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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø The U.S. needs Pakistan more than ever https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/The-U.S.-needs-Pakistan-more-than-ever Ø More States Are Vying to Mediate Conflict — What Does it Mean for Global Peace? Ø The Middle East on Fire https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/10/middle-east-fire Ø America Needs Better Bombs https://www.hudson.org/defense-strategy/america-needs-better-bombs-mike-gallagher Ø The Israel-Iran War Enters a New Stage | Middle East and North Africa Defense Intelligence Digest Ø Sharper: Allies and Partners https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/sharper-allies-and-partners Ø The Myth That Foreign Policy Doesn’t Matter in Presidential Elections Ø AT UN, Pakistan demands probe into ‘theft and illicit sale’ of nuclear materials in India Ø Pakistan, India clash at UN over terror https://tribune.com.pk/story/2500777/pakistan-india-clash-at-un-over-terror Ø Explainer: How UN peacekeepers meet the challenge of escalating conflict in Lebanon https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1155466 Ø Israel: New law blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1155471 Ø Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1155451 Ø State of Global Water Resources 2023 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-water-resources-2023 |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø EU members approve $38bn loan for Ukraine backed by Russian assets Ø EU officials blast Hungary’s Orban over Ukraine stance, democratic decline Ø MI5 chief says Russia and Iran behind rise in assassination plots in UK Ø North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/10/north-korea-engineers-deployed-russia-ukraine Ø Saudi’s MbS will not attend Russia’s BRICS summit https://www.reuters.com/world/saudis-mbs-will-not-attend-russias-brics-summit-2024-10-10/ Ø Iran-Russia alliance rattles the West https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/843221-iranrussia-alliance-rattles-the-west Ø Why is Russia bombing ships carrying Ukrainian grain? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/10/why-is-russia-bombing-ships-carrying-ukrainian-grain Ø British PM, Ukrainian president discuss ‘victory plan’ for Kiev https://tass.com/world/1854811 Ø France’s Macron calls for arms sales ban on Israel as Gaza war nears a year Ø Why Europe’s leadership wants war https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10/5/why-europes-leadership-wants Ø Russia urges BRICS partners to establish alternative to IMF ahead of summit Ø Is Europe Becoming Ungovernable? https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/is-europe-becoming-ungovernable-4f5a8898 |
