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Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug traffickers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, expanding...
Saudi defence minister calls Iraq 'cherished neighbour' after strikes
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia's defence minister called Iraq a "cherished neighbour" in talks with a senior Iraqi army official on Thursday, despite last month's deadly US-Saudi...
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...
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.
Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania shut down its only nuclear plant on Thursday, in a rare move due to drought that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to re...
Guinea promotion of officer facing massacre appeal sparks ire
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Members of Guinea's civil society expressed outrage Thursday over the recent promotion of a police colonel whose acquittal of involvement in a notorious massacr...
Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's military on Thursday rejected as "lies" remarks by US President Donald Trump claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway was ...
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Isra...
Pakistan interior minister in Iran to discuss regional security
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan's interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments, the Pakistani foreign office said Wednesday, as Is...
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...
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...
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...
US military helicopter crash kills two in Texas
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A US Army helicopter crashed in the state of Texas on Wednesday, killing two soldiers, according to the military installation where the aircraft was based.
Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Keeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump.
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...
Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it."
German warship-maker TKMS raises outlook, shares surge
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
German warship-maker TKMS on Wednesday raised its outlook for the second time this year as the company cashes in on global rearmament, sending its shares up a w...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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