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EU excludes procurement from most US, UK & Turkish defence firms through €150 bn defence fund

Looking to reduce reliance on the US, EU will urge its member-states to procure their military equipment from Europe, from European manufacturers.

US Central Command forces continue operations against Houthi terrorists. Death toll at 53

The airstrikes targeted Yemen's capital, Sanaa, as well as other provinces, including Saada, the rebels' stronghold near the border with Saudi Arabia.

China, Russia stand by Iran after US demands nuclear talks with Tehran

In a joint statement after talks with Iran, China and Russia also said they welcomed Iran's reiteration that its nuclear programme was exclusively for peaceful purposes.

Fastest route to the bottom & poll manifestos are subject to mood swings

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Day after Ukraine’s nod to ceasefire, Putin visits Kursk, vows to ‘completely liberate’ area

The Russian president met with soldiers, urging them to oust Ukrainian forces from the region. It was in August that Zelenskyy's forces led an incursion into western Russia.

Acting on US request, CBI arrests Russian resident & money laundering accused Aleksej Besciokov

Lithuanian national Besciokov was charged with money laundering and faces accusations of violating sanctions & operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business in the US.

SubscriberWrites: US policy shift on Ukraine: A strategic win for Russia

Russian officials have welcomed Trump 2.0’s decision to pause military aid to Ukraine, potentially weakening Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.

A personalised vaccine for pancreatic cancer brings ‘hope where none existed before’

Researchers associated with the New York-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have obtained positive results in the Phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental vaccine.

Why Trump really wants Ukraine’s minerals—China has put theirs off limits

China is a leading supplier of rare minerals. It has imposed a ban on the resource being exported to the US, as part of its retaliation to increased US tariffs on Chinese goods.

Will Trump finally revive post WWII plan for Europe to create its own military

ThePrint Explorer looks at renewed calls for a European army, first suggested by Churchill back in 1946, & how the idea has been revisited over the course of history, but never fructified.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?