U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as Xi arrives for dinner at the start of their summit at Trumps Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. April 6, 2017.
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Friday.

1. The US launched 59 cruise missiles at Syria

in response to a chemical attack that killed at least 80 people in the northwestern part of the country on Monday. The Tomahawk missiles were the first US strikes on the Assad regime in six years.

2. "Beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack."

US President Donald Trump said the strikes were in the country's "national security interest."

3. Russia warned there would be "negative consequences" if the US targeted Syria

, prior to the US action. Reuters reports the US did not target sections of the base where it's believed Russian forces were present.

4. Global stock futures and bond yields sunk following the news

. Earlier, the yield on 10-year government bonds fell below 2.3%, leaving them sitting at the lowest level since November last year. S&P 500 stock futures also fell to 0.5%. Meanwhile, gold and crude prices surged
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