✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Saudi Arabia, marking a significant step towards protecting the rights of skilled labourers from India. This collaboration aims to enhance transparency and ensure the well-being of Indian workers employed in Saudi Arabia.
2. Israeli government gave its nod to the appointment of Reuven Azar as the new Ambassador to India.
3. India’s Uma Sekhar Elected to Governing Council of UNIDROIT
Ms. Uma Sekhar secured 45 out of 59 votes in the initial round of elections for the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) held in Rome, Italy.
4. Bhutan Plans 1,000-sq. km. Green City On Assam Border, Linking South To Southeast Asia
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck unveiled the Gelephu Smartcity Project.
5. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with the European delegation from the security and defence committee of the European Parliament at the Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. In 🇨🇳China, the death toll from a massive earthquake in Gansu and Qinghai provinces has reached 127.
2. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on 17 Dec, expressing concerns over the evolving nature of the JN.1 COVID subvariant and the surge in respiratory diseases globally.
3. In 🇮🇸Iceland, a volcano has erupted, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the sky, after weeks of seismic activity had the region, southwest of the capital Reykjavik, on high alert.
4. In 🇫🇮Finland, a global champion of gender equality, recently conferred the International Gender Equality Prize for 2023 to the Afghan Women Skills Development Center, recognizing their unwavering commitment to promoting and safeguarding the rights of women in 🇦🇫Afghanistan.
5. The United States vowed that it would continue to arm Israel in its campaign against Hamas, even as it called for more humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the devastated Gaza Strip.
6. In Guinea, at least 14 people killed and 178 injured after a powerful explosion and fire at the main fuel depot rocked the centre of the capital Conakry early on Monday.
7. The United States announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Huthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea.
8. PROTEST AGAINST EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN BALUCHISTAN : The Baluchistan Yakjehti committee started its march from Dera Ghazi Khan to Islamabad to protest against the blocking of transport and threats to protesters on Tuesday.
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