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1.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning to the UK, Canada and Australia.

 1.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning to the UK, Canada and Australia after the three nations moved to recognise Palestine on Sunday. In a statement from the Prime Minister's office, Netanyahu accused the nations of "rewarding terrorism."

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/there-will-be-no-palestinian-state-netanyahus-warning-to-uk-canada-and-australia-after-move-to-recognise-palestine-101758492993158.html

2.On Friday, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas to a whopping $100,000 annually, marking the latest move in his administration’s push to crack down on immigration. With 13,396 H-1B visas sponsored in total by Indian companies, the new order would increase the H-1B visa fees from about $13.4 million to $1.34 billion, or about 10% of the combined net profits of TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Cognizant and LTIMindtree in FY25.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/trump-h-1-b-visa-fee-increase-tcs-wipro-cognizant-nvidia-to-tesla-how-india-us-tech-stocks-may-react-on-monday-11758353907004.html

3.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York today.Rubio and Jaishankar last met in Washington in early July, and in January earlier this year.(Reuters)The high-level meeting, which will take place on the sidelines of the session of United Nations General Assembly, is an effort to advance the recent improvement in India US ties, people aware of the matter said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/jaishankar-us-secretary-of-state-rubio-to-meet-today-amid-tariff-h-1b-visa-concerns-101758507120838.html

4.The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates have come into effect today, with a plethora of household items, cars, bikes, and TVs, among others, becoming cheaper. The changes, the biggest overhaul since GST was introduced in 2017, will see the current 5 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent and 28 per cent structure replaced with just two rates - 5 per cent and 18 per cent.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/trump-h-1-b-visa-fee-increase-tcs-wipro-cognizant-nvidia-to-tesla-how-india-us-tech-stocks-may-react-on-monday-11758353907004.html

5.Palm Jebel Ali, the world’s largest palm-shaped island, is Nakheel Properties’ ambitious new archipelago project off the coast of Dubai. The project forms a central part of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 and is aimed at increasing Dubai’s luxury residential and tourism market considerably.It is also poised to become one of the largest and most luxurious hospitality hubs in the world. Here’s what makes it particularly exciting for hoteliers and travellers alike.

https://www.hotelierindia.com/development/when-80-luxury-resorts-open-in-one-place-hospitality-gets-rewritten

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