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Religion Stable in US as Trust in Politics Collapses
DID Press: US News has examined the role of religion in American society, noting that despite a steep decline in public trust in politics, politicians, and formal institutions, religious belief continues to demonstrate notable resilience. The report suggests that the…
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BRICS Now Controls Half of World’s Gold Reserves
DID Press: Recent data shows accelerating purchases and accumulation of gold by BRICS members and their strategic partners are deepening the global shift away from the U.S. dollar and widening divisions in Washington-led financial order. Over the past several years,…
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Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal: Symbolic Meetings Cannot Determine Syria’s Fate
DID Press: Sheikh Wahab Ghazal, head of the Supreme Islamic Alawite Council in Syria and the diaspora, stated that symbolic and media-driven meetings, without international guarantees and responses to fundamental demands, cannot secure Syria’s political future or protect the rights…
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Trump Hopes to Hold Talks With Putin Soon
DID Press: US President Donald Trump said he is looking forward to holding a discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future. In an interview with Politico, Trump expressed hope that the upcoming talks with Putin would be…
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Russia to Establish Its First Islamic Bank
DID Press: A senior Russian lawmaker announced the launch of talks to establish the country’s first Islamic bank, a process reportedly supported by the Central Bank of Russia. Anatoly Aksakov, Secretary of the State Duma’s Financial Markets Committee, said discussions…
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Muttaqi: Afghanistan “Graveyard of Empires”
DID Press: Taliban administration’s acting foreign minister, marking the anniversary of the Soviet invasion, described the occupation of Afghanistan as a “major mistake” by three historical powers and said the country has consistently shown unity and resistance against foreign forces.…
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Karim Khurram: Afghanistan’s Gold Being Sold to Low-Level Foreign Traders
DID Press: Afghanistan’s former minister of information and culture says the country’s gold is being exported instead of added to national reserves. Referring to the unprecedented rise in global gold prices, Khurram said gold extracted in northern Afghanistan is largely…
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2008 Bush–Putin Conversation on Iran Revealed
DID Press: The release of a previously undisclosed conversation from 2008 between the then presidents of the United States and Russia has shed new light on Washington’s and Moscow’s views on global politics and Iran’s position on the world stage.…
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African Union Condemns Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland
DID Press: Mahmoud Ali Yusuf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, issued a statement condemning Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland – a province of Somalia – as an independent and sovereign state. “The Chairperson once again emphasizes the African Union’s…
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UN Boosts Tajikistan, Uzbekistan with High-Tech Gear against Terror and Arms Trafficking
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), with financial support from the Government of Canada, delivered advanced ballistic equipment and information technology systems to the ministries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to bolster…
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