World in brief: March 5, 2024
EUROPEAN UNION: Top EU officials today outlined plans to expand the bloc’s arms industry at an unprecedented pace as it seeks to respond to Russia’s war on Ukraine and US hints it will reduce European commitments.
“After decades of underspending, we must invest more on defence, but we need to do it better and together,” said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: The arrest of two high-ranking Russian military officers was ordered today on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
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