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EU leaders vow to boost defence as US announces new talks with Kyiv

European leaders pledged to dramatically boost defence spending and build a stronger, more sovereign military bloc at a crisis summit Thursday. This comes as Washington said talks with Kyiv were back on track to secure a ceasefire with Moscow.

Radio France Internationale

Trump Backs Off Mexico, Canada Tariffs After Market Blowback

Trump signed orders Thursday to hit pause on the fresh tariffs for Canadian and Mexican imports covered by a North American trade agreement, though he dismissed suggestions that his decisions were linked to market turmoil.

International Business Times

China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will retaliate to the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil.”

The Independent UK

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Watch live: Defence secretary holds talks in Washington on Trump’s decision to pause intelligence-sharing with Ukraine

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth hold talks in Washington on Thursday, 6 March, where they are expected to discuss the US decision to pause intelligence-sharing with Ukraine following Donald Trump's explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Independent UK

Mysterious unmanned warship spotted off of Washington state coast

The Defiant may have a role in the U.S. Navy’s drone ‘hellscape’ to help defend Taiwan from Chinese aggression

The Independent UK

After Trump’s fiery row with Zelenskyy, Russia heaps praise on US leader

Meanwhile, Europeans are considering how to replace the US with raised defence commitments to Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

France says its intelligence sharing with Ukraine not affected by US freeze

France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced it was freezing the sharing of information with Kyiv, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

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US ‘destroying’ world order, warns Ukrainian ambassador

Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Nato could cease to exist and Russia could target Europe next after Donald Trump’s moves towards the Kremlin.

Evening Standard

Ukraine Titanium Mine Hopes US Deal Will Bring Funds

In a barren, yellow-and-grey moonscape, heavy machinery grinds away at a titanium mine in the heart of Ukraine.

International Business Times

Macron says Russia a threat to Europe as EU leaders hold emergency summit

EU leaders gather for an emergency defence summit in Brussels as future partnership with US remains uncertain.

Al Jazeera

France steps in to provide military intelligence to Ukraine as the U.S. freezes vital information

French defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says France is providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced it was freezing the sharing of information with Kyiv

The Independent UK

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese beset by disruptors, from Cyclone Alfred to Donald Trump

Issues sometimes “come at you”, Anthony Albanese declared on Thursday at the end of a news conference, held at Canberra’s National Situation Room, about Cyclone Alfred.

The Conversation

EU Emergency Summit Seeks To Beef Up Defence To Counter Trump Pivot

European Union leaders will hold emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday, gathering as the Trump administration upends traditional alliances and retracts wartime backing of Ukraine.

International Business Times

Healey to meet US counterpart as European leaders hold crisis talks on Ukraine

John Healey will meet Pete Hegseth in Washington on Thursday as efforts continue to bridge a transatlantic rift over Kyiv’s future security.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Brits escape deadly Russian missile attack on Zelensky’s home town after US halts intelligence-sharing

UK Defence Secretary John Healey will meet Pete Hegseth in Washington on Thursday as efforts continue to bridge a transatlantic rift over Kyiv’s future security

The Independent UK

Broadway musical 'Hamilton' cancels plans to play the Kennedy Center in 2026

The megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is pulling out of plans to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D

The Conversation

Ending US birthright citizenship could have consequences for LGBTQ+ couples, lower-income parents and the surrogacy market

The first month of US President Donald Trump’s second term saw an onslaught of executive orders. The order aiming to change how birthright citizenship – the constitutional guarantee of citizenship to most children born within US territory – is granted could be the most consequential. Federal judges in Maryland, Washington…

The Independent UK

Churchill’s grandson says Trump team ‘despises Europe’ and UK-US special relationship ‘not what it was’

Nicholas Soames paints grim picture of fluctuating transatlantic relationship as former ambassador to Washington also criticises Trump administration

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International Business Times

Trump Says Zelensky Ready For Russia Talks, Mineral Deal

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has told him Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and the finalization of a US minerals deal, days after the pair's explosive White House meeting.

The Independent UK

Starmer, Macron and Zelensky could visit Trump, says French government

Intensive international diplomatic efforts over a peace plan to end the Ukraine war are continuing.

The Independent UK

False mid-air collision warnings over Washington DC airport investigated in aftermath of deadly crash

Flights inbound to Reagan National Airport were alerted to aircraft even though none were in the area, said the FAA

Al Jazeera

What is Ukraine’s new peace plan that Zelenskyy presented to Trump?

Zelenskyy says he is eager to negotiate peace, a day after Trump moved to pause military aid to Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Democrat’s ‘This Is Not Normal’ sign snatched, nearly hitting Trump

President Donald Trump arrived to address a joint session of Congress as Democrat Melanie Stansbury holds a sign reading, "This is not normal," at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, 4 March.

Evening Standard

Britain dashes hope of quick Donald Trump peace deal for Ukraine warning 'there's a long way to go yet'

Trump reveals Zelensky sent him a letter in which Ukraine’s leader expressed a willing to sign a minerals deal ‘at any time’

The Guardian - UK

UK defence secretary to fly to Washington to discuss Ukraine

John Healey to go through European peace proposals with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth

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