✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Sunday spoke to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Both Ministers recognized that the achievements of India-France cooperation in 2021 are a strong foundation for 2022.
2. IndiGo is cancelling 20% of its flights because of the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. It’s waiving change fees and is offering free changes for all new and existing bookings made up to January 31, for flights up to March 31, 2022. Where possible, cancellation of flights will be done at least 72 hours in advance.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Thousands of people protested in Czech Republic’s capital Prague on Sunday against compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain groups and professions.
2. BANGLADESH: A fire destroyed about 1,200 houses in parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on Sunday, an official said. The fire started at Camp 16 and raced through shelters made of bamboo and tarpaulin, leaving more than 5,000 people homeless.
3. Amid concerns over safety of UK’s Queen Elizabeth II, her official residence, Windsor Castle, is set to become a no-fly zone. From January 27 onwards, aircrafts and drones will be prohibited from flying over castle at an altitude of 2,500ft. The decision was taken after a crossbow-wielding man broke into Windsor Castle on December 25 and threatened to kill Queen.
4. UN said that it has invited Sudanese military leaders, political parties and pro-democracy groups to hold talks to end the post-coup crisis. “The talks would seek a sustainable path forward towards peace in the country,” said Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sudan.
5. 164 people killed following anti-government protests in Kazakhstan
At least 164 people have been killed in Kazakhstan following anti-government protests, country’s health ministry said on Sunday. Most of the fatalities (103) were reported in Almaty, where demonstrators seized government buildings and set some of them ablaze, according to the ministry. Protests were triggered after the government lifted subsidies on LPG, which drove up fuel prices significantly.
6. NASA launched the fourth Diffuse X-rays from the Local galaxy or DXL mission on January 9 from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission will study the origin of soft X-rays in the galaxy that impact technology in Earth’s atmosphere.
7. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Sri Lanka on Sunday to discuss Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) amid foreign currency and debt crisis in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves are down to around $1.6 billion. Sri Lanka also owes China around $3.38 billion for several projects.
8. Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter who had been held without charge for nearly three years in the capital, Basma bint Saud, 57, a royal family member long seen as a proponent of women’s rights and a constitutional monarchy, has been detained since March 2019, and in April 2020 implored King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to release her on health grounds.
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