✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. US President Donald Trump took part in a ceremonial diya-lighting at the White House Oval Office to mark Diwali with Indian-American community members, with India’s Ambassador Vinay Kwatra present. Governors of five US states — Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota and Washington — celebrated Diwali at official venues for the first time.
2. UAE Vice-President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum extended Diwali greetings, wishing that the festival bring peace, hope and prosperity. EU Ambassador Jean-Eric Paquet and the envoys of Norway, Denmark and Germany also conveyed wishes, while the Korean and Japanese embassies held festive events in New Delhi.
3. The British High Commission in India marked Diwali by highlighting the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which entered into force in July. Under the pact, nearly 99% of Indian exports to the UK get duty-free access.
4. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju visited the Al Rahmah ‘Floating Mosque’ in Jeddah during his visit for the 6th Haj Conference and Exhibition 2027 and the bilateral Haj agreement. India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, reviewed Haj preparations with Saudi officials and inspected Jeddah’s Haj Terminal and the Haramain High Speed Railway station.
5. UAE Economy and Tourism Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri led a 5-km community run at Kite Beach, Jumeirah, organised by the Consulate General of India in Dubai under the Dubai 30×30 Fitness Challenge. Consul General Dr E. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy and over 60 Indian business leaders took part.
6. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said it would consider a visa for Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann if he wishes to attend the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore on 27 November, adding that it is ready to facilitate Kartarpur Corridor pilgrims once India lifts its restrictions. Any visit would need clearance from the Government of India.
7. Telangana student Sreeja Reddy Koya, 23, who studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, has been missing since 2 November, and Boston Police have issued a missing-person alert. The Telangana government has sought help from the MEA and Boston Police in tracing her.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. US President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller, the architect of his hardline immigration policies, as White House Chief of Staff, replacing Susie Wiles, after the Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. Miller, 41, currently Deputy Chief of Staff, takes charge on Monday.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles in a massive overnight attack aimed mainly at Kyiv, killing at least one person and damaging energy infrastructure and a major Dnipro bridge. The strike came days before US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November.
3. US Central Command set up ‘Task Force Iron Gate’, a team of about 20 personnel in Tampa, Florida, to stop Iran moving advanced weapons and sanctioned goods over its land borders and the Caspian Sea. The US also announced a reward of up to $20 million under Rewards for Justice for information on Iran’s nuclear programme.
4. A gunman killed five people and wounded more than 10 in the historic main square of Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, before police shot and arrested him; two police officers were among the injured.
5. Airstrikes on a market in al-Waziyah district of Yemen’s Taiz province killed 25 people and injured 30, according to the Houthi Health Ministry, with the Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthis blaming each other.
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