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UAE says Iran drone attack 'dangerous escalation'
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack intercepted over its territorial waters, calling it a "dangerous escalation" after weeks of...
Iran says seized cargo ship over Hormuz pollution
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities have seized a bulk carrier after they said it dumped oil and sludge into the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on Monday.
Iran FM accuses Israel's Netanyahu of tricking US into war
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of tricking Washington into going to war with the Islamic rep...
Iran's president says US war not in Tehran's interest after fighting flares
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday continuing the war with the United States was not in his country's interest, following a fresh military flare-up...
Japan seeks record $55.6 bn defence budget, with AI focus
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence ministry requested a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) on Monday as Tokyo looks to artificial intelligence to speed up decision-...
Gaza health officials say five killed in Israeli strikes
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli airstrikes killed five people west of Gaza City on Monday, a Gaza hospital and rescuers said, while the Israeli army said it targeted Hamas "military op...
Japan seeks record $55.6 bn defence budget, with AI focus
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence ministry requested a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) on Monday as Tokyo looks to artificial intelligence to speed up decision-...
Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of f...
Iran FM accuses 'serpent' Netanyahu of tricking US into war
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "serpent", accusing him of tricking Washington into going to...
Lebanon urges Greece to help implement truce with Israel
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked Greece on Monday for support to help implement a ceasefire agreement with Israel and end Israeli attacks on his country, ho...
Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of...
Israel signs three-billion-euro arms export deal with Greece
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's defence ministry announced Monday it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately three billion euros (almost $3.5 billion) to set up the "Achille...
Indonesia, US and allies launch annual military drill
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia, the United States and more than a dozen allies launched annual joint military exercises Monday to boost defence capabilities and "deter aggression" i...
Trump vows to hit back 'hard' after first exchange of fire with Iran in weeks
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting w...
Latest developments in the US-Iran war
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The Middle East war has flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran on Monday.
US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
The United States said Sunday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, promptin...
Iran Guards promise 'reprisals' after deadly US strikes
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday had left dead and wounded and promised reprisals.
Niamey back to normal after soldiers' mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Niger mutiny suppressed, but questions remain over junta's cohesion
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing day of fighting around the capital Niamey...
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...
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