In a major escalation in the ongoing stand-off between India and China on the border, one Commanding Officer and two jawans of the Indian Army lost their lives during a violent faceoff with Chinese troops in the Galwan area ofEastern Ladakh on Monday night. These are the first combat deaths on the disputed boundary since 1975. Source The Hindu
China is trying to turn Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday as he met with a senior US official making a historic diplomatic trip. Source The Guardian
Britain and France will work “at pace” to finalise a new plan for shutting down a migrant route across the Channel, British immigration minister Chris Philp said on Tuesday. Philp said President Emmanuel Macron’s government agreed the high numbers making the illegal crossing were unacceptable. Source France24
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute has registered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for use. He said his daughter is among those already inoculated. Source Deutsche Welle
