10 Most Important Things In World September 7

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, U.S. President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker watch the Frecce Tricolori Italian Air Force acrobatic squadron performing, in Taormina, Italy, Friday, May 26, 2017.
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Thursday.

1. 
Hurricane Irma has lashed Caribbean islands as Florida braces to be hit next

. At least four people have already been killed on four different islands as the Category 5 storm moves north-west.

2. 
The US wants to freeze North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's assets

. It has proposed a range of new UN sanctions against the rogue state, including an oil ban.

3. 
South Korea has deployed the four remaining launchers of the US THAAD anti-missile system

 
to defend itself from North Korea. Two launchers had already been deployed. Protesters clashed with tấm lấy sáng thousands of police at a scene.

4. 
When it comes to North Korea, China is happy to make Trump squirm

. While China's leaders probably dislike Tấm lợp Kim Jong-un as much as Americans and want an end to his reckless behavior, they are unlikely to heed Trump's calls to help him bring the tyrant to his knees because it fears a premature reunification of the two Koreas under US influence.