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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US pledges $5 million to support Islamabad for ‘Recharge Pakistan’ project Ø US big supporter of Pakistan on water management, says Envoy https://www.nation.com.pk/11-Sep-2024/us-big-supporter-of-pakistan-on-water-management-says-envoy Ø US imposes sanctions on suppliers to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme Ø Experts react: What the presidential debate revealed about how Trump and Harris would conduct foreign policy Ø China’s Bid for a Bigger Security Role in Africa https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/09/chinas-bid-bigger-security-role-africa Ø The Complex Reality of Great Power Competition in the Middle East Ø The Soviet Roots of Putin’s Foreign Policy Toward the Middle East Ø As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the Abraham Accords quietly turns four https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/abraham-accords-anniversary-gaza/ Ø UN warns of escalating conflict in Yemen amid humanitarian crisis, regional tensions https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154271 Ø Guterres condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff and 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154256 Ø Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154241 Ø Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154151 Ø WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154146 Ø Summit of the Future: ‘Critical’ opportunity for safer, more sustainable and equitable world |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø NATO members Latvia, Romania say Russian drones breached airspace Ø Germany announces temporary controls on all land borders https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/9/germany-announces-temporary-controls-on-all-land-borders Ø US’s Blinken says Russia received ballistic missiles from Iran Ø Biden says ‘working’ on Ukraine use of US long-range weapons inside Russia Ø Russia can end war now, says PM as Putin warns West https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgxgvw38xjo Ø BRICS security leaders convene in St. Petersburg to discuss new world order https://tass.com/defense/1842109 Ø Russia, China, countries of global South seek just world order — Putin https://tass.com/politics/1842283 Ø Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life? Ø European Central Bank cuts interest rates again and lowers growth forecasts https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/12/live-updates-european-central-bank-interest-rate-september.html Ø Pak, Russia sign MoU for agricultural cooperation https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495712/pak-russia-sign-mou-for-agricultural-cooperation Ø Putin: lifting Ukraine missile restrictions would put Nato ‘at war’ with Russia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/12/putin-ukraine-missile-restrictions-nato-war-russia |
