President Trump on his meeting with President Xi:
"I brought up Jimmy Lai, and I would say the response to that was not positive... I did I feel optimistic about the second one that’s now under consideration- the pastor. Very optimistic, actually."
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U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived back at the White House:
"All I can say is that was a great success... We made great deals. We did great trade deals... A lot of things have happened and you'll be hearing about them - but that was a tremendous success. I think it really was a historic moment."
The Israel Defense Force conducted a strike in Gaza that targeted Hamas’ leader of their military wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, today. Per a joint release from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz, “Under the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and myself, the IDF is now striking in Gaza against the arch-murderer Azz ad-Din al-Haddad - the leader of the military wing of the terrorist organization Hamas and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre.”
The United States is taking steps to indict Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba and brother of Fidel, in connection with the downing of planes 30 years ago, U.S. officials tell CBS News.


Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of the ceasefire declared by President Donald Trump on April 16, the U.S. State Department says.


Gunsight footage from a Ukrainian AAA team shooting down a Russian Shahed 136 attack drone using an M2 Browning .50 HMG.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Xi Jinping:
"They always criticize me when I say good things about certain leaders, and this one, but... he's led almost 1.5 billion people for a long time, and he's respected."
U.S. President Donald Trump on the topics discussed in his meeting with Xi Jinping:
"We had the head of Visa there today... I said what about using Visa in China? For some reason, they were blackballed, and maybe that will come off."
SEC. RUBIO: “The U.S. policy on the issue of Taiwan is unchanged as of today. China always raises it on their side and we always make clear our position and move on to other topics.”
The U.S. House voted 212-212 on a War Powers Resolution to restrict military action against Iran. The measure failed, needing a majority to pass.
Cockpit footage from a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum shooting down a Russian Shahed attack drone with an R-73 AAM.
According to BBC, the vessel that the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said was taken to Iranian waters earlier today was a floating armory used by Chinese private military contractors in the local region who protect vessels from piracy. The vessel in question is the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan.


Trump: President Xi would like to see a deal made. He said, 'If I can be of any help at all, I would like to be of help"
During talks between the U.S. and China earlier today, both sides seemingly agreed on key issues on Iran. Most notably, that Iran cannot be allowed to charge tolls for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.


Rubio: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently the strongest and most powerful military force in all of Europe.
Footage of Ukrainian FPV interceptors slamming into Russian Shahed-136 attack drones over Rivne yesterday.
Footage of Ukrainian firefighters digging civilians out of a collapsed apartment block in Kyiv after it was hit by a Russian missile this morning.
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump that if Taiwan is “mishandled,” the U.S. and China “will clash, or even come into conflict, pushing the entire relationship into a very dangerous situation,” CCTV reports.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks now, saying that he hopes that the U.S. and China can realize “reciprocal” deals on trade and other key areas of divergence between the two countries.
The U.S. National Anthem is played as the presidents of China and the U.S. meet at China’s Great Hall of the People.