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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Trump’s loyalist calls for stronger Pak-US ties https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1272600-trumps-loyalist-calls-for-stronger-pak-us-ties Ø Pakistan’s missiles will never be a threat to the U.S. https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Pakistan-s-missiles-will-never-be-a-threat-to-the-U.S Ø US lawmaker looks to scrap Pakistan’s ‘non-Nato ally’ status https://www.dawn.com/news/1884766 Ø One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now? https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/15/israel-hamas-truce-deal/ Ø Trump Is Opening Pandora’s Box Ø Tehran’s Proxies Are on the Back Foot. An Iran-Russia Defense Pact Could Revive Them. Ø America’s China Strategy Is Incomplete https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/americas-china-strategy-incomplete Ø Blinken’s audacious final message for the Middle East Ø Foresight Africa 2025-2030 https://www.brookings.edu/collection/foresight-africa-2025-2030/ Ø Trump and Xi Face Off https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-and-xi-face-off-u-s-china-relations-bf341036 Ø Guterres hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘critical first step’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1159031 Ø Guterres highlights ‘hope through action’ for 2025, amid continuing turmoil https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1159016 Ø UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1159021 Ø Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1158891 Ø 2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø US cracks down on Russian oil exports to China and India https://www.geo.tv/latest/585023-us-cracks-down-on-russian-oil-exports-to-china-and-india Ø Russia says new sanctions will destabilise markets https://tribune.com.pk/story/2521934/russia-says-new-sanctionswill-destabilise-markets Ø Putin, Iranian president to sign strategic partnership treaty https://tass.com/politics/1900449 Ø US, UK behind attack on Turk-Stream gas pipeline, says Russian envoy https://tass.com/politics/1900429 Ø As EU president, Poland aims to speed up Ukraine’s accession process — Polish leader https://tass.com/world/1899669 Ø UK, Ukraine leaders sign ‘landmark’ 100-year agreement https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/16/uk-ukraine-leaders-sign-landmark-100-year-agreement Ø Indians lured to Russia are dying on the front lines in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/16/indians-russia-ukraine-war-putin-modi/ Ø Romania sets May date for new presidential election https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/16/romania-sets-may-date-for-new-presidential-election Ø Ukraine captures North Korean soldiers; Russia readies for talks with Trump Ø Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war Ø NATO launches new Baltic Sea mission to protect undersea cables Ø Europe Threatens to Trigger a Global Scramble for Natural Gas Ø Croatia’s President Milanovic re-elected in landslide run-off victory Ø Thousands gather in Germany to protest far-right AfD congress https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/11/german-protesters-attempt-to-block-far-right-afd-congress Ø A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe Ø The Biggest Threat to Europe |
