Trump and Putin to hold first summit talks as twitchy West looks on

After months of exchanging long-distance compliments, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sit down on Monday for their first ever summit, a potential political minefield at home for the U.S. president but a geopolitical win for his Russian counterpart.

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Trump says U.S.-Russia ties have 'never been worse'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Monday that U.S.-Russian ties have never been worse.

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Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to Australian medical team in cave rescue

Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to three Australians who helped a boys' soccer team escape from a flooded cave, in case "something went wrong", its foreign minister said on Monday.

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Trump says Obama did nothing about Russian election meddling

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday his predecessor, Barack Obama, paid little attention to FBI allegations of Russian election meddling and they were only taken seriously after he was elected.

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Trump says NATO summit was 'truly great'

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday the NATO summit he attended last week had been a success and was inaccurately reported by much of the media.

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Indonesia antigraft agency raids PLN chief's house in power station probe: media

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the house of Sofyan Basir, chief executive of state electricity utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), on Sunday night as part of a graft investigation, Berita Satu reported on Sunday, citing a KPK spokesman.

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Trump says NATO summit was 'truly great'

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday the NATO summit he attended last week had been a success and was inaccurately reported by much of the media.

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Kremlin takes Trump to task over his gas pipeline comments: RIA

U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline to Europe is an egregious example of unscrupulous competition and it worries Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Monday.

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EU's Tusk calls on China, U.S., Russia not to start trade wars

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Monday China, the United States and Russia had a duty not to start trade wars and called on the three countries to reform the World Trade Organization.

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China wants to seek more balanced trade with EU

China's Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday the country wants to seek more balanced trade with the European Union.

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Jailed Reuters journalists to testify in Myanmar court

Two jailed Reuters reporters on trial in Myanmar accused of obtaining secret state documents will testify in court from Monday, in a case that is seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy.

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Support for Australian PM hits two-year high ahead of by-elections: poll

Support for Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is at a two-year high, an opinion poll showed on Monday, a boost for the center-right government ahead of a series of by-elections at the end of July.

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Violent Nicaragua protests claim another 10 lives: rights group

Nicaraguan police and paramilitary groups loyal to President Daniel Ortega killed at least 10 people on Sunday, a human rights association said, as the death toll from violent clashes in the Central American country continues to rise.

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