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Negotiations to reach a peace deal in Syria are being hampered by "gaps of trust" between the United States and Russia, President Obama said Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Sept.
European Union leaders called Sunday for China to take action on its bloated steel industry and defended an order to Ireland to collect taxes from Apple, highlighting the trade tensions looming over a global economic summit. The Group of 20 meeting of leaders of the United States, China, Germany and other major economies "must urgently find a solution" to excess steel production, said Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission.
The political backlash over global trade is the backdrop to the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, and Chinese President Xi Jinping began with a plea against protectionism. Xi told the gathering of world leaders from the nation's 20 largest economies that their countries need to "enhance mutual understanding" in order to face a "crucial juncture for the world economy."
Global oil market stability is impossible without the cooperation of Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude producers, the kingdom's influential deputy crown prince said after speaking with Vladimir Putin ahead of an OPEC meeting later this month. Saudi Arabia hopes to work with Russia for oil market stability, Mohammed bin Salman said after meeting with the Russian president in Hangzhou, China, Sunday.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a Nobel peace laureate known as the "saint of the gutters" during her lifetime, is proclaimed a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis. , expect by 1030/6.30 A.M., by Isla Binnie, 600 words) HONG KONG - Hong Kong votes in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious ever, with a push for independence among disaffected youth emerging as a major theme stoking tension with China's government.
If President Barack Obama was hoping for a graceful start to his final trip to Asia as commander in chief, this wasn't it. U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Saturday, Sept.
3, 2016, on ... . Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China, Sunday, Sept.
The U.S. and Russia are nearing agreement to coordinate strikes against Islamic extremists in Syria and impose a cease-fire that would halt President Bashar al-Assad's attacks on the moderate opposition and civilians in his war-shattered country. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Hangzhou, China for a meeting of the G-20, could announce a deal as early as Sunday, said a senior State Department official who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are private.
President Barack Obama stood by his warning that Britain will have to wait for a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S., saying both countries have other priorities. Obama used an April visit to London to warn Britain it would be at the "back of the queue" for a trade deal if it voted to leave the European Union.
Theresa May won't be using her trip to the Group of 20 talks in China to announce her decision on the Hinkley Point nuclear-power project, a U.K. official said, in the latest sign that Britain's new prime minister is preparing to block the deal. May will arrive in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday for what is both her first international summit and Britain's first appearance on the world stage since the country voted in June to leave the European Union.
Foreign ministry official says Washington turned down Beijing's proposal to provide rolling red-carpet stairway for US leader when he arrived at Hangzhou airport for G20 summit It was Washington's decision to have US President Barack Obama disembark his plane from a small bare metal stairway instead of the usual rolling red-carpet staircase that state leaders get, a Chinese foreign ministry official has revealed. Speculations have been flying about whether China was deliberately snubbing Obama since media reports on Saturday showed the US leader exiting the Air Force One through the small stairway.
Theresa May has welcomed signs that the economic reaction to Brexit has been better than anticipated, but cautioned against over optimism. Speaking to reporters as she travelled to the G20 summit in China, the Prime Minister said: "We've seen figures giving some different messages in relation to the economy and I think the reaction of the economy has been better than some had predicted post the referendum.
US President Barack Obama has pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to uphold its legal obligations and stressing the United States' commitments to its regional allies. Tensions over the disputed waters between China and its neighbours were expected to hang over the G20 summit, which opens in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sunday.
President Obama has not received a warm welcome on his last official trip to China, where the national security adviser, Susan Rice and even American media reporters were prohibited from going near the him by Chinese officials. If President Barack Obama was hoping for a graceful start to his final trip to Asia as commander in chief, this wasn't it.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers as they shake hands before their meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016.
A Chinese official confronted U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser on the tarmac on Saturday prompting the Secret Service to intervene, an unusual altercation as China implements strict controls ahead of a big summit. The stakes are high for China to pull off a trouble-free G20 summit of the world's top economies, its highest profile event of the year, as it looks to cement its global standing and avoid acrimony over a long list of tensions with Washington.
US President Barack Obama meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of the two-week climate summit in Paris on Nov. 30, 2015. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping just made an eagerly awaited announcement: The United States and China are formally committing to the Paris climate change agreement.
Setting aside their cyber and maritime disputes, President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations' participation in last year's Paris climate change agreement. They hailed their new era of climate cooperation as the best chance for saving the planet.
US President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers as they shake hands before their meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province Saturday US President Barack Obama arrived in China on Saturday for his final visit as president, intent on cementing the "pivot" to Asia undertaken during his administration. Obama was welcomed by an honour guard as Air Force One landed in the eastern city of Hangzhou, which is hosting the G20 summit of global economic powers.