
Putin and Erdogan meet to discuss grain deal amid 'shifting power balance'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met on Monday in Russia's southern coastal city of Sochi amid efforts to bring Moscow back into the critical Black Sea grain deal that was abandoned by Putin in July.
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Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
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Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa sworn in after disputed polls
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second five-year term Monday, a week after securing an absolute majority in a disputed presidential vote.
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Military junta leader is sworn in as Gabon's interim president
The leader of Gabon's military junta, General Brice Nguema, was sworn in as interim president by the constitutional court during a televised ceremony on Monday.
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Pilot dies after plane crashes during gender reveal party in Mexico
A pilot has died after the plane he was flying as part of a gender reveal party in Mexico crashed on Sunday.
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Moutai coffee, anyone? Luckin is adding the fiery liquor to its lattes
Luckin Coffee has joined forces with Kweichow Moutai, the maker of China's fiery national liquor baijiu, for an unusual offering: alcoholic lattes.
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US Open: Defending champion Iga Świątek stunned by Jelena Ostapenko
Jeļena Ostapenko extended her impressive unbeaten record over world No. 1 Iga Świątek on Sunday, eliminating the defending US Open champion in the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows.
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China signals Xi Jinping will not attend G20 summit in India
China on Monday issued the clearest sign yet its leader Xi Jinping will skip an important gathering of world leaders in New Delhi this weekend, as it confirmed Premier Li Qiang will be traveling to the event.
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Help! Global search launched for Paul McCartney's missing violin bass
It's been billed as an attempt to solve one of Rock and Roll's great mysteries.
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Country Garden gets 'near-term reprieve' after bondholders agree to extend debt payment
Investors in embattled Chinese property giant Country Garden are breathing a collective sigh of relief Monday, after it reportedly won approval from creditors to extend a major bond payment to avoid default, in a development that analysts say will give the firm some badly needed respite.
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Complaints stack up against Luis Rubiales -- and not just over his forcible kiss of a World Cup soccer star
As the furor over that infamously unwanted kiss circles around Spain's Football Federation chief, Luis Rubiales, some may be surprised to learn that the initial complaint wasn't filed by the woman he kissed, but a man watching the match in Madrid.
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The world's highest navigable lake is drying out
Water levels at Lake Titicaca -- the highest navigable lake in the world and South America's largest -- are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline is affecting tourism, fishing and agriculture, which locals rely on to make a living.
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