The International Federation of Red Cross said that 15.5 million people in Afghanistan are facing severe food insecurity. The agency expressed concern in the report about the economic crisis in Afghanistan and said that 2.7 million people in Kabul are facing famine.
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia from 6-7 September to attend ASEAN-related summit meetings in Jakarta. During his visit, Modi will participate in the East Asia Summit and the India-ASEAN Summit, reflecting India’s commitment to regional collaboration and dialogue.
Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman and 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana has been denied the writ of habeas corpus by a US court. This has paved the way for the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to issue a certification for Rana to be extradited to India. Rana is presently facing a trial for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks.
After meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said on Thursday that his country would increase military cooperation with the Russian neighbour and ally.
Chiang Wan-an — the mayor of Taipei — will visit Shanghai from 29-31 August to participate in the annual Taipei-Shanghai City Forum. Chiang is part of the main opposition party, the Kuomintang, which traditionally favours close relations with China.
Israel’s defence ministry stated Thursday that it had achieved its largest-ever defence agreement, selling a sophisticated missile defence system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the US authorised the deal. Germany will purchase the Arrow 3 sophisticated defence system, which is designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles. Since the two nations created the technology together, Israel requested clearance from the US State Department for the agreement.
The US has approved the deployment of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a source confirmed.
In an interview with a pro-Kremlin reporter released on Thursday, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Russian soldiers invaded Ukraine from Belarusian territory in February 2022. While Lukashenko stated that “not a single Belarusian was involved,” he did admit that some Russian forces invaded Ukraine after “large-scale” training exercises in Belarus were completed.