Current Affairs - International

Today, there are between 450,000 and half a million Chileans of Palestinian descent, many of whom reside in Santiago, the capital of Chile some 13,220 km away from Jerusalem. Through 150 years and a complex history of integration, persecution, and negotiation of identity, there has emerged a distinct identity of ‘Chilestinian’.

A Chinese Communist Party delegation visited the Solomon Islands in November 2023 to enhance ties between the two countries. The delegation was led by Guo Yezhou, the deputy head of the international department under China's Communist Party central committee.

Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has set a record by installing a research reactor pressure vessel in Mountain Meteor at an altitude of about 4,000 meters above sea level in El Alto, Bolivia.

The AI Safety Summit 2023 is being hosted by the United Kingdom (UK), with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak presiding over the event at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire.

The IMF's forecast for global growth in 2024 is 2.9%, which is one of the lowest growth rates in decades. This subdued outlook is attributed to a number of factors, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, rising inflation, and tightening financial conditions. The IMF has warned that the global economy is facing a number of significant challenges, and that policymakers will need to work together to avoid a recession.