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China, Russia, India gather at summit

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

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  1. Russia's Putin and China's Xi to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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    China, Russia, India gather at summit

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Leaders of Russia, China, Iran to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran's and India's leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the West.

  2. France 24

    Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia, China seek to counter Western influence (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit, joined by the leaders of Iran and India. The gathering comes as several members face war, sanctions and trade tensions with the West, underlining the bloc’s growing geopolitical we…

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Russia's Putin and China's Xi to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and more than a dozen other leaders will gather in Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence

  5. Al Jazeera

    Russia, China leaders to meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The organisation is not officially anti-West, but Russian and Chinese leaders have used it to amplify their worldview.

  6. Semafor

    Asian leaders gather amid China's efforts to expand influence (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members will meet in Kyrgyzstan to discuss energy and security.

  7. The Kyiv Independent

    Putin meets China's Xi at regional security summit (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    The two leaders' meeting took place in a "friendly and constructive atmosphere" and focused on bilateral Russian-Chinese ties, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

  8. Triblive

    Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter U.S. influence (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Leaders of China, Russia, India among world leaders meeting at summit to counter U.S. influence (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The leaders of China, Russia and India have gathered with other heads of state at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    China, Russia, India gather at summit (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

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