It is necessary for the US to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, the president says.
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Dozens dead in ‘total devastation’ left behind by Hurricane Melissa
The hurricane – Jamaica’s worst to date – was downgraded from a category five storm on Wednesday.
K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency
A South Korean court rules that the act’s contract with the label, which runs until 2029, is valid.
Sudan RSF chief promises investigation as anger mounts over el-Fasher killings
The announcement comes after growing reports of mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.
Trump hails ‘amazing’ meeting with China’s Xi but no formal trade deal agreed
The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.
Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft
They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Paris’ public prosecutor said.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
US President Trump says “nothing” will jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence.
France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case
The debate over the change in legislation gained renewed urgency following the mass rape trial which shocked France last year.
Centrist liberals head for shock victory in Dutch election, exit poll says
Rob Jetten’s D66 party celebrates, two years after his party languished in fifth place in the last vote.
Two suspects partially admit involvement in Louvre heist, prosecutor says
The Paris prosecutor says the jewels are not yet recovered and there could be a bigger gang behind the theft.