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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US releases $397m for monitoring programme of Pakistan’s F-16s https://www.dawn.com/news/1894241 Ø Trump’s aid cuts to hurt pro-democracy projects the most in Pakistan https://www.dawn.com/news/1893894 Ø Pakistan threatens to deport Afghans if US relocation timeline isn’t met Ø The Current Situation in Pakistan https://www.usip.org/publications/2025/02/current-situation-pakistan Ø Trump, Xi, and the false hope of a grand bargain https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trump-xi-and-the-false-hope-of-a-grand-bargain/ Ø MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | Iran’s Unconventional Naval Platforms Ø The Taiwan Fixation https://www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwan-fixation-kavanagh-wertheim Ø Trump’s Proposed Economic Rapprochement With Russia is Wrongheaded https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/trump-russia-putin-sanctions-ukraine-war/ Ø How a Tsunami Created the Quad https://www.cnas.org/publications/video/how-a-tsunami-created-the-quad Ø Pakistan urges Sudan’s warring parties to ceasefire in Ramadan, seek political settlement Ø Nuclear weapons are ‘one-way road to annihilation’ warns Guterres https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160441 Ø Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160551 Ø Greatest threat to UN Peacekeeping is divisions between nations, says UN Peace Operations Chief https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160536 Ø Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160526 Ø New report flags severity of US funding cuts to global AIDS response https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160561 Ø West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160516 Ø Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Trump says 25% tariffs on EU will be announced soon https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05ml3q2gn7o Ø Türkiye essential for Europe’s security: FM Fidan https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/turkiye-essential-for-europes-security-fm-fidan/news Ø How a dramatic day at the UN deepened cracks between Europe and US https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0de4wpvlo Ø Indifference or Hostility? Trump’s View of European Allies Raises Alarm https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/europe/trump-eu-allies.html Ø How Big Is Russia’s Appetite for Upheaval? https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/how-big-russias-appetite-upheaval Ø North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South’s spy agency says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rreg04dpo Ø France’s Macron and Donald Trump meet in Washington: Four key takeaways Ø Germany’s Merz lashes out at Trump’s US while trying to form coalition Ø UK to hike defence spending and cut aid budget, Starmer says https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/uk-to-hike-defence-spending-and-cut-aid-budget-starmer-says Ø Russia reaffirms opposition to European troops in Ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/russia-reaffirms-opposition-to-european-troops-in-ukraine Ø US will not give security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump says Ø Austria eyes new coalition government that excludes far-right Freedom Party Ø US, EU move apart as Trump eyes Ukraine’s minerals and a deal with Russia Ø Putin ‘hopeful’ as Russia and US press on with diplomatic reset https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/27/putin-hopeful-as-russia-and-us-negotiate-diplomatic-reset Ø Five key takeaways as Donald Trump hosts UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer |
