THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS
Ø  Pakistan seeks US help to revive IMF deal
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2361960/pakistan-seeks-us-help-to-revive-imf-deal
Ø  Pakistan Economy: Trapped Between China and US
https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/pakistan-economy-trapped-china-usa
Ø  Pakistan to stay on terror financing watchdog’s ‘gray list’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/pakistan-to-stay-on-terror-financing-watchdogs-gray-list/2022/06/17/aa27b59c-ee54-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html
Ø  Analysts hail Pakistan’s improving ties with the US
https://www.radio.gov.pk/17-06-2022/analysts-hail-pakistans-improving-ties-with-the-us
Ø  US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-navy-iran-have-tense-encounter-in-strait-of-hormuz/2022/06/21/872762be-f11e-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html
Ø  Are We Sure America Is Not at War in Ukraine?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/opinion/international-world/ukraine-war-america.html
Ø  Indian military’s ‘path of fire’ recruitment plan sparks mass unrest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/17/india-military-recruitment-protests-agnipath/
Ø  More upgrades, more bombs: Report says world’s nuke arsenal growing
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/14/modernization-means-global-nuclear-arsenal-grow-re/
Ø  In Brief: Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45122
Ø  Report: Israel: Background and U.S. Relations
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL33476
Ø  Strengthening the US and NATO defense postures in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/strengthening-the-us-and-nato-defense-postures-in-europe-after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
Ø  Report: Geopolitical implications of AI and digital surveillance adoption
https://www.brookings.edu/research/geopolitical-implications-of-ai-and-digital-surveillance-adoption/
Ø  Talking to the Taliban ‘only way forward’ in Afghanistan
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1121122
Ø  Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1121172
Ø  UN agencies rush to aid Afghanistan following deadly quake
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1120992
Ø  Supporting UN’s Palestine refugee agency, means ‘investing in stability for the region’
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1121182
RUSSIA & EUROPE
Ø  The US provides weapons to Ukraine in accordance with the situation “on the battlefield”
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5424719?from=anons
Ø  Johnson urged the G7 and NATO not to make concessions to Russia for the sake of a “bad world”
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5424670?from=anons
Ø  Hungary called on the EU to start negotiations with Russia
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5424665
Ø  US vows not to send troops to Ukraine even if fighting drags on
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5424658
Ø  BRICS leaders supported talks between Russia and Ukraine and reform of the UN
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5424556
Ø  ‘A good day for Europe’: EU grants Ukraine candidate status
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/23/eu-grants-ukraine-candidate-status
Ø  Germany moves closer to rationing gas as Russia cuts supply
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/23/germany-raises-gas-alert-level-after-russia-cuts-supply
Ø  Why are some nations neutral on the Russia-Ukraine war?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/23/why-global-south-nations-stay-neutral
Ø  China’s Xi talks of Russia-Ukraine war as ‘alarm for humanity’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/23/russia-ukraine-war-chinas-xi-says-alarm-for-humanity
Ø  France’s Macron offers compromise after stinging parliament loss
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/22/frances-macron-offers-to-compromise-after-parliament-loss
Ø  Russia may cut off gas completely, Europe must act now, IEA warns
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/22/russia-may-cut-off-gas-completely-europe-must-act-now-iea-says
Ø  AUKUS: Australia’s new PM vows ‘reset’ with France after submarine row
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61919761
Ø  German chancellor vows regular support to Ukraine including military equipment
https://tass.com/world/1469909
Ø  Ukraine receives first batch of German self-propelled howitzers, defence minister says
https://tass.com/world/1469163
Ø  Minister of State for Foreign Affairs concludes her visit to Germany
https://mofa.gov.pk/minister-of-state-for-foreign-affairs-concludes-her-visit-to-germany/
Ø  FATF acknowledges completion of Pakistan’s Action Plans and authorizes an on-site visit
https://mofa.gov.pk/fatf-acknowledges-completion-of-pakistans-action-plans-and-authorizes-an-on-site-visit/
Ø  EU’s GSP+ mission reaches Pakistan to assess implementation of conventions
https://www.dawn.com/news/1696145/eus-gsp-mission-reaches-pakistan-to-assess-implementation-of-conventions
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
Ø  Govt to plug tax loophole for rich
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2363025/govt-to-plug-tax-loophole-for-rich
Ø  Foreign investment falls 5pc in 11MFY22
https://www.dawn.com/news/1695385/foreign-investment-falls-5pc-in-11mfy22
Ø  Mobile phone assembly units may shut down
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2362777/mobile-phone-assembly-units-may-shut-down
Ø  On the cusp of FATF exit
https://www.dawn.com/news/1695635/on-the-cusp-of-fatf-exit
Ø  ‘Broad agreement’ reached with IMF to end uncertainty https://tribune.com.pk/story/2362786/broad-agreement-with-imf-to-end-uncertainty
Ø  Winds of change gaining velocity
https://www.dawn.com/news/1695637/winds-of-change-gaining-velocity
Ø  Pakistan’s exports to China up nearly 6%
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2362766/pakistans-exports-to-china-up-nearly-6
Ø  EU’s GSP+ mission arrives to assess implementation of 27 conventions
https://www.dawn.com/news/1696243/eus-gsp-mission-arrives-to-assess-implementation-of-27-conventions
Ø  Pakistan fails to attract bidder for three LNG slots
https://www.dawn.com/news/1696409/pakistan-fails-to-attract-bidder-for-three-lng-slots
Ø  Double whammy of consumption-based growth
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2362341/double-whammy-of-consumption-based-growth
Ø  Non-textile exports soar to $11.2bn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1695957/non-textile-exports-soar-to-112bn
Ø  Circular debt continues to plague energy chain
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2362602/circular-debt-continues-to-plague-energy-chain
Ø  Oil trades sideways on fears of slower demand, supply uncertainty
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-rise-tight-supply-inventory-uncertainty-2022-06-24/
Ø  Pakistan cautions WTO leaders over food insecurity
https://www.dawn.com/news/1695557/pakistan-cautions-wto-leaders-over-food-insecurity
Ø  Climate Change Ministry gets Rs9.6bn budgetary allocations under PSDP 2022-23
https://mettisglobal.news/climate-change-ministry-gets-rs9-6bn-budgetary-allocations-under-psdp-2022-23/
Ø  Crisis slide
https://www.dawn.com/news/1696284/crisis-slide
Ø  “Intolerable tide” of people displaced by climate change: UN expert
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/06/intolerable-tide-people-displaced-climate-change-un-expert
Ø  How climate change can significantly impact one of the world’s most important carbon-rich ecosystems
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220623091210.htm

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