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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 ...
Latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it obstructed a deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, as a vessel transiting the strategic waterway rep...
Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria accused Israel of striking a military airfield in the country's northwest on Tuesday, after a security source told AFP the out-of-service military facilit...
Latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it obstructed a deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, as a vessel transiting the strategic waterway rep...
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 accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf, an allegation later denied by Tehran.
Sacked Ukraine defence minister urges path to elections
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sacked last month, on Tuesday called for a move towards elections that have been put off because of the ...
Yemen's 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...
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike on port kills six
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza health officials said Tuesday that an Israeli airstrike killed six people in the port of Gaza City and wounded a dozen more, while the Israeli army said it...
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...
Asian allies stress 'critical cooperation' as Trump slashes Korea drills
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was "critical" for the region's stability, after President Donald T...
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...
Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf to visit Iraq for talks
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led negotiations with the United States to end the Middle East war, will travel to Iraq on Wednesday for...
Iran negotiator Ghalibaf says Hormuz will not open until US meets demands
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran's dem...
Trump says no talks taking place or planned with Iran
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Tehran are under way or planned and insisted the blockade of Iran's ports remains in force.
Trump says no Iran talks planned, claims Hormuz 'new US territory'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American ter...
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...
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...
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