Trump briefs Zelensky, European leaders on Putin talks

BRUSSELS, Aug 16 (AFP/Reuters): US President Donald Trump spoke early Saturday with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to discuss his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a European Commission spokesperson said.Trump spoke for more than an hour with Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron,...

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Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 22

GAZA, Aug 16 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 22 people on Saturday, warning that intensifying strikes on a Gaza City neighbourhood were placing its remaining residents in mortal danger.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said conditions in the Zeitun neighbourhood were rapidly deteriorating with residents...

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China's top diplomat to visit India for border talks

BEIJING, Aug 16 (AFP): China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries eye resuming border trade five years after halting it."From August 18 to 20... (Chinese foreign minister) Wang Yi will upon invitation visit...

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