A health scare unfolded in Kerala’s Wayanad district after around 150 students of an aided upper primary school reported symptoms such as fever and vomiting over the past few days. Of those affected, 38 students were admitted to the Sulthan Bathery Taluk Hospital after their symptoms persisted, prompting health authorities to closely monitor the situation.
Amid violent protests in France, US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) issued a stark warning regarding the future of Europe, saying that France and the broader continent face total collapse unless they immediately seal their borders and deport migrants who “hate their countries. “And, as you know, Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon. And that wasn’t the deal. That wasn’t the deal. I told Emmanuel Macron, you should close up your borders,” Trump said.
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In a significant development, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will begin his three-day visit to India on Tuesday to advance bilateral ties in energy, trade and investment, defence, critical technologies, and exchange views on the West Asia crisis. This would be Rubio’s second India visit this year which comes amid persistent friction in bilateral ties. During his earlier trip in May, he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar besides attending a Quad foreign ministers’ meeting.
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