Global Issues III

Global Issues (40 Marks) SWOT
5.1 bn people lack meaningful access to justice:

https://www.dawn.com/news/1479315
An equal justice: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479485
International Security:
- Kim keen for more summits with south korea: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454590/kim-

keen-to-have-more-summits-with-south-korea
- Russia detains American suspected: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454655
- France and Britain agree to curb channel crossings:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1454793/france-britain-agree-on-plan-to-curb-channel-
crossings-by-migrants
- Somalia orders top UN envoy to leave amid soverignity concerns:
- France boosts surveillance to stern migrant flow to UK: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455594
- Britain warns Russia over US marine: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455612/britain-warns-
russia-over-us-marine
- Iran plans to deploy warships to Atlantic: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455819
- Two alleged Rohingya drung dealers found dead in bangldesh:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1455816/two-alleged-rohingya-drug-dealers-found-dead-in-
bangladesh
- German cyber crime: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455820
- U.S trained over 1000 Indian anti-terrorism experts: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456365
- EU hits Iran with sanctions after murder plots: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456370/eu-hits-
iran-with-sanctions-after-murder-plots
- Student confesses to Germany’s biggest data hack: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456373
- Poland charges Huawei worker with spying for China: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456992
- DR Congo runner up Fayulu asserts backroom deal, seeks vote recount:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457193/dr-congo-runner-up-fayulu-asserts-backroom-deal-
seeks-vote-recount
- HRW calls for sanctions against Afghan minister: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457451/hrw-
calls-for-sanctions-against-afghan-minister
- Jailed British mother launches hunger strike: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457664
- China sentences Canadian to death, raises tension: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457658
- Turkey vows not to be intimidated by Trump’s threats: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457653
- Iran to launch two satellites in coming days: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457656/iran-to-
launch-two-satellites-in-coming-days
- Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections:
- Man detained for possible Iran espionage: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457838/man-
detained-for-possible-iran-espionage
- Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages, accounts:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458126/facebook-shuts-hundreds-of-russia-linked-pages-
accounts
- Russia allows Germany, France to monitor strait it shares with Ukraine:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458448/russia-allows-germany-france-to-monitor-strait-it-
shares-with-ukraine
- Myanmar army kills 12 rebels in Rakhine clashes: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455588
- Turkish employee of US consultate indicted for espionage:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458834/turkish-employee-of-us-consulate-indicted-for-
espionage
- HK has failed to tackle wildlife smuggling epidemic: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459073/hk-
has-failed-to-tackle-wildlife-smuggling-epidemic-study
- Israel claims hitting Iranian targets: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459064/israel-claims-
hitting-iranian-targets
- Fall in asylum bids in Germany defuses political tension:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459430/fall-in-asylum-bids-in-germany-defuses-political-
tension
- EU calls for tougher checks on golden visa passport applicants:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459426/eu-calls-for-tougher-checks-on-golden-visa-passport-
applicants
- Venezuela allows US Diplomats to stay, defuses showdown:
- Canadian PM fires envoy to China: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460207/canadian-pm-fires-
envoy-to-china
- Facebook to set up election content monitoring systems:
- Google, Facebook, Twitter must do more against fake news: EU:
- TTP sanctuaries : https://www.dawn.com/news/1460709
- 38 drown after migrant boats capsize off Djibouti: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460929/38-
drown-after-migrant-boats-capsize-off-djibouti
- Turkish court fress consultate employee: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460927
- Facebook paid users to track smartphone use: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460794
- Psychology of fake news: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461174
- Hong Kong seizes record eight tones of Pangolin scales: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461367
- Over 55 colleges set up on political grounds costing KP govt dearly:
- Mercenaries are feeding off terrorism and crime, says UN chief:
- Third suspect in spy attacks baffles UK, Bulgaria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463362
- EU adds S.Arabia to dirty-money blacklist: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463754
- South Asia has more troops than other regions: report: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463961
- US welcomes demise of EU-money laundering blacklist plan:
- Women peace mediators: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467554
- China raises defence spending by 7.5 percent: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467900
- EU states block move to blacklist S.Arabia over terror financing:
- South Korea to pay more for US military under fresh deal:
- Thousands protest Russia’s internet isolation: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468941
- 157 people killed in Ethiopian plane crash:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1468905/157-people-killed-in-ethiopian-plane-crash
- US grounds Boeing 737 MAX; black boxes flown to France for analysis:
- Washingtom bars entry of ICC investigators:
https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=16_03_2019_013_003
- UN asks states to crack down in terror financing:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472584/un-asks-states-to-crack-down-on-terror-financing
- North Korea calls for Madrid embassy raid a grave terrorist attack:
- Nato needs new strategy to face threats from Russia, China: Pompeo:
- Channel migrant crossings in sharp decline: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474260
- Greek police fire tear gas at migrants as border convoy grows:
- Arrest of UN expert by Tunisia sparks diplomatic row:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1479700/arrest-of-un-expert-by-tunisia-sparks-diplomatic-row
- Erdogan says no backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia:
- Estonia, Vietnam among five elected to UN Security Council:
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International Political Economy:
- Putin calls Trump for open dialogue: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454589

