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Putin uses G-20 to strengthen alliances, soothe tensions
OSAKA, Japan: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin used a series of talks with global leaders at the Group of 20 summit on Friday to strengthen old alliances and try to soothe tensions with rivals. Putin used his meetings with the leaders of China and India to find common ground on issues such as opposing protectionism, while his long-delayed...
Trump to Putin: Please don’t meddle in US elections
Trump told Putin not to meddle in US elections in jest. (AFP pic)OSAKA: President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in US elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign’s contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections. A two-year investigation...
Trump jokes to Putin: ‘Don’t meddle in the election, please’
OSAKA, JAPAN: President Donald Trump came face to face with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time since the special counsel found extensive evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 US election. When asked if he would warn Russia not to meddle in the next election, Trump wore a bit of a smile, pointed his finger at Putin...
Ukraine president urges Putin to free sailors
KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday made an “emotional” plea to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to free 24 sailors captured last November near Crimea.”I want to appeal to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin,” the recently elected Zelensky told journalists during a briefing....
German Chancellor Merkel seen shaking for second time
BERLIN (AA): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday was seen shaking for the second time in nine days. At a ceremony in Berlin, when Merkel’s whole body started to shake, she folded her arms in an apparent attempt to stop the motion, but it continued. She was offered a glass of water but declined it. A similar incident took place last...
German Chancellor Merkel suffers new trembling spell on eve of G20
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but her spokesman said she was fine and she continued with her duties. The shaking went on for about two minutes, according to a DPA photographer who was present. Standing next to Steinmeier as...
Feisty Trump sets tone as stormy G20 looms
OSAKA: US President Donald Trump set the tone Thursday for what promises to be a stormy G20 summit by lashing out at friends and foes alike over trade tariffs and foreign policy. The long-running US-China trade war looked set to dominate the two-day meeting of world leaders in Osaka from Friday but clashes also loomed over climate and hotspots...
Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan vow to boost agricultural ties
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Feisty Trump sets tone as stormy G20 looms
OSAKA: US President Donald Trump set the tone Thursday for what promises to be a stormy G20 summit by lashing out at friends and foes alike over trade tariffs and foreign policy.The long-running US-China trade war looked set to dominate the two-day meeting of world leaders in Osaka from Friday but clashes also loomed over climate and a series of...
Ukrainian Armenian is appointed governor of Kyiv
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