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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US report calls for strengthening parliamentary oversight of Pakistan’s public finances Ø California Senate passes resolution recognising Pakistan-US relations Ø Pakistan Says US-Iran Are Close to Some Arrangement on Peace Ø Field Marshal Munir and the Pakistan Paradox https://www.wsj.com/opinion/field-marshal-munir-and-the-pakistan-paradox-31236d99 Ø Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan is a verdict on the reliability of US security guarantees Ø The geopolitics behind Pakistan’s $10 billion US request https://www.dawn.com/news/2022541/the-geopolitics-behind-pakistans-10-billion-us-request Ø Pakistan urges UN to act against worsening situation in occupied West Bank https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Aug-2026/pakistan-urges-un-act-worsening-situation-occupied-west-bank Ø Taliban support fuels deadlier TTP attacks in Pakistan: UN https://www.dawn.com/news/2022505/taliban-support-fuels-deadlier-ttp-attacks-in-pakistan-un Ø World marks second warmest July on record https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168115 Ø Lebanon: UN peacekeepers count hundreds of Israeli strikes and incursions in a single weekend https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168108 Ø Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168123 Ø Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact Ø Israeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/israeli-pm-netanyahu-calls-uk-the-islamic-republic-of Ø Wildfires force thousands to flee as blazes spread across Europe Ø Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant Ø Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/putin-warns-of-tit-for-tat-seizures-of-european-vessels Ø Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent proposals to US to end war with Russia Ø Serbia and Ukraine pledge closer economic ties, eye free trade deal Ø Russia, Pakistan to launch first freight rail service connecting Moscow to Karachi: report Ø Pakistan, Belarus to deepen cooperation https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623567/pakistan-belarus-to-deepen-cooperation Ø US Senate passes sweeping Russian energy sanctions bill amid Ukraine war |
