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Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine will host a meeting of its key European backers on Monday to press for critical air defence supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks k...
Iran president admits country facing 'many problems'
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged on Sunday that his country's citizens face "many problems", after the United States launched a new wave of sanc...
Pakistan's army chief to visit Iran with war mediation stalled
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan's powerful army chief Asim Munir will travel to Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry said, as Islamabad tries to mediate a resolution to the Middl...
Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for visit ranging from esports to Mideast
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron late Sunday was to welcome Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman for a two-day visit, criticised as a "prov...
Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine on Monday hosts a meeting of its key European backers to press for critical air-defence supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killi...
Macron hosts Saudi crown prince for visit ranging from esports to Mideast
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday welcomed Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman for a two-day visit, hosting him at the Esports World...
Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for visit ranging from esports to Mideast
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday for a two-day visit set to range from esports to t...
Iran says finds new gas, after war hits energy sector
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said on Sunday it had discovered more than 200 billion cubic metres of natural gas, months into the Middle East war that has hit the country's energy infra...
Iran allowed Iraqi tankers to pass through Hormuz Strait: state media
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Tehran has granted permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz after repeated requests from Baghdad, state media report...
Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Six EU countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by A...
Myanmar airstrike on monastery marking Lent kills 14: witnesses
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters wh...
France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after new Russian strikes
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, with Kyiv's air defences running short after the...
Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14: rebel witnesses
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters wh...
Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14: rebel witnesses
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters wh...
Macron pledges air defence as 13 killed in Russia, Ukraine strikes
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
France on Saturday promised to deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine amid a surge in Russian strikes that have pushed civilian deaths in the four-and-a-ha...
Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday warned countries against participating in the United States' "economic war" against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemi...
North Korea says record-high Japan defence budget would risk 'turmoil'
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea slammed Japan's reported plans to increase its defence budget, accusing Tokyo on Saturday of preparing for a "war of aggression" as its US ally purs...
Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Along the bone-dry riverbanks of the Nile in Sudan, farmers struggle to pull water to their crops. Others gather to pray for rainfall over cracked earth.
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the US military since the Civil War, leader...
The 'hedgehogs' leading Poland's defences on Russian border
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Military trucks sped across winding roads through farmland and quiet villages to one of Europe's most strategic borders, separating Poland and the Russian excla...
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