Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got a little too close for comfort on Nov. 19, 2015 at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
World leaders are not exempt from sharing an awkward moment or striking a funny pose. Sometimes, the otherwise serious figures are snapped in a not-so-official and very relatable manner. Some are caught falling, others while sneaking in a kiss on the nose.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban trailed behind former Luxembourg Prime Minister and current President of the European Commission while clutching his hand.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman smooched Kuwaiti Emir Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the nose.
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Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi cuddled former UAE Emir Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cackled alongside his counterparts at a UN meeting in Vienna.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received an extra warm welcome by Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi on his Oct. 5 visit to India.
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama was left empty handed during a 2015 visit by the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
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Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un struck a lonely pose despite standing among a crowd during a photo session with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and other top officials.
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Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met on the edge of glory as they greeted one another at the demilitarized zone at the border.
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Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in awkwardly encountered each other once again on May 26 at the border town of Panmunjom.
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U.S. Senator John McCain stole the show with his crude facial expressions as he trailed behind Barack Obama at the Hofstra University on Oct. 15, 2008.
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Barack Obama made clear his feelings while sitting beside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Los Cabos in July 2012.
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World leaders have awkward encounters too
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Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron embraced each other in April 2018.
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U.S. Donald Trump was given the cold shoulder by Putin during the 2017 G20 summit.
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Trump received the same treatment by Trudeau, who visited Washing in February 2017.
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Macron and Trump came together for a tense meeting ahead of the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Macron know how to have fun.
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Merkel and Putin got into a staring contest in Moscow in Nov. 2012.
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Merkel did not seem amused by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
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Merkel and Chili President Sebastian Pinera greeted one another as old friends.
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Merkel seemed shocked at what former Turkish Premier Binali Yıldırım was saying at the Munich Security Conference in February 2018.
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Trump looked very jealous of the warm interaction between Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Brussels at the NATO summit.
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Trump had too much fun beside Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at the 2018 ASEAN summit.
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Trump wasn’t as happy as Japanese President Shinzo Abe during a meeting in November 2017.
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Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter final match between Croatia and Russia together.
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State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc were supposed to pose together following an event in Hanoi.
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Trump had an outburst at the 2017 NATO summit, and gently pushed aside Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic to be in the spotlight.
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker greeted one another at the Salzburg summit in Austria.
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Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had an awkward high five with Juncker as well.
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Japan’s Shinzo Abe was visibly relieved after Trump finally let go of his hand following a 19-second handshake in February 2017.
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Trump had a frightening look on his face following his meeting with Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June 2018.
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Liberia’s President George Weah and Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to shake hands before a meeting in Sept. 2018.
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Weah and Macron shared a quiet moment.
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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez embraced warmly.
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There was a certain disconnect between Sanchez and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in September 2018.
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Another awkward encounter, this time between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Tsipras and Merkel look like they’re up to something.
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It was all smiles at the NATO summit.
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Merkel and Erdoğan met at the 2013 G20 summit in Russia.
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Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got a little too close for comfort on Nov. 19, 2015 at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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