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Economy
CNN: Trump’s Strong Disapproval Reaches Record 50% Ahead of Midterms
DID Press: Fifty percent of Americans now say they strongly disapprove of U.S. President Donald Trump’s job performance, the highest level recorded for a president at this stage before a midterm election, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten.…
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Government
Pentagon: 861 US Troops Wounded in Conflict with Iran
DID Press: US Department of War has reported that a total of 861 American service members have been wounded since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. According to Pentagon figures, 418 U.S. service members were wounded and 14…
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Government
Washington Post: US Military Death Toll in Iran War Higher Than Pentagon’s Public Count
DID Press: The Washington Post has reported that more U.S. service members have died during the war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, citing U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty records. According to the newspaper,…
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Economy
Macron: Strait of Hormuz Remains ‘Almost Blocked’ Despite US Claims
DID Press: French President Emmanuel Macron has said the Strait of Hormuz remains “almost blocked” and that no agreement has been reached to fully reopen the strategic waterway, challenging the U.S. administration’s account of shipping conditions in the strait. Recent…
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Children
US Withdraws From UNHRC Amid Dispute Over Iran War-Crimes Findings
DID Press: US has formally ended its participation in the UN Human Rights Council, as Washington criticized the body for what the U.S. government described as anti-American rhetoric and an overly accommodating approach toward governments accused of human-rights abuses.The move…
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Economy
US Gasoline and Diesel Prices Rise Amid Global Energy Supply Disruptions
DID Press: Gasoline and diesel prices in the United States have come under renewed upward pressure as disruptions to global oil supplies, damage to energy infrastructure in the Middle East, and the continuing Russia-Ukraine war raise concerns over fuel availability…
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Economy
Le Figaro: Saudi Arabia Increasingly Isolated in Confrontation With Ansar Allah
DID Press: French newspaper Le Figaro has reported that Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure from Ansar Allah in Yemen while receiving less military and strategic support from some of its regional and international partners. According to the newspaper’s assessment,…
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Afghanistan
Mike Waltz Calls on Taliban to Take Action on Detentions, Terrorism and Rights
DID Press: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the Security Council that the Taliban must take concrete steps rather than make statements if it wants greater international legitimacy, while calling for the release of detained U.S. citizens…
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Government
Iran’s 20-Missile Attack Forced US to Fire More Than 70 Interceptors
DID Press: The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. forces fired between 60 and 70 Patriot interceptors and more than a dozen THAAD interceptors to counter about 20 Iranian ballistic missiles during a recent attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air…
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Afghanistan
ISIS-K Member Sentenced to 20 Years in US Over Material Support
DID Press: Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the United States for providing material support and resources to the group, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Sharifullah, 28,…
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