Peace
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Ukraine Ready to End War as Russia Controls 19% of Its Territory, Zelensky Says
DID Press: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Kyiv is ready to end the war with Russia as soon as possible, amid continued fighting between the two countries. Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine was prepared to bring the war to…
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Iran Rules Out Talks and Hormuz Reopening Until Conditions Are Met
DID Press: Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has warned that Iran will neither reopen the Strait of Hormuz nor return to negotiations until its seven new conditions, conveyed through mediators, are accepted and implemented. Rezaei stressed…
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Pakistan Rules Out Unconditional Talks with Afghanistan, Demands Security Guarantees
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is willing to hold talks with Afghanistan but ruled out unconditional negotiations, insisting that any agreement must address Islamabad’s security concerns. Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a…
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UN Urges Swift US-Iran Deal to Prevent Agricultural Crisis
DID Press: UN has warned that failure by Iran and the United States to reach an agreement within the next few weeks on the passage of fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a serious food security crisis…
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Zelensky: He Feels Trump Has Betrayed Ukraine
DID Press: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized US President Donald Trump’s approach to the war with Russia, saying he feels Washington has betrayed Kyiv and sided with Moscow. The remarks come amid reports that the United States has proposed…
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Taliban IM, EU Envoy Discuss Cooperation and Regional Stability
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban administration’s interior minister, has met with Thomas Frellesen, the European Union’s special envoy for Afghanistan, to discuss expanding engagement between the two sides, Afghanistan’s security situation and regional stability. According to information released by the…
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Trump Says Iran War and Ukraine Conflict Will End Soon
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has said he is working to end the wars involving Iran and Russia’s war against Ukraine, expressing hope that both conflicts could be resolved in the near future. Trump made the remarks while addressing…
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Moscow Format Ends Without Joint Statement, Calls for Kabul-Islamabad De-escalation
DID Press: The eighth meeting of the Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan ended without a joint statement after Afghan and Pakistani representatives failed to agree on the wording of a final document. Despite the disagreement, participants called on Kabul and…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Choice Between Confrontation and Cooperation
DID Press: Rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, ranging from border clashes and airstrikes to disputes over the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have brought relations between the two countries to a critical point. However, their geographic and economic interdependence…
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Russia Offers to Mediate Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
DID Press: Russia has said it is ready to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan if formally requested by both sides, as tensions between the two countries remain a focus of regional diplomacy. Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan,…
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