✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, held a cordial meeting with Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, in New Delhi on Friday.
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar also holds a meeting with his Sudan counterpart Salim Ahmed Ibrahim in New Delhi.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. The United Nations Human Rights Office, along with several other human rights and legal organisations, strongly condemned the conviction and sentencing of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta, citing concerns over the misuse of laws under Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) to suppress dissent across the country.
The European Union has voiced sharp criticism of Pakistan following the conviction of two prominent human rights lawyers, Imaan Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha, over social media posts deemed inflammatory.The duo received sentences linked to content shared on X, which authorities claimed promoted ethnic divisions and portrayed Pakistan’s military as involved in terrorism.
2. China has deepened its military cooperation with Bangladesh through a significant pact signed between the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) International. This agreement paves the way for establishing a cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing and assembly plant in Bangladesh.
3. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing marks a significant diplomatic outreach, with both leaders committing to a “long-term and strategic partnership”.
4. Direct air connectivity between Pakistan and Bangladesh has resumed after a 14-year hiatus, marking a significant step in bilateral relations. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated its inaugural Dhaka-Karachi flight, landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Thursday night.
5. Sri Lanka has announced a landmark wage increase for plantation workers, marking a significant salary hike for the community.
6. U.S. President Donald Trump nominated former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as his preferred successor to current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
7. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has signed a law that opens the nation’s oil sector to privatisation, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.
8. US President Donald Trump has said he will open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela, and Americans will soon be able to visit that country.
9. The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has approved the country’s first USD-backed stablecoin, marking a key step in the regulation of digital assets and payment tokens in the UAE.
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