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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Condemn US Strikes
DID Press: Iran has urged the United Nations Security Council to condemn recent U.S. military strikes on southern Iran, including an attack on a residential home hosting a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, which Tehran described as a violation…
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Hegseth Extends U.S. Middle East Deployments Into 2027
DID Press: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the deployment timelines of American forces in the Middle East into 2027, signaling that Washington is preparing for a potentially prolonged military commitment in the region, according to a report by…
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Appeals Court Reinstates Bowe Bergdahl’s Military Conviction
DID Press: A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that a lower federal judge lacked the authority to overturn the military conviction of former Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl, effectively restoring the judgment against him for desertion and misbehavior before the…
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Two Killed, Suspect Dead in Minneapolis Apartment Shooting
DID Press: Two people were killed and a suspected gunman was found dead after a shooting inside a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis, U.S. authorities said. Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured in the incident. Police Sgt. Garrett…
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WSJ: Trump Weighs Declaring End to Iran War
DID Press: US President Donald Trump is privately discussing the possibility of declaring the war with Iran over, even as Washington maintains military forces in the Middle East and continues to exert economic pressure on Tehran, according to The Wall…
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Aisha Wahab Sworn In as First Afghan American in US Congress
DID Press: Aisha Wahab was sworn in on Wednesday as the first Afghan American to serve in the U.S. Congress, formally taking her seat in the House of Representatives for California’s 14th Congressional District. Wahab, 39, won a special election…
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USS Abraham Lincoln Ends Gruelling 286-Day Deployment with Thailand Stop
DID Press: The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived at Thailand’s Laem Chabang port on Wednesday after spending 286 days at sea, ending one of the longest and most demanding deployments of its recent history. The Nimitz-class carrier,…
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WFP Halves Food Aid in West Bank, Leaving Nearly 200,000 Palestinians Without Support
DID Press: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has halved its food assistance in the West Bank because of severe funding shortages, leaving nearly 200,000 Palestinians without support as food insecurity worsens. The WFP said on September 1 that…
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Austria Deports Convicted Afghan Asylum Seeker to Kabul
DID Press: Austria has deported a 26-year-old Afghan national to Kabul via Istanbul after he was convicted of serious property and drug-related offences, the Austrian Interior Ministry said. The man was deported from Vienna on August 31 and was accompanied…
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Iran Launches New Wave of Attacks on US Targets Across Persian Gulf
DID Press: Iran’s armed forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have announced a new wave of drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, amid a sharp escalation in hostilities…
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