Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Dec 21 2023) for CSS

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6. Britain`s top court rules in favour of Guantanamo detainee

Britain`s top court ruled on Wednesday that a Guantanamo detainee waterboarded by the CIA can use English law in his claim against the UK government over alleged complicity in the torture.
Abu Zubaydah was the first of a number of prisoners to be subjected to CIA `enhanced interrogation` techniques following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States

7. Houthis threaten to hit US ships if Yemen is attacked

The leader of Yemen`s Houthis warned on Wednesday they would strike US warships if the militia was targeted by Washington, which this week set up a multinational force to counter attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
The Houthis, who control vast amounts of territory in Yemen after years of war, have since last month fired drones and missiles at international vessels sailing through the Red Sea, attacks it says respond to Israel`s assault on the Gaza Strip

8. ILO says 66pc jobs lost, fears more losses

At least 66 per cent of jobs have been lost in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in October, the International Labour (ILO) said on Wednesday, warning that employment losses could continue to increase in the enclave.
The losses amount to a total of 192,000 jobs in the small Palestinian territory, the ILO said in its second assessment of the impact of Israeli ground and air strikes on Gaza which began after a deadly cross-border incursion by Hamas gunmen on Oct. 7

9. Trump barred from presidential ballot in Colorado

Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado`s supreme court ruled on Tuesday, setting off a political earthquake that could upend next year`s election.
The stunning legal decision which Trump`s campaign said it would appeal drew immediate condemnation from Republicans across the spectrum, and looked set to light a fire under the former reality TV star`s claim to `political persecution`

10. EU agrees `historic` reform of asylum laws

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday agreed to an overhaul of its asylum system that includes more border detention centres and speedier deportations, prompting migrant charities to slam the changes as `dangerous`.
But EU governments, officials and MEPs hailed the preliminary accord on the bloc`s new pact on asylum and migration as `historic`, saying it updated procedures to handle growing irregular arrivals while maintaining respect of human rights