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Japan sees 'urgent' need to boost military
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Gulf ordeal
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water f...
Cargo ship hit after Trump insists Iran talks could reopen Hormuz today
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of tension in the US-Iran conflict, on Tuesday as President Donald Trump insisted th...
More remains found at second Kosovo mass grave
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Kosovo authorities confirmed late Monday that the remains of four people were found at a second mass grave in the country's north, as investigations into a susp...
One missing as crew fights fire aboard ship hit in Hormuz: maritime security firm
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A crew member went missing while two others fought a fire aboard a vessel struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
Opening of first UAE casino expected in Sept. 2027: Wynn CEO
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed casino is now expected to open in September 2027 after delays related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Wynn ...
US Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by Wednesday
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would st...
US hopeful Hormuz strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow' after ship hit
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United States was hopeful that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be done "today or tomorrow", a top US official said Tuesday, hours after yet anot...
Hezbollah says Lebanon talks with Israel bring 'shame, humiliation'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah's chief said on Tuesday that direct talks between Lebanon and Israel would bring only "humiliation" for Lebanon and accused authorities of helping Isr...
US Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by Wednesday
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would st...
Japan sees need to boost military with 'sense of urgency'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Service suspended at a Saudi airport after attack claimed by Houthis
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Operations were suspended on Tuesday at an airport in Saudi Arabia, a regional source with knowledge of the matter said, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis annou...
US eyes Hormuz deal 'today or tomorrow' as ship sinks in Red Sea
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A top US official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck "today or tomorrow", sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of...
US and Paraguay sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington on Tuesday.
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
US hopeful Hormuz strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United States was hopeful that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be done "today or tomorrow", a top official said Tuesday, sending oil prices tumb...
Indian ship sinks in Red Sea off Yemen after attack
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Coast guards rescued the crew of an Indian-flagged commercial ship that sank in the Red Sea on Tuesday after an attack, a local official in the Yemeni city of M...
Trump says Iran facing 'last chance before decapitation'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance befor...
27 ex-guerrillas charged with crimes against humanity in Colombia
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's peace tribunal on Tuesday charged 27 ex-guerrillas with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the country's bloody armed confl...
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