The Chinese and Russian leaders expressed concerns about NATO expansion in Asia and agreed to deepen their partnership, including enhanced energy ties.
The two were set to meet again Tuesday. On Monday the Russian leader said he was open to talks on Ukraine and praised Beijing's 12-point position paper on the conflict
Putin is unlikely to end up in the dock for war crimes unless there is a regime change in Russia.
The Ukrainian president vowed to do everything to defeat Russia this year as the war enters its second year.
A Chinese decision to export weapons to Russia would risk Western sanctions and badly damage ties with the US and Europe, experts say.
Duangpetch Promthep, 17, died after being taken to a hospital from the school he was attending on a football scholarship; the cause of death has not been made public.
A young boy and a 62-year-old woman were pulled from rubble 163 hours after last Monday’s devastating quake, whose death toll has risen above 33,000.
Deaths expected to rise as freezing weather hampers rescue efforts and aid organizations mobilize to help victims.
Turkey’s government criticized for inadequate response to the disaster, with countless people still buried beneath the rubble of ruined cities and towns.
It is not yet known what caused the crash, which occurred near a kindergarten; Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, his deputy and two children are among the dead.
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