Politics
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Reports Say Al-Sharaa Backs New Israeli-Syrian Security Arrangement
DID Press: Reports indicate that Syria’s interim authorities may be open to a new security framework in southern Syria as Damascus and Israel resume security consultations aimed at reducing tensions in the region. According to the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, Syrian…
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Retired US Captain Warns Bahrain Base Damage Could Disrupt Fifth Fleet
DID Press: Retired U.S. Navy Captain John Cordle has warned that extensive damage to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain following Iranian strikes could have significant operational and logistical consequences for U.S. naval forces in the Middle East. Writing in Navy…
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Mike Adams Challenges Trump’s Claims Over US Control of Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Mike Adams, a controversial U.S. writer and media personality, has challenged President Donald Trump’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz has been cleared of mines and that commercial shipping through the strategic waterway is returning to normal. Adams…
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Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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Turkey-Israel Tensions Raise Concerns Over Possible Mediterranean Clash
DID Press: Israel has reportedly raised the operational readiness of its navy amid increased Turkish naval activity in the eastern Mediterranean, as tensions between Ankara and Tel Aviv continue to grow. Israeli media, citing security assessments, reported that the Israeli…
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Turkish FM: Netanyahu Has Become a Threat to Global Security
DID Press: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has strongly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his policies and actions have made him, in Fidan’s words, a “common enemy of humanity, the international community and global security.” Speaking in Istanbul,…
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European Parliament to Examine Deportations of Afghan Migrants
DID Press: European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is set to hold a meeting on Thursday to examine the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers and migrants from European Union member states. The meeting comes amid growing cooperation between some European…
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SCO Leaders Gather in Bishkek to Discuss Security and Multipolar Order
DID Press: A two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has opened in Bishkek, bringing together Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for discussions on regional security,…
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US Army Secretary Resigns Amid Deepening Rift at Pentagon
DID Press: Dan Driscoll, US Army Secretary, has submitted his resignation to the White House following months of reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, exposing fresh divisions within President Donald Trump’s national security team. Reuters, citing a source familiar…
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Ex-Afghan Army Chief Says Kabul Lacked Defense Plan Before Fall
DID Press: Hibatullah Alizai, the former Chief of Staff of the Afghan Army, has said the Defense Ministry had no prepared plan to secure and defend Kabul as the capital faced collapse in August 2021. In an interview with CBS…
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