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Poland presses on with EU defence plan despite president's veto

FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

US wants to ‘divide Europe’, EU’s Kallas tells FT

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas attends a press conference in Krakow, Poland, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas attends a press conference in Krakow, Poland, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

Romania signs deal with Ukraine on joint defence production, including drones

Romanian President Nicusor Dan (right) welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Bucharest on March 12.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan (right) welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Bucharest on March 12.

Hungary returns bank vehicles seized from Ukraine, holds on to $105m in cash and gold

Officials from Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration returning one of two Ukrainian armoured cash transport vehicles to the State Savings Bank of Ukraine, in Budapest, on March 12.
Officials from Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration returning one of two Ukrainian armoured cash transport vehicles to the State Savings Bank of Ukraine, in Budapest, on March 12.

S’pore, China among economies under US trade probe amid push to revive Trump’s tariffs

Shipping containers sit on a Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel docked at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, on March 10, 2026.
Shipping containers sit on a Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel docked at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, on March 10, 2026.

Romania to review US request to use local air base for Iran operations

Romania's President Nicusor Dan attends a press conference on the day of the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland December 16, 2025.   Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa/via REUTERS
Romania's President Nicusor Dan attends a press conference on the day of the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland December 16, 2025.   Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa/via REUTERS

Russia is the only winner of Middle East war, EU's Costa says

FILE PHOTO: European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured) on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured) on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

EU lawmakers back ‘return hubs’ for failed asylum-seekers

Migrants arriving on the Greek island of Crete in February 2026.
Migrants arriving on the Greek island of Crete in February 2026.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 9, 2026

The appointment of Mr Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts locks hardliners firmly in control in Iran.
The appointment of Mr Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts locks hardliners firmly in control in Iran.

Iceland plans now or never referendum on EU negotiations

Iceland's national flags flutter over the souvenir shop in Reykjavik, Iceland August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Iceland's national flags flutter over the souvenir shop in Reykjavik, Iceland August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.