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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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