Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Nov 28 2023) for CSS

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6. Arab states, EU agree on need for two-state solution

Arab states and the European Union agreed at a meeting in Spain on Monday that a two-state solution was the answer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell saying the Palestinian Authority should rule Gaza.
Borrell said all EU members attending the meeting of Mediterranean nations in Barcelona and almost all attendees had agreed on the need for a two state solution

7. Biden to miss COP28, says US official

President Joe Biden will miss the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, after two years of attending the talks in hopes of highlighting US leadership, a US official said.
Some 70,000 people, including national leaders and Pope Francis, are expected at COP28 as it opens on Nov 30, in what could be the largest UN climate summit ever. COP28, which will be held until Dec 12, is due to be attended by 167 world leaders, including King Charles III and Pope Francis

8. Sweden PM slams far-right call to tear down mosques

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson denounced the leader of the far-right party propping up his government on Monday after he called for some mosques to be torn down.
Sweden Democrats (SD) leader Jimmie Akesson called for some mosques to be seized and levelled during a speech to his annual party conference on Saturday

9. Russia condemns Israeli strikes in Syria

Syria`s ally Russia on Monday condemned Israeli air strikes on Damascus international airport, describing them as provocative and dangerous.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday`s strikes could aggravate tensions in the region, already inflamed by the Gaza crisis.
`We strongly condemn Israel`s latest provocative attack on an important Syrian civilian infrastructure facility,` Zakharova said in a statement

10. Musk to run Starlink in Gaza with Israel`s nod

Israel said on Monday it had agreed in principle with visiting tech entrepreneur Elon Musk that his SpaceX company`s Starlink communications would be used in the Gaza Strip subject to Israeli approval.
The statement by Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi appeared to mark a reversal from his opposition last month to Musk`s proposal to provide Starlink support to `internationally recognised aid organisations` in Gaza