18th December, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a popular school tradition that has been in effect for years. The event requires all teachers and students to assemble on the grounds or the hall at the start of the day.
The format of the assembly isn’t fixed and can differ from school to school, but the main activities remain the same. The principal gives a speech, and students read the daily news headlines. Talent shows, debates, speeches and role plays are usually a part of the morning assembly.
Prayers, physical exercise, and yoga can also be included in the morning school assembly as well. However, today we bring you the latest news headlines, which increase awareness among the students about global and domestic happenings.
You can check out the news headlines for 18 December to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly December 18
1) The Indian Akash air defence missile system destroyed 4 targets in exercise Astrashakti.
2) Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will visit Kuwait as PM Modi’s special envoy to pay condolences to Emir Sheikh Nawaf.
3) PM Modi declared that India will rank among the world’s top 3 economies in his third term as he inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse in Gujarat.
4) Delhi saw its second coldest day of the season with a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius, as the air quality remained in the “very poor” category.
5) Protests erupted against the Dharavi Redevelopment project undertaken by the Adani group.
6) Karnataka and Kerela were put on high alert after Covid variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala.
7) PM Modi flagged off the Kashi Tamil Sangamam Express train between Kanyakumari and Varanasi as part of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- Italy PM Giorgia Meloni said there was no place for Islam in Europe due to different ideologies, while UK PM Rishi Sunak warned against the threat of growing asylum seekers in Europe.
- Donald Trump echoed Nazi rhetoric and anti-immigrant bias in latest speech as he vowed to ban all immigrants from terror-plagued countries.
- IDF found tunnels and weapons at the vacation homes of Hamas leaders in Gaza.
- Israeli forces targeted Gaza schools used by Hamas to hide, killing 25 Al-Qassam fighters.
- Over 60 migrants feared dead off the coast of Libya in a shipwreck.
- Vladimir Putin said Russia had no plans to attack NATO, but its latest member Finland will face problems.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- India crushed South Africa in the first ODI match thanks to Arshdeep Singh’s five-wicket haul.
- India handed South Africa its biggest home ODI defeat, beating them by 8 wickets in the first ODI game of the ongoing tour.
- Hardik Pandya was named the captain of the Mumbai Indians, replacing Rohit Sharma after 10 seasons.
- Leon Edwards beat Colby Covington 49-46 to defend his Welterweight Championship Title at UFC 296.
Important Days on 18 December
- International Migrants Day
- Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
Thought of the Day
“Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity” – Pope Francis
