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Drone shot down in Latvian airspace: military
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's military said Friday.
CORRECTED: NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO said Friday its fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the latest incursion along the military alliance's eastern flank bordering Ru...
Hezbollah chief says Lebanon-Israel deal puts undue pressure on army
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday accused Lebanese authorities of subjecting the country's armed forces to undue pressure by implementing a framework deal a...
US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham ...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
Trump orders new aircraft carriers to revert to steam catapults
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump has directed future aircraft carriers to scrap their advanced systems for launching warplanes and return to using older but "proven" c...
Indian firm to make fighter jet engines with Rolls-Royce
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
India's Reliance Industries and Britain's Rolls-Royce announced on Friday plans to jointly design and manufacture engines for the south Asian country's multirol...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear program but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the vice president said Thurs...
US threatens Iran with 'economic isolation, like the world has never seen'
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to subject Iran to economic isolation "like the world has never seen before," adding that new measures a...
Taiwan says US training coast guard as China ramps up patrols
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan said Friday that the United States was training its coast guard in maritime patrol and law enforcement skills, after a growing Chinese activity in its wa...
NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, a spokesperson from the alliance said Friday, confirming earlier statements by Latvia's defen...
'No substitute': Kuwait's future tied to Hormuz strait fate
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait's once prosperous oil sector has stood largely paralysed for months, with petroleum exports plummeting as fighting raged across the Gulf -- triggering th...
Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
From jellyfish shutting nuclear plants to the Korean soup with a bite. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world:
Tanker struck by drone in Hormuz Thursday: UK maritime agency
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Friday a drone strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier that caused minor damag...
UAE says Iran attacked two ADNOC vessels in Hormuz strait
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on two vessels linked to its state-owned oil company as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz a da...
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran,...
Netanyahu derides 'Islamic republic of Britain' in interview
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu derisively called Britain an "Islamic republic" as he criticised the country's stance on Israel during an interview.
Yemeni official says Houthi attack kills 8, rebels claim Saudi strike
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A military official from Yemen's internationally recognised government said a Houthi strike Friday on the port city of Mokha killed eight people, while the Iran...
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran,...
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