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In a poll of nine major European countries, Germany and France among them, 69 per cent thought their country could defend itself in the event of a Russian attack. Nick Donaldson / The National

Your country needs you (again): Europe's reluctant generation braced for call-up

Military conscription is already established practice in countries bordering Russia and now President Macron is ready to mobilise France. Could Britain be next?

Europe

Putin and Modi vow to deepen Russia-India ties despite US pressure

Eurovision backlash over Israel set to grow as politics overshadows song contest

Eurovision hit by boycotts over allowing Israel to compete

Leak reveals European leadership's mistrust of US in Ukraine negotiations

Eurovision members debate call to boycott Israel

Libya war crimes suspect makes first appearance at ICC



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Abu Dhabi reintroduced an annual 5 per cent rent cap in 2016, applicable to apartments and villas across the capital. Ravindranath K / The National

UAE Property: ‘Can my landlord increase my rent in Abu Dhabi by Dh15,000?'

Tom Hale, chief executive of Oura, said the company has also held 'exploratory conversations' in Saudi Arabia. EPA

Oura in talks with UAE authorities to explore health tech initiatives, CEO says

Jane Birkin's personal Le Birkin Voyageur bag was given to her by the French luxury house Hermes. Photo: Sotheby's

Birkin bag sells for $2.9 million at Sotheby's Collectors Week in Abu Dhabi

Osaka has plenty to offer visitors in summer or winter. Getty Images

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Prince Turki Al Faisal speaks at the Milken Summit. The National

Israel is a greater regional threat than Iran, says Prince Turki Al Faisal

Safinaz Al Chaaibi holds a photo of her son, Mohamed, who went missing in 2014. She discovered his death record last year in Syria's notorious Sednaya prison. The National

‘A mother never gives up’: The endless search for Syria’s disappeared

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Andrey Kelin, Russian ambassador to UK, discusses peace efforts after Kyiv loses 20 per cent of territory to Moscow

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Nato foreign ministers to boost Ukraine aid amid frozen assets 'frustration'

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Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has been taken into custody. Reuters

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The funerals of three Ukrainian army volunteers whose remains were recently identified using DNA analysis after they were killed by Russian attacks in 2022, in the town of Irpin. Reuters

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A French police boat approaches a group of migrants on an inflatable dinghy trying to cross the English Channel to Britain. Reuters

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Palestinian officials gather at EU meeting for donor support

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An exhibitor at the Milipol homeland security and safety fair at the Parc des Expositions. Reuters

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