International & World News – 25 April 2026

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тЬИ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. India has approved the first withdrawal of 30 billiong rupees for the Maldives under the SAARC Currency Swap Framework, reinforcing its ongoing financial support to the island nation.

The Indian High Commission in Male said the funds are being released as part of the first drawdown under the framework agreed between the Reserve Bank of India and the Maldives government during President Mohamed MuizzuтАЩs state visit to New Delhi in October 2024.

2. India welcomes JapanтАЩs revised defense export policy as a boost to bilateral security ties. MEA says the move will strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, opening new avenues in defense cooperation, technology, and manufacturing.

3. Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC), Andhrapradesh has won the 4th Gender Equality Mobilisation (GEM) Award presented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna.

4. India introduces new online gaming rules under PROGA 2025, effective May 1, 2026.

5. India emerged as Sri LankaтАЩs fastest-growing major export destination in the first quarter of 2026, with shipments rising 12.02% year-on-year to $287.49 million, underscoring a growing regional trade pivot.

6. An Indian delegation visited Washington, D.C. from 20th to 23rd of this month for advancing talks on a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States. The Ministry of Commerce informed that building on the joint framework which took place on seven February for an interim trade pact, both sides held intensive in-person discussions to refine its details and push broader negotiations forward.

7. Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has said that India-Netherlands share an enduring relationship and the bond between the two nations is steadily progressing towards a stronger strategic partnership.

5. The United Arab Emirates plans to shift 50 percent of government services onto artificial intelligence within two years as part of a sweeping overhaul of its publicтАСsector machinery.

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ЁЯМО *WORLD NEWS* ЁЯМН
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1. Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting militant infrastructure despite an announced ceasefire extension. The Israeli Air Force said the strikes hit sites in Khirbet Salam and Tulin used by Hezbollah to plan attacks against Israeli forces.

2. Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain alarmingly high and deeply entrenched, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026, released by an international alliance. In its 10th edition, the GRFC shows that acute hunger has doubled over the past decade.

3. The United States said that its expanding naval blockade of Iran was tightening by the hour. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tehran now faces a stark choice. He said Iran must either accept a nuclear deal or face mounting economic collapse under sustained U.S. pressure.

4. In Nepal, two people have died, and 29 have been injured in a bus accident this afternoon at Shera in Shuklagandaki Municipality-7 of Tanahu district. Thirty-one passengers were travelling on the bus.

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