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Iran's Guards say tankers exploded from Hormuz mines as US strikes continue
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Tehran continued t...
Strikes kill eight Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: opposition group
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Strikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed eight members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Ira...
Defence and minerals: inside Pakistan's lobbying push in Washington
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
As Pakistan stepped into the global centre-stage through Iran war mediation, it hired a US lobbying firm to push Washington for boosted security cooperation and...
US strikes in Iran hit airport, bridges and railway station
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Deadly US strikes overnight hit an airport, a railway station and two bridges in Iran, killing three people, Iranian state media reported on Friday.
Germany, France meet for key defence talks after jet project collapse
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The leaders of France and Germany met on Friday for crunch talks on the future of their defence cooperation after the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter p...
US, Iran trade attacks in return to full-blown war
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, as Tehran announced it had targeted American assets across the region, in the biggest esc...
UN chief condemns attacks on civilian sites in Iran-US war
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Friday that attacks on civilian infrastructure are "unacceptable," after Iran accused the United States of targeting bridges and ...
China, Pakistan call on US, Iran to resume talks
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
China and Pakistan's foreign ministers called Friday for the United States and Iran to stop fighting and resume negotiations, according to a statement followin...
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar report Iranian attacks
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait reported an Iranian attack on a power and water plant on Friday, while Bahrain and Qatar also said they had intercepted missiles after the United States ...
US, Iran trade attacks as renewed war intensifies
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, as Tehran announced it had targeted American assets across the region, in the biggest esc...
US, Iran trade attacks as renewed war intensifies
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday as a senior Iranian military advisor threatened to step up offensive operations if the US ...
From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon.
Saab orders more than double on Poland submarine order
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Swedish defence group Saab said Friday that order bookings more than doubled in the second quarter, buoyed by a Polish order for three new submarines, and said ...
US hails plan to restore Iraqi-Syrian oil pipeline
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries...
Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as p...
Strikes kill nine Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: opposition group
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Drone and rocket strikes killed nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming t...
US, Iran trade attacks in return to full-blown war
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran traded attacks on Friday, with Tehran targeting American assets across the Middle East in the biggest escalation since the two foes r...
Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as p...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran escalated their conflict, with both sides accused of hitting infrastructure used by civilian populations.
Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrike near market kills 8
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike on Friday killed eight people near a market, while the military reported it had struck a "t...
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