Current Affairs – 10 October, 2022
Explosions rock Kiev, other Ukrainian cities, leaving several dead, injured
October 10, 2022
Explosions rocked Kiev and several other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning as Russia steps up its military campaign in the country.
Putin: Crimea bridge blast ‘terrorist act’ done by Ukraine secret services
October 10, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin puts the blame squarely on Ukraine for a recent huge blast that targeted a bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean Peninsula.
Ukraine says recaptured nearly 1,200 sq km of Kherson region in ongoing counteroffensive
October 10, 2022 The Ukrainian military says its forces have recaptured some 1,200 square kilometers of the southern Kherson region since the start of a counterattack against Russian troops in late August.
Muslims in Pakistan celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
October 10, 2022
Thousands of Muslims have held a gathering in the Pakistani capital Islamabad to celebrate the birth anniversary of Islam’s holy Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny.)
Afghans still worried over drone strikes after US puts limits on drone use
October 10, 2022
US president Joe Biden has signed a new classified policy that limits the country’s drone operations and tightens the rules of engagement.
Pompeo blasts Biden’s reckless ‘Armageddon’ remark about possible US-Russia nuclear exchange
October 10, 2022
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blasted President Joe Biden’s “reckless” remarks about a possible nuclear exchange between the United States and Russia.
Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland’s independence vote could come next year
October 10, 2022
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is confident that a second independence referendum could take place in October next year despite objections from the British government.
October 10: World Mental Health Day
- World Mental Health Day is observed every year to increase international awareness about the mental health and related issues.
- The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) sets unique theme for this day every year.
- The theme for this year is “Make mental health and well-being for all a global priority”.
- It aims to raise general awareness about mental well-being by providing opportunities for people suffering from mental health issues to collectively to voice the requirements to make mental health and well-being a global priority for all.
- It also gives them the opportunity to collectively recognize the progress in the field of mental health.