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Gazans hold mass funeral for those killed during war
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
In a cleared plot of land between buildings flattened by airstrikes in Gaza City, row upon row of Palestinian flags were laid out neatly over the remains of doz...
27 ex-guerrillas charged with crimes against humanity in Colombia
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's peace tribunal on Tuesday charged 27 ex-guerrillas with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the country's bloody armed confl...
US eyes Hormuz deal 'today or tomorrow' as ship sinks in Red Sea
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A top US official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck "today or tomorrow", sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of...
Opening of first UAE casino expected in Sept. 2027: Wynn CEO
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed casino is now expected to open in September 2027 after delays related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Wynn ...
Nigeria raises military salaries by up to 80%
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Nigeria will increase military salaries by between 30 and 80 percent, a presidential adviser said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to boost the morale of tro...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
US and Paraguay sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington on Tuesday.
Japan sees need to boost military with 'sense of urgency'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Cargo ship hit after Trump insists Iran talks could reopen Hormuz today
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of tension in the US-Iran conflict, on Tuesday as President Donald Trump insisted th...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel are set to begin a new round of US-sponsored direct talks in Rome on Tuesday, as Beirut seeks Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's s...
Japan sees 'urgent' need to boost military
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Iraq exported 30 mn barrels of crude via Hormuz in a month: monitor
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tue...
Syria says will restore Iraq oil pipeline link within three years
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Syria and Iraq are finalising negotiations on a contract to restore a key oil pipeline between the countries, a Syrian official said on Tuesday, laying out a ti...
Yemen's Houthis say attacked southern Saudi airport
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Tuesday that they had attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia, as tensions between the two foes brewed after the rebels declared...
Russia-Ukraine: Front Stable in July: AFP Analysis
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's front lines were little changed in July amid a marked slowing of Russia's momentum, according to AFP's analysis of data from the Institute for the Stu...
France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
France on Monday condemned a proposal by hard-right Reform UK party to launch, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World Wa...
Somalia's Al Shabaab seize strategic town
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Somalia's Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab said it seized a strategic location in central Somalia on Sunday after intense fighting with government forces, a ...
Trump says Iran facing 'last chance before decapitation'
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance befor...
Young Danes start extended military service
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Some 1,600 young Danes began their military service on Monday for 11 months -- a nearly three-fold increase in duration -- as a consequence of Russia's full-sca...
Funeral held for family killed in Russian strike on Ukraine
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
The funeral of five members of the same family who were "wiped off the map" in a Russian airstrike at the end of last month was held in central Ukraine on Monda...
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