From the BBC World Service: As Russian President Putin suffers setbacks in his war in Ukraine, he heads to central Asia for an in-person meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping. The U.K. is considering removing the cap on bankers’ bonuses. A Pakistan and United Nations appeal for funding to help flood victims has raised just a quarter of its $160 million goal. People in Lebanon have been holding up banks to get access to their own cash.