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CORRECTED: Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
Trump says Russia is 'not going to attack' NATO territory
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Vladimir Putin is "not going to attack" NATO territory, pushing back against media reports that Washington is concern...
12 killed in Chad strike near Sudan border: security source
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
At least 12 people were killed on Thursday in an airstrike in Chad near the Sudanese border, a Chadian security source told AFP, with N'Djamena and Washington a...
Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies t...
Taiwan lawmakers approve $7.6 bn drone budget as China threat grows
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Lawmakers in Taiwan approved a $7.6 billion budget for locally made drones on Thursday as the island democracy seeks to strengthen its defences against a potent...
Israel army prepares West Bank troop reinforcements ahead of Jewish holidays
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's military chief on Thursday said he had ordered preparations for reinforcing troops in the occupied West Bank ahead of Jewish high holidays and as viole...
Netanyahu says no diplomatic deal possible with Iran 'savages'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump's new ...
Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing as Netanyahu dismisses diplomacy
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States will achieve nothing with its sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the c...
Japan to support alternative Mideast oil pipelines: media
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to provide support for alternative pipelines in the Middle East as it seeks to improve energy security in the wake of the Iran war, local media repo...
Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put -- hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by c...
US general visits Colombia to discuss war on drugs
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The head of US Southern Command visited Colombia on Wednesday to discuss joint operations against narco-traffickers with the administration of new right-wing Pr...
Iran president says new US sanctions will achieve nothing
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday said that the United States would achieve nothing with its new round of economic sanctions, local media reporte...
CIA director was on 'semi-routine' mission in Moscow: Trump
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "semi-routine," while implying that the intelligence chief was i...
Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse ...
Italy arrests Frenchman after anti-tank missiles found in van
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, autho...
Experiencing turbulence: Gulf air hubs weather wartime downturn
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
After six months of war in the Middle East, the Gulf's major aviation hubs are navigating turbulence as a hefty portion of their lucrative transit traffic opts ...
Greece to sign deal for two Italian frigates in September: ministry
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Greece, which has embarked on a major military modernisation, will next month complete a deal to buy two navy frigates from Italy, the defence ministry said Wed...
Italy arrests French man after anti-tank missiles found in van
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A French man was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, auth...
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