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Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investi...
Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investi...
Yemen govt warns Houthis plan to seize coast of key strait
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
A Yemeni minister has warned the country's Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which would allow them to further threaten t...
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economi...
Bern eyes boosting air defence budget by over $1 bn
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Switzerland's government said Wednesday it was seeking to boost its 2026 investments in air defence spending by more than $1.0 billion, pointing to escalating t...
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economi...
Lebanon says received French invitation to meeting on army support
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said Wednesday it had received an invitation from France for a meeting to prepare for an international conference on support for the Lebanese army, an e...
Visiting Iraq, Iran's parliament speaker hails 'new order' in the region
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening the "new order" in the region, on the first stop in a t...
Iran's armed forces warn Gulf countries against assisting US military
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces on Wednesday warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military, saying it would be tantamount to joining American military operations.
Kyiv's ex-defence chief makes risky bet by venturing into electoral grounds
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Even supporters of Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, gathered outside the parliament in Kyiv on Wednesday, felt uneasy about his risky bet: en...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Trump hints at Kim contacts after scaling back Seoul drills
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, a day after he scaled back military drills with South Korea and pr...
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...
Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Aboard his boat moored along the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian fisherman Mohammad-Amin mended a torn fishing net after a long day in waters that have long sustained...
Trump says no talks taking place or planned with Iran
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Tehran are under way or planned and insisted the blockade of Iran's ports remains in force.
Asian allies stress 'critical cooperation' as Trump slashes Korea drills
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was "critical" for the region's stability, after President Donald T...
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 ...
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