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French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered tighter visa rules for Algerian diplomats, suspending a 2013 exemption deal. The move follows rising tensions over deportation disputes, migration issues, and recent security concerns involving Algerian nationals, according to France 24.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Kremlin, the Russian Embassy in India said. The meeting highlights ongoing high-level engagement between the two countries.

Moldovan law enforcement agencies are conducting mass searches in the framework of the electoral corruption case. This was announced on August 7 by the press service of the General Inspectorate of Police of the country.

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Thursday met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, highlighting the "many opportunities" for bilateral cooperation between the two countries following the conclusion of the framework for the India-US interim trade agreement.

The 37th Analytical and Support Sanctions Monitoring Team report acknowledges India's inputs on cross-border terrorism. The UN report linked Jaish-e-Mohammed to the Red Fort attack, claiming 15 lives, and noted the group's women-only wing, Jamaat ul-Muminat, aims to support terrorist attacks. India had flagged concerns about Jaish-e-Mohammed's activities.

As voting for the 13th Parliamentary Election and Constitutional Referendum concluded across 299 constituencies in Bangladesh on Thursday, Chief Adviser of the country's interim government Muhammad Yunus congratulated the nation for the peaceful and orderly conclusion of polls and referendum, calling it "the beginning of an unprecedented journey toward a new Bangladesh."