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Khattak: Taliban-Pakistan Clash Aims to Block China Trade Network
DID Press: Afrasiab Khattak, a prominent Pakistani politician and former member of the Senate, claimed that the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban are primarily aimed at obstructing China’s trade network linking Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China. Speaking on X…
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US War Secretary to Tour Asia to Counter China, Strengthen Allies
DID Press: US War Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to travel to Asia this week to bolster Washington’s military ties with regional allies amid rising tensions with China. According to a Pentagon statement, Hegseth’s itinerary includes stops in Hawaii, Japan,…
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Pakistan Threatens Unilateral Action against TTP
DID Press: Pakistani security sources have warned that Islamabad may consider unilateral action against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) if ongoing talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban government fail to produce results. According to senior security officials quoted by Pakistani media, Islamabad has conveyed…
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India and China Resume Direct Flights after Five-Year Suspension
DID Press: India and China have resumed direct passenger flights for the first time in five years, in what analysts view as a sign of easing tensions and a gradual normalization of relations between the two Asian giants. The first…
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US F/A-18 Fighter Jet and Seahawk Helicopter Crash in South China Sea
DID Press: US Navy has confirmed that an F/A-18 fighter jet and an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed in the South China Sea during routine flight operations. In a statement released by the US…
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Germany Refuses to Admit 20 Wounded Gaza Children
DID Press: German government has declined to admit 20 injured children from Gaza Strip for medical treatment, despite several German cities — including Hanover, Bremen, and Frankfurt — expressing readiness to host them. Officials cited “the deteriorating and unclear security…
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Turkmenistan to Begin Gas Exports to Afghanistan by 2027
DID Press: Head of Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) pipeline project has announced that Turkmenistan plans to start exporting natural gas to Afghanistan by early 2027, with the Afghanistan section of the pipeline set for completion by the end of 2026. Mohammad Murad…
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Moscow Encircles 10,000 Ukrainian Troops on Two Fronts
DID Press: Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a visit to a military command center, was briefed on his country’s latest advances in the war against Ukraine. Moscow announced that approximately 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been encircled in the Kupiansk and…
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4 Killed, Including 2 Chinese in Taliban-Tajikistan Border Clash
DID Press: Taliban forces and Tajikistani border guards Clashed Saturday night in Shahr-e Bozorg district of northern Badakhshan province. Four people, including two Chinese nationals, one Taliban fighter, and one Tajik border guard were killed during clashes, reported local sources.…
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Gaza Health System Crumbles as No Medical Supplies Arrive Since Truce
DID Press: Gaza Health Ministry has reported that several weeks after the ceasefire, no shipments of medicine, medical equipment, or devices have entered the territory, leaving the health system in a critical state. The ministry said that since the ceasefire…
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