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Salem Bin Braik 

Salem Saleh Bin Braik is Appointed as the new Prime Minister of Yemen. 

Salem Saleh Bin Braik has served as Yemen’s Finance Minister since 2019, following a tenure as Vice Finance Minister and in various administrative positions. 

V Narayanan 

V Narayanan give the statements: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) expects the Gaganyaan mission to launch Indian astronauts into space will only take place in the “first quarter of 2027.” 

ISRO 

Established: 15 August 1969 

Founder: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai 

Headquarters: Bengaluru 

Friedrich Merz 

Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany’s new chancellor. 

Yemen shares borders with Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east. It holds strategic significance with coastlines along the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Guardafui Channel, controlling the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, a key maritime passage for global oil trade and international shipping. 

Sofia Qureshi and Vyomika Singh  

• Colonel Sophia Qureshi, a decorated officer from the Indian Army's Corps of Signals. 

• Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, an accomplished helicopter pilot in the Indian Air Force. 

For the first time in Indian history, two women officers—Colonel Sofiya Qureshi from the Indian Army and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh from the Indian Air Force—conducted the official press briefing on a significant military operation.