Daily News Brief
March 27, 2024 (Wednesday)
GLOBAL
Asia Pacific
1. Japan
Expands Military Influence with Controlled Fighter Jet Export Strategy. The Japanese administration, under Prime
Minister Fumio Kishida, is moving forward with a plan to sell advanced fighter
jets to a select group of allied countries as part of an international
collaboration, the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), with the United Kingdom
and Italy, aimed at developing high-tech military aircraft to replace aging
fleets.
2. North Korea
will Reject Any Contact with Japan.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister said Pyongyang would reject
“any contact or negotiations” with Japan, just a day after she said Tokyo’s
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had requested a summit with her brother.
Russia/Europe/West
3. Russian
Security Chiefs Blame Concert Attack on Ukraine, West. Top Russian security officials claimed that
Ukraine and the West were partly responsible for the deadly concert hall
outside of Moscow late last week, which saw camouflaged gunmen indiscriminately
kill at least 139 people and dozens more.
4. Zelenskyy
Dismisses Head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council. Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksii Danilov from his post as the
head of country's National Security and Defense Council.
REGIONAL
India/South Asia
5. India’s
Probe Finds Rogue Officials Involved in US Murder Plot: Report. India’s investigation
into an attempted murder of a Sikh leader in New York, the US, has found that
rogue operatives were involved in the plot, according to international news
agency Bloomberg, headquartered in New York.
6. UK Royal
Navy Vessels Make Historic Visit to Chennai. The UK’s Littoral Response Group (LRG) reached
Chennai as part of its deployment to the Indian Pacific region, marking a
significant milestone in bilateral maritime cooperation.
IIOJK
7. Two Kashmiris Arrested, Booked Under PSA in
IIOJK. According
to Kashmir Media Service, the detained persons have been identified as Danish
Parvaiz and Abrar Ahmad Wani, both residents of Sumlar area in Bandipora
district.
8. Protests Erupt in Kashmir Valley against
Anti-People Policies, Power Cuts. Protests erupted in Srinagar, Kupwara and
Baramulla districts in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir against the
anti-people policies of the Modi-led Indian government in the territory.
Afghanistan
9. Taliban
Spokesman: 24 Islamic Emirate Officials on UN Blacklist. Zabihullah
Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews that the names
of 24 officials of the Islamic Emirate are still on the United Nations and
European Union blacklist.
10. Pakistan 'Mapping' Resident Afghans Before Eviction
Push. Pakistan is gathering data
on Afghan migrants, including those legally resident in the country, ahead of a
renewed eviction push slated to start after Eid, official sources told AFP.
Middle
East/Africa
11. Arab League
Seeks Implementation of UN Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire. The Arab League and the Arab Parliament have
welcomed the UN Security Council’s resolution calling for an immediate
ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and called for its implementation.
12. Hamas Urges End to Gaza Airdrops after 18 People
Died Trying to Reach Food Packages.
Hamas
urged foreign nations to stop parachuting aid into war-torn Gaza after
officials and humanitarians said 18 people died trying to reach food packages
in the starving north.
Iran
13. UN’s Gaza
Resolution Sign of Israel’s Unprecedented Global Isolation: Hamas Chief
Visiting Iran. Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of
Hamas, made the remarks after a meeting in Tehran with Iranian Foreign Minister
Hossein Amirabdollahian and a day after the Security Council adopted its Gaza
resolution.
INTERNAL
Security
14. Shangla
Attack: Chinese Embassy Demands Thorough Probe, Seeks Perpetrators' Prosecution. In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack on
the Dasu Hydropower Project staff in Shangla's Besham city, the Chinese Embassy
in Pakistan has strongly condemned the incident and demanded thorough
investigation along with severe punishment for the perpetrators.
Economy
15. Pakistan PM
Announces Plans for Another IMF Bailout Amid Economic Woes. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced plans
to engage in discussions for a new programme with the International Monetary
Fund (IMF).
Politics
16. Interior
Ministry Answerable for X Ban, PTA Informs IHC. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed by
the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's (PTA) counsel that the interior
ministry is answerable for the banning of social media platform X in the
country.
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