| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø US Congressman Sherman writes to Blinken about ‘political victimisation’ in Pakistan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1747256 Ø Pakistan is making a mistake in ignoring the US for China Ø Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/discord-leaked-documents/ Ø What Russia’s New Crackdown on Draft Dodgers Says About Its Ukraine Offensive https://time.com/6270857/russia-ukraine-conscription-law-draft-dodgers/ Ø Highlights from the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings Ø Report: India-China Border Tensions and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Ø Pakistan’s Existential Economic Crisis https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/04/pakistans-existential-economic-crisis Ø Myanmar: UN condemns deadly military airstrike on crowd of civilians https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135522 Ø International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135482 Ø Tensions mount in Middle East as UN reiterates need for ‘maximum restraint’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135457 Ø A Rocky Recovery – April 2023 Ø Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135512 Ø ‘The world cannot abandon the people’: Top humanitarian official in Afghanistan https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135422 Ø Bilawal appreciates UN role in Pakistan https://www.nation.com.pk/13-Apr-2023/bilawal-appreciates-un-role-in-pakistan Ø Pakistan abstains from voting on Ukraine resolution |
| RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø Israel signs $400m deal to sell anti-tank missiles to Greece https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/10/israel-signs-400m-deal-to-sell-anti-tank-missiles-to-greece
Ø TCG Anadolu: Türkiye’s largest warship and world’s first drone carrier https://www.trtworld.com/article/66953 Ø Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 1998 peace deal anniversary https://www.trtworld.com/article/66986 Ø ‘No indication’ Egypt is giving lethal weapons to Russia against Ukraine https://www.trtworld.com/article/66987 Ø IMF forecasts growth in eurozone, expects light recession for Germany https://www.trtworld.com/article/66979 Ø Thousands of junior doctors from across UK kick off four-day strike https://www.trtworld.com/article/66973 Ø Latest leak suggests US spying on UN chief Guterres over Russia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/13/pentagon-leak-suggests-us-felt-un-chief-soft-to-russia-report Ø US and UK announce new sanctions targeting Russian ultra-wealthy https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/us-and-uk-announce-new-sanctions-targeting-russian-ultra-wealthy Ø India says Ukraine seeking medical, war recovery assistance https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/india-says-ukraine-seeking-medical-war-recovery-assistance Ø ‘The exam was stopped 7 times’: Foreign students angry at being forced to return to Ukraine for test Ø Germany foreign minister embarks on post-Macron ‘damage control’ in China trip Ø Norway expels 15 Russian ‘intelligence officers’ from embassy Ø Russia says Black Sea grain deal may be nearly over https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-black-sea-grain-deal-may-be-nearly-over-2023-04-13/ Ø Germany allows Poland to export old fighter jets to Ukraine |
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