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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

Ukraine strike on Russia-held part of Kherson region kills four

Ukrainian rescuers work among the rubble at an energy infrastructure facility, in Kharkiv. — AFP

France's Macron pressed to end political 'mess'

Outgoing French PM Lecornu visits a memorial tent at Place des Vosges, in Paris. — Reuters

French govt collapses, deepening political crisis

French outgoing PM Sebastien Lecornu delivers a statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris. — Reuters

Madagascar forces blame protesters for violence

Protesters run for cover after security forces fired tear gas canisters, in Antananarivo. — AFP

Babis pledges loyalty to Europe as Czech talks begin

Andrej Babis answers to media during the press conference at the ANO headquarter. — AFP

Russian air attack damages energy infrastructure in Ukraine

Rescuers work at the site of a house destroyed during a Russian strike, on the outskirts of Lviv. — Reuters

Georgia PM vows sweeping crackdown after ‘foiled coup’

Protesters face riot police during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in central Tbilisi. — AFP

Russian strike hits train station in Ukraine, injuring dozens

A woman holds some clothes at a distribution point in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. — AFP

UK on 'high alert' following synagogue attack

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer visit the site of the Manchester synagogue attack, in north Manchester, Britain. — Reuters

Finnish court clears crew in cable breach trial

The captain of Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S, Georgian national Davit Vadatchkoria attends a trial over sabotage at the District Court in Helsinki, Finland. — AFP

Russia hits Ukraine energy sites overnight

The apartment building, which was hit during a Russian military strike, in the frontline city of Kherson, Ukraine. — Reuters

2 dead after suspected terror attack in Manchester

Armed police officers stand with their weapons inside a Police cordon near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, following an incident at the synagogue. - AFP

Zelensky warns Europe of Russian escalation

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a working session of the 7th European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. - AFP

France detains Russian ‘shadow fleet’ captain

Tanker Boracay from Russia's so-called 'shadow fleet' suspected of being involved in drone flights over Denmark which sailed off the Danish coast in the background. - AFP

Denmark warns Europe over Russia 'hybrid war'

Danish police officers patrol on a boat in an area near the Christiansborg Palace, in Copenhagen. — AFP
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