November 2022

Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Nov 15 2022) for CSS

November 15, 2022
Add Comment

6. Pakistan out of UK`s `high-risk countries` list

• The United Kingdom has removed Pakistan from its `high-risk third countries` list through a statutory instrument, effectively meaning the UK foreign office recognises the progress Pakistan has made to be removed from FATF`s grey list.
• A notification by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Monday marked this development, saying the UK recognizes Pakistan`s efforts to improve money laundering and terror financing curbs.
• Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari hailed the development on Twitter, saying it was `good news` The list includes those countries that the UK deems pose risks due to unsatisfactory money laundering and terror financing controls

International Current Affairs News

7. Afghan supreme leader orders full enforcement of Sharia

• Afghanistan`s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stoning and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban`s chief spokesman said.
• Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted that the `obligatory` command by Hibatullah Akhundzada came after the secretive leader met with a group of judges.
• Akhundzada, who has not been filmed or photographed in public since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, rules by decree from Kandahar, the movement`s birthplace and spiritual heartland.
• The Taliban promised a softer version of the harsh rule that characterised their first stint in power, from 1996-2001, but have gradually clamped down on rights and freedoms.

8. Iran launches strikes on Kurds in Iraq

• Iran launched a wave of cross-border missile and drone strikes on November 14, 2022 against Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq, where local authorities reported one death and eight wounded.
• Tehran previously launched attacks that killed more than a dozen people in Iraq`s Kurdistan region in late September, after accusing Kurdish armed groups based there of stoking a wave of unrest that has rocked the Islamic republic.
• Iran has been hit by almost two months of protests since the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22, after she was arrested by the country`s feared morality police for allegedly breaching the strict dress code for women

Check also: The Rivers of Pakistan

9. France, UK sign new deal to thwart migrant Channel crossings

• Britain agreed to pay France another 72.2 million euros ($74.5m) to prevent migrant boat crossings under a new deal signed on Monday that underlines improving ties between the neighbours.
• Around 42,000 people -most of them Albanians, Iranians and Afghans have crossed the Channel to England from France this year.
• The figure is well over last year`s 28,561, which was a thousand-fold increase from 2018 when migrants and asylum seekers first began sailing inflatables across one of the world`s busiest shipping channels

Check below video to Boost your English Vocabulary

10. Biden, Xi cool Cold War rhetoric in landmark summit

• Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping tried to take some heat out of their simmering superpower rivalry on November 14, 2022, during a three-hour summit that found common ground on Ukraine but left little doubt that stark differences remain.
• Biden emerged from the meeting proclaiming there need not be a new Cold War, as both the US and Chinese leaders spoke of the desire to prevent high tensions from spilling over into conflict.
• Xi told Biden that the two countries `share more, not less, common interests`, according to a Chinese account of the meeting, sounding more conciliatory than the last three pandemic-filled years without face-to-face presidential meetings would suggest. `The world expects that China and the United States will properly handle the relationship,` Xi told him

Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Nov 15 2022) for CSS

Check our daily updated ‘s Complete Day by Day Current Affairs Notes

November 2022:

October 2022:

September 2022:

August 2022:

Page 2 of 2 Prev Next

About the author

Shahzad F. Malik

Shahzad Faisal Malik is the administrator of CSSTimes.pk and is responsible for managing the content, design, and overall direction of the blog. He has a strong background in Competitive Exams and is passionate and sharing information with others.
Shahzad Faisal Malik has worked as a Graphic Designer/Content Creator at CSSTimes in the past. In his free time, Shahzad Faisal Malik enjoys watching Cricket, writing blogs for different websites and is always on the lookout for new and interesting content to share with the readers of this website.
As the website administrator, Shahzad Faisal Malik is dedicated to providing high-quality content and fostering a welcoming and engaging community for readers. He looks forward to connecting with readers and hearing their thoughts and feedback on the website.

View all posts

You may also like

Leave a Comment