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EU chief proposes plan to ‘urgently’ increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion newsthirst.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrives to give a press conference on the “Defence package” at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images) Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images New plans from the European…

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Passengers hold on as driverless Metro train speeds through Sydney tunnel with an open door | Rail transport newsthirst.

Passengers held on to handrails after a door stayed open on a driverless Metro racing underneath Sydney, with a transport union later calling for the system to be shut down until safety measures were put in place. A “door fault” was identified on a train travelling between Chatswood and Crows Nest stations at about 8.01am…

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World Food Programme to close office in southern Africa after Trump aid cuts | United Nations newsthirst.

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts. In a statement, a spokesperson said the office in Johannesburg would close and the WFP would consolidate its southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. The spokesperson said the…

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