- Chinese top court to handle intellectual property appeals (U.S):
- DR Congo votes after two year delay: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454586/dr-congo-votes-
after-two-year-delay
- Warren to challenge trump in 2020: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454783/warren-takes-step-
to-challenge-trump-in-2020
- Far right Bolsanaro: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454993
- Taiwan unification with China inevitable: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455162/taiwans-
unification-with-china-inevitable-says-xi
- Far right group in Bavaria launches streel patrol: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455340
- Kashogi case
- India rebuffs Trump over afghan library swipe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455348
- China beins first surface exploration of moon’s far side: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455449
- UN urges Bangladesh to hold HR violaters accountable: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455593
- Ukrainian Orthodox church breaks away from Russia Influence:
- Moscow demands answers after FBI arrests Russian: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455824
- US sends troops to DR Congo on eve of election results: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455822
- The nouveau riche Indian: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456176
- World bank chief’s exit could give Trump lever over development lending:
- North’s Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit:
- Angry American woman: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456406
- Opposition leader wins DR Congo vote but rival and church cry foul:
- Bid out Muslim from Republican post fails: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456989
- How the U.S economy doing? Shut down makes it harder to say:
- Chinese premier says tax cuts support employment, economic stability:
- DR Congo runner up Fayulu asserts backroom deal, seeks vote recount:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457193/dr-congo-runner-up-fayulu-asserts-backroom-deal-
seeks-vote-recount
- Trump dodges question in working in Russia: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457421
- Far right Germany party softens position on possible EU exit:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457411/far-right-german-party-softens-position-on-possible-
eu-exit
- Headwinds rock Rahul, Modi: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457670
- Parliament sinks May’s brexit deal by 230 votes:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457856/parliament-sinks-mays-brexit-deal-by-230-votes
- Mueller probe not good for Trump: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457837
- May seeks Brexit fix in talks with rivals: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458267/may-seeks-
brexit-fix-in-talks-with-rivals
- Never said there was no collusion with Russia says Giuliani:
- Opposition stages giant rally to oust Modi: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458668
- Madagascar’s new leader vows to fight corruption:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458665/madagascars-new-leader-vows-to-fight-corruption
- Tshisekedi declared DR Congo president, but runner up revolts:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458837/tshisekedi-declared-dr-congo-president-but-runner-up-
revolts
- Between farce and fear: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458850
- Kamala Harris to run for US presidency: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459070/kamala-harris-
to-run-for-us-presidency
- France, Germany sign friendship treaty: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459248
- Veneuzuala’s military backs Maduro, accuses Gauido of coup:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459673/venezuelas-military-backs-maduro-accuses-guaido-of-
coup
- Ties between US, Russia and China ‘dysfunctional’: UN: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459665
- Queen calls for common ground as Brexit divides Britain:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459850/queen-calls-for-common-ground-as-brexit-divides-
britain
- Former Trump adviser indicted in Russia probe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459849
- US calls to ‘stand with freedom’ in Venezuela as EU gives ultimatum:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460071/us-calls-to-stand-with-freedom-in-venezuela-as-eu-
gives-ultimatum
- Filipino Muslims vote ‘yes’ in referendum for self-rule: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460068
- Venezuela Turmoil: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460098
- UK regrets Sikhs anti-India protests: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460531
- Guaido calls for new protests in Venezuela, Pope fears bloodbath:
- Delhi asks top court to allow land transfer near Ayodhya site:
- China condemns US smear in Huawei case as tensions boil:
- Democrats fear Trump re election if ex starbucks CEO Schultz runs:
- French Police clear Paris migrant camp: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460744
- US drops out of top 20 performers in global corruption index:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460735/us-drops-out-of-top-20-performers-in-global-
corruption-index
- UN rights envoy at Istanbul’s Saudi consultate for Khassogi probe:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460734/un-rights-envoy-at-istanbuls-saudi-consulate-for-
khashoggi-probe
- Maduro’s options: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460710
- Venezuela frees reporters after media crackdown:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1461153/venezuela-frees-reporters-after-media-crackdown
- Catalan separatists transferred to Madrid as key trial nears:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1461365/catalan-separatists-transferred-to-madrid-as-key-trial-
nears
- EU irks Britain by calling Gibraltar a colony: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461349
- Venezuelan general defects as anti-Maduro rallies draw huge crowds:
- Central Africa reaches peace deal with rebels: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461523
- Car giant Nissan cancels investment plan in UK: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461749
- Gang-weary Salvadorans vote for president: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461750
- Sending troops to Venezuela an option, says Trump:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1461693/sending-troops-to-venezuela-an-option-says-trump
- Russian economy outpaced expectations in 2018: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461922
- Iraqi president hits back at Trump over US presence: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461911
- Karl Marx’s tomb vandalized: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462124
- US-Russia treaty: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462148
- Macedonia takes big Nato membership step:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1462358/macedonia-takes-big-nato-membership-step
- Greek PM visits Turkey to improve strained ties: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462360/greek-
pm-visits-turkey-to-improve-strained-ties
- EU chief ponders special place in hell for brexiteers: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462355
- African Union baton passes on from Rwanda to Egypt: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463103
- Mali’s Muslim leaders call for PM’s resignation at rally: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463104
- Spain’s right, far-right against PM over Catalonia
- : https://www.dawn.com/news/1463110
- UK posts slowest growth in six years: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463364
- Priyanka magic draws thousands at debut rally: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463361
- Revolution at 40: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463342
- OPEC oil production falls as Saudi Arabia slashes output: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463518
- Afghanistan sacks 12 election officials on corruption
- Macron invites Italian president in conciliatory move:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464159/macron-invites-italian-president-in-conciliatory-move
- Belarus lays stress on sovereignty amid Russia integration reports:
- Turkey bans rally for Kurdish MP on hunger strike:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464167/turkey-bans-rally-for-kurdish-mp-on-hunger-strike
- Last-minute Nigeria delay disappoints voters: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464345/last-
minute-nigeria-election-delay-disappoints-voters
- UK and Russia hold first talks in over a year: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464219
- Saudi Arabia signs warship deal with French firm: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464552/saudi-
arabia-signs-warship-deal-with-french-firm
- US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464559
- Bernie Sanders launches second bid for US president:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464862/bernie-sanders-launches-second-bid-for-us-president
- Unequal nation (Brexit special): https://www.dawn.com/news/1464922
- Senior Chinese general jailed for life over graft: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465078/senior-
chinese-general-jailed-for-life-over-graft
- UK politics fractures further as three Tory MPs defect to new group:
- Ninth lawmaker quits Labour Party to protest Corbyn’s policies:
- Nigeria begins count in presidential elections: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465717
- Okinawa votes against controversial US base move: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465889
- China to use facial recognition to thwart scalpers: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465885
- EU advises Britain to put off Brexit beyond March 29: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466126
- BOE likely to help economy after no-deal Brexit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466311
- EU moot extending Brexit deadline by some months: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466327
- Venezuela’s Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro:
- Former fighters take control of Philippines Muslim region:
- Ex-military ruler re-elected as Nigerian president: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466596/ex-
military-ruler-re-elected-as-nigerian-president
- Iran’s president asks Zarif continue as foreign minister:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1466594/irans-president-asks-zarif-to-continue-as-foreign-
minister
- Ex-Trump lawyer calls US president ‘conman’, ‘racist’: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466588
- UK minister resigns over Brexit delay: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466889
- Libyan rivals agree to hold polls: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466882/libyan-rivals-agree-to-
hold-polls
- Spain to guarantee British residents rights in event of no-deal Brexit:
- Thousands protest Algerian president’s fifth term bid:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1467158/thousands-protest-algerian-presidents-fifth-term-bid
- EU ready to give UK more guarantees on Brexit: Barnier:
- 183 injuried in Algeria protests; Bouteflika sacks campaign manager:
- 70 law markers oppose second Brexit referendum: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467544
- House Democrats target Trump-Putin talks in probe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467908
- Algerian army chief evokes civil war amid student protests:
- Russian MPs vote to punish media of fake news:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1468147/russian-mps-vote-to-punish-media-for-fake-news
- May seeks one more push from EU on Brexit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468529
- Trump’s ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison:
- Far right parties seen nearly doubling seats in EU vote:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1468731/far-right-parties-seen-nearly-doubling-seats-in-eu-vote
- Britain will not accept Brexir deal that puts union at risk:
- N.Korea election sees 99.99pc turnout: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469341
- West using Christianity to subvert Chinese state: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469340
- UK in chaos as MPs reject EU deal again:
- Priyanka Gandhi changes poll discourse from war to harmony:
- British lawmakers reject no-deal Brexit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469550
- British lawmakers back Brexit delay: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469789
- Kazakh leader announces resignation after 30-year rule: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470691
- UK asks EU to delay Brexit; Brussels links plea to MPS’ vote:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470929/uk-asks-eu-to-delay-brexit-brussels-links-plea-to-mps-
vote
- EU leaders give Britain last chance for orderly Brexit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471328
- Mueller report doesnot prove Trump colluded with Russia:
- Trump lashes out at enemies after Russia probe report: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471958
- Former PM accuses Thai military of rigging election: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471957
- May admits she still hasn’t enough votes for Brexit deal: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471955
- Erdogan’s proposal to make Hagia Sophia a mosque irks Greece:
- Russia defends sending of troops to Venezuela: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472176
- President be declared unfit to rule, says Algerian army chief:
- Mexico urges Spain to apologise for colonist abuses:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472170/mexico-urges-spain-to-apologise-for-colonial-abuses
- Divide and misrule: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472152
- Seven Thai parties form coalition to thwart junta:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472370/seven-thai-parties-form-coalition-to-thwart-junta
- Thai election commission blames software for counting errors:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472800/thai-election-commission-blames-software-for-
counting-errors
- Fears of no-deal Brexit rise as MPs sink May’s proposal: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472764
- Anti-corruption activist tipped for Slovak presidency:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472955/anti-corruption-activist-tipped-for-slovak-presidency
- Catalan separatists clash with far-right in Barcelona: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472958
- Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473188
- Erdogan’s party suffers upset in Turkeys’s two main cities:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473281/erdogans-party-suffers-upset-in-turkeys-two-main-
cities
- Mass protests force Bouteflika to resign: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473581/mass-
protests-force-bouteflika-to-resign
- Erdogan’s party appeals against Istabul, Ankara results: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473578
- US halts delivery of F-35 equipment to Turkey: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473580
- Turkey recounts votes after Erdogan’s party appeal: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473824
- Soldiers caught shooting at Corbyn picture, face probe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473823
- Self-proclaimed Venezuelan leader Guaido stripped of immunity:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473822/self-proclaimed-venezuelan-leader-guaido-stripped-of-
immunity
- Panama papers investigations yield over $1.2bn: report:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473783/panama-papers-investigations-yield-over-12bn-report
- May scrambles to avoid chaotic Brexit finale: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474053/may-
scrambles-to-avoid-chaotic-brexit-finale
- UN chief deeply concerned after meeting commander advancing on Tripoli:
- Rising Thai political star hit with sedition charge: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474465
- Polish opposition warns of ‘Polexit’ ahead of European vote:
https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1474463
- Erdogan’s party to demand total recount of Istanbul ballots:
- Both sides must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: May:
- No independence for Catalonia, says Spanish PM: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474688/no-
independence-for-catalonia-says-spanish-pm
- UN calls for truce in Libya as fighting intensifies: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474684
- UN postpones Libya talks as fighting rages: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475132
- May seeks Merkel, Macron support for Brexit delay: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475130
- Protestors reject Algeria’s interim president demand change:
- Khassogi family denies settlement with Saudi govt: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475185
- Australia PM sets election for May 18 (Far right and moderate elements in his party):
https://www.dawn.com/news/1475585/australian-pm-sets-election-for-may-18
- May secures 6 month Brexit delay from EU
- Anti-EU Brexit Party launches EU election campaign: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475786
- Haftar brings in planes to hit Tripoli govt positions
- North Korean leader open to third Trump summit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475869
- Over 120 killed in battle for Tripoli, says WHO: https://www.dawn.com/news/1476193
- Erdogan’s party loses Istanbul after 25 years: https://www.dawn.com/news/1476857
- Trump spoke to Libyan commander Haftar, says White House:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1477295/trump-spoke-to-libyan-commander-haftar-says-white-
house
- Democrats call for Trump’s impeacement after redacted Mueller report:
- Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukranian presidential race by landslide:
- Moscow hesitant to welcome Ukraine’s new leader: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477874
- Egyptians approve changes to extend Sisi’s rule: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478070
- UN says over 250 killed in Libya battle: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478040
- HK leaders jailed over anti-China protests:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478254/hk-leaders-jailed-over-anti-china-protests
- In rare move French warship passes through Taiwan Strait:
- Ukraine’s parliament adopts controversial language bill: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478492
- Corbyn refuses to attend state dinner for Trump: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478664
- FBI chief accuses China of conducting economic espionage:
- Turkey orders detention of 210 military personnel over links to Gulen:
- Moscow may ease Russian passport rules for whole Ukraine:
- Erdogan slams Macron over Armenia genocide remembrance:
- Ukraine’s president-elect Zelensky offers passports to Russians:
- 270 poll officials die from overwork in Indonesia:
- Brexit delay leaves little scope for BoE rate rise:
- Trump made 10,00 false or misleading claims in office: Washington Post:
- Turkey says UAE spy suspect committed suicide in prison:
- Blackwater planning mission to topple Maduro: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479478
- Opposition seeks military’s help: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479476/opposition-seeks-
militarys-help
- Putin fast-tracks Russian citizenship for more Ukrainians:
- Pompeo, Lavrov trade accusations on Venezuela in phone call:
- Maduro hangs on as protests peter out in Venezuela: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479983
- Main UK parties suffer Brexit battering in local elections:
- EU warns Turkey against drilling off Cyprus: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480380
- US, Russia lock horns over Venezuela: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480603
- Qatar says visas will not be granted to enemies:
- Power grab failure (Venezuela): https://www.dawn.com/news/1480950/power-grab-failure
- Montenegro convicts politicians of coup plot: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481396
- Venezuelan govt arrests Guaido’s deputy: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481395
- Deposed Istanbul mayor vows revolution for democracy:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1481384/deposed-istanbul-mayor-vows-revolution-for-
democracy
- China indicts former Interpol chief on bribery charges: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481607
- Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaido allies:
- Brexit anger makes European vote difficult for Conservatives, says UK minister:
- Opposition calls for nationwide protests against Albanian govt:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1481987/opposition-calls-for-nationwide-protests-against-
albanian-govt
- Passing the baton (Corbyn and Sanders’ influence): https://www.dawn.com/news/1482402
- White House slams Congress plea for papers on Mueller probe as harassment:
- Talks to end Brexit deadlock collapse: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482976
- Brexit legislation needs to include public vote: Labour Party:
- Former CIA agent gets 20 years for selling information to China:
- Austrian president calls for fresh poll in wake of scandal:
- Pro-Brexit British politician hit by milkshake during campaign:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483534/pro-brexit-british-politician-hit-by-milkshake-during-
campaign
- Jailed Catalan separatists take seats in Spanish parliament:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483775/jailed-catalan-separatists-take-seats-in-spanish-
parliament
- Embattled May dangles promise of new Brexit vote: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483773
- May’s premiership fades as her Brexit gambit fails: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483993
- Brexit brings down tearful May, Johnson stakes leadership claim:
- Le Pen beats Macron as nationalists gain in EU vote: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484886
- Major parties suffer as far right gains in EU elections: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485065
- Austrian chancellor loses no-confidence showdown: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485064
- Scotland sets out referendum rules for independence vote:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1485430/scotland-sets-out-referendum-rules-for-independence-
vote
- Charging Trump was not an option due to policy, says Mueller:
- Trump admits, briefly, Russia boosted his election:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1485663/trump-admits-briefly-russia-boosted-his-election
- Israel heads to new election after Netanyahu stumbles: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485660
- Johnson would make excellent British PM, says Trump: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486057
- Austria swears in first woman chancellor, pledges stability:
- Chinese warships cause surprise in Sydney Harbour:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1486409/chinese-warships-cause-surprise-in-sydney-harbour
- Trump meets queen after insulting London mayor: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486382
- Why Brexit won: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486402
- Spanish official terms Catalonia’s secession bid coup d’etat:
- US, Russia blame each other as ships nearly collide at sea:
- Venezuela reopens border crossing with Colombia: https://www.dawn.com/news/1487031
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Human Rights:
- Bangladesh election campaign: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454448

