✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has expressed strong optimism about the imminent finalisation of a trade deal between the United States and India.
2. India’s diplomatic outreach has entered a critical phase as an all-party delegation, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, arrives in Washington DC for the final leg of its global campaign following Operation Sindoor.
This visit coincides with a parallel effort by a Pakistani delegation headed by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, setting the stage for a rare diplomatic face-off between the two countries in the US capital.
3. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, heading an all-party Indian delegation, clarified during his diplomatic outreach in Brazil that Operation Sindoor was not intended as an act of war, but as a measured and targeted response to a heinous act of terrorism—the Pahalgam attack, which resulted in the deaths of 26 people.
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. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, undertook a significant three-day official visit to France beginning 1 June 2025, aimed at deepening the economic and strategic partnership between India and France.
6. India is currently navigating a complex landscape in its agricultural trade relations with the United States. A recent working paper by NITI Aayog marks the need for India to adopt a dual approach in its trade policies.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Annalena Baerbock, former German Foreign Minister, was chosen as the President of the United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session.
2. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a phone conversation this week, according to multiple White House statements, though a specific date has not been confirmed.The anticipated call comes amid renewed tensions following Trump’s public accusation that China violated a recently negotiated trade agreement.
3. Around 200 people have been killed and over one thousand are reportedly missing in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State due to devastating floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week.
4. Exit polls predicts Democrat Lee Jae-myung as next President of South Korea.
5. The United States has withdrawn about 500 troops from Syria following the fall of the Assad regime and a shift in its Middle East policy. The US has vacated three bases in Syria.
6. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles in Colombo to strengthen bilateral ties, with maritime security high on the agenda.
7. Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna in Italy, erupted yesterday, spewing ash and smoke into the Sicilian sky and triggering panic among tourists. According to the reports, no immediate threat to population.
8. Twin earthquakes shake Greece and Turkey: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands in Greece near the Turkey border early this morning. Around the same time, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the coastal town of Marmaris, Turkey.
In 2023, a powerful 7.8-magnitude quake killed over 53,000 people in Turkey and 6,000 in northern Syria.
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