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• A Voice Resounding Globally, PM Modi's 14TH Address Today in Foreign Parliament
  
  As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is honoured with 'The Order of Excellence', Guyana's highest civilian honour, he is set to address a special session of the country's Parliament on Thursday, marking yet another milestone in his global outreach.This address will be the 14th...
• C-A-R-I-C-O-M Spells Out 7 Key Pillars of India-Caribbean Cooperation: PM Modi
  
  Leading the India-Caricom summit as the co-chair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a seven-pillar programme of action playing on the acronym C-A-R-I-C-O-M.Having made progress in working towards the goals set at the first summit five years ago, he said the Seven Key...
• PM Modi Conferred with Guyana's 'The Order of Excellence', Dedicates It to People of India
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Guyana's highest civilian honour, 'The Order of Excellence', by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, for his visionary statesmanship, championing the rights of developing countries on the global stage, exceptional service to the...
• UN Chief Calls for Effort to Establish Nuclear-weapon-free Zone in Middle East
  
  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.In his video message to the fifth session of the conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and...
• Iran Condemns Europe's Shipping Sanctions on Alleged Military Aid to Russia
  
  A top Iranian maritime official strongly condemned the sanctions imposed earlier in the day by Britain and the European Union (EU) on Iran's shipping sector over its alleged transfer of missiles and drones to Russia, the official news agency IRNA reported.The Islamic...
• Algerian President Reshuffles Cabinet, Maintains PM Larbaoui
  
  Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a government reshuffle, retaining Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui.The reshuffle came as the Constitution stipulates that the cabinet must resign before the appointment of a new government, Xinhua news agency reported.According...
• Firmly Focused on 2047 Roadmap, PM Modi and Macron Solidify Indo-French Strategic Partnership
  
  Working jointly towards completion of several key Indo-French goals all the way to 2047, the centenary year of India's Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive discussions on the sidelines of Rio G20 Summit to strengthen...
• Britain-India Free Trade Talks Will Launch in 2025; Will Seek 'new Strategic Partnership': Starmer
  
  Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the relaunch of the stalled talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and said Britain will also seek a "new strategic partnership".After his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20...
• South African President Calls for Safe Recovery of Illegal Miners Trapped Underground
  
  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for a peaceful resolution to the standoff at a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein town, North West Province, where thousands of illegal miners are trapped.In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa condemned illegal mining,...
• Vessel Reports 2ND Missile Incident off Yemen Coast in Two Days
  
  A commercial vessel reported a missile landing in waters near its position approximately 60 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's port city of Aden, marking the second such incident involving the vessel in two days, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations...
• Sudan's Rapid Support Forces Says Ready for Ceasefire to End Raging Conflict
  
  Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS) is ready for a ceasefire to end the ongoing conflict that has worsened a humanitarian crisis in the country, senior RSF officials said at a briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.Omer Hamdan Ahmed, head of the RSF delegation,...
• Rapid Summit Diplomacy: PM Modi Meets Several Leaders at G20 in Rio
  
  In rapid summit-level diplomacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met leaders from around the world, the West and the Global South, strengthening bonds in areas from defence and "futuristic" endeavours to education and health.Using the opportunity of the leaders...
• PM Modi Has Farewell Meeting with Biden? Capping Four Years of Cooperation
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a farewell meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit with US President Joe Biden, who is completing his term in January, capping four years of cooperation."Always a delight to meet him", PM Modi posted on X with a picture of them...
• Italy's Enel Unveils 43-billion-euro Plan to Increase Renewable Energy Production
  
  Italian energy group Enel announced a plan to spend around 43 billion euros ($45.6 billion) over the next three years, mostly to improve energy grid efficiency and boost renewable energy production.In a statement, Enel said it would spend a total of 26 billion euros to...
• EAM ?Jaishankar Meets China's Foreign Minister, Discusses 'next Steps'? in Bilateral Ties
  
  External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed next steps in bilateral relations following the recent meeting of the leaders of the two countries and the de-escalation of border tensions.At their meeting on the sidelines of the G20...
• Netanyahu aide accused of leaking classified documents to undermine hostage deal
  
  An aide to Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of leaking classified documents to a European newspaper to sway public opinion against demonstrations supporting a ceasefire-for-hostage deal with Hamas.The Magistrate's Court in the Israeli city of Rishon...
• Five Killed, Three Injured in Israeli Attacks on Lebanon: Sources
  
  At least five people were killed and three others injured in Israeli attacks on the town of al-Mari in the Hasbaya District in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military and medical sources.At least two Lebanese soldiers were killed and two others wounded in Israeli...
• APEC Members Expect Fully, Well-functioning WTO Dispute Settlement System
  
  Leaders of APEC economies said that they will accelerate discussions with other World Trade Organization (WTO) members with the view to having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement system accessible to all members by 2024.They made the remarks in the 2024 APEC...
• Sri Lankan Navy Arrests Five Suspects for Smuggling Narcotics
  
  The Sri Lankan navy said that it seized a local fishing trawler and arrested five suspects for smuggling narcotics.The navy said in a press release that a special operation mounted by the navy on the high seas about 110 nautical miles west of Sri Lanka led to the...
• PM Modi Arrives in Brazil to Participate in G20 Summit
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday to participate in the G20 Summit hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.In a post on the social media platform X, PM Modi stated, "Landed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to take part in the...
• Three Kurdish Security Members Killed in IS Bomb Blast in Iraq
  
  Three members of the Peshmerga, the military of the Kurdistan Regional Government, including two colonels, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Salahudin province north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.The bomb, planted earlier by the Islamic State (IS) group near the town...
• Jordan's Tourism Income Declines amid Regional Conflict
  
  Jordan's tourism revenue for the first 10 months of this year reached $6.1 billion, down 4.4 per cent from the same period last year, the state-owned Al Mamlaka TV reported.According to official figures, this decline is attributed to a 6.6-per cent drop in the number of...
• South Korea Aims to Develop 39 Global Chip Industry Standards by 2031
  
  South Korea's standards agency said on Monday it plans to develop 39 new international standards in the semiconductor sector by 2031 to bolster its competitive edge in the field.The road map was unveiled by the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) during an...
• Naver to Launch JV for Digital Twin Projects in Saudi Arabia
  
  South Korean tech giant Naver said on Monday it will establish a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's state housing company to collaborate for digital twin platform projects in the Middle East.Naver and Saudi Arabia's National Housing Company signed a memorandum of...
• Israel's Economy Sees Recovery with 3.8 per Cent Growth
  
  Israel's economy grew at a faster pace in the third quarter of 2024, with its gross domestic product (GDP) rising by an annualised 3.8 per cent, the Central Bureau of Statistics said in an initial estimate.For the second quarter of 2024, the bureau revised the GDP growth to...

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