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Seniors Back To Work As Ageing Germany Battles Pension Burden

At age 70, Pete Maie appears nervous at the start of a job interview to work as a part-time parcel delivery driver for a German logistics company.

International Business Times

Macron gathers European leaders in push for Ukraine security guarantees

European leaders were meeting in Paris on Thursday after French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that several countries including Britain and Germany are prepared to assure Ukraine's security once the conflict with Russia has ended.

Radio France Internationale

Macron, Starmer rally allies in Paris to push for Ukraine security guarantees

Top officials from across Europe are meeting in the French capital to thrash out concrete security guarantees for Ukraine, with Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer driving the push for a united front.

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Zelensky To Meet European Leaders After Putin Vows To Fight On

European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are to meet in Paris on Thursday in a new effort to pile pressure on Vladimir Putin after he vowed Russia will fight on in Ukraine if no peace deal is reached.

International Business Times

Europe's new fighter jet at risk amidst Franco-German ownership disputes

Germany is accusing French manufacturer Dassault of blocking negotiations over the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.

Euronews

German Chancellor Merz 'mentally preparing' for war in Ukraine to 'drag on'

Speaking in an interview on Sunday with German public broadcaster ZDF, Merz said he has not lost hope about the ceasefire or peace talks but “harbours no illusions".

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Top EU leader’s plane forced to land blind after suspected Russian GPS jamming

Pilots driving a plane carrying European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen were forced to use paper maps to land

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Ukraine war briefing: Europe drawing up plans for troop deployment; Zelenskyy vows retaliation for drone strikes

Ursula von der Leyen says troops will have backing of US capabilities; Ukrainian president says ‘new deep strikes’ planned on Russia after drone attacks on energy infrastructure

The Guardian - AU

German leader says peace cannot come at Ukraine's expense

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the war in Ukraine could continue for a long time

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘utter disregard’ after airstrike on Zaporizhzhia apartment block

One person killed during overnight attack on 14 regions; Russia’s military chief says his forces have ‘strategic initiative’ along entire frontline

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,284

Here are the key events on day 1,284 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Macron Warns World Will Know By Monday If Putin 'Played' Trump Again

French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced apprehensions about Russian President Vladimir Putin potentially manipulating President Donald Trump.

Benzinga

Germany, France push for secondary sanctions on Russia amid Ukraine war

European Union’s two biggest economies have agreed to push for measures targeting companies that support Russia’s war.

Al Jazeera

German soldiers spent decades asking ‘why isn’t it like the U.S. here?’ – Donald Trump’s Ukraine betrayal is finally changing that

All it took was an inconsiderate leader without a backbone.

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International Business Times

France, Germany Vow To Up Pressure On 'Ogre' Putin

The leaders of France and Germany on Friday vowed to step up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, warning that President Vladimir Putin was showing little appetite to end Moscow's three-and-a-half year onslaught against its neighbour.

International Business Times

Putin Will Have 'Played' Trump If He Refuses To Meet Zelensky: Macron

Russian President Vladimir Putin will have "played" his US counterpart Donald Trump if the Kremlin chief fails to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday.

International Business Times

Hope And Hate: How Migrant Influx Has Changed Germany

Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.

Radio France Internationale

France and Germany weigh future of joint EU weapons projects

France and Germany will on Friday discuss a new way of producing weapons in the European Union – the so-called “best athlete” model, where the company most suited to the job builds systems for the whole bloc instead of each country developing its own.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv after Moscow fires missiles and drones at Kyiv

Andriy Parubiy was killed in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities said, after reports of a shooting at around midday local time on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of cruise missiles for Kyiv in Europe-funded package

Germany’s Merz says ‘obvious’ Putin won’t agree to meet Zelenskyy; Ukrainian retort to Hungary in Russian oil pipeline row. What we know on day 1,283

Radio France Internationale

Macron pledges France's 'determined support' for Moldova joining EU

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged France’s “determined support” for Moldova and its goal of joining the European Union during a visit with the leaders of Germany and Poland on Wednesday. The trip came on the eve of campaigning for next month’s parliamentary elections amid claims of Russian interference.

Euronews

Defence: France and Germany looking at 'best athlete' model to boost European military production

EU defence production has been hindered by the sector's high level of fragmentation as many member states have historically favoured their own domestic defence industries on national security grounds.

Euronews

EU leaders visit Moldova on Independence Day with message of solidarity for Chișinău

Ahead of the Moldovan parliamentary elections on 28 September, the leaders of France, Germany and Poland visited Chișinău on the 34th anniversary of Moldova's independence.

Euronews

German government accepts proposal to encourage voluntary military service

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated that the country aims to recruit around 100,000 new personnel by 2030.

The Independent UK

Germany launches drive to add military recruits without conscription for now

Germany’s leaders have launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service

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