✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. India and Germany have signed key agreements to deepen cooperation in postal, express, and logistics services. partnership focuses on cross-border e-commerce, premium international express delivery, digitalisation, and green logistics to boost Indian exports and MSME participation in global mark.
2. India has officially begun preparations for its BRICS Presidency in 2026 by unveiling the logo and dedicated website for the grouping.
3. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that India approaches its BRICS Chairship with a ‘humanity first’ and a ‘people-centric’ approach. The Minister was speaking at the launch of logo, theme and website for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
4. The 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) will begin today in NewDelhi, bringing together Speakers and Presiding Officers from over 60 Commonwealth countries and semi-autonomous Parliaments.
The three-day conference aims to promote understanding of parliamentary #democracy and strengthen parliamentary institutions.
5. 🇮🇳🇫🇷 | Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, Emmanuel Bonne, calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
PM Modi said that he reaffirmed the strong and trusted India- France Strategic Partnership, marked by close cooperation across multiple domains.
6. The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday, focusing on cooperation in areas of trade, critical minerals, nuclear energy and defence.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. The United States and its regional partners have opened a new combined air and missile defence coordination cell at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to strengthen joint responses to aerial threats across West Asia.
2. In Iran, thousands of people are feared dead after a crackdown on anti-government protests. The protests, sparked by dire economic conditions, has been the biggest internal challenge to Iranian authorities for at least three years and comes amid intensifying international pressure after Israeli and US strikes last year.
Iranian authorities have accused the US and Israel of fomenting unrest. They alleged that terrorists have hijacked the protests.
3. The ongoing Special General Convention of Nepal’s largest political party, Nepali Congress, has decided to conduct elections in accordance with the party’s existing Statute.
4. UK Lawmakers raise concerns over ban on political parties in under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh ahead of the February polls.
5. Bangladesh Polls: Only 109 of the 2568 candidates contesting Bangladesh’s upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections are women, just over four per cent, highlighting what women’s rights activists describe as a glaring failure of political parties and election authorities to uphold even their most basic commitments to gender representation.
6. Sri Lanka’s government is preparing to roll out 95 billion rupees concessional loan package to support micro, small and medium-scale enterprises affected by Cyclone Ditwah, a major storm that disrupted livelihoods and businesses across several regions.
7. Kestenholz, the Swiss snowboarder who won an Olympic bronze medal during snowboarding’s debut at the Winter Games, has died after being caught in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. Swiss-Ski confirmed his death on January 13, following the accident in canton Valais. He was 50.
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