THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US envoy calls for further boosting ties with Pakistan

https://www.samaa.tv/2087315254-us-envoy-calls-for-further-boosting-ties-with-pakistan#google_vignette

Ø  Pakistan, US working on ‘mutually-beneficial’ agenda: Ambassador Masood Khan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1192293-pakistan-us-working-on-mutually-beneficial-agenda-ambassador-masood-khan

Ø  The Impacts of Raisi’s Death

https://www.csis.org/analysis/impacts-raisis-death

Ø  Can America’s Special Relationship With Israel Survive?

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/can-americas-special-relationship-israel-survive

Ø  Pakistan, as UNSC member, to push for Mideast peace & self-determination for occupied peoples: Munir Akram

https://www.app.com.pk/global/pakistan-as-unsc-member-to-push-for-mideast-peace-self-determination-for-occupied-peoples-munir-akram/ Gaza: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150076

Ø  ‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150051

Ø  Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150016

Ø  Second draft resolution on weapons-free outer space fails in Security Council

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150126

Ø  UNICEF addressing child trauma and displacement in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/05/1150111

Ø  Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150106

Ø  Climate crisis fuels deadly floods, worsening hunger in Afghanistan

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150066

Ø  Launch of Glaciers Inventory of Pakistan

https://www.undp.org/pakistan/press-releases/launch-glaciers-inventory-pakistan

 

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Poland, Greece urge EU to establish ‘air defense shield’ amid rising Russian threats

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/23/poland-greece-urge-eu-to-establish-air-defense-shield-amid-rising-russian-threats

Ø  US challenges British claim China is sending ‘lethal aid’ to Russia

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/23/china-russia-lethal-aid-ukraine-war-uk-defence-secretary-us

Ø  Rishi Sunak names July 4 for UK general election: What’s next?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/23/rishi-sunak-names-july-4-for-uk-general-election-whats-next

Ø  Russia launches ‘space weapon’ in path of US satellite: Pentagon

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/22/russia-launches-space-weapon-in-path-of-us-satellite-pentagon

Ø  Russia starts ‘tactical nuclear drills’ near Ukraine border

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/22/russia-starts-tactical-nuclear-drills-near-ukraine-border

Ø  Zelenskyy pushes allies for direct involvement in Ukraine’s war with Russia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/21/zelenskyy-pushes-allies-for-direct-involvement-in-ukraines-war-with-russia

Ø  First group of Ukrainian pilots completes F-16 training in US

https://tass.com/world/1792581

Ø  Putin signs decree allowing seizure of US assets in Russia

https://tass.com/politics/1792345

Ø  World to face new conflicts if Israel not stopped in Gaza — Erdogan

https://tass.com/world/1791897

Ø  Palestinian sovereignty gains momentum with recognition from Ireland, Spain, Norway

https://tass.com/world/1791727

 

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Enhancing wheat storage

https://www.dawn.com/news/1834609/enhancing-wheat-storage

Ø  GDP size, per capita income rise in FY24

https://www.dawn.com/news/1835129/gdp-size-per-capita-income-rise-in-fy24

Ø  From boom to bust — A balance sheet of Pakistan’s growth patterns over three decades

https://www.dawn.com/news/1832450/from-boom-to-bust-a-balance-sheet-of-pakistans-growth-patterns-over-three-decades

Ø  Bailout deal to come after approval of IMF-dictated budget, Pakistan told

https://www.geo.tv/latest/545475-pakistan-authorities-told-bailout-deal-to-come-after-approval-of-imf-dictated-budget

Ø  Pakistan: a huge market that can’t be ignored

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467533/pakistan-a-huge-market-that-cant-be-ignored

Ø  Stagflation keeps growth low at 2.4%

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467690/stagflation-keeps-growth-low-at-24

Ø  Investment plummets to 50-year low

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467866/investment-plummets-to-50-year-low

Ø  Uncertainty major contributor to inflation: SBP

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467861/uncertainty-major-contributor-to-inflation-sbp

Ø  Oil steady as investors weigh U.S. rate fears, firmer seasonal demand

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-flat-firming-us-gasoline-demand-offsets-rate-jitters-2024-05-24/

Ø  Govt ‘plans replacing solar net metering with gross metering’

https://www.geo.tv/latest/544837-govt-plans-replacing-solar-net-metering-with-gross-metering

Ø  Is climate change making turbulence worse?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22endle1no

Ø  Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report

Ø  Extreme heatwave disrupts education for half of Pakistan’s schoolchildren

https://www.voanews.com/a/extreme-heat-wave-in-pakistan-disrupts-education/7624136.html

Ø  Climate action as equity

https://www.dawn.com/news/1835169

Ø  Barriers to green transformation

https://www.dawn.com/news/1834545/barriers-to-green-transformation

Ø  Climate change ministry warns of more heatwaves in June

https://www.dawn.com/news/1835326/climate-change-ministry-warns-of-more-heatwaves-in-june