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Trump Under Pressure: EU Demands Apology Over NATO Remarks
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has come under pressure from European allies over his remarks minimizing the role of non-American NATO forces in the Afghanistan war. Earlier, Trump claimed in a Fox News interview that NATO troops “were slightly…
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Minnesota Erupts: Federal Authority Sparks Nationwide Protests
DID Press: Ongoing protests in US, particularly in Minnesota, reflect a crisis far deeper than any single event or political decision. Rooted in structural tensions between the federal government and local communities, Minnesota has once again become a flashpoint where…
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UNRWA: 33,000 Palestinians Displaced; West Bank Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: Filippo Grandi, UN Commissioner-General for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), reported that over the past year, amid intensified Israeli military operations in the West Bank, more than 33,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from refugee camps in the northern part…
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Taliban Warns Global Threat from Overseas Drug Production
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government warned UN that drug cultivation outside Afghanistan poses a significant threat to global security. Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban Foreign Minister, met with Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to raise concerns over…
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EU’s Security Crackdown: Freedoms Curtailed Under Guise of Safety
DID Press: In development of modern states, security has historically had three complementary dimensions: military, policing, and legal. Military security protected against existential threats; policing ensured social order and the protection of property and individuals; and legal security, through universal…
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Iraq’s Shiite Bloc Nominates Nouri al-Maliki for PM, Signaling Political Comeback
DID Press: Iraq’s main Shiite coalition, holding the parliamentary majority, nominated former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate, effectively clearing the path for his return to power after more than a decade. The Coordination Framework—a bloc of Shiite parties—announced…
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Taliban: 13M Children Now Enrolled in Schools and Religious Centers
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Education reported that 13 million Afghan children—both boys and girls—are currently attending schools and religious education centers across the country. Spokesperson Mansoor Ahmad Hamza said that of the total enrolled, over 7.53 million are boys…
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Pakistan’s Trade Gap with Neighbors Surges 44pc in first FY2026
DID Press: Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighboring countries surged 44.4pc to $7.683 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2026, driven primarily by declining regional exports and significant import growth. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the…
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Afghanistan Faces Drought in North, Heavy Rainfall in East
DID Press: Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority warned of ongoing drought in the northern regions and heavy rain and snow in the eastern provinces over the coming week. Recent forecasts indicate that reduced precipitation and low snowpack in downstream areas…
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Uzbekistan Warns Regional Extremism Threatens Afghanistan and Central Asia
DID Press: Uzbekistan warned that the spread of regional extremism poses a direct threat to Afghanistan and the security of Central Asian states, linking its concerns to instability in the Middle East. Abdulaziz Kamilov, foreign policy adviser to the president…
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