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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US announces suspension of immigrant visa processing for Pakistan, 74 other countries from Jan 21 https://www.dawn.com/news/1966944 Ø ‘Limited options’ for Pakistan to circumvent US punitive tariff on Iran Ø Pakistan’s envoy in D.C says US- Pakistan ties entering positive phase https://arynews.tv/pakistans-envoy-in-d-c-says-us-pakistan-ties-entering-positive-phase Ø Pakistan moves to test dollar-pegged digital currency https://tribune.com.pk/story/2587236/pakistan-moves-to-test-dollar-pegged-digital-currency Ø 2-week-long Pakistan, US joint military exercise commences https://www.dawn.com/news/1966187 Ø Pakistan’s point of view on US Gaza mission scope https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/01/14/pakistans-point-of-view-on-us-gaza-mission-scope/ Ø Protests in Iran: Q&A with RAND Experts https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2026/01/protests-in-iran-qa-with-rand-experts.html Ø The new Iranian revolution has begun https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-new-iranian-revolution-has-begun/ Ø Three Forces Shaping Post-Revolutionary Iran Ø China’s Strategic Plan for Iran and Venezuela, How the US Counters China’s Global Strategy, and Misreading the Monroe Doctrine Ø 11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166758 Ø What the US withdrawal from UN bodies could mean for climate, trade and development https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166736 Ø Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes push civilians deeper into winter crisis https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166748 Ø Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166728 Ø UN chief ‘shocked’ by reports of excessive force against protesters in Iran https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166739 Ø Venezuela: UN independent investigators call for immediate release of all political prisoners https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166745 Ø East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166760 Ø Pakistan calls for urgent, unified global efforts to resolve Yemen crisis Ø Pakistan alarmed as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies, calls for immediate ceasefire |
