✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi held a telephonic conversation with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on 05 Aug and congratulated him for his victory in the presidential election & assures India’s full support to Philippines’ development.
2. Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday rejected any claims that India is in talks with a bilateral trade agreement with Afghanistan for the import of Lithium.
3. Amid growing number of international reactions to developments in the Taiwan straits and tensions between the U.S. and China, New Delhi chose to maintain a “studied silence” on the unfolding situation, omitting any mention of it even in talks held by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh.
4. India on Friday criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over its remarks on the three-year anniversary of the revocation of Article 370 on Friday. OIC’s statement “reeks of bigotry”, External Affairs Ministry said, adding that it exposes it “as an organisation devoted to a communal agenda being pursued through terrorism”. OIC had sought restoration of J&K’s special status.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Sri Lanka’s main Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya on Friday said talks on forming an all-party government were moving positively, with all lawmakers uniting to bring the country out of its economic crisis. President Ranil Wickremesinghe had earlier called for forming an all-party government.
2. A high-voltage power line at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, captured by Russian forces, was hit by shelling on Friday, Ukraine confirmed. Ukrainian authorities said that the plant still worked after the strike and no radioactive leak was detected. So far.
3. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a joint statement criticised Myanmar for lack of progress in ending violence in the country. The Myanmar military seized power from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 and is accused of thousands of extrajudicial killings.
4. Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka will be on a three-day visit to China starting August 9 to strengthen bilateral ties.
5. UK’s ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak won a TV debate against Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the leadership contest to elect the new Conservative Party leader and the British PM. The winner of the debate was decided by an audience made up of Conservative Party members.
6. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan in Sochi on Friday. The war in Ukraine and the situation in Syria were said to be on the agenda. This is the second meeting between the leaders since Turkey supported an agreement between Russia and Ukraine last month to provide a safe sea route to ship trapped grain stocks.
7. 1 dead, 14 injured after grenade attack in Balochistan’s Quetta.
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