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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø US wants Pakistan, India to resume direct talks
https://www.dawn.com/news/1910844/us-wants-pakistan-india-to-resume-direct-talks Ø ‘If you don’t stop, no trade’: Trump on Pakistan-India ceasefire https://tribune.com.pk/story/2545411/us-intervention-prevented-pakistan-india-nuclear-conflict-trump Ø India-Pakistan ceasefire holds. But the battle lines have changed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/12/india-pakistan-ceasefire-kashmir-conflict/ Ø As Trump Crows Over Ending a Conflict, India’s Leaders Feel Betrayed https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/world/asia/trump-india-pakistan-ceasefire.html Ø What Does Trump Want in the Middle East? https://www.foreignaffairs.com/what-does-trump-want-middle-east Ø How America Can Keep the Peace Between India and Pakistan https://www.foreignaffairs.com/india/how-america-can-keep-peace-between-india-and-pakistan Ø Trump’s High-Flying Persian Gulf Strategy https://www.hudson.org/economics/trumps-high-flying-persian-gulf-strategy-walter-russell-mead Ø Experts react: Trump just announced the removal of all US sanctions on Syria. What’s next? Ø Pakistan ‘welcomes’ UN chief’s remarks https://tribune.com.pk/story/2545283/pakistan-welcomes-un-chiefs-remarks Ø Guterres welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163116 Ø Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163266 Ø UN aid office denounces attacks on Gaza hospital https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163251 Ø US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163231 Ø As funding cuts bite, UN chief announces new dawn for peacekeeping https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163171 Ø Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø What is in the UK-US tariff deal?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15ng4g5g0eo Ø UK’s Starmer seeking third countries to set up asylum seeker ‘return hubs’ Ø Ukraine’s Zelenskyy sends delegation for Russia talks after Putin no-show Ø Could EU tariffs against Russia bring a ceasefire for Ukraine? Ø Romania braces for heated presidential vote after controversial annulment Ø UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack Ø Albania’s ruling Socialists secure majority in parliamentary vote https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/13/albania-election-results-2025 Ø Diplomatic spat ignites as Poland accuses Russia of sabotage https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/europe/europe-weapons-investment.html Ø Germany aims to have Europe’s ‘strongest conventional army’ https://www.dawn.com/news/1911113 Ø Defending Europe Without the United States: Costs and Consequences Ø Europe’s free-speech problem https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/05/15/europes-free-speech-problem Ø EU envoys approve 17th package of anti-Russia sanctions — source https://tass.com/politics/1957461 Ø US doesn’t want Zelensky at NATO’s June summit — ANSA https://tass.com/world/1957821 Ø US seeks to revive NATO-Russia council to aid security dialogue around Ukraine — Bloomberg https://tass.com/world/1958575 Ø White House expects Putin-Trump meeting to take place very soon https://tass.com/world/1958779 Ø Russia responsible for downing of MH17, UN body rules https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd62v890l5qo Ø Talking point: How Russia keeps its economy afloat despite heavy sanctions https://trt.global/world/article/3c1ef977d394 Ø Pakistan, Russia aim to set up steel mill https://tribune.com.pk/story/2545736/pakistan-russia-aim-to-set-up-steel-mill Ø China UK defends supplying fighter jet parts to Israel https://tribune.com.pk/story/2546058/uk-defends-supplying-fighter-jet-parts-to-israel |
