✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. PM Modi to embarked on a two-nation visit to Japan and China; To take part in 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo today.
2. India and Bangladesh have agreed to intensify joint efforts to combat trans-border crimes by enhancing vigilance, increasing coordinated patrols, and sharing real-time intelligence. The commitment was made in a joint statement issued after a four-day Director General-level border conference held at Border Guard Bangladesh’s Pilkhana Headquarters in Dhaka.
3. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a 15-year Sales and Purchase Agreement with Indian Oil Corporation to supply one million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from its lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project.
4. The new chancery premises of the Consulate General of India in Seattle have been officially inaugurated by India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra. The ceremony, held on 27 Aug, it was attended by Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell.
5. India-Africa trade has surpassed USD 100 billion in 2024-25, marking significant growth from USD 56 billion in 2019-20, with India emerging as one of the top-five investors in Africa.
6. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has given a six-month extension till 28 February 2026 to IndiGo to operate two leased Boeing 777 aircraft from Turkish Airlines with certain conditions.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. In US, Donald Trump administration has approved the sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine, providing a potentially powerful tool to Kyiv as it continues to face a relentless assault by Russia.
2. The Australian government has announced that it will cut another 500 tariffs, which it describes as nuisance tariffs, as part of a push to encourage free trade.
3. The United Arab Emirates yesterday marks the 10th annual Emirati Women’s Day, celebrating the contributions of women to the nation’s development and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the General Women’s Union (GWU), founded by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak in 1975.
4. In Japan, a volcano eruption at Mount Shinmoe on the southwestern island of Kyushu is reported with plumes rising to 5,500 meters.
5. An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on 27 Aug, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported.
6. South Korea has passed a bill to ban mobile phones and digital devices in school classrooms starting March 2026, aiming to tackle social media addiction among youth.
7. Pakistan approached the Asian Development Bank for a $7 billion loan to upgrade a major railway line after China apparently declined to support the project.
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