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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

UK to launch digital ID scheme

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Sarkozy convicted in Libya case, ordered to serve prison term

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press next to his lawyer French Jean-Michel Darrois (2L) after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris. - AFP

Zelensky threatens attacks on the Kremlin

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York. - Reuters

Denmark says airport drone flights designed to create fear

Denmark's Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, Denmark's Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard and Denmark's National Police Chief Thorkild Fogde hold a press conference on the recent drone activities at several airports in Denmark, at the Ministry of Defence in Copenhagen. — AFP

Germany woos Indian workers spooked by US visa changes

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UK police arrest man after European airports cyberattack

Travellers wait in terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport, west of London. — AFP file photo

Russia to press offensive, rejects Ukraine land retake

A resident walks near burned cars hit by a Russian drone strike, in Zaporizhzhia. — Reuters

2 boys among held over Oslo attack

Emergency services are seen

Cities face risk of water shortages in coming decades: study

Human-induced climate change and increased water consumption were both factors driving "Day Zero" events.

Cease air violations over members: Nato to Russia

An officer walks next to vehicles after drones were observed in Danish airspace, in Copenhagen. — AFP

Europe proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, Belgium. — Reuters

EU, WHO counter Trump's warnings on autism and pregnancy

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement on autism, at the White House in Washington. — Reuters

Copenhagen, Oslo airports reopen after drone sightings

Drone reports at Copenhagen Airport

Ransomware caused disruptions at EU airports

Travellers wait at Brussels airport as check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations at several major European airports, in Zaventem near Brussels, Belgium. — Reuters

Thousands join pro-Palestinian demos, strikes

People march with a giant Palestinian flag during a nationwide strike, "Let's Block Everything", in Rome. — AFP
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