Top 10 world news: PM Modi meets Macron, Sunak, Zelensky in Italy; Israel-Hamas war updates; and more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Italy on Friday (Jun 14) to attend the G7 Outreach Summit. This is PM Modi's first foreign trip after becoming prime minister for the third term. While boarding the plane on Thursday, he said India would focus on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa and the Mediterranean.

In other news,US President Joe Biden on Thursday (June 13) said he is not expecting a ceasefire and hostage release deal for Gaza to work out in the near future.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Italy on Friday (Jun 14) to attend the G7 Outreach Summit. This is PM Modi's first foreign trip after becoming prime minister for the third term. While boarding the plane on Thursday, he said India would focus on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa and the Mediterranean.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday (June 13) said he is not expecting a ceasefire and hostage release deal for Gaza to work out in the near future.

A special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indian victims who perished in a tragic fire in Kuwait's Mangaf has landed in India's Kochi.The plane, as per PTI, haslanded at the Cochin International airport.

The US military said that two cruise missiles launched by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a bulk cargo carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday. The strike severely injured a sailor who was evacuated by American forces in an aircraft from the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58).

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (Jun 14) slammed the 'selfish' and 'arrogant' Western powers for bringing the world "unacceptably close" to the point of "no return".

The four major left-wing parties in France have decided to create the "Popular Front" (NPF) to run in theelection and turn this into a "new chapter in the history of France." Together, they will campaign on a joint platform, fielding a single candidate in each constituency.

The UK, US and Canada have jointly called out Russia for plotting to influence Moldova's upcoming presidential election and referendum on European Union membership later this year.

The Indian Army has received the first batch of man-portable suicide drones named Nagastra-1, as per a media report. The drones are capable of accurately striking enemy training camps, launch padsand infiltrators, hence minimising risk to soldiers.

Pakistan cricket team is officially out of the ongoing T20 World Cup after the group stage contest between hosts USA and Ireland was called off forinappropriate playing conditions due to heavy rain in Florida on Friday (June 14).

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