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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» PARIS - Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150 years -- or even become immortal.
Limits of Xi, Putin's 'no-limits' alliance
Oped, Published on 05/09/2025
» Much has changed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin last stood together atop Tiananmen Square in 2015. When they did so again this week, it was supposedly as equal partners. But, of course, the reality is far more complex.
Open mic catches Xi and Putin discussing immortality
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed life-prolonging organ transplants and immortality as they chatted before Beijing’s massive military parade this week, in comments picked up by state media microphones.
North Korea wipes all traces of Kim after Putin talks
Published on 04/09/2025
» SEOUL - After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country’s supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a number of security measures to counter foreign spies.
Zelensky meeting European leaders as Putin vows to fight on
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» PARIS - European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are to meet in Paris on Thursday in a new effort to pile pressure on Vladimir Putin after he vowed Russia will fight on in Ukraine if no peace deal is reached.
Kim Jong Un brings a guest to Beijing: His potential heir
New York Times, Published on 03/09/2025
» SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, travelled to Beijing this week to hobnob with the presidents of China and Russia, two of his nation’s key allies. But he seems to have had another purpose for the trip: introducing his daughter as his potential successor.
Train used by North Korea's Kim Jong Un seen in Beijing
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2025
» BEIJING — A train marked with a North Korean flag and other visible design features consistent with one that has been used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was seen travelling on a railway track in Beijing, Reuters witnesses said on Tuesday.
North Korea's Kim in China ahead of massive military parade
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» BEIJING - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday morning, having crossed the border into China aboard an armoured train ahead of a massive military parade on Wednesday.
Xi slams 'bullying' in speech to regional leaders at summit
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - China's President Xi Jinping blasted "bullying behaviour" in the world order as he gathered Eurasian leaders Monday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations.
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.