As Chinese President Xi Jinping returns to Cairo, Egypt and China are expanding their relationship beyond infrastructure and trade into technology, defence and a broader strategic partnership with regional implications.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping urged China and Egypt on Wednesday to jointly oppose unilateralism and acts of bullying. During talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Xi called for cooperation in building a more just and equitable global governance system.

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China and Egypt have signed agreements and memorandums of understanding aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation. Xi Jinping’s visit is the first by a Chinese president to Egypt in 10 years.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Egypt for his first visit there since 2016. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed him for a state visit held as China and Egypt mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday during his state visit to Egypt. Xi arrived in Cairo on Tuesday and said China and Egypt set an example of friendship and solidarity between developing countries.

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in Cairo on Wednesday, beginning a visit that underscores Cairo’s closer ties with Beijing. Regional turmoil is prompting U.S. allies to reassess longstanding security relationships.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine told Chancellor Friedrich Merz it was ready to help Germany with expertise, experience or other assistance after Berlin accused Russia of attempting a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Germany cited intelligence and investigations indicating Russian involvement; the Kremlin denied responsibility and accused Berlin of escalating tensions.

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Russian Ambassador to Belgium Denis Gonchar called the discovery last month of an explosives-laced drone at Leipzig airport a “sordid provocation” serving the Kiev regime and Europe’s “war party.” He said they sought to pull NATO and the EU into direct confrontation with Moscow, while Russia did not seek conflict with Europe but would defend its national security against threats from NATO, the EU and the Kiev regime.

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German authorities said Wednesday they are investigating two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems as possible sabotage, with one also examined for potential terrorism links. Russia said it would summon Germany’s chargé d’affaires after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport last month.

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said Russia was becoming increasingly reckless in attacks on Europe and pledged a faster, stronger response. Germany has blamed Moscow for a failed drone attack at Leipzig airport, while Russia denies the accusation. Berlin plans to close the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural institution, prompting Moscow to threaten a mirror-image response.

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that last month’s incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport bore “all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism.” Germany has blamed Russia for what it calls a “hybrid attack.” Kallas said the EU had summoned Russia’s envoy, with member states doing the same.

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Europe and Canada say they will not give in to Russia’s growing number of hybrid attacks. The united response follows Germany’s unprecedented decision to formally blame the Kremlin for a drone incident at Leipzig airport last month.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy facilities and refined-product assets have contributed to a worldwide surge in energy prices. He said the strikes, together with disruptions from the U.S.-Iran war, are driving a global “energy shock.”

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Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian forces struck ammunition and logistics depots in occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast and a weapons concentration in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. It also confirmed that a Ka-27 helicopter was destroyed near Yeysk airfield on Aug. 30 and a MiG-29 fighter at Millerovo air base on Aug. 27.

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During a rare visit to Egypt, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the people of the Middle East to oppose “external interference” and consider reshaping the region’s security order. The trip comes as the Iran war tests the reliability of the traditional US security umbrella and Beijing seeks greater influence in the strategically vital region.

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Speaking at the Venice film festival opening, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal said women find it harder to finance films, calling the resulting lack of female directors in this year’s Golden Lion competition a “systemic problem”. She also argued that cinema is inevitably political because it can create empathy for other people’s experiences.

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As the 83rd Venice Film Festival gets underway, opening discussions have focused on awards, artificial intelligence, conflicts and climate change. Geopolitics, propaganda and cinema’s future have featured prominently in the opening remarks.

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Ukraine’s SBU says it and military intelligence disrupted an alleged FSB plan to kill a Russian opposition figure during a planned visit to Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day, August 24. The SBU withheld the person’s name, while Ukrainian media identified him as Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov, who the group had said disappeared near his home.

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Ukraine allegedly prevented a terrorist attack prepared by Russia’s FSB against Russian opposition figure Stepan Kaplunov, a Ukrainian Defense Forces source said. Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was reportedly abducted by unknown individuals; his whereabouts and condition remain publicly unknown as investigative measures continue.

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