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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

Ukrainian delegation heads to US for peace talks

A firefighter steps out of a house that went up in flames after attacks on Kyiv. — Reuters

Protests force delay to German youth congress

The police use water cannons to disperse protesters in Giessen, western Germany. — AFP

Airbus' call for A320 check has little impact on flight operations

A screen displays delays in IndiGo flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on Saturday. — Reuters

OPEC+ set to hold oil output policy steady on Sunday, sources say

Brent crude closed on Friday near $63 a barrel, down 15 per cent this year.

Ukraine peace negotiator quits after anti-graft raid

Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

US-Ukraine text could form basis for future peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin: Russia will end fight when Ukraine withdraws

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Palace of Unity presidential residence in Bishkek - AFP

Ex-ally of Spanish PM arrested in graft probe

Former Spanish minister for development Jose Luis Abalos with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at La Moncloa palace in Madrid. - AFP

EU Parliament votes for more transparency on foreign influence

EU Parliament votes for more transparency on foreign influence

Pope warns of conflicts endangering humanity on first overseas trip to Türkiye

Pope Leo XIV, Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan attend a meeting with representatives of Türkiye's authorities, civil society and diplomatic corps as part of the Pope's official visit at the Turkish national Library in Ankara. - AFP

British ex-paratrooper close to end of 27-year-long trek home

British ex-paratrooper Karl Bushby, who has been walking across the world for 27 years, reacts during his trip in Komarom, Hungary, on Wednesday. - Reuters

Hungary boosts oil to Serbia as energy crisis looms

A car fuels up at a Gazprom gas station powered by the Naftna Industrija Srbije - NIS, in Belgrade. — AFP

German far-left 'Hammer Gang' activists go on trial

A defendant hides behind a ring binder, at the Higher Regional Court of Dresden. — Reuters

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