AFP, Hangzhou
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed on Saturday the healing of relations between their nations, damaged by Ankara’s shooting down of a Russian war plane last year.
“There is still a lot to do in order to completely re-establish cooperation in all areas,” said Putin, after the bilateral meeting in Guangzhou on the eve of a G20 summit in the southern Chinese city.
“Turkey is going through a difficult period, fighting against terrorism in the face of serious terrorist crimes,” he said.
Europe ‘close to limits’ on refugee influx: Tusk
AFP, Hangzhou
Europe is “close to limits” on its ability to accept new waves of refugees, EU President Donald Tusk said Sunday, urging the broader international community to shoulder its share of the burden.
“The practical capability of Europe to host new waves of refugees, not to mention irregular economic migrants, is close to limits,” he told a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
A steady stream of refugees has flowed into Europe over the last year, largely fleeing the civil war in Syria.
North Korea hit hard by floods
AFP, Seoul
Flooding caused by torrential rains hit North Korea this week, leaving 15 people missing and thousands of others homeless, according to Pyongyang’s state media.
The Tumen River, which serves as part of the border between China, Russia and North Korea, burst its banks in “the worst-ever flood” in the area, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said late Friday.
