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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US must maintain ties with Pakistan from ‘geographic standpoint’, says Rubio Ø Pakistan, US make progress on trade deal, but technical issues remain Ø Pakistan stresses diplomacy as Iran rejects US ‘threats’ https://www.dawn.com/news/2038137 Ø Trump & Pakistan https://www.dawn.com/news/2038466 Ø ‘We never gave up’: Naqvi highlights Pakistan’s peace efforts in US-Iran war at Qatar forum https://www.dawn.com/news/2038298 Ø Four ways the midterms can reshape US energy policy https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/four-ways-the-midterms-can-reshape-us-energy-policy/ Ø How Donald Trump Can Still Intensify the Pressure on Iran Ø UN peacekeepers ‘essential’ to lock in Central African Republic ‘s progress, says Pakistan Ø Pakistan urges UN to strengthen safeguards for HR defenders https://www.thenews.pk/print/1444437-pakistan-urges-un-to-strengthen-safeguards-for-hr-defenders Ø Enhancing Credit Access for Pakistan’s Private Sector https://www.undp.org/pakistan/DAP-Vol-12-2-Thought-Piece-15 Ø On the Money: Investing in Pakistan’s Women https://www.undp.org/pakistan/Vol-12-2-Breaking-Barriers Ø Breaking the Boom & Bust Cycle: Pakistan’s Reform Agenda https://www.undp.org/pakistan/DAP_Vol-12-2-Leadership-Perspective-4 Ø Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168622 Ø Global warming will breach 1.5°C – but deep, fast cuts can still bring it back https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168634 Ø ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168521 Ø Summit in Samarkand, a boon for child wellbeing and health https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168640 Ø Sudan conflict: Peace efforts resume to end ‘drone war’ fuelling humanitarian crisis |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø What happened during Witkoff and Kushner’s latest meeting with Putin Ø What is the Turkiye-Libya maritime deal, and why are the EU, Egypt opposed? Ø Are the UK, France being pulled into the Saudi-Houthi conflict? Ø Why have France’s school protests become a wider political crisis? Ø Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France Ø Pakistan warms to Russia with Sharif-Putin summit possible Ø Trump puts on hold new Russia sanctions he signed into law https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/trump-puts-on-hold-new-russia-sanctions-he-signed-into-law Ø ‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/22/climate/europe-heat-wave-deaths-50000 Ø Europe needs a war economy https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/23/europe-needs-a-war-economy Ø Russia and Ukraine say talks planned for November in UAE https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/russia-ukraine-talks-planned-for-november-in-uae-kremlin Ø Finland nearing opening of world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository Ø Romania blames Russia after drone sinks ship in the Black Sea Ø What is Spain’s DANA weather phenomenon and is climate change making it worse? Ø Energy, IT top Pak-Russia trade agenda https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635414/energy-it-top-pak-russia-trade-agenda Ø GSP+ hinges on meeting EU standards https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636187/gsp-hinges-on-meeting-eu-standards |
