Security
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Ansarullah Launches Heavy Attacks on Saudi Aramco and Military Targets
DID Press: Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had targeted several sites in Saudi Arabia in the latest wave of its attacks, including oil facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco. According to local media reports, the Jizan refinery and a bulk plant…
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54 Punjab Officials Face Action in Pakistan Corruption Crackdown
DID Press: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that 54 officers and government employees have faced suspension or dismissal as part of an anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. According to Bokhari, the provincial government has…
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Russia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as Kyiv and Saratov Oil Refinery Are Targeted
DID Press: Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes on Tuesday, with Ukrainian drones reportedly targeting the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia while Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least two people and…
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Saudi Company Signs Oil and Gas Deal with Taliban; Khalilzad Attends Ceremony
DID Press: Taliban administration has signed a contract with Saudi company Delta International for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the Kashk–Tirpul basin in western Afghanistan. The agreement also covers the use of natural gas in Herat…
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Atta Mohammad Noor Condemns Taliban Treatment of Afghanistan’s Shiites
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, a leader of Jamiat-e Islami of Afghanistan, has condemned what he described as discrimination and “crimes” by the Taliban against Afghanistan’s Shiite community, calling Shiites his “brothers” and urging them to remain united. In a…
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China Expands Remote Lop Nur Base for Next-Generation Aircraft Testing
DID Press: China is rapidly expanding a remote flight-test facility near the Lop Nur nuclear test site in western China, with satellite imagery showing new hangars, taxiways and other infrastructure that analysts say could support testing of advanced next-generation military…
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Two Taliban Fighters Reportedly Arrested in Bamyan Over Alleged Sexual Encounter
DID Press: Two Taliban fighters have reportedly been arrested by the group’s intelligence officials in Bamyan province over an alleged sexual encounter with a woman, according to a Taliban intelligence source cited by DID Press. The source said the woman…
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Lloyd’s of London Faces £1.4B in Persian Gulf Losses From US-Iran Conflict
DID Press: Lloyd’s of London has estimated that insurance losses linked to the US-Iran conflict in the Gulf region could reach around £1.4 billion, with much of the damage stemming from attacks on land-based infrastructure rather than maritime losses. According…
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Taliban Pressure on Shiite Institutions Raises Questions Over Religious Tolerance
DID Press: Recent developments in Kabul, including the nighttime encirclement and entry by officials from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice into the Khatam al-Nabieen seminary and university, the cutting of electricity in the area, reports of physical confrontation with students,…
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Six Killed as Five-Storey Building Collapses in New Delhi; Rescue Operation Continues
DID Press: Indian rescue teams continued searching the rubble on Monday after a five-storey building used as a student accommodation collapsed in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, killing at least six people and leaving several others injured or potentially trapped.…
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