✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to embark on a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine from Wednesday.
2. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with his Nepalese counterpart; Says, Nepal will export 1,000 MW electricity to India.
3. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the launch of Nepal’s Munal satellite.
4. India and Japan to hold third 2+2 Dialogue in New Delhi today to advance strategic partnership.
5. Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim will arrive in New Delhi tonight on a three day visit to India . This will be his first visit as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
6. The Vice President of Zimbabwe Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga has arrived in New Delhi yesterday. He will attend the 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave today.
7. PM Modi will serve as the chief guest at the inaugural ET World Leaders Forum, scheduled for 31 August in New Delhi.
8. In Canada: Khalistan supporters disrupt Indian Independence Day celebrations. dozens of pro-Khalistan protestors disrupted the India Day Parade in Canada’s Toronto on Sunday (August 18) as they created tensions during the Independence Day celebrations organised by the Indian diaspora.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Blinken is on a three-day visit to Egypt and Israel to continue US diplomatic efforts to conclude the agreement for a ceasefire with Hamas.
2. Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has released the full list of candidates contesting the 2024 Presidential Election. A total of 39 candidates are in the fray for the Presidential Election scheduled for next month in the island nation.
3. Recently the U.S. Navy has deployed the AIM-174B missile to boost its aerial capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, aiming to counter China’s aerial advantage amid growing tensions.
4. Former chief of Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hameed was taken into custody by the country’s powerful army in connection with a housing scheme scandal.
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