✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever commercial sea shipment of 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana from Bihar to Australia, in a move expected to expand the global market for the state’s flagship agricultural product and improve returns for farmers.
2. The Foundation of Indian-Americans (FIA)–New England is hosting the 5th International India Day Parade in Boston on August 9, 2026, under the theme “Festival of Freedom & US-India Friendship” to mark India’s 80th anniversary of independence.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from US Vice President JD Vance yesterday. In a social media post, PM Modi said they discussed ways to further deepen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas.
4. India has achieved a major milestone in its clean energy journey, with the country crossing 300 Gigawatts of installed non-fossil fuel-based electricity capacity.
5. India’s Ministry of Home Affairs issued national security guidelines on 8 August 2026 for solar, wind and hybrid renewable energy projects near the International Border, the Line of Control and the Line of Actual Control.
6. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh attended Cote d’Ivoire’s 66th Independence Day celebrations in the city of Abidjan. During the event, he shared a message highlighting that India deeply values its close, long-standing, and friendly relationship with the African nation.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in on 7 August 2026 as the 36th President of Colombia for the 2026–2030 term. He succeeded Gustavo Petro, whose presidency was Colombia’s first left-wing administration at the national level.
2. The U.S. Department of State rejected China’s enforcement of a “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Reef, calling it a destabilizing and coercive move to block Filipino fishermen from traditional grounds and advance sweeping maritime claims.
3. Spain has announced border controls on travellers arriving from Italy, in response to Rome’s decision to impose restrictions on Spanish visitors, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
4. The US Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General, giving President Donald Trump’s former personal defence lawyer formal command of the Department of Justice.
5. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an impartial inquiry into the killings of protesters in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said that there must be accountability if peaceful protesters were harmed.
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