North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae watch a missile drill at an undisclosed location in this image released by North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA). As Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping meet in Moscow and Iran normalizes relations with Saudi Arabia, it is easy to overlook the other great …
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Russian SU-35 fighter jet intercepts two US B-52 nuclear bombers over the Baltic Sea For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping discussed Beijing’s peace plan for Ukraine …
BEIJING (AP) — Like a salesman buttering up his best customer, President Vladimir Putin gushed about China’s economic success as he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin. “We even feel a bit envious,” Putin said Monday as Xi grinned. That was more than idle flattery. China isn’t just Moscow’s diplomatic partner in opposing …
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BANGKOK (AP) — Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear Tuesday when the leaders of the region’s two richest countries sat in the capitals of Russia and Ukraine in strong shows of support for the opposing sides. With the world’s eyes were on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first talks in Moscow since the …
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Map of Senegal Long considered one of Africa’s model democracies, the western African nation of Senegal has a tradition of stable governments and civilian rule. Hundreds of Senegalese were killed in a local separatist conflict in the southern region of Casamance, but violence has waned since a 2014 ceasefire. The country’s stability has allowed it …
WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia offers a symbolic shot in the arm to his increasingly isolated Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and highlights Xi’s determination to push back against US power in the world, experts and former US officials say. Calling each other “dear friends,” the two leaders held informal talks in …
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As Russian President Vladimir Putin confers with China’s President Xi Jinping in Moscow, the visit signifies more than a celebration of the so-called “no limits” partnership between the two powers. It’s also a pivotal meeting poised to deepen the gap between the East and the West, and just the latest in a series of stress …
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A coal-fired power plant in Germany. A United Nations climate report warns that global warming is on track to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius by the early 2030s without swift reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. (Martin Meissner/Associated Press) A new United Nations report comes to a definitive but familiar conclusion: We’re not doing nearly enough to …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District planned to walk off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they will be joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that will shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations are expected at schools across …
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The world’s climate experts are clear: The planet is almost certain to warm far beyond what they’d hoped, with just a thin path to avert a host of terrifying outcomes for humanity and the animal kingdom alike. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its major climate synthesis report on Monday, a yearslong effort …
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