✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar held a meeting with US Secretary Antony Blinken in Washington DC. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar said that the meeting reviewed the advancement of India and USA partnership over the last four years.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C., on 26 December 2024. This meeting is part of Jaishankar’s six-day visit to the United States, which runs from December 24 to December 29.
2. Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said the negotiation over the release of 13 UN staff arrested by the Houthi group in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has concluded.
3. External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar met the team of the Indian Embassy in Washington and the consuls general based in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, and Atlanta. They discussed opportunities for deepening India-US partnership, focusing on technology, trade and investments.
4. Leaders from across the globe, including neighbouring nations have paid tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, emphasising his legacy as a statesman and visionary leader. They have shared heartfelt condolences, remembering his exceptional contributions to economic progress and diplomacy.
5. Terrorist Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, a prominent figure in the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist organization and involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, passed away on 27 December 2024, due to a heart attack in Lahore, Pakistan.
🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on 23rd February following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition.
2. South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after he took over for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached for his botched imposition of martial law.
3. Abu Dhabi is poised to make history this New Year’s Eve with an ambitious 50-minute fireworks display at the Sheikh Zayed Festival, aiming to secure its place in the record books as the world’s largest pyrotechnic spectacle.
4. In Nepal, The newly-appointed Vice Chancellors of three universities have taken the oath of office and secrecy before Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
(a) Vice Chancellor of Nepal Sanskrit University: Prof Dr Dhaneshwar Nepal
(b) Vice Chancellor of Pokhara University, Prof Dr Bed Raj KC
(c) Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Forestry University, Prof Dr Sharada Thapaliya.
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