FGN67: BELGIUM-JAISHANKAR
*Jaishankar holds wide-ranging discussions with Belgium counterpart
Brussels: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held wide-ranging discussions with his Belgium counterpart Maxime Prevot on deepening bilateral cooperation, including in trade, investment, technology, defence and security, clean energy and mobility.
FGN63: RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA
Tension between India, China has eased significantly: Russian FM Lavrov
Moscow: The tension between India and China has eased “significantly” and the stalled work of the RIC troika could be restarted, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
FGN56: BANGLA-LD EX-PREZ
Ex-prez Hamid returns to Bangladesh month after departure sparked uproar
Dhaka: Bangladesh's former president Abdul Hamid, who served two terms during deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s regime, returned to the country on Monday after receiving medical treatment abroad.
FGN28: UK-PAK-DELEGATION
Pak delegation in UK following talks in US over conflict with India
Islamabad: Pakistan's high-level delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has arrived in the UK following diplomatic engagements in New York over the recent military conflict with India, a media report said.
FGN22: BANGLA-EX UK MINISTER
No letter received from UK MP Tulip, says B'desh CA's Press Secretary on her meeting with Yunus
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s Office has yet to receive the letter that former UK minister Tulip Siddiq sent, requesting a meeting with interim government head Muhammad Yunus.
FGN35: NEPAL-US-IMMIGRATION
US deports 37 illegal Nepali nationals
Kathmandu: The US government has deported 37 Nepali nationals who were illegally staying in America, an official said on Monday.
FGN30: SINGAPORE-TEMPLE-CONSECRATION
Consecration ceremony held at one of oldest Hindu temple in Singapore
Singapore: More than 20,000 devotees attended the consecration ceremony at the Sri Sivan Temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore with a history dating back to the 1800s.
FGN54: ISRAEL-GAZA-5THLD THUNBERG
Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat, detain Greta Thunberg, other activists
Jerusalem: Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas.(AP)
FGN61: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-2NDLD WAR
Ukraine says Russia launched biggest overnight drone bombardment of war
Kyiv: Russia launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, as the Kremlin pressed its summer offensive amid direct peace talks that have yet to deliver progress on stopping the fighting.(AP)*
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