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Biden expected to join EU leaders in Brussels on March 24 to discuss Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden will "in all likelihood" join a summit of the European Union's 27 leaders in Brussels on March 24 to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, an EU official said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Eyeing Ukraine, neutral Switzerland mulls defence boost

The heads of the U.S. and Swiss air forces stressed the need for Western countries to strengthen security cooperation at an event on Tuesday that highlighted neutral Switzerland's increasingly assertive role in world affairs.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

EU plans to buy measles, polio vaccines for Ukraine refugees

The European Union is planning to buy and distribute vaccines against measles, polio, tuberculosis and COVID-19 to immunise Ukrainian children and other unvaccinated Ukrainian refugees, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Facebook parent company hit by 17 million euro fine by Irish regulator

In a statement on Tuesday, the DPC said that it had found that Meta had breached EU data protection rules.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

The Pontypool children’s bike maker exporting around the world with royal approval

Frog Bikes has reformed the market for children’s cycling with its lightweight bikes since it began in 2013

Birmingham Post · Mar 15, 2022

The have-yachts become the have-nots: how big boats became the new geopolitical power pawns

From Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to energy tycoon Igor Sechin, Russian oligarchs are having their super-yachts seized all across Europe

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2022

Borrell: EU to help Western Balkans' war-affected economies

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said the bloc would support the Western Balkan countries to overcome the economic crisis caused by Russia's war on Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Three EU leaders in surprise journey to Kyiv to show solidarity with Ukraine

Prime ministers of Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Russia Steps up Bombardment of Kyiv, Civilians Flee Mariupol

Russia stepped up its bombardment of Kyiv on Tuesday, smashing apartments and a subway station, while civilians in 2,000 cars fled Mariupol along a humanitarian corridor in what was believed to be the biggest evacuation yet from the desperately besieged seaport. On the diplomatic front, another round of talks began…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2022

UK politics: Blair calls for push for peace deal but says Nato should not rule out intervening in war – as it happened

Latest updates: the former PM says the west should not give up on the possibility of negotiating a peace deal with Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2022