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Earnings increased despite weaker sales, thanks to the German firm’s efficiency drive. Meanwhile, Thyssenkrupp’s military-related units expect a boost from greater defence spending.

European foreign ministers met in Paris on Wednesday, saying a peace deal in Ukraine would require the involvement of Kyiv and its European allies. The meeting came as US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to immediate peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As many as 1,400 people were killed, mostly by the country’s security services, in demonstrations last summer against the now ousted leader Sheikh Hasina.

The head of Austria’s chamber of commerce, leading conservative politician Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, has called on the EU executive to roll back a swathe of Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry lobby has also weighed into the debate.

NATO allies are currently negotiating an upward revision to the defence spending target, despite several countries failing to reach the current 2% of GDP threshold.

In a letter to US bishops, the Catholic leader warned that the plan will harm the already vulnerable.

The government says that mismanagement of rainwater at the resort has halved the size of Lake Lido.

Hungary was the worst performing EU country in the NGO’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index, while Denmark scored the best.

Romania is the latest country to join a supermarket that has gained traction across the Balkans, with far-right ultranationalist Călin Georgescu calling on his supporters to join the initiative.

US President Donald Trump said he is committed to “buying and owning” Gaza and that other countries in the Middle East could help to rebuild it.