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Hegseth estimates cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in m...
US military says begins 11th straight night of strikes on Iran
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Command said Tuesday it has begun striking military targets in Iran for the "11th consecutive night," as attacks in the Middle East war intensify.
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and US forces traded new military attacks Tuesday, with Tehran warning of "more decisive and powerful" strikes ahead as the conflict threatened to widen wi...
Trump says US 'not finished' as Iran widens attacks
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump warned that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against G...
Iraq lost over $40 bn in revenue during war: govt official
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
A government official said on Wednesday that Iraq had lost more than $40 billion in revenue since the start of the Middle East war, mostly due to a sharp declin...
Trump threatens Iran bridges, power as payback for Hormuz attacks
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to knock out one Iranian bridge or power plant in return for each attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, pre...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged to stage tit-for-tat bomb attacks on Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fired at ships in the strateg...
Yemen's Houthis sent radio warning to ships: International Chamber of Shipping
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have been recorded sending radio warnings to ships, the International Chamber of Shipping told AFP on Wednesday, after the rebels an...
Germany approves controversial French-Russian nuclear project
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
German authorities said Wednesday they were giving the green light to a controversial French-Russian nuclear project which critics fear will enable spying and s...
Iran's Gulf islands: targets in latest fight over Hormuz
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
A US missile struck the Iranian island of Larak on Wednesday, the Tasnim news agency reported, in the latest attack to target the Islamic republic's islands in ...
Ancient Lebanese city of Tyre added to heritage danger list
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Tyre, an ancient Phoenician city in southern Lebanon hit in recent months by Israeli bombardment, was on Wednesday added to the UNESCO list of world heritage si...
Ancient Lebanese city of Tyre added to heritage danger list
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Tyre, an ancient Phoenician city in southern Lebanon bombarded by Israel over recent months, was added Tuesday to the UNESCO list of world heritage sites in dan...
Germany approves controversial French-Russian nuclear project
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
German authorities said Wednesday they were giving the green light to a controversial French-Russian nuclear project which critics fear will enable spying and s...
Saudi civil defence issues brief warning for eastern city
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia's civil defence agency issued a brief warning calling for residents of the eastern city of Dammam to take shelter on Wednesday, only to lift the or...
Lebanon PM says Beirut working for 'complete Israeli withdrawal'
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon is working towards a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas it occupies, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday on a visit to a village where Le...
Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Wednesday that Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precede...
US hits Iran, says war cost at $37.5 bn
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump warned he was "not finished" with a war with Iran that has already c...
Australia protests China missile test
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concern over Beijing's test of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific, as she met her Chinese counterpart ...
Ukraine's new army chief: who is Mykhailo Drapaty?
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced Mykhailo Drapaty as the country's new commander-in-chief, following a political crisis triggered by Zelensky's...
China, Russia conducted firing drill in Japan's economic waters: Tokyo
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese and Russian naval forces conducted a joint live-firing exercise within Japan's exclusive economic zone using machine guns, Tokyo said Tuesday, decrying ...
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