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Article 42.7 दशकों तक गुमनामी में रहा – जब तक कि Donald Trump ने Nato के प्रति US प्रतिबद्धता पर संदेह करना शुरू नहीं किया • क्या This Is Europe आपके इनबॉक्स में नहीं पहुँच रहा है? यहाँ Sign up करें अधिकांश लोगों ने Nato के Article 5 के बारे में सुना है। “एक सबके लिए, सब एक के लिए” वाली यह धारा कहती है कि एक सदस्य देश पर सशस्त्र हमले को सभी पर हमला माना जाना चाहिए, जिसके लिए सदस्य देशों को पीड़ित की सहायता के लिए आगे आना आवश्यक है – जिसमें “सशस्त्र बल का उपयोग” भी शामिल है। इस सप्ताह तक, बहुत कम लोगों ने EU की अपनी पारस्परिक रक्षा धारा, Article 42.7 (pdf) के बारे में सुना था, जो कहती है कि यदि किसी सदस्य देश पर सशस्त्र हमला होता है, तो अन्य सदस्य देशों का “उसके प्रति अपनी शक्ति के सभी साधनों द्वारा सहायता और मदद करने का दायित्व होगा”। ऐसा शायद इसलिए है क्योंकि हाल ही तक, यूरोपीय लोगों को Article 42.7 की सलाह लेने की बहुत अधिक आवश्यकता नहीं पड़ी थी। पूरे EU (और UK) में 40 से अधिक US सैन्य अड्डे और 85,000 सैनिक पुराने महाद्वीप के प्रति Washington की रक्षा प्रतिबद्धता का प्रमाण थे। Continue reading...

Tolkan, known for portraying authoritarian figures, died ‘peacefully’ in Lake Placid, New York, his agent saidJames Tolkan, known for his roles as an authoritarian figure in the Back to the Future and Top Gun films, has died. He was 94.Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, his booking agent, John Alcantar, said Saturday. A brief obituary published on the Back to the Future website said Tolkan died “peacefully”, but no cause of death was given. Continue reading...

• American actress Victoria Pedretti celebrates her 31st birthday on March 23, 2026, continuing her career in psychological thrillers and acclaimed television work. • Pedretti gained widespread attention for her roles in popular Netflix series, where she anchors narratives with raw emotional intensity and has earned critical praise and a dedicated fanbase. • The actress was diagnosed with ADHD at age seven and expressed early interest in musical theatre before pursuing her successful acting career.

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicateA haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known.The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Continue reading...