School Assembly News Headlines For December 18: Top National, International & Other News

News Headlines for School Assembly, December 18th: From Pakistan extending its airspace ban for Indian aircraft by another month till January 23 to Sebi approving an overhaul of regulations governing mutual

funds and stockbrokers, here are the top news highlights for the day.

Top National News:

– India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to formally lodge a diplomatic protest over threats to the Indian High Commission and provocative anti-India statements made by Bangladeshi leaders.

– Pakistan has extended its airspace ban for Indian aircraft by another month till January 23.

– The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, aimed at promoting the safe and regulated use of nuclear energy.

Top International News:

– Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old suspect at Sydney’s Bondi Beach terror attack, has reportedly awakened from a coma while recovering in hospital and has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder.

– Female legislators from two parties in the Congress of the Mexican capital got into a brawl on Monday and were captured pulling each other’s hair, trading blows on live television.

Top Sports News:

– Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz has ended his partnership with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former announced on Wednesday. Ferrero, a former world No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, began coaching Alcaraz when the Spanish prodigy was just 16, shaping him into one of the top players in the world.

Top Business News:

– The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday approved a sweeping overhaul of regulations governing mutual funds and stockbrokers, clearing long-pending reforms aimed at improving cost transparency for investors, modernising market practices and simplifying compliance.

Top Education News:

– The leader of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, actor-politician Vijay, is set to address the public near the Vijayamangalam toll gate in Erode district on December 18. As a precautionary measure, a private school near the toll booth has declared a holiday. The half-yearly examination scheduled for December 18 has been postponed and will now be held on December 26.