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New US aircraft carrier to deploy to the Middle East: report
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A new US aircraft carrier will deploy to the Middle East to relieve another carrier that recently sailed to the region as the war with Iran drags on, the US Nav...
DR Congo president excludes M23 group from reconciliation talks
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday ruled out the participation of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in a national dialogue aimed at reconciliation...
Stars and Stripes journalists sue US Defense Dept over firings
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Three staff at the storied US military publication Stars and Stripes on Thursday sued the Department of Defense, saying it had fired them in violation of their ...
No signs Russia prepping military attack on NATO countries: EU official
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
European intelligence agencies see no sign Russia is planning a military attack on European NATO countries, a senior EU official said Thursday, after US reports...
Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies t...
Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats up
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Uganda's tempestuous army chief has once again vowed to run for president and succeed his long-ruling father, but palace intrigues are swirling as he faces a ch...
Trump hints US could sanction Chinese banks over Iran links
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran, in what would ...
CORRECTED: Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
Taiwan lawmakers approve $7.6 bn drone budget as China threat grows
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Lawmakers in Taiwan approved a $7.6 billion budget for locally made drones on Thursday as the island democracy seeks to strengthen its defences against a potent...
Israel army prepares West Bank troop reinforcements ahead of Jewish holidays
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's military chief on Thursday said he had ordered preparations for reinforcing troops in the occupied West Bank ahead of Jewish high holidays and as viole...
Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies t...
Netanyahu says no diplomatic deal possible with Iran 'savages'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump's new ...
Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing as Netanyahu dismisses diplomacy
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States will achieve nothing with its sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the c...
Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
US military spending $2.2 bn to build small nuclear reactors
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The US Army announced Wednesday it has awarded a combined $2.2 billion to vendors to build and operate small nuclear reactors at five military bases in the Unit...
Iran says Persian-language media outlets abroad in 'target bank'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its "military target bank", accusing them of wo...
Italy arrests French man after anti-tank missiles found in van
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A French man was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, auth...
Trump says believes that Iranian leader Khamenei still alive
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran's supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father's killing in F...
Iran army says weapons systems damaged during war 'rebuilt'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's army on Wednesday said all weapons systems that were damaged so far in the Middle East war have been "rebuilt" and that new systems have been imported to...
US general visits Colombia to discuss war on drugs
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The head of US Southern Command visited Colombia on Wednesday to discuss joint operations against narco-traffickers with the administration of new right-wing Pr...
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