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Iraq to probe drone attack on Kurdistan PM's office
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq said on Monday it would launch an investigation into an overnight drone attack on the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office, as Iran portrayed the incide...
Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre, less than two weeks after an explosives-laden unmanned aerial vehicle was found at Leipzig airpor...
UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf, marking the first time in months the defence ministry...
Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Syria and the United States accused Israel of attacking a disused military air base in Syria's northwest on Tuesday, as a monitor said the strikes followed a Tu...
Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory," pressing his threat to clai...
Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressur...
Iran blames US presence for Gulf waters pollution after oil spills
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry on Monday blamed pollution in Gulf waters on US military operations in the region, after several oil spills were reported.
Yemen's Houthis say targeted Saudi military vessel in Red Sea
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday they had targeted a Saudi military vessel and four accompanying boats in the Red Sea as part of their maritime blockade of ...
Myanmar's leader heads to Russia
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing departed Monday for Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Naypyidaw said, the first visit to Moscow by the ex-junta chi...
Trump hints at Kim talks, says making Korea situation 'safer'
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump hinted Monday at fresh interactions with Kim Jong Un and said he was making the situation safer through his ties to the North Korean l...
Latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, as a 60-day deadline to end the war with Iran expired.
Greece brands Turkey's new marine parks 'illegal'
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Greece on Monday condemned Turkey's creation of two vast marine parks as "illegal", accusing Ankara of encroaching on international waters and Greece's continen...
Bipartisan backlash as Trump scales back US-South Korea drills
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Senior US senators from both parties on Monday criticized President Donald Trump's decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea, warning the move ...
Trump threatens Oman: latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards a peace deal to end the war betw...
Trump threatens Oman: latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards a peace deal to end the war betw...
Top US Democrat slams Trump's 'inane' move to shrink South Korea military drill
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
The top US Senate Democrat on military affairs said Monday President Donald Trump's order to scale back drills with ally South Korea was "inane" and "haphazard....
Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday...
Trump threatens Oman: latest developments in US-Iran war
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards a peace deal to end the war betw...
Iranian drones attack Iraqi Kurdistan PM's office: officials
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Two Iranian drones targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office and the home of the autonomous region's intelligence chief overnight, authorities said M...
Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scal...
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