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HRW says UN must keep peacekeepers in Lebanon
Aug 13, 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.
US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham ...
Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania shut down its only nuclear plant on Thursday, in a rare move due to drought that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to re...
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South drills
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-So...
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea drills
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-So...
US helicopter fired on ship that tried to break Iran ports blockade
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A US helicopter fired missiles on Tuesday into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran's ports, the...
Taiwan condemns China's plan for navy drill with Indonesia off island's east
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan has condemned China's plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia this month off the democratic island's east coast, saying Beijing seeks to create the "fal...
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Isra...
Pakistan interior minister in Iran to discuss regional security
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan's interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments, the Pakistani foreign office said Wednesday, as Is...
Two killed as Colombia steps up airstrikes against rebels
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Two rebels were killed in airstrikes ordered by Colombia's new government, a military source told AFP Tuesday, after Bogota pledged to fight a scourge of violen...
Israel defence minister vows troops to stay in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday, vowing to destroy infrastructure and keep troops in a so-called "security zone" as ...
Israel carries out first Gaza strike in more than week, one killed
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Israel on Wednesday carried out its first air strike in more than a week in Gaza, both sides said, breaking a relative lull as the United States pressed a peace...
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Isra...
Ukraine restricts data on Russian missile strikes as attacks surge
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's air force said Wednesday it would stop publishing detailed figures on Russian ballistic missile strikes as Ukrainian forces struggle to intercept Russ...
Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug traffickers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, expanding...
German warship-maker TKMS raises outlook, shares surge
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
German warship-maker TKMS on Wednesday raised its outlook for the second time this year as the company cashes in on global rearmament, sending its shares up a w...
Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ...
Turkish F-16 crashes after pilot ejects safely
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday but no-one was hurt, the pilot ejecting to safety, the defence ministr...
Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it."
Families of Lebanese seized by Israel ask for news of loved ones
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Relatives of Lebanese seized by Israel during its last two wars with Hezbollah held a rally in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Beirut o...
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