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President Xi says China will not export its political system

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not export its political system, President Xi Jinping told a forum for foreign political groups on Friday, as the ruling Communist Party seeks to boost its global image and take a more assertive international role. China’s President Xi Jinping raises a toast with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuContinue reading “President Xi says China will not export its political system”

Georgia says suspect in Istanbul airport bombing killed last week

TBILISI (Reuters) – A former Islamic State fighter suspected of masterminding a deadly attack on Istanbul airport in 2016 was killed during a special operation in ex-Soviet Georgia last week, a spokeswoman for Georgia’s state security service said on Friday. Akhmed Chatayev was named by Turkish media and a U.S. congressman as the mastermind ofContinue reading “Georgia says suspect in Istanbul airport bombing killed last week”

Merkel, SPD leader agreed to start talks to solve political impasse: party source

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her Bavarian ally Horst Seehofer and SPD leader Martin Schulz agreed during a meeting late on Thursday to enter talks to find a way out of the political impasse, a party official said on Friday.#WORLD NEWSDECEMBER 1, 2017 / 4:34 PM / UPDATED 16 MINUTES AGOMerkel, SPD leaderContinue reading “Merkel, SPD leader agreed to start talks to solve political impasse: party source”