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Argentina revives plan for South Atlantic naval base amid Falklands tensions
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Along the Beagle Channel, an icy stretch of water at the southern tip of the Americas, a concrete slab rises from hills covered in low, brownish scrub.
Yemen government forces say hit Houthis in Red Sea city
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces said Saturday that they had struck Iran-allied Houthi fighters in the Red Sea city of Mocha, as the number of civilians f...
At least 76,000 flee fighting in Yemen since July: UN
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
At least 76,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, with the number quadrupling in the past week as fighting flared between government forces and Ir...
Niger names new chief of staff after thwarted mutiny
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power.
Yemen government forces say hit Houthis in Red Sea city
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Riyadh-backed government forces said on Saturday they have struck Iran-allied Houthi fighters in the strategic Red Sea city of Mocha.
Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at...
Bahrain says won't participate in Hormuz meeting with Iran
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting in Oman between Iran and Gulf states to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran ha...
Lebanon's president pledges Israeli withdrawal on visit to south
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged to achieve an Israeli withdrawal and rebuild the area during a surprise visit to the country's south on Saturday, after I...
Iran president says pressure on country at critical, dangerous stage
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that pressure on his country from the United States had reached a critical and dangerous stage.
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands on Friday, in a lightning offensive that cemented th...
Iran says to discuss Hormuz with Gulf states in Oman on Monday
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry said the country would meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which the Islamic republic has...
Houthis seize key Red Sea island, complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis took over on Friday a Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local govern...
Israel says ready for more strikes on Hezbollah after tunnel detonation
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said Friday that it was prepared for more strikes on Hezbollah after demolishing tunnels built by the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon with a massiv...
Yemen's Houthis complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis seized on Friday a key Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab strait, completing a push to take control of a waterway crucial to Saud...
South Korea tells Iran no decision yet on Hormuz deployment
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart on Friday that no decision had been made on a possible military deployment in the Strait of Hormuz, ...
Russia threatens to point nukes at Lithuania if it hosts allies' weapons
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Russia said on Friday it would aim its nuclear warheads at Lithuania if the Baltic state hosted any weapons from the nuclear arsenals of its NATO allies on its ...
At least 46,000 flee fighting in Yemen: UN
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting escalated in Yemen last week, the United Nations said Friday, with the number mo...
Trump rejects Saudi request for strikes on Houthis: Axios
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen, news outlet Axios reporte...
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seized a strategic Red Sea island on Friday after capturing territory along the coast, sealing their takeover of a vital shipping co...
South Korea, Iran foreign ministers discuss Hormuz in call
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Iran discussed the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Friday, Seoul said, days after confirming it was weighing a "con...
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