International & World News – 14 January 2025

Lal Krishna Advani 2025 01 14T075603.170

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. India signs Haj agreement 2025 with Saudi Arabia, securing a quota for over one lakh 75 thousand Indian pilgrims.

2. The Bangladesh Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. India summons top Bangladesh diplomat on border fencing issue; Says, New Delhi expects cooperative approach from Dhaka to combat cross-border crimes.

3. India is set to host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in January 2026. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced this at the recent CSPOC Standing Committee Meeting in Guernsey.

4. India’s higher education system faces challenge. A recent report indicates that 80% of graduates are unfit for industry roles. With around 50 million graduates entering the job market annually, this statistic raises concerns about the education system’s quality and relevance.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. In United States, outgoing Biden administration has imposed new restrictions on exporting indigenously-developed AI chips, aiming to curb China’s military and industrial rise and blocking access to powerful AI chips and “closed” AI models.

2. The third round of talks between Iran and three European countries is set to resume in Geneva, Switzerland. The two-day meeting will focus on the nuclear issue. Representatives from the EU will also attend the discussions, involving Iran, Germany, France, and Britain.

3. Sweden has announced military contribution to NATO in response to escalating tensions in the Baltic Sea. This marks Sweden’s first deployment of armed forces as a NATO ally since joining the alliance in March 2024.

4. In the USA, number of people killed in the California wildfires has risen to 24 while the losses due to the wildfires estimated to be in the billions of dollars.

5. In Sri Lanka, 13 reservoirs have started spilling due to high rainfall in the catchment areas in the northern part of the island. Sri Lanka’s Irrigation Department reported that Mahakandarawa, Mahawilachchiya, Nuwara Wewa, and several others have reached spill levels.

6. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed exchanging two captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia.

7. Prime Minister Ilza Amado Vaz of São Tomé and Príncipe has resigned after her proposed cabinet list was made public before being presented to President Carlos Vila Nova.

8. 224 cholera cases recorded in Angola with 18 deaths: The Ministry of Health has confirmed.

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