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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Breaking News Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, marking 25 years of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. India, a full SCO member since 2017, is expected to use the gathering to advance regional security, connectivity and economic cooperation while engaging key Eurasian leaders.

NATO reacted swiftly and exactly as planned and the alliance is 'vigilant ‌and ⁠ready' to ⁠protect its territory, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on X, after NATO ⁠scrambled fighter ‌jets on Tuesday following ⁠alerts.

The NATO Baltic air policing mission briefly activated jet fighters in Latvia, and Finland has ‌restricted air and maritime traffic close to ⁠Russia, armed forces of both countries said separately on X.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will visit Salem district on Tuesday to open the sluice gates of the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur, facilitating the release of Cauvery water for irrigation in the delta districts.

The Chief Minister is scheduled to open the dam gates at 10 am. The water release is planned for 45 days from September 1, subject to the reservoir's storage levels and inflow conditions.

The opening of the Mettur dam is traditionally scheduled for June 12 every year to facilitate the cultivation of kuruvai, a short-duration paddy crop, in the Cauvery Delta region. However, the exercise was deferred this year due to inadequate rainfall in the Cauvery basin and low storage levels in the reservoir.

This will be Vijay's first visit to Mettur after assuming office as Chief Minister on May 10.

A fire broke out at Russia's Baltic port of Ust-Luga following a drone attack, the regional governor said Tuesday.

Ukraine has repeatedly attacked the port of Ust-Luga -- one of the most important export hubs for oil in western Russia.