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Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investi...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of ...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of ...
Trump threatens economic punishment on 'any country' helping Iran
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that...
Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre to help combat the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after a surge in suspicious si...
Mediator Qatar says Hormuz agreement crucial for US-Iran talks to resume
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Qatar, a key mediator in the stalled US-Iran talks, said Tuesday that an agreement between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz would make it easier to resum...
Asian allies stress 'critical' US cooperation as Trump slashes Korea drills
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan underlined on Tuesday the "critical" importance of security cooperation with the United States and South Korea, after President Donald Trump alarmed allie...
Syria accuses Israel of striking military air base
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria accused Israel of striking a disused military air base in the country's northwest on Tuesday, with a Syria war monitor saying the attack came after a visi...
Houthis target refinery in southern Saudi Arabia: rebel media
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's southern Red Sea coast Tuesday, rebel media reported, as the group ramps up attacks on th...
Iraq to probe drone attack on Kurdistan PM's office
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq said on Monday it would launch an investigation into an overnight drone attack on the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office, as Iran portrayed the incide...
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender ...
Japan defence minister says US, SKorea cooperation 'critical' for security
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence minister said on Tuesday that cooperation with South Korea and the United States was "critical" to regional security, after US President Donald ...
German defence startup CEO in hiding after Russian plot: reports
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The head of a German defence startup supplying attack drones to Ukraine has been living in hiding for months due to an alleged Russian assassination plot, repor...
Ukraine strike on power plant workers kills 1, injures 17: Moscow
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded 17 others, most of them workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Moscow-installe...
Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Aboard his boat moored along the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian fisherman Mohammad-Amin mended a torn fishing net after a long day in waters that have long sustained...
UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at its territory
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory, marking the first time the defence ministry detected a barra...
Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory," pressing his threat to clai...
CORRECTED: HRW says UN must keep peacekeepers in Lebanon
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations to keep an international force in Lebanon after its peacekeepers' mandate ends this year.
Lebanese president to visit Rome for talks on UN force's future: Lebanon official
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will head to Rome this week for talks focusing on future of the United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, whose mandate...
UAE says seek shelter, warns of 'potential missile threats'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates issued a brief phone alert for "potential missile threats" on Tuesday with the ministry of defence confirming it had detected missiles ...
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