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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

Danes local elections marred by cyberattacks

A person votes at Nivaagaards Malerisamling, an art museum, in Nivaa, Denmark. — Reuters

UN says lacks billions of dollars to feed world's hungry

A World Food Programme's flag flutters on the roof of WFP's headquaters, in Rome. — Reuters

Macron, Zelensky sign accord for to buy fighter jets for Ukraine

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands, at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. — AFP

Pope urges leaders not to leave poor behind

Pope Leo XIV attends the event of the World Day of the Poor at the Paul VI audience hall in the Vatican. — AFP

How the fallout from the Trump documentary paralyzed the BBC

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6 killed as Russian strikes hit Kyiv apartment blocks

A resident removes debris inside of an apartment building hit during overnight Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine. — Reuters

UK to build its first mini N-power station in north Wales

Workers stand near a 245-tonne domed roof lifted by the land crane 'Big Carl' before placing on the second reactor building at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Britain. - Reuters

Race for first private space station heats up as Nasa set to retire ISS

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands after a second delay of Nasa's EscaPADE mission because of 'space weather' the rocket is carrying two satellites to orbit Mars, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. - Reuters

Inspections ongoing as 20 Turkish troops killed in plane crash

Members of emergency services work at the site near the Azerbaijani border, in Sighnaghi municipality, Georgia. — Reuters

Ukraine suspends cabinet minister as scandal shakes wartime govt

A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. — Reuters

UN food agencies warn of 16 hunger hotspots

A group of women and their children wait for the Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP) activities, in Bentiu, South Sudan. — AFP

Why the BBC is facing its gravest crisis in decades

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Russia says foiled Ukrainian-UK plot to hijack missile jet

A participant stands next to a T-28 tank at an exhibition, in Red Square, Moscow. — Reuters

BBC apologises over Trump speech row after two chiefs resign

People walk outside BBC Broadcasting House, in London. — Reuters

French court frees ex-president Sarkozy from jail

French police officers gather in front of the entrance of the Sante prison in Paris. — AFP
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