FGN14 UN-JAISHANKAR-MULTILATERALISM
**** India co-sponsors inaugural partners for multilateralism summit at UN
United Nations: India has co-sponsored an inaugural multilateralism summit at the UN “at a time when the global order is under stress”, as New Delhi asserted that more participative deliberations and transparent decision-making are overdue. ****
FGN51 LANKA-EASTER-BOMBING-2NDLD VERDICT
****2019 Easter bombings: Sri Lankan court finds 15 accused guilty
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday found 15 of the 24 accused guilty of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide attacks, which killed 270 people, including 11 Indians, and injured over 500 others.****
FGN53 UNGA-2NDLD GUTERRES
****We must reform the Security Council: UN chief Guterres in final UNGA address
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday delivered a powerful clarion call to global leaders to reform the UN Security Council to ensure that it reflects today’s world and has the legitimacy to deal with current geopolitical challenges.****
FGN20 US-JAISHANKAR-LD BILATERALS
**** EAM Jaishankar discusses regional, global issues with foreign counterparts on margins of UNGA session
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed regional and global issues with his foreign counterparts as he held a series of bilateral meetings on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session. ****
FGN7 US-JAISHANKAR-EU
**** Jaishankar discusses India-EU cooperation, Gulf, Ukraine with European Union counterparts
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed India-EU cooperation, multilateral issues and key global developments, including the situation in the Gulf, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, with his European Union counterparts here. ****
FGN18 US-JAISHANKAR-LD VISEGRAD
**** ‘Historic occasion’: Jaishankar describes first V4+India foreign ministers meeting
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has described the first foreign ministers’ meeting of India with the four-member Visegrad group of Central European countries as a “new historic occasion” as he began his engagements at the high-level UN General Assembly week. ****
FGN26 MALAYSIA-INDIA-ADVISORY
**** India warns nationals against using Malaysia’s visa-free entry to seek employment
Singapore: India on Tuesday advised its nationals in Malaysia not to use the country’s 30-day visa-free entry facility to seek employment. ****
FGN42 CHINA-TAIWAN-US
****China flags ‘red line’ Taiwan ahead of Xi-Trump summit
Beijing: China on Tuesday spelt out Taiwan as a “red line”, a day ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington for a summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump. Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its mainland.****
FGN32 UK-US-DRONE
**** UK fires US torpedo from undersea drone ahead of Burnham-Trump meet
London: The UK has test-fired a US torpedo from an undersea drone in a symbolic boost for maritime ties in time for Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday. ****
FGN33 PAK-MUNIR
**** Pakistan Army chief Munir says armed forces remain resolute in defeating terrorism
Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Tuesday that the armed forces are determined to defeat terrorism amid the rising threat of militancy in the country. ****
FGN35 PAK-BLAST-REPORT
**** 869 kgs explosives used in Pak’s Kohat suicide blast: Authorities
Peshawar: Nearly 870 kgs of explosives were used in a suicide blast in northwest Pakistan’s Kohat district last week that killed 21 people, including 16 policemen, authorities said on Tuesday. ****
FGN22 LANKA-SC-JUDGES-BILL
**** Sri Lanka SC rules no referendum needed for controversial bill on judges’ retirement age
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has determined that the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not require approval through a public referendum, Speaker Jagath Wickremaratna announced in Parliament on Tuesday. **** PTI RD
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