

17 Sep 6PM 39 min

Trump denounces Fed's decision to raise interest rate

US President Trump has lashed out at a decision by new chair of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh to raise interest rates for the first time in three years. Warsh said he was taking the decision to combat inflation, as fuel prices spike around the world. We get reaction and…

16 Sep 6PM 37 min

Britain reportedly considers military assistance for Saudi Arabia

There are reports that Britain is considering sending military support to Saudi Arabia after advances by the Iran-aligned Houthi group further disrupted Saudi oil supplies. We get the view from Riyadh and ask a member of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee what the UK can actually do to…

15 Sep 6PM 39 min

‘Litany of failures’ in case of patient killed on NHS mental health ward

An inquest has heard that staff falsified records, slept and were on their phones on the night that Hugo Flint-Cahan was killed by another patient. Hugo’s brother, who is an NHS doctor, said there had been a “litany of failures” and blamed “incompetence and dishonesty” on the part of staff…

14 Sep 5PM 38 min

Parliament votes against a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying

MPs voted 286 to 270 against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. We speak to supporters and opponents of attempts to change the law and ask if there's a different way to address the end of life debate. Also in the programme: As the United States marks…

11 Sep 6PM 38 min