World News in Brief: 22 February 2024 – 2024-02-24 01:25:13

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.

India continues to impose a 20 percent tariff on rice exports

India imposed 20 percent duty on parboiled rice exports till March 31 this year. But this duty rate will continue even after the stipulated period. The country’s central government said the export duty rate will remain in place until further orders.

Bangladesh is one step behind in strong passport index

North Korea is jointly with Bangladesh at the 102nd position in the list of strongest passports. Neighboring India is at number 85. Indian passport holders can travel to 62 countries without prior visa. And Pakistan’s position is 106. The country’s passport holders can travel to 34 countries without an advance visa. And like 2023, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the 2024 index.

Hawaiian sweets are also being banned in India because of the fear of cancer

Last week, samples of hawaii sweets in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu were tested for cancer. After that, the state government banned the sale of Hawaiian sweets there. After such a decision of Tamil Nadu, the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh and the Union State of Delhi are also shaken.

Pro-Imran independent candidates are going to the Sunni Ittehad Council

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed candidates have finally decided to go to Parliament under the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Candidates have sent such a proposal to the Election Commission of the country in the official affidavit.

Iran has given ballistic missiles to Russia

Most of the missiles supplied to Russia are Fattah-110 series short-range missiles, three Iranian sources said. Analysts said these missiles can hit targets between 300 and 700 km.

The Biden administration is getting tough on the issue of illegal immigrants

The administration led by US President Joe Biden is getting tougher on the issue of illegal immigration. It is known that the plan of the Biden administration is to get the votes of young voters in the next election and to strengthen the position of the Democratic Party in domestic politics. Several officials of the Biden administration said that the plan to take various measures to control illegal immigration in the United States and to stop the flow of immigrants through the Mexican border in the southern part of the country is almost in the final stage, which will be implemented in a very short time.

Biden insulted Putin in unspeakable language

Joe Biden spoke about climate change at a rally in San Francisco, California on Wednesday (February 21). He said, the latest threat to the existence of mankind is climate change. But for ‘crazy sons of a beach’ or ‘crazy dogs’ like Putin, we now have to think about nuclear war, which is an extreme threat to the global climate.

Biden belittled the United States by insulting Putin: Russia

In response to Joe Biden’s abuse, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that such comments by Biden are a great shame for the United States. If a president uses such language, it cannot be accepted in any way. It is clear that President Biden is behaving like a Hollywood cowboy in dealing with domestic political pressure.

Gaza is now a death pit: World Health Organization

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has commented that Gaza has now become a well of death. He also said that humanitarian activities have completely collapsed there. The Palestine Red Crescent Society has warned of the dire situation at Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis. Because the occupation forces have blocked the hospital for more than a month.

Two are publicly executed in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is going to publicly execute two people in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan. Provincial officials say four people have been publicly executed since the Taliban took power. The information and culture department of Ghazni province said in a notice that the punishment will be carried out publicly on Thursday (February 22). However, no clear information has been given on the type of crime committed by those to be executed.

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