International & World News – 22 August 2024

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. PM Modi visited to Poland and subsequently he will visit to war-torn Ukraine : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Poland on Wednesday evening, becoming India’s first prime minister in 45 years (after Morarji Desai) to be visiting the European nation.

2. Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar says, resurgent Africa and rising India can give impetus to South-South Cooperation; Stresses on India-Africa cooperation in various fields in his address at India Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi.

Vice President of Zimbabwe Dr. C.G.D.N. Chiwenga said, a strong vision is the key to deepening India-Africa relations. Vice President of Mauritius Marie Cyril Eddy Boissézon said, Mauritius is the first African country to adopt India’s UPI system and the first non-Asian country to issue RuPay cards, enabling both Indian and African tourism.

3. A two-day EU-India Track 1.5 Conference began in New Delhi to discuss current and emerging threats due to online radicalisation and find ways to jointly counter the exploitation of online spaces by extremist and terrorist actors.

The European Union, in collaboration with Global Counter-Terrorism Council and Ministry of External Affairs has organized this Conference on combating terrorist content online.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY BANS CHINESE VISITS TO ITS CAMPUS : The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra, a key academic partner for the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), has moved to restrict research collaborations with China, including ending visits from Chinese academics to its Canberra campus.

2. The human rights situation in Balochistan continues to deteriorate with escalating incidents of enforced disappearances.The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has issued a call for international intervention following the enforced disappearance of Ustad Wahid Kambar, a leading figure in the Baloch liberation movement.

3. SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, launching on 26 August 2024, will be the first private spacewalk. Led by American billionaire Jared Isaacman, the mission features a crew of four, including Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon. They will test new spacesuits and perform a 2-hour spacewalk.

4. Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in central Iran, killing at least 28 people.

5. Torrential rains have caused extensive flooding in northern parts of Maldives with damages to several houses being reported from the northern city of Kulhudhuffushi.

6. YACHT SINKING TRAGEDY : UK Tech Titan & Family Found Dead In Sicily: The bodies of all six missing persons have reportedly been found by divers scouring the wreck of the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday.

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