Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (October 16, 2022) for CSS, PMS

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6. Sadrist camp refuses to join new govt in Iraq

• Iraqi firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr`s movement on October 15, 2022 announced its refusal to join a new government being formed by prime minister designate Mohammad Shia al Sudani.
• The announcement came two days after lawmakers elected Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq`s new president, and he swiftly named Sudani as prime minister in a bid to end a year of political gridlock since October 2021 elections.
• `We stress our firm and clear refusal for any of our affiliates to participate… in this government formation,` Mohammed Saleh al-Iraqi, a close associate of Sadr, said in a statement posted on Twitter

7. Norway detains second drone-carrying Russian

• Norway said on October 15, 2022 it arrested a Russian national carrying a drone and camera equipment after he was seen taking photos of an airport in the far north, the second such arrest in a week.
• Norway is on high alert following reports of mysterious drone sightings close to offshore oil and gas drilling platforms run by the major energy producer.
• Last month`s Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts in the Baltic Sea are widely assumed to be the result of sabotage. The 51 year-old Russian man, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of flying a drone in Norway, to which he confessed

8. One killed, two wounded by Israeli fire in West Bank

• A young Palestinian was killed and two others were critically wounded by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on October 15, 2022.
• The Palestinian health ministry identified the deceased as 23-year-old Qais Shajaeyah.
• Also, two Palestinians were critically wounded in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, amid heightened tensions in the occupied territory.
• One Palestinian was hit by `live bullets to the chest` during clashes with Israeli troops in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, southwest of Nablus, the ministry said, adding that another was also critically wounded

9. Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career

• A former Wall Street Journal reporter is accusing a major US law firm of having used mercenary hackers to oust him from his job and ruin his reputation.
• In a lawsuit filed late on Friday, Jay Solomon, the Journals former chief foreign correspondent, said Philadelphia-based Dechert LLP worked with hackers from India to steal emails between him and one of his key sources, Iranian American aviation executive Farhad Azima.
• Solomon said the messages, which showed Azima floating the idea of the two of them going into business together, were put into a dossier and circulated in a successful effort to get him fired

10. Terrorist` attack at Russian military camp kills 11

• At least 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a Russian military training ground on October 15, 2022 when two attackers opened fire on a group of volunteers who wished to fight in Ukraine, RIA news agency said.
• A `terrorist` attack by two citizens from former Soviet states opened fire during a training on a military site in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, and `both were killed in retaliatory fire, Russian news agencies said Saturday, citing the defence ministry.During a firearms training session, the terrorists opened fire with small arms on the personnel of the unit, RIA cited a defence ministry statement as saying.