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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

Belgium hit by three-day national strike over govt austerity plans

A photograph shows an orange light sign on the railway tracks outside the Gare du Midi - Zuidstation, in Brussels.

French PM pressures lawmakers to pass 2026 budget

France's PM Sebastien Lecornu delivers a statement at the Hotel Matignon, in Paris. — Reuters

US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war with Russia

Ukrainian servicemen ride a military buggy along a road near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region

Motorcyclist dies in ‘Globe of Death’ circus accident

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US, Ukrainian and European officials meet for peace talks

Officers of the US security stand guard at the Missions of USA in Geneva. — AFP

What is a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine?

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Ukraine, US to start plan talks to end the war

Relatives of Ukrainian Prisoners of war (POW) burn flares during a rally at Independence Square in Kyiv. — AFP

US puts pressure on Zelenskyy to accept peace deal

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COP30 deal under threat as nations clash over fossil fuels

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago speaks during a plenary session of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil. — AFP

Europe pushes back on US plan for Ukraine war

People stand at a makeshift memorial for the victims who were killed when a Russian missile hit an apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine. — Reuters

Want to immigrate to Britain? The government says you must earn it

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Europeans push back against US plan for Ukraine

Firefighters observe a minute of silence to honour the victims at the site of struck building, in Ternopil, Ukraine. — Reuters

Russian strikes kill 20 ahead of Zelensky talks in Türkiye

Rescuers work at the site of the apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, in Ternopi. — Reuters

US, European countries call on Iran to work with UN watchdog

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during the press conference in Vienna, Austria. — AFP

Denmark's Social Democrats lose 100-year hold

New Lord Mayor in Copenhagen Sisse Marie Welling (C), head of the Socialist People's Party, speaks at Copenhagen City Hall. — AFP
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