International & World News – 20 October 2024

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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu Concludes Three-Nation Visit to Africa: She has left for New Delhi from Malawi after concluding her three nation visit to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi.

2. Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan will be on a seven-day visit to Singapore and Australia from today.

3. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the joint efforts of India and Mexico can strengthen resilience through diversification, especially for critical components like semiconductors, printed circuit boards, and other high-tech electronics.

4. India has increased grant support for upgrading nine schools in Sri Lanka’s plantation regions. At the request of Sri Lanka, the Government of India has doubled its financial commitment, raising the total project cost to SLR 600 million.

5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Russia from October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.

🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍

1. At least 32 people were killed and 85 injured after Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military said, 60 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards Haifa and other northern Israeli cities.

2. A drone attack was reported at the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The attack was carried out by Hezbollah, who launched a drone towards Netanyahu’s residence located in the Caesarea area on yesterday morning.

3. Devastating flooding caused by heavy rains pounding several parts of South Sudan has affected more than one million people. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that the BRICS group will generate most of the global economic growth in the coming years due to its size and relatively fast growth compared with that of developed Western nations. He was Speaking at BRICS business forum in Moscow.

5. The European Space Agency (ESA) has introduced a new programme called the Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS). It was announced at the International Astronautical Congress and is focused on building important infrastructure for future missions to the Moon.

6. Hong Kong has regained its title as the freest economy in the world, surpassing Singapore, according to the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report.

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