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New strikes as Trump warns Iran will pay for US troop deaths
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that it would pay "many times over" for every American soldier killed as a top Iranian leader said the conflict ...
Iran army says targeted US base in Kuwait
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Iranian army said early Tuesday it had targeted a US base in Kuwait with missiles, as President Masoud Pezeshkian said the conflict had morphed into a "full...
'Tough guy': ex-defence minister Healey handed UK Treasury brief
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
British political veteran John Healey, who quit as defence secretary last month over a funding row, has made a surprise return to run the finance ministry he ba...
US launches ninth night of strikes on Iran as it hits out at Gulf neighbors
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
New violence shook the Middle East early Monday as the United States announced another wave of attacks on Iran, Kuwait said it was intercepting drones and Tehra...
US sanctions Sudan for chemical weapons: what we know
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
The US State Department imposed a new round of sanctions on the Sudanese government Monday, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against rival param...
Trump says new Air Force One to be 'maxed out' after security concerns
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Sunday his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet needed to be sent off for a month to be "maxed out," after reports of security con...
US widens strikes in Iran
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States expanded the scope of its strikes on Iran on Monday, targeting provinces around the country including a city hosting a nuclear power plant, as...
Farnborough 2026: drones, fighter jets and sovereignty
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
The future European fighter jet, the race to develop drones and the quest for autonomy in the face of Washington's unpredictability will be among the issues dom...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's president said his country is fighting a "full-scale war" with the United States, as Washington expanded its strikes across the Islamic republic and Tehr...
Rubio says Iran using Hormuz as leverage, calls on other countries to 'step up'
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage in the ongoing Middle East conflict, adding that other countri...
Taiwan says 'significant' rise in China maritime activity near island
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan detected a sharp rise in the number of Chinese ships entering waters around the island democracy last month, a Taiwanese coast guard official said, as Be...
Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain: interior ministry
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Bahrain's interior ministry said overnight Sunday to Monday that its air raid sirens had sounded.
UN watchdog calls for restraint as Iran says US attacked unfinished
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
The UN's nuclear watchdog called for restraint on Sunday after Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said the United States had attacked an under-construction nucle...
Attack kills 16 soldiers in junta-ruled Niger: state media
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Sixteen soldiers have been killed in an attack in the west of junta-ruled Niger, the country's ANP state news agency reported Sunday.
Kuwait, Bahrain respond to Iran attacks
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait and Bahrain's militaries said on Sunday they were responding to Iranian aerial attacks, and air raid sirens sounded in the two Gulf countries as Tehran p...
Drone strike wounds 8 Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: exiled group
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A drone strike in Iraq's Kurdistan region wounded eight Iranian Kurdish rebels on Sunday, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran.
US launches strikes to 'punish' Iran after troops killed
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran traded missiles and airstrikes on Sunday as Washington sought to "punish" Tehran for the US military's first losses since open hostil...
Israel warns will respond to any Iran attack with 'full force'
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's defence minister said Sunday that his country would respond powerfully to any attack by Iran, after Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
US and Iranian strikes extended into Sunday, with Washington saying it was punishing Tehran for the deaths of two US servicemen in Jordan and Gulf states announ...
Israel says Iran missile towards Jordan's Aqaba intercepted
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile aimed at the Jordanian city of Aqaba on Sunday, the Israeli military said, after Amman denied the ci...
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