US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expect to sign deals. Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump has hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, with the Saudi de facto ruler seeking to further deepen ties with the United States.

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Making his first White House visit in more than seven years, the crown prince was greeted with a lavish display of pomp and ceremony presided over by Trump on the South Lawn, complete with a military honour guard, a cannon salute and a flyover by US warplanes.

Talks between the two leaders are ex

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