Daily News Brief
May 27, 2024 (Monday)
GLOBAL
Asia Pacific
1. US
Congressional Delegation Arrives in Taiwan Days after China Military Drills. The arrival of an American delegation from
Congress comes at a tense time in relations between China and Taiwan and will
likely be met with condemnation from Beijing.
2. South
Korean, Chinese and Japanese Leaders Discuss Thorny Topics and Ways to Boost
Cooperation. The Japanese
and South Korean leaders raised sensitive topics like Taiwan, North Korea and
the South China Sea as well as ways to boost cooperation when they individually
met China's premier on the eve of a fuller trilateral meeting.
Russia/Europe/West
3. Russia
Claims Liberating Village in Eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had captured the settlement of
Berestove in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
4. German
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Opposes Using Western Weapons to Strike Russia. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that at the
moment he sees no reason to expand the use of Western weapons in the war in
Ukraine.
REGIONAL
India/South Asia
5. Indian Naval
Ship Kiltan Arrives in Brunei as Part of Deployment to South China Sea. The visit by Indian Naval Ship Kiltan is focused
on professional interactions, sports fixtures, social exchanges and community
outreach reflecting the shared values of both nations and navies.
IIOJK
6. Kashmiris
Reject Elections, Demand Plebiscite as Amit Shah Announces 30 Sep Deadline. Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders have rejected Indian
Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that assembly elections will be held in
Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir before 30 Sep.
Afghanistan
7. Nooruddin
Azizi Reveals Plans for Afghan Trade Exhibition in Tashkent. Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce,
Nooruddin Azizi, announced that an exhibition is set to be held in Uzbekistan
within the next month.
Middle
East/Africa
8. Hamas Armed Wing Fires Barrage of Rockets at Tel
Aviv from Gaza. Hamas armed
wing, the Qassam Brigades, have launched a barrage of missiles from southern
Gaza towards Tel Aviv for the first time in months while Israel’s military claimed
its Iron Dome air defence system intercepted most of the rockets.
Iran
9. Iran Will
Spare No Effort to Help Sudan Achieve Independence, Progress: Interim President. Iran's
Interim President Mohammad Mokhber said Tehran will spare no effort to help
Sudan achieve independence, progress and peace while meeting Sudanese Foreign
Minister Hussein Awad Ali.
INTERNAL
Security
10. Pakistan
Demands Afghanistan to Hand Over TTP Terrorists Involved in Besham Attack. Pakistan demanded that Afghanistan take
"action" against the terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),
including its so-called leader, for its role in recent terrorist attacks in the
country, including a suicide bombing of a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Besham.
Economy
11. Import Bill
Surges to $17.9bn in H2FY24, Reflecting Eased Restrictions. Pakistan has witnessed a significant increase
in imports in the second half of the outgoing fiscal year, as the State Bank of
Pakistan (SBP) eased restrictions on the importation of goods, following
directives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Politics
12. COAS
Describes Late Iranian President Raisi as 'Exceptional Leader'. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim
Munir has expressed sorrow over the tragic death of top Iranian leaders in the
recent helicopter crash, saying the late president and the foreign minister
“were true friends of Pakistan and exceptional leaders,”.
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