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A delegation of African leaders, including South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegal’s Macky Sall, are due to meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, as part of their mission to try to broker…

TERRORISM, SELF-RADICALISATION A THREAT At the G20 meeting, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan also touched on other transboundary issues threatening Singapore’s security, such as illegal drugs and terrorism. “Some of you may be aware that Singapore…

Canada is calling on China to de-escalate tensions that have mounted over U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Pelosi, who landed in Taipei Tuesday night and left Wednesday, drew a sharp response from Beijing, as it…

Read more displaced. Kyiv’s negotiator David Arakhamia said there were “sufficient” conditions for President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to meet in a push to end Europe’s worst conflict in decades. On the…

<!-- -->Sitting across a long table from Putin, Macron said he wanted to address the situation in Europe.Moscow: French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he hoped to make a start towards a de-escalation of tensions over Ukraine,…

More Russian military units have been sent to the border area in recent days, sources familiar with the intelligence tell CNN. US and Ukrainian officials have also seen evidence that Russia has begun diverting commercial air and rail…

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin should use their upcoming talks on Tuesday to deescalate tensions and turn to diplomatic solutions as opposed to Washington continuing with its aggressive…