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Russian President Vladimir Putin today, at the beginning of virtual talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, stressed that Russia-China relations are a true model for relations between countries in the 21st century.

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United States Secretary of State Anthony Plinkin today called on China to cease "hostilities" in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Coinciding with the resumption of the Vienna talks on 29 November in the Austrian capital between Iran, Russia, Germany, Britain, France and China in an effort to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, many of the sanctions imposed on Iran were lifted in exchange for a reduction in its nuclear activities and a peaceful guarantee of its program.

On the eve of a high - ranking United Arab Emirates military delegation's visit to the Pentagon for two days of talks, The Wall Street Journal reported today that the United States had threatened to pull out of the $23 billion F-35 and marching aircraft deal.