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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers ➡️ u.afp.com/SRgW

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Trump says he doesn't think about Americans' finances during Iran talks US President Donald Trump said he doesn't think "even a little bit" about Americans' financial situations when negotiating a deal with Iran. I think about one thing -- we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all," Trump said

🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🚢 French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after an elderly passenger died, said officials, who played down any links to the hantavirus scare ➡️ u.afp.com/SRgT

🏏 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England have dropped struggling opening batsman Zak Crawley from their squad for next month's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's as they look to rebuild following a woeful 4-1 Ashes loss ➡️ u.afp.com/SRgk

🇵🇭 Multiple gunshots were heard on Wednesday inside the Philippine Senate in Manila, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge, AFP journalists said ➡️ u.afp.com/SRYt

#BREAKING Gunshots heard inside Philippine Senate where lawmaker wanted by ICC seeks refuge: AFP journalists

🇬🇧 King Charles III has outlined UK leader Keir Starmer's legislative plans during a pomp-filled ceremony, despite uncertainty over the prime minister's future as he faces calls to resign from his own party. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRYH

🇺🇸 In big man US football league, guys score a different kind of goal "Man v Fat Soccer" is a five-a-side football league that encourages big men to shed pounds. The league is thriving in Houston as the Texan city prepares to host several World Cup matches.

🇯🇵 🏏 Curious spectators clutching rulebooks watch as a batsman smacks a six into the sand and weeds surrounding Japan's brand-new cricket ground, four months before it hosts matches at the Asian Games. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRY2 📝 Andrew McKirdy 📸 Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 US President Donald Trump says he will ask Xi Jinping to "open up" China to American firms as he headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the Iran war. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRY8

🇳🇬 Tiwa Savage uses her fame to boost African music Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage, a prominent multi-talented figure in Nigeria's music industry, is banking on her fame to foster the "next great artist or producer or songwriter" with her newly established foundation in Lagos.

⚠️ People across the world have described becoming delusional while using AI chatbots, a little-understood phenomenon sometimes called “AI psychosis” that mental health researchers are racing to understand. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRf5

🇯🇵 A Japanese company making ferocious-looking robot wolves is being swamped by orders after record numbers of fatal bear attacks on humans last year. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRYQ

📽️ Celebrities from Demi Moore to "The Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood headed up the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, where the impact of AI and the absence of Hollywood studios are major talking points. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRxC

🇦🇲 🐻 Rescuing Armenia's captive bears kept as status symbols by the ultra-rich As many as 20 bears are thought to remain captive in Armenia -- a post-Soviet country where oligarchs have been accused of keeping predators as status symbols.

🇬🇧 From Adele to Raye, the UK school nurturing future stars If there is a recipe for success in the entertainment industry, the BRIT School in London perhaps deserves a standing ovation for hitting all the right notes.

🇬🇧 King Charles III will on Wednesday outline UK leader Keir Starmer's next legislative plans, during a pomp-filled ceremony that could have huge repercussions for the embattled prime minister's future. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRYo

🇬🇧 Britain's Princess Catherine starts a two-day visit to Italy on Wednesday focused on early childhood development, in her first official foreign trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRYZ

'Don't understand it, but it looks fun': cricket bowls Japan over. Curious spectators clutching rulebooks watch as a batsman smacks a six into the sand and weeds surrounding Japan's brand-new cricket ground, four months before it hosts matches at the Asian Games u.afp.com/SRfn

Former chief enforcer of a bloody drug war in the Philippines urges military to stop government attempts to arrest and fly him to the Netherlands to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity u.afp.com/SRfh