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North Korea says record-high Japan defence budget would risk 'turmoil'
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea slammed Japan's reported plans to increase its defence budget, accusing Tokyo on Saturday of preparing for a "war of aggression" as its US ally purs...
Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday warned countries against participating in the United States' "economic war" against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemi...
Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Along the bone-dry riverbanks of the Nile in Sudan, farmers struggle to pull water to their crops. Others gather to pray for rainfall over cracked earth.
The 'hedgehogs' leading Poland's defences on Russian border
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Military trucks sped across winding roads through farmland and quiet villages to one of Europe's most strategic borders, separating Poland and the Russian excla...
Swiss likely to vote no to tougher neutrality: polls
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Swiss voters appear set to reject a much-debated proposal to strengthen their country's traditional neutrality, according to the first opinion polls ahead of a ...
China, Indonesia hold talks on security, defence
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
China's foreign and defence ministers were in Jakarta Friday for talks with their Indonesian counterparts to seek greater political and military cooperation day...
World Bank projects Lebanon economy to contract by 6.4% due to war
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The World Bank on Friday projected that Lebanon's economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war derailed the country's eff...
Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska: military
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed people on Thursday, the military said.
Iraq PM seeks oil export rise to 10 mn barrels a day
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country's oil exports to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years.
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran was in a position of st...
China, Indonesia hold talks on security, defence
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
China's foreign and defence ministers met their Indonesian counterparts in Jakarta Friday for talks seeking greater political and military cooperation days afte...
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a str...
Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska: military
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people on Thursday, the military said.
World Bank projects Lebanon economy to contract by 6.4% due to war
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The World Bank on Friday projected that Lebanon's economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war derailed the country's eff...
China says US 'sanctions and pressure' on Iran not a solution
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
China said on Friday that US "sanctions and pressure" would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join e...
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the US military since the Civil War, leader...
Scaled-back US-South Korea drills end: Seoul
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Annual war games between South Korea and the United States ended on Friday, Seoul's military told AFP, days earlier than initially planned after US President Do...
CORRECTED: Iraq PM seeks oil production rise to 10 mn barrels a day
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country's oil production to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years.
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a str...
Hezbollah says new US sanctions 'will not deter us'
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah said on Friday that the United States "will not deter" its resistance against Israel after Washington announced new sanctions on the group, accusing i...
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