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Lebanon state media reports new Israeli strikes in south
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media reported Israeli airstrikes and shelling overnight into Thursday morning, after Israel announced its first military fatalities in more than...
Israel reports troop deaths as Lebanon talks underway in Rome
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel reported on Thursday its first military fatalities in southern Lebanon in more than a month, after carrying out fresh strikes despite ongoing US-backed t...
Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran...
Russia denies using Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine war
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Russia's embassy in Colombia issued a denial Wednesday of a report that it had ties to suspected recruitment networks of Colombian mercenaries to aid its war in...
Tanker reports explosions in Hormuz: maritime agency
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
An oil tanker reported hearing explosions while transiting the Hormuz strait near Oman, a British maritime agency said Thursday, as Tehran and Muscat hold talks...
Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanon journalist as 'war crime'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Rights groups said Thursday that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an app...
Iran threatened to 'black out' Gulf if US hit power plants: officials to AFP
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Iran intensified its threats towards its Gulf neighbours last week, conveying messages that it would "black out" the entire region if the United States struck i...
US sanctions Cuban armed forces minister, military procurement network
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday that target Cuban Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera, seven other individuals and five state...
Taiwan blocks key bridge in drill for potential Chinese invasion
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwanese troops used concrete barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls to block a key bridge near Taipei on Thursday in a drill to stop invading Chinese forces at...
The Cuban military entities in Washington's crosshairs
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday targeted a new batch of Cuban military entities and defense officials, in a bid to build fissures in Havana's communist government...
UN nuclear agency concerned over rise in Ukraine plant power losses
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday expressed concern over rising off-site power losses at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile and wider influence in the Pacific is expected to dominate the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for...
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile and its wider influence in the Pacific dominates the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for an annual co...
As economic pressure mounts, Iranians make trade-offs to stay afloat
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Mahzad Azari has to choose between food and transportation, between learning English and new eyeglasses, as five months of war with the United States take a fin...
Kuwait orders Iranian school shut: education ministry source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Kuwait ordered the closure of a local Iranian school, a source at the education ministry told AFP on Thursday, after the country came under repea...
Colombia defense minister warns of 'terrorism' threat at presidential inauguration
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's outgoing defense minister warned Wednesday of possible "acts of terrorism" during the upcoming inauguration of president-elect Abelardo De la Espriel...
US lifts sanctions on Iraqi airline linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions targeting Iraq's Fly Baghdad airline, a company it had previously designated for alleged links to Iran's Islamic...
Iran says new Hormuz route agreed with Oman
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the passage, ...
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