GLOBAL NEWS | Trump Defends Roy Moore, Citing Candidate’s Denial of Sexual Misconduct

WASHINGTON — President Trump broke with leading Republicans on Tuesday and voiced support for Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenagers and has seen his campaign’s prospects imperiled.

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In his first extensive remarks on the accusations that date back decades, the president cited the vigorous denials by Mr. Moore, who is facing off in a high-stakes special election against Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate.

 “He totally denies it,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Moore, who has been accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting another teenager.

 Mr. Trump also said he was “very happy” that women in the United States are now coming forward with accusations of sexual misconduct against lawmakers and media figures, many of them Democrats.

 Asked by a reporter about whether electing “a child molester” was better than electing a Democrat in the Alabama race, Mr. Trump responded by insisting that Mr. Moore denies the charges against him.

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LOOK | Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry

Donald Trump was all fingers and thumbs during a carefully choreographed photo op Monday at a summit of world leaders, failing to grasp whose hands he was supposed to be holding and breaking a lineup intended to showcase unity.

Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry

US President Donald Trump (center) finds himself in a bit of a fix as he does the traditional "ASEAN handshake," crossing arms with President Duterte (right) and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc,

WATCH | Trump meets and tweets (insults) ahead of ASEAN

It did not look like one of President Trumps most enthusiastic greetings, but the US leader has had his first meeting with the Philippines President ahead of an ASEAN summit in Manila. Both men are controversial and maverick heads of state, with Rodrigo Duterte often described as the “Donald Trump of Asia”.

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US President Donald Trump is expected to hold bilateral talks with his Filipino counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte,

The much-anticipated meeting between two of the world's most controversial leaders is set to take place on November 13. US President Donald Trump is expected to hold bilateral talks with his Filipino counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, ahead of the East Asia Summit in the Philippines.