✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. In response to the catastrophic floods affecting Kenya, the Government of India has dispatched its second tranche of humanitarian assistance, as announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on 14 May 2024.
2. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, a globally renowned leader in public health and infectious diseases, has been named among the 10 exceptional individuals to receive an honorary degree from Canada’s prestigious McGill University during the Spring 2024 Convocation ceremonies.
3. India and Uzbekistan possess vast potential and a shared interest in actively enhancing collaboration across political, trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian realms.
4. Amid Israel’s military action in Gaza against Hamas, India has strongly condemned the civilian deaths in the ongoing conflict and said that the resulting humanitarian crisis in the region is “simply unacceptable.
5. The Centre has extended the ban imposed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for five more years. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its notification said, the central government has taken the decision as LTTE continues to pose a threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US government is looking into Amazon’s self-driving robot cab unit, Zoox.
2. Dubai has unveiled the ‘Dubai Gaming Visa’ as part of the Dubai Program for Gaming 2033 to provide comprehensive support to skilled individuals and pioneers in the e-gaming industry.
3. NASA has unveiled its ambitious plan to construct the first lunar railway system, known as FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a Track), designed to revolutionize payload transport on the Moon. This innovative system aims to provide reliable, autonomous, and efficient transportation essential for the daily operations of a sustainable lunar base.
4. US President Joe Biden has directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs on USD 18 billion of imports from China, including semiconductors, solar cells, batteries, and critical minerals to ‘protect’ American workers and businesses.
5. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has authorised immediate allocation of PKR 23 billion to Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) following recent clashes and protests in the region.
6. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China on Thursday, marking his second visit in less than a year as the conflict escalates in Gaza and Ukraine.
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