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UN Urges Kabul, Islamabad to Return to Dialogue
DID Press: Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has called for an immediate halt to violence and urged both Pakistan and the Taliban government to return to the negotiating table. In a message posted on…
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Jakarta Becomes World’s Largest City with 42M Residents
DID Press: According to a new UN report, Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, has surpassed Tokyo to become the world’s largest city, with a population approaching 42 million. The UN’s latest report, World Urbanization Prospects 2025, indicates that Jakarta’s population has reached…
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US Offers $15M Reward for 2 Senior Al-Qaeda Leaders in South Asia
DID Press: US Department of State, under its “Rewards for Justice” program, announced a total of $15 million in rewards for information leading to two senior figures of Al-Qaeda’s South Asia branch: Usama Mahmood and Atif Yahya Ghori. The U.S.…
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Syria Intensifying Crackdown on Alawite Protests in Latakia, Tartus
DID Press: Following raids by forces loyal to Ahmad Sharaa, the current head of Syria’s government, on Alawite protests in Latakia and Tartus, a new wave of arrests and intimidation has swept the country’s coastal regions. Reports indicate that on…
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Ukraine Backs US Peace Plan as Zelensky Prepares to Meet Trump
DID Press: After four years of war, Ukraine has agreed in principle to the core elements of a U.S.–proposed peace plan. At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced he is prepared to meet Donald Trump this week to…
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Hamas Welcomes End of “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” Operations
DID Press: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), supported by the U.S. and Israel as an alternative to UN agencies for aid distribution, has ceased operations after nearly six months of controversial activity. The UN has reported hundreds of deaths near the…
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Pentagon to Consider Military Action against Democrat Senator Mark Kelly
DID Press: According to reports, US Department of War is reportedly reviewing the possibility of recalling Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat and former astronaut, to active duty and potentially subjecting him to a military trial over his participation in a…
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New Revelations after 11 Years: Wahid Omar Claims Dr. Abdullah Won 2014 Elections
DID Press: For the first time, Wahid Omar, chief of staff to former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, claimed that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah was the true winner of Afghanistan’s 2014 presidential election. According to Omar, the results were changed due to…
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Trump Orders Unprecedented Review of Biden-Era Refugees
DID Press: US President Donald Trump instructed the Immigration Department to re-evaluate the status of all refugees who entered the US during Joe Biden’s presidency, According to an internal U.S. government memo. Reuters reported that, according to the memo signed…
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World Bank: Taliban Allocates Half of Government Budget to Security Sector
DID Press: World Bank has reported that Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government allocated nearly half of its 2025 budget to the security sector, highlighting the group’s heavy prioritization of military spending over economic and social needs. The World Bank’s recent data…
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