Prime Minister of Nepal visits India, knife attack in Sweden, BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in South Africa

Asia

INDIAN EXPRESS. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a number of agreements have been signed between India and Nepal, focusing on enhancing connectivity, as well as cooperation in the fields of energy and tourism.

After a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on June 1, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated the India Railways freight train from Bathnaha to Nepal's Custom Yard station. (Source: AP)

PTI. Sri Lanka's central bank (CBS) cuts its prime lending rate by 2,5 percentage points to 14%, marking the country interest rate cut for the first time as of July 7.

DHAKA TRIBUNE. The government of Bangladesh has issued a directive banning all government employees from traveling on first class tickets until further notice – a thrifty measures to combat the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic as well as the global economic crisis.

NHK. At a 30-minute meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio affirmed efforts to strengthen the defense capacity of the Japan-US alliance.

YONHAP. Korea tried successfully long-range surface-to-air missile interceptor system (L-SAM) was developed in the country – the 3rd successful test out of 4 to date.

CNAS. Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu witnessed the signing ceremony of the MOU on establish a safe defense phone line after co-chairing the 2nd Dialogue.

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AFP. French police arrested him Jean-Charles Naouri, CEO of Casino Group, which specializes in retailing and distributing goods through large supermarkets, within the framework of an investigation into stock price manipulation, non-transparent securities trading and bribery.

Mr. Naouri is currently detained in Paris for authorities to investigate the relationship between this CEO and journalist Nicolas Miguet specializing in finance - who has repeatedly tried to run for the French presidency. (Source: Bloomberg)

TV4. Swedish police said 3 students were injured and hospitalized when the incident happened knife attack In the town of Eskilstuna, no one has been arrested.

REUTERS. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Ukraine's accession to NATO cannot be on the agenda of the NATO Summit in July.

TASS. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it will take appropriate measures to respond to Germany's decision closing 4 consulates of Russia in Germany.

MOSCOW TIMES. A Russian court fined messaging service WhatsApp 3 million rubles ($37.080) for not removing banned content the first time the app was fined in Russia for the above violation.

SPUTNIK. Polish Interior Minister Mariuz Kaminski announced that the country will arms and ammunition transfers for Moldova.

AFP. America will open diplomatic office in the town of Tromsoe, Northern Norway, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken spoke at a press conference after the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting from May 31 to June 5 in Oslo.

Americas

NBC. US House of Representatives passed public debt ceiling bill with the contents previously agreed by President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy after weeks of efforts to negotiate.

AP. Group Toyota Motor will start producing electric vehicles at its factory in Kentucky (USA) from 2025, and will expand investment in electric vehicle battery production lines at its factory in North Carolina (USA).

RIO NEWS. Brazil's Supreme Court sentences former President Fernando Collor de Mello 8 years and 10 months in prison for corruption and money laundering.

REUTERS. USA and Guatemala announced the program 6 months pilot facilitate lawful entry to the US and other countries, family reunification, and access to temporary work visas.

Africa

REUTERS. BRICS diplomats (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are meeting to prepare for the summit of the bloc scheduled to be held in August in Johannesburg.

The meeting in Cape Town (South Africa) was the first foreign ministerial meeting of the BRICS in four years, attended by the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa, while China sent representatives at the deputy ministerial level. (Source: Reuters)

EWWN. The South African government is considering the legal issue regarding the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin BRICS Summit coming soon, according to the Minister of International Cooperation and Relations Naledi Pandor.

UN. Within six weeks of the conflict in Sudan, more than 1,2 million people were forced to flee their homes, according to statistics from the UN's humanitarian agency.

REUTERS. The United States has imposed economic sanctions and visa restrictions on Sudan amid fears of a protracted conflict and widespread anguish over the failure of both sides to comply with a ceasefire.

Oceania

ABC. Australia is planning regulation of AI, including the possibility of banning deepfake technology and realistic images that transmit false information, due to concerns the technology could potentially be abused.

NCA. Australia is ready for free trade negotiations with the EU extending beyond the middle of this year if no agreement is reached on key issues, including the controversy related to the use of geographical domain names such as Proseco.

FIJI TIMES. Than 1.200 Fijians lost their lives each year because of tobacco use, causing economic losses of millions of dollars in health costs and reduced productivity.

International organizations

WMO. Grandma Celeste Saulo received a high number of votes to become the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), taking up a new position from January 1, 1.

Ms. Celeste Saulo served as Director of Argentina's National Meteorological Agency and later as First Vice President of WMO. (Source: WMO)