FGN42 PM-INDIA-LD NIGERIA
* India accords high-priority to strategic partnership with Nigeria: PM Modi
Abuja: India accords high priority to its strategic partnership with Nigeria and it will work towards boosting ties in a range of areas, including defence, energy and trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his talks with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday. *
FGN27 NIGERIA-PM-HONOUR
* Nigeria to honour PM Modi with Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger award
Abuja: Nigeria will confer its second-highest national award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the second foreign dignitary to receive the distinction. *
FGN37 LANKA-CABINET
* Sri Lanka's new Cabinet to be sworn in on Monday
Colombo: Sri Lanka's new Cabinet will be sworn in on Monday in the presence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, his media office said on Sunday. *
FGN31 COP29-MITIGATION-INDIA
* No progress at COP29 in matters critical to developing countries: India
Baku (Azerbaijan): At COP29 in Baku, India has expressed frustration with developed countries for not seriously discussing how to support climate action in developing nations, saying it is impossible to tackle climate change without financial and technological help. *
FGN24 COP29-TALKS
* COP29 week one ends in deadlock as divisions stall climate action progress
Baku (Azerbaijan): The first week of the COP29 summit concluded in Baku without significant breakthroughs, as deep divisions between developed and developing nations stalled progress on key issues like climate finance, trade measures, and equitable responsibility for climate action. *
FGN40 NEPAL-INDIA-BORDER-SECURITY
* Nepal, India agree to better coordinate border security
Kathmandu: Nepal and India during an annual meeting agreed to better coordinate on border security and reviewed the work done in the past year in managing related challenges, an official said. *
FGN23 PAK-VPN
* Pakistani religious body faces backlash over anti-VPN decree
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading constitutional religious body came under severe criticism after it issued an edict terming the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access blocked content on the internet as 'un-Islamic'. * PY
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