International Current Affairs 5763 MCQs [Current Affairs]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. He hosted a high‑profile “trillion‑dollar dinner” in Taipei on 2 February 2026 for major tech executives, named after the combined market value of the companies attending, as part of his visit to Taiwan’s tech ecosystem. 

• Indonesia officially became the newest full member of the BRICS grouping, with its accession confirmed on January 6, 2025. 
• Indonesia became the 10th full member.

• On 31 January 2026, China was in the process of advancing a new, comprehensive draft law to regulate its activities in Antarctica.
• Law Name: The Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law.

The World Bank projected in its January 2026 Global Economic Prospects report that global economic growth will ease to 2.6% in 2026. While noting increased resilience, the report indicates this growth rate is too slow to effectively reduce extreme poverty

• The wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission around the Moon is underway.
• The prelaunch test began at 8:13 p.m. EST on Jan. 31. 

• Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced attempts by a “fascist, criminal and genocidal” U.S. cabal to “suffocate”

• On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
• The US operation, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, began around 2 a.m. local time, when explosions were observed.

• Fruit bats of the genus Pteropus (specifically, species within this genus, often known as flying foxes) are identified as the primary natural hosts of the Nipah virus (NiV). 

• Indonesia topped the index with a score of 62.6. The survey covered over 21,000 adults across 30 countries.

• South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday after a court found her guilty of accepting bribes tied to the Unification Church