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UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz strait
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
the United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil giant ADNOC said Saturday one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in the waterw...
Japan defence minister visits war shrine, PM stays away
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long been a thorn in Tokyo's relations with its Asian ...
UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz strait
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil giant ADNOC said Saturday one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in the waterway a...
UAE says Iran attacked state oil company vessel in Hormuz strait
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday blamed Iran for attacking a vessel belonging to state-owned oil giant ADNOC in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in th...
Lebanon says 9 dead in strikes as Israel says targeted Hezbollah
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed nine people including three children on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities bet...
Iran resumes flights at Bandar Abbas airport after wartime disruptions
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Flights at the port city of Bandar Abbas resumed on Saturday after repeated interruptions during hostilities with the United States, state media reported.
Lebanon reports 11 dead in strikes that Israel says targeted Hezbollah
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed 11 people including three children on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities betwe...
Yemeni official says Houthi attack kills 6, rebels claim Saudi strike
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A military official from Yemen's internationally recognised government said a Houthi strike Friday on the port city of Mokha killed six people, while the Iran-b...
UK criticises Netanyahu over 'Islamic republic of Britain' comment
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Britain on Friday hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu derisively calling the country an "Islamic republic" in an interview, branding the remar...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
'No substitute': Kuwait's future tied to Hormuz strait fate
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait's once prosperous oil sector has stood largely paralysed for months, with petroleum exports plummeting as fighting raged across the Gulf -- triggering th...
US threatens Iran with 'economic isolation, like the world has never seen'
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to subject Iran to economic isolation "like the world has never seen before," adding that new measures a...
Taiwan says US training coast guard as China ramps up patrols
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan said Friday that the United States was training its coast guard in maritime patrol and law enforcement skills, after a growing Chinese activity in its wa...
NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: ministry
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's defence ministry confirmed Friday, followed by an announcement from the militar...
Trump orders new aircraft carriers to revert to steam catapults
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump has directed future aircraft carriers to scrap their advanced systems for launching warplanes and return to using older but "proven" c...
CORRECTED: NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO said Friday its fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the latest incursion along the military alliance's eastern flank bordering Ru...
Netanyahu derides 'Islamic republic of Britain' in interview
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu derisively called Britain an "Islamic republic" as he criticised the country's stance on Israel during an interview.
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran,...
NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, a spokesperson from the alliance said Friday, confirming earlier statements by Latvia's defen...
Tanker struck by drone in Hormuz Thursday: UK maritime agency
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Friday a drone strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier that caused minor damag...
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