French President Emmanuel Macron, who arrived in Israel Tuesday, vowed his unwavering support for the country in its fight against Hamas but warned against risks of a regional conflict.
Canada has accused India of violating international law & Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations in its push for parity, which has resulted in withdrawal of 41 Canadian diplomats.
China has announced export controls on graphite days after US instituted curbs on semiconductor chips. Countries like India, in process of transitioning to green energies, to be affected.
At GCC-ASEAN summit, leaders agreed on 5-yr plan with focus on counter-terrorism, trade, & energy cooperation. On Gaza, they stressed on need to abide by international humanitarian law.
While UK stated that it does 'not agree with decisions taken by Indian govt', US said it has 'urged Indian govt not to insist upon a reduction in Canada’s diplomatic presence'.
This comes hours after Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Ottawa has withdrawn 41 diplomats and 42 dependents following an ultimatum by India.
India has repeatedly sought ‘parity’ with Canada in diplomatic presence amid ongoing row. Ottawa is now warning citizens travelling to India to ‘exercise high degree of caution’.
In call with Mahmoud Abbas, PM condoles loss of civilian lives at Gaza’s Al Ahli Arab Hospital that was bombed 2 days ago, adds India 'will continue to send aid for Palestinian people'.
Vaccines have eliminated two diseases—smallpox in humans and rinderpest in cattle. If they were killing one in 50,000 people, we wouldn’t be rolling them out across the globe for decades.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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