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US Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by Wednesday
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would st...
Japan sees need to boost military with 'sense of urgency'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Service suspended at a Saudi airport after attack claimed by Houthis
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Operations were suspended on Tuesday at an airport in Saudi Arabia, a regional source with knowledge of the matter said, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis annou...
US and Paraguay sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington on Tuesday.
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
US hopeful Hormuz strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United States was hopeful that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be done "today or tomorrow", a top official said Tuesday, sending oil prices tumb...
US eyes Hormuz deal 'today or tomorrow' as ship sinks in Red Sea
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A top US official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck "today or tomorrow", sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of...
Opening of first UAE casino expected in Sept. 2027: Wynn CEO
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed casino is now expected to open in September 2027 after delays related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Wynn ...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
One missing as crew fights fire aboard ship hit in Hormuz: maritime security firm
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A crew member went missing while two others fought a fire aboard a vessel struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security...
Trump says Iran facing 'last chance before decapitation'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance befor...
Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds' deal: sources to AFP
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Monday with Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, as official sources told AFP the talks aimed ...
Trump says oil firms making 'too much money' from Iran shortage
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that major oil companies are making "too much money" due to high prices stemming from the Iran war, seeking to address a p...
Hungary fends off heatwave-induced nuclear shutdown
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday said his country's sole nuclear power plant remained operational for now, after a sweltering heatwave nearly for...
France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
France on Monday condemned a proposal by hard-right Reform UK party to launch, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World Wa...
Somalia's Al Shabaab seize strategic town
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Somalia's Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab said it seized a strategic location in central Somalia on Sunday after intense fighting with government forces, a ...
Trump says Iran facing 'last chance before decapitation'
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance befor...
Young Danes start extended military service
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Some 1,600 young Danes began their military service on Monday for 11 months -- a nearly three-fold increase in duration -- as a consequence of Russia's full-sca...
Iran denies negotiating with US after Trump announces talks
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks would begin Monday in an effort to end their w...
Iran foreign ministry says currently no negotiations with US
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday there were currently no negotiations with the United States but talks were taking place with Oman on management of the strat...
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