World and International News – 23-August-2023

pm modi arrives in south africa for 15th brics summit

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. PM Modi arrives at the Summer Place to participate in the Brics Leaders Retreat. Warmly greeted by the host, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. PM, along with other Brics leaders will deliberate on global developments and leveraging the Brics platform to find solutions to global challenges.

2. The 2023 BRICS summit is the fifteenth ongoing annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

3. Centre allocates additional two lakh tonnes of sugar in domestic quota to ensure reasonable prices all over the country.

4. Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh has said that Chandrayaan-3 mission is attracting wider international collaborations for India. He also has said that India is set to achieve 150 billion dollars Bio-Economy by 2025.

5. The 1st Foreign Office Consultations FOC between India and Samoa was held in Apia on 21 Aug. Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs Saurabh Kumar and Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Samoa Ms. Peseta Noumea Simi co-chaired the meeting

6. The 4th G20 Culture Working Group meeting will begin today in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

7. U.S. court stays extradition of Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana pending his appeal : Mr. Rana faces charges for his role in the Mumbai attacks and is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

8. Women members of the Indian diaspora in South Africa’s Johannesburg tied ‘Rakhi’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they welcomed him to the country on Tuesday.

9. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is looking forward to his visit to India to participate in the G20 Summit in September.

10. United States President Joe Biden will travel to India from September 7 to 10 to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit during which he will discuss with other leaders a range of global issues, including the Ukraine conflict.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. Eighteen bodies were found in a remote village in northern Greece where wildfires have been raging for days.

2. The United States of America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for use in women during pregnancy to protect baby.

3. In Bangladesh, trial has begun against four people, including Nobel Laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a labour law violation case.

4. Pakistan President Arif Alvi denies signing Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023

5. Thailand: Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years of self exile. He was jailed Tuesday as he returned to the kingdom after 15 years in exile, hours before parliament votes to install his party’s candidate as the new prime minister.

6. At least six Pakistani soldiers and four terrorists were killed on Tuesday when the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rebels attacked a convoy of security forces in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

7. Christians from all over Europe on Monday gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to protest against the rising cases of burning and desecration of Churches and attacks in Pakistan.

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