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Niger names new chief of staff after thwarted mutiny
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power.
Saudi says Iraqi drones forced oil pipeline closure
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the Strait of ...
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen's entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, c...
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles: Seoul
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul said, a day after South Korea concluded five days of joint maritime drills with the United States ...
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands on Friday, in a lightning offensive that cemented th...
Saudi says drones launched from Iraq hit oil pipeline
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia said Friday drones launched from Iraq hit the East-West pipeline and led to its closure.
North Korea fires projectile toward sea: South Korea
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said.
North Korea fires projectile toward sea: South Korea
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said.
Saudi says drones launched from Iraq hit oil pipeline
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia on Friday said drones launched from Iraq hit the East-West pipeline and led to its closure.
South Korea, Iran foreign ministers discuss Hormuz in call
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Iran discussed the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Friday, Seoul said, days after confirming it was weighing a "con...
South Korea tells Iran no decision yet on Hormuz deployment
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart on Friday that no decision had been made on a possible military deployment in the Strait of Hormuz, ...
Ten Iranian fishermen stranded in UAE to return home
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Ten Iranian fishermen who went missing in August off Iran's southern coast and were later found in the neighbouring United Arab Emirates will return home on Fri...
Israel says ready for more strikes on Hezbollah after tunnel detonation
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said Friday that it was prepared for more strikes on Hezbollah after demolishing tunnels built by the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon with a massiv...
At least 46,000 flee fighting in Yemen: UN
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting escalated in Yemen last week, the United Nations said Friday, with the number mo...
Trump rejects Saudi request for strikes on Houthis: Axios
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen, news outlet Axios reporte...
Houthis seize key Red Sea island, complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis took over on Friday a Red Sea island that is located in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area...
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seized a strategic Red Sea island on Friday after capturing territory along the coast, sealing their takeover of a vital shipping co...
Fenced off: Thailand builds border wall after Cambodia clashes
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
A concrete fence topped with looping barbed wire runs for a kilometre along the Thai-Cambodia border, punctuated only by marker stones erected during French col...
Saudi Arabia launches two airstrikes on Mocha airport: Houthi media
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia launched two airstrikes on Friday targeting the airport of the strategic city of Mocha, now under Houthi control, according to the Iran-backed grou...
Russia threatens to point nukes at Lithuania if it hosts allies' weapons
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Russia said on Friday it would aim its nuclear warheads at Lithuania if the Baltic state hosted any weapons from the nuclear arsenals of its NATO allies on its ...
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