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File photo of US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping [Xinhua]
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted his US counterpart Donald Trump at the Palace Museum within the Forbidden City, a historic site at the heart of the capital Beijing on Wednesday.
The two presidents, who have at times been at odds over how to deal with North Korea, met for tea at the Hall of the Embodied Treasures in the Museum with both first ladies in attendance.
Chinese news media showed Xi giving Trump and the first ladies a tour of the other main halls in the museum.

The Trump administration is seeking nearly $6 billion in military spending to pay for urgent missile defense improvements to counter the threat from North Korea, increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan and fast repairs to Navy ships in the Asia-Pacific theater.

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Weapons sales to Saudi Arabia face increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and rights campaigners in Washington.

(MEE) — The US State Department has approved the possible sale of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile defense system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15b, the Pentagon said on Friday.

(FAIR) — Professional truth-teller and self-appointed Russian counter-propagandist Jake Tapper had Arizona Sen.

(ANTIMEDIA) — Dozens of South Koreans were injured in clashes between protesters and police last Thursday as the U.S. military added more launchers to its missile defense system in the Korean town of Seongju, PBS reports.

Hundreds of South Koreans have lined and in some cases blocked the streets of Gyeongsangbuk-do province in a large scale demonstration of anger over the further deployment of more US made THAAD missile launching systems in their country.
South Koreans have repeatedly protested the persistent delivers of THAAD as they worry that such a matter could help to further provoke a renewal of war on the Korean peninsula.

The United States has begun its annual military drills in South Korea with an allied contingent of 17,500 troops. The move has been slammed by North Korea as a needless provocation that could have “catastrophic” consequences for the region.
The move is also opposed by peace activists in South Korea who have taken to the streets to protest against the large scale military exercises.

The North Korean government has issued a warning to the US in the event that Washington will launch military action against Pyongyang.
North Korea has promised “righteous action” in response to recent UN sanctions imposed on Pyongyang. North Korea further stated that the UN exceeded its authority in passing the sanctions.