| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø Rethinking US-Pakistan Relations in the Age of Great Power Competition
Ø US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue and the Regional Terrorism Situation Ø Three Things to Know About China-Pakistan Military Ties https://www.usip.org/blog/2023/04/latest-three-things-know-about-china-pakistan- Ø Destructive Decoupling https://www.cfr.org/article/destructive-decoupling Ø Afghanistan Central Bank Reserves https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12052 Ø The Taliban Are Back in the Hostage Business https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/05/taliban-afghanistan-hostage-diplomacy- Ø Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century Ø Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135382 Ø ‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135367 Ø Report: Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2023 Ø WMO calls for more investment in integrated weather and climate services https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135302 Ø Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø Renewed pension protests rage across France but Macron not backing down
https://www.trtworld.com/article/66840 Ø China’s Xi, France’s Macron call for Russia-Ukraine peace talks https://www.trtworld.com/article/66831 Ø Pakistan dubs Braverman’s remarks as misleading, discriminatory, xenophobic https://www.trtworld.com/article/66806 Ø Finland to become 31st NATO member on Tuesday https://www.trtworld.com/article/66729 Ø Finland’s centre-right National Coalition Party claims election victory https://www.trtworld.com/article/66715 Ø South Africa sends ANC officials to Russia for new ‘global order’ talks https://www.trtworld.com/article/66689 Ø Zelensky says Ukraine ‘will never forgive’ Russia over Bucha https://www.trtworld.com/article/66634 Ø Russia outlines anti-West global strategy, sees China, India as partners https://www.trtworld.com/article/66657 Ø Lukashenko: Belarus needs Russian nuclear arms due to ‘invasion’ threats https://www.trtworld.com/article/66654 Ø Wagner advances in Bakhmut as Ukraine gears up for counterattack https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/6/wagner-advances-in-bakhmut-as-ukraine-gears-up-for-counterattack Ø Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hails ties as Poland vows further support https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/5/ukraines-zelenskyy-hails-ties-as-poland-vows-further-support Ø EU buying Russian fuels through India https://www.rt.com/business/574246-india-eu-diesel-exports-soar/ Ø US opposes NATO ‘roadmap’ for Ukraine – FT https://www.rt.com/news/574333-us-nato-allies-divided-on-ukraine-membership/ Ø NATO member reinstates conscription https://www.rt.com/russia/574247-latvia-reinstates-military-service/ Ø Russia sounds alarm over grain deal progress https://www.rt.com/russia/574123-russia-grain-deal-block/ Ø Russia seizes Bakhmuta river’s west bank, says UK Defence Ministry https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-seizes-bakhmutka-rivers-west-bank-says-uk-defence-ministry-2023-04-07/ Ø EU’s Ukraine ammunition plan held up by eligibility wrangle https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-ukraine-ammunition-plan-held-up-by-eligibility-wrangle-2023-04-06/ |
