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Iran FM accuses 'serpent' Netanyahu of tricking US into war
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "serpent", accusing him of tricking Washington into going to...
Japan seeks record $55.6 bn defence budget, with AI focus
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence ministry requested a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) on Monday as Tokyo looks to artificial intelligence to speed up decision-...
Iran FM accuses Israel's Netanyahu of tricking US into war
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of tricking Washington into going to war with the Islamic rep...
Iran's president says US war not in Tehran's interest after fighting flares
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday continuing the war with the United States was not in his country's interest, following a fresh military flare-up...
CORRECTED: Lebanon urges Greece to help implement truce with Israel
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked Greece on Monday for support to help implement a ceasefire agreement with Israel and end Israeli attacks on his country, ho...
Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said Monday it attacked US military targets in Jordan in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up i...
Indonesia, US and allies launch annual military drill
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia, the United States and more than a dozen allies launched annual joint military exercises Monday to boost defence capabilities and "deter aggression" i...
Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of...
Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of f...
UAE says Iran drone attack 'dangerous escalation'
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack intercepted over its territorial waters, calling it a "dangerous escalation" after weeks of...
Iran says seized cargo ship over Hormuz pollution
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities have seized a bulk carrier after they said it dumped oil and sludge into the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on Monday.
Gaza health officials say five killed in Israeli strikes
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli airstrikes killed five people west of Gaza City on Monday, a Gaza hospital and rescuers said, while the Israeli army said it targeted Hamas "military op...
Iraq sentences kidnapper of US journalist to 15 years in prison
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's judiciary has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for the kidnapping of an American journalist who was abducted earlier this year by a powerful Iran-ba...
Iran says 10 missing fishermen found in UAE
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Ten Iranian fishermen who went missing in Gulf waters weeks ago are alive in the United Arab Emirates and set to travel home soon, Iran's foreign ministry said ...
Macron seals $4.9-bn French frigate deal in Sweden
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday oversaw the signing of a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.9 billon) deal for Sweden to buy four French frigates as France and Sweden see...
Lebanon urges Greece to help implement deal with Israel
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked Greece on Monday for support in implementing a US-sponsored agreement with Israel, hours after Greece and Israel announced ...
Mexico announces seizure of arms stockpile smuggled from US
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Mexican authorities seized 210 firearms that were smuggled into the country from Texas by criminal groups, Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said Monday.
North Korea defence minister dismissed: state media
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
The United States said Sunday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, promptin...
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...
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