Morning Digest | PM Modi begins first state visit to Egypt; Wagner chief halts march on Moscow, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Prime Minister Modi reaches Cairo from the U.S., to meet President El Sisi and the Grand Mufti of Egypt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24 reached Cairo, beginning his first state visit to Egypt. The visit to Egypt comes five months after President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi visited India as the Chief Guest at the 2023 Republic Day celebrations here.

Wagner chief orders Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow after criminal charges against him dropped

The head of the private Russian military company Wagner said on June 24 that he ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, appearing to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.

12 cadres of banned Manipur extremist group released after mob stops Army 

As many 12 cadres of a banned extremist group in Manipur, who were apprehended by the Army, had to be released after a mob led by women prevented the security forces from going ahead with the operation.

The incident was reported around 2 p.m. at Itham village in Imphal East on June 24, 2023.