Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Oct 26 2023) for CSS

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October 26, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

6. Vetoes fly in UNSC as Israel readies ground assault

Facing growing international pressure to rethink plans of a massive ground assault, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel was preparing for a ground incursion into Gaza, even as Tel Aviv shelling killed more civilians amid growing pressure to deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
At the United Nations, meanwhile, Russia and China vetoed a draft UN Security Council Resolution, whereas a rival Russian-drafted text failed to win the minimum number of votes

7. Israel attacks two Syrian cities, kills eight soldiers

An Israeli attack on military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday killed eight soldiers and wounded seven more, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported.
Citing a military source, SANA said Israel`s `aerial aggression` targeted a number of military positions near the southwestern city of Deraa. The strike also caused material damage, it reported. The attack took place at around 1:45am on Wednesday

8. US sees threat to aircraft carriers as China launches guided missile subs

China has launched its first nuclear-powered guided missile submarines, according to the Pentagon`s latest report on China`s military giving it land and sea attack options once the sole province of US and Russian vessels.
The Pentagon report, published Oct 20, marks the first apparent confirmation that modified submarines seen in Chinese shipyards over the last 18 months are Type 093B guided missile submarines.
The Pentagon report says that in the short term, the Chinese navy `will have the ability to conduct long-range precision strikes against land targets from its submarine and surface combatants using land-attack cruise missiles, notably enhancing (China`s) power projection capability`

9. Erdogan says Hamas is not a terrorist outfit, cancels Tel Aviv visit

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza crisis, said on Wednesday the Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands.
`Hamas is not a terrorist organisation, it is a liberation group, `mujahideen` waging a battle to protect its lands and people,` he told lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, using an Arabic word denoting those who fight for their faith

October 26, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Maxwell, Warner star as Australia hand Dutch record defeat

Glenn Maxwell`s fastest World Cup century off 40 balls and 104 by David Warner led Australia to a record World Cup 309-run rout of the Netherlands on Wednesday for their third straight victory at the tournament.
Maxwell`s 106 off 44 balls laced with nine fours and eight sixes fired Australia to 399-8, a total their bowlers defended easily as the Dutch were dismissed for just 90 in 21 overs in New Delhi