International News
1. Emergency declared in Papua New Guinea over Polio outbreak
- A public health emergency has been declared in three Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces as the country responds to its first polio outbreak in 18 years when it was declared free of the disease.
- As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), the virus was detected in a six-year-old boy in April this year. Later, it was found that the same virus strain has been identified in other healthy children in the same locality and community. That declared an official outbreak.
2. Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Resigns
- Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Nasser Khan Janjua resigned from his post.
- Succeeding Sartaj Aziz, Janjua took over as Pakistan’s NSA in October 2015.
3. Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
- World’s largest multilateral naval exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) begun off Hawaii in the Western Pacific Ocean. The two-month long biennial exercise is likely to be attended by navies of 26 countries including India.
- Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri has already reached the Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to participate in the 26th edition of RIMPAC exercise
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