✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. China on Friday (December 27, 2024) defended its plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, saying the project will not “negatively affect” lower riparian states and that safety issues have been addressed through decades of studies. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning carried out in-depth studies for decades and took safeguard measures.
2. Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Mauritius foreign minister Dhananjay Ramful paid tributes to the memory of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his funeral in the national capital on Saturday, marking their close ties with India.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians were killed yesterday after Heavy clashes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani border forces at border crossing points.
2. in Mexico, at least eight people were killed and 27 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a semi-trailer truck. In another instance on Thursday, at least six people were killed in a road accident in the western Mexican state of Michoacan.
3. Australia’s House of Representatives has recently passed the “Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill, 2024”, which aims to protect children under 16 from accessing social media platforms. If approved by the Senate and granted Royal Assent, it will establish a legal framework for online safety.
4. Russian authorities have declared a federal-level emergency in response to a catastrophic oil spill along the Black Sea coast. The spill, which occurred on December 15, has led to widespread pollution across the region, severely affecting local communities, marine ecosystems, and the coastal economy.
5. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today 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.
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