Politics
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China Hosts Mediation Effort Amid Renewed Fighting Along Afghan–Pak Border
DID Press: While Pakistan and Afghanistan are set to resume peace negotiations today (Wednesday) under the mediation of China in the city of Ürümqi, local sources in Kunar province report that Taliban forces attacked several Pakistani border posts, killing at…
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Over 6,000 Israelis Wounded in Conflict with Iran, Health Ministry Reports
DID Press: Israeli Ministry of Health announced that since the onset of the recent conflict with Iran, 6,131 Israeli citizens have been injured. However, the ministry has not released official figures on fatalities. The ministry did not provide further details…
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Jakarta Demands Urgent UNSC Meeting Following Death of Peacekeepers in Lebanon
DID Press: Indonesia condemned attacks by Israel following the killing of three of its peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon and called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the incident. The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign…
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Lavrov Warns US–Israel Seeking Arab Rift with Iran
DID News: Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, stated that United States and Israel are attempting to position Gulf Arab countries against Iran. Referring to global developments, Lavrov said the world is undergoing a fundamental transformation in the structure of international…
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Strategic Balancing Act: London Ikhwan al-Muslimeen on the Ramadan War
DID Press: London branch of Ikhwan al-Muslimeen has adopted a multi-layered and calculated stance during the Ramadan conflict. Overall, its positions indicate a degree of political alignment with Iran, yet this alignment is not unconditional, reflecting serious concerns about the…
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Russian Senator Warns of Middle East Nuclear Arms Race if Iran Exits NPT
DID Press: Natalia Nikonorova, Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Russia’s upper parliamentary chamber, has warned that what she described as aggressive attacks by the United States and Israel on nuclear facilities in Iran could push Tehran to…
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Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree on Security Measures at Torkham Border
DID Press: Following recent tensions at the Torkham border, Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached an agreement to deploy unarmed personnel along the zero line and manage the transfer of expelled individuals. In the first bilateral border meeting after the clashes,…
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Structural Inefficiencies Plague US Federal Government, Billions in Waste Annually
DID Press: Recent reports from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reveal that the federal government struggles annually with massive inefficiencies, resource waste, and uncoordinated management. This inefficiency is not due to…
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Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce Pushes to Break Trade Barriers
DID Press: Sayed Karim Hashemi, head of Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment, met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban government’s Foreign Minister, to demand solutions to problems and removal of obstacles facing Afghan traders and investors. The Chamber’s Facebook…
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Pakistan’s FM Heads to China Amid Middle East Peace Efforts
DID Press: Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, traveled to China today, Tuesday (March 31), at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, as the war against Iran enters its fifth week with no clear end in sight. According…
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