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Seven of 10 ASEAN leaders skip summit with US after top American leaders s
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Nov 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Seven out of the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were noticeably absent at the ASEAN-US summit in Bangkok at which a Washington representative read out an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the United Stat
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Macron starts 3-day state visit to China
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 4 (Sputnik/ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron is set to start a three-day visit to China on Monday, during which he will attend a major international trade fair in Shanghai and push for greater European access to the market of the world's second-largest economy.
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France: 33 injured in bus crash
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Somme [France], Nov 04 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 33 people were injured on Sunday as a result of a bus crash in the northern French department of Somme, local media reported.
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Over 80 people killed during anti-government protests in Ethiopia
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethopia], Nov 04 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll in an anti-government protest in Ethiopia has reached 86, Sputnik reported on Sunday.
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Trump says he is willing to invite Ukrainian President to US
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he is willing to invite his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for talks.
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Sturgeon claims Scottish independence 'within touching distance' as UK sna
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], Nov 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Scotland's independence is "very near", which makes the upcoming UK general election most important ever to put the future of the region into its own hands, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday.
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USA: Chad Wolf named acting Homeland Security Chief
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Nov 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The Under Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf, has been named the next acting DHS chief, the White House principal deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said.
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US refuses to discuss Russian-Chinese idea against militarisation of space
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has been refusing to launch negotiations on the initiative of Russia and China on preventing an arms race in space, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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Attack on military in Mali leaves 53 personnel, 1 civilian dead
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Nov 2 (Sputnik/ANI): An attack on Mali's Armed Forces in the country's eastern Indelimane area left 53 servicemen and one civilian dead, the country's Communication Minister Yaya Sangare said on Saturday.
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Ex-Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke pulls out of 2020 presidential race
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 2 (Sputnik/ANI): Former Texas Congressman and Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke on Friday said that he has pulled himself out from the 2020 US presidential election.
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China reaches consensus with US on core trade issues
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 2 (Sputnik/ANI): China has reached a consensus with US trade negotiators on core bilateral trade issues after conducting high-level telephonic talks, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday.
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Saw nothing 'illegal' in call between Trump, Ukraine President: White Hous
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Former National Security Council advisor Tim Morrison told House investigators on Thursday that he noticed nothing "illegal" during US President Donald Trump's July telephonic conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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