- Rwandan Genocide: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454253
- Trump wall shutdown
- Bangladesh poll sweep: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454787/bangladesh-poll-sweep
- Bangladesh election not a good start editorial: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454957
- Protests in India after women defy ancient ban on temple visiting:
- UK asks forces marriage victims to pay repatriation costs:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1455193/uk-asks-forced-marriage-victims-to-pay-repatriation-
costs-times
- Fresh clashes in India temple dispute: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455343
- North Korea top diplomat in Italy seeking asylum: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455341
- Trump meets congress leaders in bud to end shutdown:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1455592/trump-meets-congress-leaders-in-bid-to-end-shutdown
- Third woman enters flashpoint Indian Temple amid protests
- US VP leads shutdown talks with democratic aides: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455821
- Pope enters migrant ships dispute with appeal for safe ports:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1455945/pope-enters-migrant-ships-dispute-with-appeal-for-
safe-ports
- Australian PM slams ugly racial protests: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455944
- Saudi women to be notified about divorce via sms:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1455955/saudi-women-to-be-notified-about-divorce-via-sms
- Runway Saudi woman under the care of UN: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456172
- Lok Sabha passes citizenship bill, excludes Muslims: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456397
- Human trafficking on the rise in world: UN report: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456394
- India approves job quotas for poor upper caste members:
- Bangladesh jailed for altered FB photo of PM:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1456873/bangladeshi-jailed-for-altered-facebook-photo-of-pm
- Trump insists on steel wall with Mexico in prime time speech:
- Smuggling lives: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456578
- Cases registered against critics of India’s citizenship bill: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456988
- Myanmmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1456990/myanmar-court-rejects-appeal-of-jailed-reuters-
reporters
- Top US diplomat in Bahrain on first leg of talks with Gulf allies:
- US House votes to reopen some agencies shut down in wall fight:
- Khashoggi’s killers must held accountable, says Pompeo:
- Iran protests to Poland over plans for anti Tehran summit:
- India, Afghanistan, five central asian countries hold key talks:
- Bangladesh garment workers clash with police over wages:
- Anger as govt raises gas prices in Zimbabwe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457422
- Hundreds rally in Sudan for president’s ouster: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457423
- Bangladesh garment workers reject pay rise, stage protests:
- Rising xenophobia: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457671
- Saudi teen refugee now in Canada wants to fight for other women:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457836/saudi-teen-refugee-now-in-canada-wants-to-fight-for-
other-women
- Zimbabwe police launch heavy crackdown on protestors:
- Reports finds increase in persecution of Christians across Asia:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458057/report-finds-increase-in-persecution-of-christians-
across-asia
- Malaysia to revise school textbook telling girls to cover up:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458053/malaysia-to-revise-school-textbook-telling-girls-to-
cover-up
- US shutdown after four weeks – food banks and job fairs:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458045/us-shutdown-after-four-weeks-food-banks-and-job-
fairs
- Gillette: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458048/gillette-ad-invoking-metoo-stirs-online-uproar
- First human rights tv chaneel vows to give voice to voiceless:
- Ex-Ivorian leader acquitted of war crimes: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457841/ex-ivorian-
leader-acquitted-of-war-crimes
- Indian woman alleges assault by mother in law for defying temple ban:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457842/indian-woman-alleges-assault-by-mother-in-law-for-
defying-temple-ban
- Human rights body sees striking pushback against abusers, autocrats:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458264/human-rights-body-sees-striking-pushback-against-
abusers-autocrats
- Rohingya fleeing India to avoid deportation: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458262/rohingya-
fleeing-india-to-avoid-deportation
- Wife of Chinese ex-Interpol chief seeks asylum in France:
- Students in Trump hats mock Native American:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458838/students-in-trump-hats-mock-native-american
- Zimbabwe crackdown a sign of things to come:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458835/zimbabwe-crackdown-a-sign-of-things-to-come-warns-
presidents-spokesman
- Trump offers concessions over immigrants in return for wall funds:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458844/trump-offers-concessions-over-immigrants-in-return-
for-wall-funds
- Zimbabwe’s rights body speaks of systematic torture: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459254
- Sudanese president heads to Qatar amid nationwide protest:
- Human rights violations rampant in garment sector:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459465/human-rights-violations-rampant-in-garment-sector-
report
- Philippine lawmakers back bill to jail 12 year olds:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459418/philippine-lawmakers-back-bill-to-jail-12-year-olds
- Protests break out again in Sudanese cities: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459670
- Trump announces end to longest ever US shutdown:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459852/trump-announces-end-to-longest-ever-us-shutdown
- Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted: UN : https://www.dawn.com/news/1459848
- 12 immigrant workers fired at Trump gold course: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460242/12-
immigrant-workers-fired-at-trump-golf-course
- Shutdown robbed U.S economy of $11bn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460516
- Suu kyi’s party clashes with mly over proposal to change army drafted charter:
- 5000 garment workers sacked in BD over strikes: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460731
- India’s jobless rate hits 45 year high, says report: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461148
- Vatican magazine denounces sexual abuse of nuns by priests:
s://www.dawn.com/news/1461361/vatican-magazine-denounces-sexual-abuse-of-nuns-by-
priests
- Thousands protest in Sudan as death toll mounts: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461531
- Saudi govt assess male guardianship system: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461915
- Time running out on Qatar labour reforms warns Amnesty:
- Former anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker becomes a Muslim: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462007
- Pope admits priests, bishops sexually abused nuns: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462286
- Turkey urges China to close internment camps for Muslims:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1463107/turkey-urges-china-to-close-internment-camps-for-
muslims
- China rejects turkey’s criticism on Uighurs, denies poet’s death:
- Australian PM suffers defeat over refugees: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463525
- Australia to reopen migrant detention centre: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463760
- 25 injured in Bangladesh clash: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463758/25-injured-in-
bangladesh-clash
- Celebrations as Indian nationality law fails: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463967
- Trump declares national emergency to build Mexico wall:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464003/trump-declares-national-emergency-to-build-mexico-
wall
- Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464343
- Former US cardinal defrocked for sex crimes: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464346
- Opposition supporting clash with police in Albania: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464349
- Venezuela expels European lawmakers as aid showdown intensifies:
- Seven labour MPs quit Labour over Brexit, to form new group:
- US states sue Trump over border wall emergency: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464778
- Don’t’ leave children of foreign fighters in legal limbo, UN urges states:
- Polish activists pull down priest’s statue in abuse protest:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article226556885.html
- Vatican sex abuse summit calls for new culture of accountability:
- Sudan declares state of emergency, disbands cabinet: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465719
- China steps up diplomatic outreach over Xinjiang camps:
- Pope likens child sex abuse to human sarcrifice: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465887
- Sudan protesters rally against state of emergency as new PM sworn in:
- Saudi Arabia names princess as first woman envoy:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1465769/saudi-arabia-names-princess-rima-bint-bandar-as-first-
woman-envoy-to-washington-at-critical-time
- Citizenship rights: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465909
- ICJ rules against UK in Chagos Islands case: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466125/icj-rules-
against-uk-in-chagos-islands-case
- Nobel figure after Swedish body’s #METoo scandal: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466326
- In the valley of shadow (Shamim): https://www.dawn.com/news/1466300
- Iran’s president asks Zarif to continue as foreign minister:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1466594/irans-president-asks-zarif-to-continue-as-foreign-
minister
- Ex-Vatican official after abuse conviction: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466593/ex-vatican-
official-in-jail-after-abuse-conviction
- BD tells UN it will no longer take in Myanmar refugees: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467156
- Citizens of nowhere: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467302
- IS teenager’s Dutch husband seeks return to Netherlands:
- Germany to strip dual-national militants of citizenship: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467705
- US senator says she was raped in air force: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468319
- British IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468721
- Trump to seek $8.6 from Congress for border wall: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468946
- Nine Myranmar policemen killed in attack by insurgents:
- Britain revokes citizenship of two more IS brides:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1468937/britain-revokes-citizenship-of-two-more-is-brides
- UN envoy fears new crisis for Rohingya if moved to BD island:
- Algeria’s president pulls out of race for 5th term: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469143
- Repatriating IS brides: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469132
- Xinjiang camps will gradually disappear, says China: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469197
- Rattled in Algiers: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469363
- Top cardinal gets six years jail for appalling abuse: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469557/top-
cardinal-gets-six-years-jail-for-appalling-abuse
- Trump signs first veto to secure funding for border wall: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470094
- Paris stores looted, bank torched in new yellow vest violence:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470093/paris-stores-looted-bank-torched-in-new-yellow-vest-
violence
- Rescue ship blocked off Italy in fresh migrant row:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470723/rescue-ship-blocked-off-italy-in-fresh-migrant-row
- US Supreme Court gives Trump victory on immigrants’ detention:
- Protestors urge army to stay away as Bouteflika hints at clinging to power:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470722/protesters-urge-army-to-stay-away-as-bouteflika-hints-
at-clinging-to-power
- Amnesty says US strikes in Somalia kill large number of civilians:
- Karadzic sentence for Bosnia war crimes increased for life:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470928/karadzic-sentence-for-bosnia-war-crimes-increased-to-
life
- Serbia, Kosovo mark start of Nato bombing 20 years ago:
- More than 130 massacred in Mali: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471725
- Pig’s head found at site for mosque in France: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471951
- Austrian far-right activist probed over ties to NZ suspect:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472173/austrian-far-right-activist-probed-over-ties-to-nz-
suspect
- Death toll from attack on Mali herders rise to 157:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472374/death-toll-from-attack-on-mali-herders-rises-to-157
- Five arrested after Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants:
- BD court sentences five war criminals to death: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472581
- Thousands march against Algeria’s president: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472795
- Trump cuts foreign aid, threatens to close Mexico border:
- Pope warns Morocco’s Catholics off converting others: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473191
- Thousands march in Spain to seek more help for rural areas:
- Crowd attack on transgender woman sparks outrage in France:
- Islamic penal code comes into force in Brunei: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473640
- US revokes ICC prosecutor’s visa over Afghanistan investigation:
- Sudan protestors rally outside army HQ for first time: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474459
- EU backs ICC after US revokes visa of its prosecutor: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474434
- Thousands of Sudanese press on with rally outside army HQ:
- 41 Rohingya arrive in Malaysia; 200 believed at sea: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474914
- Nine leaders of HK pro-democracy protests found guilty:
- Sudan military, police declare they won’t act against protestors:
- British PM voices regret over 1919 Amritsar massacre: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475314
- Rwandan genocide: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475324
- Pakistan seeks apology from Britain over Jallianwala massacre, 1943 Bengal famine:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1475534/pakistan-seeks-apology-from-britain-over-jallianwala-
massacre-1943-bengal-famine
- Sudan’s military ousts Bashir: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475556
- Trump says could send illegal migrants to sanctuary cities:
- Sudan’s coup leader quits amid protestors calls for civilian rule:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1475793/sudans-coup-leader-quits-amid-protesters-calls-for-
civilian-rule
- Facing hurdles from US, ICC judges reject Afghan probe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475771
- Jallianwala Bagh: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475812/jallianwala-bagh
- Man killed in new cow lynching in India: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475859
- Sudan’s new military ruler vows to uproot Bashir regime:
- Sudan protestors set demands as army seeks global support:
- Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi rule till 2030: https://www.dawn.com/news/1476647
- Runaway Saudi sisters appeal for world help: https://www.dawn.com/news/1476849
- Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477293
- Woman’s brutal killing in Bangladesh triggers protests: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477467
- Morocco sees big protests for release of jailed activists: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477651
- $113m in cash found in Bashir’s home, says govt
- King restores citizenship of 551 Bahrainis after outcry: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477641
- Five Algerian billionaires arrested in anti-graft investigation:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1477865/five-algerian-billionaires-arrested-in-anti-graft-
investigation
- Trump renews threat to close Mexican border, send more troops:
- Court orders record payment to Gujarat gang-rape victim:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478255/court-orders-record-payment-to-gujarat-gang-rape-
victim
- Sudanese protestors hail breakthrough with army: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479057
- Rally in HK rejects laws for extradition to mainland China:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1479024/rally-in-hk-rejects-laws-for-extradition-to-mainland-
china
- UN genocide expert says Europe’s far right recalls rise of Nazis:
- Myanmar army kills six ethnic Rakhine detainees as violence worsens:
- Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479977
- US military releases civilian casualty figures for 2018: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479971
- Pope urges ‘migrant-sceptic’ Bulgarians to open hearts and homes:
- Jordan loses ICC appeal over failure to arrest Bashir:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1480770/jordan-loses-icc-appeal-over-failure-to-arrest-bashir
- Myanmar frees two jailed journalists after 500 days: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480969
- Sudan protestors threaten civil disobedience over delay in power transfer:
- Pope makes reporting abuse obligatory: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481389
- Suu Kyi tries to save face with Myanmar reporters’ release:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1481226/suu-kyi-tries-to-save-face-with-myanmar-reporters-
release
- Over 70 migrants drown after boat capsizes off Tunisia: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481605
- Over 50 migrants force entry into Spain Melilla enclave: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481985
- Dhaka police rescue 23 Rohingya girls from traffickers: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481995
- Sudan protest leaders claim accord with army on transitional authority:
- Serb leader warned against dividing Bosnia’s armed forces:
- Shootings mar Sudan breakthrough: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482369
- US state passes toughest bill against abortion: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482607
- Sudanese protestors decry army’s suspension of talks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482795
- Women around the world unite against US abortion bill: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482797
- Trump threatens to deport all illegal immigrants: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483009
- Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483011
- Police step aside in face of protestors in Algiers: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483021
- Some 250,000 Rohingya refugees receive first ID cards: UN:
- US migrant families being flown to border city for processing:
- Trump says he’s pro-life but favours exceptions for rape, incest:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483409/trump-says-hes-pro-life-but-favours-exceptions-for-
rape-incest
- Hundreds protest ban on abortion in Alabama: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483535
- First black woman sworn as Chicago mayor
- Last known ship to bring slaves to US discovered in Alabama
- German official warns Jews against wearing traditional caps:
- Thousands commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests in Hong Kong:
- Kurdish prisoners end hunger strike in Turkey: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484845
- Turkey told by UN to free and compensate Gulen-linked detainees:
- Russia metal company under fire for femininity bonuses:
- Austria gets first female chancellor-> Bierlein,69
- Mexico eyes steps to cut immigrant flows to US border: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486053
- US congresswoman Cortez back behind the bar in minimum wage push:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1486052/us-congresswoman-ocasio-cortez-back-behind-the-bar-
in-minimum-wage-push
- Pope apologises to Roma for Catholic Church’s discrimination:
- Woman, baby drown as boat sinks off Libya: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486242
- Chinese minister says Tiananmen crackdown was correct policy:
- 13 die as Sudan’s military rulers break up sit-in
- Over 500 Turkish judges, prosecutors go to European HR court:
- Sudan’s military scraps transition deal after deadly crackdown:
- Hong Kong activists hold Tiananmen candlelight vigil:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1486636/hong-kong-activists-hold-tiananmen-candlelight-vigil
200,000 PLA troops; official 200 dead and british diplomatic documents 2017-> 10,000
- Ethiopian PM meets Sudanese opposition and military leaders:
- Sudan protest group calls for nation wide civil disobedience:
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Environment: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord:
- Yellow vests Paris: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454438

