International & World News – 24 August 2024

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✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. PM Modi asserts that Ukraine and Russia need to find ways to resolve the ongoing conflict ; Reiterates India’s willingness to contribute in all possible ways towards early return of peace.

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit India during their talks. PM Modi paid a nearly nine-hour visit to Kyiv in the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister since it became independent over three decades back.

3. A Delegation level meeting held between Prime Minister Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv ; Four MoUs signed to boost bilateral ties in various fields.

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented four BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri) Cubes to the Ukrainian government during his visit to the war-torn country where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy under the shadow of the raging war with Russia.

5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said, India and the US are natural allies and are destined to be strong partners . The Minister was addressing the Indian diaspora in Washington on the first day of his official visit to the United States.

6. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India and Public Service Department, Prime Minister’s Department, Government of Malaysia signed MoU on ‘Co-operation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms’ for a period of five years w.e.f. 20th August, 2024.

7. The Environmental Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark has launched a Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) with initial funding of Rs 16.8 crore from the Jal Shakti Ministry and an additional Rs 5 crore from Denmark. This collaboration aims to revitalize the Varuna River using advanced technologies and a comprehensive river management plan over a 2-3-year period.

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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. US Vice President Kamala Harris accepts Democratic Party’s presidential nomination against Republican rival Donald Trump.

2. In Nepal, at least 27 people killed after a bus carrying passengers from India fell into Marsyangdi River.

3. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue. The laws were issued Wednesday after they were approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.

4. Recent research published in Global Change Biology warns about the increasing danger of non-native species reaching Antarctica, especially through floating objects like marine debris. This is becoming a bigger concern due to climate change and more ships traveling to and from Antarctica, which can carry organisms from warmer regions.

5. The 51st Fighter Wing (FW) at Osan Air Base in South Korea is conducting a major military training exercise by integrating its readiness drills with Ulchi Freedom Shield 24, an annual joint exercise between the U.S. and South Korea.

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