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Jun 24, 2024

Nepal Nominates 8 New Ambassadors, Including For India

A little over two weeks after recalling the incumbents, Nepal nominated ambassadors for eight countries, including India.
According to the Cabinet sources, former Chief Secretary and Nepal's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Lokdarshan Regmi, was nominated as the new Nepalese ambassador to India.
Earlier on June 6, the Nepal government had recalled ambassadors from 11 countries, including those serving in India and the US and appointed under the Nepali Congress' quota, three months after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' terminated his alliance with the party and joined hands with former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli.
The development came three months after the coalition was formed with the support of CPN-UML.
The government named former Commerce and Industry Secretary Chandra Ghimire as Nepal's new ambassador to the United States replacing the incumbent ambassador, Sridhar Khatri while Bijan Pant was named Nepal's new ambassador to the United Kingdom. All the ambassador nominees need to undergo parliamentary hearings before the president appoints them to their respective positions.

Jun 23, 2024

Micheal Usi Sworn in as Malawi's Vice President

Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi was sworn in as Malawi's Vice President at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe.
He replaced Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this month (June 2024), along with eight other people.
Usi received a standing ovation when he spoke after his inauguration, saying he accepted the role with a mixture of sadness and gratitude.
He promised to honour his predecessor's memory and thanked President Lazarus Chakwera for believing in him as he took up his position as Vice President in the power-sharing government.

Jun 22, 2024

US Adds Japan to Currency 'Monitoring List'

The US Treasury Department added Japan to its 'monitoring list' for foreign-exchange practices, but stopped short of labelling it or any other trade partner as a 'currency manipulator'.
According to the Treasury, Japan met two of the three criteria for 'nhanced analysis'. These included 'having a material current account surplus and a significant bilateral trade surplus with the United States'.
However, Japan did not meet the third criterion: being 'engaged in persistent one-sided intervention in the foreign exchange market'.
Alongside Japan, the monitoring list includes China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Germany. Previously, India was also a part of this list.

Jun 21, 2024

Putin Inks Deals with Vietnam in Bid to Shore up Ties in Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam, during a state visit that came as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine.
The two signed agreements to further cooperation on education, science and technology, oil and gas exploration and health. They also agreed to work on a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology centre in Vietnam.

Mark Rutte to Succeed Stoltenberg as NATO Secretary General amid Escalating Global Tensions

Mark Rutte, the outgoing Prime Minister of the Netherlands, will succeed Jens Stoltenberg as the next secretary general of NATO, as agreed upon by all 32 nations of the alliance.
Klaus Iohannis, the President of Romania, withdrew his candidacy for the NATO secretary general post, reaffirming Romania's support for Rutte after receiving endorsements from Slovakia and Hungary.
Rutte's leadership came when the world is marred with conflicts and major countries are holding their elections. He will assume the position on October 2.

Jaishankar Unveils Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Sri Lanka

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and commissioned the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre built with a USD 6 million grant from India during his first bilateral visit overseas after being re-appointed in the Cabinet.
The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said that Jaishankar also joined President Wickremesinghe in virtually handing over 48 houses, 24 each in Colombo and Trincomalee, built under the Model Village Housing Project and 106 houses in three up-country estates, built under Phase III of the Indian Housing Project, with funding from India.
Wickremesinghe and Jaishankar jointly unveiled the virtual plaque to mark the formal commissioning of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Sri Lanka under a USD 6 million grant from India. This includes a center at Navy Headquarters in Colombo, a sub-centre in Hambantota and unmanned installations at Galle, Arugambay, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kallarawa, Point Pedro and Mollikulam.

Jun 20, 2024

Vladimir Putin Signs Pact with Kim Jong Un

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new agreement which includes a promise of mutual aid if one of their countries is attacked, amidst increasing tensions for both with the west.
There is no clarity on what kind of aid is referred to in the deal, which has only been described as a 'comprehensive strategic partnership'.
The deal was inked in Putin's first visit to Pyongyang in 24 years. North Korea has allegedly been providing arms to Moscow in its war against Ukraine, which has led several western countries to apply sanctions against the two countries. Russia has been offering North Korea with knowledge transfers and economic aid to develop its nuclear and missile weapons program.
The two countries also signed deals on cooperation in the fields of healthcare, medical education, and science.

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