✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. India and South Korea have signed 16 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) across sectors such semiconductors, green energy, e-mobility and advanced manufacturing, aiming to double bilateral trade to 54 billion US dollars by 2030.
2. The Ministry of Textiles has launched the ‘Vishwa Sutra – Weaves of India for the World’ initiative. This initiative was unveiled at the prestigious Femina Miss India held in the Bhubaneswar where a special designer collection showcased the country’ diverse handloom traditions with the modern global twist. This move aims to promote the Indian handlooms internationally while blending the tradition with contemporary fashion.
3. On the 27th April, 2026 India and New Zealand are set to sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The agreement also aims to strengthen the economic ties, boost exports and will attract nearly $20 billion in investment over 15 years.
4. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval holds a series of high-level meetings with senior Saudi leadership aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and deepening energy cooperation amid West Asia conflict.
5. India has delivered two tonnes of life-saving medical supplies to the Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, reinforcing its humanitarian outreach and commitment to strengthening healthcare cooperation with the East African country.
It includes essential equipment such as oxygen concentrators, suction units, oximeters, microscopes and stethoscopes, along with medical consumables like inhalers, syringes, gloves, bandages and wheelchairs.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party has secured a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, marking a major political shift in the European Union and NATO member state.
2. US President Donald Trump said, he will start bombing Iran if they do not agree to a deal with the United States before the end of the two-week ceasefire.
3. North Korea and Russia held a ceremony to mark the linking of a cross-border road bridge over the Tumen River. The Russian Embassy in North Korea on Tuesday said, the bridge is set for completion on 19th June. The two countries began constructing the road bridge in April last year.
4. Pakistan has reportedly frozen a major $1.5 billion defence deal with Sudan after objections from Saudi Arabia. The agreement involved the sale of weapons and military jets to Sudan and was said to be in its final stages in January 2026.
5. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that if the Lebanese government continues to fail to meet its commitments under the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli military will act through further military action.
6. Seven years after the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, nationwide religious observances are being held across Sri Lanka on April 21 in solemn remembrance of the victims.
7. Protests continue in Balochistan over enforced disappearances in the area for the last few months.
8. US Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned. She becomes the third member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to leave within two months amid controversies during his second term.
9. The US Department of State has confirmed that America will host the second round of talks between Lebanon and Israel on Thursday, as the two countries push on with direct negotiations amid regional tensions.
10. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Anura Karunathilake as the new Minister of Energy, following the resignation of Kumara Jayakody earlier last week.
11. A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA issued a tsunami alert in the region.
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