✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. India gifted two water-jet-propelled Fast Interceptor Crafts (FICs) to Mozambique yesterday as part of its capacity-building engagements with friendly foreign nations of the Indian Ocean Region. The FICs were transshipped from India by INS Gharial. The Defence Ministry said these water-jet-propelled boats have a top speed of 45 knots and a range of 200 nautical miles at 12 knots.
2. *The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor between India and Pakistan has completed five years yesterday.* The corridor leads to the Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan, where the First Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, spent the last 18 years of his life. The corridor was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 November 2019, at Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, on the occasion of the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
3. Canada has announced the suspension of the Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa programme. This decision impacts international students, particularly from India. The SDS programme was introduced in 2018 to expedite study permit applications.
4. Lassa fever has gained attention due to a recent case in Iowa. This incident involved the death of a traveller returning from West Africa. The disease has been endemic in several West African countries.
🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. 🇵🇱Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that he will meet France’s president, Britain’s prime minister, the head of NATO, and leaders of the Nordic and Baltic states soon to discuss transatlantic cooperation and the war in Ukraine.
2. In Bangladesh, vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur district has been suspended since this morning as Ready-Made Garment (RMG) workers of some factories blocked the highway demanding three months of unpaid wages.
3. The United Nations Human Rights Office said that nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities in the Gaza war were women and children. It condemned it as a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. Overall, 44 per cent of the victims were children, with the biggest single category aged five to nine.
4. In Pakistan, over a dozen casualties have been reported after an explosion occurred near the Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan. Several people are reported to be injured.
4. In Pakistan, the Punjab provincial government has imposed an immediate ban on public access to parks, zoos, playgrounds, historical sites, and other public spaces in Lahore and surrounding districts amid worsening air quality.
5. The US Department of Justice has said that Federal Bureau of Investigations thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. It charged an Iranian national and arrested two American citizens for involvement in a plot to murder the Republican President-elect.
6. US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his Chief of Staff, making her the first woman to hold this influential cabinet position, heading the White House executive office.
7. Japan’s proposal for an “Asian NATO” has emerged as a significant topic in regional security discussions, particularly under the leadership of newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. This initiative is primarily aimed at countering the growing assertiveness of China and North Korea in the Asia-Pacific region.
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