THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS
Ø  Experts see bright future for Pak-US ties post-Afghan war

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2384398/experts-see-bright-future-for-pak-us-ties-post-afghan-war

Ø  Why ‘Loss and Damage’ Is a Climate Talks Battleground

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/why-loss-and-damage-is-a-climate-talks-battleground/2022/11/03/8b3f221a-5b36-11ed-bc40-b5a130f95ee7_story.html

Ø  America said “no more” and left Afghanistan; should we return?

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/26/america-said-no-more-and-left-afghanistan-should-w/

Ø  After a Rocky Few Years, Pakistan Tries to Mend Ties With the U.S.

https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/after-rocky-few-years-pakistan-tries-mend-ties-us

Ø  US Air Force to Deploy Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers to Australia as Tensions with China Grow

Ø  https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/us-air-force-to-deploynuclear-capable-b-52-bombers-to-australia-as-tensions-with-china-grow

Ø  What Is COP27? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit

https://www.nytimes.com/article/cop27-climate-change-summit.html

Ø  Congress must act to boost combat-credible airpower in Indo-Pacific

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/congress-must-act-to-boost-combat-credible-airpower-in-indo-pacific/

Ø  Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130082

Ø  UN refugee chief calls for greater focus on climate and conflict factors

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130127

Ø  Security Council debates Russia’s decision to suspend participation in crucial Ukraine grain deal

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1130052

Ø  UN chief warmly welcomes Russia decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal

https://news.un.org/story/2022/11/1130107

Ø  Human rights belong at the heart of climate change debate, urges Türk

https://news.un.org/story/2022/11/1130102

Ø  COP27: What you need to know about this year’s big UN Climate Conference

https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129947

Ø  Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns

https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129912

Ø  Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report

https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129892

Ø  Report: Emissions Gap Report 2022

https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2022

Ø  Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert

https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129942

Ø  Report: Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N22/598/03/PDF/N2259803.pdf?OpenElement

Ø  Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130057

Ø  Report: Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan Latest Findings and Emerging Threats

https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/Opium_cultivation_Afghanistan_2022.pdf

 

RUSSIA & EUROPE
Ø  Pakistan approves deal to import 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/1/pakistan-approves-deal-to-import-300000-tonnes-of-russian-wheatØ  Lavrov draws parallels between Ukraine war, Cuban missiles crisis
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/30/lavrov-draws-parallels-between-ukraine-war-cuban-missile-crisis

Ø  Iran ‘plans to send’ more UAVs to Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/11/1/russia-ukraine-live-updates-moscow-suspends-grain-deal

Ø  Russia completes partial mobilisation of citizens for Ukraine war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/1/russia-completes-partial-mobilisation-of-citizens-for-ukraine-war

Ø  Russia accuses UK of ‘directing’ Nord Stream blasts
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/1/russia-completes-partial-mobilisation-of-citizens-for-ukraine-war

Ø  North Korea covertly shipping artillery shells to Russia, US says
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/2/north-korea-covertly-shipping-artillery-shells-to-russia-us-says

Ø  Russia sparks global food crisis fears, again, as war grinds on
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/3/russia-backs-out-of-grain-deal-doesnt-attack-ships-rejoins

Ø  UN inspectors find no sign of ‘dirty bomb’ in Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/3/un-inspectors-find-no-sign-of-dirty-bomb-in-ukraine

Ø  Germany’s Olaf Scholz meets China’s Xi Jinping as trade in focus
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/4/germany-chancellor-olaf-scholz-visits-china-with-eye-on-trade

Ø  Russia signals possible Kherson retreat but Ukraine wary
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/4/russia-signals-possible-kherson-retreat-but-ukraine-wary

Ø  US blackmailing Taliban leaders to distance them from Moscow, Beijing – Russian envoy
https://tass.com/politics/1531729

Ø  Russia’s Lavrov pays visit to Jordan
https://tass.com/politics/1531757

Ø  Terrorists may penetrate into CIS from Afghanistan, security chief warns
https://tass.com/politics/1531941

