The West must not be intimidated by Vladimir Putin, says the…
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How Trump and Putin’s past meetings went
Getty ImagesThe pair donned matching outfits for a “family photo” of leaders in Vietnam in 2017 US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday is a blockbuster moment in world politics that calls to mind…
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How the massacre still haunts China-Japan relations
Fan WangBBC News, in Singapore
STR/AFP via Getty ImagesNanjing massacre was the darkest chapter of the years-long Sino-Japanese war Japanese vlogger Hayato Kato’s 1.9 million followers are used to his funny clips about exploring China, where he has…
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Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to violence-wracked Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence…
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Man dragged away by brown bear on Hokkaido mountain
A man in his 20s was attacked and dragged away by a brown bear Thursday on Mount Rausu on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido and remains missing, according to local police.
Authorities were notified around 11:10 a.m. by the man’s…
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Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize | Donald Trump
Donald Trump cold-called Norway’s finance minister last month to ask about a nomination for the Nobel peace prize, Norwegian press reported on Thursday.
The Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv, citing unnamed sources, reported: “Out of the…
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Satellite Captures Awesome Power of Tsunami Triggered by Epic Russian Quake
In late July, the sixth biggest earthquake in recorded history struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The magnitude 8.8 quake triggered a tsunami that sent waves across the Pacific,…
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