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Trump vows to hit back 'hard' after first exchange of fire with Iran in weeks
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting w...
Israel signs with Greece one of its biggest-ever arms sales
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Israel on Monday signed a three-billion-euro ($3.5 billion) arms deal with Greece, one of Israel's biggest ever sales at a time when it faces criticism in much ...
Macron seals $4.9-bn French frigate deal in Sweden
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday oversaw the signing of a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.9 billon) deal for Sweden to buy four French frigates as France and Sweden see...
Iran says seized cargo ship over Hormuz pollution
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities have seized a bulk carrier after they said it dumped oil and sludge into the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on Monday.
Gaza health officials say five killed in Israeli strikes
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli airstrikes killed five people west of Gaza City on Monday, a Gaza hospital and rescuers said, while the Israeli army said it targeted Hamas "military op...
US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
The United States said Sunday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, promptin...
Niamey back to normal after soldiers' mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...
North Korea defence minister dismissed: state media
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
Iran Guards promise 'reprisals' after deadly US strikes
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday had left dead and wounded and promised reprisals.
Iraq sentences US-sanctioned oil official to prison: anti-graft body
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq sentenced a US-sanctioned oil official to seven years in prison after he was arrested as part of a government-led anti-corruption campaign, the country's a...
US strikes Iran for first time in a month
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
The United States said Sunday it had carried out strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since ...
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...
Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani ministers to hold first defence pact meeting
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey will host Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for the first ministerial meeting of their new regional defence grouping on Monday, Turkish sources said Sunday.
Kurdish families honour their dead on road to peace with Turkey
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Menal Konak's brother, Mahmut, was 18 when he left to join the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria in 2014. He died six years ago but she only found out thi...
Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Iran supreme leader calls for unity among Muslim countries
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message is...
Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
Niger mutiny suppressed, but questions remain over junta's cohesion
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing day of fighting around the capital Niamey...
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