Putin warms to Trump, flexes muscles on Syria
by Maria ANTONOVA and Gabrielle TETRAULT-FARBER Agence France Presse MOSCOW, United States (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday appeared…
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Putin calls Assad to congratulate on Aleppo ‘liberation’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin called Syria's Bashar al-Assad Friday to congratulate him on completing the "liberation"…
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China reiterates stance on nuclear ban after Trump calls for more US nuclear capabilities
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China said on Friday (December 23) its government was paying attention to President-elect Donald Trump's Twitter…
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Putin: Nobody believed Trump would win ‘except us’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump accurately read the popular mood…
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Hijacked Libyan plane headed for Malta: PM
VALLETTA, Libya (AFP) -- Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Friday on Twitter he had been alerted to a "potential…
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Taiwan folds away the flags as China guns for its allies
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) -- In Taipei's leafy Tienmu district, nearly half the flagpoles in front of the imposing pink building…
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Putin says ‘nothing unusual’ about Trump’s nuclear call
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said there was "nothing unusual" about US President-elect Donald Trump's call…
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Putin says Aleppo recapture ‘very important’ for Syria: agencies
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin said Friday the recapture of the devastated city of Aleppo by Syrian regime…
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88 dead in Turkish raids on IS-held Syria town: monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- At least 88 civilians have been killed in 24 hours of Turkish air strikes on an…
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Japanese Emperor Akihito celebrates 83rd birthday
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday (December…
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