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UAE says Iran attacked two ADNOC vessels in Hormuz strait
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on two vessels linked to its state-owned oil company as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz a da...
Taiwan says US training coast guard as China ramps up patrols
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan said Friday that the United States was training its coast guard in maritime patrol and law enforcement skills, after a growing Chinese activity in its wa...
Yemeni official says Houthi attack kills 8, rebels claim Saudi strike
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A military official from Yemen's internationally recognised government said a Houthi strike Friday on the port city of Mokha killed eight people, while the Iran...
Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
From jellyfish shutting nuclear plants to the Korean soup with a bite. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world:
Indian firm to make fighter jet engines with Rolls-Royce
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
India's Reliance Industries and Britain's Rolls-Royce announced on Friday plans to jointly design and manufacture engines for the south Asian country's multirol...
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear program but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the vice president said Thurs...
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran,...
US threatens Iran with 'economic isolation, like the world has never seen'
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to subject Iran to economic isolation "like the world has never seen before," adding that new measures a...
Cambodia says to resume military drills with US next year
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Cambodia and the United States will restart long-delayed joint military exercises next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Friday, seeking to mend ties strained...
UK criticises Netanyahu over 'Islamic republic of Britain' comment
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Britain on Friday hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu derisively calling the country an "Islamic republic" in an interview, branding the remar...
NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO said Friday its fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the latest incursion along the military alliance's eastern flank bordering Ru...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
Ukraine needs 5% of US Patriot stocks to get through winter: Zelensky
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine needs five percent of the United States' Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter and 10 percent to destroy all of Russia's ballistic proj...
Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania halted operations of its only nuclear plant on Thursday, a rare shutdown due to a drought scorching Europe that has caused the Danube river, whose water...
Vance says low oil prices are top US goal in Iran conflict
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran fro...
US plans attacks on land against drug cartels in Latin America: Hegseth
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
The United States is planning land attacks against drug traffickers in Latin America, expanding an airstrike campaign against presumed drug-running boats in in...
Iran says manages Hormuz Strait after Trump claims US control
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of the Islamic republic after President Donald Trump claimed US c...
Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania halted operations of its only nuclear plant on Thursday, a rare shutdown due to a drought scorching Europe that has caused the Danube river, whose water...
Taiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Millions of people in Taiwan were forced indoors and mobile internet speeds slowed for 30 minutes on Thursday during a simulation of a Chinese attack on the isl...
Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's military on Thursday rejected as "lies" remarks by US President Donald Trump claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway was ...
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