Region
-
Russia Warns EU: Troops Deployed to Ukraine to Be Legitimate Military Targets
DID Press: Russia issued a stark warning following plans by UK and France to deploy 15,000 troops to Ukraine, saying any such forces and related facilities would be considered “legitimate military targets.” London and Paris intend to station their forces…
Read More » -
UNRWA: 33,000 Palestinians Displaced; West Bank Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: Filippo Grandi, UN Commissioner-General for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), reported that over the past year, amid intensified Israeli military operations in the West Bank, more than 33,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from refugee camps in the northern part…
Read More » -
Taliban Warns Global Threat from Overseas Drug Production
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government warned UN that drug cultivation outside Afghanistan poses a significant threat to global security. Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban Foreign Minister, met with Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to raise concerns over…
Read More » -
Iraq’s Shiite Bloc Nominates Nouri al-Maliki for PM, Signaling Political Comeback
DID Press: Iraq’s main Shiite coalition, holding the parliamentary majority, nominated former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate, effectively clearing the path for his return to power after more than a decade. The Coordination Framework—a bloc of Shiite parties—announced…
Read More » -
Pakistan’s Trade Gap with Neighbors Surges 44pc in first FY2026
DID Press: Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighboring countries surged 44.4pc to $7.683 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2026, driven primarily by declining regional exports and significant import growth. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the…
Read More » -
Uzbekistan Warns Regional Extremism Threatens Afghanistan and Central Asia
DID Press: Uzbekistan warned that the spread of regional extremism poses a direct threat to Afghanistan and the security of Central Asian states, linking its concerns to instability in the Middle East. Abdulaziz Kamilov, foreign policy adviser to the president…
Read More » -
Leaked Documents Reveal Trump Administration Targeted Pro-Palestinian Students
DID Press: Confidential documents unsealed this week by a U.S. federal judge revealed the Trump administration sought to identify, detain, and deport university students involved in pro-Palestinian activism in the past year. A federal judge described these actions as unconstitutional…
Read More » -
Iraq Faces Growing Security Crisis amid US Withdrawal and Influx of Thousands of ISIS Prisoners
DID Press: Iraq’s Ministry of Defense announced on January 17 that U.S. and coalition forces have vacated Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province, transferring full control to the Iraqi military. The move is part of a Baghdad–Washington agreement to reduce…
Read More » -
Afghanistan, Bangladesh Take New Steps to Boost Trade Cooperation
DID Press: In an effort to expand economic ties, a delegation from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce, led by its deputy minister, met with Bangladeshi government officials and business representatives in Dhaka. During the official visit, both sides discussed…
Read More » -
First Ukraine-Russia-US Trilateral Peace Talks Begin in Abu Dhabi
DID Press: For the first time since the outbreak of Ukraine war, official representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the US have convened a meeting in Abu Dhabi to explore pathways toward ending the conflict. The talks, which began Friday evening…
Read More »