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Iran attacks US targets despite Trump threats
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war.
Defence chiefs back boosting US military presence in Australia
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Washington and Canberra agreed to boost the US military presence in Australia and speed up cooperation, both countries said.
Taiwan says monitoring China Coast Guard ships off east coast
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's coast guard said Thursday it has deployed vessels to "monitor" Chinese ships operating in waters to the east of the island democracy.
CORRECTED: Syria has begun destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials: UN envoy
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria has begun the process of destroying materials identified by the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the country's UN envoy said Thursday, signaling a major...
Kuwait says intercepting Iran attack
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait's army said Thursday it was intercepting a missile and drone attack from Iran, as Tehran targeted US allies in the Middle East.
Iran war is not a war, US VP Vance says
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after the start of the...
Firebombs hurled near German defence firms: police
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
German police said Thursday that firebombs were thrown overnight near the offices of major defence firms in Munich and that two Bulgarian nationals were later a...
Israel says economic pressure could push Iran into 'desperate steps'
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that US economic sanctions against Iran have proven to be effective, but the pressure might lead Tehran into ...
13 Yemen government forces killed in clashes with Houthis: military source
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Thirteen Yemeni government forces were killed in clashes with Houthi fighters on Thursday, a military source told AFP, saying the group was trying to advance to...
German defence firms targeted in arson attack
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
German authorities said Thursday that defence firm offices in Munich were targeted in an overnight arson attack and that two Bulgarian nationals were later arre...
Red Cross returns man seized by Israel to Lebanon
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday returned to Lebanon a man seized by Israel amid its wars with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military sou...
Iran media says 6 navy personnel killed in US attacks
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Tasnim news agency on Thursday said six members of the Iranian army's naval forces were killed by US attacks during renewed fighting this week.
Israel says releasing 5 detained Lebanese civilians: PM office
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said on Thursday it had decided to release five Lebanese civilians who it had seized from southern Lebanon, where it has occupied areas near the border.
Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said it received a man on Thursday freed as Israel announced it would release five people seized from the country's south, where it has fought several w...
German defence firms targeted in arson attack
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
German authorities said Thursday that defence firm offices in Munich were targeted in an overnight arson attack and that two Bulgarian nationals were later arre...
Deadly clashes in Yemen between Houthis, government forces
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's government and the Iran-backed Houthis engaged in deadly clashes on Thursday, sources from both sides said, as a military source accused the rebels of s...
Iran hits US targets as Washington says probing wedding strike
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance sa...
Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel announced Thursday the release of five civilians captured in southern Lebanon, where it is at war with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah group, with one man alre...
Colombian judge bans strikes on guerrillas if minors are present
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A Colombian judge on Thursday ordered President Abelardo de la Espriella's right-wing government to suspend bombings of guerrillas if information suggests the p...
Netanyahu says toppling Iran's Islamic republic 'within reach'
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday voiced confidence that Iran's Islamic republic could soon fall, saying it was weaker than ever as the Unit...
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