Southeast Asian leaders open annual summit with major conflicts and their impact topping agenda

MANILA, Nov 15: Southeast Asian leaders opened their annual summit in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday for three days of talks, including dialogues with world leaders led by US President Donald Trump, whose crucial trip to Asia could help boost his standing after his party’s defeat in the midterm elections. The talks by the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their expanded discussions with Asian and Western heads of state would focus on the world’s most troubling conflicts led by the war in the Middle East, according to drafts of post-summit communiques seen by The Associated…