✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. Both Ministers had a detailed conversation about various aspects of the current situation in West Asia.
2. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described India-New Zealand free trade agreement, FTA as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, underscoring the scale and potential of the Indian market.
3. The 5th India-Russia Working Sub-Group Meeting on After Sales Support, Pricing and Contracts concluded yesterday in New Delhi. In a social media post, the Ministry of Defence said that the meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary Dinesh Kumar in the Defence Ministry and Deputy Chief, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Russia Sergey Yashin.
4. Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi met Cambodian Mines and Energy Minister Keo Rottanak and Cambodian delegates in New Delhi.
5. The 10th India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to review and strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers for the first time since President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran. Democrats have contested the war as a costly conflict of choice waged without congressional approval.
2. In the United States, severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Texas, leaving a trail of destruction. Powerful winds ripped roofs off homes, flattened buildings and hurled debris into the air.
3. US Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats that would have required President Donald Trump to end the US energy blockade on Cuba unless he received approval from Congress. The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts, including Venezuela, Iran and Cuba.
4. JSMM Chairman Shafi Burfat Flags Enforced Disappearances and Repression in Pakistan
Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) drew the attention of the global community to the alarming situation in Pakistan, citing enforced disappearances, political repression, illegal arrests, torture, and killing of Sindhi political activists and leaders.
5. British King Charles III called for a renewed United States-United Kingdom partnership, warning that global instability and conflict require deeper cooperation between the two allies.
6. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that they blew up a massive Hezbollah terror tunnel yesterday.
7. Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said that more than 1.30 lakh troops have been deployed across the country to prevent coordinated attacks by cartels in retaliation for the arrest of a leader and his top financial strategist.
8. Baloch Women Forum has appealed to the United Nations and leading global human rights organisations, seeking urgent intervention over the alleged enforced disappearances of Baloch women from the region.
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