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Breaking News Live Updates: The government said India’s ethanol blending programme is safe, affordable for consumers, and economically advantageous, rejecting worries that E20 fuel could impact the validity of vehicle insurance coverage.

EASA issues emergency directive effective June 24, requiring inspection of wing spars, reports Reuters

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two accused after conducting searches in West Bengal’s Amta area in connection with the 2022 bomb blast that killed one of the makers and injured three others. Asfar Middya and Entajul Middya, both from Amta in Howrah (Rural), were arrested on Tuesday night after searches at suspected hideouts across three locations, according to the agency.

Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Wednesday that Alphabet Inc.’s Google has offered its latest frontier AI system to three major Japanese megabanks. Katayama made the remarks to reporters after meeting senior Google executive Hiroshi Lockheimer at the finance ministry.

Europe’s record heatwave caused a power outage affecting about 68,000 households in western France on Wednesday, authorities said, marking the country’s first major blackout during the latest spell of extreme weather. The Finistère prefecture said in a statement that the outage, linked to a transformer in the electricity grid and extreme temperatures, caused no injuries.

Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo said the military must ensure it can react immediately to the outbreak of war, warning that the lead time for any potential Chinese attack is becoming increasingly shorter. The remarks came as Taiwan launched five days of “immediate combat readiness” drills, with some exercises based on a scenario in which China abruptly escalates its routine military maneuvers around the island into a full-scale attack, reports Reuters.

- Permanent Representative of India to the UN in New York, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish