- According to the report, China has tested the most strong non-nuclear weapon, called “Mother of All Bombs.” The large bomb was thrown onto a simple region, resulting in a vast puff of flames and black smoke.
- U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) Act. The ARIA was already implemented by the U.S. Senate in early December 2018.
- The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has banned entertainment in-flight for pilgrims traveling to Jeddah and Madina. Only Quranic verses and naats (recitation of poetry celebrating the Prophet) will be performed for the pilgrims in the journey.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to build barriers along the southeastern border if Congress will not approve funding to build a border wall by February 15, 2019.
- France Data Watchdog has enforced a fine of EUR 50 million (i.e. $57 million) on the search engine company ‘ Google ‘ of the United States. The punishment imposed under the strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.
- The German government has banned Iranian Airline (Mahan Air) from operating at its airports. It is handled to protect the interests of Germany’s foreign and security policy. “Mahan is Iran’s second-largest airline after Iran Air. It works between Tehran and Dusseldorf and Munich’s German cities.
- According to the recent survey, floods and landslides caused by heavy rain have claimed over 59 life in Indonesia. The heavy rain has risen water levels in rivers and broken their dams; villages in 11 southern Sulawesi districts have been seriously affected.
- According to the recent survey, Pakistan’s govt has declared sugarcane juice as the ‘national drink’ of the country. To achieve this goal, Pakistan’s govt performed a survey on social networking sites including Twitter and requested to decide the nation’s national drink.
- Blaming the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Agency (UNESCO) for fostering anti-Israel bias, the United States and Israel are officially withdrawing from UNESCO. It is believed that withdrawal by the United States and Israel is simply a procedural and yet a new blow to UNESCO.
- Dubai International Airport (DXB) has been mentioned as the busiest airport in the world in order to consider global travelers. In 2018, 89.1 million passengers traveled through Dubai International Airport; it is about one third greater than the past year.
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