✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka organised a discussion on INR-LKR trade settlement in Colombo on Tuesday, focusing on strengthening bilateral economic ties.
The event highlighted key aspects of cross-border trade in local currencies, particularly in light of the recent liberalization of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) guidelines by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
2. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom will prove to be a major milestone in the relations between both countries. Mr Goyal yesterday held a meeting with a delegation led by the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, in New Delhi.
3. The Indian government, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, is organizing the first-ever Capacity Building Programme on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific in Andhra Pradesh.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. In Bangladesh, student leader Nahid Islam has resigned from his role as the Information and Broadcasting Adviser to the interim government, amid speculations of him joining a new political party.
2. In South Korea, at least four construction workers were killed, including two Chinese nationals, and six others were injured when a highway overpass collapsed in Cheonan.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is ready to offer the US access to rare minerals, including from Russian-held parts of Ukraine.
4. United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to increase the defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, with an eventual goal of reaching 3 percent in the next parliamentary term, beginning in 2029.
5. Israeli troops have carried out raids on Syrian army bases, seizing or destroying weapons found there.
6. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation to strengthen and discuss the further development of their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.
7. Australia and New Zealand have the highest rates of breast cancer incidence in the world.
It found that the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) of breast cancer in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 was 100.3 cases per 1 lakh people. In a new study, researchers from Australia and Canada analysed the breast cancer incidence and mortality rates in 185 countries.
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