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Oil tanker struck by projectile off Oman: UKMTO
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
An oil tanker was struck and disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime agency...
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine hosts a meeting of its key European backers on Monday to press for critical air-defence supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killi...
Iran dismisses US threat of 'economic D-day'
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Monday dismissed Washington's declaration of a massive economic pressure campaign, saying it disproved US claims to have dismantled Tehran's military an...
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
Israel's Netanyahu says Iran 'tried to kill' one of his sons
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, without offering further details.
Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for visit ranging from esports to Mideast
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday for a two-day visit set to range from esports to t...
Iran president admits country facing 'many problems'
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged on Sunday that his country's citizens face "many problems", after the United States launched a new wave of sanc...
Macron hosts Saudi crown prince for visit ranging from esports to Mideast
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday welcomed Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman for a two-day visit, hosting him at the Esports World...
Pakistan's army chief to visit Iran with war mediation stalled
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan's powerful army chief Asim Munir will travel to Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry said, as Islamabad tries to mediate a resolution to the Middl...
Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for visit ranging from esports to Mideast
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron late Sunday was to welcome Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman for a two-day visit, criticised as a "prov...
Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine on Monday hosts a meeting of its key European backers to press for critical air-defence supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killi...
Iran says finds new gas, after war hits energy sector
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said on Sunday it had discovered more than 200 billion cubic metres of natural gas, months into the Middle East war that has hit the country's energy infra...
Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Along the bone-dry riverbanks of the Nile in Sudan, farmers struggle to pull water to their crops. Others gather to pray for rainfall over cracked earth.
Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Six EU countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by A...
Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14: rebel witnesses
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters wh...
Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14: rebel witnesses
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters wh...
North Korea says record-high Japan defence budget would risk 'turmoil'
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea slammed Japan's reported plans to increase its defence budget, accusing Tokyo on Saturday of preparing for a "war of aggression" as its US ally purs...
Myanmar airstrike on monastery marking Lent kills 14: witnesses
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters wh...
France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after new Russian strikes
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, with Kyiv's air defences running short after the...
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