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In a landmark move, BrahMos Aerospace, the India-Russia joint venture, has become the first company in India’s defence sector to formally reserve employment opportunities for Agniveers—young military personnel enlisted under the Government of India’s Agnipath Scheme.
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The ocean is overflowing, warned UN secretary general Antonio Guterres at a visit to Tonga. The archipelago in the South Pacific is one of several countries in the region that are severely and disproportionately threatened by sea level rise. And while low-lying islands are particularly vulnerable, many coastal communities and cities worldwide are already struggling with more destructive floods and storms that endanger lives, jobs and crucial infrastructure.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially approved a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan, two months after the agency had reached a staff-level agreement for the same with Islamabad.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli forces would continue to strike Lebanon with “full force” until the Shiite militant group Hezbollah stops firing rockets at Israel. Israeli military vehicles were transporting tanks and armoured vehicles toward the northern border with Lebanon, indicating an imminent escalation of hostilities. The Israel-Hezbollah conflict has deep roots in the history of southern Lebanon.
