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Russia has thrown its weight behind India's quest for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), affirming its support for New Delhi's aspirations. Sergei Lavrov, in discussions with Indian counterpart S Jaishankar during the latter's five-day visit to Russia, expressed backing for India's bid for a permanent membership at the UNSC.

Amidst international sanctions banning luxury goods, high-ranking North Korean officials brazenly arrived at Kim Jong Un's year-end meeting in opulent Mercedes S-class vehicles, defying restrictions imposed by the United Nations. Reports from Yonhap revealed that despite the ban, party officials emerged from eighth-generation S-class limousines and other luxurious cars, raising eyebrows and questions about North Korea's adherence to international sanctions.

In a series of orchestrated assaults, Yemen-based Houthi rebels have intensified their strikes on multiple targets in the Red Sea, sparking heightened concern over global trade routes and regional stability.

Nineteen years have passed since the cataclysmic events of December 26, 2004, when the world witnessed one of the deadliest disasters in recent history. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, also known as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake or the Boxing Day tsunami, reverberated across multiple nations, claiming the lives of over 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and several other countries.

In a pioneering stride toward sustainable agriculture, scientists have introduced an electrifying innovation termed 'eSoil,' a soilless cultivation method set to redefine crop growth and potentially revolutionize food production.

In a solemn end-of-year address, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has sounded an urgent call for global unity and preparedness in the wake of three tumultuous years battling the COVID-19 pandemic.