Environment ministers of the G7 nations met in France, before the release of what is expected to be another alarming report on the state of the planet. BACKGROUND: Ministers from…
Context: In Russia, the first tourist train traveling through Russia's Arctic region and on to Norway, set off from St. Petersburg station on 6 June 2019. It had 91 passengers…
CONTEXT: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for a state visit to Russia and the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Xi will have talks in the Kremlin…
CONTEXT: In Denmark, left-wing opposition bloc has won the General Election of the country, leaving behind the ruling liberal Party. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen conceded defeat after his party…
CONTEXT: In Peru, President Martin Vizcarra won a confidence vote in the country’s Congress reviving debate over his flagging effort to pass anti-corruption measures. President Vizcarra, who succeeded disgraced ex-president…
CONTEXT: In Russia, the first tourist train traveling through Russia's Arctic region and on to Norway, set off from St. Petersburg station yesterday with 91 passengers aboard for the inaugural…
CONTEXT: US terminated India's preferential trade status under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) programme. GSP is the largest and oldest US trade preference programme. The move was taken on…
CONTEXT: An American employment service company has agreed to pay $1.1 million in back wages to nearly 600 H-1B employees. A large number of whom are highly-skilled Indian IT professionals.…
Nayib Bukele is elected as the new president of El Salvador. The 37 -year-old former mayor of San Salvador, who won more votes than all other candidates in the February…
In an unusual move, China issued a travel for its citizens visiting the US, warning them of harassment and public security issues in the country as bilateral ties touched a…
Nigeria's Ambassador to the United Nations Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was elected as President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. The 193-member UNGA elected Muhammad-Bande, who had been nominated…
The US has imposed major new travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Cuba, banning cruise ships and ending a heavily used form of educational travel as it seeks to further…
The Southeast Asian nation,which shares a border with China, gained orders from trade diversion on tariffed goods equal to 7.9% of GD in the year through the first quarter of…
The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship of the United Arab Emirates announced that it had issued its first gold residence card to Indian business leader Yusuff Ali MA, the…
The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four US allies in the South China Sea region. The drones would afford greater intelligence gathering capabilities potentially…
After months of negotiations and a week-long recess, the US House of Representatives cleared a USD 19.1 billion disaster relief bill aimed at providing funds to areas hit by earthquake,hurricanes,…
CONTEXT: China's defense minister Gen. Wei Fenghe has warned that its military will resolutely take action to defend Beijing's claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters. Speaking…
The United States on formally terminated India’s eligibility for a duty-free import scheme for developing countries on 31 May. It cited that India has not given assurances it will provide…
Russia has rejected an Iranian request to buy S-400 missile defense systems, concerned that the sale would stoke more tension in the Middle East. The request was rebuffed by President…
Britain should go for a no-deal Brexit with the EU and refuse to pay the agreed 39 billion pounds (45 billion euros, USD 50 billion) divorce bill. In an interview…
Pakistan has approved a fund of 2,000 crore Pakistani rupees (₹930 crore) to help boost its stock market. Pakistan's stock market has been one of the world's worst performing over…
British Airways (BA) resumed its flights to Pakistan today more than 10 years after it halted the service to that country following a bomb blast. Britain's flagship carrier stopped flying…
Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez will meet US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington today in an effort to defuse rising trade tensions. President Donald Trump has threatened to slap…
James Marape, a former finance minister, has been elected by parliament as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG). His appointment comes after the outgoing leader Peter O'Neill resigned…
Anita Bhatia has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General for resource management, sustainability and partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of…
The newly-inducted Union Cabinet approved a new scheme which assures minimum monthly pension of ₹3,000 per month to small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after attaining the age…
India’s access to preferential trade terms under the U.S.’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was on its way out, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation ending the trade benefits…
China gave $628.4 million for the construction of two ongoing nuclear power plants known as K2 and K3 in the past 10 months. China also gave $1.4 billion in financing…
Guinea elected James Marape as its 8th prime minister. He belongs to Pangu Party. He succeeded Peter O Neill of People's National Congress party, who was pressured to resign by…
China accused the US of provoking trade disputes and engaging in naked economic terrorism, economic chauvinism, and economic bullying. The Country also said that they oppose a trade war but…
President Donald Trump announced in March he would end India's access Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program over whatwas lack of access to India's market. The program allows emerging…
President Trump announced that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge…
India's decision to buy the long-range S-400 missile defense system from Russia will have serious implications on defence ties, the Trump administration has warned. The S-400 is known as Russia's…
The UN Security Council has extended an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan for a year, despite resistance from African countries, Russia and China. A US-drafted resolution was adopted…
India, US,Japan, and Australia are set to meet for the fourth time and with the latest quadrilateral meet set to occur in Bangkok. India has said the quadrilateral meeting is…
South Africa slashes cabinet size, appoints 50% women in the cabinet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa cut the number of cabinet ministers from 36 to 28, in a move would…
CONTEXT: The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time recognised "burn out" in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), collectively known as the ICD-11. The decision was taken…
CONTEXT: US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico in a bid to curb illegal immigration. Trump anounced that from 10 June a five per…
CONTEXT: World's largest telecom equipment maker Huawei filed a motion in a US court to declare National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as "unconstitutional". The U.S. court had agreed on a…
CONTEXT: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman opened an emergency summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Mecca with a call for the international community to use all means to confront Iran. But, …
CONTEXT: Sri Lanka has signed a tripartite agreement with India and Japan for development of eastern terminal of Colombo port. The Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed in Colombo today…
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced that Sweden will host an International Conference against Anti-Semitism in memory of the Holocaust in October 2020. It will be held in Malmo, Southern…
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan met Pakistan President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad and signed several Memorandums of Understanding, MoUs. These MoUs include cooperation in economic…
Bangladesh-based terror outfit — the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) — was banned by the government of India under the anti-terror law UAPA. JMB was involved in the 2016 terror attack at…
US President Donald Trump reached Japan for a four-day visit. Japanese and US officials hail the relationship between Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as unprecedented. The visual highlight is…
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a five-year term as South Africa’s President yesterday. Head of the African National Congress Ramaphosa was officially elected as President by Parliament during its…
US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi agreed to meet at the G-20 Summit in Japan in June 2019. Both the leaders pledged to further strengthen the US-India strategic…
CONTEXT: Microsoft has removed the Huawei laptops it sold on its online store. The move of Microsoft is to comply with the US President's executive order to crack down on…
CONTEXT: S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from allies Japan, Australia and South Korea in their first combined exercise in the Western Pacific. The six-day exercise involves two…
CONTEXT: Saray Khumalo became the first black African women to conquer Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt. She climbed the 8,848 meter mountain after three previous attempts. BACKGROUND: She has…
CONTEXT: Indonesia’s Joko Widodo has been re-elected as President of the country. He beat his rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general. Widodo and his vice-presidential running mate Ma’ruf Amin won…
Aarohi Pandit has become the world’s first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). She completed the feat when she landed at…
Expressing concern over fresh trade tensions between the United States and China, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has said that the tensions between the US and China are the…
Japan's Emperor Akihito formally abdicated on 30 April 2019 in Tokyo. He is the country's first monarch to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne in two centuries. Akihito's reign and…
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