✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery, the world’s largest single-site refinery, after meeting Gautam Adani and Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran in Mumbai. US Ambassador Sergio Gor said India’s imports of US LPG rose from under 10% to 67% in a year, making the US India’s largest LPG supplier.
2. The Embassy of India in Paris issued a safety advisory urging Indian nationals in France to stay vigilant, avoid protest sites and large gatherings, and follow instructions of local authorities amid ongoing unrest and localised curfews. The Embassy and the Consulate General in Marseille have shared helpline numbers, as PM Sébastien Lecornu promised a ‘massive’ police deployment ahead of fresh protests on 24 October.
3. Marco Rubio dismissed UN human rights experts who sought an independent probe into police action against protesters in India, calling them an ‘oxymoron’, and said the protests are a domestic political matter. “This is a democracy… I’m not going to opine on their domestic political matters,” he said in Mumbai.
4. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in New Delhi on the invitation of PM Narendra Modi and was received by MoS Raj Bhushan Chaudhary. The visit, which includes bilateral talks and an India-Poland Business Forum, is expected to give fresh impetus to the India-Poland Strategic Partnership.
5. India and New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Electronic Origin Data Exchange to help businesses claim tariff benefits under the India-New Zealand FTA, which came into force on 20 October. It was signed by CBIC Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi and New Zealand Customs chief Christine Stevenson.
6. At the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, India, represented by MEA Deputy Secretary Barkha Tamrakar, opposed the use of human rights as a political tool to selectively target countries on unverified allegations, and called for engagement based on dialogue, cooperation, non-selectivity and transparency.
7. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Germany from today till 24 October, attending the Berlin Global Dialogue, and the Netherlands from 24 to 27 October. About 100 businesses and start-ups will accompany him to boost trade, investment and technology cooperation.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume trilateral negotiations with the US and Ukraine on ending the war after 10 November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is ready to freeze the conflict along the current front line.
2. Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in Abuja, in a woman who had travelled from Uganda, caused by the Bundibugyo strain for which there is no approved vaccine or drug. The outbreak declared in Congo in mid-May has killed at least 4,600 of about 9,500 infected and spread to four other countries; WHO calls it the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
3. The UN Environment Programme warned that global temperatures could rise by 2.6°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 even if countries meet their climate pledges, two-tenths of a degree higher than last year’s estimate, partly due to the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
4. Romania’s Parliament approved the minority government of independent Prime Minister Luca Niculescu by 280 votes to 58, ending nearly six months of political deadlock since former PM Ilie Bolojan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in May.
5. Bangladesh is facing the world’s worst measles outbreak this year, with over 2.02 lakh suspected cases and 1,147 deaths since mid-March, according to WHO data; children under five account for 94% of the deaths.
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