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Italian-Swiss Analyst: Hidden Police Agents May Be Present Among Protesters in France
DID Press: Italian-Swiss analyst Angelo Giuliano has claimed that, unlike in some countries of the Global South where he says Western non-governmental organizations have financed or supported unrest, recent protests in France may involve a different form of intervention. Giuliano…
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Former US Official: Iraq Secretly Asked Washington to Withdraw American Forces
DID Press: Lawrence Wilkerson, a former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, has said that Iraqi political leaders, including the country’s current prime minister, privately asked Washington to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, amid concerns over…
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Shia Scholars in Herat Condemn Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: A group of Shia religious scholars and community elders in Jebrail township of Herat province has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on parts of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces, calling for an immediate halt to the attacks and an…
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Yemen’s Sanaa Forces Claim Cut to Saudi-Backed Forces’ Main Supply Route in Taiz
DID Press: Nidal Hamadeh, a Germany-based political analyst and director of the Center for Crisis Studies, said in a post on X that the reported disruption of the Taiz–Al-Turbah–Aden road has cut what he described as the last major ground…
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Five Scanners Installed at Afghanistan’s Major Customs Points
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Finance says five scanners worth a combined 39.2 million afghanis have been installed at three customs points to make the inspection of goods carried by passengers faster, more accurate and more transparent. According to…
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FAO: More Than 60% of Pakistanis Cannot Afford a Healthy Diet
DID Press: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned of major imbalances in Pakistan’s food production and consumption system, with more than 60% of the population unable to afford a healthy and nutritious diet, according to…
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Sanaa Forces Take Control of Strategic Rasun Mountain Range in Taiz
DID Press: Yemen’s Sanaa armed forces have taken control of the strategic Rasun mountain range in Taiz province, Al Mayadeen reported. The mountainous area overlooks a key route linking Taiz with Lahj and Aden, as fighting has increasingly focused on…
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China Rejects Trump Request to Increase Diesel Exports
DID Press: China has rejected a request from U.S. President Donald Trump to increase exports of refined petroleum products, including diesel, according to comments attributed to economist Steve Hanke, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Hanke said Chinese refineries are…
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Afghanistan Opens Wakhan Road, Strengthening Direct Connectivity With China
DID Press: Afghanistan is set to officially inaugurate the Khameh–Wakhan road in Badakhshan province on Sunday, October 4, marking the opening of a route intended to connect Afghanistan directly with China through the Wakhan Corridor. The road, built in two…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Choice Between Confrontation and Cooperation
DID Press: Rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, ranging from border clashes and airstrikes to disputes over the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have brought relations between the two countries to a critical point. However, their geographic and economic interdependence…
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