Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Aug 25 2023) for CSS

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6. Taliban block several women from going to UAE for studies

Dozens of Afghan women granted scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates have been blocked from leaving Afghanistan, one of the women said on Thursday, following outcry from their Emirati sponsor.
Laila, 22, was one of around 30 women who had been sponsored to study in the UAE by prominent Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, but were stopped from departing on their flights from Kabul airport on Wednesday morning.
Women and girls were banned from attending high school and university in Afghanistan after Taliban authorities took control of the country in August 2021

7. Gen Burhan `leaves` HQ for first time

Sudan`s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, appeared in a video circulated by the army on Thursday outside of the army command compound in Khartoum for the first time since the beginning of a war more than four months ago.
The army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for control of the capital and several major cities since April 15. Attempts to mediate have proven fruitless as diplomats say both sides still believe they can win
8. Modi apprises Xi about `concerns` on border faceoff
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to China`s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg and highlighted concerns India has about border issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India`s foreign secretary said.
Modi and Xi agreed `to direct their relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengage-ment and de-escalation,` Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said

9. S. Arabia, Iran, UAE among six new entrants to BRICS

The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move aimed at accelerating its push to reshuffle a world order it sees as outdated.
The group`s leaders left the door open to future enlargement, potentially paving the way for the admission of dozens more countries motivated by a desire to level a global playing field they consider rigged against them

10. Naseem`s late show takes Pakistan to thrill-packed series win over Afghanistan

Number 10 batsman Naseem Shah hit a boundary off the penultimate delivery to give Pakistan a dramatic one-wicket win over a luckless Afghanistan in the second ODI at Hambantota on Thursday.
The 20-year-old miscued a boundary off fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi and ran jubilantly towards the dressing room as Pakistan scored 11 off the final over to finish with 302-9 in 49.5 overs.
The victory gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with the last game in Colombo on Saturday