Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Australian business leaders and industrialists on Tuesday (May 23) after he arrived in Sydney for a three-day visit.

PM Modi is the Boss, says Australian PM Anthony Albanese at Indian diaspora event

According to a recently completed annual assessment by IMF staff, growth in the democratic republic of the Congo (DRC) sharply rebounded from 1.7 percent in 2020 to an estimated 6.2 percent in 2021, well above the 4.5 percent rate in sub-saharan Africa. The strong recovery was driven by the country’s mining and services sector performance. Even though the country is doing great on one end, that has not trickled down to the citizens who are outraged by the rate of insecurity, living conditions, and cases of sexual abuse in the east.

Outraged citizens protest

President Ruto seeks to raise taxes in the run-up to Kenya’s 2022 polls, economic issues, particularly public debt, and joblessness, took centre stage. The Kenya kwanza team led by William Ruto suggested that Kenya had over-borrowed, a habit they pledged to stop. The proposals in the 2023 finance bill, some of which were rejected by the previous parliaments, paint a picture of a government that is keen on giving its revenue authority stronger teeth to bite while making it expensive to appeal tax demands in the event of a dispute.

President Ruto seeks to raise taxes

The conflict in Sudan has put the lives of millions of children at risk. Thousands have escaped but many are still trapped in the escalating violence. The UN’s children's agency says the closure of schools has also affected their mental health and well-being, and says the country is facing what it calls a 'generational catastrophe'.

368,000 children left homeless

The Reserve Bank of India removed 2,000 rupee notes from circulation on Friday. Until September 30, 2023, the central bank has invited banks to offer 2,000 note deposit and exchange services.

Deposits or Exchange? Bank sends mixed signals

The new edit feature in WhatsApp allows users to make changes to messages after they have been sent. WhatsApp is known for adding new features to the messaging app, and the company has now developed a new user-friendly functionality as well. Users can now edit their messages within 15 minutes of sending them, and the feature will be made available globally in the coming weeks.

Whatsapp now lets users edit sent messages

On May 22, a fabricated AI-generated image gained significant traction on social media. The image portrayed a tall, dark grey plume of smoke, giving the impression of an explosion occurring within the Pentagon complex.

Fake AI-generated image of explosion near Pentagon goes viral on social media

PM Modi in Australia: Australian PM Albanese says 'Modi is the boss'

India is hosting the G20 tourism meeting in Kashmir, the world's largest democracy held the G20 Presidency for 2023 and has planned more than 100 meetings across the country. The G20 meeting aims to strengthen economic growth, preserve cultural heritage and promote sustainable development of the region.

'Roadmap for tourism approved by all countries' says G20 Sherpa in a conversation with WION

UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Rapp says that he will not stand for the next general election first report in the UK publication The Telegraph. Raab's decision comes after he resigned as a minister following a bullying report which said that he behaved unprofessionally with his colleague

Dominic Raab won't contest next General Elections

PM Modi in Australia: Huge welcome for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sydney

G20 Srinagar Meet: India showcases Kashmir's rich culture

Scientists warn the world is on track for global heating of 2.7°C and ‘phenomenal’ human suffering.

What the future holds for our warming world

Birds and other wildlife are flourishing in Beijing, all thanks to ecological conservation efforts that have significantly increased forest coverage rates. After years of gradual afforestation, the Chinese capital's forest cover has reached 44.8 percent. Local authorities in Beijing have pointed out the city's bird diversity, one of the strongest among global metropolises.

Afforestation in the Chinese capital attracts over 500 bird species

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora at the community event in Sydney. According to reports, at least 20,000 people of the Indian-origin were present at Qudos Bank Arena to listen his address.

PM Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Sydney, 20,000 Indians attend the grand event | WION Speed News

The May 9th Mayhem in Pakistan continues to make headlines, with the government claiming to be looking for the perpetrators and focusing attention on a woman by the name of Khadija Shah, who is the daughter of former Finance Minister Salman Shah and has been charged with planning the attack on the Jinnah house, the Lahore Commander's residence, on May 9.

Pakistan: Khadija Shah accused of planning the attack on Jinnah house

Alpine has revealed the all-new A290 Beta Concept, an EV that looks like something straight out of a video game! It can be thought of as the prelude to the brand’s future B-segment electric sports car – the A290. Due to arrive in 2024, the A290 hatchback is touted as the first of the three models in Alpine’s upcoming all-electric ‘Dream Garage’ line-up. Here's a look at what the A290 Beta Concept offers.

