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The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX has sent shock waves through the cryptocurrency sector, with prices falling across the board. The Bahamas authorities are investigating claims of embezzlement and hack attacks in which huge sums were stolen. The media puzzle over what went wrong.

The governments of France and Britain have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at reducing the number of refugees crossing the English Channel to the UK. France will increase the number of patrolling officers it deploys from 200 to 300, while Britain will boost its payments to France from 55 million to 63 million pounds (around 72 million euros) per year. Commentators criticise the deal.

As the G20 summit kicks off in Bali, all eyes are on the face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping on Monday. The trade war, spying allegations, human rights abuses, and Taiwan have put a strain on relations between the two countries for some time now. What can the world expect from the meeting?