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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
EU starts helping evacuate citizens from the Middle East
The European Union has begun helping member countries Italy, Austria and Slovakia repatriate their citizens stranded due to the war in the Middle East, the bloc’s crisis management chief tells AFP.
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib says the three countries were the first so far to ask Brussels to assist in funding flights from the region.
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