World and International News – 19 June 2023

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. PM Modi will participate in the International Day of Yog programme at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 21st of this month.

2. More than 1.25 lakh people will perform yoga together on 21st June in Surat city of Gujarat on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga to set a Guinness Book of World Record.

3. The third G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group meeting will be held in Mahabalipuram near Chennai from Monday to Wednesday.

Around 100 delegates from G 20 countries, invitees and international organisations are attending the meeting.

4. The last G20 Tourism Working Group meeting and the Tourism Ministerial Meeting are being held in Goa from Monday to Thursday.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins talks in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart.

2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a Father’s Day message on Sunday, praising the country’s “brave soldiers”. “Thank you to every Ukrainian father, to every Ukrainian family for our strong and brave soldiers who defended Ukraine’s independence and are fighting for the life of Ukraine!” Zelenskyy said.

3. 11 dead, 20 missing after cyclone hits Brazil; over 2,000 rescued.

4. US imposes visa restrictions on some Ugandans after anti-gay law. The law states that a person can be sentenced to death if they engage in “aggravated homosexuality”.

5. Boat tragedy: Pakistan observes national mourning, 12 arrested for human trafficking. Around 400 Pakistanis were on the ill-fated trawler that was carrying 750 migrants from Libya to Europe. On Wednesday, it capsized off the Greek coast. The total number of passengers on the sunken trawler is estimated to be around 750, including ‘at least 400’ Pakistanis, 200 Egyptians, and 150 Syrians.

6. Ron DeSantis fares better against Joe Biden than Donald Trump in 2024 contest for White House, poll shows. Joe Biden trails Ron DeSantis 43% to 44% at present, according to the DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners survey

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