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PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 27: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the ‘Coalition Of The Willing’ summit in support of Ukraine at Elysee Palace on March 27, 2025 in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron is convening a summit of EU and NATO members from 31 countries to outline additional support for Ukraine, as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s full-scale invasion. A primary aim of the summit is to discuss potential peacekeeping measures, including troops on the ground from the so-called “Coalition of the Willing.” The summit comes after the United States announced Tuesday that it had brokered a partial ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)

Macron hosts European leaders in Paris for Ukraine security summit—aimed to lay out plans for a ‘coalition of the willing’

By Stuart Williams and AFP

Young Asian mother looking stressed while managing her financial bills and tax documents, working from home on laptop and her daughter is using digital tablet in the background. Working mother managing work life and childcare at home

Economic inequality among families is soaring in Sweden, as nation experiences years of hefty inflation

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 11: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves arrives at Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting, on March 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to slash billions in public spending

By Alexandra Bacon and AFP

Pair of armed female and male soldiers operating surveillance drone

Denmark speeds up plans for mandatory military service for women, due to ‘current defense and security policy situation’

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hegseth, an Army veteran and the former host of “FOX & Friends Weekend” on FOX News will be the first of the incoming Trump administration’s nominees to face questions from Senators. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Defense Secretary Hegseth denies responsibility for Signal security fail and insists ‘nobody was texting war plans’ despite White House confirming breach

By Aurélia End and AFP

Prime Minister of Greenland and Inuit Ataqatigii (IA) party candidate Mute Bourup Egede, speaks during a televised all party political meeting at the high school in the capital Nuuk,on March 8, 2025. Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory will hold legislative elections on March 11. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Greenland PM accuses Washington of interfering in political affairs—says U.S. delegation’s ‘are not invited’

By Camille Bas-Wohlert, Nioucha Zakavati, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 5: CEO of Tesla Elon Musk departs after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans, at the US Capitol, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Turkey to block over 700 X accounts—from news organizations, journalists, politicians and students. X calls the decision ‘unlawful’ and vows to ‘always defend freedom of speech’

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s special envoy involved in talks to end Russia’s war on Ukraine says ‘I don’t regard Putin as a bad guy’

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 21: Members of the Fire Brigade attend the scene following a major fire at an electrical substation at Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England. A fire at the North Hyde electricity substation in Hayes has caused a significant power outage at Heathrow Airport leading to all flights in and out to be cancelled until midnight tonight affecting around 200,000 passengers. Some homes near to the fire have also been evacuated. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

London’s Heathrow airport closed due to major fire—causing worldwide disruption as over 1,000 flights affected

By Helen Rowe and AFP

US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

End of an era: Can Europe protect itself without the U.S.?

By Emma Charlton and AFP

Ola Kaellenius, chief executive officer of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, speaks at the opening of the Mercedes-Benz eCampus battery research center in Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday, July 8, 2024. The luxury-car maker is investing a three-digit-million-euro sum in the new facility that’s located at its headquarters. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mercedes-Benz CEO pushes for zero tariffs as Trump embarks on EU auto trade war

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Cargo ship containers are pictured in front of the cranes of the Colon Port in Colon, Panama, on January 29, 2025. Under fierce pressure from US President Donald Trump, Hong Kong firm Hutchison said it had agreed to sell its lucrative Panama Canal and other ports to a US-led consortium on March 4, 2025. CK Hutchison Holdings said it would offload a slew of non-Chinese ports and a 90 percent stake in Panama Ports Company to a group led by giant asset manager BlackRock for about US$19 billion. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

CK Hutchison, under fire from Beijing for ‘spineless’ Panama Canal deal, reports drop in 2024 profts

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EU Commissioner designate Maros Sefcovic attends his confirmation hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, on November 4, 2024. Sefcovic has been designated as commissioner for trade and economic security, interinstutional relations, and transparency. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

EU moves to shield its struggling metals industry from Trump’s tariffs

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14 March 2025, Berlin: Friedrich Merz, CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag and CDU federal chairman, makes a statement after the parliamentary group meeting in the Bundestag. After lengthy discussions, the parliamentary group leaders of the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens have reached an agreement on a billion-euro defense and infrastructure package. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

German MPs approve fiscal ‘bazooka’ package—paving way for over €1 trillion in defense spending

By Femke Colborne and AFP

PRODUCTION – 17 March 2025, Bavaria, Munich: The lettering “Siemens” can be seen on the façade of the conglomerate’s headquarters. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa (Photo by Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Germany’s Siemens to cut over 6,000 jobs globally—with half the roles lost in home market

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