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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Pakistan to participate in US critical minerals moot, seeks strategic partnerships and investment https://www.dawn.com/news/1970792 Ø Pakistan invited to participate in upcoming US-Iran talks: FO https://www.dawn.com/news/1970818 Ø The US wants these critical minerals, but militants with American weapons stand in the way https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/03/asia/pakistan-us-afghanistan-weapons-intl-hnk-dst Ø The Trump-Modi Trade Deal Won’t Magically Restore U.S.-India Trust https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/02/india-us-trade-deal-tariffs-trump-modi-relationship Ø US-Iran Talks amid the Growing Military Buildup https://www.hudson.org/us-iran-talks-amid-growing-military-buildup-rebeccah-heinrichs Ø Will India Halt Russian Oil Imports Under India-U.S. Trade Deal? U.S. Expert Lisa Curtis Explains Ø Strength Over Peace https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/strength-over-peace Ø Pakistan presses UN Security Council to designate BLA as terrorist group Ø Pakistan calls for respect of UN resolutions, human rights in occupied territories Ø Chad: Africa’s refugee haven struggles with its own stark challenges https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166904 Ø UN Police ‘indispensable’ to fulfilling peacekeeping mandates, Security Council hears https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166905 Ø ‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166890 Ø Global health systems ‘at risk’ as funding cuts bite, warns WHO https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166869 Ø UN chief warns of ‘grave moment’ as final US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166892 Ø Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need to step up counter-terrorism measures |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø The Limits of Russian Power https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/limits-russian-power Ø Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62np09q7l1o Ø Trump rejects call from Russia’s Putin to extend cap on nuclear deployments Ø Pakistan, EU sign TRQ apportionment accord https://tribune.com.pk/story/2590673/pakistan-eu-sign-trq-apportionment-accord Ø Trump’s nuclear arms control push with Russia hinges on China https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70l27gy47do Ø Starmer’s visit to China was not a reset, but a new way forward Ø Can India switch from Russian to Venezuelan oil, as Trump wants? Ø Russia’s Putin holds video call with China’s Xi https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/4/russias-putin-holds-video-call-with-chinas-xi Ø Zelenskyy reveals 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting against Russia Ø US to discuss New START replacement with Russia — White House |
