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Heathrow closes after fire; EU discusses Ukraine aid, and more
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London’s Heathrow airport has been closed until midnight on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused power outages. Also, European leaders failed to agree on a military-aid package for Ukraine at a summit in Brussels.
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