Security
-
Paris Landmarks Evacuated Following Bomb Threat
DID Press: French authorities reported that several prominent sites in Paris were temporarily evacuated on Friday evening following bomb threat emails. Police confirmed that after receiving the electronic threats, security forces immediately secured the areas and began thorough inspections. Initial…
Read More » -
US Envoy Sparks Controversy Claiming Israel Has Biblical Right to “All of Middle East”
DID Press: Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, sparked debate by claiming that Israel has a biblical right to expand its territory across the Middle East, from the Nile to the Euphrates. In an interview with Tucker Carlson Tonight, Huckabee…
Read More » -
Taliban Rejects Gaza Peace Council as Unrepresentative of Palestinians
DID Press: Taliban’s deputy foreign ministry official criticized the newly formed Gaza Peace Council, saying it lacks popular legitimacy and cannot offer a fair solution to the Palestinian crisis. Wardak wrote on social media that the council does not represent…
Read More » -
Former Connecticut Police Chief Arrested for $85K Public Fund Embezzlement
DID Press: Karl Jacobson, former police chief of New Haven, was arrested Friday for allegedly embezzling approximately $85,000 from two city funds. Prosecutors charged him with two counts of financial theft related to misuse of public resources. Jacobson, who resigned…
Read More » -
UNFPA: Family Health Houses Save Mothers and Newborns in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that access to “family health houses” can save the lives of pregnant women and newborns and significantly improve maternal and neonatal health in Afghanistan. According to the agency, many women in remote…
Read More » -
UN: 880 Palestinian Families Displaced by Settler Attacks in West Bank
DID Press: United Nations said at least 880 Palestinian families have been forced to flee their homes across the West Bank following organized settler attacks and sweeping restrictions on movement and access to resources. A UN spokesperson expressed concern over…
Read More » -
About 20,000 ISIS Affiliates at Large after Al-Hol Camp Collapsed in Syria
DID Press: US intelligence agencies say following a security breakdown at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria, between 15,000 and 20,000 people—including relatives and affiliates of Islamic State—are now moving freely inside the country. According to U.S. officials familiar with the…
Read More » -
Ex-Pakistani Envoy Warns Airstrike Threats Against Kabul Are Not Solution
DID Press: Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, urged restraint in rhetoric and warned against threatening airstrikes on Kabul, stressing that counterterrorism should be pursued through calibrated, intelligence-led operations rather than escalatory language. Writing on X on Friday,…
Read More » -
Taliban Legalizes Beating Women Under New Criminal Code
DID Press: According to a report by The Telegraph, a 60-page version of the Taliban’s new criminal code circulated to courts in Afghanistan reclassifies domestic violence against women not as a “crime” but as a “disciplinary” act. Under the code,…
Read More » -
Yedioth Ahronoth: Iran Could Possess at Least 5,000 Ballistic Missiles by 2027
DID Press: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has reported that, according to Israeli security assessments, Iran could possess at least 5,000 ballistic missiles by the end of 2027 — a capability that Israeli officials say currently has no definitive solution for…
Read More »