Tipu’s ghost and Trump’s jibes haunt a transatlantic Franco-American rift

April 3, 2026
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Tipu’s ghost and Trump’s jibes haunt a transatlantic Franco-American rift

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: In the hallowed halls of the White House and the Elysee Palace, the United States and France have managed to upgrade a centuries-old alliance into something far more contemporary: a full-blown, transatlantic group chat gone wrong.The latest fracture in this storied alliance—a bond dating back to when the French were […]

February 13, 2026
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World

‘Even US won’t be powerful to go alone’: German chancellor calls for revival of trans-Atlantic ties

[ad_1] German chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” warning that in an era of intensifying great-power rivalry, “even the United States will not be powerful enough to go it alone.” Opening the annual Munich Security Conference, Merz acknowledged that “a divide, a deep […]