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‘Thank You, Putin’: Why France’s envoy to India thanked the Russian president

In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, Mathou said Europe’s push for defence & autonomy, though gradual, is a direct result of Moscow’s war in Ukraine & the ‘new consciousness’ it created.

If EU wants to cut emissions by 2030, it should look toward Mediterranean countries

Better-developed electricity links between the Northern, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean would be mutually beneficial for all involved.

Europe’s sweltering heatwaves may have claimed lives of 61,000 people last summer, say experts

The study, published in journal Nature Medicine, found that Mediterranean countries — Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain — saw the highest death rate according to population size.

Mystery leaks hit two Russian undersea gas lines, EU rushes to probe

The leaks happened just before the ceremonial launch of the Baltic Pipe carrying gas from Norway to Poland, a centrepiece of Warsaw's efforts to diversify from Russian supplies.

‘This week has torn open wounds’ — UK MP who served in Afghanistan tears into NATO withdrawal

MP Tom Tugendhat gave an impassioned speech in House of Commons over NATO's 'abandonment' of Afghanistan, criticising Joe Biden's comments on Afghan military as 'shameful'.

Lessons from witchcraft-related violence in Europe can help stop murder of thousands

State-sanctioned witchcraft trials died out in Europe by 18th century, but the belief and associated violence lasted much longer.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.