Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Dec 27 2023) for CSS

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6. Explosion rocks Israeli embassy in New Delhi

An explosion near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday did not kill or wound any staff members, authorities said, adding that investigations into its cause were ongoing.
There was no information suggesting anyone on the street had been hurt.
Israeli missions around the world have been on alert amid a rise in attacks since the start of Israeli attacks against Hamas in the Gaza Strip

7. Turkish parliament panel approves Sweden`s Nato bid

A key committee in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden`s bid to join Nato after months of delays, clearing another hurdle in the Nordic country`s accession process in the wake of Russia`s invasion of Ukraine last year.
Sweden`s Nato bid had been stalled amid opposition from Turkiye and Hungary and recently it was further complicated after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked it to Ankara`s request for F-16 fighter jets from its ally the United States

8. Iran resumes pace of 60pc uranium enrichment: IAEA

Iran has resumed enriching uranium at a similar rate as at the start of the year, the IAEA said on Tuesday, as the country accelerates its nuclear programme while denying it is developing a bomb.
Iran has `increased its production of highly enriched uranium, reversing a previous output reduction from mid-2023`, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement

9. Israel army arrests senior Palestinian lawmaker

The Israeli army on Tuesday said it arrested senior Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar in the occupied West Bank, along with other activists of her leftist party.
Jarrar, 60, is a prominent figure in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a faction in the Palestine Liberation Organisation considered a `terrorist` group by Israel, the United States and the European Union.
`Khaleda Jarrar was arrested… along with other PFLP activists,` the army said in a statement

10. Diplomatic luminary` Riaz Khokhar is no more

Ambassador Riaz Khokhar, a luminary of Pakistani diplomacy, passed away on Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy that spans several decades of significant contributions to his country`s foreign relations.
Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, while conveying heartfelt condolences on the passing of Mr Khokhar, the former foreign secretary, on behalf of the Foreign Office characterised him as a `role model` for the Foreign Service, whose absence will be deeply felt.