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New Details Surfaced from Pentagon’s Secret Session
DID Press: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of military generals to Virginia on Monday for a closed-door meeting focused on “appearance standards, discipline, and warrior ethos vision.” According to three military officials and a congressional aide familiar…
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UN: Afghanistan Women Need Help More than Ever
DID Press: Afghanistan women are in urgent need of greater international support amid the country’s deepening social and economic crises following the Taliban’s return to power, warned UN. In its latest report, the UN said that women in Afghanistan “need…
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Poll: Major Powers Blamed for UN’s Peace Failures
DID Press: A recent survey conducted by DID Press shows that a majority of respondents believe dominance of major powers over the United Nations structure is the main reason behind the organization’s failure to secure global peace — a finding…
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Zelensky Says will Step Down after War Ends
DID Press: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a recent interview that he plans to leave office once the war with Russia is over. Speaking to Axios, Zelensky stressed that his only priority is ending the conflict and securing peace,…
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EU Appoints New Special Envoy for Afghanistan
DID Press: European Union has appointed French diplomat Gilles Bertrand as its new Special Envoy for Afghanistan, the bloc announced on Thursday. Bertrand, a veteran EU official with more than 20 years of service, has served as the EU ambassador…
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UN Failure to Secure Global Peace: Crisis of Legitimacy and Structure
IntroductionDID Press: Founded in 1945 to prevent major wars and safeguard international peace and security, the United Nations was established on principles such as respect for territorial integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes, and prohibition of force or threats. Yet, over…
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Trump Slams UN after Series of Suspicious Incidents
DID Press: US President Donald Trump sharply attacked the United Nations following three unexpected and suspicious incidents at the organization’s headquarter, calling on the Secretary-General to open an immediate investigation. In a post on his social media account on Tuesday,…
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Poll: Military Option Viewed as Washington’s Likely Scenario if Bagram Talks Fail
DID Press: A latest survey conducted by DID Press indicates that, in the event of a breakdown in negotiations between the US and the Taliban over Bagram airbase, a significant number of respondents view a U.S. military strike on Kabul…
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Colombian President: New York a Free Zone for Drug Traffickers
DID Press: Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, sharply criticized U.S. immigration policies in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, saying that while drug traffickers operate freely in New York, former President Donald Trump has targeted poor Caribbean migrants.…
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EU Allocates €4 M for Humanitarian Air Support in Afghanistan
DID Press: The European Union allocated €4 million to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) air services to help deliver humanitarian assistance to remote areas of Afghanistan. The funding aims to strengthen relief operations by facilitating transport of aid workers and…
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