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France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
France on Monday condemned a proposal by by hard-right Reform UK party to launch, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World...
Iran denies negotiating with US, drawing Trump backlash
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States on Monday, sparking an angry backlash from President Donald Trump, who said he would keep ...
Russia-Ukraine: Front Stable in July: AFP Analysis
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's front lines were little changed in July amid a marked slowing of Russia's momentum, according to AFP's analysis of data from the Institute for the Stu...
Young Danes start extended military service
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Some 1,600 young Danes began their military service on Monday for 11 months -- a nearly three-fold increase in duration -- as a consequence of Russia's full-sca...
Trump says Iran facing 'last chance before decapitation'
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance befor...
Somalia's Al Shabaab seize strategic town
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Somalia's Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab said it seized a strategic location in central Somalia on Sunday after intense fighting with government forces, a ...
France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
France on Monday condemned a proposal by hard-right Reform UK party to launch, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World Wa...
Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-long c...
Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which one inmate was killed and six others woun...
Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran -- provided that a deal to end the months-l...
Iran foreign ministry says close to deal with Oman on Hormuz route
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday that Tehran and Muscat were close to reaching a deal on a new maritime route through the Strait of Horm...
Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Sunday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for dipl...
Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Sunday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for dipl...
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35: rights group
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur under paramilitary control with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights...
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said.
Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal ...
Hungary PM announces closure of nuclear plant due to heatwave
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced Sunday the shutdown of the country's sole nuclear power plant after record-low water levels in the Danube river ...
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said.
Heat triggers fire at Iraq military base: authorities
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Soaring temperatures caused a fire to erupt in an arms depot at a major military base north of Baghdad on Sunday, the Iraqi defence ministry said.
Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump has made some of the most aggressive public threats about military action of any modern US president. He has walked back many of them too.
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