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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Army chief heads to US, again https://www.dawn.com/news/1929224 Ø Analysis: Between the lines of ‘renaissance’ in Pak-US ties https://www.dawn.com/news/1928556 Ø Pakistan Reboots US Ties Under Trump with Military at the Helm Ø Pakistani goods face reduced 19pc US tariffs as Trump hits dozens of countries with steep duties https://www.dawn.com/news/1927992 Ø Trump’s Pakistan praise derailed India deal https://tribune.com.pk/story/2560082/trumps-pakistan-praise-derailed-india-deal Ø Trump slaps 50 percent tariff on Indian goods over imports of Russian oil Ø Donald Trump Risks Tanking Twenty-Five Years of U.S.-India Relations https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/08/trump-tariffs-risk-us-india-relations?lang=en Ø Trump’s review of US membership in the IMF offers a rare chance for reform Ø Just 1.5 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165587 Ø Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165582 Ø The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165563 Ø Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165591 Ø Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solution https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165552 Ø UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Putin-Trump phone talks held in friendly atmosphere — WSJ https://tass.com/world/1999513 Ø Putin receives Indian prime minister’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Kremlin https://tass.com/politics/1999369 Ø Minsk alarmed by aggressive attitude of Poland, Baltic states — Lukashenko https://tass.com/world/1999181 Ø Wildfires and heatwaves grip southern Europe as evacuations ordered Ø How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2zp6m4gy7o Ø Europe is breaking its reliance on American science Ø Why is Trump moving nuclear submarines after spat with Medvedev? Ø Ukraine says foreign ‘mercenaries’ from various countries aiding Russia Ø What is the missile treaty Russia has walked out of – and why? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/5/what-is-the-missile-treaty-russia-has-walked-out-of-and-why Ø Armenia, Azerbaijan and US leaders to meet for peace talks Ø Russia, China naval forces to carry out joint Asia Pacific patrol: Report Ø Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik removed from office Ø Why Trump’s secondary tariffs on Russia could bite the US, its allies too Ø Italy greenlights plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily Ø India Bought Russian Oil. Now It’s a Trade-War Weapon. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/oil-india-russia-trump.html Ø Five ways the Russia-Ukraine war could end https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/07/europe/analysis-how-russia-ukraine-war-ends-latam-intl Ø Russia and UAE double down on trade, testing U.S. limits Ø Trump and Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5rdl1y8ndo Ø India accuses US, EU of Russia trade double standards: Who is right? |
