CIA chief visits Cuba

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CIA director John Ratcliffe has met his Cuban counterpart at the interior ministry in Havana, after the US renewed an offer of $100m of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade. Our newsroom reporter explains. We hear from our correspondent and podcasters in Vienna where the Eurovision Song Contest is taking place this week. President Trump, who's flying back from a summit in Beijing, says he doesn't think there's a risk of conflict between the US and China over Taiwan. We speak to our China correspondent about President Trump's visit, and we hear from Chinese Americans. France is trying to send two orcas who have been languishing in an abandoned zoo to Spain - against the wishes of animal protection activists. Our reporter explains. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: A man drives an electric rickshaw along an avenue as Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early Thursday morning, cutting power across eastern Cuba amid a U.S. fuel blockade, in Havana, Cuba, May 14, 2026. Credit: Norlys Perez/Reuters)