✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. President Ram Nath Kovind has said, ensuring connectivity with the Central Asian countries remains a key priority for India. He was addressing the young diplomats of Turkmenistan at the Institute of International Relations in Ashgabat on the third day of his visit to the Central Asian country.
2. India and Australia sign Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement to double bilateral trade in 5 years.
3. India will send five more consignments of aid to Sri Lanka till May amid a severe economic crisis, Gopal Baglay, the Indian High Commissioner to the South Asian country, announced.
Four consignments totaling over 1,50,000 tonnes of jet fuel, diesel and petrol have been delivered by India since March, he said. Currently, Sri Lanka has imposed a curfew.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Pakistan, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s advice. Imran also advised the President to call for fresh elections.
2. Pakistan Cabinet Division, Imran Khan has been de-notified as the PM of Pakistan. This comes as the President dissolved the National Assembly after it rejected a no-trust move against Khan. According to Article 224 of Pakistan’s Constitution, Khan can continue as the PM for 15 days till the appointment of a caretaker PM.
3. In Pakistan’s history, no Prime Minister has ever completed a full 5-year term in office. While the first PM Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated, others left due to the imposition of martial law or their governments getting dissolved. Notably, the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan was rejected and fresh elections will be held in 90 days
4. Amid the economic crisis, Sri Lanka PM’s Office has dismissed reports of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation. Sri Lanka has declared a countrywide emergency amid escalating protests over the economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel, and food among other things.
5. US will give an aid of $50 million to Ukraine’s neighbouring Moldova to help the latter cope with impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
6. An explosion in centre of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday injured at least 15 people, said witnesses. However, the cause of the blast wasn’t immediately clear.
7. UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban’s move to keep high schools closed to girls, stating that such a ban will damage the entire country. Taliban issued a decree last month banning girls studying in grade six and above from attending school until further orders.
8. Lithuania will no longer import gas from Russia to meet its domestic needs, becoming the first European Union (EU) member country to break its energy dependence on Moscow.
9. Two Russian troops were killed and many were injured after being given poisoned food and alcohol by civilians in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Ukrainian officials said. Some 28 Russian troops were in intensive care, while another 500 were taken to hospitals due to heavy alcohol poisoning,
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