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The free trade agreement concluded between the EU and India will abolish or reduce customs duties on 90 percent of the bilateral trade and save European exporters up to four billion euros annually in duties, according to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The media highlight the global political significance of the partnership and the associated risks.

Following the bloody crackdown on mass protests in Iran there are growing signs that a military response from the US could be imminent. US President Donald Trump has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and accompanying warships to be deployed to the region. Tehran has threatened to respond "immediately and powerfully" in the event of an attack. Commentators question the motives behind a military strike.

In the dispute over President Petr Pavel's refusal to appoint Filip Turek, honorary president of the co-governing party Motorists for Themselves, to a ministerial post, the party's leader, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka, has upped the stakes. He has threatened that if Pavel continues to refuse he will inform Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte that Pavel is disregarding the constitution and therefore unfit to represent the country at the 2026 Nato Summit in Ankara in July.

France may follow Australia's example and introduce a ban on social media for children and young teenagers after its National Assembly voted in favour of a bill to this effect. If approved by the Senate, the ban could apply to children under 15 from this September. President Emmanuel Macron has enthusiastically endorsed the draft law. While many commentators applaud the move, some present alternatives.

Brooklyn Beckham musste bereits mit 14 Jahren im Café jobben, um Geld zu verdienen. Im Gegensatz dazu zahlt Nelson Peltz seiner Tochter monatlich 1 Million als Taschengeld. Und das, obwohl sie schon 31 Jahre alt ist.

Un fonds européen pourrait voir le jour pour permettre aux femmes de se déplacer au sein de l'UE dans le cadre d'un avortement.

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