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Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi attacks on Yemen's Marib province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on the o...
Turkey says new defence pact aligns with NATO commitments
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey said on Friday that its new defence agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia did not contradict its commitments to the NATO alliance.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war.
German national security council meets on explosive drone find
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened the national security council Friday to discuss the discovery of an explosive-laden drone near a Ukrainian cargo plane...
Russia downed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight: defence ministry
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Russia shot down 605 Ukrainian drones during the night over its territory and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign defence pact on Friday: sources
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement in Jeddah on Friday, sources close to the Saudi military and government told AFP.
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...
Rheinmetall sales keep surging despite cancelled naval frigate project
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
German weapons maker Rheinmetall said Thursday it expects to lose around 300 million euros ($346 million) on Berlin's surprise decision to scrap a major naval f...
Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has 'massive amounts'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his fru...
Australia secures US missiles amid supply concerns
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Australia said on Thursday it would buy long-range missiles for its fighter jets from the United States, announcing an Aus$736 million ($518 million) deal that ...
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...
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