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China says US 'sanctions and pressure' on Iran not a solution
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
China said on Friday that US "sanctions and pressure" would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join e...
Scaled-back US-South Korea drills end: Seoul
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Annual war games between South Korea and the United States ended on Friday, Seoul's military told AFP, days earlier than initially planned after US President Do...
Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska: military
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people on Thursday, the military said.
Iraq PM seeks oil export rise to 10 mn barrels a day
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country's oil exports to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years.
China, Indonesia hold talks on security, defence
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
China's foreign and defence ministers met their Indonesian counterparts in Jakarta Friday for talks seeking greater political and military cooperation days afte...
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the US military since the Civil War, leader...
Swiss likely to vote no to tougher neutrality: polls
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Swiss voters appear set to reject a much-debated proposal to strengthen their country's traditional neutrality, according to the first opinion polls ahead of a ...
US hits Hezbollah with more sanctions, says Iran controls it
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions Thursday against an alleged Hezbollah financing network, while highlighting the Lebanese armed group's close ties to I...
US special forces bolster Ecuadoran anti-narco ops
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
US troops are carrying out joint military operations with Ecuadoran forces against narco-trafficking gangs near the Colombian border, Ecuadoran officials have c...
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would...
After days adrift, Cuban migrants rescued by Mexico navy
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Mexican navy told AFP Thursday it had rescued a group of Cuban migrants, including seven minors, who went missing at sea last week.
Bandar Abbas, Iran's trade hub on Hormuz thrust to frontline of US war
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
With a long shoreline on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's southern trade hub of Bandar Abbas has found itself at the frontlines of the war with the United States, w...
What's behind the UAE's decision to cut Iran trade ties?
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The UAE this week announced it was suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared "economic war...
US Army unit offers time off for 'GTA VI' in exchange for reenlistment
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Will the promise of time off for "Grand Theft Auto VI" entice US soldiers to reenlist?
US tells allies, China to back economic campaign against Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday issued a stark warning to its allies and China to get on board with a new economic campaign to "collapse" the Iranian government, ...
Trump pledges 'economic warfare' on Iran, prompting Tehran derision
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump pledged "economic warfare" against Iran and threatened any country that trades with it, prompting Iran to dismiss the plan on Thursday...
Yemen's Houthis say targeted Saudi airport, Aramco facility
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Thursday that they targeted an airport and a facility belonging to state-owned oil giant Aramco in Saudi Arabia's sout...
US warns allies, China to back economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China alike to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy and "collapse" the gove...
US plans to sell refueling planes to Qatar
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday approved a potential $4.5-billion sale of refueling aircraft to Qatar, which has acted as a mediator in Washington's war with Iran...
Finland suspects Russian plane of violating its airspace
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Finland's defence ministry said on Thursday evening it suspected that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace earlier in the day.
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