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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

Jun 01, 2018

Wearing of Face Veils Banned in Denmark

Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other parts of Europe in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women.

Parliament voted for the law proposed by the centre-right government which said that face veils were contrary to Danish values. Opponents say the ban, that comes into effect on Aug, 1 infringes women`s right to dress as they choose.

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have all imposed some restrictions on full-face veils in public places.

US Pacific Command renamed

The United States renamed its oldest and largest military command - the Pacific Command - to Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move to signal India's importance to the US military amid heightened tensions with China over the militarisation of the South China Sea.

Henceforth, the storied US Pacific Command, or PACOM, which was formed after World War II, will be known as the US Indo-Pacific Command.

May 30, 2018

Malaysia Ends Hunt for Missing MH370

Malaysia ended a four-year hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after searching more than 80,000 square kilometres without finding any traces of the aircraft.

The aircraft disappeared in March 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

May 29, 2018

Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan

Retired Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has been named to be the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan until the general elections, which is scheduled to be held on July 25.

As per reports, the former judge was chosen on the basis of merit and after taking all parties into confidence.

Nasir-ul-Mulk was appointed the 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan in 2014.

UN Trains Rohingya Refugees

Anticipating that about 2,00,000 Rohingya refugees may again turn homeless during Bangladesh's monsoon, the UNHCR has trained "thousands of volunteers" to mitigate the challenges.

Since April, the UNHCR, with Bangladesh's biggest non-governmental organisation BRAC, has trained more than 20,000 'community outreach members' (COMs) on emergency preparedness.

May 28, 2018

US and North Korean Officials Meet

American and North Korean officials met at the border between North and South Korea in preparation for a possible North Korea-U.S. summit, as North Korea`s Kim Jong Un was cited as reaffirming his commitment to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Pakistan Announces General Elections

Pakistan's upcoming general elections for parliament and provincial assemblies will be held on July 25, according to a decree signed by President Mamnoon Hussain. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a formal letter last week had proposed the President to grant permission to hold the election between July 25 and 27.

The present government will complete the tenure on May 31 and the caretaker government will take over from June 1 and remain in office until a new government is set up through elections. It is the second consecutive elected government that is poised to complete the five-year tenure. It was elected in 2013.

Alan Bean Passes Away

Former US astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has died in Texas aged 86.

Alan Bean, a former US Navy test pilot, was selected by Nasa as a trainee in 1963.

He went into space twice, the first time in November 1969 as the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 12 Moon-landing mission.

In 1973 he was commander of the second crewed flight to Skylab - America's first space station.

May 27, 2018

China and Burkina Faso Sign Deal

China and Burkina Faso signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations, days after the West African nation cut ties with Taiwan in yet another victory for Beijing in its campaign to isolate the island.

Burkina Faso broke off ties with Taiwan, becoming the second country to do so within a month and leaving the democratically ruled island with only 18 diplomatic allies around the world.

NATO's First Latin American Global Partner

President Juan Manuel Santos announced that Colombia will next week formally become the NATO's first Latin American "global partner".

Mr. Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a half-century of armed conflict with the former rebel movement FARC.

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