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China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile and its wider influence in the Pacific dominates the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for an annual co...
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
The Cuban military entities in Washington's crosshairs
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday targeted a new batch of Cuban military entities and defense officials, in a bid to build fissures in Havana's communist government...
US sanctions Cuban armed forces minister, military procurement network
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday that target Cuban Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera, seven other individuals and five state...
Iran threatened to 'black out' Gulf if US hit power plants: officials to AFP
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Iran intensified its threats towards its Gulf neighbours last week, conveying messages that it would "black out" the entire region if the United States struck i...
Kuwait orders Iranian school shut: education ministry source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Kuwait ordered the closure of a local Iranian school, a source at the education ministry told AFP on Thursday, after the country came under repea...
As economic pressure mounts, Iranians make trade-offs to stay afloat
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Mahzad Azari has to choose between food and transportation, between learning English and new eyeglasses, as five months of war with the United States take a fin...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign defence pact on Friday: sources
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement in Jeddah on Friday, sources close to the Saudi military and government told AFP.
Lebanon state media reports new Israeli strikes in south
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media reported Israeli airstrikes and shelling overnight into Thursday morning, after Israel announced its first military fatalities in more than...
Australia secures US missiles amid supply concerns
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Australia said on Thursday it would buy long-range missiles for its fighter jets from the United States, announcing an Aus$736 million ($518 million) deal that ...
Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has 'massive amounts'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his fru...
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
UN nuclear agency concerned over rise in Ukraine plant power losses
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday expressed concern over rising off-site power losses at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile and wider influence in the Pacific is expected to dominate the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for...
Taiwan blocks key bridge in drill for potential Chinese invasion
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwanese troops used concrete barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls to block a key bridge near Taipei on Thursday in a drill to stop invading Chinese forces at...
Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanon journalist as 'war crime'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Rights groups said Thursday that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an app...
South Korean students held over US military base break-in bid
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
A group of eight South Korean student protestors were in detention and under investigation on Wednesday after trying to break into a US air base, police and the...
More than 800,000 displaced Lebanese returning home after war: UN
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
More than 800,000 people displaced by war in Lebanon have begun returning to their hometowns following a lull in violence amid the Israel-Hezbollah war, the Uni...
Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday that they attacked a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu, in the Red Sea, as the rebels pressed on with their declared mari...
Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran would be "hit very hard" unless the strategic Strait of Hormuz is reopened "very soon," in an interview with Fo...
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