International & World News – 30 April 2025

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar spoke to Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Panama, Somalia, Slovenia,
Guyana and discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

2. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reaffirmed that India is likely to be among the first countries to finalise a trade agreement with the United States.

3. Pakistan’s Sindh province, protests have intensified against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River. Lawyers, social activists, and civil society groups have rejected the recent declaration by the Council of Common Interests. The project, approved by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in July 2024.

4. Jagmeet Singh’s significant defeat in the 2025 Canadian federal election, coupled with his resignation as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), is widely viewed as a positive development for India-Canada relations, which had been severely strained in recent years due to diplomatic controversies and the rise of Khalistani separatist rhetoric in Canadian politics.

5. India and the United States are advancing negotiations on a multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), with recent talks held in Washington from April 23-25 focusing on concluding the first phase by Fall 2025 (September-November).

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WORLD NEWS
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1. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has retained power in the country’s general election.

2. In Trinidad and Tobago, main Opposition party, United National Congress’ leader Kamla Persad Bissessar claimed victory in the general election to become next Prime Minister of the twin-island Caribbean nation, defeating ruling People’s National Party.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar serves second term as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

3. Iran condemns US airstrikes on Yemen, calls attacks war crimes after 78 killed.

4. In Pakistan: 7 killed, 9 injured in powerful bomb blast at peace committee office in volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

5. The Vatican has announced that the secret conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Francis will begin on the 7th of next month.

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