- Indonesia Tsunami’s raises global questions over disaster preparndess
- Biodegrable bags: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454617
- Uk appoints first food waste chief: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454785/uk-appoints-first-
food-waste-chief
- Reducing food waste uk: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454961
- Norway’s electric car zip to new record: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455192/norways-
electric-cars-zip-to-new-record
- Women reclaim yellow vest protests with peaceful demo:
- Scepticism in France as Macron launches great national debate:
- Human diet causing grave damage to planet: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458234
- Nearly 1000 Central American migrants in new caravans enter Mexico:
- Meat of the matter: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458847
- Chinese firms funding coal plants offshore as domestic curbs bite:
- German expert panel agrees on 2038 deadline to end coal use:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460042/german-expert-panel-agrees-on-2038-deadline-to-end-
coal-use
- Over 300 missing, many feared dead in Brazil dam collapse:
- Malaysia stripped of sports event over Israeli ban:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460236/malaysia-stripped-of-sports-event-over-israeli-ban
- Pollution prompts closure of schools in Bangkok:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460921/pollution-prompts-closure-of-schools-in-bangkok
- 33pc of ice in region to melt by 2100: study: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461867
- Temperatures last year fourth hottest; more heat forecast:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1462354/temperatures-last-year-fourth-hottest-more-heat-
forecast
- Yellow vest protestors condemned for anti-semitic abuse and attacks on police:
- Climate change candidate joins US presidential field: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467155
- New Delhi is world’s most polluted capital: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467909
- Biggest wealth fund to dump stakes in oil, gas companies:
- Students hold rallies across world to draw attention to climate change:
- Marching for change: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470326/marching-for-change
- Plastic sea: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470695
- Ocean heat hit record high last year: UN https://www.dawn.com/news/1472587
- Thousands of German teenagers join Thunberg’s climate fight:
- Air pollution kills more than one million Indians every year, says a study by Lancet Planetary
Health
- In a first, electric cars outsell traditional ones in Norway:
- Canadian provinces vow to resist Trudeau’s landmark carbon tax:
- US sets sights on China in new electric vehicle push: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474472
- London climate protest arrests top 700: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477468
- Yellow vest anger burns in France, fuelled by Notre Dame fire:
- 1m species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478046/1-million-species-risk-extinction-due-to-humans-draft-
un-report
- Antarctic penguins suffer ‘catastrophic’ breeding failure:
- Unions, left-wing parties to join yellow vests for Paris march:
- UN environment report: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480390
- Landmark UN plastic waste pact gets approved but not by US:
- Fuel subsidies defy green trend amid rising climate alarm:
- East Timor to become world’s first plastic-neutral nation:
- Oceans could rise six feet by 2100, uproot millions , new study warns:
- Youths hold climate protest across Europe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484431/youths-
hold-climate-protest-across-europe
- Malaysia to send 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to countries of origin:
- Thunberg joins Arnold in call for climate action: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485255
- Philipines ships 69 containers of garbage back to Canada
- India’s rubbish mountain to rise higher than Taj Mahal:
- Warsaw’s plastic palm tree dies to mark climate threat
- World Oceans Day: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486830
- World’s 15 hottest places are in India, Pakistan: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486309
- World Environment Day: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486644
- Ice of fire (Pakistan’s climate change): https://www.dawn.com/news/1486647
- Making cities sustainable: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455961
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Population: world population trends, world population policies:
- China;s birth rate falls to lowest ever since 1960: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459072
- Frech watchdog sounds alert over chemicals in diapers:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1459425/french-watchdog-sounds-alert-over-chemicals-in-
diapers
- Data of HIV positive people leaked in Singapore: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460526
- Obesity- linked cancers rising in young adults: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461918/obesity-
linked-cancers-rising-in-young-adults
- Contaminated food kills 400,000 each year, conference told:
- War kills more than 100,000 babies a year, says Save the Children:
- Study finds new option in fight against malaria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466589
- Doctor performs first 5G surgery: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466552
- New York county declares emergency over measles outbreak:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472375/new-york-county-declares-emergency-over-measles-
outbreak
- NY mayor declares measles emergency, orders mandatory vaccination:
- Over 1,000 dead in DR Congo Ebola epidemic: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480355
- Dubai tells food groups to give calorie details on all menus:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483412/dubai-tells-food-groups-to-give-calorie-details-on-all-
menus
- NZ’s first well-being budget targets mental health: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485658/nzs-
first-well-being-budget-targets-mental-health
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Terrorism and Counter Terrorism:
- Delay in Afghan presidential elections till july 20 due to peace process

