✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. The Bangladesh High Commission in NewDelhi has temporarily suspended all consular services, including visa issuance, citing unavoidable circumstances.
2. India and New Zealand have successfully concluded the historic and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon held a telephonic conversation and made the announcement regarding the FTA.
3. India has reaffirmed its commitment to continued humanitarian assistance and healthcare cooperation with a focus on the long-term supply of medicines to Afghanistan.
4. Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has criticised the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, accusing it of empowering extremist elements, stoking anti-India sentiment and weakening democratic structures.
5. PM Modi released a commemorative postal stamp on Ashwagandha at recently held Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. A joint protest rally was held in Dhaka by the Editors’ Council and the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh over violence and arson in two leading newspaper offices last week and subsequent inaction by Mohammad Yunus led interim government.
2. The US State Department has expanded its online and social media screening for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants worldwide, effective from the 15th of this month.
3. Japan has taken a final step to allow restarting the world’s largest nuclear power plant with a regional vote. The decision marks a major moment in Japan’s return to nuclear energy, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was one of 54 reactors shut down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
4. Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter successfully completed its first flight equipped with the new Product 177 engine on December 22, 2025, marking the transition from ground testing to dedicated flight trials.
5. Elon Musk has become the world’s first $700 billion individual after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion. His net worth surged to $749 billion, widening his lead as the richest person on Earth.
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