✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal is visiting London from July 17 to 18 to take stock of the negotiations for a proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) with the UK.
2. Joe Biden appointed Indian-American businesswoman Shamina Singh as member of President’s Export Council, which serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade.
3. Foreign Minister S. Jaishanker said in a tweet after the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) retreat in Bangkok that food, health and energy Securities are common concerns for member nations.
4. Repatriation ceremony for 105 trafficked antiquities handed over by the US side was held at the Indian Consulate in New York.
5. Around 150-200 Indians staged a protest in Germany’s Frankfurt appealing to PM Modi to reunite two-year-old Ariha with her parents. Last month, a German court denied custody of Ariha, who has been living in foster care since September 2021, to her parents back in India. German authorities had taken custody of Ariha after alleging harassment by her parents.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Temperatures have soared towards new highs across three continents (North America to Europe and Asia) as heatwaves and wildfires are scorching parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Dangerous heatwaves were felt across the world as wildfires rage on July 16. China Reels Under Record-Shattering Heatwave, Mercury Soars To 52 Degrees Celsius. California’s Death Valley, often among the hottest places on Earth, reached a near-record 53.3 Celsius (128 Fahrenheit) on Sunday afternoon.
Near Athens, Greece, a forest fire flared in strong winds by the popular beach town of Loutraki, where the mayor said holiday camps for youngsters had come under threat, forcing the children’s evacuation.
2. The UK officially signed its Accession Protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on 16 July 2023. This trade agreement contains some of the world’s largest and most dynamic economies.
3. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani began an official visit to Syria.
4. In Iran, the morality police are back on the streets, and officials are promising strict enforcement of mandatory Islamic headscarf rules for women. This comes 10 months after the death of a young Kurdish woman who was detained by the morality police for allegedly wearing the hijab improperly.
5. A private Chinese company launched the World’s first methane-fuelled space rocket into orbit named “Zhuque-2”.
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