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Trump vows to hit back 'hard' after first exchange of fire with Iran in weeks
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting w...
Iran says 10 missing fishermen found in UAE
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Ten Iranian fishermen who went missing in Gulf waters weeks ago are alive in the United Arab Emirates and set to travel home soon, Iran's foreign ministry said ...
CORRECTED: Lebanon urges Greece to help implement truce with Israel
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked Greece on Monday for support to help implement a ceasefire agreement with Israel and end Israeli attacks on his country, ho...
Iran says seized cargo ship over Hormuz pollution
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities have seized a bulk carrier after they said it dumped oil and sludge into the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on Monday.
UAE says Iran drone attack 'dangerous escalation'
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack intercepted over its territorial waters, calling it a "dangerous escalation" after weeks of...
Japan seeks record $55.6 bn defence budget, with AI focus
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence ministry requested a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) on Monday as Tokyo looks to artificial intelligence to speed up decision-...
Iran sentences two women to death over 2026 protests: rights groups
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian courts have issued death sentences for two women charged over anti-government protests in January, rights groups said Monday, as Tehran ramps up executi...
Iran FM accuses Israel's Netanyahu of tricking US into war
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of tricking Washington into going to war with the Islamic rep...
Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of f...
Middle East war a boon for UAE defence giant with global ambitions
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
In the heart of the Abu Dhabi desert, workers toil inside warehouses assembling drones and missiles for the UAE's Edge group, riding high on a wave of new deman...
North Korea defence minister dismissed: state media
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
Niamey back to normal after soldiers' mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Iraq sentences US-sanctioned oil official to prison: anti-graft body
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq sentenced a US-sanctioned oil official to seven years in prison after he was arrested as part of a government-led anti-corruption campaign, the country's a...
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...
Niger mutiny suppressed, but questions remain over junta's cohesion
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing day of fighting around the capital Niamey...
Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani ministers to hold first defence pact meeting
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey will host Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for the first ministerial meeting of their new regional defence grouping on Monday, Turkish sources said Sunday.
Kurdish families honour their dead on road to peace with Turkey
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Menal Konak's brother, Mahmut, was 18 when he left to join the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria in 2014. He died six years ago but she only found out thi...
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...
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