News Headlines - 11 April 2018

▽Trump tells Russia to get ready for US missile strikes in Syria | The Guardian

Donald Trump has warned Russia in an incendiary tweet to “get ready” for US missile strikes in Syria after a UN security council meeting failed to stave off the prospect of military confrontation over a chemical weapons attack on a town outside Damascus at the weekend.
“Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria,” . “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and “smart!” You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”

▽Britain sends third warship to Asia Pacific to monitor North Korea | The Independent

HMS Albion will join HMS Sutherland and will help enforce UN sanctions against North Korea, as well as take part in joint training and exercises with regional allies.
The Ministry of Defence previously announced that HMS Argyll would also be deployed, arriving in the region later in the year to take part in an exercise with Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.

▽N. Korea told Japan that abduction issue had been resolved

Japan is eager to make progress in the decades-long abduction issue, possibly through a summit like that between North and South Korea on April 27, or the proposed first-ever summit between leaders of the United States and North Korea before the end of May.
But Tokyo appears to be left behind in the recent flurry of diplomatic activity and easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula, with no meeting in sight between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

▽New book on Meghan Markle says she wants to be like Princess Diana - The Straits Times

Meghan Markle has her heart set on becoming "Diana 2.0", according to a new biography of Prince Harry's fiancee that details her lifelong embrace of good causes but also points to a calculating streak.
The US actress, who is set to marry on May 19, is fiercely protective of "Brand Meghan" and sidelines people as she moves ahead in life, according to people cited in the book.

▽Cherry blossoms reach their peak in Washington | WPMT FOX43

The blooming of the US capital’s cherry blossoms reached its peak on April 5, two days later than the average peak bloom date... The National Cherry Blossom Festival started on March 17 and runs through April 15... The festival commemorates the 1912 gift from Tokyo of 3,020 cherry trees to Washington.