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(Reuters) – Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. “Two aircraft have already been delivered,” Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia’s annual forum aimed at developing economic …

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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Europe should “unite and co-operate” against global uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang told the European Union chief on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit in New Delhi. Li’s call came as the European bloc grows warier of the risks of engaging China, defined as its partner, …

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By Felix Light and Nailia Bagirova TBILISI (Reuters) – Ethnic Armenian authorities in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed on Saturday to let in aid shipments from Baku-held territory for the first time in decades, in return for the restoration of road links to Armenia. The moves – initially reported by Armenia’s Armenpress state news …

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By Katya Golubkova NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has explained the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to the sea to the G20 leaders who gathered in New Delhi for a two-day summit on Saturday, an official with Japan’s foreign ministry said. Japan started releasing treated radioactive water …

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By Krishn Kaushik and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India served millet, a staple for millions of Indians, to world leaders at a gala dinner at the end of the first day of the G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi on Saturday. From leaf crisps to pudding, the foodstuff was served at the high …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Washington in November, the White House said on Saturday. Biden and Widodo met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, the White House said. (Reporting by Eric Beech;editing by Diane Craft)