EU proposes 'flagship' defence projects to counter drones and protect its eastern border
Europe • Oct 17, 2025, 9:00 AM
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The European Commission on Thursday proposed four flagship European defence projects, including a counter-drone system and a plan to fortify the eastern border, as part of a drive to get the continent ready to defend itself by 2030. Story by Liza Kaminov and Jules Boiteau.
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A French court sentenced Cédric Jubillar on Friday to 30 years in prison for murdering his wife, Delphine Jubillar, who went missing in southern France in December 2020.
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Live: Zelensky to push for Tomahawk missiles at Trump meeting ahead of new Putin summit
Europe • 11:29 AM
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President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to discuss the possible supply of US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine during his meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday. But Trump's surprise announcement, following a phone call Thursday with Pre
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Vatican panel urges reperations for sex abuse victims and tougher sanctions for abusers
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EU proposes 'flagship' defence projects to counter drones and protect its eastern border
Europe • 9:00 AM
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The European Commission on Thursday proposed four flagship European defence projects, including a counter-drone system and a plan to fortify the eastern border, as part of a drive to get the continent ready to defend itself by 2030. Story by Liza Kaminov
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Bomb destroys prominent Italian investigative journalist’s car
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Zelensky heads for Trump meeting to push for Tomahawk missiles
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Following a lengthy phone call between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the US president cast new doubt on whether he was ready to sell long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to change Trump'
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