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Trump makes Mideast pit stop en route to Asia summits, Xi talks

Trump met Qatar's leaders during a refueling stop at Al Udeid Air Base as part of his Asia tour focusing on trade talks and peace efforts, officials said.

  • On Saturday, US President Donald Trump met Qatar's emir and prime minister aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base during a refueling stop on his Asia tour with talks scheduled with Xi Jinping.
  • He arrives in Malaysia on Sunday for the ASEAN summit, then continues to Tokyo and Busan on Wednesday ahead of the APEC summit in his first Asia visit since returning to the White House.
  • He is set to sign a trade deal with Malaysia and witness a peace accord between Thailand and Cambodia, then meet Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, who called their talk `good and candid`.
  • Diplomatic praise and market scrutiny followed the stopover as Qatar was praised by Trump for its role in the fragile Gaza ceasefire, while global markets watch after a US Treasury spokesman called trade talks in Malaysia `very constructive`.
  • Trump said he hopes for a `very good meeting` with Xi while signaling interest in meeting Kim Jong Un, amid tariffs due on November 1.
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Doha, Qatar. U.S. President Donald Trump held talks this Saturday about the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, on a scale in Qatar heading for an important tour of Asia, the highlight of which will be the dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.The meeting took place after an Israeli air strike against an alleged militant of Islamic Jihad in Gaza, despite the ceasefire negotiated by the U.S. president. Trump travels to Asia for the first time …

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