(1) Leading to the SAME round-table meeting (the first in at APEC Peru), Obama and Putin also had an informal exchange. Only AP issued a report.
Darlene Superville, Obama, Putin Discuss Syria and Ukraine at Summit in Peru. Associated Press, Nov 20, 2016.
http://www.usnews.com/news/polit ... before-return-to-us
("They [Obama, Putin] stood off to the side together momentarily with aides close by before shaking hands and then taking their seats around a table. The White House said the conversation lasted four minutes")
(2) HOWEVER, with the same AP text on the pertinent portion (handshake) Daily Mail uses AFP photos to make a story. AFP does not have its own text report.
The Coldest Handshake: Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin Photographed in Brief Frosty Exchange at Peru Summit - Amid Angry Clash over Syria and Russian Support for Trump. Daily Mail, Nov 20, 2016 (Google: 5 hours ago; it's 5 pm EST, Nov 20).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ ... ders-return-US.html
Note: In the last photo (credit: AP), the round-table summit, James Soong was in the left, Xi inthe right, both with craven-black hair.
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