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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

UN plans emergency meetas Kyiv face heating outage

A Ukrainian rescue worker opens a tent of Point of Invincibility in Kyiv. — AFP

Minneapolis sets national stagefor protests

People march in protest against ICE, Minnesota. — AFP

'We don't want to be Americans': Greenland's parties

The Greenlandic flag (Erfalasorput) flies on the roof of Tivoli Castle in Copenhagen

Russia fires hypersonic missile at target near Ukraine's border

Firefighters work at the site of the apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike late yesterday, in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. — Reuters

Hundreds of thousands without power as storms pummel Europe

Men push a car off a snow-covered car park in Coalville, central England. — AFP

Storm cuts electricity to 380,000 French households

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UN climate chief slams Trump move to exit 66 agencies

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC

Australia orders inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. - Reuters

Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine

Communal workers clean debris in the courtyard of a damaged residential building next to destroyed cars following a drone attack in Dnipro. - AFP

Protests after deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis

A federal agent detains a demonstrator during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city, outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — Reuters

Afghan teen denies UK charge of endangering lives in migrant boat

Asylum and refugee campaigners say the government's focus on policing powers is at the expense of devising more safe routes for people genuinely in need.

Ukraine, US to revisit critical issues in talks

A service member fires a missile during a military exercise, in Zaporizhzhia region. — Reuters

Snow forces around 140 flight cancellations in Paris: transport minister

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Winter snarls travel across Northern Europe

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EU voices support for Denmark in Trump claims

A general view shows central areas of Nuuk, Greenland. — AFP file photo
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