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

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October 28, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

6. Gaza`s voice falls silent as Israel steps up ground assault

Social media and the internet, the last means of communication the people of the besieged Gaza Strip had with the outside world, was severed on Friday as broadband and mobile phone services were cut off.
The disconnection of the Palestinian enclave meant that as the bombing of Gaza entered its 21st day fresh photos, videos and other information regarding brutal Israeli actions against the territory were no longer coming through.
The isolation of Gazans came as Israel`s air and ground forces stepped up operations in the Gaza Strip, Israel`s chief military spokesperson said on Friday, amid reports of heavy bombing of the besieged enclave

7. UNGA adopts resolution for truce in Gaza

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday that calls for an `immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce` in Gaza by 120 to 14 votes, with 45 abstentions.
The United States was among the 14 countries that opposed the resolution.
Canada, however, proposed an amendment condemning Hamas for the Oct 7 attacks, but failed to get the required two-thirds of the present votes

8. Sultan Ibrahim elected Malaysia`s next king

Malaysia`s royalty on Friday chose an influential sultan from the southern state of Johor to be the country`s next king.
The position is largely ceremonial, but oversees major appointments such as the prime minister and serves as the head of religious affairs and the commander-inchief of its armed forces

9. US claims hitting `Iran-backed groups in eastern Syria

Two US fighter jets have struck military infrastructure in eastern Syria, which were linked to Iran`s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its regional proxies, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said the strikes were in response to recent attacks on US bases in `Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups

10. Pakistan`s hopes diminish as SA edge thriller

standing at the lonely third-man boundary, Shaheen Shah Afridi kept going down on his haunches. Mohammad Wasim, every now and then, sank to the ground due to cramps.
It was humid, draining at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium as Pakistan desperately sought to revive their World Cup campaign against South Africa.