International

• China launches its 1st independent mission to Mars

  July 23, 2020

• SpaceX launches South Korea’s 1st military satellite “ANASIS-II”

  July 22, 2020

• United Arab Emirates launches “Hope” mission to “Mars”

  July 20, 2020

• Ossouka Raponda appointed as 1st woman PM of Gabon

  July 18, 2020

• Pakistan, China sign agreement for “Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project”

  July 17, 2020

• Suriname elects Indian-origin ‘Chan’ Santokhi as President

  July 16, 2020

• Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns

  July 16, 2020

• China successfully launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite

  July 15, 2020

• Andrzej Duda wins Poland’s presidential election

  July 14, 2020

• India becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK

  July 13, 2020

• Lee Hsien Loong becomes Prime Minister of Singapore

  July 13, 2020

• Maldives & Sri Lanka eliminate measles & rubella, ahead of 2023 target

  July 9, 2020

• US formally announced its withdrawal from WHO

  July 9, 2020

• Bangladesh launches “Digital Haat” for sacrificial animals

  July 8, 2020

• Israel successfully launches “Ofek 16” spy satellite into space

  July 7, 2020

• Jean Castex appointed as Prime Minister of France

  July 6, 2020

• ADB becomes “Observer” for Network for Greening the Financial System

  July 4, 2020

• Russian President Vladimir Putin records victory in Presidential polls

  July 3, 2020

• French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns

  July 3, 2020

• Pak Army appoints Nigar Johar as 1st female Lt. General

  July 2, 2020

• Gudni Th. Johannesson re-elected as President of Iceland

  July 1, 2020

• Lazarus Chakwera wins President election in Malawi’s

  June 30, 2020

• Micheal Martin becomes new PM of Ireland

  June 29, 2020

• Pakistan to remain on FATF grey list

  June 26, 2020

• World Bank approves USD 1.05 billion to Bangladesh

  June 22, 2020

• Volkan Bozkir becomes new president of 75th UN General Assembly

  June 19, 2020

• Two Indian firms in WEF’s 2020 Technology Pioneers

  June 18, 2020

• AIIB approves $750 million loan for India’s Covid-19 response

  June 18, 2020

• PM of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev resigns from post

  June 17, 2020

• Bangladesh starts ‘Shohojodha’ online plasma network for COVID 19

  June 12, 2020

• Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” returns to Facebook

  June 10, 2020

• New Zealand declares itself free from “Coronavirus”

  June 9, 2020

• G20 group pledges over $21 billion to fight Covid-19 pandemic

  June 8, 2020

• WHO launches ‘C-TAP’ for equitable access to life-saving tech

  June 2, 2020

• USA withdraws from Open Skies treaty

  May 23, 2020

• Airtel Africa & UNICEF to support children & families affected by COVID-19

  May 22, 2020

• WHO to initiate Independent Inquiry in handling of COVID-19

  May 20, 2020

• Lesotho’s prime minister Thomas Thabane resigns from post

  May 20, 2020

• China announces USD 2 billion help at WHO assembly

  May 20, 2020

• Benjamin Netanyahu secures 5th term as Israeli Prime Minister

  May 18, 2020

• Slovenia becomes 1st coronavirus-free country in Europe

  May 15, 2020

• Italy develops ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing

  May 14, 2020

• WHO, UN’s release postage stamp on 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication

  May 11, 2020

• Iran introduces new currency “Toman” to tackle Inflation

  May 8, 2020

• China launches new rocket “Long March 5B” successfully

  May 8, 2020

• Mustafa Al Kadhimi becomes new Prime Minister of Iraq

  May 7, 2020

• Russia plan to launch 1st satellite to monitor Arctic climate in 2020

  May 5, 2020

• “Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator” launched by G-20

  April 29, 2020

• Saudi Arabia terminates death penalty for minors

  April 27, 2020

• Iran launches its 1st military satellite “Noor” into orbit

  April 25, 2020