India–Mongolia diplomacy: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar wrapped up a two-day visit to Mongolia, meeting President Khurelsukh and Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh and reviewing progress across trade, defence, mining/critical minerals, air connectivity, education and culture—plus people-to-people ties. Energy & infrastructure: He toured the India-assisted Mongol Refinery Project site in Dornogovi, calling it a key India–Mongolia friendship project supported by a $1.7bn Indian line of credit. Culture & heritage: Jaishankar also visited Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar to witness work digitising one million Buddhist manuscripts, highlighting the spiritual bond between the two countries. Public health & rural life: Mongolia received 1.65 million doses of China’s SAT-1 foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for outbreaks in western aimags, with heightened readiness in Bayan-Ölgii and Khovd. Education capacity building: Northern College (Canada) leads a SkillShift Mongolia program with Niagara and Cambrian colleges to train technical and vocational teachers with Mongolia’s Ministry of Education and polytechnic partners. International culture event: A Venice Biennale Marco Polo exhibition opened in Ulaanbaatar at the Zanabazar Museum, running until July 20. Gender violence data: A comparison report highlights high rates of intimate-partner violence in Mongolia and Russia, with Mongolia’s highest figures reported in several provinces and Ulaanbaatar.