✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul.
2. India and Italy finalized 15 outcomes across diverse sectors. The agreements were signed following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome.
3. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the risk of spread of the Ebola virus in Congo and Uganda is high at national and regional levels, but low at the global level. WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, requiring a coordinated response.
4. Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda reaffirmed India’s commitment to Universal Health Coverage, digital health innovation and global health solidarity at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
5. Manindra Agrawal, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 20 May 2026. The Royal Society is a scientific academy in the United Kingdom and one of the oldest learned societies in the world, founded in 1660.
6. Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) was ranked among the world’s top five water utilities at the Global Water Summit 2026 in Madrid, Spain. The recognition came in the “Utility of the Year” category at the summit held from May 18 to May 20, 2026.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the FAO Agricola Medal on 20 May 2026 at the Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. US President Donald Trump will attend the G7 Summit in France next month amid growing tensions between Washington and several European allies over the Iran conflict.
2. Heavy rain and floods have wreaked havoc in several parts of China, leaving at least 12 people dead and many missing.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on a two-day state visit for talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Beijing, focusing on bilateral relations and key global issues, including Iran, the Ukraine conflict and international trade.
4. In Bangladesh, an Assistant Security Protocol Officer at the Assistant High Commission of India in Chattogram has been found dead at the mission premises in the Khulshi area.
5. India is set to remain the world’s fastest-growing major economy, as the United Nations (UN) in its report projected a growth rate of 6.4 percent this year for the country despite global uncertainty caused by the West Asia conflict.
6. World Bee Day is observed on 20 May each year to recognise the role of bees and other pollinators in agriculture, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. In 2026, verified reports on bee decline covered colony losses, pesticide exposure, climate stress, and threats to wild pollinators across several regions.
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