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Government
Netanyahu Nominates for 2026 Israeli Elections
DID Press: Current Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has officially announced that he will seek re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2026. Netanyahu, recognized as a hardline figure, holds the record for the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s…
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Government
Indonesia Denies Visas to Israeli Athletes
DID Press: Continuing its diplomatic and political support for the Palestinian people, Indonesia announced that it will not issue visas to six Israeli athletes who were scheduled to compete in the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta. Local media reported…
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Government
Hamas Endorses Formation of Joint Governing Committee for Gaza
DID Press: Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has agreed to the formation of a joint committee to administer Gaza Strip and has called for the process to be expedited. Hazem Qassem, a senior Hamas official, announced that the movement had…
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Human Rights
Historic Protest against Trump: 7 Million Rally across 2,500 US Cities
DID Press: In a historic wave of dissent against President Donald Trump’s administration, more than seven million Americans took to the streets on Saturday across 2,500 cities — including Washington, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — under…
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Afghanistan
Kabul, Islamabad Agree to Ceasefire Mediated by Qatar
DID Press: Following several rounds of negotiations between Afghan and Pakistani officials in Doha, the government of Qatar announced early Sunday (October 19) that the two countries have reached an agreement on an immediate ceasefire — a deal aimed at…
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Afghanistan
20 EU States Push for Accelerated Return of Undocumented Afghanistani Migrants
DID Press: In a coordinated move, 20 European Union member states have submitted a request to the European Commission, urging immediate measures to facilitate both voluntary and forced returns of Afghanistani migrants without legal residency. The group, including Belgium, Germany,…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistani Migrants Bear Cost of Islamabad-Kabul Tensions
DID Press: Forced return of millions of Afghanistani refugees on the eve of winter, amid Afghanistan’s deep economic crisis, unemployment, and lack of basic services, threatens to trigger a humanitarian disaster. The decision by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to…
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Youth at Risk in Tensions with Afghanistan, Warns Fazl-ur-Rehman
DID Press: Fazl-ur-Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), has sharply criticized Islamabad’s military policies, warning that certain influential circles within the government are pushing the country toward a pointless war with Afghanistan. Speaking at a public gathering, Fazl-ur-Rehman denounced…
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Afghanistan
Balochistan Minister Urges Pakistan to Begin Talks with Ahmad Massoud
DID Press: Amid rising border tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban government, Information Minister of Balochistan, Jaan Achakzai, has called for direct talks between Islamabad and Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. In a statement on…
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Government
UN Removes Syrian Interim Leader Ahmad al-Shara from Terrorism List
DID Press: UN has removed Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s interim head of state, from its list of individuals associated with terrorism. The move follows political developments in Syria, including the dissolution of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and structural changes within the…
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