- Global terror deaths lowest since 2009: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459424/global-terror-
deaths-lowest-since-2009-report
- EU adds Saudia Arabia to draft terrorism financing list: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459845
- Twin blats at church kill 21 in Phillipines: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460210
- U.K teen runaway who joined IS wants to come home:
- IS teen gives birth in Syria, seeks return to UK:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464550/is-teen-gives-birth-in-syria-seeks-return-to-
uk
- UK revokes IS teen’s citizenship: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465080
- FATF gives Iran till June to comply with anti-laundering rules:
- Arrest of 295Turkish military personnel ordered over Gulen links:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1465564/arrest-of-295-turkish-military-personnel-
ordered-over-gulen-links
- Britain to ban all wings of Hezbollah:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1466050/britain-to-ban-all-wings-of-hezbollah
- Saudi Arabia strips Osama bin Laden’s son of citizenship:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1467091/saudi-arabia-strips-osama-bin-ladens-son-
of-citizenship
- New Zealand in a daze after mosque attacks:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1469945/new-zealand-in-a-daze-after-mosque-
attacks
- Imran blames attack on post 9/11 Islamophobia:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1469944/imran-blames-attack-on-post-911-
islamophobia
- NZ mosque attacks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469956
- Six Pakistani victims of mosque attacks identified:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470153/six-pakistani-victims-of-mosque-attacks-
identified
- Australian senator hit with egg after racist comments:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470098/australian-senator-hit-with-egg-after-racist-
comments
- Post IS-senario: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470125
- Imran salutes bravery of mosque attack victim:
- Trump stance on Muslim, Fox host in spotlight:
- New Zealand PM vows to deprive terrorist of notoriety he craved:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470689/new-zealand-pm-vows-to-deprive-terrorist-of-
notoriety-he-craved
- Extreme prejudice: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470701
- NZ’s example: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470980/nzs-example
- New Zealand bans ‘military-style’ guns after mosque attacks:
- Five mosques vandalized in Birmingham: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471179/five-mosques-
vandalised-in-birmingham
- Let’s reflect as we hail Arden: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471341
- Global terror map: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471934
- Facebook extends ban on hate speech to white nationalists:
- Ban all terrorism: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472979
- UN chief warns against rising hatred of Muslims:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473582/un-chief-warns-against-rising-hatred-of-muslims
- Social media bosses face jail under ‘world first’ Australian laws:
- UK to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474262/uk-to-hold-social-media-bosses-liable-for-harmful-
content
- Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474261/judge-orders-psychiatric-test-for-christchurch-
shooting-suspect
- Iraq offers to try foreign IS suspects, for a price: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475319
- Over 200 die as bombs devastate Lanka on Easter:
- Sri Lanka to seek foreign help in blast probe:
- Srilanka blasts: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477850/sri-lanka-blasts
- India intelligence warned of threat hours before suicide attacks:
- IS claims responsibility for Srilanka attacks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478043/is-claims-
responsibility-for-sri-lanka-attacks
- S.Arabia executes 37 convicted of terrorism:
- Unexpected agony (Srilanka): https://www.dawn.com/news/147 8080
- PM offers help to Lankan counterpart to counter terrorism:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478237/pm-offers-help-to-lankan-counterpart-to-counter-
terrorism
- Most Sri Lanka bombers were highly educated:
- Top defence official in Sri Lanka admits failure, resigns:
- Lanka may seek Pakistan’s help to trace militants:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478634/lanka-may-seek-pakistans-help-to-trace-militants
- Prince William visits mosques attacked by gunman in Christchurch, meets survivors:
- 15 killed as tips lead Lanka force to Islamist hideout: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478877
- US reels from deadly synagogue attack; suspect linked to mosque arson:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1479059/us-reels-from-deadly-synagogue-attack-suspect-linked-
to-mosque-arson
- Two suspected extremists killed in Bangladesh raid: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479364
- Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by militants:
- IS airs rare Baghdadi video: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479358
- Embassy advises Saudis to leave Sri Lanka: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479482
- Jobs and jihad: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480177
- Boko Haram overruns military base in Nigeria-> 27,000 people killed and 2m displaced
- Lanka town put under curfew after clashes between Muslims, Buddhists:
- Two given 21-year jail for ‘racist’ murder of Pakistani in Greece:
- Sri Lanka slaps controls on mosques after attacks:
- Militia fighting Boko Haram frees 900 children in Nigeria:
- Conflicts displaced over 10m people last year, says study:
- Polish far-right supporters protest against restitution of Jewish property:
- Germany moots mosque tax to replace foreign funding: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481976
- Mosque comes under attack in Sri Lankan town:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1481999/mosque-comes-under-attack-in-sri-lankan-town
- Sri Lanka towns rocked by Christian-Muslim riots:
- Escalating clashes claim first life in Sri Lanka: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482374
- Arrests, fresh curfews in Lanka after communal clashes: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482553
- Ardern, Macron launch Christchurch Call against online extremism:
- Europe urged to stand up to politicians for sale: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483202
- Swiss vote to tighten gun laws, safeguard EU relations:
- Al Jazeera suspends two journalists over Holocaust report:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483415/al-jazeera-suspends-two-journalists-over-holocaust-
report
- Bomb blast hits tourist bus near Egyptian pyramids, injures 17:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483418/bomb-blast-hits-tourist-bus-near-egypt-pyramids-
injures-17
- Moderate Muslims’ dilemma: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483370/moderate-muslims-
dilemma
- Egyptian security forces kill 16 suspected militants in Sinai
- Sri Lanka detains nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484884/sri-
lanka-detains-nearly-100-in-anti-islamist-swoops
- Three French IS members sentenced to death by Iraqi court:
- Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers quit en masse over Easter bombings:
- Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe:
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Global Energy Politics:

