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July 19, 2024 12:39 AM

EU Commission boss von der Leyen elected for second term

Ursula von der Leyen won a second term as president of the European Commission on Thursday after pledging to create a continental "defence union" and to stay the course on Europe's green transition while cushioning its burden on industry. Members of...

July 18, 2024 11:48 AM

How dangerous is the new US-Russia missile race?

Four decades ago, the United States deployed cruise and Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet SS-20s - a move that stoked Cold War tensions but led within years to a historic disarmament deal. "We can be proud of planting this s...

July 16, 2024 5:23 PM

Malta’s Metsola to head EU Parliament for second term

Roberta Metsola secured broad backing for a new term as president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to win a second term as head of the EU assembly. Metsola, a Maltese lawmaker who in 2022 became the first woman in 20 y...

July 16, 2024 3:44 PM

French left fights over PM role, with current government set to resign

France's left-wing parties fought bitterly on Tuesday over who to put forward as prime minister, leading Communist party leader Fabien Roussel to warn they were risking a "shipwreck" despite their election success. President Emmanuel Macron was lik...

July 15, 2024 11:14 PM

French left targets speaker role as struggles to form government

Some lawmakers in France's left-wing bloc said they should focus on winning the speaker's role to show they have command over parliament even though they are well short of a majority and are struggling to form a government after a snap election. Thu...

July 12, 2024 11:02 PM

India seeks expedited S-400 missile system deliveries from Russia

Amid the growing close ties between India and Russia, New Delhi has asked Moscow to expedite and advance the deliveries of the S-400 air defence missile system deliveries. The request comes amid delays caused by Russia's ongoing conflict with Ukrain...

July 12, 2024 10:00 AM

Ukraine gets USD 225 million US military aid after Biden meets Zelenskiy

The United States announced a new security package for Ukraine worth $225 million on Thursday, which includes a Patriot missile battery, additional ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems and missiles, among other items. This announcem...

July 12, 2024 8:37 AM

India to become a superpower by 2047, says Financial Times’ top commentator Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf, chief economics Commentator of ‘Financial Times’-one of the top English business newspapers of the world, has estimated India to be a superpower by 2047. In a newspaper column, the London-based economist, Wolf said that with four tim...

July 11, 2024 9:24 PM

Rouen cathedral fire brought under control after initial echo of Notre-Dame

Firefighters brought a blaze on the spire of Rouen's historic cathedral in northern France under control on Thursday after it had sent a thick plume of smoke into the sky and reminded onlookers of the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. People in...

July 11, 2024 8:49 AM

PM Modi a spiritual person, a quality leaders must have, says Nobel laureate Austrian physicist Zeilinger

Nobel laureate and Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a spiritual person, and asserted that other international leaders should possess this trait as well. The Nobel laureate Zeilinger, who is known for his wo...

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