Tensions in the West Asia have intensified after an Iran-backed Iraqi resistance group reportedly announced a $10 million bounty targeting US President Donald Trump, linking the threat to the 2020 US drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad. In a public statement, the group claimed the reward would go to any individual, group or entity that carried out the killing of Trump. The organisation accused the former US president of celebrating the deaths of Soleimani and al-Muhandis and vowed that those it describes as "oppressors" would never find peace. The Iraqi resistance group has also claimed responsibility for multiple attacks targeting US military installations in Iraq, while the US-led coalition has reported intercepting several drones over Erbil amid heightened security concerns. WATCH

Pakistan's preferential trade access to the European Union has come under renewed scrutiny after the European Parliament linked the country's GSP+ status to its human rights record and compliance with international obligations. In its latest observations, the European Parliament stressed that continued access to the GSP+ trade scheme depends on Pakistan's implementation of 27 international conventions covering human rights, labour rights, environmental protection, climate commitments and good governance. The resolution also highlighted the cases of rights activist Mahrang Baloch and lawyer Imaan Mazari while calling for greater protection of fundamental freedoms and democratic rights. European lawmakers further voiced concern over allegations of the weaponization of state institutions against dissenting voices. WATCH