Global roundup: PM Modi seals green tech partnership; Putin to visit India; Ebola declared public health emergency

India and the Nordic countries have decided to elevate their relationship to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership The decision was taken during the 3rd IndiaNordic Summit in Oslo where Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi held talks with his counterparts from Norway Sweden Denmark Finland and IcelandAddressing a joint press statement PM Modi said India and the Nordic nations ldquohave a clear and united stand on terrorism No compromise no double standardsrdquoHe added that in this era of global tensions and conflicts both sides would work together to strengthen the rulesbased global orderldquoWhether it is Ukraine or West Asia we will continue to support the earliest resolution of conflicts and efforts towards peacerdquo said PM ModildquoOur shared commitment to democracy the rule of law and multilateralism makes us natural partnersrdquo Modi noted adding ldquoToday we decided to elevate IndiaNordic relations to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership With this green technology partnership we will ensure a better future for the entire worldrdquoThe Prime Ministerrsquos Office said the summit reflected the expanding scope of Indiarsquos partnership with the Nordic region with discussions covering sustainability innovation clean energy emerging technologies trade investments and the blue economyPM Modi later departed for Italy after concluding his visit to Norway In a post on X he described the visit as ldquovery fruitfulrdquo and thanked the people and government of Norway for their warmth and friendshipPutin to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in SeptemberRussian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 1213 this year under Indiarsquos chairmanship Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed the visitThis will be Putinrsquos second visit to India in less than a year He had earlier visited New Delhi in December 2025 for the IndiaRussia Annual SummitEarlier this month Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited India and called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi During the meeting Lavrov briefed the Prime Minister on bilateral cooperation and discussed regional and global issues including the situations in Ukraine and West Asia Lavrov later stated that PM Modi had reaffirmed his plan to visit Russia later this yearTrump calls San Diego mosque shooting a lsquoterrible situationrsquoUS President Donald Trump described the deadly shooting at a mosque in San Diego as a ldquoterrible situationrdquo Three people were killed in the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on MondayTwo teenage suspects aged 17 and 19 were later found dead inside a vehicle near the mosque San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said they ldquoappear to have died from selfinflicted gunshot woundsrdquo Authorities said one of the suspects had taken a firearm from their parentsrsquo home and left behind a suicide note containing writings related to racial pride Hate speech was also reportedly found scrawled on one of the weaponsSpeaking to reporters Trump said ldquoAt the mosque theyrsquore giving a briefing Itrsquos a terrible situation Irsquove been given some early updates but wersquore going to be going back and looking at it very stronglyrdquoWHO evaluating vaccines and treatments for Ebola outbreak in DR CongoThe World Health Organization said it is examining whether any candidate vaccines or treatments could be used against the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which it has declared a public health emergency of international concernThe current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus for which no approved vaccine or treatment currently existsldquoAt the international level we are looking at what candidate vaccines or treatment are available and if any could be of use in this outbreakrdquo said Anne Ancia WHOrsquos representative in DRCWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was ldquodeeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemicrdquo and would convene an emergency meeting on the crisis later in the day The outbreak has so far killed at least 131 people with more than 500 suspected cases reportedWith AFP PTI and ANI inputs