THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US, China, UK remain top destinations for Pakistani exports during July-April

https://www.nation.com.pk/06-Jun-2024/us-china-uk-remain-top-destinations-for-pakistani-exports-during-july-april

Ø  It’s Time for America and Turkey to Reconcile

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/its-time-america-and-turkey-reconcile

Ø  A Three-Theater Defense Strategy – How America Can Prepare for War in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/theater-defense-war-asia-europe-middle-east

Ø  Israel Launches Military Campaign in Central Gaza

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/05/israel-gaza-hamas-war-us-embassy-beirut-lebanon-hezbollah/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

Ø  How China Could Quarantine Taiwan

https://features.csis.org/chinapower/china-quarantine-taiwan/

Ø  What Does Further Expansion Mean for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/05/what-does-further-expansion-mean-shanghai-cooperation-organization

Ø  Education emergency: now or never – Pakistan identified the need for education as a critical priority for the nascent state right after its creation

https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/stories/education-emergency-now-or-never

Ø  Improving energy resilience in Pakistan can avert 175,000 child and adult deaths

https://www.unicef.org/rosa/press-releases/improving-energy-resilience-pakistan-can-avert-175000-child-and-adult-deaths

Ø  UN investigative team hands over key ISIL crime data to Iraq

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150701

Ø  Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150641

Ø  Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150636

Ø  War must never be normalized for child victims: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150606

Ø  More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150596

Ø  Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza: Aid official

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150581

Ø  There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150661

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  US to send new $225-million military aid package to Kiev — AP

https://tass.com/world/1800011

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 Ukraine already using US weapons to strike Russia — AP

https://tass.com/defense/1799157

Ø  China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/4/china-denies-fuelling-russia-ukraine-war-tensions-says-it-supports-peace

Ø  Spain says to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/spain-says-will-join-gaza-genocide-case-against-israel-at-icj

Ø  Is Iranian military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘at a new level’?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/5/how-iran-contributes-to-russias-war-in-ukraine

Ø  Putin warns Russia could provide weapons to strike West

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn44r9zjnpjo

Ø  European elections: How will the vote work and what’s at stake?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/5/european-elections-how-will-the-vote-work-and-whats-at-stake

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Talks continuing virtually: IMF

https://www.dawn.com/news/1838277/talks-continuing-virtually-imf

Ø  State Bank expected to remain cautious over policy rate

https://www.dawn.com/news/1837849/state-bank-expected-to-remain-cautious-over-policy-rate

Ø  Economic policies: confusion prevails

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469482/economic-policies-confusion-prevails

Ø  Pakistan has to repay $10b by July

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469645/pakistan-has-to-repay-10b-by-july

Ø  Poor people pay more taxes

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469828/poor-people-pay-more-taxes

Ø  Oil edges higher on OPEC+ reassurances but set for third weekly loss

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-climb-opec-reassures-markets-ecb-cuts-interest-rate-2024-06-07/

Ø  From risk to resilience

https://www.dawn.com/news/1837257/from-risk-to-resilience

Ø  Farmer frustrations heighten

https://www.dawn.com/news/1837258/farmer-frustrations-heighten

Ø  Collective action urged to adapt to ‘new age of global warming’

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40307124

Ø  Climate change and botched policies push Pakistan toward food insecurity

https://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-change-and-botched-policies-push-pakistan-toward-food-insecurity/

Ø  For a net-zero future

https://www.dawn.com/news/1838117/for-a-net-zero-future

Ø  Can courts fix the climate crisis?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1838321/can-courts-fix-the-climate-crisis

Ø  UN chief says world is on ‘highway to climate hell’ as planet endures 12 straight months of unprecedented heat

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/05/climate/12-months-record-heat-un-speech/index.html