Wed Nov 13 01:26:35 UTC 2024: ## International & National News Roundup: November 13, 2024

**International:**

* British author Samantha Harvey won the prestigious Booker Prize for her novel “Orbital,” set on the International Space Station.
* Global climate talks in Azerbaijan saw major multilateral banks commit to increasing climate finance for developing countries to $120 billion annually by 2030.
* Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as the ambassador to Israel.
* President-elect Trump announced that he will appoint former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
* The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned after admitting to failing to adequately investigate allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

**India:**

* 43 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand are voting today, along with bypolls in 31 constituencies across India and the high-profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut.
* India’s Home Ministry claimed an 82% reduction in civilian deaths in the Northeast compared to the period between 2014 and 2023.
* The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully test-fired a new variant of the Nirbhay Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile with a range of 1,000 km.
* India and Bangladesh discussed operationalizing certain land ports 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

**Other:**

* The ICC is discussing the Champions Trophy schedule with participating nations amid speculation that the entire tournament could be moved out of Pakistan due to India’s refusal to travel there.
* The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a judgment on Wednesday, setting guidelines to curb illegal and retributive bulldozing of homes and properties by state authorities.
* A special tribunal in Bangladesh has requested Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of protesters during a mass uprising.
* The Calcutta High Court granted permission for a Hindutva group to hold a protest march in Kolkata against alleged attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh.
* Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “ek hai to safe hai” slogan, but opposed Yogi Adityanath’s “batenge to katenge” statement, deeming it incompatible with Maharashtra’s ideology.

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