May 2023

Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (May 07 2023) for CSS

6. King Charles III crowned in Britain`s first coronation since 1953

• Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms on May 6, 2023 at Britain`s first coronation for 70 years, during a ceremony steeped in a millennium of ritual and spectacle.
• Charles, 74, became the oldest sovereign yet to be crowned at London`s Westminster Abbey after a lifetime as heir to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. At 12:02pm local time (5:02pm PST), Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid-gold St Edward`s Crown on Charles`s head as a sacred and ancient symbol of the monarch`s authority.
• Welby also crowned Charles`s wife, Camilla, 75, capping a remarkable transformation from her role as royal mistress to queen consort and now queen


7. Ukraine downs hypersonic Russian missile in `historic first`

• Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time during an attack on the capital Kyiv this week, the Air Force said on Saturday, in a potentially major setback for the Kremlin`s campaign of long-range air strikes.
• The Kinzhal, which means `dagger` in Russian, is one of six `next generation` weapons unveiled by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 when the Russian leader boasted that it cannot be shot down by any of the world`s air defence systems.
• Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Kh-47Kinzhal had been shot down on Thursday night over the region outside Kyiv. The Air Force said it had been taken down by a US Patriot air defence system


8. UN chief urges armed groups in DRC to lay down arms

• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on May 6, 2023 urged all armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to lay down their weapons, saying their presence was causing `humanitarian tragedies` and threatening regional security.
• Guterres was speaking at a meeting of regional leaders in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, convened to discuss the security situation in Congowhere armed groups have been blamed for violence and mass displacement of civilians.
• Eastern Congo has for years been plagued by widespread violence that has included killings, rapes and mutilations by armed insurgents from various groups including M23 and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)


9. US-Saudi govts hail Jeddah talks for Sudan peace

• The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on May 6, 2023, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital.
• A joint US-Saudi statement welcomed the `start of pre-negotiation talks` and urged sustained global support to quell fighting.
• `The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States urge both parties to take in consideration the interests of the Sudanese nation and its people and actively engage in the talks towards a ceasefire and end to the conflict,` the statement said


10. Biden says age has brought him `wisdom`

• US President Joe Biden, who at age 80 is seeking a second term in 2024, said in an interview broadcast on Friday that his advanced age has brought him abundant wisdom.
• `I have acquired a hell of a lot of wisdom and know more than the vast majority of people,` he told a reporter from MSNBC, the first interview he`s given to the press since officially launching his campaign last week. `I`m more experienced than anybody that`s ever run for the office.
• And I think I`ve proven myself to be honorable as well as also effective, said Biden.

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