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Russia frees former US Marine amid health fears
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A former US Marine detained by Russia since 2022 was headed back to the United States on Tuesday after being released on humanitarian grounds, President Donald ...
Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
After more than five months of conflict, oil markets continue to surge and tumble over the latest developments in the US-Iran clash, including President Donald ...
US, allies warn against unannounced missile launches
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and some 40 other countries warned Tuesday of the dangers of ballistic missile testing without advance notice, in a joint statement issued a m...
Israel's former Mossad chief says spies 'toured' Iran nuclear site
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency on Tuesday said its spies had visited Iran's Fordow nuclear site "many times" in the past in order to bette...
CORRECTED: Australia, Vietnam boost military ties in nod to China
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Australia and Vietnam said Tuesday they would expand cooperation between their militaries as the middle powers face down Beijing's expanding reach in the Pacifi...
Strike on ship in Red Sea off Yemen coast kills two: security company
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A strike on a cargo vessel killed at least two people near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, British maritime security company Vanguard ...
German prosecutors drop probe into navy sabotage suspects
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
An investigation into two men suspected of attempting to sabotage German naval vessels last year has been stopped for lack of evidence, prosecutors said Tuesday...
Sudan paramilitary launches fresh attack near Ethiopian border
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Paramilitary forces attacked a Sudanese border town Tuesday, they and local authorities said, in what an army source told AFP was the latest attack launched "fr...
Casualties reported after ship hit in Red Sea: maritime agency
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
An "unknown projectile" struck a cargo vessel near the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a Bri...
Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday.
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south wound two, damage ambulance
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli twin strikes on southern Lebanon wounded two people on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, the Lebanese health ministry said, condemning the "continued ta...
Lebanese army seizes 1.2 million captagon pills
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon's military said on Tuesday that it had seized 1.2 million captagon pills that were about to be sent abroad.
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south wounds two, damages ambulance
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
An Israeli double-tap strike on southern Lebanon wounded two people on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, the Lebanese health ministry said, condemning the "cont...
Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozens
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, authorities said Tuesday, after Kyiv warned that Moscow had received mo...
Australia, Vietnam boost military ties in nod to China
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Australia and Vietnam said Tuesday they would expand cooperation between their militaries as the middle powers face down Beijing's expanding reach in the Pacifi...
Former US Marine held in Russia released on 'humanitarian grounds'
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Robert Gilman, a former US Marine held in Russia, has been released on "humanitarian grounds," the State Department said Tuesday.
Iran supreme leader names Guards general Abdollahi military chief
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei named Revolutionary Guards general Ali Abdollahi head of the country's armed forces on Monday, while also confirming a n...
Iran says Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows 'change in perception' towards US
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that a defence pact signed last week between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan was "a sign of a change in the perception" of...
Alleged Nigeria coup plotter says acted out of 'patriotism': report
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
The alleged mastermind of a failed 2025 coup attempt in Nigeria acted out of "patriotism" because of what he saw as his country's "gradual decline", local media...
Turkey lawmakers begin debating Kurdish peace bill
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Turkish lawmakers on Monday began debating a bill that would offer limited amnesty for Kurdish militant PKK fighters in a first legislative step to end decades ...
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