✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, visited ISRO headquarters and met with the Chairman, ISRO/Secretary Shri Somanath S. The visit highlighted the ongoing cooperation between India and the United States in the field of space.
2. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has strongly presented its case relating to the extradition of fugitive economic offenders that have fled the country, adding that the United Kingdom needs to take a responsible view of the matter as it will hamper its reputation.
3. 25 Indian nationals have been brought back to safety after being ensnared in a job scam in Cambodia.These individuals traveled by Jetstar flight 3K592 at 21:30 on May 23, 2024. Following their rescue, they are set to continue their journey up to Vishakhapatnam by Air India flight No. ensnared in a job scam in Cambodia.These individuals traveled by Jetstar flight 3K592 at 21:30 on 23 May 2024. Following their rescue, they are set to continue their journey up to Vishakhapatnam.
4. The first batch of 60 Indian nationals rescued by Indian Embassy in Cambodia from fraudulent employers returned to India.
5. Maldives wants to make its own currency, the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR), stronger, so it has announced plans to accept India’s RuPay payment service. This is a step forward in working together financially.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. The University of Tokyo has inaugurated the Atacama Observatory (TAO), which has been awarded a Guinness World Record for being the highest observatory in the world.
2. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded the First-Class Medal of Independence to Jose Aguero Avila, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to the UAE, on the occasion of the end of his tenure as ambassador to the country.
3. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), will transition from his current role to become chairman of the board of trustees by January next year.
4. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Ireland, Norway, and Spain have formally recognized Palestine as a state. In response, Israel has recalled its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway, with warnings directed at Spain. This move adds to the diplomatic tensions amidst the escalating violence in Gaza.
5. The European Union has given the final green light to the AI Act, marking a historic step in regulating artificial intelligence. This groundbreaking legislation establishes comprehensive rules to ensure trust, transparency, and accountability in AI technologies while fostering innovation within Europe.
6. Eight people were killed and another injured in a knife attack in Hubei Province, central China, authorities said on Friday. The attacker, a 53-year-old man surnamed Lu, fatally stabbed eight people and injured another on Thursday morning in Xiaowu Township in the city of Xiaogan.
7. At least 100 people have been reportedly killed in a landslide in remote part of Papua New Guinea.
8. Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov said that Ukrainian military intelligence is directly involved in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in the Moscow suburb. A shooting at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall concert venue on 22nd March, followed by a massive fire, resulted in at least 144 deaths and 551 injuries.
9. In Ukraine, at least seven people were killed and 21 injured in a wave of missile strikes on northeastern city of Kharkiv.
10. Recently, Canadian universities and colleges changed the requirements for admission. One big change was that you don’t have to have completed 16 years of schooling to take postgraduate classes.
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