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Germany's Merz meets Xi in China, seeking closer ties

BEIJING: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, hoping to bolster ties with his country's largest trade partner and high-tech rival as Europe's biggest...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2nd L) participates in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. — AFP

US-Ukrainian talks resume with territorial stakes unresolved

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin. — AFP

Zelenskyy offers a compromise for peace talks

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Greek farmers continue blockades, rebuff talks

Farmers take part in a demonstration as they block with tractors, the port of Thessaloniki on December 12, 2025. Thousands of Greek farmers have since late November 2025 blocked highways, mainly in the centre and north of the country, to demand swifter access to EU subsidies delayed by an ongoing probe into multi-million fraud.

Ukraine's Zelensky ditches Nato ambition ahead of peace talks

A police officer works at the site of the Russian drone strike, in Zaporizhzhia. — Reuters

Chile far right eyes comeback in presidential vote

Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast poses during the presidential runoff election in Paine. — AFP

US plan sees Ukraine joining EU in 2027

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US plan envisages Ukraine joining EU in 2027

A drone view shows a residential area damaged by continued Russian military strikes, amidst Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. — Reuters

UK slaps sanctions on RSF paramilitary deputy, other commanders

Sudanese people, who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan's Darfur region, receive rice portions from Red Cross volunteers in Ourang on the outskirts of Adre, Chad. - Reuters File

EU leaders urge action on Ukraine reparations proposal

British PM Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at 10 Downing Street, in London. — Reuters

Ukraine peace deal nears as Moscow demands changes

People mourn at the graves of Ukrainian servicemen at the Lychakiv cemetery, in Lviv. — AFP

Macron vows stronger cooperation with Nigeria

French President Emmanuel Macron

Russian strikes on Ukraine trigger heating, water cuts

People stand near a building hit during drone strike in Dnipro region, Ukraine. — Reuters

Yo-de-lay-Unesco? Swiss hope for yodel heritage listing

Switzerland currently counts some 12,000 keen yodellers

Sweden ends aid to 4 African nations to boost Ukraine support

Sweden's right-wing government is ending aid to four African countries and shutting three embassies in a major revamp to free up funds to help Ukraine

Plans for UK-Germany rail link move step closer

President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender tour Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, central England. — AFP
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