Thousands of houses were destroyed in three days due to heavy floods in Niger state of Nigeria and at least 117 people have died. Many others are still missing. Rescue operation teams are engaged in help work. According to the official of the Emergency Management Agency of Niger State, more than 3 thousand houses were submerged due to the flood. The situation worsened due to the breaking of the dam in the area. In Nigeria, areas along the Niger and Benue rivers often flood during the rainy season. In September last year, heavy rains and dam breakage caused floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria, in which 30 people were killed and lakhs of people were left homeless.
Also read these news related to international affairs…. Canadian Foreign Minister said – Relations with India will gradually improve Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has said that her country is trying to gradually improve relations with India. A few days ago, she spoke to India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar over the phone. Last year, relations between India and Canada soured. Canada’s then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had accused India of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India had called these allegations false. After this dispute, both countries expelled each other’s diplomats and trade talks also stopped. So far, both countries have not even sent new High Commissioners. Foreign Minister Anand said, “We are moving forward step by step. This case is under investigation. But we want to strengthen our partnership with India again.” He said that his government also wants to build strong relations with other countries of the world. Third earthquake in 4 days in Pakistan, earth shook with 4.1 magnitude. Earthquake tremors were felt in Pakistan at 1:37 pm on Friday. This earthquake occurred in western Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan. Its magnitude on the Richter scale was 4.1. According to the National Center for Seismology, the depth of the earthquake was 137 km inside. So far there is no news of any loss of life or property in the earthquake. This is the third time in the last 4 days that earthquakes have struck Pakistan. Earlier, earthquakes had struck Pakistan on 27 and 29 May. Russia said – ally Serbia stabbed in the back, supplied weapons to Ukraine Russia has accused its old ally Serbia of sending weapons to Ukraine. Russia has said that Serbia is secretly supplying weapons to Ukraine in the war with the help of NATO countries. Russia has described it as a stab in the back and said that the purpose of these weapons is only to kill Russian soldiers and civilians. According to Russian intelligence agency SVR, Serbia’s defense companies are still making Soviet-era weapons and these ammunitions are being transported to Ukraine through countries like Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria. Some consignments have also been sent via African countries. Serbia’s President Alexander Vucic has admitted that he has recently spoken to President Putin on this issue. Both the countries have agreed to form a working group together, which will investigate how weapons are reaching Ukraine. However, Vucic has denied directly sending weapons. Two Indian peacekeepers posthumously honored by UN, India’s Permanent Representative in New York received The United Nations (UN) on Thursday posthumously honored two Indian peacekeepers on the occasion of International Peace Keepers Day. Both of them lost their lives for UN peacekeeping missions. The honored Brigadier General Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh were awarded the Dag Hammarskjold Medal. This honor was given at a ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvataneni Harish received this medal on behalf of the families of these two martyrs from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. China’s intrusion increased near Taiwan, 16 military aircraft and 8 naval ships were seen Taiwan’s Defense Ministry informed on Friday morning that China has intensified military intrusion near Taiwan. By 6 am, the activity of 16 Chinese military aircraft, 8 naval ships and 1 government ship was seen around Taiwan. Out of these, 7 aircraft entered Taiwan’s Air Identification Zone (ADIZ) and crossed the median line and entered the northern and eastern regions. Taiwan’s army monitored the situation and was ready to retaliate. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry gave this information by posting on X. Earlier on Thursday also, 8 naval ships and a government ship from China were seen around Taiwan. There were no aircraft at that time, so the picture of the flight path was not shared. Read the World Updates of 29 May here…
