United States
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Government
F-35 Dispute Deepens Israel-Turkey Rivalry
DID Press: A diplomatic battle between Israel and Turkey over the possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara has intensified during the NATO summit, placing the United States in a difficult position between pressure from Tel Aviv and Congress…
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Government
Iran Says US Violated War Termination Accord With New Attack
DID Press: Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the United States of violating the commitments of a war termination memorandum, describing a reported US attack on monitoring facilities along Iran’s southern coast as a “military aggression” and warning that…
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Government
Ghalibaf: Iran Will Not Back Down
DID Press: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran “will not compromise or retreat” following recent exchanges of attacks between Iran and the United States. In a post on X, Ghalibaf accused Washington of violating a “14-point understanding” with…
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Government
IRGC Strikes US Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait After CENTCOM Attack
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missile and drone strikes against US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in what it described as an “initial response” to alleged US airstrikes on southern Iran. In a statement…
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Economy
IRGC Strike Raises Tensions in Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly targeted two commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, shortly after the expiration of a one-week pause in hostilities, amid escalating tensions over increased US military presence in regional…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Ex-Special Forces Member’s Death in ICE Custody Ruled Accidental
DID Press: Medical authorities in the US state of Texas have ruled the death of Mohammad Nazir Paktiawal, a former Afghan special forces member who died while in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, as an accident. According to…
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Government
Trump Intervention Puts FIFA Under Scrutiny
DID Press: FIFA has reportedly suspended the automatic one-match ban imposed on United States forward Folarin Balogun following a red card, after what media reports describe as a personal request from US President Donald Trump—raising fresh questions about the independence…
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Iran
Pakistan’s Express: Mass Funeral Showed Iranian Unity and Resilience
DID Press: Pakistan’s English-language broadcaster Express 24/7 has described the massive turnout at the funeral ceremony of the Martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as a symbol of national unity, resilience, and public solidarity in the…
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education
OECD: Literacy Crisis Reaches Universities as 8% of Students Read at Child Level
DID Press: A new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that a basic literacy crisis has reached higher education systems, with around 8% of university and college students across 38 member countries reading and writing…
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Afghanistan
P-1, P-2 Afghan Applicants Urge Urgent US Action
DID Press: Afghan refugees in Pakistan holding US P-1 and P-2 refugee cases have called for immediate action from Washington, warning that the approaching deportation deadline could place their lives at serious risk. The appeal came during a gathering in…
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