Mercosur hurdle: French objections and farm protests freeze EU trade deal; Brussels faces credibility test

France’s last-minute opposition and mounting farmer protests are threatening to derail the European Union’s long-delayed free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc, raising fresh doubts over whether the pact can be signed this year, AP reported.Angry European farmers, fearing cheaper agricultural imports and tougher competition, have taken to the streets in Brussels just as EU…

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Air India CEO apologises to Congress MP

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson. | Photo Credit: Reuters Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Monday (December 15, 2025) apologised to Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP K.C. Venugopal after a privilege motion was moved against him in connection with a flight the latter took in August that encountered turbulence, a radar malfunction, diversion, and…

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