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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

Putin offers Trump a year extension to nuclear pact

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. — AFP

Türkiye oppn re-elects leader at party congress

Leader of Republican People's Party (CHP), Ozgur Ozel, speaks on stage during the CHP's extraordinary congress, in Ankara. — AFP

UN Security Council to meet over Russian air incursion

A Nato military crew boards an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) air surveillance aircraft. — AFP

UK, Portugal to recognise Palestinian state today

A Palestinian flag flies during a protest in front of the Gare du Nord railway station in Paris

Passengers stranded as cyberattack hits European airports

The lettering 'Goodbye Berlin' is seen on a board as a passenger carrying a backpack walks at Terminal 1 of Berlin on Saturday. — AFP

Zelensky to meet Trump as Russia intensifies attacks

A Ukrainian serviceman sits next to anti-tank defences in the centre of Kyiv. — AFP

Portugal to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday, 10 countries to follow

Displaced Palestinians flee southwards

Notre-Dame's twin towers ready to thrill visitors after fire

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks out over the city, during a visit to Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral during the inauguration ceremony of the new tour route of the Cathedral Towers Gothic structures as part of the 42nd edition of the European Heritage Days in Paris. — AFP

Nationwide strikes against austerity begin in France

Clashes with protesters at a demonstration in Paris as part of a day of nationwide strikes and protests against the government and cuts in the next budget, with supporters of the 'Bloquons Tout' movement, France. - Reuters

UK deports first migrant to France

A British police officer stands guard on the beach of Dungeness, on the southeast coast of England, as Royal National Lifeboat Institution's (RNLI) members of staff help migrants to disembark. - AFP File

Trump, Starmer sign 'groundbreaking' tech partnership

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump sign a technology property deal in Aylesbury, central England, on the second day of the US President's State Visit. - AFP

Israel launches major ground offensive in Gaza Strip

A mourner reacts during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza City on Wednesday. — Reuters

UK govt defends France migrants deal after court block

Britain's PM Keir Starmer (C) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) pose for a family photo with delegates during the UK-France Summit at 10 Downing Street in London. — AFP file photo

Merz vows 'autumn of reforms' in turbulent times

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the Bundestag, in Berlin. — AFP

King gives Trump royal welcome on UK state visit

US President Donald Trump, Britain's King Charles, Queen Camilla and first lady Melania Trump with Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Britain's William, Prince of Wales watch soldiers marching past at Windsor Castle. — Reuters
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