✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Mumbai on trade, energy, technology, defence and people-to-people ties, and regional issues including West Asia. Rubio, on his second visit to India, said the two sides are “as close as you can be” to a trade deal; he visits Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery today.
2. Dr Jaishankar held a trilateral meeting on energy and connectivity with UAE Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Marco Rubio in Mumbai. He also held bilateral talks with Sheikh Abdullah earlier in the day.
3. Marco Rubio called India a “refining superpower” capable of processing heavy crude, and said the US will discuss Venezuelan oil production with Reliance Industries. He described India’s desire to diversify away from Russian oil as a smart move and said the US can be a source of India’s energy.
4. Attending the celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence in Mumbai as Guest of Honour, Dr Jaishankar said India–US ties have steadily expanded, citing the QUAD and Pax Silica. He said the world order is in transition and expanding convergence is key to deepening ties.
5. At the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, India, represented by MP Manish Tewari, reiterated its offer to make its No First Use and non-use against non-nuclear weapon states commitments part of a multilateral legal agreement. India said decisions on the use of nuclear weapons must be taken by humans, not AI.
6. UN human rights experts called for an independent investigation into alleged police excesses and restrictions on youth-led protests in New Delhi and other parts of India over the past three months. The protests, led by student groups and the Cockroach Janta Party, are against electoral-roll revisions.
7. Marco Rubio said the next Quad Leaders’ Summit will be held on the margins of the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines, scheduled for 16–17 November. PM Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Australia and Japan are expected to attend; India had planned to host the summit last year.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. The toll in the Houthi ballistic missile strike on the al-Alam training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province has risen to 73 new security recruits, with 14 missing and over 200 injured, local authorities said. Britain said it will deploy RAF Typhoon jets for defensive counter-air missions over Saudi Arabia, along with a transport aircraft and military advisers.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo for talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, with Jared Kushner joining remotely, aimed at getting strained ties with Washington back on track. Witkoff is due to travel to Russia on Wednesday, TASS reported.
3. US President Donald Trump signalled willingness to hold a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on ending the Ukraine war and on denuclearisation. Putin had reportedly proposed such a summit next month.
4. The US Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s products and services from their IT systems and barred their procurement. China hit back, criticising the ban amid the US–China technology race.
5. Japan launched its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission from Tanegashima island on a five-year voyage. The spacecraft aims to return to Earth in 2031 with samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons.
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