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US, India agree roadmap for defence industry cooperation
REUTERS – India and the United States have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation for the next few years, the two countries said on Monday, a move expected to bolster New Delhi’s defence manufacturing ambitions.
The roadmap was finalised at a meeting between visiting U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Over 16m need aid in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger
AFP – More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an NGO report published on Monday.
Court:
Poland’s justice reform infringes
EU law
AP – The European Union stepped up its rule-of-law fight with member state Poland on Monday when the bloc’s highest court confirmed that Warsaw had refused to comply with EU rules on judicial independence for which it has already lost more than 500 million euros ($535 million) in fines.
The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Poland’s 2019 justice reform infringed EU law after the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, said that the Polish Supreme Court lacked the necessary independence and impartiality.