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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

Pope Leo to tour countries in first major overseas trip

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. — Reuters

Zelensky announces Ukraine-US talks in Geneva Thursday

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy talks as he attends a press conference, in Kyiv. — Reuters

UK govt urged to release documents of ex-prince Andrew

Reporters wait outside the home of former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in central London. — AFP

Zelensky vows to fight onafter 4 years of Russian war

A man visits a makeshift memorial for Ukrainian and foreign soldiers, in Kyiv. — AFP

EU ire as Hungary stalls new Russia sanctions

People take part in a solidarity march ahead of the fourth anniversary of Ukraine war, in Budapest, Hungary. — Reuters

New Dutch government sworn in under centrist Jetten

Netherlands' Willem-Alexander (C-R) next to new PM Rob Jetten (C-L) poses with members of the Jetten cabinet, at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague. — AFP

Russian missile barrage hits energy across Ukraine

Firefighters work at the site of a residential building damaged during drone and missile strikes, in Kyiv. — Reuters

France to summon US ambassador over comments on slain activist

Protesters hold portraits of far-right activist Quentin Deranque during a march, in Lyon. — AFP

Macron urges 'calm' ahead of tense rally

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press, in Paris. — AFP

French minister pledges tight security at rally for killed activist

French prosecutor of Lyon Thierry Dran addresses the press conference, a week after the killing in Lyon of far-right activist Quentin Deranque at Lyon courthouse. — AFP

Germany's Merz seeks second wind at party congress

German Chancellor and Chairman of the CDU Friedrich Merz during the CDU party Congress at the fair grounds in Stuttgart, southern Germany. — AFP

Sweden pledges $1.4 bn for Ukraine air defence, drones

Sweden pledges $1.4 bn for Ukraine air defence.

Laser-written glass can store data for millennia: Microsoft

Energy-hungry data centres use hard drives and magnetic tapes that require backing up every few years.

In Odesa’s ‘Wonder City’, Ukrainians suffer worst winter of Russian attack

A Ukrainian flag hangs on a building of the Chudo-Gorod residential complex in Odesa amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP

Valencia floods worsened by climate change: study

Waves crash on the seawall in Boucau, southwestern France, as the storm Pedro hits the region. — AFP
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