Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Oct 02 2023) for CSS

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6. Move against fund to Pakistan foiled in US Congress

A move in the US Congress to prohibit assistance to Pakistan has been defeated by a clear majority as American lawmakers underlined the importance of their bilateral ties with Islamabad.
Last month, Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles proposed an amendment to the US Appropriations bill, seeking to bar US defence assistance to Pakistan to discourage the ongoing crackdown on political dissent

October 02, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

7. EU launches first phase of world`s first carbon tax

The European Union launched on Sunday the first phase of the world`s first system to impose CO2 emissions tariffs on imported steel, cement and other goods as it tries to stop more polluting foreign products from undermining its green transition.
The planned tariff has caused disquiet among trading partners and at a forum last month, China`s top climate envoy Xie Zhenhua urged countries not to resort to unilateral measures such as the EU levy

8. Afghan embassy in India suspends operations

Afghanistan`s embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban`s return to power in Kabul following the collapse of the Western-backed government.
Most foreign nations including India do not officially recognise Afghanistan`s Taliban government, but acknowledge them as the de facto ruling authority

9. Muizzu plans to `re-balance` ties with India

The president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, secured the release of his jailed mentor on Sunday, a day after divisive polls that saw the pro-Beijing leader vow to rebalance relations with New Delhi.
Bowing to Muizzu`s request, outgoing president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ordered the transfer of his predecessor Abdulla Yameen from a high-security prison island to house arrest in the capital Male

10. UN mission arrives in Karabakh on first visit in 30 years

A United Nations mission visited Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the breakaway enclave.
An Azerbaijani presidency spokesman said that a `UN mission arrived in Karabakh on Sunday morning` mainly to assess humanitarian needs