- OPEC oil output posts biggest drop since 2017: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455330
- OPEC grappling urgency as volatility weighs in: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455806/opec-
grappling-urgency-as-volatility-weighs-in
- No further grant of Iran oil sales waivers: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457184
- Global energy demand to soar one third by 2040: BP
- Oil tumbles after Trump tells Opec to relax:
- Fight againt pollution to lift LNG demand: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466080
- Opec, allies maintain oil output cuts: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466316
- Trump’s ‘crude’ tweets swing global oil prices:
- Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch oil trades to stop Nopec: sources:
- Oil supply drops as Iran sanctions bite: IEA: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482568
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Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Security:
- US warns Iran against space launches: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455349

- Nuclear chief says Iran exploring new process for Uranium enrichment:
- Top North Korean envoy meets Pompeo for talks on denuclearization:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1458446/top-north-korean-envoy-meets-pompeo-for-talks-on-
denuclearisation
- US made a lot of progress with North Korea says Trump https://www.dawn.com/news/1458669
- Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile programme:
- Europe launches payment mode to bypass Iran sanctions:
- US pulls out from Cold War –era nuclear treaty: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461366
- Iran unveils long range cruise missile on 1979 revolution anniversary:
- Russia suspends nuclear missile treaty after US move: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461522
- Russia plans new missile systems: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462125
- North Korea protecting N-missiles, says UN monitos: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462128
- Iran rejects EU trade, anti-money laundering link https://www.dawn.com/news/1462127
- N-weapons race?: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463128
- US fails to halt Iran bid to free frozen billions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463751
- US demands Europe isolate Iran as Israelis, Arabs unite: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463969
- Germany rejects US call to abandon Iran Nuclear deal: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464162
- Disarmament efforts must include China, says Merkel: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464344
- Iran launches sub capable of firing cruise missile:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464551/iran-launches-sub-capable-of-firing-cruise-
missile
- Tehran abiding by 2015 deal, says UN nuclear watch dog:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1465567’
- A nuclear Saudi Arabia?: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465550
- Kim, Trump arrive in Hanoi ahead of nuclear summit:
- Trump-Kim summit ends without deal:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1466849/trump-kim-summit-ends-without-deal
- Hanoi summit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467111
- Canada allows extradition of Huawei executive to US:
- S. Korea, US ends drills in bid to win North’s trust:
- Khamenei doubted Europe could help Iran with US sanctions:
- North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as US warns of more sanctions:
- India wants to extend Iran oil sanctions waiver:
- Rouhani seeks to counter US pressure on first Iraq visit:
- US targets vast networking for evading Iran sanctions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472172
- IAEA seeks guarantees from Saudis on first N-reactor:
- Tourist numbers double at North Korea marathon:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474692/tourist-numbers-double-at-north-korea-marathon
- Iran getting no aid for flood victims due to US sanctions, says agency:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474683/iran-getting-no-aid-for-flood-victims-due-to-us-
sanctions-says-agency
- US designates Iran’s Guards as terrorist organisation:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474828/us-designates-irans-guards-as-terrorist-organisation
- Iran floods: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474880
- Pasdaran designation: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475117
- Nuclear fuel removed from Fukushima plant (Crippling state since 2011)
- N.Korea seeks Pompeo’s removal from nuclear talks:
- Iraq begins trial proceedings for 900 IS suspects:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1476221/iraq-begins-trial-proceedings-for-900-is-suspects
- Iran says floods caused $2.5bn damage, 76 deaths:
- Iran’s legislature labels US troops in Mideast as terrorist:
- US carves out exceptions for foreigners dealing with Revolutionary Guards:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1477646/us-carves-out-exceptions-for-foreigners-dealing-with-
revolutionary-guards
- Oil hits year-high as US plans to tighten squeeze on Iran:
- Trump ends all waivers over Iran oil: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477796/trump-ends-all-
waivers-over-iran-oil
- US urges Iran to keep Strait of Hormuz open:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478077/us-urges-iran-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-open
- North Korean supremo in Russia for first talks with Putin:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1478253/north-korean-supremo-in-russia-for-first-talks-with-
putin
- Spurned by Washington, Kim seeks closer ties with Putin:
- Peace on Korean peninsula depends on US attitude: Kim
- Iran threatens to quit nuclear treaty after US sanctions move:
- Iran and NPT: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479334
- Iran to continue oil exports despite US ban: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479469
- North Korea cuts rations after worst harvest in a decade: UN:
- North Korea fires projectiles, Seoul says stop raising tensions:
- US dispatches aircraft carrier over unspecified ‘Iran threats’:
- Iran accuses US of carrying out psychological warfare:
- Tehran suspends parts of N-deal: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481195
- North Korea fires two missiles in second test in a week:
- Europe rejects Tehran’s ultimatum but stands by nuclear deal:
- Agreement will tough at 2020 nuclear treaty review: US:
- N.Korean cargo ship seized by US arrives in Samoa: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481979
- Iranian British Council worker sentenced to 10 years for spying:
- Saudi oil tankers hit by sabotage attacks off UAE: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482200
- Europe warns US against Iran escalation as tensions spike:
- US doesnot seek war with Iran, says Pompeo: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482370
- US believes Iran proxies may be behind tanker attacks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482367
- Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after Houthi drone attacks:
- US pulls embassy staff from Iraq amid Iran threat: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482600
- Rare US-Britain discord about Iran threat perceptions:
- Kremlin says concerned over escalating tensions despite Pompeo claims:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1482597/kremlin-says-concerned-over-escalating-tensions-
despite-pompeo-claims
- FO condemns attacks on Saudi oil installations:
- Gulf tensions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482618/gulf-tensions
- Stung by US sanction threats, EU seeks ways to boost euro:
- Pakistan blames US for heightening tensions with Iran: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482822
- Iran urges concrete actions by China, Russia to save nuclear deal:
- Here we go again (US vs Iran): https://www.dawn.com/news/1483033
- US State Dept approves $314m sale of missiles to South Korea:
- Bahrain asks its citizens to leave Iran, Iraq ‘immediately’:
- Saudi Arabia calls for regional talks over Iran tensions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483414
- A neutral posture (Pak in Gulf fights): https://www.dawn.com/news/1483427
- Iran shrugs aside Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts’: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483528
- Pakistan condemns missile attack on Makkah: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483798
- Risk of N-war now highest since WWII, says UN expert: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484032
- Iran happy with Pakistan’s stance on Gulf crisis: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484393
- Trump defies Congress, clear arms sales to S.Arabia, UAE:
- Pakistan’s position in US-Iran tensions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484653
- Iraq warns of danger of war as Iran’s FM visits Baghdad:
- Saudis invite Qatar to talks over Iran tensions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485058
- North Korea executed envoy in a purge after US summit, says paper:
- Riyadh rallies allies against Tehran at Makka summits: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485801
- Damascus slams Makkah summit endorsement of Syria transition:
- US ready for unconditional talks with Iran on N-plan: Pompeo:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1486210/us-ready-for-unconditional-talks-with-iran-on-n-plan-
pompeo
- OIC politicking: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486256
- Saudi Arabia, UAE slam Qatar for backtracking on Makkah talks:
- Pompeo’s offer: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486400
- US hits Iran petrochemical group with sanctions:
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Nuclear Politics in South Asia:
- Successful training launch of ballistic missile Nasr: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459518
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International Trade (Doha Development Round and Bali Package):
- Russian ban on ukranian imports after Ukraine’s sanctions:

