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UAE condemns Iranian attack on two vessels in Hormuz strait
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Friday condemned an Iranian attack it said targeted two vessels linked to state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) as they...
Vance says low oil prices are top US goal in Iran conflict
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran fro...
Taiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Millions of people in Taiwan were forced indoors and mobile internet speeds slowed for 30 minutes on Thursday during a simulation of a Chinese attack on the isl...
Iran says manages Hormuz Strait after Trump claims US control
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of the Islamic republic after President Donald Trump claimed US c...
Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania halted operations of its only nuclear plant on Thursday, a rare shutdown due to a drought scorching Europe that has caused the Danube river, whose water...
Houthis claim drone strike on Saudi refinery: affiliated media
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed a drone attack on an Aramco refinery in southern Saudi Arabia, the group's affiliated news agency Saba reported.
Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug traffickers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, expanding...
Ukraine restricts data on Russian missile strikes as attacks surge
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's air force said Wednesday it would stop publishing detailed figures on Russian ballistic missile strikes as Ukrainian forces struggle to intercept Russ...
Romania to shut down nuclear plant due to low Danube
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Romania will begin shutting down its only nuclear power plant on Thursday after the Danube's flow fell to a record low this week and efforts to avert a complete...
Families of Lebanese seized by Israel ask for news of loved ones
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Relatives of Lebanese seized by Israel during its last two wars with Hezbollah held a rally in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Beirut o...
Turkish F-16 crashes after pilot ejects safely
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday but no-one was hurt, the pilot ejecting to safety, the defence ministr...
Pakistan condemns Houthi strike that killed 3 of its citizens
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan denounced on Wednesday an attack by Houthi rebels on a vessel in the Red Sea in which three of its citizens were killed.
Taiwan condemns China's plan for navy drill with Indonesia off island's east
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan has condemned China's plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia this month off the democratic island's east coast, saying Beijing seeks to create the "fal...
Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ...
Taiwan condemns China's plan for navy drill with Indonesia off island's east
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan has condemned China's plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia this month off the democratic island's east coast, saying Beijing seeks to create the "fal...
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South drills
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-So...
Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Keeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump.
Israel defence minister vows troops to stay in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday, vowing to destroy infrastructure and keep troops in a so-called "security zone" as ...
Israel carries out first Gaza strike in more than week, one killed
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Israel on Wednesday carried out its first air strike in more than a week in Gaza, both sides said, breaking a relative lull as the United States pressed a peace...
Two killed as Colombia steps up airstrikes against rebels
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Two rebels were killed in airstrikes ordered by Colombia's new government, a military source told AFP Tuesday, after Bogota pledged to fight a scourge of violen...
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