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Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats up
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Uganda's tempestuous army chief has once again vowed to run for president and succeed his long-ruling father, but palace intrigues are swirling as he faces a ch...
CORRECTED: Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
Taiwan lawmakers approve $7.6 bn drone budget as China threat grows
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Lawmakers in Taiwan approved a $7.6 billion budget for locally made drones on Thursday as the island democracy seeks to strengthen its defences against a potent...
Eight Colombian guerrillas killed in military operation
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
The Colombian military bombed and killed eight guerrillas in the Amazon on Thursday in the deadliest operation under President Abelardo de la Espriella so far, ...
12 killed in Chad strike near Sudan border: security source
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
At least 12 people were killed on Thursday in an airstrike in Chad near the Sudanese border, a Chadian security source told AFP, with N'Djamena and Washington a...
Alleged 9/11 mastermind to go on trial in June 2028
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028,...
DR Congo president excludes M23 group from reconciliation talks
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday ruled out the participation of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in a national dialogue aimed at reconciliation...
Tanker hit by 'unknown projectile' in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
An "unknown projectile" struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz this week, causing a fire that has since been put out, a British maritime agency said early on T...
Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies t...
Stars and Stripes journalists sue US Defense Dept over firings
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Three staff at the storied US military publication Stars and Stripes on Thursday sued the Department of Defense, saying it had fired them in violation of their ...
No signs Russia prepping military attack on NATO countries: EU official
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
European intelligence agencies see no sign Russia is planning a military attack on European NATO countries, a senior EU official said Thursday, after US reports...
Switzerland eyes drone battalion by 2028
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Switzerland on Thursday announced its intention to build a military drone battalion, amid a rearmament trend across Europe.
New US aircraft carrier to deploy to the Middle East: report
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A new US aircraft carrier will deploy to the Middle East to relieve another carrier that recently sailed to the region as the war with Iran drags on, the US Nav...
CIA director's trip to Moscow was to warn Russia against attack on NATO: US media
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A highly unusual trip by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO, US media reported.
Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies t...
CIA director was on 'semi-routine' mission in Moscow: Trump
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "semi-routine," while implying that the intelligence chief was i...
Italy arrests Frenchman after anti-tank missiles found in van
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, autho...
Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse ...
US military spending $2.2 bn to build small nuclear reactors
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The US Army announced Wednesday it has awarded a combined $2.2 billion to vendors to build and operate small nuclear reactors at five military bases in the Unit...
Trump says believes that Iranian leader Khamenei still alive
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran's supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father's killing in F...
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