✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia yesterday evening for a two day visit to the nation.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Ethiopia’s highest civilian award, the Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia, on 16 December 2025, during his first bilateral visit to the country.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali conferred the honour at a special ceremony in Addis Ababa, recognizing Modi’s contributions to strengthening India-Ethiopia ties and his global leadership. This award, instituted in September 2024, marks Modi as the first global head of state or government to receive it, following Bill Gates as an earlier recipient..
3. India and Ethiopia elevated their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, announcing key agreements on customs cooperation, data centre establishment, UN peacekeeping training, debt restructuring under the G20 framework, expanded scholarships, AI training, and support for maternal and neonatal healthcare in Addis Ababa.
4. Prime Minister Modi has wrapped up his two-day visit to Jordan, a trip that comes as a milestone moment as India and Jordan mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. The visit saw high-level engagements in Amman, including talks with King Abdullah II.
5. The Prime Minister will arrive in Oman today in the last leg of his three-nation tour after concluding his visit to Jordan and Ethopia.
6. has condemned the recent terror attack at Bondi Beach in Australia’s Sydney, asserting that India and Israel have a policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism.
7. India and the United Arab Emirates-UAE have reaffirmed their commitment to the implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and work for the Global South. This statement was made during the meeting of External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
8. The arrival of Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, in India for his first official visit marks a significant moment in the gradual re-engagement between New Delhi and Kabul under the Taliban administration.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. In Mexico, seven people were killed after a small aircraft crashed in the municipality of San Mateo Atenco State.
2. A Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Abdul Rauf, has resurfaced in a video delivering inflammatory threats against India, reigniting scrutiny over Islamabad’s handling of terror groups. Previously portrayed by the Pakistan Army as an innocent civilian, Rauf’s latest appearance exposes the fragility of such claims.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a pivotal law ratifying the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS) with India, marking a significant enhancement in bilateral military cooperation.
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