International & World News – 8 December 2024

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✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. The 22nd Doha Forum began yesterday with the theme the Innovation Imperative’. The event brings together over 4,500 participants from more than 150 countries. The forum was inaugurated with a speech by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, who highlighted the importance of multilateral dialogue in tackling global challenges.

2. India advises its nationals to avoid all travel to Syria amid escalating violence.

3. India has been chosen to Chair the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna, Shambhu Kumaran officially assumed the Chairmanship of CND.

4. The High Commission of India in Bangladesh organized a musical evening on Friday at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka to mark the 53rd anniversary of “Maitri Diwas”. On 6th December, India recognized Bangladesh as an independent, sovereign nation in 1971, ten days before Bangladesh achieved its liberation.

5. Nebraska declared December 6 as “Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Day,” unveiling his bust at the State Capitol to honor his principles of non-violence, tolerance, and justice. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen declared this special day.

6. The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution co-sponsored by India to declare December 21 as World Meditation Day, emphasizing meditation’s role in comprehensive well-being and inner peace.

7. Devyani Khobragade has been appointed as the Indian Envoy to Tunisia. This appointment reflects India’s ongoing commitment to strengthening diplomatic relations with Tunisia.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Syrian rebels launch operation to encircle government held Capital city of Damascus after seizing nearby towns.

2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survives impeachment after ruling party boycotts voting on motion in Parliament.

3. In United Kingdom, thousands of homes across the country were plunged into darkness as Storm Darragh unleashed powerful winds and widespread disruption. The UK’s Met Office issued a rare red warning, its highest alert level, urging residents in Wales and southwest England to remain indoors.

4. Voting is took place yesterday in Ghana for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

5. France, the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is reopening its doors, five-and-a-half years after a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark.

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