FGN7 US-TRUMP-RUSSIA-IMPORTS

'I don't know anything about it,' says Trump on US imports of Russian fertilisers and chemicals New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has said that he doesn’t know anything about the US imports of Russian uranium, fertilisers and chemicals.

FGN21 US-TRUMP-VANCE

President Trump says VP Vance 'most likely' his MAGA heir New York: President Donald Trump has suggested that Vice President J D Vance is "most likely" the heir apparent to his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio can also join him in "some form".

FGN4 CHINA-PAK-US-TIES

Pakistan will not develop closer ties with US at the cost of China: Chinese experts Beijing: As US President Donald Trump has ramped up his country's ties with Pakistan, China's all-weather ally, Chinese strategic experts say Islamabad understands the limits given his strategy to contain Beijing's global influence.

FGN11 PAK-AFGHANS-REPATRIATION

Pak to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghans with PoR cards from Sept 1 Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration cards from September 1, a media report said on Wednesday.

FGN22 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-LD WAR

Trump's envoy meets Putin ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline, Kremlin says Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil.(AP)

PTI RD RD

Customs and trade: US comments on imports of Russian agricultural inputs and diplomatic moves affecting trade and repatriation. A customs and trade roundup records a US leader's stated lack of knowledge about imports of Russian uranium, fertilisers and chemicals, while noting a US envoy's talks with Russia ahead of a peace-process deadline tied to potential economic penalties. It also reports China-Pakistan strategic considerations and Pakistan's planned repatriation of Afghan PoR cardholders, linking diplomatic moves, sanctions risk, import governance and migration actions with trade implications.