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Why blocking sunlight to cool Earth is becoming a global policy concern

Solar radiation modification could temporarily cool the planet by reflecting sunlight, but uncertain effects on rainfall, ecosystems and geopolitics are raising governance concerns

Exporters to get an extra year on methane rules: EU's Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will give methane exporters an extra year to prepare for its methane regulation amid concerns over high energy costs

Oil falls $2 as Europe agrees to release diesel reserves after Trump push

Brent fell 1.76 per cent to $100.50 a barrel and WTI dropped 2.18 per cent to $90.85 after European countries agreed to release additional diesel stockpiles

10 years after Brexit vote, Britain weighs a 'possible' return to the EU

10 years after Britain voted to leave the EU, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said a future referendum on rejoining the bloc is possible. Here's what a Brexit reversal could mean for the UK

Britain could rejoin the EU after next election, says PM Andy Burnham

Burnham outlined three options he would discuss at a UK-EU summit slated for later this year

EU seeks energy alternatives as W Asia war leads to $113 bn in extra costs

Jorgensen said the ministers would discuss plans to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels to electricity and expand electrical infrastructure across the bloc

EU, UK ministers seek stronger border controls, faster migrant returns

European interior ministers held talks on Saturday to strengthen border controls, improve emergency response times and establish fast-track procedures for returning some migrants. The gathering of 17 ministers from the European Union and Britain comes as the 27-member bloc works to strengthen migration controls following the implementation in June of a migration and asylum pact. Asylum applications in Europe have fallen sharply in recent months, and fewer migrants have attempted to cross the Mediterranean, although their treacherous journeys have become deadlier than last year. "There is a need for a new European migration crisis mechanism," said German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, alluding to some emergency situations of "waves of illegal border crossings." Citing an influx of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, which borders Morocco, caused divisions in Europe, Dobrindt called for new rules to identify border emergencies, a mechanism to respond to them and a syst

India reserves third-party rights in Russia-EU CBAM trade dispute in WTO

India has reserved its third-party rights in a WTO dispute filed by Russia against the European Union over its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, allowing New Delhi to follow the proceedings

India close to concluding four BITs under updated treaty framework

India is close to concluding bilateral investment treaties with the UK, EU, Oman and Qatar, while the draft of an updated BIT framework awaits Union Cabinet approval

Europe, India ties have achieved level of a political intensity: EU envoy

The Ambassador of the European Union to India further said that understanding India is also "seeing India and meeting Indians"

Indian recyclers seek govt intervention over EU metal waste ban proposal

A recyclers' group representing small and mid-sized Indian firms has sought government intervention after the EU proposed restricting metal waste exports to India from May 2027

PM Modi may visit Canada, Belgium in December for signing of trade pacts

Modi could visit Canada and Brussels in December as India works towards finalising trade agreements with Canada and the EU; his itinerary has yet to be announced.

German envoy urges deeper India defence ties amid geopolitical uncertainty

Jasper Wieck says Germany is ready to sign the $8 billion submarine pact and seeks closer defence cooperation with India amid a worsening strategic environment

Jaishankar discusses India-EU cooperation, Ukraine with EU counterparts

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed India-EU cooperation, multilateral issues and key global developments, including the situation in the Gulf, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, with his European Union counterparts here. Jaishankar arrived in New York on Sunday, leading an Indian delegation for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. "Appreciated meeting my European Union colleagues this afternoon in New York #UNGA81," he said in a social media post on Monday local time. "Discussed India-EU cooperation, multilateral issues and current developments, including in the Gulf, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific," Jaishankar said. Earlier, he met Nauru President David Adeang on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly high-level week. "Appreciate the strong bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Naoreo. India remains strongly committed as a development partner," Jaishankar said.

Google fined $463 million for breaching EU's privacy rule on location data

Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said its investigation found Google did not lawfully or fairly process location data in users' Web & App Activity, a Google setting that tracks browsing and search history, and in their Location History, a service that maps places they've been with their mobile phones. Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system. Ireland is the lead regulator for Google in the 27-nation EU because the US tech giant's European headquarters is based in Dublin. The investigation, which opened six years ago, examined how Google applied the EU privacy rule book, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, from the time it took .

Canada, Brazil, Kenya, EU leaders push new alliance for multilateralism

They argued that challenges including climate change, artificial intelligence, pandemics, financial shocks and disruptions to maritime trade cannot be managed by individual countries alone

Google hit with $463 million fine for breaching EU location data rules

Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said its investigation found Google did not lawfully or fairly process location data in users' Web & App Activity, a Google setting that tracks browsing and search history, and in their Location History, a service that maps places they've been with their mobile phones. Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system. Ireland is the lead regulator for Google in the 27-nation EU because the US tech giant's European headquarters is based in Dublin. The investigation, which opened six years ago, examined how Google applied the EU privacy rule book, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, from the time it took .

How the EU's new age-verification app will keep children safe online

The EU is proposing more than age limits for children online, with a common verification system and rules designed to make platforms safer by default

Is Canada joining the EU? What does ‘associate member’ status mean

The European Commission has proposed making Canada the EU’s first “associate member”, allowing deeper cooperation without full EU membership. The proposal aims to expand ties beyond trade into defence

Bankers face EU privacy wall in race to stem evolving credit risk

European banks are struggling to assess growing exposure to wildfires, floods and droughts as data-privacy rules limit access to detailed information on properties and insurance coverage