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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Pakistan, 7 Muslim countries announce decision to join Trump’s Board of Peace https://www.dawn.com/news/1968236 Ø Pakistan, US agree to enhance collaboration in security, border management https://www.dawn.com/news/1967488 Ø Pakistan, US expand military engagement amid renewed defence ties https://www.dawn.com/news/1967468 Ø Pakistani parliamentary delegation lands in Washington to meet US lawmakers https://www.dawn.com/news/1968216 Ø Closing the Arctic Gaps: NATO Allies and Partners Can Protect Their Homelands by Updating Their Defense Force Postures Ø Is Iran on the brink of change? https://www.brookings.edu/articles/is-iran-on-the-brink-of-change/ Ø The future of Greenland and NATO after Trump’s Davos deal Ø The Folly of Fatalism in Gaza https://www.foreignaffairs.com/palestinian-territories/folly-fatalism-gaza Ø ‘Weaponisation of water’: Pakistan warns UN India’s move on Indus treaty threatens water security Ø At UN treaty preparatory panel, Pakistan highlights India’s ‘Crimes against Humanity’ in Kashmir Ø Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the UNSC Briefing on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine Ø Rotary funds WHO to support Pakistan in protecting 27 million children against polio in high-risk districts Ø UN Assembly president defends multilateralism, UN Charter in Davos https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166803 Ø World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166800 Ø UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Greenland and Denmark say sovereignty ‘red line’ after latest Trump remarks Ø Can Europe break with Trump? A tale of energy, defence, economic dependence Ø Why is Germany trying to build ‘Europe’s strongest conventional army’? Ø EU, Mercosur bloc sign free trade deal after 25 years of negotiations Ø France seizes oil tanker in Mediterranean sailing from Russia: Macron Ø The great race for the Arctic: Why Russia, China and the US all have it in their sights https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/21/world/arctic-race-security-trump-explainer Ø Ukraine, Russia, US to meet for ‘first trilateral’ talks to end war Ø Trump’s Greenland ‘framework’ deal: What we know about it, what we don’t Ø Russia-Pakistan relations ‘genuinely mutually beneficial’, says President Putin https://www.dawn.com/news/1967317 Ø Pakistan Steel Mills revival: Pakistan, Russia set 2027 start date https://www.brecorder.com/news/40403642 Ø Trump’s jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe’s leaders https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9ez1nj3n3o Ø Trump says ‘framework of a future deal’ discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgezx40r7d7o Ø EU commission pledges 126m euros for Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan https://www.dawn.com/news/1968332 Ø India proposes linking BRICS’ digital currencies https://www.dawn.com/news/1967969/india-proposes-linking-brics-digital-currencies Ø UK backs GSP capacity building https://tribune.com.pk/story/2588212/uk-backs-gsp-capacity-building |
