✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Donald Trump becomes first former president ever to have mugshot taken and been booked on more than a dozen charges – all concerning his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election result in the state of Georgia.
1. The B20(Business 20) Summit India 2023 is currently taking place, and several prominent figures have shared their insights on various topics. B20 Summit India 2023 Theme: Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, Equitable (R.A.I.S.E) Businesses.
(a) India has held the G20 presidency, aiming for inclusivity, decisiveness, and action.
(b) The presidency was taken to all Indian states and hosted in 60 cities, making it a ‘People’s Presidency.’
(c) The focus during India’s G20 presidency is on strong, sustainable, inclusive, and balanced growth.
(d) Digital inclusion is a priority, leveraging India’s unique digital public infrastructure (DPI).
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly proposed permanent membership of the African Union in G20, and if all goes through, the grouping might soon become ‘G21’
3. President of Greece Katerina N Sakellaropoulou feted PM Modi with the Grand Cross after the latter called on the former during his day-long official visit to Greece. “A special honour reflecting the strength of India-Greece partnership.
PM Modi becomes first Foreign Head of Govt to be awarded ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ by Greek govt.
India, Greece agree to double bilateral trade by 2030 and elevate partnership to strategic level.
4. National Security Adviser of US, Jake Sullivan convened the national security and senior G20 representatives of the Quint (an informal decision-making group consisting of the United States and France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the European Union) at the White House to discuss the ensuing G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi.
The G20 Summit is slated to take place on September 9-10 at the recently-inaugurated state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam convention centre at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
5. PM Modi on Friday arrived in Greece for his maiden visit to Greece at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister in the last 40 years to visit Greece. The last Prime Ministerial visit from India to Greece was in 1983.
6. INDIA, GREECE AGREE ON ELEVATING BILATERAL TIES TO LEVEL OF ‘STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: The two countries agreed to work to further expand bilateral cooperation in political, security and economic spheres, the India-Greece joint statement underlined.
7. Despite the chill in bilateral ties, Pakistan’s media on Thursday gave front-page coverage to India’s historic moon landing while a former minister even called it a “great moment” for India’s space agency, ISRO.
‘India becomes first nation to land near Moon’s south pole’ was the headline in most of the Pakistani newspapers and websites.
8. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (ITE&C) Department of the Government of Telangana have forged a pioneering partnership to infuse the Ethics of AI into the very essence of artificial intelligence systems.
9. The 15th BRICS Summit joint statement expressed support for India’s G20 presidency.
10. Congratulating India, Sri Lankan Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said that the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon “is a remarkable milestone for the advancement of lunar science and exploration.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. 🇷🇺Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the G20 Summit in India next month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian media.
2..🇰🇭Cambodia’s parliament has appointed Hun Manet, the eldest son of outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen, as the new prime minister on 22 Aug, solidifying a dynastic transfer of power in the nation.
3. A day after Japan started releasing radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima, Hayashi, in an online meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi, assured that Japan will provide scientific and transparent explanations to the public and in the international community.
4. Former US President Donald Trump released on bond after surrendering in election subversion case: He was arrested on racketeering and conspiracy charges yesterday at a Georgia jail. He had surrendered for trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. However, the ex president was released on a 200,000 dollars bond.
5. GERMANY DEVELOPS DEVICE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN SPORTS OF SHOOTING. This device will do the work of target sighting for visually impaired shooters. This shooting game consists of ten targets in a circle. The device sends a signal to the visually impaired when they come close to the main circle. Accordingly, the player has to aim with guesswork and practice.
6. Greece, fires are still burning out of control in foothills near Athens and the Evros region near the border with Turkey. At least 20 people lost their lives in fire-related incidents so far.
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