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Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope

by Francesco Fontemaggi/ and Dave Clark © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The latest US and Russian bid to find…

Russia again vetoes bid to renew Syria gas attacks probe

by Carole LANDRY Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Russia on Friday cast a second veto in as many days…

Venezuela suffers another blow as PDVSA declared in default

  NEW  YORK, United States (AFP) -- Crisis-plagued Venezuela suffered another blow Thursday as a committee of creditors ruled that state oil…

Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani to hold Syria summit next week in Sochi: Turkish state media

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…

Venezuela, in ‘selective default’, signs debt deal with Russia

by Andrea Palasciano with Maria Isabel Sanchez in Caracas Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Venezuela signed a debt restructuring deal with…

Russia says May’s criticism an attempt to distract Britons

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed Prime Minister Theresa May's biting criticism, saying she was vilifying…

President Duterte vows fair trial for Russian drug smuggling suspects

President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged two accused Russian drug traffickers would get a "fair trial." Duterte made the commitment at…

Putin and Erdogan agree on need to boost efforts for Syria peace

SOCHI, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday on the need…

Trump backs US intelligence agencies on Russia election meddling, but says Putin denial was also sincere

DANANG, Vietnam (AFP) -- United States President Donald Trump said Sunday he backs US intelligence agencies who concluded Russia meddled…

News in photo: Duterte beside Putin, behind Xi in APEC family photo in Vietnam

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte attended the picturing taking for the so-called family photo of world leaders attending…

Bilateral talks on APEC sidelines: Duterte thanks Putin for “timely” military assistance in ending Marawi war

  (Eagle News) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a bilateral meeting on Friday, November…

Toll hits 6 after collapse of Russian high rise

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The death toll climbed to six people on Friday after the corner section of a nine-storey…

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