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NATO chief stresses NATO-EU cooperation in discussions with MEPs

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday stressed NATO-EU cooperation and addressed the agenda of the upcoming NATO summit at a meeting with members of European Parliament (MEPs).

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Philippines expects to enhance comprehensive cooperation with China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said recently in his meeting with a high-level Chinese delegation that his country expects to have pragmatic and comprehensive cooperation with China.

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Russian foreign minister meets with Tillerson, denies interfering

Russia does not interfere in other countries' interior affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday at the start of his first meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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Trump welcomes Israel's Netanyahu for Middle East talks

President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, their first meeting since the inauguration and one that promises to shape the contours of Middle East policy for the years ahead.

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China, Trump envoy may meet at Davos

Talks possible next week on World Economic Forum sidelines

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Alibaba's Jack Ma meets with Trump, talks about job creation

Jack Ma, the billionaire founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, met with US president-elect Donald Trump on Monday, and Trump said they had a "great meeting".

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Trump sits down with tech execs, including critics

Donald Trump met with some of America's most powerful tech executives in a bid to mend fences with a largely pro-Hillary Clinton industry and promote job creation and trade.

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South Africa's Zuma faces no-confidence vote by party's executive panel - media

South Africa's scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma is facing a vote of no confidence by the ruling party's executive committee, media reported on Monday.

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Saudi wants OPEC to solve own problems before meeting non-OPEC

Top OPEC oil exporter Saudi Arabia has told the producer group it will not attend talks on Monday with non-OPEC producers to discuss limiting supply, OPEC sources said, as it wants to focus on having consensus within the organization first.

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S.Korean cabinet endorses military intelligence pact with Japan amid public opposition

South Korea on Tuesday endorsed a bilateral military intelligence pact with Japan at a cabinet meeting despite public and parliamentary opposition.

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Globalization, free trade dominate 2016 APEC leaders' meeting

Leaders from the 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will meet over the weekend in Lima, with the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) high on the agenda.

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Sanchez resigns after chaotic Spanish Socialist Party meeting

Pedro Sanchez resigned as the leader of the Spanish Socialist Party on Saturday following a chaotic meeting of the party's Federal Committee.

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Sri Lanka to conduct survey to address war displacement issue

A social survey is to be conducted jointly by the Sri Lankan government and UN agencies to assess the requirements with regard to accelerated resettlement of the war displaced in the north of the country, the government said on Wednesday.

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Obama to meet with Iraq, Nigeria, Colombia leaders at U.N. Assembly

President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Iraq, Nigeria and Colombia on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering next week, the White House said on Friday.

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Progress in China-ASEAN ties hailed

China and Southeast Asian countries have agreed to guidelines for a senior diplomats' hotline to address maritime emergencies and issued a statement on applying the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea in the South China Sea.

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Obama cancels meeting with Philippines' Duterte after insult

U.S. President Barack Obama canceled what would have been his first meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, after Duterte described Obama as a "son of a bitch".

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No Obama-Duterte bilateral meeting in Laos: U.S. embassy

​U.S. President Barack Obama and his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte will not meet in Laos on the sidelines of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and East Asia Summit, the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane confirmed on Tuesday.