Claude Chirac paid a tearful tribute to her father
The purpose of Duterte's visit was to seek greater defense ties with Russia but some pictures of a somewhat disheveled Philippine President drew some attention on social media by Russian Twitter users.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin could potentially meet for the first time this month in talks aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine
A shaman opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is not of sound mind; Putin is pictured October 2, 2019
A spokesman for Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte (right) defended his dishevelled appearance at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (left) in Moscow
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has admitted he listened in on Trump's call to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
France's said conditions are right for a summit which would include Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
President Macron had hoped for a summit last month but it has been pushed back given the challenges of reconciling the positions of Moscow and Kiev
Putin made his comments at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow
Accusations US President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) have triggered an impeachment probe
Russia is well-positioned to play a prominent role in rebuilding Syria after supplying high-voltage cables and pipes that have brought electricity and running water back to devastated neighbourhoods
Demonstrators have rallied in Ustinov's support
Ustinov (C) was released after prosecutors suddenly asked a court to give Ustinov a non-custodial sentence, saying his punishment was too harsh
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to take a chartered flight to Moscow on Tuesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Duterte has called his “favorite hero”.
The coffin of former French President Jacques Chirac lies in state during a memorial ceremony at the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides cathedral at the Invalides memorial complex in central Paris on September 29, 2019
A planned meeting between Turkish President Recip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York did not take place
The French public on Sunday began bidding a final farewell to late former president Jacques Chirac, fondly remembered as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy.Chirac's death on Thursday aged 86 prompted a flood of tributes to a man whose high-profile political career spanned three decades capped by 12 years as president from 1995-2007.But it also sparked questions about how much this consumate political operator had actually achieved during a long spell in office and again threw the spotlight on a 2011 conviction for graft over his time as Paris mayor.
US President Donald Trump (C) speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak during their meeting at the White House in May 2017, in a photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the United States not to release transcripts of conversations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Jacques Chirac, seen here with Margaret Thatcher in 1987, was caught on microphone making an offensive remark during tense European talks with the British prime minister
Netanyahu has campaigned with a combination of divisive populism and attempts to portray himself as a world statesman by talking up his relationships with foreign leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomed embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the Kremlin urging dialogue with the opposition
