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Israel, after base strike, says Syria acceptance of Turkish troops posed 'threat'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Israel accused Syria of violating an agreement by accepting Turkish troops on a base in its northwest, which was bombed Tuesday in an attack the United States c...
UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency...
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike on port kills six
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza health officials said Tuesday that an Israeli airstrike killed six people in the port of Gaza City and wounded a dozen more, while the Israeli army said it...
Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre to help combat the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after a surge in suspicious si...
Mediator Qatar says Hormuz agreement crucial for US-Iran talks to resume
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Qatar, a key mediator in the stalled US-Iran talks, said Tuesday that an agreement between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz would make it easier to resum...
Asian allies stress 'critical' US cooperation as Trump slashes Korea drills
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan underlined on Tuesday the "critical" importance of security cooperation with the United States and South Korea, after President Donald Trump alarmed allie...
Syria accuses Israel of striking military air base
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria accused Israel of striking a disused military air base in the country's northwest on Tuesday, with a Syria war monitor saying the attack came after a visi...
Houthis target refinery in southern Saudi Arabia: rebel media
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's southern Red Sea coast Tuesday, rebel media reported, as the group ramps up attacks on th...
Iraq to probe drone attack on Kurdistan PM's office
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq said on Monday it would launch an investigation into an overnight drone attack on the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office, as Iran portrayed the incide...
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender ...
Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria accused Israel of striking a military airfield in the country's northwest on Tuesday, after a security source told AFP the out-of-service military facilit...
Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf to visit Iraq for talks
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led negotiations with the United States to end the Middle East war, will travel to Iraq on Wednesday for...
Trump says no Iran talks planned, claims Hormuz 'new US territory'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new Ame...
UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf, marking the first time in months the defence ministry...
Ukraine strike on power plant workers kills 1, injures 17: Moscow
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded 17 others, most of them workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Moscow-installe...
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike on port kills six
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza health officials said Tuesday that an Israeli airstrike killed six people in the port of Gaza City and wounded a dozen more, while the Israeli army said it...
Ukraine strike on power plant workers kills 1, injures 17: Moscow
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded 17 others, most of them workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Moscow-installe...
Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia under new deal
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan will conduct tests of hypersonic missiles and other projectiles on Australian soil, the two countries' defence ministers said on Tuesday as they deepened ...
German defence startup CEO in hiding after Russian plot: reports
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The head of a German defence startup supplying attack drones to Ukraine has been living in hiding for months due to an alleged Russian assassination plot, repor...
Latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it obstructed a deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, as a vessel transiting the strategic waterway rep...
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