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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø Can Pakistan shed its dependency on the US dollar?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1792043 Ø Can US maintain focus on Asia-Pacific while distracted by conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East? Ø Arab Peace Initiative II: How Arab Leadership Could Design a Peace Plan in Israel and Palestine Ø Completing the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement: Fulfilling the Promises of a Summer Long Past Ø From the Ashes of Hamas-Israel War, Can Economics Drive Peace? Ø Greater Conflict-Phase Access to Asia https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA1742-1.html Ø WFP Pakistan Country Brief, October 2023 https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/wfp-pakistan-country-brief-october-2023 Ø Humanitarian assistance reaches UNRWA shelters in northern Gaza for the first time since the war began [EN/AR] Ø World must not look away from humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN chief tells Security Council https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1144102 Ø Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1144127 Ø Explainer: What’s COP28 and why is it important? https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1144042 Ø Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø Little prospect of Russia oil deal
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2448196/little-prospect-of-russia-oil-deal Ø World Bank grants $1.2 bln loan to Ukraine https://tass.com/world/1714513 Ø A hard, bloody winter awaits Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, say experts Ø Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets – Tasnim https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-finalises-deal-buy-russian-fighter-jets-tasnim-2023-11-28/ Ø Russia Steps Up Presence in Indian Ocean https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-steps-up-presence-in-indian-ocean-/7378276.html Ø NATO, Ukraine sign cooperation program for 2024 https://tass.com/world/1713677 Ø West sees Palestinians as second-class citizens, Russia’s UN envoy says https://tass.com/politics/1713849 Ø Zelensky doubts if Ukraine ever joins NATO https://tass.com/world/1714365 Ø Netanyahu gone down in history as ‘butcher of Gaza,’ Erdogan says https://tass.com/world/1713663 Ø Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4% as interest rates pack a punch. But the economy has stalled https://apnews.com/article/europe-inflation-economic-growth-236390a5ae8309d17779b03d0a863c08 Ø Hungary Says It Opposes EU Membership Talks With Ukraine https://www.voanews.com/a/hungary-refuses-eu-membership-talks-with-ukraine/7379229.html Ø Op-ed: Europe is leaving a void in a multipolar world https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/op-ed-europe-is-leaving-a-void-in-a-multipolar-world.html Ø Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russia invite Ø NATO chief urges allies to ‘stay the course’ in supporting Ukraine Ø Lorries line up at Poland-Ukraine border as truckers expand blockade |
