✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor described the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as an important part of India and said the governments at the Centre and in the region have taken significant steps to improve security.
2. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has dismissed as false the claim that China has entered 60 kilometres into Arunachal Pradesh. In a social media post, Mr Rijiju said photos and videos from Bangladesh were being used to falsely portray Chinese entry into Arunachal Pradesh.
3. Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has said that government aims to triple the country’s air cargo volume by 2030. The current air cargo volume of country is around 3.5 million metric tonnes.
4. As part of India’s BRICS Presidency 2026, the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, is hosting the BRICS Youth Council Meeting and the BRICS Youth Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The two-day event highlights ‘Yuva Shakti’ as a central force for innovation and sustainable development.
5. A 12-member high-powered committee has been formed in India for the assessment of the restoration and management of Teesta Barrage Project (TBP) in West Bengal as the Teesta River is gaining strategic importance. The committee will look into water availability, existing utilization, future demands and the status of the barrage and infrastructure.
6. The Ministry of External Affairs has emphasised that the ongoing Uttar Pradesh–Japan Business Summit, scheduled until 23 August, will help both nations leverage direct state-to-prefecture engagements to drive investment, manufacturing and technology transfer at the ground level.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Ali Abdollahi, has warned that countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf should not assist or facilitate US military forces.
2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned Britain over its military support for Ukraine, saying Moscow considered British missile forces direct involvement in strikes against Russian territory as participation in the war. His remarks came after British-made drones were reportedly used in long-range attacks against targets inside Russia for the first time.
3. Pakistan’s Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said that the government would seek a review of the Supreme Court’s order directing the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital for a comprehensive medical examination.
4. China has achieved a historic milestone in its reusable rocket program with the successful launch and recovery of the Zhuque-3 Y2. The rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China on 19 August 2026 at 7:35 a.m.
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