Alpine A290 Beta Concept revealed: Best looking electric hot hatch to date?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Australian business leaders and industrialists on Tuesday (May 23) after he arrived in Sydney for a three-day visit. Watch his speech to the Indian diaspora at a mega event in Sydney, Australia.

PM Modi: India-Australia ties are based on energy, economy and education

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Indian diaspora at the Mega Event which he attended along with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Its an honour to welcome PM Modi," said Albanese. Watch now to know more.

PM Modi in Australia: Mega diaspora event attended by Australian PM Anthony Albanese

The ocean sailing yacht INSV Tarini, which has been travelling under difficult circumstances for the past seven months and covering 17,000 nautical miles, is scheduled to arrive back at its home port in Goa on Tuesday.

Indian Navy sailing vessel Tarini to complete historic voyage

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese tomorrow. Both sides will build on the annual leader summit held in New Delhi and discussions at the G7 Summit and Quad leaders meeting in Hiroshima. The leaders will likely focus on their deliberations on trade and investments, people to people links, renewable energy defense and security cooperation.

PM Modi in Australia: Overseas Indians flock to PM Modi's rally in Sydney

The relations between the United States of America and China have reached its lowest in decades meanwhile China has grown to become the world's second biggest economic power house. The question is how will countries who depend on China respond to the worsening Sino-America relations?

Will worsening US relations with Beijing affect EU-China trade?

Adani Group stocks increased to have their best day since Hindenburg Research's damning report from late January. The company's shares increased in value from Friday after an Indian judicial panel's investigation concluded that there was no convincing evidence of stock price manipulation, despite assertions to the contrary made by a U.S. short seller called Hindenburg research.

Adani stocks add combined $10 bn in a day

G20 Srinagar Meet: Focus on heritage and sustainable development

A sikh woman and her brother, separated during the India-Pakistan partition more than 75 years ago, were reunited at the landmark Kartarpur corridor. 81-year-old Mahendra Kaur, from India, reunited with her 78-year-old brother Sheikh Abdul Aziz, from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Overwhelmed with emotion, they embraced each other, expressing profound sadness over the loss of their parents. The two families discovered Kaur and Aziz were estranged siblings after connecting through a web post detailing separation of a man and his sister during partition. During the 1947 India-Pakistan partition, the family of Sardar Bhajan Singh, who resided in Indian Punjab, was tragically torn apart. Aziz relocated, while his other family members remained in India. As per reports, Aziz spent years in distress after being separated from his family.

Kartarpur: Long-lost siblings reunite after India-Pakistan partition | Details

Greece is preparing for new voting as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis works to avoid forming a coalition government. With a 20-point lead over its nearest challenger, the new Democracy party, it is also seeking to rule alone following the national elections.

Greece Elections 2023: Mitsotakis' new democracy party set for a crushing win

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the third summit of the Forum for Indo Pacific Islands Cooperation in Papua New Guinea, said India believes in multilateralism and believes in an Indo-Pacific that is free, open and inclusive. The voice of the Global South in the UN Security Council should be heard loud and clear, added Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

FIPIC Summit 2023: India seeks to counter China's influence in Pacific Island Region

Saudi Arabia's Rayyanah Barnawi has become the first Saudi woman astronaut to venture into space. She, along with 3 others took off in Space X Falcon 9 rocket, headed towards the international space station. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Kennedy space center at cape Canaveral of Florida.

Saudi's first woman astronaut en route to int'l space station

After the US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon this year, US Vice President Joe Biden stated on Sunday that Washington and Beijing's relations could "very shortly" warm up. Following his discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 conference on the Indonesian island of Bali in November, Biden said that ties had deteriorated in the months since.

US President Joe Biden sees shift in US-China relationship

EU is striving to boost its presence in the Indo-Pacific. It touted the Global Gateway project at a forum in Stockholm, where China wasn't invited. Is the world rethinking its dependence on China? Can the EU's Global Gateway compete with China's Belt & Road Initiative? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas Plus: Can EU's Global Gateway compete with China's Belt & Road Initiative?

Turkey will hold a runoff election on May 28 after both the incumbent president, Erdogan, and his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, fell short of the required 50 percent of the vote on May 14. Erdogan has served as president of Turkey for the past 20 years.

Turkey: Incumbent President Erdogan gets an edge over rival leader

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