Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins

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2026-08-31

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping began talks Monday in Kyrgyzstan, where a dozen other heads of state also gathered for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West. Iran's leader Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Narendra Modi and Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif were also among those in Bishkek to attend the summit of the regional SCO bloc, which......

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Baghdad, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - Iraq sentences kidnapper of US journalist to 15 years in prison

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Athens, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon urges Greece to help implement truce with Israel

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