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Trump, Putin In First Showdown At Fractious G20

US President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time Friday, in an eagerly awaited...

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France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism

The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...

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Lavrov Says Trying To Clarify US Syria No-Fly Zones Proposal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow was seeking to clarify a claim by his US counterpart that...

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Russia Blocks UN Statement Calling For N. Korea Sanctions

Russia on Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for "significant measures" in response to North...

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Trump Warns Future of the West At Stake

US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea on...

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Trump Kicks Off Fraught Europe Tour With Poland Speech

Donald Trump's high-stakes trip to Europe, where he faces a prickly G20 meeting and animosity from traditional US...

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S.Africa Set For ICC Ruling For Failing To Arrest Bashir

War crimes judges will rule Thursday if South Africa flouted international law by failing to arrest Sudan's President...

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US Ready To Work With Russia On Syria ‘no-Fly Zones’

The United States is prepared to work with Russia on the establishment of "no-fly zones" in Syria, US Secretary of...

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Trump Arrives In Warsaw, Kicking Off Landmark Europe Trip

Donald Trump arrived for high-stakes visit to Europe on Wednesday, landing in Poland ahead of his first G20 summit in...

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Top US Diplomat Tillerson To Visit Ukraine

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Ukraine following the G20 Summit in Hamburg, sending a message that...

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Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...

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China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea

The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal...

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Trump Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In First Putin Encounter

It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to...

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Germany Win 2017 CONFED Cup

Germany have added the FIFA Confederations Cup to their bulging collection of trophies, winning this tournament for the...

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North Korea Missile Test: Russia and China Urge Freeze In Launches

Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have...

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Russia and China Urge North Korea To Freeze Missile Tests

Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have...

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Russia, China Urge Freeze On N.Korea Missile Tests and US Exercises

Russia and China on Tuesday called for a simultaneous freeze on North Korean nuclear and missile tests and military...

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Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...

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Kremlin Says Putin, Trump To Meet Friday In Hamburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold a first meeting with US leader Donald Trump on Friday on the sidelines...