India first to exceed $ 100 billion in migrant remittances

Today's news: arson attack by settlers on the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem, building closed for security reasons; Presidential elections in Sri Lanka between September and October; Seoul opens to foreign doctors in hospitals to cope with strike, controversy over racist web post; Gazprom sells off some properties in Moscow to compensate for losses.

INDIA

According to the latest United Nations report on migration in the world - released on May 8 in Dhaka - India was the largest recipient of remittances from abroad in 2022 with 111 billion US dollars, overtaking Mexico (61.1 billion dollars), China ( billion), the Philippines (.05 billion) and France (.04 billion). According to the report, India is the first nation to reach and surpass the 0 billion mark. Its revenue from 2010 to 2022 more than doubled.

ISRAEL-PALESTINE

A group of Israeli settlers yesterday launched an attack on the headquarters of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem, setting fire to some trees located in the perimeter of the building in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said the attack forced him to close the complex, given the ongoing security risk to the UN agency's staff members.

SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka will hold its eagerly awaited presidential elections - the first since the ousting of Gotabaia Rayapaksa in 2022 - on a day between September 17 and October 16. The Electoral Commission announced this yesterday, adding that it will ask for nominations to be submitted within the time limits set by the provisions of the Constitution.

SOUTH KOREA

Seoul will allow foreign doctors to work in its hospitals. The prime minister declared this, while the strike of doctors in training, which has lasted since February 20, shows no signs of resolution. After the announcement, Korean Medical Association (KMA) head Lim Hyun-taek shared a screenshot of a news report on newly graduated Somali doctors with the comment: “Coming soon.” The post, which was later removed, sparked widespread criticism online with accusations of racism.

CHINA

A rapper who sings about growing up poor and going to work in the big city is enjoying great success on the Chinese web, providing a vision of the country that rarely surfaces in government propaganda touting Beijing's economic success. The official video of the song "Factory" by Zhang Fangzhao has obtained more than 2.5 million views in just a few hours. “The smoke from the factories covers the steles - sings Zhang -. All the villages are bought for forced consolidation: the last remaining ones stand out like nails. The river water was dirty even when I was a child, now it has brought money but also diseases."

RUSSIA

After the record loss compared to the last 25 years, the Russian giant Gazprom has begun the sale of properties, publishing notices to this effect relating to various targets in Moscow and the province, including the historic offices of the Stroitelej ulitsa, the sanatorium complex- Imperial Park Hotel&Spa recreational area, various other facilities including the 96-space garage in the centre.

AZERBAIJAN-ISRAEL

The political director of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, David Nown, met in Baku with the deputy minister of Azerbaijan, Zaur Rzayev, declaring that “after a thorough analysis of the situation and the course of our bilateral relations, we have found broad prospects of effective development", also meeting the president Ilham Aliev.

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