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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA& THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø US, Pakistan officials fear looming food crisis is ‘real concern’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1734666/us-pakistan-officials-fear-looming-food-crisis-is-real-concern Ø U.S. arms left in Afghanistan are turning up in a different conflict https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-weapons-afghanistan-taliban-kashmir-rcna67134 Ø Pakistan to seek relief from US on Iran gas sanctions https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1036670-pakistan-to-seek-relief-from-us-on-iran-gas-sanctions Ø Pakistan expects no US interference in Russia ties https://www.dawn.com/news/1734512/pakistan-expects-no-us-interference-in-russia-ties Ø In Beijing, Blinken Seeks to Stabilize Ties Ø China’s Indo-Pacific Folly https://www.foreignaffairs.com/asia/china-indo-pacific-folly Ø There Will Be a One-State Solution https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2019-10-15/there-will-be-one-state-solution Ø To Help Afghanistan, Engage Its Political Opposition https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/to-help-afghanistan-engage-its-political-opposition Ø For Israelis and Palestinians, a Tragic Spiral Reemerges https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/02/israelis-and-palestinians-tragic-spiral-reemerges Ø The Persistent Threat of Nuclear Crises Among China, India and Pakistan Ø The Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan: Selected Issues for the 118th Congress https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12268 Ø Is Beijing Creating a New Sino-Russian World Order? The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Might Change Beijing’s Calculus for Taiwan and the United States https://hir.harvard.edu/is-beijing-creating-a-new-sino-russian-world-order/ Ø Guterres strongly condemns attack at Jerusalem synagogue which left at least seven Israelis dead https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132947 Ø Global growth will be weak in 2023 before rebounding next year: IMF https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1133042 Ø Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations |
| RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø EU’s top brass prepares for summit with Zelenskyy in Kyiv https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/2/top-eu-officials-arrive-in-ukraine-ahead-of-summit Ø UK not ruling out sending fighter jets to Ukraine Ø Germany says goodbye to Ukraine-bound tanks Ø US readying new $2bn Ukraine weapons package: Report Ø Russia claims village near embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut Ø NATO chief Stoltenberg calls for stronger partnership with Japan Ø Croatian president slams Western arms to Ukraine Ø Iran summons Ukraine’s envoy over drone attack comments Ø Finland to stick with Sweden in NATO bid Ø Germany’s Scholz denounces ‘bidding war’ over jets for Ukraine Ø North Korea denies arming Russia’s Wagner group Ø Serbia to maintain ‘military neutrality’, president says Ø Police ban planned Quran burning protest in Norway Ø British workers unite in largest strike in a generation Ø NATO accuses Russia of non-implementation of START Ø West has no right to claim moral leadership – Lavrov Ø Chinese-Russian relations not built on confrontation with third countries, diplomat says Ø Russia has no plans of returning to Council of Europe – Deputy FM Ø EU intends to impose new anti-Russian sanctions by special operation’s anniversary |
