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China Expands Remote Lop Nur Base for Next-Generation Aircraft Testing
DID Press: China is rapidly expanding a remote flight-test facility near the Lop Nur nuclear test site in western China, with satellite imagery showing new hangars, taxiways and other infrastructure that analysts say could support testing of advanced next-generation military…
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Sixth TRENDS Annual Forum on Political Islam to Be Held in London and Paris
DID Press: The sixth annual TRENDS Forum on Political Islam is scheduled to take place in London on September 8 and Paris on September 10, bringing together policymakers, parliamentarians, academics and researchers to discuss Europe’s approach to the Muslim Brotherhood…
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Lloyd’s of London Faces £1.4B in Persian Gulf Losses From US-Iran Conflict
DID Press: Lloyd’s of London has estimated that insurance losses linked to the US-Iran conflict in the Gulf region could reach around £1.4 billion, with much of the damage stemming from attacks on land-based infrastructure rather than maritime losses. According…
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UN Chief Calls for Immediate End to Taliban Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
DID Press: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the Taliban’s continuing discriminatory policies toward Afghan women and girls, calling for the immediate lifting of restrictions imposed on them. In a statement issued ahead of the first…
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Lowest Level Since May
DID Press: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May, with an average of just 10 commodity vessels a day passing through the strategic waterway over the past 10 days, according to shipping…
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9/11 Victims Ask US Supreme Court to Review Access to $3.5B in Frozen Afghan Assets
DID Press: Families and estates of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks have asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review whether they can access about $3.5 billion in frozen assets belonging to Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan’s…
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Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport, Killing Five
DID Press: At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport in Florida and struck several vehicles, local authorities said. Three…
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Eight Muslim Countries Condemn Plans to Displace Palestinians From Gaza
DID Press: Foreign ministers from eight Muslim-majority countries — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates — have strongly condemned statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz regarding…
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Trump’s 30,573 False or Misleading Claims: A Legacy That Continues in His Second Term
DID Press: Donald Trump left the White House after his first term with a record 30,573 false or misleading claims documented by The Washington Post’s Fact Checker. The database, which tracked his public statements throughout his first presidency, found that…
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Former Netanyahu Adviser Describes His “Extreme Sense of Superiority”
DID Press: Ruth Bar, a former strategic adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has described him as having an “extreme” and deeply rooted sense of superiority, saying he viewed himself as above virtually everyone around him, including senior military…
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