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Trump had said he meant to raise concerns about China's trade practices and press Xi to do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions during his visit to the Spanish-style Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, though no major deals on either issue are expected.

Hedge fund manager Elliott Advisors said on Monday it had sent a letter to BHP Billiton directors outlining a plan to unlock value by scrapping the mining giant's dual- corporate structure, demerging its oil business and rejigging its capital return policy.

But the cruise missile attack it mounted early Friday morning against a Syrian government air base was the first time Washington took military action against a Syrian military installation since the civil war there erupted almost six years ago.

A graduate from Government College of Art, Kolkata, Roy was a pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, the creator of "Indian Society of Oriental Art". Like many artists, Roy swerved from the art he was taught and took a different turn when India was witnessing a nationalist movement.

The bankruptcy filing Wednesday will trigger a host of legal questions about whether Toshiba remains responsible for losses at Westinghouse and whether the utilities that own the reactors under construction will have to eat more of the cost of completing them.

What they did agree to do is to start a 100-day process of seeking compromises on trade between the U.S. and China. North Korea has conducted five underground nuclear tests, two of them past year, and is working to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles that could deliver a warhead to USA territory.

George's Church in Tanta. St. George is one of three Coptic Christian congregations in the Seattle region. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to help victims of the church. "In a statement issued on the Telegram messaging platform and circulated by several ISIS supporters, the militant group identified the suicide bombers as Egyptian nationals", CNN reported .

First Lady Melania Trump, talks with students in a 7th grade civics class while touring the Bak Middle School of the Arts with Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese president Xi Jinping, Friday, April 7, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla . After their meeting on Friday, the second day of the two-day summit, the two presidents strolled the grounds of Trump's villa, accompanied by only translators.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in India Friday on a four-day visit. While the defence pacts were the highlight for the Indian side, Bangladesh did not get the closure on the Teesta water-sharing pact that it was hoping for.

Talking on ABC's "This Week" programme, Mr Tillerson - who is expected in Moscow tomorrow for talks with Russian officials - said the USA expected Russia to take a tougher stance against Syria by rethinking its alliance with Mr Assad because "every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russia closer into some level of responsibility".

In the days after the Khan Sheikhoun attack, Turkey provided the Syrian Civil Defense search and rescue outfit with 50 protective kits for responding to chemical attacks, and trained them in their use, Anadolu said . The talks will be a major test of Tillerson's diplomatic skills. However, he added that Mr. Trump is seeking a global response that would include USA allies as well as Russian Federation and Iran.