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Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China – but thorny issues remain6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLaura BickerChina correspondentReutersDonald Trump last visited China nine years ago, during his first term in officeXi Jinping threw a grand welcome for Donald Trump on the first day of a visit that could reset ties between the rival superpowers.
The military honour guard lined up outside the Great Hall of the People to welcome Trump, complete with a gun salute and a band playing the US national anthem. The president paused twice to say hello to schoolchildren cheering with Chinese and American flags.
As he shook hands with Xi, he leaned in to pat him on the arm in what appeared to be a gesture of warmth. And he lavished praise on his host.
“You're a great leader. I say it to everybody,” he declared in what appeared to be unscripted remarks. Later, on his tour of the 15th Century Temple of Heaven, he remarked to reporters that China was beautiful. At the banquet..

Immigration chief at centre of Trump's crackdown set to leave Minneapolis3 hours agoShareSaveAna Faguyin MinneapolisShareSaveBBC at protests outside hotel where Trump's immigration chief believed to be stayingA top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis in what may mark a shift in the White House's tone after the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal officers over the weekend.
As Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and some immigration agents depart, “border tsar” Tom Homan will begin leading on-the-ground efforts in the Minnesota city after the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday escalated tensions.
The decision by President Donald Trump may indicate the administration's interest in walking back more aggressive federal action in his nationwide immigration crackdown.
Despite the announcement, online tracking shows immigration raids have continued.
Bovino was the face of the operation when Pretti – an observer seen fil..

Cristiano Ronaldo to visit White House on same day as Saudi crown prince3 hours agoShareSaveDearbail JordanShareSaveReutersSuperstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is to visit the White House on Tuesday, a US official has confirmed – the same day as the leader of Saudi Arabia where the Portuguese currently plays the game.
The White House official did not say Ronaldo was part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's official delegation.
However his starring role in the Saudi football league has seen him become a face of the country's modernisation drive under the crown prince, the country's de-facto ruler, who wants to reduce the country's dependence on oil revenues by diversifying into other areas including sports and tourism.
The footballer is not believed to have been to the US since 2016.
In the interim he has faced an allegation of sexual assault. Kathryn Mayorga alleged that Ronaldo raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009, which he denied.
“I firmly deny t..