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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

Italy to open Europe's first sanctuary for dolphins

he Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins who have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

MENA temperatures rising twice as fast as global average: WMO

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Spain, Morocco pen deals in latest boost to ties

Spain's Agriculture Minister Luis Planas and Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Driouich Zakia (L) during a signing ceremony at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid. - AFP

Macron urges China to rebalance trade

Welcoming ceremony for the French President Macron and Brigitte Macron by China's President Xi Jinping and his wife, in Beijing. - AFP

Swiss parliament relaxes restrictions on arms exports

Swiss companies will be allowed to export arms to 25 western countries

EU ex-top diplomat quits as college rector amid fraud probe

European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini

Macron in China with Ukraine on the agenda

China's FM Wang Yi (2nd R) receives France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron upon their arrival, in Beijing. — AFP

King Charles welcomes German president Steinmeier

Britain's King Charles receives German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Windsor. — Reuters

Putin and Witkoff begin talks on ending war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Pope urges end to hostilities, wrapping Lebanon trip

Pope Leo XIV leads a mass at the Beirut waterfront. — AFP

US envoy Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow over Ukraine

Vehicles queue in traffic on an embankment near the Kremlin in central Moscow. — Reuters

EU diplomatic arm raided in fraud probe

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. — Reuters

France's Macron heads to China

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Zelensky in Paris seeking support as US pushes plan

France President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Elysee palace in Paris. — AFP

Vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine kills six, wounds dozens

A man clears debris inside his apartment amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk. — Reuters
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