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Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile and wider influence in the Pacific is expected to dominate the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for...
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
Australia secures US missiles amid supply concerns
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Australia said on Thursday it would buy long-range missiles for its fighter jets from the United States, announcing an Aus$736 million ($518 million) deal that ...
Kuwait orders Iranian school shut: education ministry source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Kuwait ordered the closure of a local Iranian school, a source at the education ministry told AFP on Thursday, after the country came under repea...
Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanon journalist as 'war crime'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Rights groups said Thursday that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an app...
Iran threatened to 'black out' Gulf if US hit power plants: officials to AFP
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Iran intensified its threats towards its Gulf neighbours last week, conveying messages that it would "black out" the entire region if the United States struck i...
Rheinmetall sales keep surging despite cancelled naval frigate project
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
German weapons maker Rheinmetall said Thursday it expects to lose around 300 million euros ($346 million) on Berlin's surprise decision to scrap a major naval f...
US sanctions Cuban armed forces minister, military procurement network
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday that target Cuban Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera, seven other individuals and five state...
Absent Cameroon president boosts personal security corps
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has strengthened his personal security with a clutch of new appointments, as questions swirl about the 93-year-old's prolonged ab...
US lifts sanctions on Iraqi airline linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions targeting Iraq's Fly Baghdad airline, a company it had previously designated for alleged links to Iran's Islamic...
Iran says new Hormuz route agreed with Oman
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the passage, ...
Israel resumes Lebanon strikes as talks underway in Rome
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's military resumed strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday despite ongoing talks, blaming a ceasefire violation by militant group Hezbollah as state med...
Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the waterway,...
Yemen's Houthis say attacked two Saudi oil tankers
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday that they attacked two Saudi oil tankers, as the rebels pressed on with their maritime blockade of the kingdom.
Trump-class battleship fleet could cost $275 bn to build
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The US Navy's planned fleet of 15 Trump-class battleships could cost $275 billion to build, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Wednesday, ma...
Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran would be "hit very hard" unless the strategic Strait of Hormuz is reopened "very soon," in an interview with Fo...
Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran would be "hit very hard" unless the strategic Strait of Hormuz is reopened "very soon," in an interview with Fo...
Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began Wednesday as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.
Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began Wednesday as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.
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