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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US quashes talk of Trump’s Pakistan visit https://tribune.com.pk/story/2556528/us-quashes-talk-of-trumps-pakistan-visit Ø US firms eye investment in Pakistan’s port sector https://www.dawn.com/news/1924724 Ø US lawmakers warn Pakistan over transnational repression, hint at possible sanctions https://www.dawn.com/news/1924568 Ø US labels the group accused of Pahalgam attack a ‘terrorist’ organisation Ø US losing ground to China due to Trump’s policies, Democrats warn Ø US deports immigrants to African country of Eswatini amid rights concerns Ø Bahrain to invest $17bn in US amid deals with Boeing, Oracle, Cisco Ø Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/14/trump-says-us-will-send-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine Ø New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites Ø Ukraine war briefing: US moving ‘with haste’ to enable weapons shipments to Kyiv, says Washington Ø UN sounds alarm over Syria as sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes escalate https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165426 Ø UN rights chief condemns recent killing of scores of civilians in Sudan https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165420 Ø Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165408 Ø UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165400 Ø WHO urges rollout of first long-acting HIV prevention jab |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø ‘North Korea is now a more important ally for Russia than Iran or China’ Ø India pushes back against NATO’s warning over Russia trade sanctions https://asianews.network/india-pushes-back-against-natos-warning-over-russia-trade-sanctions/ Ø Ukraine appoints new prime minister in major government reshuffle Ø Europe assumes financial burden of Ukraine war, angering Russia Ø Ukraine to receive long-range systems via joint manufacturing initiatives soon — Merz https://tass.com/world/1990841 Ø UK signs treaty on defense, trade and migration with Germany as Europe bolsters security https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2608497/world Ø European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza Ø Trump threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs, announces Ukraine arms deal Ø EU council sanctions individuals, entities, for destabilising Moldova Ø France, UK, Germany to reimpose Iran sanctions in August if no progress Ø What retaliatory action is the EU planning over Trump’s tariffs? Ø How were identities of thousands of Afghans leaked by UK military? Ø Pakistan and EU hold 10th Political Dialogue in Brussels https://www.geo.tv/latest/614530-pakistan-and-eu-hold-10th-political-dialogue-in-brussels Ø UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections https://tribune.com.pk/story/2556435/uk-to-lower-voting-age-to-16-in-general-elections Ø BRICS declares the South is done begging https://tribune.com.pk/story/2555658/brics-declares-the-south-is-done-begging Ø UK, Pakistan launch trade dialogue to deepen economic ties https://tribune.com.pk/story/2555906/uk-pakistan-launch-trade-dialogue-to-deepen-economic-ties |