Ø  Taliban to not participate in Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan – diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1531971

Ø  Lavrov arrives in UAE, visit begins
https://tass.com/politics/1532317

Ø  Armenian PM Pashinyan in Iran after meeting with Putin, Aliyev
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/1/armenian-pm-pashinyan-in-iran-after-meeting-with-putin-aliyev

Ø  Denmark centre-left bloc wins narrow victory in nail-biting vote
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/2/denmark-centre-left-bloc-wins-narrow-victory-in-nail-biting-vote

Ø  China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/2/china-russia-india-enabling-myanmars-military-report

Ø  Europe warming at twice the global average, UN report warns
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/2/europe-warming-at-twice-the-global-average-un-report-warns

Ø  UK PM Sunak reverses decision to skip COP27 climate summit
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/2/uk-pm-sunak-reverses-decision-to-skip-climate-talks

Ø  UK has ‘no plans’ to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem: PM office
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/3/uk-has-no-plans-to-move-israel-embassy-to-jerusalem-pm-office

Ø  G7 discuss Ukraine support amid attacks on infrastructure
https://www.dw.com/en/g7-discuss-ukraine-support-amid-attacks-on-infrastructure/a-63632354

Ø  Turkey holds off on Finland and Sweden in NATO
https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-is-in-no-rush-for-finland-and-sweden-to-join-nato/a-63643782

Ø  EU lawmakers began to work out a mechanism for the transfer of frozen assets of the Bank of Russia to Ukraine
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5651282?from=top_main_4

 

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.aspØ  Trade gap shrinks to $11.5b in Jul-Oct

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2384362/trade-gap-shrinks-to-115b-in-jul-oct

Ø  A lifeline from abroad

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717905/a-lifeline-from-abroad

Ø  CPI inflation surges faster than expected in October to 26.6%

https://www.geo.tv/latest/449818-consumer-price-inflation-surges-to-266

Ø  Business confidence drops to lowest level in Pakistan: survey

https://www.dawn.com/news/1718394/business-confidence-drops-to-lowest-level-in-pakistan-survey

Ø  Forging a new path

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717909/forging-a-new-path

Ø  Jumping on the gravy train

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717917/jumping-on-the-gravy-train

Ø  Ministry warns of rising inflation, tough economic conditions ahead

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717884

Ø  Rs50bn escrow account activated for payment of dues to Chinese IPPs

https://www.dawn.com/news/1718393/rs50bn-escrow-account-activated-for-payment-of-dues-to-chinese-ipps

Ø  First heat, then floods wipe out farms in Pakistan’s chili capital

https://www.dawn.com/news/1718622/first-heat-then-floods-wipe-out-farms-in-pakistans-chili-capital

Ø  Potential of renewable energy in Pakistan is yet to be fully explored

https://www.geo.tv/latest/450132-potential-of-renewable-energy-in-pakistan-is-yet-to-be-fully-explored

Ø  Pakistan needs to remove key irritants for agri marketing: WB

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717676/pakistan-needs-to-remove-key-irritants-for-agri-marketing-wb

Ø  Oil prices drop as demand fears dominate

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-drop-demand-fears-dominate-2022-11-04/

Ø  UAE, US to spur $100b in clean energy projects

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2384229/uae-us-to-spur-100b-in-clean-energy-projects

Ø  Race to COP27

https://www.dawn.com/news/1718786/race-to-cop27

Ø  Alternatives to burning stubble

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717914/alternatives-to-burning-stubble

Ø  COP27: quest for climate justice

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2383967/cop27-quest-for-climate-justice

Ø  Climate change and health

https://www.dawn.com/news/1718787/climate-change-and-health

Ø  Brace for impact

https://www.dawn.com/news/1718518/brace-for-impact

Ø  More funding needed for climate adaptation, as risks mount

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130142

Ø  As impacts accelerate, adapting to climate change must become a global priority – UNEP report

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/impacts-accelerate-adapting-climate-change-must-become-global

Ø  Floods reverse human development

https://www.dawn.com/news/1717911/floods-reverse-human-development