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Audio Articles now available! Download the Reuters App. Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Hello. China's President Xi Jinping showcases his diplomatic clout in what some Western analysts have dubbed an 'Axis of Upheaval.' The Afghan earthquake toll crosses 1,100, while more than 1,000 have been killed as a landslide wipes out a Sudanese village.  Plus, thousands protest in Chicago against Trump's federal troop threats. Today's Top News   Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting in Beijing. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool A milestone meeting in China China's President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts together for the first time, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe's worst war in 80 years. Xi will host his country's largest-ever military parade tomorrow, as he seeks to recast Beijing as the custodian of a post-US international order at a time of deep geopolitical uncertainty. Greater China Bureau Chief Kevin Krolicki joins the Reuters World News podcast to talk about one of the strongest ever weeks of Xi's presidency.  Kim Jong Un's trip to Beijing offers the reclusive young North Korean leader an unprecedented opportunity to gain implicit support for his banned nuclear weapons and expand his diplomatic circle. In other news The death toll from Afghanistan's worst earthquake in years jumped to over 1,100 with thousands more injured, as difficult terrain hindered rescue efforts in isolated villages of the country's mountainous eastern region. At least 1,000 people were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the mountainous Jebel Marra area in the Darfur region of Sudan, leaving only one survivor, the armed group that controls the area said. Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said, ratcheting up tension around protests that have killed eight since last week. Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to speed up, despite warnings from senior ranks. The Japanese ruling party's secretary general Hiroshi Moriyama, a close aide to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said he intends to resign from his post, potentially affecting the fate of Ishiba who has resisted calls to quit over an election loss. Thousands of protesters packed the streets near downtown Chicago, singing, chanting and waving signs protesting President Donald Trump's threats to flood the city with National Guard troops and federal immigration agents. Business & Markets   Laurent Freixe addresses the Nestle AGM. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo Nestle has fired its CEO Laurent Freixe after just one year in the job after an investigation into an undisclosed "romantic relationship", ousting its second chief in a year and throwing the Swiss food giant into the deepest leadership chaos in decades. Meanwhile, Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami has resigned from the beverage group following a police investigation into his purchase of a supplement that may have breached the country's strict drug laws. Kraft Heinz said it would spin off its grocery unit into an independent public company as the US packaged goods maker aims to revive growth after years of muted sales. Curtailing the US Federal Reserve's independence could backfire and push up borrowing costs rather than lower them while disrupting the entire global financial system, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel told Reuters in an interview. In markets news, gold sailed past $3,500 per ounce to a record high, as a weaker dollar and mounting expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September boosted the precious metal's appeal. Long-dated bond yields in Britain and France hit their highest in over a decade as investors grow increasingly worried about the state of the countries' finances. Vietnam celebrates independence day   Vietnamese troops take part in a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool  Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule with its largest military parade in decades, unprecedented cash handouts and the release of nearly 14,000 prisoners. Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of the capital Hanoi, most of whom were wearing red shirts and holding Vietnamese flags, in a strong show of nationalism in the Communist-run country. Read more And Finally... An exhibition in Italy is expanding traditional ideas about taste by exploring how sound influences the way people experience their food. Hosted at the MUSE science museum in Trento, Food Sound examines how auditory cues – from the crunch of an apple to the sizzle of a pan – affect appetite, perception of flavor and emotional response. Read more Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. 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