✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. INDIAN ASTRONAUTS TO SOON TRAIN AT NASA’S JOHNSON SPACE CENTRE : The Indian trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is meant to offer a practical learning experience and serve as a precursor to India’s own effort to send astronauts to space and return them safely – an ambitious mission known as ‘Gaganyaan’
2. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at his office at Singhadurbar Palace in Kathmandu and shared views on Nepal-India bilateral relations.
3. India, while reiterating its long-standing position on China, said the two countries continue to engage on the diplomatic and military sides for some sort of a resolution.
4. President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared that Sri Lanka will contribute a Navy vessel to counter Houthi rebel attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. This aligns Sri Lanka with nations such as India in safeguarding the vital waterway for global trade.
5. President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizz has asked the Indian government to withdraw the military from the island nation to protect its democracy.
6. Venezuela has agreed to supply crude oil to ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) in lieu of the pending dividend, Secretary Petroleum Pankaj Jain said.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, accompanied by First Lady Sajidha Mohamed, will undertake a state visit to China from January 7-12.
2. Imam Hassan Sharif, of Masjid Muhammad-Newark, was shot outside the mosque in New Jersey.
3. Three shepherd children have been killed in a landmine blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan.
4. Massive protests have continued against the Pakistan government despite chilling cold, over the new hike in wheat prices and non-fulfilment of promises.
5. Nadia Calvino has been named the new president of the European Investment Bank.
6. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, in her New Year’s speech, revealed her decision to abdicate the throne after 52 years of rule on 14th January 2024.
7. The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that hit the Noto Peninsula and other areas of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on 1st January has mounted to 78.
8. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out processions and conduct mass contacts across Bangladesh on Friday to protest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on the 7th of January.
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