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CNN: US Considers Reducing Military Presence in the Middle East After Iran War
DID Press: US military and intelligence officials have held informal discussions in recent weeks about reducing the number of American troops and facilities in the Middle East, a move that, if the conflict with Iran ends, could signal another shift…
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Ansarullah Launches Heavy Attacks on Saudi Aramco and Military Targets
DID Press: Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had targeted several sites in Saudi Arabia in the latest wave of its attacks, including oil facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco. According to local media reports, the Jizan refinery and a bulk plant…
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54 Punjab Officials Face Action in Pakistan Corruption Crackdown
DID Press: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that 54 officers and government employees have faced suspension or dismissal as part of an anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. According to Bokhari, the provincial government has…
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Russia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as Kyiv and Saratov Oil Refinery Are Targeted
DID Press: Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes on Tuesday, with Ukrainian drones reportedly targeting the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia while Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least two people and…
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Afghanistan Signs $13.8M in Contracts to Expand Amu Darya Oil Operations
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed two contracts worth a combined $13.8 million with TNG Tatarstan, a company based in Russia’s Tatarstan region, for monitoring and consultancy services in the Amu Darya oil basin and…
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HRW Calls for Taliban Accountability Over Rights Abuses
DID Press: Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish effective mechanisms to hold the Taliban accountable for serious human rights violations in Afghanistan, including systematic restrictions on women and girls. Speaking at the…
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Saudi Company Signs Oil and Gas Deal with Taliban; Khalilzad Attends Ceremony
DID Press: Taliban administration has signed a contract with Saudi company Delta International for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the Kashk–Tirpul basin in western Afghanistan. The agreement also covers the use of natural gas in Herat…
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Trump Posts: “The Moon Is Ours” in Latest Geographic Naming Spree
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked widespread reaction after posting an image of the Moon on Truth Social accompanied by the words, “The Moon is ours,” alongside an American flag. The post was published on Sunday, September 6,…
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Atta Mohammad Noor Condemns Taliban Treatment of Afghanistan’s Shiites
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, a leader of Jamiat-e Islami of Afghanistan, has condemned what he described as discrimination and “crimes” by the Taliban against Afghanistan’s Shiite community, calling Shiites his “brothers” and urging them to remain united. In a…
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China Expands Remote Lop Nur Base for Next-Generation Aircraft Testing
DID Press: China is rapidly expanding a remote flight-test facility near the Lop Nur nuclear test site in western China, with satellite imagery showing new hangars, taxiways and other infrastructure that analysts say could support testing of advanced next-generation military…
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