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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Trump hails Pakistan’s help in arresting IS terrorist behind 2021 Kabul airport bombing https://www.dawn.com/news/1895923 Ø Pakistan seeking broad-based ties with US under Trump, Dar tells Waltz Ø Trump Says Pakistan Captured Man Tied to Kabul Airport Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/politics/kabul-airport-bombing-isis-trump.html Ø US-Pakistan capture of ‘top terrorist’ signals deep counterterrorism cooperation despite cold ties, experts say Ø Pakistan Needs Support Fighting Terrorism. A Happy Trump Could Help. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/world/asia/trump-pakistan-kabul-airport-attack.html Ø Official expects a boost in Pak-US ties https://tribune.com.pk/story/2532585/official-expects-a-boost-in-pak-us-ties Ø President Trump’s Plan for an Iron Dome over America https://www.hudson.org/missile-defense/president-trumps-plan-iron-dome-america-bryan-clark Ø Experts react: What Trump’s address to Congress means for the world Ø Putin Agrees to Help Trump Broker Nuclear Talks With Iran Ø Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160791 Ø UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160786 Ø ‘Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace’: UN chief https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160796 Ø Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160756 Ø Nuclear energy watchdog chief raises ‘serious’ safety concerns over sites in Ukraine and Iran https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160721 Ø Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost for nature |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Starmer says ‘coalition of the willing’ to present Ukraine peace plan to US Ø Christian Stocker becomes Austrian chancellor as three-party gov’t sworn in Ø EU weighs $841bn ‘rearm’ Europe plan to counter possible US disengagement Ø Greenland PM snubs Trump: ‘We don’t want to be Americans or Danes’ Ø German parties agree to loosen fiscal rules to overhaul military, economy Ø US suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/5/us-suspends-intelligence-sharing-with-ukraine Ø Greek government to face no-confidence vote over 2023 deadly train crash Ø Israel’s Gaza aid blockade could breach humanitarian law: European nations Ø Key takeaways from Europe’s emergency summit on Ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/6/key-takeaways-from-europes-emergency-summit-on-ukraine Ø Europe’s leaders hold Ukraine talks at ‘turning point in history’ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w14gw3wwlo Ø America has ditched Europe. That presents an economic opportunity https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/06/business/europe-military-spending-economic-growth-intl/index.html Ø France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c871e41751yo Ø Trump Planning On Canceling Legal Status For 240,000 Ukrainians Who Fled War With Russia, Report Says Ø Ukraine wants security guarantees from the US and Europe. But will anyone step up? Ø Polish PM highlights need for Europe to enter arms race with Russia https://tass.com/world/1923387 Ø ‘Russia won’t tolerate NATO contingents in Ukraine, Lavrov says https://tass.com/politics/1923393 Ø US froze military aid to Kiev because Zelensky took it for granted — intelligence chief |
