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UNCTAD: Gaza Unemployment Rate Reaches Nearly 90%
DID Press: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the Gaza Strip is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, with unemployment reaching nearly 90% of the labor force. According to UNCTAD’s latest report, around 90% of Gaza’s workforce is currently…
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Nine Women Found Dead in Johannesburg as Femicide Fears Grow
DID Press: The discovery of nine women’s bodies in and around eastern Johannesburg has sparked widespread concern among women, particularly runners, prompting some to change their exercise times and routes. South African police said the bodies of nine women were…
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Kazakhstan Dismisses Defense Minister After 14 Soldiers Die in Caspian Sea Accident
DID Press: Kazakhstan’s president has dismissed the country’s defense minister following a deadly accident during naval exercises in the Caspian Sea that killed 14 soldiers. According to a statement from the presidential office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree removing…
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Lavrov Warns Western Actions Put Millions at Risk
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that what he described as increasingly unpredictable actions by Western countries and their growing reliance on force could put the lives and well-being of millions or even billions of people at…
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Ishaq Dar: Regional Peace Requires Addressing Terrorist Threats from Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that what he described as terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan are undermining efforts to promote peace, stability and development in the region, calling on the Taliban authorities…
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Noor Urges Afghans Not to Sacrifice Youth for “Foreign Interests”
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, leader of Jamiat-e Islami and former governor of Balkh, has criticized some armed groups opposing the Taliban, saying Afghanistan’s struggle for freedom should be based on the independent will of its people and should not…
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Iran Warns It Could Target US Warships in Indian Ocean
DID Press: Ali Mohammadi, political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, has warned that Iranian forces could target U.S. warships even in the Indian Ocean if Washington launches a new war against Iran. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported…
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Fighting Resumes in Ethiopia as Tigray Forces Seize Three Airports
DID Press: Fighting between Tigray forces and Ethiopia’s federal government has intensified four years after the Pretoria agreement ended the devastating Tigray war, raising concerns that the country could again slide into a wider conflict. Forces affiliated with the Tigray…
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12 Construction Workers Abducted in Balochistan Attack
DID Press: Pakistani police officials say 12 workers were abducted after armed men attacked a construction company’s base in Duki district of Balochistan province, killing one security guard and injuring two others. Mansoor Ahmed Bozdar, acting police chief of Duki…
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UN Warns of Nearly 8 Million Afghan Returns by Year-End
DID Press: United Nations says the pace of Afghan returns from neighboring countries has accelerated, with nearly 8 million Afghans expected to return to Afghanistan by the end of this year. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih told a…
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