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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Dec 02, 2018

Romania Celebrates 100th Birthday

Thousands turned out to celebrate 100 years since Romania became a modern-day state, amid concerns about rule of law and the state of democracy. Romania's 100th National Day marks the country's unification in 1918.
Romania's full independence had been recognised in 1878 but it was not until December 1, 1918, in the city of Alba Iulia, when Romania was united with Transylvania area. National Day has been celebrated on December 1 since 1990, after the fall of the communist regime.

Major Changes Proposed to H-1B Visa Application

The Trump Administration has proposed major chagnes to the H-1B application process, including a new rule requiring companies to electronically register their petitions in advance, aimed at awarding this popular American work visa to the most skilled and highest paid foreign workers.
The H-1B visa has a numerical limit cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year as mandated by the Congress.

Dec 01, 2018

Russian Men Barred Entry in Ukraine

Ukraine barred Russian men aged 16-60 from entry as tensions mounted between the two countries over Moscow's seizure of three Ukrainian ships last week.
The move came after Kiev imposed martial law in border regions this week in response to the Russian seizure of the ships and 24 sailors off Moscow-annexed Crimea.
The incident was the most dangerous in years between the ex-Soviet neighbours, who are locked in conflict over Russian-backed separatist regions, and has raised fears of a wider escalation.

No Plan to Allow Indian Military Base in Maldives

The Maldives government has strongly denied reports which stated that India had offered USD 1 billion to Maldives in exchange for the deployment of Indian troops in the island nation.
According to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid, Maldivian territory would not be used for the establishment of any foreign military bases.
The new Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is scheduled to visit India on December 17 in keeping with his 'India-First' policy.

Nov 30, 2018

Trump Cancels Meet with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, citing the naval stand-off in which Russian forces seized three Ukrainian ships.
Mr. Trump said that based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not returned to Ukraine from Russia, he has decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel his previously scheduled meeting in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin.
He looks forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved.

Nov 29, 2018

World's Most Valuable Company

Microsoft Corp. surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company. All it took was a $300 billion rout.

After briefly claiming the top spot, Microsoft shares rose 0.6 percent, pushing the company's market value to $828.1 billion that exceeded by more than $1 billion the value of Apple.

According to data compiled by Bloomberg, the last time Microsoft's market capitalisation was bigger than Apple was in 2010.

Russia to Deploy New S-400 Missiles on Crimea

According to the Russian defence ministry, Russia will deploy new S-400 surface-to-air missile systems on the Crimean peninsula soon.

News of the deployment comes after Ukraine introduced martial law for 30 days in parts of the country following Russia`s seizure of three Ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea.

Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Senate Run-off

The last of the U.S. Senate midterm races was decided in a run-off vote in Mississippi, when Republican candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith, who ran a controversial campaign, beat her Democrat rival.

Ms. Hyde-Smith had won just over 54% of the vote with 95% precincts reporting as of this writing, beating Democrat Mike Espy, the first African-American Congressman from Mississippi since the Reconstruction (1865-1877, when the American South was rebuilt after the Civil War).

Nov 28, 2018

Trump to Have Trilateral Meeting

US President Donald Trump will have a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on November 30 and December 1.

The trilateral, which would be an expansion of the bilateral between Trump and Abe, is part of the series of meetings Trump would have later this week on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Argentina. The annual meeting is being attended by leaders of the top 20 economies of the world.

Khaleda Zia Barred from Contesting Polls

In a major setback to jailed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, a top court ruled that a person jailed for more than two years cannot contest polls, effectively ruining her chance to participate in the December polls.

As per Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, who is convicted in two graft cases, cannot contest the upcoming 11th general election next month.

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