✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. On the G20 sidelines in Atlanta, EAM S. Jaishankar discussed the Ukraine conflict and the Gulf situation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and met Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski and South Korea’s Cho Hyun. He also unveiled a bust of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Consulate General of India in Atlanta.
2. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju represented India at the consecration of 108 stupas at Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan, on Lhabab Duchen, where the King of Bhutan dedicated Stupa No. 76 to PM Modi. Rijiju called it “a huge honour for India” and conveyed the PM’s thanks.
3. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, at the 22nd IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, called for diplomacy over conflict, cooperation over confrontation, the protection of seafarers and shipping, and respect for international law, especially UNCLOS.
4. NSA Ajit Doval arrived in Hanoi on an official visit to Vietnam to meet the Vietnamese leadership and review the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, to which ties were raised during President To Lam’s visit to India in May.
5. MoS External Affairs Pabitra Margherita will visit Spain from 3 to 5 November for the 30th Ibero-American Summit, where India will join the Conference as an Associate Observer. The visit is part of the India-Spain Dual Year of Culture, Tourism and AI.
6. The Sri Lanka Navy held seven Indian fishermen and seized their trawler north of Talaimannar for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters. The fishermen and the trawler will be handed over to Sri Lanka’s Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
7. Six Indian tourists stranded by heavy snowfall in Nepal’s Dolpa district, who had gone to see Shey-Phoksundo Lake, are being evacuated by helicopter, the Dolpa District Administration said.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. At the Manama Dialogue, US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Blome said Iran cannot hold the global economy “hostage” and the US is “prepared to go in another direction” if traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is not restored. Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi said talks with Qatar on a two-day plan to reopen the strait have not yet produced a result.
2. Iran designated the UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as “terrorist organisations” and classified MI6 as a “hostile group”, citing the use of military bases in British territory and London’s 13 July decision to place the IRGC under its State Threats Act 2026.
3. Binance resumed withdrawals after covering 95% of the $6.3 billion stolen from it, the biggest crypto heist in history. The FBI has blamed North Korea’s ‘TraderTraitor’ hacker group, which was also behind last year’s $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
4. Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a national emergency to tackle the effects of El Niño, as drought has hit 63 communities and livestock farmers face a shortage of animal feed.
5. Garment workers in Bangladesh blocked roads in Dhaka and Gazipur demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka. Police used batons and tear gas, and a police vehicle was set on fire in Mirpur.
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