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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

Stolen Louvre jewellery worth over $100 million

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Europe backs Trump's Ukraine peace push

People shelter inside an invincibility centre, in Chernihiv, Ukraine. — Reuters

Slovak PM Fico's attacker convicted of terrorism

Juraj Cintula attends the last day of his trial at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica. — Reuters

EU weighs ban on ethanol used in hand sanitisers over cancer fears

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The search is on for the Louvre jewel thieves

A tiara worn by French Empress Eugenie, which was among the items stolen by thieves during a heist at Paris' Louvre Museum on October 19, 2025, on display in this undated still frame from a video

Ready to join Putin-Trump summit if invited: Zelensky

Residents stand near their apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Shakhtarske in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. — Reuters

What was taken in the Louvre heist

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France's former president Sarkozy goes to jail

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for the verdict in his appeal trial at the courthouse, in Paris. — AFP file photo

Zelensky urges allies against appeasing Russia after US trip

A resident removes broken glass damaged by a Russian drone strike, in the town of Shakhtarske in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. — Reuters

Zelensky seeks Trump’s support amidst Putin summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. — AFP File

Frenchman gets 30 years for wife’s murder

Alexandre Martin (L) and Emmanuelle Franck, lawyers for defendant Cedric Jubillar, wait for the verdict of their client's trial for the murder of his wife Delphine in the courtroom of the Tarn Assize Courthouse in Albi, southwestern France. — AFP

EU: Drone defenses not 'optional' in push to face Russia

Ukraine artillerymen fire an M114 self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near the Pokrovsk in Donetsk region on Wednesday. — Reuters

Austrian court gives ex-billionaire Benko two years' prison for insolvency fraud

Fallen Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko is pictured in the courtroom during his trial over alleged fraud, the first charges in a wide-ranging investigation into the insolvency of his former real estate empire, at the Regional court of Innsbruck, Austria. - AFP

Hegseth urges allies to boost spending on arms for Kyiv

(From L-R) US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels. — Reuters

London became a hub for phone theft. Now we know why

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