Macron says France to 'increase' orders for Rafales as EU chief calls for "credible" deterrence

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Intelligence Contradicts Him. 21/03 00:31 - Florida man executed for killing eight-year-old girl and her grandmother 21/03 00:21 - Democrats decry Trump order decimating education agency: ‘Our kids will pay the price’ – live 21/03 00:08 - The Papers: 'Starmer threatens Putin' and 'council tax soars' 21/03 00:01 - ‘Stain on this country’: celebrities condemn cuts to UK disability benefits 20/03 23:35 - Australia news live: Liberal lobby group says party knows ‘voters don’t want’ nuclear policy; Australia joins Ukraine talks in London 20/03 23:31 - Victorian bail laws passed after marathon debate as Jacinta Allan says she has ‘listened to victims of crime’ 20/03 22:47 - Putin will break any peace deal where Ukraine is not 'defended' by 'coalition of the willing', Starmer warns 20/03 22:04 - Ukraine Attacks Air Base Deep Inside Russia 20/03 22:00 - Former ICE lawyer says deportations are eroding public trust 20/03 22:00 - Ukraine's 'chaotic' withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers' words 20/03 21:46 - Zelensky urges EU to keep pressuring Russia ahead of new round of peace talks 20/03 21:41 - Putin would breach Ukraine deal if it is not defended, says PM 20/03 21:35 - Did the Israeli army drop ‘harrowing’ leaflets into Gaza warning of Trump’s ‘forced displacement’? 20/03 21:25 - Hungary refuses to support EU call for more military aid to Ukraine 20/03 21:24 - US empowering Israel's most hard-right wing as IDF resumes operations 20/03 21:24 - ‘We will never recover’, Lilie James’ parents tell murder inquest as experts describe ex-boyfriend’s coercive control 20/03 20:53 - US seeks to deport Indian academic over political views and Palestinian wife, lawyers say 20/03 20:43 - After historic victory, new IOC boss must deal with Trump, Putin and transgender issue 20/03 20:35 - Los Angeles’s projected $1bn budget shortfall will lead to layoffs, officials say 20/03 20:34 - France to raise €5bn in new capital for defense sector 20/03 20:32 - Poland telling citizens to stock up on supplies 20/03 20:16 - Giving up US NATO command in Europe would give Russia the chance 'to make a lot of mischief' 20/03 20:11 - Missiles from Yemen target Israel despite US threats 20/03 20:11 - Missiles from Yemen target Israel despite US threats 20/03 20:06 - Israel Expands Gaza Ground Offensive as Hamas Fires Rockets at Tel Aviv 20/03 19:48 - Europe never prepared to 'take care of their extreme dependency on the US for their own security' 20/03 19:38 - Why has Netanyahu Resumed the War? 20/03 19:35 - Trump’s demand that US could take over Ukraine’s reactors is not credible 20/03 19:33 - Ukraine and Russia delegations due in Riyadh on Monday for separate US talks 20/03 19:19 - Ukraine, Russia to hold talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia next week 20/03 19:19 - Ukraine, Russia to hold talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia next week 20/03 19:10 - Europe's 'porcupine strategy': EU leaders welcome plan to boost defence spending 20/03 19:04 - US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing ‘domestic terrorism’ 20/03 19:03 - EU rejects plan to confiscate Russian sovereign assets – German state media 20/03 18:49 - Zelensky tells Russia to drop 'unnecessary' demands ahead of peace talks 20/03 18:41 - Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll 20/03 18:37 - Zelensky pushes back on Trump proposal to take over nuclear plant 20/03 18:30 - Ignored by Trump and menaced by Putin, the UK turns to the EU for defensive ties 20/03 18:30 - Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal 20/03 18:24 - Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants 20/03 18:03 - Trump Wants to Take Over Ukraine’s Nuclear Plants. What Would That Mean? 20/03 17:54 - Spring equinox temperatures hit 21C as UK records hottest day of year 20/03 17:51 - William praises Ukraine's 'resilience' in Estonia visit 20/03 17:39 - Taliban Frees an American, George Glezmann, Held in Afghanistan Since 2022 20/03 17:21 - Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo 20/03 17:16 - Spring equinox is UK's warmest day of year so far 20/03 17:02 - Russia's next move? 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