THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
Ø US ‘doesn’t support’ IP gas pipeline
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2460719/us-says-it-doesnt-support-iran-pakistan-gas-pipeline-project Ø Pakistan to Seek US Sanction Waivers for Gas Pipeline From Iran Ø Pakistan in Peril? The State of the Nation’s Democracy, Economy, and Relationship with the US Ø Autonomy and International Stability – Confidence-Building Measures for Uncrewed Systems in the Indo-Pacific https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/autonomy-and-international-stability Ø China’s Evolving Counter Intervention Capabilities and Implications for the United States and Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners Ø Forging a New Era of U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation Ø Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1148031 Ø UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1148026 Ø ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters 14th year https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147996 Ø UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147981 Ø Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147966 Ø UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147951 Ø Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976 Ø With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste |
RUSSIA & EUROPE |
Ø Europe’s destiny intertwined with Ukraine’s, EU Liberals chief says in Kyiv
Ø North Africa bears the brunt of Europe’s externalisation policies: Analysts Ø Russia says NATO preparing for potential conflict in Eastern Europe, Black Sea Ø Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel at ICJ Ø What’s behind Macron’s ‘hardened stance’ on the Russia-Ukraine war? Ø Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack Ø Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch ahead in eastern Ukraine Ø Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/world/europe/russia-putin-ukraine.html Ø Russia blocks renewal of UN panel monitoring North Korea sanctions |