it seems like the russia _ max hess explains. it seems like the russia state - max hess explains.state gas - like the russia state gas company is not on the trip. secondly, it wants additional material in defence aid, particularly in technology for the military. there we have the potential for more progress. putin brought along his new defence minister, an economist and banker by training as well as his deputy prime minister who is overseeing the defence production. what they are talking about is remaining behind closed doors. third, finally, the thing he really wants is china's help on breaking dollar hedge money —— hedgem of, nie. covering in the context of the trade wars and the trip that xi had to europe, putin will press these points. one of the world's largest exporters of spices — india — has been facing heat on contamination allegations against two indian spice brands. it has sparked concerns among regulators around the world. the uk foods standards agency has told the bbc it has tightened scrutiny of all indian spice imports. the bbc�*s archana shukla reports. at the hear

the two leaders have been meeting in beijing max hess is a fellow at the foreign policy research institutehe last two years has wanted three things from china. a deal on a gas pipeline, it looks like nothing on that is happening, and even the head of gazprom is not this on trip. secondly, it wants additional material and defence aid particularly on the technology side for its military. we do have the potential for more progress, putin has brought along his new defence minister, an economist of training, as well as his deputy prime minister, so he's brought them along. but what they are talking about is about remaining behind closed doors, and the thing he really wants is china's help on breaking dollar hegemony, building this new brick system, and we've seen no material announcements there either, but within the context of these trade wars and the trip that president xi just had to europe, putin will be impressed at this point. you mentioned _ impressed at this point. you mentioned the _ impressed at this point. you mentioned the pipeline, the head of gazprom was conspicuously absent from

max hess is a fellow at the foreign policy research institute, an american think—tank.ow hopes to get out of his trip. vladimir putin has wanted three things from china, a deal on a new gas pipeline, it looks like nothing on that is happening, even the head of the company is not on this trip. second it once additional material intervenes a particularly on the technology side for its military, there we do have potential for more progress, vladimir putin has brought along his new defence minister and economist by training as well as his deputy prime minister who is overseeing a lot of the defence production. he has brought that on, not an announcement on that, what they're talking about is remaining behind closed doors. finally what he really was is china's health on breaking dollar, building the new brick system, we have seen no material announcements there but, of course, within the context of these tariffs and the to your ref, they will be pressing those points. one of the world's largest exporters of spices — india — has been facing heat on allegations against two ind

max so cnn has learned that congressional democrats are investigating whether top us oil companies considered a conspired rather with opec to push up gas prices isis they've sent a letter to exxon mobil, chevron, hessd three other fossil fuel companies demanding documents, including their communications with opec. our earlier this month, federal regulators accused texas oil icon scott sheffield of allegedly conspiring with opec to raise prices, raising concern over whether this has been common practice among other companies. >> cnn's matt egan helped break the story. >> any joins us now with the latest on this, what do you know? map. >> but boris and jessica, a big oil is facing new scrutiny from congress over a topic that we know americans care deeply about. gas prices. now, new jersey democrat frank pallone, he's launched investigation into seven of the biggest players in oil, exon, chevron, bp, shell, devin energy, occidental, and hess and the big question is, he's asking whether or not these oil companies colluded with either each other or with opec to jack up the price of oil and gasoline by agreeing to keep supply low. let me read you from this letter from pallone to the oil companies. he wro