President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping have sat down together in South Korea for a high-stakes talk amid an intense trade war between the two economic superpowers. The two leaders met face-to-face Thursday morning local time in South Korea.

The White House wanted the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary to go off with a real bang to placate Donald Trump. They wanted the Navy to use live bombs at the celebration that Trump and wife Melania attended, rather than traditional dummy explosives, a new report alleges.

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Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction wrought in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said, in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.

In Asia for the first time this term, Donald Trump is expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to deescalate a trade war.

Donald Trump found unlikely support in Arnold Schwarzenegger after the Terminator actor appeared to defend the commander-in-chief while speaking about gerrymandering on live television. The former California governor,

TRUMP TRAVELS TO JAPAN: President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan, the second stop on his three-country Asia tour. He met with Emperor Naruhito in the evening, and will have a bilateral meeting tomorrow with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

The White House pressed Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a recent military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended.