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International Everest Day is annually celebrated on 29th May to commemorate the first-ever summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal on 29th May 1953.

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International Firefighters’ Day originated after a tragic incident took place in Australia, on December 2, 1998 (five firemen lost their lives)

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World Baseball Classic 2023

Venue: Japan, Taiwan, USA

Participating teams: 20

Final: 21 March 2023

Winner: Japan (Third title)

Runner-up: USA

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 4 February as the International Day of Human Fraternity in 2020.

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World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment.

Theme 2020: Hope in Sight

Theme 2021: Love Your Eyes 

Theme 2022: Love Your Eyes 

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• International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, was designated 7 September by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019.

• The United Nations General Assembly designated 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies with the aim of raising awareness and promoting actions to improve air quality.
• Theme 2022: The Air We Share

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Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a massive 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championship

Winning date: 31 May 2025

Venue: Gumi, South Korea

Nadeem’s gold is Pakistan’s first and only medal at the championship.

Additional Information:

The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships.

Being held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Gumi, South Korea.

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The 2025 conflict was a brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan.

India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan on 7 May 2025.

In response, Pakistan launched its Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos on 10 May 2025 against India.

On 10th of May 2025, a ceasefire was announced by the US president Donald Trump.

 Additional Information:

Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan after Pahalgam terrorist attack in Indian occupied Kashmir on 22 April 2025 in which 26 civilians were killed.

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On 8 May 2025, Pakistan’s armed forces took down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones sent into the country by India.

Additional Information: 

On 7 May 2025, Pakistan mourned the loss of 31 lives in overnight attacks by Indian forces on civilians. 

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Zero Discrimination Day is an annual day celebrated on first of March each year by the United Nations.

First celebrated on 1 March 2014.

Theme 2023: Save lives: Decriminalise

Theme 2024: To protect everyone's health, protect everyone's rights

Theme 2025: We Stand Together 

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