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East-West cooperation under Belt and Road Initiative needed: experts

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Philippines looks forward to Trump's visit in November

ThePhilippinesislookingforwardtothevisitofU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpinManilainNovember,PhilippineForeignSecretaryAlanPeterCayetanosaidonSaturday,addingthevisit"af

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Introducing America's new shortest flight - lasting just 16 minutes

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Russia’s Lavrov urges US, DPRK stop ‘kindergarden fight’

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Sudan, Libya leaders agree to secure their common border

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U.S., Gulf hold talks on Mideast peace; Qatar-Saudi rift not discussed

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Opinion: Will Kathmandu swing to Beijing and stay away from New Delhi?

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Endless feuds between Hamas, Abbas may lead to isolation of Gaza

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Opinion: Russia, US face long-term confrontation

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China urges U.S. to stop dangerous military acts

China on Tuesday urged the United States to stop "unsafe, unprofessional, unfriendly" actions after a close encounter between Chinese and U.S. military planes over the East China Sea.

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Turkish president Erdogan believes EU is 'not indispensable'

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Chinese ambassador on bilateral trade: China, US can take bigger bites from a bigger pie

China’s ambassador to the United States called for more trade between the two countries on Thursday as he addressed top US regional officials gathered for the National Governors Association conference in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Collaboration in vogue in Korean entertainment industry

K-popagenciesandtelevisionnetworkshaverecentlybeenactivelypursuingcollaborationprojectsintheirdesperateeffortstocreatemorefreshcontent.FromthecableTVchannelMnet

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Trump-Putin summit marks encouraging thaw with potential pitfalls

WhenDonaldTrumpandVladimirPutinmeeteachotheronThursdayinHamburg,thewholeworldmayaswellheaveasighofrelief--theicyrelationshipbetweenWashingtonandMoscowcouldatlas

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Russian and U.S. presidents to hold bilateral meeting at G20 summit: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold an official bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.

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India: More than 40 McDonald's outlets shut down in Delhi

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Germany's Merkel voted against gay marriage

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidonFridayshevotedagainstlegalizinggaymarriagegivenherpersonalviewthatmarriageshouldbebetweenamanandawoman,butshehopedparliament's