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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

Oct 13, 2018

World's Longest Flight

A Singapore Airlines flight reached Newark after a nearly 18-hour trip from Singapore, completing the world's longest commercial flight.

It marked the revival of a route that had been eliminated in 2013.

It topped the previous longest direct air link between cities, Qatar Airways Flight 921 from Auckland to Doha, which takes 17 hours 40 minutes.

Exercise to Test its Nuclear Forces

Russia conducted a large-scale military exercise which was reportedly designed to test its nuclear capabilities in response to enemy attack.

Russia conducts such exercises each year to ascertain its ability to meet with potential threats.

Amway's First Global CEO

Amway has announced Milind Pant as its CEO. Mr. Pant joins Amway from Yum! Brands where he was recently president of Pizza Hut International.

Mr. Pant will report directly to Amway's Board of Directors effective January 2, 2019.

This is a new position for Amway, a business that has been family run since its beginning in 1959.

Oct 12, 2018

Apple Gets Critical iPhone Technology

Apple Inc is buying the power-management technology at the heart of its iPhones in a $600 million deal with Dialog Semiconductor that also secures the German-listed company`s role as a supplier to the U.S. tech giant.

This is the largest acquisition by Apple, whose last sizeable acquisition was the $350 million purchase of Face ID creator PrimeSense in 2013.

Malaysia to Abolish Death Penalty

Malaysia's Cabinet has ordered the suspension of the colonial-era Sedition Act, widely used to rein in dissent, and is working on doing the same for the death penalty as it prepares to repeal both laws possibly by the end of the year.

Oct 11, 2018

Compensation to War Victims

Sri Lanka's Parliament passed legislation to pay compensation to victims of the island's brutal civil war, nearly a decade after the end of the conflict.

The legislature voted 59-43 to approve a broad reparations Bill, which seeks to establish an independent office that will compensate survivors as well as victims' next of kin.

Pakistan's ISI Gets New Head

As per reports, Lieutenant General Asim Munir has been appointed as the new chief of Pakistan's spy agency ISI.

Munir, previously served as the head of the Military Intelligence (MI). He replaces Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar.

Oct 10, 2018

China to Sell High-end Military Drones to Pakistan

China will sell 48 high-end military drones to its all-weather ally Pakistan.

As per a military observer, the deal will be the largest of its kind.

The announcement by China to permit the sale of high-end military drones comes in the immediate backdrop of India's move to acquire S-400 sophisticated missile defence systems from Russia.

Nikki Haley to Leave as US Ambassador

According to Donald Trump, Nikki Haley will leave her job as US ambassador to the United Nations at the end of the year.

Her resignation was first reported by Axios. Several senior White House aides wondered about the timing of her decision, weeks before midterm congressional elections.

Forecast for Global Growth Cut

The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for the first time in more than two years, blaming escalating trade tensions and stresses in emerging markets.

As per IMF, risks to the global outlook have risen in the last three months and tilt to the downside. Threats include a further inflaming of the trade war between the US and countries including China, and a sharper-than-expected rise in interest rates, which would accelerate capital flight from emerging markets.

Oct 09, 2018

Dhaka Enacts Digital Law

Bangladesh's President signed a digital security act into law despite protests by journalists and rights groups that it will severely curb media freedom.

The law, which carries heavy jail sentences for secretly recording government officials or spreading "negative propaganda" using a smartphone or computer, already had parliamentary approval.

Nuclear-capable Ghauri Ballistic Missile Test Fired

Pakistan successfully test-fired Ghauri ballistic missile which is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers, bringing many Indian cities under its range.

The launch was conducted by Army Strategic Forces Command and was aimed at testing the operational and technical readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command.

Google+ Shut Down

Google will shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ after announcing data from up to 500,000 users may have been exposed to external developers by a bug that was present for more than two years in its systems.

The company said that it had discovered and patched the leak in March this year and had no evidence of misuse of user data or that any developer was aware or had exploited the vulnerability.

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