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Espionage arrest over drone flight at German weapons firm: prosecutors
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A Moldovan man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage after a drone flew over a defence contractor's facility in Munich and allegedly captured images of th...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
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...
Romania signs 1-bn-euro deal for radars, helicopters
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The Romanian defence ministry announced on Friday deals worth one billion euros ($1.1 billion) to buy radars and helicopters from European aviation giant Airbus...
Gambia expresses 'deep concern' over Senegal border incident
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The Gambia expressed "deep concern" Friday following what it called a "profoundly provocative" border incursion by the Senegalese Armed Forces, which it said de...
Swiss join NATO ammunition purchasing pact
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Switzerland has joined a NATO partnership for the joint procurement of ammunition, with an eye to reducing costs and shortening delivery times, Bern said Friday...
Germany, France close ranks on defence after jet project collapse
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The leaders of France and Germany on Friday sought to put the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter project behind them as they agreed on a symbolic step tow...
Minerals and military top agenda at France-Gabon meet
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Manganese and the future of a French military camp will be the two main topics when Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visits France next week, both...
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...
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.
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 strikes Iran as Tehran warns of Mideast reprisals
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States hit Iran on Friday, with Tehran accusing US forces of striking civilians sites and drawing Iranian threats of reprisals on regional infrastruc...
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...
Iran's Guards say two oil tankers explode after hitting mines in Hormuz
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that two oil tankers transiting through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and exploded, according to a statement publishe...
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 hits Iran infrastructure in tit-for-tat strikes
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States launched fresh strikes Thursday on Iran with bridges and transport infrastructure among the apparent targets, as Tehran responded with attacks...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
US approves nearly $2 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The US State Department said Wednesday it has approved the sale of an estimated $1.96 billion in weapons to bolster Saudi Arabia's air defenses, as the war ramp...
US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran attacked US allies in the Gulf on Thursday as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle Ea...
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