World News Brief: 03 March 2024 – 2024-03-05 07:25:34

Numerous events are happening around us every day. A few things may come up in the discussion. However, several things become important in terms of time and circumstances. If you don’t know them, you have to fall back in many cases. For this reason, there are some important news for the readers of Jago News from various events happening in different parts of the world.

Shahbaz became the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time

Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second consecutive term. The PML-N leader was elected as the 24th Prime Minister of the country in the voting of members of the National Assembly on Sunday (March 3). He lost the election battle to Imran Khan’s supporter PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan.

India will build a naval base near Maldives

The Indian Navy is going to open a new naval base at the strategically important Lakshadweep near the Maldives. They gave such news just before withdrawing their troops from the island nation. The Indian Navy claims that this step is to strengthen its position in the islands.

Hopes for ceasefire in Gaza before Ramadan

Before the holy month of Ramadan, the mediating countries are working hard to implement a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, representatives of Qatar, Egypt, the United States and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to discuss a new ceasefire.

The United States is dropping relief from the sky by blocking the ceasefire

The United States was the only country to veto a UN resolution to end the Israeli occupation of Gaza. Due to their objection, the ceasefire has not yet been implemented in the besieged valley. It is the United States that has started dropping relief from the sky for the people of Gaza. The BBC reported that the United States has dropped 38,000 packets of food in the first phase of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Spanish woman who was gang-raped while visiting India, arrested 4

I wanted to see the whole of India by bike. But a visit to India turned out to be a nightmare for a Spanish woman and her husband. The woman was gang-raped while staying overnight in a tent in Dumka district of Jharkhand on Friday (March 1) night, which caused a stir in the whole of India. In the meantime, the police have arrested 4 out of 7 people involved in the incident.

Saudi Arabia gave new good news for Hajj pilgrims

The government of Saudi Arabia has started issuing visas for Hajj pilgrims this year. The event started on Friday (March 1) and will continue until April 29. From May 9, pilgrims from different parts of the world will start going to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. It is known that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has already licensed 1,860 residential buildings in Makkah for the accommodation of Hajj pilgrims. In the upcoming Hajj season, these buildings can accommodate about 1.2 million pilgrims.

29 people died in heavy rain and snow in Pakistan

Heavy rain and snow lashed parts of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. At least 29 people have died, including 16 children. According to Dawn reports, heavy rain and snow have been lashing several areas including those three provinces of Pakistan since Friday (March 1). Most areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were almost inundated by rains for the second day on Saturday. At least 24 people died and at least 34 were injured in the province.

Will the price of oil and gas decrease in the world market this year?

A recent report by industry news service Energy Intelligence predicted that oil demand would increase by about 1.1 million barrels per day over the next year. However, they think that this additional demand can be met with the supply of oil from outside the OPEC countries. This indicates that fuel oil prices will remain relatively stable this year.

BJP announces names of 195 candidates ahead of India’s Lok Sabha elections/schedule

India’s Lok Sabha election dates are yet to be announced. Before that, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the list of 195 candidates in the first phase. Among them there are 20 candidates in West Bengal. The party’s All India General Secretary announced the names of the candidates at the BJP headquarters in Delhi on Saturday (March 2).

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