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EU leaders mull N-deterrence, more weapons for Ukraine

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders, stunned by the United States' drastic turn on support for Ukraine, met in Brussels on Thursday and discussed how to significantly improve Europe's defence capacity, including nuclear...

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

Pope Francis 'rested well' but remains in critical state

Catholic faithful attend a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health at the Plaza Constitucion in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. — Reuters

Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks

Picture of an installation with flags of countries attending the COP16 biodiversity conference at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome on Tueseday. — AFP

Denmark announces plans to ban smartphones at schools

The plan follows recommendations from a youth wellbeing commission, which also recommended restricting the use of smartphones to those aged 13 and older.

UN warns nations 'time is not on our side' on climate change

'Time is not on our side,' says UN Environment Programme chief Inger Andersen.

Zelensky wants peace on war third anniversary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and his wife, Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska are pictured at Maidian Square in Kyiv before a summit of European leaders on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, on February 24, 2025. Norway OUT (Photo by Javad Parsa / NTB / AFP)

German vote winner Merz seeks to build govt

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz addresses a press conference, in Berlin. — AFP

EU chief says vowed ‘unflinching’ Ukraine aid

Visitors stand next to a makeshift memorial paying tribute to Ukrainian fighters with flags at the Independence Square in Kyiv. — AFP

Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge and Trump

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender enter the voting office, in Berlin. — AFP

France makes arrests after deadly knife attack

French forensic police work to collect evidence at the site, in Mulhouse, eastern France. — AFP

Pope suffers respiratory attack, condition critical

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Germany heads to elections under US-EU rift

People wave German flags as they attend a march of extreme right supporters, in Berlin. — AFP

Londoners march in support of Ukraine

Protesters hold placards

US proposes Ukraine UN text

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US pushes Zelensky to sign Ukraine resources deal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky greets US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Thursday. — AFP

German coalition building challenges ahead of election

An election campaign poster featuring Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor and SPD main candidate, is pictured in Oberhausen, western Germany, ahead of the parliamentary elections on February 23. — AFP
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