The new Monkeypox cases were reported in European countries-France, UK, Italy, Sweden, USA and Australia. It is a zoonosis disease.

Sri Lanka welcomed the G7 announcement that they will assist the country in securing debt relief.

MIB Anurag Thakur announced an incentive scheme for audio-visual co-production and shooting of foreign films in India.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said BRICS nations must display zero tolerance towards terrorism.

The WHO has said that the Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea is worrying for new variants of the virus.

In the United States, nearly 43,000 people were killed on roads last year, the highest number in 16 years.