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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

Russia hits seat of Ukraine govt in biggest air attack

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a heavily damaged building, in Kyiv. — AFP

Pope Leo XIV declares ‘God’s influencer’ first millennial saint

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful, after a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, at the Vatican. — Reuters

Zelensky urges Slovak PM to cut Russian oil imports

A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers at Independence Square in Kyiv. — AFP

Dozens detained at Serbia anti-govt rally

People gather during a protest against, in Novi Sad, Serbia. — Reuters

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Putin threatens to target any Western troops in Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a press conference in Uzhhorod. — AFP

11 foreigners killed in Portugal funicular crash

Relatives and colleagues of victims leave Sao Roque church after a memorial mass, in Lisbon. — AFP

Portugal mourns 16 killed in Lisbon funicular crash

A view shows the site of the accident after Gloria funicular railway car, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, in Lisbon, Portugal. - Reuters

Russia expels Estonian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Russia expels Estonian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Feud between key Ukraine law enforcement agencies flares again

Ukrainians protest in the first wartime rally against a newly passed law, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv. — Reuters

26 nations offer to participate in Ukraine post-war security

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and France's President Emmanuel Macron at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. - AFP

Alarm in Germany as 'dangerous' Maddie suspect set to walk

Christian Wolters, chief procecutor in the case of the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, during an interview in Braunschweig, northern Germany. - AFP

Lost for 50 years, Nobel patents found in Swedish summer home

A bust of Alfred Nobel stands outside the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. — Reuters

UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plans

UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plans

Russia doesn't oppose Ukraine joining EU, says Putin

People attend a memorial service in Independence Square, in Kyiv. — Reuters
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