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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Pakistan expects US reply on $10b stabilisation facility ‘soon’ https://tribune.com.pk/story/2625929/pakistan-expects-us-reply-on-10bn-stabilisation-facility-soon Ø Pakistan Seeks $10 Billion US Facility, Expects Reply Soon Ø Pakistan seeks US funding in shift from reliance on China https://www.ft.com/content/9e1158f8-bf37-41cc-9db1-e3e79834b5d0?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Ø Pakistan Army Chief Ends Tehran Visit in US-Iran Peace Push Ø Pakistan, Iran made ‘significant progress’ to end US-Iran war, minister says https://thehill.com/policy/international/6049608-pakistan-iran-peace-progress/ Ø Canada wants a deal, but Washington keeps moving the goalposts Ø What is the value of a ‘Europeanized NATO’ for the United States? https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-the-value-of-a-europeanized-nato-for-the-united-states/ Ø A Promise for Iran’s Economic D-Day https://www.hudson.org/economics/promise-irans-economic-d-day-brigham-mccown Ø Trump’s Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/trumps-maximum-pressure-campaign-against-iran-mary-kissel Ø DPM briefs Commonwealth Secretary-General on Pakistan’s role in brokering US-Iran peace deal, recent developments in ME Ø At UN, Pakistan demands answers as Gaza deaths top 1,200 despite ceasefire Ø Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168204 Ø One million children in Afghanistan face deadly malnutrition https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168202 Ø Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168210 Ø Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Kremlin says CIA head met Russian intelligence officials, but not Putin Ø Ukraine’s offensive against Russia causes petrol panic across Central Asia Ø Global ocean temperatures hit record high as El Nino intensifies Ø Putin and al-Sharaa discuss Russia-Syria relations, deal on military bases Ø Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missiles Ø Norway’s King Harald V dies, succeeded by son https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/norways-king-harald-v-dies-succeeded-by-son Ø UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements Ø Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unrest Ø Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ on Europe is starting to look a lot less hybrid https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-hybrid-war-on-europe-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-less-hybrid/ |
