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Anora won the Oscar Award 2025 for Best Film.

Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker.

Additional Information: 

The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film.

They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements.

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Turkey unveiled its most powerful conventional bomb, the Gazap, at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2025 in Istanbul.

 The Gazap bomb weighs 970 kg and is designed for F-16 fighter jets.

 It disperses 10.16 fragment explosions per metre, up from the earlier standard of 3 metres.

It is developed by the National Defence Ministry’s R&D centre, it increases Turkey's airstrike power.

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Know About World Happiness Index 2025

Published by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Total countries included: 147

Topper: Finland

Bottom: Afghanistan (147)

Pakistan: 109

India: 118

Note: Finland topped this ranking for the 8th conservative year in 2025

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China launched the CR450, the fastest high-speed train, reaching 450 km/h in tests and 400 km/h commercially.

It improves on the CR400 Fuxing, featuring advanced technology for speed, energy efficiency, and passenger comfort.

The train supports China’s goal to expand its rail network to 70,000 km by 2035.

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Russia successfully launched its Angara A5 space rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Russia successfully put a test load in low orbit as part of an effort to develop a new post-Soviet launch vehicle.

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World's largest naval exercise named 'RIMPAC' started in the United States of America (USA)

RIMPAC exercise led by the US. 

RIMPAC stands for Rim of the Pacific.

RIMPAC is a biennial exercise.

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• FIFA world cup 2026 will be held in the US, Canada, Mexico (North America).

Key Points

• The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23^rd FIFA World Cup tournament.
• The first football club in the world ‘Sheffield Football Club’ was founded in the year 1857 in England. 
• The apex institution of football is ‘Federation of International formed by seven countries on May 21, 1904.  

• The headquarters of FIFA is in Zürich, Switzerland.

Additional Information

• Football was included as a competitive game in Olympic Games officially in 1908.

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AIDS is a pandemic disease caused by the infection of (HIV), which damages the human immune system.

World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December since 1988.

Theme 2023: Let communities lead

Theme 2024: Take the rights path: My health, my right!

Theme 2025: Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response

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Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on 30 November annually. 

This UN-designated day is a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of chemical warfare on both soldiers and civilians. 

The United Nations officially declared November 30 as the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare in 2005.

The primary purpose of this day is to honour and mourn the lives lost due to chemical warfare. 

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