- Trump and China trade war
- U.S China trade war takes toll on global manufacturing: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455186
- US officials says China trade talks went just fine: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456628
- Chinese investors flee silicon valley: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456202
- As world economy stumbles into 2019 eyes turn to China:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457005/as-world-economy-stumbles-into-2019-eyes-turn-to-
china
- China’s US trade surplus hit record in 2018 but tariffs bite:
- Amazon France under fire for destroying unsold goods:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457638/amazon-france-under-fire-for-destroying-unsold-goods
- Trade war could trigger sharp global slowdown: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459052
- Global FDI declined in 2018, says UNCTAD: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459050/global-fdi-
declined-in-2018-says-unctad
- At Davos China slowdown is no disaster: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459265/at-davos-
china-slowdown-is-no-disaster
- OECD hopes for global digital tax by 2020: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459654
- Malaysia scraps multi-billion dollar Chinese project: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460070
- Eurozone industry slumps: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463728/eurozone-industry-slumps
- January was Australia’s hottest month on record: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461368
- US, India seek to boost trade ties: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463956/us-
india-seek-to-boost-trade-ties
- Trump exempts hundreds of companies from steel tariff:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1464338/trump-exempts-hundreds-of-companies-
from-steel-tariff
- Honda to shut UK plant, imperiling 3500 jobs:
- S.Arabia strikes $10 bn deal with China: https://www.dawn.com/news/1465522
- China trade deal likely as talks extended, says Trump:
- Macron vows to protect French farmers, shares subsidy plan:
- US-China battle over Huwaei comes to head at tech show:
- US businesses in China see gloomy year ahead:
- US wins dispute over China grain subsidies before WTO:
- Mexico eyes fresh US goods for tariffs: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467333
- US symbolically tightens trade embargo on Cuba:
- Trump scraps trade privilege for India; Delhi plays down impact:
- Chinese FDI in Europe drops on investment screening:
- China revokes Canadian canola permit as dispute escalates:
- Trump team has no plan to go to China for trade talks: official:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1468708/trump-team-has-no-plan-to-go-to-china-
for-trade-talks-official
- Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, Google:
- US warns of WTO action over new digital taxes:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1469355/us-warns-of-wto-action-over-new-digital-
taxes
- Environment damages behind one in four global deaths, disease, says UN
report: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469554
- EU-US trade spat heats over stalled talks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469730
- China’s industrial output slows: https://www.dawn.com/news/1469722/chinas-
industrial-output-slows
- Xi insists new Silk Road runs both ways as Italy signs up:
- US imports of Russia, Chinese aluminium slump: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471525
- Apple’s Cook says he’s bullish on global economy: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471523
- China to give Sri lanka $989m to build new highway: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471522
- Lanka begins work on refinery near China-run port: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471726
- Xi visits Monaco as Macron seeks united EU front on China:
- US clinches strategic port deal with Oman: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471718/us-
clinches-strategic-port-deal-with-oman
- Economists see slowdown in US growth this year:
- India delays retaliatory tariffs on US goods: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472809
- Global e-commerce sales soar to $29tr: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472967
- Don’t discriminate against our firms, Xi tells New Zealand:
- Rare glimpse into Saudi Aramco shows $111bn net profit:
- China expands curbs on fentanyl, blames US for its abuse:
- G20 must tackle root causes of trade tensions: EU: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474470
- Brexit day averts terrible outcome: Lagarde: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475548
- Malaysia revives China-backed rail link after cost cut:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1475783/malaysia-revives-china-backed-rail-link-after-cost-cut
- Global growth risks skewed to the downside: https://www.dawn.com/news/1476009
- UK employment hits record high despite Brexit:
- Malaysia to revive second key China-linked project:
- Myanmar sees big protest against proposed China-backed giant dam:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1477873/myanmar-sees-big-protest-against-proposed-china-
backed-giant-dam
- Malaysia for more fair deals with China: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478058
- Canada to impose dumping duty to protect steel jobs: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478922
- Pompeo asks US corporate to think twice in Xinjiang: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479757
- May seeks defence minister over Huawei leak: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479709
- 5G conference warns on security as Huwaei controversy rages:
- US warns India against retaliatory duties over scrapping of trade privileges:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1481003/us-warns-india-against-retaliatory-duties-over-
scrapping-of-trade-privileges
- Pompeo scolds Britain over China and Huawei: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481163
- China fires back at US with tariff hike on goods worth $60bn:
- China’s tariffs on US LNG to have long-term impact: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482385
- China warns US against Huawei ban: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482783
- US not sincere about more trade talks with China: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483027
- Huawei won’t bow to US pressure: founder: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483402
- WTO quarterly trade growth indicator at nine-year low: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483542
- Google to suspend business with Huawei: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483548/google-to-
suspend-business-with-huawei
- Adidas, Nike, Puma says new tariffs on China would be catastrophic:
- Over 450 foreign firms attend N.Korea trade fair despite sanctions:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483765/over-450-foreign-firms-attend-n-korea-trade-fair-
despite-sanctions
- French minister warns of threat to euro: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483761/french-
minister-warns-of-threat-to-euro
- US controls have no impact, talking to Google: Huawei: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483772
- Fears rise China could weaponise rare earths in tech war with US:
- Modi facing urgent economic challenges: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484423
- China ramps up war of rhetoric in trade standoff with US:
- Trump presses Japan over trade gap: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485051
- British territories top corporate tax loophole index: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485226
- Mahathir proposes common Asia trading currency: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485638
- African free trade zone takes effect: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485637
- G20 digital tax takes step closer: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485861/g20-digital-tax-takes-
step-closer
- China to create company blacklist as US trade war escalates:
- Pompeo warns Germany: use of Huawei and lose access to our data:
- Mexico back at Trump over new tariffs. Migrants:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1485802/mexico-hits-back-at-trump-over-new-tariffs-migrants
- China raises tariffs on US goods amid escalating tensions:
- US accuses China of tech theft and militarization of South China Sea:
- China to probe FedEx after Huawei says parcels diverted:
- Chinese data suggests some damage from trade war:
- Indian industry wants corporate tax reduced: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486420/indian-
industry-wants-corporate-tax-reduced
- Putin, Xi hit back at US dominance at Russia economic forum:
- Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders:
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Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific
Oceans:
- Pacific Rim trade bloc meets in Tokyo: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458636

- Old tricks for new land (CPEC con): https://www.dawn.com/news/1464934
- Pan Arab body set up for space collaboration:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1470718/pan-arab-body-set-up-for-space-collaboration
Millennium Development Goals, Current Status:
Globalization:
- China’s manufacturing decline in December 2018 for first time in two years:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1454777/chinas-manufacturing-shrinks-in-december
- Global unemployment down, but too many workers remain poor: UN:
- Didi plans Chile, Peru launches to take on Uber:
- UK royals warns trolls after online abuse: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467706
- World bank says Malpass lone candidate for presidency
- Massive outage adds to growing Facebook woes:
- Social media under scrutiny over shooting footage:
- EU fines Google $1.7bn for search ad blocks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1470938
- UK financial firms gender pay gap still high: https://www.dawn.com/news/1474245/uk-
financial-firms-gender-pay-gap-still-high
- Social media gets thumbs-down in new US poll:
- Facebook bans British far-right groups: https://www.dawn.com/news/1477098
- Facebook bans US black leader, conspiracy theorists: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480148
- Break up Facebook, says company’s co-founder: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481258
- Whatsapp breach may have targeted human rights group:
- US, European police claim busting cybercrime gang: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482817
- Big Tech: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484647
- Justice Department to probe Google’s business practices:
- Google faces privacy complaints in European countries: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486619
-
Middle East Crisis:
- Trump Syria and Afghanistan withdrawal of U.S troops

