Pandas and ping-pong: Macron meets Xi in rare visit outside Beijing
Europe • Dec 5, 2025, 4:03 AM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to the southwestern city of Chengdu in a gesture highlighting Beijing's focus on Paris as it seeks more economic engagement with the EU. The French president ended his state visit on a lighter note by meeting university students in Southern China while his wife Brigitte Macron went to a research centre for pandas.
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Kallas calls Washington EU's 'biggest ally' after US security strategy slams Europe
Europe • 6:28 PM
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas responded Saturday to a new US National Security Strategy accusing Europe of facing "civilisational erasure" due to its immigration policies by saying that Washington remained the bloc's main ally. The strategy also ca
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Kaja Kallas says Washington EU's 'biggest ally' after US security strategy published
Europe • 4:24 PM
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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday that the United States remains Europe's biggest ally, after the Trump administration said in a major strategy document that Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and may one day lose its st
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The Bright Side: Mediterranean’s first dolphin sanctuary for captive animals to open in Italy
Europe • 9:09 AM
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Italy is set to open the Mediterranean’s first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity, offering a natural but supervised home for the animals as marine parks across Europe close. Located off Taranto, the San Paolo Dolphin Refuge is expected
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Nigel Farage to rally in Scotland as Reform UK gains ground ahead of elections
Europe • 7:48 AM
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Right-wing politician Nigel Farage is set to address supporters in Falkirk on Saturday, aiming to capitalise on Reform UK’s unexpected rise in Scotland ahead of May’s devolved parliament elections. The anti-immigration party, once marginal north of the b
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Live: Macron will meet Ukraine, German and UK leaders in London Monday
Europe • 6:17 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron will meet leaders from Ukraine, Germany and the UK in London on Monday to take stock of the ongoing US-mediated peace negotiations, the French president said on social media. Macron condemned Moscow’s overnight drone and
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