✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. In Canada, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) leader and Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Tuesday (Jan 16) reportedly issued fresh threats to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and dared him to attend the Republic Day parade without security.
2. The 10th cheetah death in India’s Kuno National Park raises concerns over the reintroduction project. Shaurya, a Namibian cheetah, succumbed to unknown causes, emphasising the high mortality rate since the initiative began in 2022.
3. Nine-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl Preesha Chakraborty has been named in the “world’s brightest” students list by the prestigious Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth.
4. Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the Women Leadership or WeLead Lounge on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland.
5. India is poised to secure exploration and development rights for five lithium blocks in Argentina, marking its second international foray into critical minerals after a partnership with Australia in 2022. India has taken a crucial step towards reducing its ₹24,000 crore lithium import dependency, primarily sourced from China.
The deal finalized between Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. (KABIL) and Catamarca Minera Y Energética Sociedad Del Estado (CAMYEN), an Argentine state-owned mining and energy company.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has secured Switzerland’s agreement to host a global peace summit aimed at resolving the conflict sparked by Russia’s incursion into Ukraine on 24 Feb 2022. Switzerland, known for its neutrality and past mediation roles, will facilitate talks to find a resolution.
2. Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Jan 16) announced that he is suspending his presidential primary campaign. Hutchinson congratulated Donald Trump, who earned his victory in the Iowa caucuses – the first vote in the 2024 presidential race.
3. Iran claims to have attacked Baluchi militant group bases in Pakistan. These bases were hit and destroyed by missiles and drones.
4. Israel-Hamas war: Over 2.2 million in need of food as Gaza strip slides into hunger hell.
5. At least two people have been killed after cyclone Belal wreaked havoc on the French island of La Reunion and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The island nation had issued a maximum cyclone alert warning which was removed later on Tuesday (Jan 16).
6. Amid the growing tensions in the Korean peninsula, North Korea has abolished important governmental agencies that were tasked to seek reconciliation with South Korea.
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