Politics
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Pakistan Blocks Routes to Islamabad Ahead of Planned PTI March
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have blocked several major roads, highways and bridges leading to Islamabad as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party prepared for a planned march toward the capital. Authorities closed or restricted…
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Pakistan Claims 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Border Clash
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, while Kabul has rejected the account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Pakistan’s Ministry…
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Bernie Sanders Calls Trump’s Remarks at UN “Barbaric”
DID Press: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders condemned President Donald Trump’s anti-Iran remarks, describing them as “barbaric” and warning against any action that could harm the Iranian people. “No, Mr. President. We should not destroy the people of Iran. This is…
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Pakistan Urges Inclusive Political Process in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stressed the need for continued international attention to Afghanistan and called for steps to facilitate the country’s integration into the international community. Speaking at a meeting of the Organization…
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Erdogan Urges Abolition of UN Security Council Veto Power
DID Press: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the abolition of the veto power held by the permanent members of the UNSC, stressing the need to reform the global decision-making system. In an opinion piece published by Bloomberg, Erdogan…
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AQIS Condemns Suicide Attack on Mosque in Pakistan’s Kohat
DID Press: Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has condemned the suicide attack on a mosque in Kohat, Pakistan, expressing regret over the deaths and injuries caused by the assault. In a statement concerning Friday’s attack, AQIS said targeting people…
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Taliban Official: Afghanistan Does Not Seek War With Any Neighbor
DID Press: Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, deputy minister for publications affairs at the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Information and Culture, said Afghanistan does not seek war or tensions with any of its neighbors and does not interfere in the internal affairs of…
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Germany to Cut Petrol, Diesel Taxes to Curb Soaring Fuel Prices
DID Press: Germany will temporarily cut taxes on petrol and diesel from October 1, 2026, as the government seeks to ease the impact of sharply higher fuel prices on households and businesses. The federal government and Germany’s states agreed to…
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Iran, Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Dominate Turkish, Qatari Talks With Taliban
DID Press: The situation in Iran and tensions between Kabul and Islamabad were among the key issues discussed during separate visits by senior Turkish and Qatari security officials to Afghanistan, according to Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani. İbrahim…
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Houthi Control of Bab al-Mandab Raises Economic Questions for Yemen
DID Press: The expansion of Ansar Allah (the Houthis) along Yemen’s western coast and its reported capture of strategic areas around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, including the port city of Mokha, have raised new questions about the economic and geopolitical…
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