Pakistan Assumes UN Security Council Presidency for July 2025
Pakistan assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of July 2025.
Pakistan assumed the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July 2025. Pakistan's two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Council began in January 2025.
The presidency rotates monthly among its 15 members, in alphabetical order.
Pakistan's earlier terms on the Council were in 2012-13, 2003-04, 1993-94, 1983-84, 1976- 77, 1968-69 and 1952-53.
Jul 01, 2025
Suriname's National Assembly Newly-Elected Chairman Ashwin Adhin Takes Oath in Sanskrit
Suriname's newly elected National Assembly chairman Ashwin Adhin took his oath in the Sanskrit language.
He is the second leader in Suriname to take his oath in Sanskrit.
Earlier in 2020, Suriname's President Chandrikapersad 'Chan' Santokhi took oath in the Sanskrit language during his inauguration ceremony.
Jaishankar Attends Quad Meet in US
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Washington, DC at the invitation of US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM).
During the meeting, the leaders built upon the discussions held during the last QFMM, which took place in Washington, DC on January 21, 2025.
Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra Suspended
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia.
The Constitutional Court with a majority of 7-2 suspended the respondent from Prime Ministerial duty from July 1 until the Constitutional Court has made its ruling. This happened after a group of conservative senators lodged a case accusing Paetongtarn of breaching ministerial ethics during a border row with Cambodia.
Jun 27, 2025
Iran Parliament Passes Resolution to Suspend Cooperation with IAEA
Iran's parliament unanimously agreed to suspend all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's nuclear inspectorate, making it harder for an independent expert assessment to be made about the degree of damage inflicted on Iran's three key nuclear sites by the joint US and Israeli bombing.
It also makes it harder for the location of any highly enriched uranium to be known. The vote is a sign that Iran wants to harden its negotiating position on cooperation with the west in the wake of 12 days of attacks mounted by Israel and the US, but supported by European governments only with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
Jun 26, 2025
Raksha Mantri Participates in SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in China
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh led a high-level Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting held at Qingdao, China. During the meeting, the Defence Ministers discussed a number of issues, including regional and international peace & security, counter-terrorism efforts and cooperation among the Ministries of Defence of SCO member states.
India refused to sign joint statement in the SCO summit
SCO is an inter-governmental organisation established in 2001. India became a full member in 2017 and assumed the rotating Chairmanship in 2023. The SCO membership includes Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belarus, besides India. China assumed the Chair of the SCO for 2025 under the theme 'Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move'.
Iran launched Operation Bashayer Al-Fath against the United States in response to Operation Midnight Hammer. As a part of the military operation, Iran attacked the US Al-Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, a day after Washington bombed its three nuclear sites.
The Iranian Armed Forces further stated that the message of this decisive action is clear for the White House that Tehran will not leave its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and national security unanswered under any circumstances.
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