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Yemen's Houthis target refinery in southern Saudi Arabia: rebel media
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's southern Red Sea coast Tuesday, rebel media reported, as the group ramps up attacks on th...
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...
UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf, marking the first time in months the defence ministry...
Asian allies stress 'critical cooperation' as Trump slashes Korea drills
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was "critical" for the region's stability, after President Donald T...
Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria accused Israel of striking a military airfield in the country's northwest on Tuesday, after a security source told AFP the out-of-service military facilit...
Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia under new deal
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan will conduct tests of hypersonic missiles and other projectiles on Australian soil, the two countries' defence ministers said on Tuesday as they deepened ...
Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf to visit Iraq for talks
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led negotiations with the United States to end the Middle East war, will travel to Iraq on Wednesday for...
Japan defence minister says US, SKorea cooperation 'critical' for security
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence minister said on Tuesday that cooperation with South Korea and the United States was "critical" to regional security, after US President Donald ...
Latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it obstructed a deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, as a vessel transiting the strategic waterway rep...
Ukraine strike on power plant workers kills 1, injures 17: Moscow
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded 17 others, most of them workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Moscow-installe...
Ukraine strike on power plant workers kills 1, injures 17: Moscow
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded 17 others, most of them workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Moscow-installe...
Sacked Ukraine defence minister urges path to elections
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sacked last month, on Tuesday called for a move towards elections that have been put off because of the ...
Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory," pressing his threat to clai...
CORRECTED: HRW says UN must keep peacekeepers in Lebanon
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations to keep an international force in Lebanon after its peacekeepers' mandate ends this year.
Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria and the United States accused Israel of attacking a disused military air base in Syria's northwest on Tuesday, as a monitor said the strikes followed a Tu...
Lebanese president to visit Rome for talks on UN force's future: Lebanon official
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will head to Rome this week for talks focusing on future of the United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, whose mandate...
Iran negotiator Ghalibaf says Hormuz will not open until US meets demands
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran's dem...
Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre, less than two weeks after an explosives-laden unmanned aerial vehicle was found at Leipzig airpor...
UAE says seek shelter, warns of 'potential missile threats'
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates issued a brief phone alert for "potential missile threats" on Tuesday with the ministry of defence confirming it had detected missiles ...
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 under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American ter...
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