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Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Israel on Tuesday accused Turkey of posing a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike condemned by the United States whi...
Israel, after base strike, says Syria acceptance of Turkish troops posed 'threat'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Israel accused Syria of violating an agreement by accepting Turkish troops on a base in its northwest, which was bombed Tuesday in an attack the United States c...
UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency...
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike on port kills six
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza health officials said Tuesday that an Israeli airstrike killed six people in the port of Gaza City and wounded a dozen more, while the Israeli army said it...
Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre to help combat the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after a surge in suspicious si...
Trump says no Iran talks planned, claims Hormuz 'new US territory'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new Ame...
Trump threatens Oman: latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards a peace deal to end the war betw...
Top US Democrat slams Trump's 'inane' move to shrink South Korea military drill
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
The top US Senate Democrat on military affairs said Monday President Donald Trump's order to scale back drills with ally South Korea was "inane" and "haphazard....
Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressur...
Yemen risks return to 'full-scale conflict', warns UN rights chief
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Monday at the rising civilian toll of escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging efforts to avoid plunging the country back into f...
Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday...
Iranian drones attack Iraqi Kurdistan PM's office: officials
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Two Iranian drones targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office and the home of the autonomous region's intelligence chief overnight, authorities said M...
Iran considers missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday it will consider three missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar, despite Doha's denials, until it clarifies their fate.
Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises be...
Myanmar's leader heads to Russia
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing departed Monday for Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Naypyidaw said, the first visit to Moscow by the ex-junta chi...
Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday...
Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure f...
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal: report
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender...
Pentagon inks Tomahawk deal amid reports of missile shortfall
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
The Pentagon announced a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon on Monday for Tomahawk missiles amid reports of a shortfall due to the war with Iran.
German troop strength hits 13-year high as rearmament gathers pace
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
The number of soldiers in the German military has hit a 13-year high, the defence ministry said Monday, as a drive to overhaul the country's armed forces gradua...
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