International & World News – 13 August 2024

Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Base

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, and his Maldivian counterpart, Moosa Zameer has renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for capacity building of one thousand Maldives civil services officers during the period 2024 to 2029. The MoU was renewed on the 9th of this month in the capital of the Maldives.

2. Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a high-level bilateral meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Todd McClay and his delegation in New Delhi.

3. Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu reaffirmed his administration’s full commitment to strengthening the historic and close connections between the Maldives and India.President Muizzu further emphasized that India has always been one of the closest allies and invaluable partners, facilitating and providing aid whenever the Maldives needed it.

4. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday offered Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, and offered special prayers.Misri is on a two-day official visit at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Sewa Lamsal.

5. Deputy National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pavan Kapoor, met Andriy Yermak, the head of the office for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discussed India’s participation in restoring peace for Ukraine as the Moscow-Kyiv war continues.

6. A top adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, Foreign affairs adviser Mhammed Touhid Hossain on Monday said that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations and Dhaka will always try to maintain good relations with New Delhi.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Base With Around 30 Projectiles : Days after Israel confirmed the death of a senior Hamas commander, the country’s defence forces said that around 30 projectiles were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel in the night time volley. Lebanon-based Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming to target a military base.

2. On August 11, 2024, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East due to increasing tensions after the deaths of top members of Hamas and Hezbollah.

3. As Balochistan continues to face a dire situation with enforced disappearances, 18 individuals were reported missing in the last weeks of July this year, with five dead bodies found, The Balochistan Post stated in its bi-weekly report.

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