THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
Ø US condoles Bannu terror attack, vows continued cooperation with Pakistan Ø The Resilient U.S.-Pakistan Relationship: From Cold War Alliances to Modern Partnership Ø What’s Next for the U.N.’s Doha Process on Afghanistan? https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/07/whats-next-uns-doha-process-afghanistan Ø How Can Europe Reduce Its Military Dependency on the United States? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/world/europe/nato-europe-military-russia.html Ø Biden administration disturbed by Modi-Putin visit during NATO summit https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/11/india-russia-putin-modi-biden/ Ø Report: Sanctions by the Numbers: 2023 Year in Review https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/sanctions-by-the-numbers-2023-year-in-review Ø A Foreign Policy for the World as It Is https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/biden-foreign-policy-world-rhodes Ø Biden Press Conference Overshadowed End of NATO Summit https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/12/biden-press-conference-nato-summit-elections/ Ø Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152201 Ø Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152196 Ø Polarised Security Council debates meaning of multilateralism https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152166 Ø Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1151971 Ø Report: A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing https://www.unep.org/resources/global-foresight-report Ø UN deputy chief calls for major arms spending cuts and urgent action to save SDGs |
RUSSIA & EUROPE |
Ø US directly involved in Middle East, Ukraine conflicts — Lavrov https://tass.com/politics/1818155 Ø Von der Leyen vows to turn EU into defense union https://tass.com/world/1818411 Ø Russia may deploy nuclear missiles in response to US missile deployment in Germany — MFA https://tass.com/defense/1818577 Ø Zelensky rejects attempts to cut deals with Russia after Orban visit https://www.brecorder.com/news/40313294 Ø Russia open to working with any US leader https://tribune.com.pk/story/2480609/russia-open-to-working-with-any-us-leader Ø Heatwaves scorch southern, eastern Europe https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1211085-heatwaves-scorch-southern-eastern-europe Ø Russia warns EU chief’s plans for new defence union signal confrontation |