FGN33 US-JAISHANKAR-BRICS-UN
**** It’s not BRICS or the UN, BRICS is supportive of the UN: EAM Jaishankar
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that choosing between groupings such as BRICS and the United Nations is “a false choice”, emphasising that smaller groups are supportive of the global organisation and would like to see it reformed. ****
FGN29 US-LD CHINA
**** US, China set up AI dialogue; operationalise boards of trade, investment during Xi visit
Washington: The US and China agreed to setup a dialogue on artificial intelligence-related incidents, operationalise boards of trade and investment and a USD 30 billion reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement, during the visit of China’s President Xi Jinping to the US. ****
FGN36 US-INDIA-MORRISON
**** Washington is happy about becoming a provider of India’s diversifying energy sources, senior official says
New York: India-US ties have grown significantly over the past year, with Washington emerging as an important energy supplier to New Delhi as it diversifies its sources, a senior US official has said. ****
FGN31 PAK-LD ATTACK
**** 13 killed, dozens injured in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: At least 13 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 30 others injured when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a police checkpost in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, an official said. ****
FGN32 LANKA-NAMAL
**** Sri Lanka opposition leader Namal Rajapaksa quizzed in bribery case
Colombo: Sri Lankan opposition leader Namal Rajapaksa was on Saturday questioned in prison by the island nation’s anti-graft commission in an alleged case of bribery. ****
FGN39 BANGLA-ARRESTS
**** B’desh police detain dozens of suspected Awami League activists
Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Saturday detained dozens of people suspected of being activists of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party. ****
FGN11 UN-JAISHANKAR-BILATERALS
**** Jaishankar meets Iranian, Russian foreign ministers on UNGA margins
New York: India held discussions with Russia and Iran on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session, days after US President Donald Trump signed a new law on sanctions on countries purchasing oil and gas from Moscow and Tehran. ****
FGN6 US-INDIA-TRADE DEAL
**** Trade deal is going to unleash another level of US-India relations: State Department Official
New York: The US-India trade deal is going to “unleash another level” of bilateral relations that haven’t been accomplished in decades, a Senior State Department Official has said. ****
FGN19 BANGLA-US-CIVIL NUCLEAR
**** Bangladesh, US sign MoU on strategic civil nuclear cooperation
Dhaka: Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic civil nuclear cooperation to deepen cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. ****
FGN14 PAK-MAKKAH-ALLIANCE
**** Saudi Arabia, Pak and Turkiye defence officials resolve to assist Riyadh in wake of Houthi attacks
Islamabad: The top defence officials of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have resolved to defend the security of the Gulf Kingdom under the Makkah Defence Alliance in the wake of recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the Pakistan Army said on Saturday. ****
FGN24 NEPAL-LD FLOODS
**** Nepal floods: 1,453 dead, nearly 5,300 still missing a month after disaster
Kathmandu: A month after the devastating flash floods hit Nepal’s central and northern districts, at least 1,453 people have died and 5,285 remain unaccounted for, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).
(PTI News)
