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Iran's top diplomat to visit China today

TEHRAN: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit China on Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, ahead of a third round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington. In a trip to...

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference, in Moscow. — Reuters

Merz wants EU weapons to boost US shield

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) Friedrich Merz and co-leader of the Social Democratic party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil leave after giving a statement with Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder and co-leader of the SPD Saskia Esken, after exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany March 8, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Russian special forces attack Ukraine in Kursk

Servicemen from the artillery crew of the special forces police battalion of the 128th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare to fire a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Pope thanks doctors as condition improves

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, in Rome. — AFP

Trump threatens new Russia sanctions over Ukraine attacks

A resident stands near a house destroyed by a Russian drone strike near Odesa, Ukraine, on Friday. — Reuters

WWII bomb paralyses Paris train station as thousands stranded

French police secure the area close to the site where an unexploded bomb dating back to WWII was discovered 2.5 km from the Paris Gare du Nord train station disrupting train traffic in Saint-Denis near Paris. - Reuters

Discovery of unexploded World War II bomb halts Paris trains

Passengers stand next to information screens at the departure hall as traffic has been disrupted at the Gare du Nord train station following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War Two 2.5 km (1.55 miles) from the train statio

German airports to be hit by labour strike on Monday

The empty departure terminal of Munich's Franz-Josef-Strauss airport

EU leaders mull N-deterrence, more weapons for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a European Union leaders' special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defence, in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday. - Reuters

World's sea ice cover hits record low in Feb

February was the lowest monthly level for sea ice in the Arctic, and the fourth-lowest in the Antarctic.

Greenland rejects Trump pledge on the island

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede holds a press conference in Copenhagen. — AFP file photo

Greece PM vows to fight tragedy censure motion

Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis looks on at the Greek Parliament in Athens. — AFP

Berlin to suspend aid to Rwanda over DRC

M23 members sit on a truck during the escort of captured FDLR members to Rwanda, at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing. — Reuters

Ukraine 'determined' to maintain US ties after aid halt

Communal workers stand next to burnt cars in the courtyard of a building damaged as a result of a drone attack in Odesa. — AFP

EU chief unveils 800-billion-euro plan to 'rearm' Europe

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. — AFP

Ceasefire without guarantees 'will be failure', says Zelensky

Ukrainian soldiers and relatives of fallen soldiers walk with national flags to the sites of airstrikes, in Kharkiv. — AFP
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