✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. The Indian Air Force will train instructors at Egypt’s Fighter Weapons School in precision air-to-ground strikes and stand-off attack tactics, strengthening military cooperation between the two nations as part of the expanded Strategic Partnership established in 2023.
2. Investigations by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad have revealed that terrorist Al-Qaeda has been using servers and control centres based in Afghanistan to spread radical ideology in India. The findings emerged during the interrogation of Zubair Hangargekar, who was arrested for his alleged links with the terror outfit.
3. India is set to end 2025 on a strong diplomatic and economic note with the conclusion of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand. Announced jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon, the pact is expected to double bilateral trade within five years.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. In the United States, thousands of flights cancelled due to severe winter storms.
2. Mount Etna, a stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, became active again, sending glowing lava and small amounts of ash into the air from its north-eastern crater.
3. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for two separate attacks in Balochistan that reportedly killed six Pakistani soldiers.
4. Tensions in Yemen have intensified after southern separatists accused Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces in the east of the country. The incident highlights growing fractures within the coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthi movement and raises fresh concerns about stability in the conflict-hit nation.
5. In Japan, a massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway last evening.
6. Japan’s Cabinet approved a historic defense budget of 9.04 trillion yen ($58 billion) for fiscal year 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of increases under its five-year 43 trillion yen military buildup plan aimed at countering regional tensions, particularly with China.
7. Fifteen people were killed and 19 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine along the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala.
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