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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US eyes Pakistan’s critical mineral potential https://tribune.com.pk/story/2538998/us-eyes-pakistans-critical-mineral-potential Ø Pakistan faces $1b loss as US imposes 29% tariff https://tribune.com.pk/story/2538670/pakistan-faces-1b-loss-as-us-imposes-29-tariff Ø Pakistan to send high-level delegation to US for tariff, trade talks Ø Pakistan, US discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1299628-pakistan-us-discuss-ways-to-strengthen-bilateral-ties Ø US engages Pakistan on leftover arms issue https://tribune.com.pk/story/2538575/us-engages-pakistan-on-leftover-arms-issue Ø Pakistan Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Tariffs https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/pakistan-sees-opportunity-in-trumps-tariffs/ Ø Pakistan Says US Companies Seek to Invest in the Country’s Untapped Minerals Sector Ø Why Trump Wants Tariffs https://www.hudson.org/politics-government/why-trump-wants-tariffs-walter-russell-mead Ø Bargaining Short of the Bomb: A Strategy for Preventing Iranian NPT Withdrawal Ø Trump Abruptly Pauses Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days—Except on China Ø Pakistan urges tech boost in UN peacekeeping https://tribune.com.pk/story/2538747/pakistan-urges-tech-boost-in-un-peacekeeping Ø World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162016 Ø More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1161931 Ø Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162031 Ø March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraine https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162051 Ø Pakistan steps up deportations of Afghan refugees https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-steps-up-deportations-of-afghan-refugees/a-72175041 |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Western countries know nothing about democracy — Lukashenko https://tass.com/world/1941821 Ø EU cracks down on dissent, defies democracy it once lectured Russia on — Kremlin https://tass.com/politics/1941511 Ø China India, Russia agree on six new strategic projects to boost bilateral investment cooperation Ø China, North Korea and Russia military cooperation raises threats in the Pacific, US official warns https://www.arabnews.com/node/2596616/world Ø US, Russia carry out prisoner exchange in UAE, CIA director says https://tass.com/world/1941383 Ø Exports to Europe rise 10pc in July-February https://www.dawn.com/news/1903274 Ø Europe stocks close 3.7% higher for best session in three years as U.S. sell-off resumes https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/european-markets-stocks-news-data-and-earnings.html Ø Germany halts UN refugee resettlement programme https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/8/germany-halts-un-refugee-resettlement-programme Ø EU offers zero tariff deal to US but prepares for trade war https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/7/eu-offers-zero-tariff-deal-to-us-but-prepares-for-trade-war Ø Trump’s tariffs end ‘world as we knew it’: UK’s Starmer https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/6/world-as-we-knew-it-has-gone-uk-pm-starmer Ø Demonstrators rally across Spain to protest against housing crisis Ø Nationwide strike for better pay brings Greece to standstill https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/9/strike-in-greece-over-wages-halts-ships-planes-and-trains Ø Germany’s Merz unveils coalition deal with SPD after weeks of drift Ø Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/9/macron-says-france-could-recognise-palestinian-state-in-june Ø China complains of ‘irresponsible remarks’ about its role in Ukraine war Ø Russian advances in Ukraine slow down despite growing force size Ø PM Shehbaz arrives in Belarus on two-day official visit https://www.geo.tv/latest/599331-pm-shehbaz-departs-for-two-day-official-visit-to-belarus Ø Musk Says He Hopes Europe and U.S. Move to a ‘Zero-Tariff Situation’ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/musk-eu-us-tariffs.html |
