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Al Arabiya
5 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Erdogan says he may speak to Trump, Putin this week for leaders meeting on Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he may speak to his Russian and US counterparts this week to see if a leaders meeting in Istanbul is possible to discuss the war in Ukraine, after Russian and Ukrainian delegations met there this week. 'By holding calls with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and (US President Donald) Trump within this week, we will see if we can bring these leaders together in Istanbul, that is our effort,' he told reporters after Friday prayers.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Body language expert exposes easily-missed detail in photo of Anthony Albanese with Xi Jinping - and decodes the secret signs about Albo's feelings
A body language expert has suggested the posed photo of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping was a 'success' despite fake grins. The two leaders were captured smiling and shaking hands in front of Australian and Chinese flags following their in-depth discussion of political relations. Body language expert Dr Louise Mahler told Daily Mail Australia it is 'very staged and forced' but in a positive way, with the pair 'forcing happiness and connection'. 'I think they've carried it off. That's a lovely photo to put on the wall,' she said. Looking at the image, Dr Mahler's attention was first drawn to the wide grin on Albanese's face as he looked at the camera. 'It's a little bit much, the smile with fake eyes. The eyes aren't really working, they look squinted as opposed to just a lift under the eyes,' she said. 'It just looks a bit fake, doesn't it?' But the expert added this was not something to be concerned about, explaining she knew the visit is a 'very stressful situation and he's doing his best'. Standing next to Xi, Dr Mahler noted there was not much comparison when it came to statesmanship between the two leaders. 'Albanese never exudes world leadership, ever. He exudes, I don't know, the class dork, the head of the Tiddly Winks group,' she said. 'Statesman is not a word I'd ever associate with Albanese.' But Xi came across as a 'man of action', she said, suggesting the Chinese leader conveyed an image of someone who speaks little but decides much. Dr Mahler also had praise for the handshake between the pair and said Albanese positioned himself well within the frame. 'Albanese's hand hasn't left his body, so he's not reaching out to China (but) China's reaching out to him,' she said. 'Having said that, it's really a natural distance for (Xi's) hand, so he's not really reaching.' The analysis is a significant improvement on Dr Mahler's last review of the Australian prime minister after he returned from the NATO summit in the Netherlands. She described Albanese's performance during a press conference on June 27, in which he refused to budge on federal government defence spending, as 'shocking'. 'Mr Albanese sounds stressed to the limit,' she said at the time. 'Unable to string two words together with a broken breath and baulking with every word, he frowns, tightens his jaw (a 'tell' of Mr Albanese's stress level) and throws his head forward. 'This is not helped by the gentleman by his side who looks like he needs immediate emergency assistance, disheveled in his appearance with messy hair, loose tie and barely able to keep his eyes open (Browny points to Tanya Plibersek for holding a professional stance). 'The question is, do I, as general public, need to know what a disaster the trip has been? Because, in contrast to the words spoken, that's the clear message I am getting here. 'And the message to the rest of us is to have a clear spoken message and make sure both you and everyone around you has the correct brief (and training) to bring it across. Otherwise you are wasting your stilted breath and time.' Given her 'stressed to the limit' summary of Albanese a fortnight ago, she said the smiling picture with Xi was a 'good start' for projecting leadership. Albanese headed to China over the weekend to hold 'constructive' talks with Xi in Beijing to restore ties between the two nations before speaking with Premier Li and Chairman Zhao Leji. The Prime Minister visited the Great Wall of China on Wednesday before flying out to Chengdu in the southwestern province of Sichuan. 'Australia's committed to a stable relationship with China,' the PM tweeted on Wednesday morning.
