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Middle East Sees Wave of Reported Attacks as Regional Tensions Escalate
DID Press: Reports of missile strikes, explosions, and maritime incidents emerged across the Middle East on Tuesday, with local media and security sources claiming attacks on shipping near the United Arab Emirates, U.S. military facilities in Jordan, Qatar, and Bahrain,…
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Student Protests Against Modi Government Continue in India
DID Press: Thousands of students and opposition supporters rallied in New Delhi on Tuesday as protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government continued, a day after clashes between police and demonstrators demanding education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister…
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Sanaa Seeks to Halt Saudi Oil Exports Through Naval Blockade
DID Press: Yemen’s Sanaa-based authorities have announced a naval blockade targeting Saudi Arabia, saying the move is intended to halt Saudi oil exports after regional and international mediation efforts failed to revive the stalled peace process. According to a statement…
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Russia Expels 2 Italian Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move
DID Press: Russia has expelled two Italian diplomats in a retaliatory move after Italy previously removed two Russian diplomats over alleged espionage-related activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Moscow announced that the Italian embassy’s military attaché and an assistant had…
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UN Warns Energy Crisis Threatens Afghanistan’s Urban Future
DID Press: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has warned that Afghanistan’s worsening electricity shortage is undermining urban life, disrupting education and economic activity, and threatening the long-term sustainability of the country’s cities unless investment in renewable energy is accelerated.…
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IRGC Reports Strikes on Amazon Facility and US Positions in Persian Gulf Region
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it carried out missile strikes targeting what it described as an Amazon data infrastructure facility in Bahrain and a compound housing U.S. military personnel in Jordan, as part of the 24th…
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Afghan Students Face Dormitory Evictions Over Visa Delays in Pakistan
DID Press: King Edward Medical University in Pakistan has instructed Afghan students, medical trainees, and other Afghan nationals living in its dormitories to vacate their accommodation within 48 hours if they have not obtained a valid visa extension, raising concerns…
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Red Sea Tensions Threaten Saudi Arabia’s Key Oil Export Route
DID Press: Yemen’s declaration of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia has placed the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the center of a new regional energy crisis, threatening what has become Saudi Arabia’s primary alternative oil export…
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Fazlur Rehman: Pakistan Facilitated US War in Afghanistan
DID Press: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), has criticized Islamabad’s past policies, saying the Pakistani government facilitated the United States’ military campaign in Afghanistan by allowing American warplanes to use the country’s airspace during the conflict.…
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Russia, North Korea Accuse US of Driving Global Security Tensions
DID Press: Russia and North Korea have accused the United States and its allies of being the primary drivers of worsening security conditions in Northeast Asia and beyond, according to a statement issued by Russia’s Foreign Ministry following talks between…
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