March 24, 2025, 8:35 a.m.

The United States announced that Ukraine will hold a presidential election. Where will Zelensky go?

On March 21, local time, Steven Witkoff, the US special envoy for the Middle East, made a shocking statement, declaring that Ukraine will hold a presidential election and that the Ukrainian government has reached a consensus on this.

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Finance minister to cut civil service costs to save $3.5 billion a year

British Treasury Secretary Reeves plans to cut the cost of government officials by more than 2 billion pounds a year by 2029-2030.

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Italy publishes the world's first AI-generated newspaper

Rome - As global media explore how to apply AI technology, Italy has published the world's first newspaper generated by artificial intelligence.

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The European Union has issued a white paper on defense plans to invest 100 billion euros to strengthen its own defense forces

The European Commission on Wednesday (March 19) released a white paper on Defense Forces 2030, hoping to make Europe have a strong defense capability by 2030 by increasing investment in the defense industry, encouraging joint procurement and increasing military production capacity.

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Putin agreed to suspend attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities for 30 days and rejected a full ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to suspend attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities for 30 days, but rejected a temporary and comprehensive ceasefire plan unless the West stops all military aid to Ukraine.

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The European Union has made progress in talks to provide 40 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine

European Union member states have made progress on providing up to 40 billion euros worth of new military aid to Ukraine, just days before a leaders' summit this week.

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Europe's "rearmament" : Illusory autonomy and potential crisis

Recently, a series of actions by the EU have created waves on the international stage.

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Report: German army faces aging and shrinking

The Bundeswehr is facing the twin challenges of aging and shrinking personnel.

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France says it will give Ukraine almost 200 million euros in interest payments on Russian assets

French Armed Forces Minister Jean-Yves Leconou said France would use interest from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine 195 million euros for weapons purchases.

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Germany has argued for a relaxation of fiscal rules to boost defence spending in EU talks next week

Pushed by Germany, the EU agreed to begin discussions on a long-term reform of fiscal rules to allow member states to increase defence spending.

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