FirstUp: EU-Egypt summit in Brussels, King Charles to visit the Vatican... The headlines of the day

It is set to be a busy Wednesday with several events lined up for the day.

Firstly, the European Union will hold its first summit with Egypt today in Brussels. Meanwhile, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be visiting the Vatican today.

In India, talks between the Centre and Ladakh representatives will resume from today. Meanwhile, the Australian women’s cricket team will face the English team today.

Here is all that is set to take place throughout the day.

EU-Egypt summit to take place

President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the summit, while President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi will participate on behalf of Egypt at the first EU-Egypt Summit. It will take place in Brussels.

The summit will concentrate entirely on strengthening the EU-Egypt relationship. We’re meeting to implement the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership and find ways to make our political and economic cooperation even deeper, driving mutual stability, peace, and prosperity. Crucially, the leaders will also use this time to discuss pressing global issues, covering everything from West Asia and Ukraine to multilateral cooperation, trade deals, migration, and security concerns.

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According to the European Council’s official page, the summit will be followed by an informal dinner, to which EU heads of state or government have been invited.

King Charles and Queen Camilla visit the Vatican

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time. During his visit, the king will be praying with the Pope. This will be the first time in 500 years that a British monarch will pray in public for the first time.

This year marks the Jubilee Year for the Church, and King Charles is going to participate in a joint prayer service with other Christian leaders right in the Sistine Chapel. Why is that such a huge deal? Because he’s the Head of the Church of England, and this will be the first time a ruling English monarch has prayed alongside other denominations there since King Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church back in 1534! It’s an incredible moment of unity.

Centre-Ladakh talks to resume

Crucial talks between the Centre and Ladakh representatives, which were called off earlier, are set to resume today. The Leh Apex Body Leader Mr Chering Dorjee Lakrook told a press conference in Leh today that the centre has informed the date for resumption of talks.

The main leaders from Ladakh are going to New Delhi to meet with Home Ministry officials. The eight-member delegation is highly inclusive: it features representatives from both the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), along with MP Mohd Haneefa Jan and lawyer Haji Mustafa.

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2025 ODI Women’s World Cup: Australia v England

The Australian Women’s cricket team will be facing the English women’s team today. The 23rd match of the World Cup will be played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.

England Women are currently placed in the 2nd position on the points table with 4 wins to their credit, while the Australian team is leading the points table. Australia Women have won their previous match against Bangladesh Women by 10 wickets. Meanwhile, England Women have won their previous high-scoring thriller against India Women by a small margin of 4 runs.

With inputs from agencies