The week in pictures: Trump in China, Cannes festival and Philippines Senate shooting

President Donald Trump met China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing during a state visit marked by pomp but few deals, the 2026 Cannes Film Festival opened and a shootout in the Philippines Senate saw an ICC-charged politician fleeing the premises: FRANCE 24...

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The week in pictures: Trump in China, Cannes festival and Philippines Senate shooting

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