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U.S., Mexican presidents discuss trade, immigration, Cuba

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House over issues including security, immigration and Cuba.

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Syria "positively" deals with Russian political efforts toward solving crisis: Assad

​Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that his administration is dealing positively with the Russian efforts to find solutions to the Syrian crisis, according to the state news agency SANA.

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U.S., allies discuss battle against Islamic State

​The United States on Monday met with coalition partners over how to integrate and increase joint efforts to fight the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria.

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UN General Assembly takes up UN chief's annual report on work of world body

​The UN General Assembly on Tuesday discussed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report on the work of the world body, which covers a range of issues and calls for renewed efforts to address peace and security challenges and to encourage development aspirations.

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Russia to help Greece exit crisis: visiting Russian FM

Russia will support Greece's efforts to overcome the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral cooperation in several sectors, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday in Athens.

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UN envoy "unaware" of plan to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons in Lebanon

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly denied Tuesday any knowledge of plans to destroy Syria's chemical weapon stockpiles in neighboring Lebanon.

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AU security council condemns Nairobi mall attack

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated in Nairobi on Sept. 21, calling for more efforts to address terrorism.

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U.S., Afghan presidents stress Afghan-led reconciliation

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Tuesday stressed the importance of Afghan-led reconciliation efforts, as a row over the Taliban office has derailed peace efforts in the country.