✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. PM Modi is unlikely to visit Canada for the upcoming G7 Summit. Neither has the Canadian side approached India regarding the visit, nor is the Indian side inclined to attend.
2. At the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, held from late May to early June 2025, top military officials from India and Pakistan—Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza—engaged in a sharp exchange of warnings and rhetoric, reflecting the heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
3. The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC) has issued a stern warning regarding the potential impact of a proposed 50% tariff hike by the United States on steel and aluminium imports, set to take effect from 4 June 2025.
4. India and Algeria are taking significant steps to deepen their bilateral cooperation, specifically targeting the shared threat posed by Pakistan-based Salafi terrorist groups. This development comes at a time when both nations recognize the urgent need for a robust international response to cross-border terrorism, which threatens regional and global security.
5. Pakistan’s Punjab province is confronting a severe water crisis as the Kharif (Summer Crop) sowing season gets underway, with critical shortages threatening both agriculture and hydropower generation across the region.The core of the crisis lies in the dwindling water levels of the Indus River system, which includes the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab rivers.
6. Five of the 32 locomotives selected for export to Sri Lanka, following a formal request by the neighbouring country, are from Mumbai. Of the 32 locomotives listed, 22 will be sent for regular use as a friendly gesture. Among the 32 selected, 11 are from Central Railway (CR) and six from Western Railway (WR). Of the 11 on CR’s list, four are from Mumbai’s Kurla Diesel Loco Shed, and one is from the Kalyan Diesel Loco Shed.
7. India and Paraguay to further strengthen ties in many sectors including clean energy, green hydrogen and biofuels.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Bangladesh has started to issue new banknotes from Sunday, June 1, with the new currency notes not feature the portrait of former prime minister and founding father – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman anymore.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, had been featured on all notes of the Bangladeshi currency.
2. Bangladesh, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued warrants for the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case filed over alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August mass uprising.
3. In Poland, Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice party, has won the country’s presidential runoff election.
4. The second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine held yesterday in Istanbul. The two sides had been expected to discuss their respective and wildly different ideas for what a full ceasefire and a longer term path.
5. Sri Lanka’s overall inflation rate, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index on a year-on-year basis, has seen a slight increase.The Department of Census and Statistics reports that the rate rose to -0.7% in May, up from -2.0% in April.The inflation for the Food Group saw a more significant rise, increasing to 5.2% in May from 1.3% in April.
6. Two railway bridges collapsed in Russia on Sunday— one in Kursk as a freight train crossed, another in Bryansk killing seven and injuring around 70.
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