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Iran resumes flights at Bandar Abbas airport after wartime disruptions
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Flights at the port city of Bandar Abbas resumed on Saturday after repeated interruptions during hostilities with the United States, state media reported.
UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz strait
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
the United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil giant ADNOC said Saturday one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in the waterw...
Lebanon state media says Israeli strike on south kills 7
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country's south early Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilit...
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Friday he would "finish defeating" Iran and "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory.
Lebanon state media says Israeli strike on south kills 7
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country's south on Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities...
Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy...
Iran calls for release of pilots captured in Qatar during Middle East war
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities on Saturday called for the release of three pilots they say were captured in Qatar during the Middle East war.
Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy...
Hezbollah chief says Lebanon-Israel deal puts undue pressure on army
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday accused Lebanese authorities of subjecting the country's armed forces to undue pressure by implementing a framework deal a...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear program but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the vice president said Thurs...
Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
From jellyfish shutting nuclear plants to the Korean soup with a bite. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world:
Tanker struck by drone in Hormuz Thursday: UK maritime agency
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Friday a drone strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier that caused minor damag...
NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, a spokesperson from the alliance said Friday, confirming earlier statements by Latvia's defen...
UAE says Iran attacked two ADNOC vessels in Hormuz strait
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on two vessels linked to its state-owned oil company as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz a da...
Drone shot down in Latvian airspace: military
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's military said Friday.
Drone shot down in Latvian airspace: military
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's military said Friday.
UAE condemns attack on two vessels in Hormuz strait
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on two vessels linked to its state-owned oil company as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
Spain extends largest nuclear plant in policy U-turn
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Spain's leftist government has reversed course and extended the operating life of the country's largest nuclear plant to reduce exposure to turbulent energy mar...
Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: minister
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States chok...
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