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US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns

The European Union and United States made a breakthrough in their yearslong battle over the privacy of data that flows across the Atlantic with a preliminary agreement that paves the way for Europeans’ personal information to be stored in the U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von…

The Independent UK

The UK’s security now needs vital reappraisal

The flurry of three summits in Brussels, Nato, the EU and G7, was to be pivotal — an ultimate pledging conference — for the conflict in Ukraine and the security of the entire region. It is set to go on far longer than most politicians and generals seemed to imagine.

Evening Standard

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar tests positive for Covid-19 and has 'mild' symptoms

"The Tánaiste is self-isolating due to a positive antigen test. He had tested negative yesterday in Brussels"

Irish Mirror

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Kremlin says Boris Johnson is public enemy number one and 'most anti-Russian'

Boris Johnson and other world leaders met at an emergency four day summit in Brussels yesterday to discuss the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Editorial: A show of unity steels Ukraine

The leaders of NATO nations and the G-7 posed for traditional "family photos" during their summits in Brussels on Thursday. And unlike at previous events, the two groups did indeed seem to be cohesive families, bonded tightly over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

EU Negotiators Agree Landmark Law to Curb Big Tech

Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed Thursday on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of US big tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. Meeting in Brussels the lawmakers nailed down a long list of do's and don'ts that will single out…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As it happened: Russia signals scaled-back war aims with focus on Donbas

Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists, while French President Emmanuel Macron announced that EU leaders have agreed for officials in Brussels to make joint gas purchases for the bloc as it struggles with high prices amid…

France 24

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Will Poland’s good-guy status on Ukraine help its standing in the EU?

Poland’s populist government has been under pressure over rights and democracy. Now it feels it has the moral high ground

The Guardian - UK

Trudy Rubin: Don’t let Putin’s nuclear and chemical threats stop us from giving Ukraine what it needs

Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons have been a shadow over the Ukraine war and were a key topic at Thursday’s emergency NATO summit in Brussels.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

With NATO and the US in a 'proxy war' with Russia, ex-CIA boss Leon Panetta says Joe Biden's next move is crucial

NATO has agreed to ramp up its military presence on Ukraine's doorstep, but Volodymyr Zelenskyy's calls for tanks and jets have so far been rejected. With no clear picture of how the war will unfold from here, experts warn the world is facing a "pivotal and dangerous moment".

ABC News

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia says first phase of war near end

Ukraine war news from March 25: Russian general says Moscow will push to fully capture eastern region of Donbas.

Al Jazeera

Biden seeks to reassure Europe as he walks tightrope over Ukraine crisis

President reiterated his message to Brussels that America is back, while he promises to impose sanctions on 300 members of the Russian parliament

The Guardian - US

Biden Says Thinks Russia Should be Removed from G20

US President Joe Biden said he thinks Russia should be removed from the Group of Twenty (G20) major economies and the topic was raised during his meetings with world leaders in Brussels earlier on Thursday. "My answer is yes, depends on the G20," Biden said, when asked if Russia should…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany’s Olaf Scholz warns Russia not to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, amid Nato ‘false-flag’ fears

Biden warns use of such weapons a ‘real threat’, as leaders converge in Brussels for trio of summits

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Biden says he thinks Russia should be removed from G20

U.S. President Joe Biden said he thinks Russia should be removed from the Group of Twenty (G20) major economies and the topic was raised during his meetings with world leaders in Brussels earlier on Thursday.

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: game theory and psychology shed light on negotiations

As the war approaches the one-month mark, this week a lot of the thinking has shifted to how negotiations might bring the violence to an end. As western leaders gather in Brussels to discuss what might be done to pressure Russian leader Vladimir Putin to call a halt to hostilities,…

The Independent UK

Ireland backs further Russia sanctions – Taoiseach

European leaders and US president Joe Biden gathered in Brussels on Thursday for discussions on the latest response to the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

G7 leaders tell Russia not to use biological, chemical, nuclear weapons

Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations warned Russia not to use biological, chemical or nuclear weapons in its war with Ukraine, they said in statement released after talks in Brussels on Thursday.

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Reuters

U.S. making plans in case Russia uses chemical, nuclear weapons

The White House has set up a team of experts to plan how the United States could respond should Russia use weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological or nuclear - during its invasion of Ukraine, senior administration officials said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

NATO united against Russia, but rejects calls to send troops to Ukraine

Western leaders showcased their unity against Russia's war in Ukraine on Thursday, with Washington seeking increased military aid for Kyiv, NATO assigning more troops to its eastern flank and London imposing fresh sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times

In emergency meetings, Biden, NATO allies bolster response to Russia over Ukraine war

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and leaders of NATO allies agreed to double the organization's troop presence in Eastern Europe Thursday during a flurry of wartime summitry in Brussels, an effort to keep the alliance united in its effort to isolate and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

NATO poised to send Hazmat suits to Ukraine civilians to protect from chemical attack

The 30-member alliance agreed to do more, with equipment to 'help Ukraineprotect against biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear threats', as Boris Johnson and Joe Biden descended for talks in Brussels

Reuters

Freeze and seize? EU struggles to target oligarchs' assets

Oligarchs' wealth remains largely untouched in the European Union, weeks after Brussels approved measures to freeze the assets of dozens of billionaires and top officials linked to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell says he will not support Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination – as it happened

Senate Republican leader says he will not back Biden’s nominee as Biden meets Nato and G7 leaders in Europe

Los Angeles Times

Biden arrives at NATO looking to keep allies unified as Russia's war in Ukraine continues

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden arrived at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday for a day of wartime summitry, seeking to keep the 30-nation alliance united in its effort to isolate and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

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