What to know

• The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent. France and Germany have announced that they are to scrap a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. The office of Fre...S1
• Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence pushFrance and Germany have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet will not be able to reach an agreement and have abandon...S2