Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain - The leaders of the world's two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president's visit to Beijing. 18 hrs ago - World

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'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran -- A vessel said to be a "floating armoury" in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to reports.

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Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones -- Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

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CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens -- The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

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Watch: What happened on day one of Trump's China visit? -- China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.

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A decade on, Trump returns to a stronger and more assertive China -- Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.

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Warning of record global temperatures -- Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

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Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown -- A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

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The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike -- Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

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Former China hawk elected Solomon Islands' leader -- Vote comes a week after lawmakers ousted the nation's former pro-China prime minister.

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Hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened -- An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".

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Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group -- The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening"traditional Russian values".

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US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now -- Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.

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BBC on the ground during march through Jerusalem's Old City -- Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks resigns -- "It's just time," he told Fox News, adding that his resignation is effective immediately.

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