- Russia and Turkey to play the game after US pullout in Syria:
- Hodeida port yemen rebels pull out: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454434
- Asad authorizes Iraqi forces against IS : https://www.dawn.com/news/1454595
- Yemen’s mass misery editorial
- Trump is not truthful ex us general: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454799
- UN envoy arrives in Yemen to shore up ceasefire: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455823
- Trump wants US pullout from Syria in prudent way: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456188
- Erdogan blasts Bolton’s remarks about Syrian Kurdish militia:
- Pompeo seeksto rally Mideast allies against Iran, IS: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456369
- Pompeo vows every last Iranian boot will be expelled from Syria:
- Israeli ex minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran: https://www.dawn.com/news/1456611
- US begins pulling gear from Syria, but not troops for now:
- Not so sunny: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457016/not-so-sunny
- Clashes erupt in Hodeida despite truce: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457196
- First food aid in six months reaches Yemen’s Hodeida:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1457839/first-food-aid-in-six-months-reaches-yemens-hodeida
- New UN envoy in Syria to revive mediation efforts: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457846
- Pompeo terms pullout plan a tactical change: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458833/pompeo-
terms-pullout-plan-a-tactical-change
- Kurdish forces overrun last IS-held village in Syria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459428
- Trump wants to end long drawn out wars: Pompeo: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459671
- UN envoy meets Arab League chief for Syria talks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460240
- Saudis, UAE and Yemen ask UN to pressure Houthis: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461350
- Pope condemns Yemen war ahead of historic Gulf visit: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461751
- Pope calls for end to ME wars in historic Gulf trip, gets royal welcome
- Yemeni govt, Houthis hold talks on prisoner swap deal:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1462131/yemeni-govt-houthis-hold-talks-on-prisoner-swap-deal
- US senate votes against Trump’s withdrawal plan: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462090
- Amnesty calls for halt to arms sales to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1462352/amnesty-calls-for-halt-to-arms-sales-to-saudi-led-
coalition-in-yemen
- US talking to several groups for Afghan settlement: Trump:
- US backed forces make a final push against IS: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463105
- Yemen food aid at risk of rotting, warns UN: https://www.dawn.com/news/1463357
- U.S foresees bigger international coalition against IS:
- Assad warns Syria’s Kurds that US will not protect them:
- Assad visits Tehran, meets Iran’s supreme leader:
- UN reaches aid warehouses on Yemen frontlines: https://www.dawn.com/news/1466321
- Chlorine used in attack on Syrian town last year, says watch dog:
- Israel, Russia to cooperate on foreign troops’ exit from Syria:
- Dying IS caliphate empties itself of last survivors: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468149
- Turkey, Russia begins patrols in Syrian province: https://www.dawn.com/news/1468530
- Kurdish-led forces proclaim end of IS caliphate: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471532
- IS men emerge from tunnels to surrender after caliphate falls:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1471717/is-men-emerge-from-tunnels-to-surrender-after-
caliphate-falls
- IS militants kill seven US-backed fighters in Syria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472168
- UN envoy holds substantial talks with Syrian FM:
- Trump vetoes bill to end US support for war in Yemen:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1476851/trump-vetoes-bill-to-end-us-support-for-war-in-yemen
- Kosovo brings back citizens, children from Syria:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1477451/kosovo-brings-back-citizens-children-from-syria
- US-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Raqqa: report:
- Trump’s Middle East plan: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478456
- 12 killed in pro-govt attacks on northwestern Syria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480193
- Houthis begin withdrawing from Hodeidah ports in boost to peace efforts:
- Saudi forces kill eight militants in Qatif island: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481984/saudi-
forces-kill-eight-militants-in-qatif-island
- UN rebuts Yemen govt claim rebels faking pullout from ports:
- US sabre-rattling: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481949/us-sabre-rattling
- Fighting grips Hodeidah port, complicates peace moves:
- Saudi-led coalition strikes at Houthi bases in Sanaa: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482804
- Saudi coalition claims downing Yemeni drone: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484278
- Intense fighting worsens exodus from Idlib:
- Turkey supplies weapons to Syrian rebels: https://www.dawn.com/news/1484671/turkey-
supplies-weapons-to-syrian-rebels
- Israeli missile hits Syrian region: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485060
- 21 civilians dead as Syrian planes pound Idlib: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485262
- Uzbekistan evacuates 156 citizens from Mideast conflicts:
- US-led coalition says 1,300 civilians killed in air war on IS:
- Kurds say 800 women, children to leave crowded camp: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486248
- Nine French jihadists on death row in Iraq
- Israeli air strikes kill 10 in Syria: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486209
- After years, Baghdad’s emblematic ‘Green Zone’ reopens:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1486629:
- Syrian flare-up kills over 100 combatants: https://www.dawn.com/news/1486794
Kashmir Issue:
- Kashmir in 2018: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455205
- Kashmir, a prison: https://www.dawn.com/news/1457012
- Imran asks UNGA chief to probe rights abuses in held Kashmir:
- BJP rules out electoral alliance in India held Kashmir: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458792
- Hurriyat uproar: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461339
- Call for body to probe atrocities in held Kashmir: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461539
- India-held Kashmir shuts down as Modi visits region:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1461692/india-held-kashmir-shuts-down-as-modi-visits-region
- Kashmiris will be masters of their destiny: Qureshi https://www.dawn.com/news/1461861
- Atrocities in IHK: https://www.dawn.com/news/1461936
- President, PM urge world to stand with Kashmiris:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1462098/president-pm-urge-world-to-stand-with-kashmiris
- UK MP’s statement on Kashmir a breakthrough: FM: https://www.dawn.com/news/1462094
- Kashmiris living in India facing threats, evictions: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464491
- Congress manifesto positive on Saarc, Kashmir:
- Modi’s party vows to strip held Kashmir of special rights:
- Abuse in held Kashmir to be exposed at every forum: FM:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1481588/abuse-in-held-kashmir-to-be-exposed-at-every-forum-
fm
- Kashmir group seeks UN probe into torture by Indian troops:
- Report on torture in IHK: https://www.dawn.com/news/1483801
-
Palestine Issue:
- Brazil embassy in Jerusalem: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454594
- US aid cuts Palestine, further dims hope for peace: https://www.dawn.com/news/1459252
- Qatar confirms it will no longer fund Hamas salaries: https://www.dawn.com/news/1460067
- Malaysia stripped of sports event over Israeli ban:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460236/malaysia-stripped-of-sports-event-over-israeli-ban
- Travel sites profiting from Israeli settlements: Amnesty:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460924/travel-sites-profiting-from-israeli-settlements-amnesty
- Israel begins construction of border barrier with Gaza strip:
- Muslim women in US Congress back Israel’s boycott, split Democrats:
- US Muslim law maker’s tweet sparks anti Semitism charges:
- US Muslim lawmaker apologies for anti-semitic tweets:
- France reels from anti-Semitic vandalism:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1463524/france-reels-from-anti-semitic-vandalism
- Ms Omar’s heresy: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464368
- Netanyahu relinquishes foreign minister role:
- Polish PM nixes trip to Israel after Netanyahu’s comment:
- New Warsaw Pact?: https://www.dawn.com/news/1464919/new-warsaw-pact
- Palestinians protest in Gaza Jerusalem; one killed:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1465565/palestinians-protest-in-gaza-and-
jerusalem-one-killed
- Israel’s ex-minister sentenced to 11 years for spying for Iran:
- Palestinian woman lawmaker freed by Israel after 20 months:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1466885/palestinian-woman-lawmaker-freed-by-
israel-after-20-months
- Gazans resume Umra after years of Egyptian ban:
- Anti-Muslim poster causes furore in US: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467516
- Flag comes down on US Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem:
- Palestinian rights: https://www.dawn.com/news/1467918
- Israel shuts Al Aqsa mosque after unrest:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1469338/israel-shuts-al-aqsa-mosque-after-unrest
- US no longer refers to Golan Heights as Israeli-occupied:
- Israel launches Gaza strikes after rockets target Tel Aviv:
- Outrage across ME as Trump endorses Israel’s claim on Golan
Heights: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471332
- Trump’s Golan tweet: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471508
- US Golan Heights as Israeli territory: https://www.dawn.com/news/1471928
- Israel strikes Gaza after rare rocket attack near Tel Aviv:
- Gaza ceasefire holds, but Netanyahu issues warning:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472167/gaza-ceasefire-holds-but-netanyahu-issues-warning
- Five EU nations reject Trump move to accept Golan as Israeli terrirtory:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472169/five-eu-nations-reject-trump-move-to-accept-golan-as-
israeli-territory
- Golan and beyond: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472151
- UN to meet on Golan at Syria’s request: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472373
- US under fire at UN over Golan decision: https://www.dawn.com/news/1472434
- Jerusalem ‘common patrimony’of three religions: Pope:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1472962/jerusalem-common-patrimony-of-three-religions-pope
- Brazil opens trade mission in Jerusalem, short of embassy move:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473187/brazil-opens-trade-mission-in-jerusalem-short-of-
embassy-move
- Arab leaders unite reject US move on Golan: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473179
- Hundreds of fake twitter accounts boost Netanyahu: https://www.dawn.com/news/1473262
- US plan shouldn’t evict even one settler, Netanyahu tells Trump:
- Israeli PM pledges to annex settlements after vote:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474637/israeli-pm-pledges-to-annex-settlements-after-vote
- Netanyahu’s victory: https://www.dawn.com/news/1475590
- New Palestinian govt sworn in amid factional tensions:
- Israel arrests Palestinian governor of Jerusalem:
- Israeli delegation cancels visit to Bahrain after outcry:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1476191/israeli-delegation-cancels-visit-to-bahrain-after-outcry
- Israel’s destiny: https://www.dawn.com/news/1476630
- 60 Palestinians hurt in Gaza border clashes: https://www.dawn.com/news/1478667
- Israel frees two Syrian prisoners after Russian mediation:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1479056/israel-frees-two-syrian-prisoners-after-russian-
mediation
- Three Palestinians killed in Gaza after Israel says soldiers wounded:
- Ceasefire reached with Israel, says Palestinians:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1480767/ceasefire-reached-with-israel-say-palestinians
- Gaza attacks: https://www.dawn.com/news/1480797/gaza-attacks
- Forever refugees?: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481203
- Israel lifts Gaza fishing ban as calm returns: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481603
- Huge crowds offer prayers at Al-Aqsa on first Friday of Ramazan:
- Israel says site chosen for Golan Trump settlement: https://www.dawn.com/news/1481982
- Poland cancels Israeli visit over WWII property restitution row:
- Poland condemns assault on ambassador to Israel:
- 50 Palestinians wounded in Nakba anniversary protests:
- Palestine’s catastrophe: https://www.dawn.com/news/1482827
- Govt asked to officialy observe Al-Quds Day, make Palestine part of curriculum:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1483385/govt-asked-to-officialy-observe-al-quds-day-make-
palestine-part-of-curriculum
- Israel faces possible second election amid coalition crisis:
- Muslim countries urged to play role on Al-Quds issue: https://www.dawn.com/news/1485558
- US envoy says Israel has right to annex West Bank Land: https://www.dawn.com/news/1487032
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Global Issues (40 Marks) SWOT

5.1 bn people lack meaningful access to justice:

An equal justice: https://www.dawn.com/news/1479485

- Kim keen for more summits with south korea: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454590/kim-

- Putin calls Trump for open dialogue: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454589

- Bangladesh election campaign: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454448

- Yellow vests Paris: https://www.dawn.com/news/1454438

- Delay in Afghan presidential elections till july 20 due to peace process

Global Energy Politics:

- US warns Iran against space launches: https://www.dawn.com/news/1455349

- Russian ban on ukranian imports after Ukraine’s sanctions:

- Pacific Rim trade bloc meets in Tokyo: https://www.dawn.com/news/1458636

Millennium Development Goals, Current Status:

- Trump Syria and Afghanistan withdrawal of U.S troops

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