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The European Union is adopting back-up plans to protect essential trade, transport and finance in the event that Britain leaves the bloc without a Brexit deal in 100 days, says European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk as he hosts the European Political Summit at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. IMAGES
People gather in Toulouse, in southern France, to watch the launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket, which is bound to take off from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 4pm local time (1900 GMT). IMAGES
The United States hails the EU-British deal to regulate trade rules for Northern Ireland as a chance to "improve the prosperity" across the region, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, tells reporters. The deal will "open up all kinds of avenues for trade that were somewhat at risk," Kirby adds. SOUNDBITE
British PM Rishi Sunak and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida sign a major defence deal that will allow UK troops to be deployed in Japan. The agreement is the latest sign of London's growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region, and Tokyo's efforts to strengthen its alliances to face the challenges posed by China. IMAGES
Interrupted during a White House briefing because of the death of Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says, "our hearts and our thoughts go to the family members of the Queen, goes to the people of United Kingdom." SOUNDBITE
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